So I completely misinterpreted this tute task. I didn't read that all we had to do was research our topic. I instead went ahead and made my video. But now as I re-read the instructions, I'm thinking that maybe I may also have mis-interpreted what this assessment is all about. That's what you get for missing a tutorial I suppose. So here's the finish product anyway. Aside from not knowing if it's what we were actually meant to do, I think it turned out quite well.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Tutespark - week five
Culture jamming:
The first culuture jam: I'm sure there is much debate on which was the very first culture jam. I found one website that said that the first account of a culture jam occured Just after World War 2 when the South Pacific islanders created mock B-17's out of coke and spam cans to represent the garbage that dominated their skies during war-times. I wish I could find a photo of this interesting art work but unfortunately I was limited to showing you a real picture of a B-17.
Most influential Jam:
I'm sure this question is also highly debated. I couldn't find a website that told me point blank what the most influential culture jam was. I did, however, find a site that gave me the name of a group of highly influential jammists. So that will have to do. They are the Situationists, led by Guy Debord who debuted in the 60's.
Reference list:
1. Sam Williams, New York. (1999). Culture jamming 2.0 retrieved from
http://www2.inow.com/~sam/cultjam2.html
2. Peter Marshell, Demanding the impossible. (1992). A history of Anarchism retrieved from
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/obituary/debord.html
The first culuture jam: I'm sure there is much debate on which was the very first culture jam. I found one website that said that the first account of a culture jam occured Just after World War 2 when the South Pacific islanders created mock B-17's out of coke and spam cans to represent the garbage that dominated their skies during war-times. I wish I could find a photo of this interesting art work but unfortunately I was limited to showing you a real picture of a B-17.
Most influential Jam:
I'm sure this question is also highly debated. I couldn't find a website that told me point blank what the most influential culture jam was. I did, however, find a site that gave me the name of a group of highly influential jammists. So that will have to do. They are the Situationists, led by Guy Debord who debuted in the 60's.
The situationalists began as a group af artists who merged controvertial poem lyrics into song. From here they went on to establishing their own magazine. This wasn't enough for the situationalists, however; they then formed an eternal festival. From here emerged, movies, books, journals, etc. Guy Debord is said to be one of the most influential men of all time. The following is telegram the situationalists sent to the Communist Party of the USSR...
SHAKE IN YOUR SHOES BUREAUCRATS STOP THE INTERNATIONAL POWER OF THE WORKERS' COUNCILS WILL SOON WIPE YOU OUT STOP HUMANITY WILL NOT BE HAPPY UNTIL THE LAST BUREAU- CRAT IS HUNG WITH THE GUTS OF THE LAST CAPITALIST STOP LONG LIVE THE STRUGGLE OF THE KRONSTADT SAILORS AND OF THE MAKHNOVSCHINA AGAINST TROTSKY AND LENIN STOP LONG LIVE THE 1956 COUNCILIST INSURRECTION OF BUDAPEST STOP DOWN WITH THE STATE STOP
The most damaging:
I typed this into google and one of the first things that came up were McDonalds culture jam. And now that I think about it, the most of culture jams that I've ever seen were targeting Maccas.
Isn't it funny that even though this is the most damaged company in terms of culture jamming, it remains the most popular fast food place in all of the world. Gets you thinking, is there even a point to cultutre jamming?
1. Sam Williams, New York. (1999). Culture jamming 2.0 retrieved from
http://www2.inow.com/~sam/cultjam2.html
2. Peter Marshell, Demanding the impossible. (1992). A history of Anarchism retrieved from
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/obituary/debord.html
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Tute exercise - week four
More questions... my favourite...
Q1) Where and when did usable online video start?
Q1) Where and when did usable online video start?
Big screen to small screen
Find three short films. Explain what makes them good or what made them good at the time. And why they became popular or why they will become popular.
Video one: Kiwi
I absolutely adore this video. I can’t remember where I first saw it but when I read this week’s task, I instantly thought of Kiwi. I think what makes this video so good is that it stirs so many emotions. The first being confusion. We have no idea what is going on with this weird bird. Why on earth is he pulling a rope? The next emotion is interest. We have the split-second thought to watch something else as this seems stupid, but we are too interested to know what happens next. Then we have the u-huh moment. Where we finally understand what he’s trying to do. Then there’s pride. Pride in knowing that we guessed what happened before it happened. The next is humour. It’s hilariously brilliant what this funny-looking bird is trying to do. But then, the bird sheds a tear and suddenly, we feel despair. This bird is finally flying, but he’s going to die. Finally comes the ‘nooooo’ moment, as the movie comes to an abrupt end. By the end of the movie, we almost feel drained by all the emotions that have occurred in us in the last few minutes.
