Sunday, 31 October 2010

Media Conference

Chewing Gum For The Brain

'Dumbing Down' English
- using media sauces such as 'Thw Simpsons' is dumbing down core subjects such as english

Tories to tackle Media Studies menaca
- hard & soft subjects
taking soft subjects by those from less fortunate backgrounds gives them false hope

A Trendy Travesty
- Micky Mouse Subjects
'Dons despair as students spum science in favour of 'media studies' It wont get you a job
'students mislead over jobs in the media'
-not a vocational enough subject - contradictory ideas

Literature against pop culture
-Frank Leavis - seen as radical and faced a lot of criticism trying to get to learn English Lit
-Queenie - suggest trying to point negativity of pop culture so move on to literature

Media Literacy - The Great Crusade
-saving innocent kids from violence, tobacco, alochol, sex and obesity



Online Media

Democracy
-Tony Benn and Online Media making society more democratic

Convergence
- Jon Kinsbury 'were really talking about a converged interactive media society'
- converged media more interactive- more democratic ?

Micheal Wesche
- young generation organising difference to older generation - new democracy, ever changing




Perfecting Your Production Work

Research
- conventions, audiences, institutions
- looking at real examples

Planning
- plan for what could have gone wrong
- record all your planning - visuals
- show the process of your 'journey'

Blogging
- keep record of the process of projects journey

Evidence
- storyboards

Ideas
- keep ideas simple
- have a workable concept with realistic plans
- try the 25 word pitch

Feedback
- peers, teachers
- keep records of feedback

Logistics
- people, place, props, costumes
- get it done early- you may need to do it again
- rehearse and prepare
- share contact details to those involved


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