Engaging Audiences and Communicating Key Studio Concerns: Objectives and Hopes for Screened Works Ultimately, my hope for my group’s screening was to create an engaging audience. I hope that the screening provided an engagement on an emotional level, that of the storytelling involved so the audience cared for the subjects within the documentary but also […]
Category: Media 3: Truth Be Told
A4 : Submission
Final Artifact Reflection Post #1 Reflection Post #2 Reflection Post #3 Reflection post #4
Reflection #4.4: The Final Artefact Reflection
Imaging that the work produced would be screened at a festival or developed into another workpiece, there can be some core changes and improvements to adhere to. One thing I would like to improve on would be expanding the interviewee subjects and including experts from various fields that could have an improvement to the quality […]
Reflection #4.3: AI and Disinformation
Throughout the semester, we discussed and explored the rapid evolution of AI and the prevalence of disinformation. The discussions, readings, and group tasks helped me to grow in my understanding of the topic. I have various hopes, fears, and predictions of where AI is headed from my own viewpoint. My hopes include more vital rules […]
Reflection #4.2: Collaboration
Reflecting on collaboration as part of a team project, I believe I was a good group member. I had strengths and weaknesses, as expected, but looking back I learnt skills to combat my weaknesses, which allowed me to come out at the end with these new skills and a viewpoint on working in a group […]
Reflection #4.1: Documentary as a consciousness-raising tool
Our documentary explained disinformation through our cognitive minds, how we process such information but also the dangers it is associate with. We included visuals of how we interact with disinformation online, how we process it, and the feelings anticipated. The documentary explores disinformation, and the term ‘righteous’ theory is highlighted; Dr. Johnathan Haidt explains this […]
Assignment #4 Final Artefact: THE RIGHTEOUS GENE
Dr Meg Elkins is alarmed by the toll the internet is taking on all of our minds. When we see disinformation online, we tend to believe it for a variety of psychological reasons. As one of the pioneering minds in the fields of disinformation and psychology, Meg empowers ordinary citizens with the tools to approach […]
Assignment 1: Index Post
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Assignment 1 Post 3: Reflection on ‘Unveiling the layers of deception’
For my artifacts of disinformation, I made 3 images that depicted the fictional story of the Pizzagate conspiracy. I used Midjourney to produce fictional surroundings, items, and fictional people. I then used Photoshop to add the faces of the individuals mentioned in my fictional story to the AI-generated pictures along with logos and items that […]
Assignment 1 Post 2: Disinformation Artefact : Unveiling the layers of deception
To Whoever stumbles and finds this letter as I do fear for my safety, Prepare yourself for confusion, astonishment, and anger that will make you explode. As the Investigation Corp downtown, my colleagues and I have embarked on a big scandal upon the leaked email of John Podesta and Comet pizzeria, James Alefantis. Little did […]