Month March 2016

“That was great” is the worst feedback you could possibly get when in the process of fine tuning and editing any media piece. So I think that the whole green hat, black hat, blue hat etc scenario really forces us… Continue Reading →

My PB1 Self Portrait files and brief explanations Video: With these video clips I was trying to portray my vague sense of myself, I am not sure of who I am or who I am to be but I am… Continue Reading →

In our lectorial turned practical, we were assigned the Emporium to search for every form of media within it. Without sounding too much like a spy film, the mission was successful and interesting in a way I didn’t think it… Continue Reading →

The Blood in the Gutter comic piece by Scott McCloud, demonstrates the invisible yet powerful pyrotechnics that occurs within comics and graphic novels hidden literally between the lines. I am impressed and astounded at the technical aspects these types of… Continue Reading →

The idea of hyper and deep attention spans were brought to our attention during our lectorial. As a generation we seem to fall into the hyper attention category- as I type this I am also watching TV as I find… Continue Reading →

A workshop. The word brings about images of wood and unfinished backyard projects. However ours are filled with students with their macs as an extra limb. Beyond initial introductions and collective complaining over the worst films of the past months,… Continue Reading →

The Cal Newport piece “The Passion Trap” discusses the value society places upon the evidently never-ending quest for the ‘dream job’. From childhood we are told we can be anything we want to, however this idealist notion doesn’t quite align… Continue Reading →

It’s difficult to know how to start a post without the mundane “in our first lectorial..” opener. But it’s only week one, I’ll think of something. So in our first lectorial we were presented with the question of “What do… Continue Reading →