The Media 1 Workshop for week 2 consisted of editing film, preparing us for our Media Self-Portrait. For those of us who have had experience and feel confident with PremierPro set off to film three stoic shots of spots around… Continue Reading
Just like my Media 1 lecturer and David Gauntlett, I will pose the question of: What Is Media? Each and everyone has different views and ideas of what first comes to mind when thinking of media. Many will think of… Continue Reading
During the lectorial, I was intrigued by the explanation of Benedict Anderson’s concept of ‘imagined communities’. It’s described as nations that feel apart of these socially constructed communities. This further led me on to doing research into Anderson’s concept, where… Continue Reading
Less than fifty words of text to describe me: An organised mess; film & television; paint-stained hands; airports; plaid/cord skirts; orange/peach/pink; noodles; tea and coffee; vanilla; many, many books; ‘How I Live Now’; daisies; red lipstick; too many clothes; doc martens;… Continue Reading
The main four symbols that were represented in my pieces were painting, reading, tea and a sense of home. All of these components has influenced my life and becoming of my self in one way or another, and work in an… Continue Reading
This video both represents how much I paint, mixed me creating my favourite colour. This video shows what I go through multiple times a day (as I drink too much tea). This candle is both my favourite smell and reminds… Continue Reading
A bunch of my favourite novels that have shaped my thoughts, opinions and opened up my mind. My acrylic paintings of mouths: my obsession with painting mouths. My watercolours and fineliner paintings: soothes/relaxes me. Art supplies: for my love of painting. The… Continue Reading
https://soundcloud.com/josie-mortimer/riflingthroughclothes Rifling through a clothing rack represents my terrible addiction to buying clothes https://soundcloud.com/josie-mortimer/kettle-boiling2 The kettle boiling audio is there as this is the sound I hear at least 6 times a day when I make many, many cups of tea… Continue Reading