The other this that makes this movie so great is the meanings behind it – or at least the meanings I got from it. The funny thing about the two meanings that I got is that one is almost contradicting of the other. The first being that anything is possible when you put your mind to it; this kiwi bird made the impossible, possible. The second being that living the dream comes at a cost; his few moments of absolute bliss, cost him his life.
I had no knowledge of this movie until I typed ‘short movie’ into the great youtube.
The main perk of this movie, obviously, is that it is absolutely hilarious for several reasons:
1. People love watching the elderly act like teenagers. It’s so rare to see people that are so, um, how to put this… wise… that they choose to act this way. It’s almost as strange as watching a talking dog; which might I add, youtube also showcases.
2. It’s so unexpected. When the black and white long/wide shot of a fishing boat, with music that seems boring, we don’t expect it to be funny.
3. Laughter is contagious. Especially such a laugh as this. I’m not sure what it is about his particular laugh. Maybe that it’s just so genuine that it makes us want to laugh as well.
Video three: For the birds
For the birds was one of Pixar’s attempts at a short film to be played at the commencement of a feature-length, cinema animation. It surely set the standard for the future of short animations. Pixar are pure genius when it comes to capturing human emotions in animals or objects. Again, the perk of this film is its humour.
Well that's all for this post. See you next time :)
Video one: Kiwi
I absolutely adore this video. I can’t remember where I first saw it but when I read this week’s task, I instantly thought of Kiwi. I think what makes this video so good is that it stirs so many emotions. The first being confusion. We have no idea what is going on with this weird bird. Why on earth is he pulling a rope? The next emotion is interest. We have the split-second thought to watch something else as this seems stupid, but we are too interested to know what happens next. Then we have the u-huh moment. Where we finally understand what he’s trying to do. Then there’s pride. Pride in knowing that we guessed what happened before it happened. The next is humour. It’s hilariously brilliant what this funny-looking bird is trying to do. But then, the bird sheds a tear and suddenly, we feel despair. This bird is finally flying, but he’s going to die. Finally comes the ‘nooooo’ moment, as the movie comes to an abrupt end. By the end of the movie, we almost feel drained by all the emotions that have occurred in us in the last few minutes.
The other this that makes this movie so great is the meanings behind it – or at least the meanings I got from it. The funny thing about the two meanings that I got is that one is almost contradicting of the other. The first being that anything is possible when you put your mind to it; this kiwi bird made the impossible, possible. The second being that living the dream comes at a cost; his few moments of absolute bliss, cost him his life.
I had no knowledge of this movie until I typed ‘short movie’ into the great youtube.
The main perk of this movie, obviously, is that it is absolutely hilarious for several reasons:
1. People love watching the elderly act like teenagers. It’s so rare to see people that are so, um, how to put this… wise… that they choose to act this way. It’s almost as strange as watching a talking dog; which might I add, youtube also showcases.
2. It’s so unexpected. When the black and white long/wide shot of a fishing boat, with music that seems boring, we don’t expect it to be funny.
3. Laughter is contagious. Especially such a laugh as this. I’m not sure what it is about his particular laugh. Maybe that it’s just so genuine that it makes us want to laugh as well.
Video three: For the birds
For the birds was one of Pixar’s attempts at a short film to be played at the commencement of a feature-length, cinema animation. It surely set the standard for the future of short animations. Pixar are pure genius when it comes to capturing human emotions in animals or objects. Again, the perk of this film is its humour.
Well that's all for this post. See you next time :)
Lecture - week three
Ok, so I, unfortunately, could not make it to this weeks lecture. Badddd I know. So I will explain to you my thoughts on the lecture notes.
So from what I gather, this week was about the history of computing and the internet.
So obviously, the notes go through the development of the computer through the 19th Century. There was also the introduction of a timeline.
And that's about all I got out of the notes. I get easily bored when reading through pages and pages of history on the computer. That'll learn me for missing a lecture!
So from what I gather, this week was about the history of computing and the internet.
So obviously, the notes go through the development of the computer through the 19th Century. There was also the introduction of a timeline.
And that's about all I got out of the notes. I get easily bored when reading through pages and pages of history on the computer. That'll learn me for missing a lecture!
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