After finishing work late last night and staying up until an unreasonable hour, I had every excuse to justify my sleeping in until midday. Now that I’ve got the house to myself (my grandma is away visiting my family in Adelaide), I’ve realised just how much effort goes into running a household – of this […]
Read more "blog #54: seedy sunday"Eduardo Navas’ article discussing remixes and mashups is a perplexing and highly informative article. The idea of sampling is something that Navas explores throughout. What I love most about the reading is that Navas specifically defines remix and mashups implicitly which provides great perspectives. The article also looks at mashup and remixes over time, from […]
Read more "blog #53: reading over then re-reading the reading"Working with Sandy and Ali has been a really interesting and fun experience! Here are links to both Ali and Sandy’s blogs where they both discuss over a few blog posts the key ideas and their thoughts on the Brief 4 planning, meetings and filming. Ali: http://www.mediafactory.org.au/ali-bucha/ Sandy: http://www.mediafactory.org.au/alexander-jones/ Take a look!
Read more "blog #52: correlation nation"A panorama shot taken from the day of filming. Highlighting our hiring of lighting equipment, 3 cameras showing different angles, LCD TV screens displaying graphics that correlate the script, and a really trendy and cool set!
Read more "blog #51: camera roll"The past week has been a huge week for music videos with many of the world’s favourite artists releasing clips for their newest tracks. Here are some of my favourites from the past week! 1. Bad Blood feat. Kendrick Lamar – Taylor Swift 2. Feeling Myself feat. Beyoncé – Nicki Minaj 3. How Many Times […]
Read more "blog #50: bad blood"What a great day! Today’s tute was dedicated to filming our Game Scope segment for Brief 4… and what a success it was. Ali really nailed the camera set up and whole production and Sandy’s acting was perfect. The group really came together to produce a successful, and quite professional, short piece! I’m so proud of […]
Read more "blog #49: that’s a wrap!"Tomorrow is the big day, filming my final assignment! I’ve completed my set jobs, which were the researching of sound as a medium, as well as completing the script and getting the graphics done for Game Scope and Head to Head. Overall I’m really happy with the direction that our assignment has taken, Brief 4 […]
Read more "blog #48: D-DAY"With a packet of Red Rock Delt Salt and Vinegar chips in hand, I set out for a night of catching up on my favourite reality shows. If you didn’t know by now, hip-hop music, salt and vinegar chips and reality TV are my 3 favourite things in life. Given the option of losing Survivor […]
Read more "blog #47: These Are A Few of My Favourite Things"Today’s lecture was all about copyright, sampling and originality. Dan, today’s lecturer, played some very interesting videos to keep us all engaged, intertwining it with some academic research. He then gave us an activity, to listen to Girl Talk’s song This Is The Remix and then to list as many song samples that we could find. I […]
Read more "blog #46: sampling samples"Tonight was the premiere of Channel 9’s brand new show, adopted from the American version, called Married at First Sight. The show’s loose concept is that 3 relationship experts match couples out of a pool of around 20. The couple is then “married” in a normal ceremony, however it has now been made clear that it […]
Read more "blog #45: (nearly) married at first sight"