tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39844943954860948632024-02-08T18:57:51.018+00:00PG's Media in the Online AgeThe purpose of this blog is to encourage my students at the Royal National College for the Blind to investigate the effects of digital technology on media production and distribution -one of the topics on the OCR A Level course, which also involves debates about media and post-modern culture.Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-85665237337632043082010-05-23T12:17:00.000+01:002010-05-23T12:17:06.306+01:00REVISION RESOURCES FOR EARLIER TOPICS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a checklist of some basic resources we've used for the earlier topics, either as hand-outs or downloads from our intranet. Most are in Word, a few in pdf or as mp3. If you need new copies to update your notes or have any access problems, let me know asap. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glossary; Media Literacy Key Concepts; Terms common to all media; Media Conventions; Genre; Ideology; Realism and Representation ; McLuhan Summary; Media Theory Overview</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Websites: <a href="http://www.cios.org/encyclopedia/mcluhan/index.html">McLuhan</a> ; <a href="http://web.mac.com/qbsaul1/iWeb/Paul%20Green%27s%20Radio%20%20Teaching%20Site/Welcome%20to%20Paul%20Green%27s%20Radio%20Teaching%20Site.html"> PG's Radio Teaching Site </a>(useful for close analysis of radio drama production in Question 1)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Websites: <a href="http://www.sbbfc.co.uk/">BBFC Student Website</a>; <a href="http://www.pcc.org.uk/">Press Complaints Commission</a></span><br />
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</span>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-71894084047328278212010-05-14T17:20:00.000+01:002010-05-14T17:20:26.025+01:00REVISION SCHEDULE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Here's a provisional schedule for the month leading up to the exam on June 15. I've indicated the areas we'll be covering and the main resources you'll need to revisit.</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">AM: Post Modernism - examples of Post Modern media texts (plus materials from last session )</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">PM: Ideology and Representation - analysis of your production work ( make notes)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Resources (intranet): Media Literacy Key Concepts; Terms Common to All Media; Ideology; Representation</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">WEDNESDAY 19 MAY</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">AM: Media Regulation - Print</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Resources: <a href="http://www.pcc.org.uk/">http://www.pcc.org.uk/</a> Notes on PCC code with case histories</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> If anyone needs extra tutorial time, I'll be available Wednesdays PM by arrangement</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">TUESDAY 25 MAY</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">AM: Media Regulation - Film Review case studies ( e.g "Crash")</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Resources: <a href="http://www.sbbfc.co.uk/">BBFC Student Site</a> plus case studies from intranet; </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">PM: Past Paper Part 1</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Email feedback and personalised suggestionsbefore Travel Day. re areas for further specialisation and/or reinforcement over the break </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Jack: Print & Film regulation; Games & Film in the on-line age</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Matthew: Print & Film regulation ; Radio & Music in the on-line age</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Dave: Print & Film regulation ; Music & Radio in the on-Line Age</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Luke: Print & Film regulation; Film & Music in the on-Line Age</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br />
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</span></div>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-51988948661044232862010-05-12T12:02:00.000+01:002010-05-12T12:02:36.049+01:00Week 4/5 Introduction to Post ModernismF<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or the next three sessions we're investigating the synergy between the expansion of Web 2.0 and the growth of a post-modern digital cyberculture. The first session will give you an over view of Post-Modernism. In the two subsequent sessions you'll be doing an assignment exploring these connections with relation to specific media texts and patterns of audience consumption. You should be thinking about media productions that have post-modern features e.g:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TV: Big Brother, The X factor, Dr Who, The Simpsons</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to the handout and the Power Point presentation ( email docs to follow), you'll need to refer to <a href="http://www.eng.umu.se/culturec/MUSP.htm">Music and Post-Modernism</a> and <a href="http://www.communicationandculture.co.uk/postmodernism.html">Theoretical Approaches to Post Modernism</a>. </span>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-78466863616579495332010-05-04T14:34:00.001+01:002010-05-04T14:35:29.898+01:00Week 4 - Essay Guidelines - Media in the On-Line Age<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sampling, mash-ups, remixes</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">web radio & the global niche audience</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">web radio - is it "radio"?