In today’s Cinema Studies seminar we did an experiment that really made me appreciate what sound brings to cinema on a whole new level. First, we listened to the audio of a scene from a film while closing our eyes. We didn’t know what the…
This week’s workshop was cancelled, so we have to complete the set work from home. It’s a little challenging, seeing as we didn’t have a lectorial either this week due to the ANZAC day holiday, but I’ll try my best to keep on top of…
Stuart Hall’s encoding/decoding model suggests that audiences are active, as in they are able to decode messages that have been encoded in media texts. In his article, ‘Active Audiences and the Construction of Public Knowledge’, Greg Philo discusses the model and raises some important questions about…
I have watched and re-watched this video multiple times since I first saw it late last year as I find the way it discusses media consumption incredibly fascinating. After decades of totalitarian rule under Castro, the country has very little offical access to foreign media…