The Looking Glass

Media analysis and commentary

Month

October 2015

Participatory Culture

Participatory culture is a phenomenon that has only grown with advances in technology. The involvement of fans in shows can prolong the enjoyment of an episode and builds a sense of community surrounding the show. There are genres that support… Continue Reading →

Week 11- Transformation Narrative in Reality Television

Week 11 had us delving into a subset of reality television shows: the transformation narrative. The subject of the transformation or makeover is changed to reflect social ideals more closely through a transformation of appearance, lifestyle or possesions. The subjects… Continue Reading →

My TV Viewing

The shows that I view regularly are 50% superhero shows and 40% animated children’s cartoons, with Ultimate Spiderman being smack in the middle. While I may catch an episode of other shows now and again, enough to keep up with… Continue Reading →

What Goes Bump In The Night

What began my investigation was a dog eating an apple. I was sitting in one room while my boyfriend fed his dog in another and the sound filtered through, and what I could hear, it was monstrous. It got me… Continue Reading →

Collaboration

I’ve written about this a couple of times during this course, but as i’m wrapping up my Film 3 project I thought I’d update my thoughts on it, since i’ve learned a lot this semester. I worked on two projects… Continue Reading →

Under Pressure

So I am officially done collecting my footage and sounds for my film project, and its starting to sink it just how much work I’ve set up for myself. I learnt when I started editing that it’s going to take… Continue Reading →

Nighttime Filming’s a *itch

Seriously, I got eaten alive by mosquitos. I have 17 bites on my legs alone, all because I decided the perfect location to film would be in my neighbours backyard, right next to their dam, on the first really warm… Continue Reading →

Lets Shoot This Sh*t

Everything I have learnt this semester, all my training, my lessons, has led me to this moment. On Saturday I shoot my final Film 3 project. The lead up to this shoot has been a bizarre hopscotch of time passing… Continue Reading →

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