</span></li>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For an overview of web radio issues, see the conclusion of Chris Priestman's <a href="http://www.web-radio-book.com/summarychapter.html">Web Radio</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For contrasting views of the future of the music industry see <a href="http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2008.pdf">an official corporate view </a> (upbeat) and a <a href="http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/the_model_of/">blogger's view </a> ( pessimistic). There's a debate on the issues <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/canthemusicbusinessbesaved">here</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For new possibilities in collaboration and on-line interactive music making, try <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/soundtoys">Squidoo</a>. You could also refer back to links in my previous post and to the posts on Jaron Lanier.</span></div><ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></ul>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-32246790177013239382010-05-03T14:34:00.003+01:002010-05-04T19:51:25.966+01:00Resources for Web 2.0 Presentations - Theory.org etc<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether you're focussing on film, radio, gaming or music, you should investigate <a href="http://www.theory.org.uk/web2-0.htm">Theory.org</a>. - especially <a href="http://www.theory.org.uk/aboutweb2-0.htm">The Emergence of Web 2.0</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF4OBfVQmCI&feature=channel_page">Participation Culture</a>, both presented by David Gauntlett. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another good intro to Web 2.0 issues is Nick Potamitis's <a href="http://vimeo.com/7883835">short video</a> on Vimeo, a more upmarket version of Youtube.</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hybrid multi-media integrating text/audio/video/animation</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">niche audiences spread globally</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">an increasingly visual culture, privileging image/icon/brand/logo (some VI issues here)</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My own on-line creative collaborations can be found at <a href="http://www.culturecourt.com/Audio/CCaudio.htm">Culture Court</a>, <a href="http://web.mac.com/qbsaul1/iWeb/Radio%20QBSaul/Radio%20QBSaul/Radio%20QBSaul.html">Radio QBSaul</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/QBSaul">QBSaul's Youtube Channel</a>, and <a href="http://www.toxicpoetry.com/ToxicExhibition.html"> Toxic Poetry</a> . There are thousands of other examples out in the cyberspace you could explore, like "digital writer" <a href="http://timwright.typepad.com/main/">Tim Wright's</a> innovative approach to writing radio plays.</span></div>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-10052443783113564692010-05-01T12:25:00.001+01:002010-05-03T15:43:27.668+01:00Week 3 - Film in the On Line Age<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In looking at the impact of Web 2.0 & digital technology on film production and distribution you could research:</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The development of CGI ( e.g "<a href="http://asanda2mediastudies.blogspot.com/search/label/Spectacle">Avatar</a>")</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digital vs celluloid cameras</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digital post-production - editing and FX</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digital vs celluloid projection</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use of Web 2.0 for promotion ( websites, social networking, audience feedback)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collaborative production via Web</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Access to audience via web for new film makers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Threats to traditional distribution patterns ( cinema, VHS, DVD sale/rental)</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Attention Economy</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collective creativity</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commodification of Public Space?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Consumers/producers/prosumers</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Convergence</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CGI</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cult of the Amateur?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cyberculture</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cyberspace</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digitisation</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great Collage</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Global Village </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Information Superhighway?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interactivity</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Linear/Non-Linear</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Media = ME-dia </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Multimedia</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Narrowcasting</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Personalisation</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Surveillance / Privacy</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Society of the Spectacle?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Technological Determinism</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trolls!