Refining Reflection

An issue that arose as we gained a better understanding of project two was whether or not our initial ideas would still be relevant. These initial ideas basically consisted of parody of online video types, such as video tech reviews. After a great deal of thought, we decided that we could ultimately stick with our … [Read more…]

Project 2 – sketch filming

Having done some very useful refining of our ideas in class, moving into the producing of our 10 sketches proved to be a much more relaxed process as we were now confident in where we were headed. Thankfully, our sketches didn’t require us to leave the one room for filming, allowing us to shift comfortably … [Read more…]

In-class refining

Having come to class with a large and broad list of ideas, we soon learnt that we would have do some refining. This meant that, rather than apply our concept of parody to a large amount of very different video types, we had to bring ourselves back in to one much more specific idea. From … [Read more…]

Online Video – what is that?

Having watched several student presentations of the types of online videos they enjoy, I feel that my understanding of the platform has increased somewhat. Several webseries helped bring attention to the differences between TV and online in a serial sense. Factors that come into play here include duration and budget, as online series tend to … [Read more…]

Starting Point

For project two, our idea is to take ten different aspects of online video review and create sketches that explore each of these things through deconstruction and parody. In order to figure out the content of each sketch however, we planned a full script for a parody online video review, and then pulled this apart … [Read more…]

Project One

Online Video…What is that? Nothing by LJ Frezza Criteria Making use of the video essay form This video is part of the video essay sub-category, super cut/compilation. This means it is made up of a large amount of clips cut together to make one video. This differs the more conventional types of video essays, in … [Read more…]

In-class Mind Map

After a slow start, the process of mind mapping based on online video progressed fairly quickly, as everyone found they had several things to contribute. This early ideas phase was not exactly organised, so after we had a good amount of sticky notes, we had to tighten them into a slightly more neat manner. This … [Read more…]

OVE Portfolio discussion

During Seth’s presentation/discussion of the OVE portfolio assessment, a good question from a student resulted in an in depth explanation of the differences between formal and informal writing, in relation to our blogs. This was mainly useful in explaining the idea of a polyvocal voice, as well as the means of referencing in informal writing … [Read more…]