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Reading SummaryThis chapter talks about mediums and why they’re hard to define. Typically, we see them as the technology we use to view content, but their meaning is expansive and different for everyone. He uses the examples of film, photography, and art to show how different technologies affect our understanding of the content. Mediums changeContinue reading “What media classes really want to discuss. Chapter 7, pages 117-134.”

Summary of Reading This week’s reading focuses on the nature of our discussions on emergent or new forms of media. Macnamara suggests that in our discourse on new kinds of media, we tend to exaggerate in the claims we make and in the viewpoints we hold. One example of this is “endism” which refers toContinue reading ““Myths and Cyberbole, Trends and Tipping Points””

SUMMARY This chapter asks the reader to think about exactly what a medium is. We typically look at a medium as what kind of technology we are watching content through, but this chapter aims for the reader to question that idea. It argues that the medium content is viewed through can affect how the audienceContinue reading “Monday: Smith pg. 117-134”

Summary: The article begins with the discussion of endism, the idea that new developments come from the ending of others and its limitations as an absolute. It then discusses the role of virtual reality in cyberspace and the differing views; positively as an information pathway and negatively as turning children into delinquents. Culture and fantasyContinue reading ““Sorting myths and cyperbole””

Summary: Chapter seven argues that the notion of a “medium” was never clear and technology has only added confusion on that matter. Because television is usually located in a home, we interact with a television differently than we would if we were to see a movie in a theater. There are different social rules thatContinue reading “What media classes really want to discuss – Ch 7”

Reading Summary Greg Smith poses the question of, “what difference does the definition of a medium make?”. The answer he gives is that the definition of a medium is big. People have different experiences with each medium. TV is something someone would watch at home and have the distractions of that, while Movies are somethingContinue reading “Blog post #9 for Monday’s reading on April 6, 2019”

Summary Giannette defines ideology as a body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture that is used as a language system in film. He goes on to explain that movies often convey an ideology and how strongly they are emphasized, which helps to divide them into categories.Continue reading “Ideology”

The reading stated that ideology is usually defined as a body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture. There term is generally associated with politics and party platforms, but it can also mean given set of values that are implicit in any human enterprise-including filmmaking. It emphasizedContinue reading “Ideology”

Reading Summary This chapter covered the idea of media from its different forms, and uses to how we interact and respond to each. Different arguments were made concerning platform use and the affect on society. Media comes in many forms from print to virtual. As technology advances, print is being less used and virtual mediaContinue reading “Sorting Myths and Cyberbole from Trends and Tipping Points”

Reading Summary This chapter discussed ideologies, what they are, and how they are depicted, giving concrete examples of specific ideologies by providing films in which they are prominent. The chapter describes an ideology as a set of values and priorities, and gives examples of political ideologies, the left and right’s different views on environment vs.Continue reading “Ideology 4/8”