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visual Culture</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Virtual Reality</span>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-76288221992872613952010-04-27T14:48:00.000+01:002010-04-27T14:48:39.922+01:00PG's Media now monetised<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You'll have noticed the recent inclusion of adverts in our blog, using Google's automated system which attempts to match the content of the ads to the content of our page. It's similar to the Adsense programme Google uses for its search-engine, matching adverts to the content of your search. Like all such systems it doesn't understand all the complexities of natural language in context, and sometimes produces bizarre results...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you research Web 2.0 you should investigate the whole issue of generating income via the web. What other business models are there apart from advertising? What examples can you give in the area you're investigating? What effect is payment per click, or payment per page impression have the way media is consumed? What media institutions have thrived and which ones are threatened? Media theorist David Gauntlett uses the term "Attention Economy" to describe the www. What does he mean?</span>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-10420960167740098812010-04-26T14:11:00.000+01:002010-04-26T14:11:25.784+01:00Evaluation on your blog -Summary of the key questions!<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<li style="text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How well do the main production and the supporting pieces work together?</span></span></li>
<li style="text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What have you learned from your audience feedback?</span></span></li>
<li style="text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How have you used new media technologies in research, planning and production?</span></span></li>
</ul><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In answering these questions, relate your responses to specific details of your productions. Give examples! </span></span></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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You will be expected to research and present, for the group, a case study of how Web 2.0 has affected production, distribution and audience consumption in a particular area of media. You should focus on examples from specific media institutions and organisations; and you will be assigned particular industries to investigate, as follows:<br />
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Jack: Games Industry<br />
Matthew: Radio<br />
Dave: Music Industry<br />
Luke: Film Industry<br />
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You can share the results of your research with the group in various ways - as a blog entry; as a Power Point presentation; as an oral lecture, live or pre-recorded ( 10 minutes approx)Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-87133268103102436912010-04-07T13:02:00.000+01:002010-04-07T13:02:34.439+01:00Work Scheme for Term 3 - Week 1Week 1 April 19 - Control and Regulation of the Internet<br />
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This topic could be discussed either in the context of Media Regulation or as essential background to Media in the On-Line Age.<br />
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Tuesday AM session: Brief review of history of the internet, development of www. Its de-centralised nature.<br />
Tuesday PM session: Radio discussion :"Who controls the Internet?" Allotting IP addresses, domain names etc. Make notes!<br />
Wednesday AM session: Ethical/political issues to investigate and note. Internet Watch Foundation. Google & China. Jehad Videos.Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-515183926625684812010-03-29T16:11:00.000+01:002010-03-29T16:11:11.119+01:00RNC Media Teacher mashed up by Belgian DJ<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last week I discovered that a couple of my spoken word tracks ( parts of which were recorded at RNC) were included in <a href="http://ltgpanik.blogspot.com/2010/03/show-182-16th-march-2010-feat-paul.html">a radio mix by a Belgian DJ</a>, who added further overdubs. This is an interesting example of what Jaron Lanier was discussing below - except that in my case I was quite excited by the results...</span>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-14492237198788428742010-03-29T15:46:00.001+01:002010-03-29T16:15:01.990+01:00Our News Banner - suggestions invited<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Currently for the news banner Google is using the following keywords to select material: media; BBC; Guardian; web radio; new media; web 2.0. Can you suggest other keywords we could use to keep us updated on media in the on-line age?</span>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-87744050615888009922010-03-08T11:20:00.004+00:002010-03-08T12:13:45.120+00:00Designing the web page to promote your productionWith the main production tasks almost complete, it's time to think about designing the web page that promotes your product. We've done some research already into film and radio station websites ( e.g "District 9" etc for film, BBC Radio 4 drama page) but you'll need to do some more, relating it specifically to the genre of film ( action, horror, political thriller) you're promoting and the audience you're targeting. Use the<a href="http://www.imdb.com/"> Internet Movie Database</a> which includes links to official websites for most recent films. Record this research on your blog.