The Face of Siri
Susan Bennet, a voice actor from the United States, is the voice behind the American iphone intel Siri. It took a month, recording four hours a day, to build up Siri’s word pool. Here is CNN’s interview with Bennet offering…
Pirates Down Under
After the popular Emmy Award winning series Breaking Bad’s final episode went to air last night in the US, the ABC revealed that there were 500,00 illegal downloads of the episodes. And in Australia, well, we were responsible for 1…
Her
Soon to be released, “Her,” is a new film from director Spike Jonze and looks to be an insightful look into the influence of modern technology on the intimate aspects of our lives. The trailer certainly has me thinking about…
Humans of New York
I think Humans of New York has won the title of my favourite blog. Self taught photographer, Brandon Stanton, began the HONY blog in 2010. He photographs New Yorkers he meets on the streets with accompanying quotes and short interviews….
“DOWN-UNDERdecision 2013”
One of my favourite clips from the past week. Stand in host of The Daily Show, John Oliver, compares American and Australian election campaigns. Please note: this is simultaneously embarrassing and hilarious. Check it out here.
“How to survive and succeed in Journalism” with Sandra Sully
Last week I signed up for an online Podcast hosted by Pedestrian TV Coach with Sandra Sully about being a journalist in the current media climate. Below are some take away ideas/tips from the talk. She expressed the importance of…
Blackout
At 9:30 last night we lost power. Media Watch was rudely interrupted, as the howling winds were victorious over South Yarra’s electrical supply. My first response was one of annoyance. Then came the realisation that my iPhone only had 12%…
‘Cashing in on Curiosity’
I came across an interesting insight in the Financial Review into the business side of one of my Favourite blogs by Australian Lucy Feagins The Design Files.
Week 1 – Unlecture and Tutorial
Following our first ‘Unlecture,’ Networked Media is presented to us in metaphorical form, part of what is explained to us as a ‘speculative curriculum’. This is my first introduction to speculative writing and media making and I’m not really sure…