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3..CREATING WORLDS

“This description of C. C. Baxter’s apartment in The Apartment (1960) written by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond shows quite how much the lens is implicitly present. The writing selects and frames specific detail exactly as a camera does. We are told where to look and what to see.” (Adam Ganz, ‘To Make…

1.. COLLABORATION

“I always find that if two (or more) of us throw ideas backwards and forwards I get to more interesting and original places than I could have ever have gotten to on my own.” (Cleese, John 1991) In thinking about the quote I reflected on an early experience, in class, of collaborating with a group…

Project Brief 1- The past and present..variations in tone.

I viewed an exhibition of photographs today that took archival photographs of Melbourne and duplicated the shots in the current day. The photographer matched the position and perspective of the camera in the original shot and exhibited the photos alongside each other. I found the results quite startling. The tone of the old photographs reminded…

Minds Viewed Globally – Howard Gardner

In this article Howard Gardner outlines “Five Minds For The Future” that define various cognitive abilities we need to develop to help us in learning and thinking in a time of accelerated technological and scientific change, globalization, dominance of information technologies and the clash of cultures. The disciplinary mind – Is a mode of cognition…

“So Good They Can’t Ignore You”- Cal Newport “Passion vs Craftsmanship” or a “Search for a Meaningful Life”

What leads us on the journey’s we take? What is the source of our quest for a creative life? Where do our interests and passions stem from? What gives our life meaning? Newport’s premise that we should strive to achieve the best that we possibly can until those around us cannot ignore our abilities is…

Finding Time in a Digital Age

There is no doubt that many people feel time pressured in a world where the pace of life seems faster and more hectic. Long work hours, limitless growth of our economies and overconsumption drive our needs and subjugate us to high stress lifestyles that have unsatisfactory outcomes for our environments and personal health. The common…

“So Good They Can’t Ignore You”- Cal Newport “Passion vs Craftsmanship” or a “Search for a Meaningful Life” – Vera Pavlovich s3463716

Unionism and the creative industries. THE INFORMAL MEDIA ECONOMY. Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas

“The MEAA says makers of The Hobbit have so far refused to offer standard union contracts. Members have been advised to not accept work on the films and stars Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving support the boycott, according to the union.” The article discusses the differences in today’s working conditions between the formal…

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Vera Pavlovich s3463716..Media 6

Elkington, R & Maher, S 2015, ‘Education paths for documentary distribution: DAF, ATOM and the study guides that bind them’, Studies in Australasian Cinema, Vol 9, Issue 1, Special Issue: Distribution, pp. 77-88 3Feb, viewed 9 August 2016, <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17503175.2014.1002272> This article outlines the process and opportunities for documentary filmmakers of producing educational material as a…

Annotated Bibliography-Documentary Films

BIBLIOGRAPHY Documentors 2016, How to make a documentary, tip #8: distribution strategies for a changing world, Documentors, viewed 2 Aug 2016, http://www.howtomake-a-documentary.com/documentary-tips/138-documentary-tip-7-distribution-strategies-for-a-changing-world/> Harris, Lauren Carroll 2015, Window of opportunity: the future of film distribution in Australia, Metro Magazine, no 182, Viewed 30 July 2016, https://laurencarrollharris.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/metro-182-refereed-paper-window-of-opportunity.pdf Realscreen 2010, Climate change: the global coproduction update, Realscreen, Jan/Feb, viewed…