<div><br /></div><div>Using iWeb templates or coding with tags in html you probably won't be able to match the technical or visual sophistication of a Hollywood blockbuster from <a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/">Sony Pictures</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>But you should be able to include basic elements of such sites - gallery of stills ( from your iMovie clips), links to the trailer, plus links to : a page about the film; a Facebook fan page or social networking link; a page about the film; star cast and production credits; BBFC certification. Include the tag-line of the trailer.</div><div><br /></div><div>You also need to think carefully about the design elements. If you're working with iWeb, choose a simple template as a starting point. Avoid fuss and clutter. Choose fonts which suit your genre - maybe the font you use in the trailer - and colour values with the right connotations for your project. You can use a range of shapes in iWeb for encapsulating text and you can overlay images, although they won't be transparent. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's some useful advice about web design in general <a href="http://www.newmediastudies.com/diy-des.htm"> here.</a> You can also check out an <a href="http://www.apple.com/findouthow/web/iweb08.html#createwebsite">iWeb video tutorial</a> and/or visit Apple's <a href="http://www.apple.com/support/iweb/">iWeb support page.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-50907400705835733202010-02-21T16:07:00.008+00:002010-02-21T17:27:17.992+00:00Bits, Telecasting & Songles<a href="http://www.jaronlanier.com/gadgetwebresources.html">Jaron Lanier</a> discusses various strategies for enabling creators of music, movies or text to be paid for on-line consumption of their work, while retaining the flexibility and convenience of the web. <div><br /><div>One concept, based on the ideas of Ted Nelson, who invented the <a href="http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_nelson.htm">hyperlink</a>, involves integrating the function of ISPs with the collection of micro-amounts of money per bit when a content link is accessed. However this would involve a radical reshaping of the infrastructure of the web, perhaps using Nelson's own Xanadu system, which is different from html.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another possibility for musicians and performers would be "telecasting" live performances on subscription. As domestic screens and audio improve in quality, size and volume (HD, surround sound) the telecasts would be more immersive and closer to the experience of a live gig.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lanier also has a curious proposal for musicians - the "songle" or musical dongle. As it's becoming easier to embed digital files and wireless devices in anything and everything, he suggests music should be sold via physical objects, which could be integrated into everyday objects - coffee mugs, hats, clothes, as appropriate. A party skirt would play Lady Gaga as soon its owner made her entrance, a zoot suit would play swing & jive...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-21600820572345107332010-02-18T16:30:00.009+00:002010-02-21T17:16:20.894+00:00You Are Not A GadgetI'm currently reading Jaron Lanier's stimulating book, which considers some of the negative effects of the on-line media explosion, as well as the positive ones. <div><br /></div><div>Lanier is a pioneer in computing, virtual reality and also a musician. While acknowledging the Web's enormous potential for empowering both individual creativity and global collaboration, he reflects on the shallowness of much Web 2.0 cyberculture - fragmented, anonymously trollish, a derivative mash-up in which the crafted personal statement is devalued. </div><div><br /></div><div>He's also concerned about the effect of file-sharing which not only undermines the finances and long-term health of the cultural industries, but , in his view, devalues cultural production. He feels there is a danger that we 're becoming locked into a kind of digital totalitarianism, by confusing data with the persons that produce it.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can read a section from the book, which sums up one of his key ideas <a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/books/You-Are-Not-a-Gadget_excerpt.pdf">here</a>, as a pdf. He's also interviewed on American radio<a href="http://www.kuow.org/mp3high/mp3/WeekdayA/WeekdayA20100126.mp3"> here.</a></div>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-12359190615783363842010-02-08T16:19:00.004+00:002010-03-01T10:59:40.132+00:00Media AutomatonThe video clips and news feeds on this page have been selected automatically, on the basis of key words I've supplied like "media" and from an automated scan of the content on the page. I've had no direct input into the process.Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-68861046481354387502010-02-07T18:14:00.000+00:002010-02-07T18:17:38.797+00:00Pete's Media BlogPete Fraser is the Chief Examiner for OCR Media Studies and runs a large and very successful Media department at Long Road College in Cambridge. His blog contains a lot of interesting ideas about on-line media, with up-to-date examples.Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984494395486094863.post-66364523741508861022010-02-07T17:22:00.000+00:002010-02-08T16:02:28.784+00:00Function of this BlogThis blog is simply intended as a convenient resource for my students at the Royal National College for the Blind exploring Media in the Online Age as a topic on their A level Media course. As digital technology has transformed media production and consumption, the blog also may help them to investigate related topics like Post- Modernism.<div><br /></div><div>It supplements our materials on the RNC intranet and it's a quicker way of updating them, with more opportunity for interaction and feedback.</div>Brother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053649697784530751noreply@blogger.com0