Melissa--your presentation was beautiful! I felt privileged to be watching it, honestly. It felt like you opened up so much of your life to us, your honest and sincere presentation of your life was powerful. Thank you for sharing that with us. As for questions, I am just curious as to what you would want to do with media in your life and with your family, future and present?
Mont--Wow! You had a wonderful energy driving your entire presentation! I loved how thought-out and organized your presentation was, you knew exactly what you were saying and it was great. I really appreciated the comments you included with the movies you listed, it gave much more insight into you and how media affects you. Well done! Questions...What is the most intriguing part of media, for you? How do you incorporate the different media you've seen into your own media-creations?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Media and Identity Presentations
Melissa: I found your presentation to be extremely informative. I love how you created a short documentary to describe the different cultures present in your life and also to show the different forms of media in which helped create the person you are today. Random, but one of my good friends back home is from Nicaragua and she also enjoys Spanish soap operas, and seeing that you liked them too made me smile. Your presentation definitely stood out and I have to say that I look forward to seeing what else you create in the future.
Mariana: Your presentation was hilarious, and I enjoyed seeing your point of view. I enjoyed how you described your thought process on this assignment and how you went on to disprove your original thought that the media hadn't affected you. It was interesting to see how you incorporated many different forms of media such as your posts on facebook and such. I felt like I came away from it with a strong sense of who you are.
media presentations
Mariana Garcia - You were the first one to use facebook and other social media, which I hadn't thought of. I liked how you used more examples outside of movies and tv and such. It helped prove your point about your uniqueness.
Nick Dixon - I'm just amazed at all the filmmaking experiences you've had already and it was cool to see where those different projects have taken you. You've developed an awesome mastery of different media and it'll be cool to see where it takes you.
Nick Dixon - I'm just amazed at all the filmmaking experiences you've had already and it was cool to see where those different projects have taken you. You've developed an awesome mastery of different media and it'll be cool to see where it takes you.
Presentation Reviews
Nick Dixon- Your presentation was visually amazing. I am glad that you were shaped by Miss Doubtfire, and Honey I shrunk the Kids. Those movies were iconic in my own development. You are fortunate to have parents that have supported your desire to be a filmmaker. I also really liked how you took time to alter the lighting of an Arby's in Y's.
Annie Krueger- The box of books and films that were relevant to you was immersive for the viewer. I felt that after I had watched your video on youtube that I understood how some of your identity formed. The film clips you chose from the Lion King and Reading Rainbow were wonderful.
-Jeremy Ashworth
Annie Krueger- The box of books and films that were relevant to you was immersive for the viewer. I felt that after I had watched your video on youtube that I understood how some of your identity formed. The film clips you chose from the Lion King and Reading Rainbow were wonderful.
-Jeremy Ashworth
Presentation Feedback Compliments and Questions
Nick Dixon-
I really enjoyed your slideshow presentation, but beyond that, how you connected what was shown with what it meant to you. Your anecdotes and sidebar comments added life to what could have originally been a stale presentation.
I wish you had shown a clip of your "On the Spot" stuff. What was it like? Who inspired you? How did it change your goals as a filmmaker? I think a clip would have added another dimension to your presentation. Some audio might have helped as well. But you still had a very engaging presentation. Great work!
Elizabeth Weagel-
Your presentation kept me wondering what sample of media would come next. You had a sweeping selection of important media that was important to you and it was a fun journey through significant media over the years. I felt that as the presentation continued, I got a much better idea of who you are, in terms of what your media preferences are.
Yet, I would have liked some explanation of why those selections are important to you, or how they shaped your later consumption of media. Essentially, a "so what" factor (as it was called in my high school English class). Why are we seeing what you're showing us? Otherwise, you did an excellent job. It was a nice stylistic contrast to some of the other presentations.
I really enjoyed your slideshow presentation, but beyond that, how you connected what was shown with what it meant to you. Your anecdotes and sidebar comments added life to what could have originally been a stale presentation.
I wish you had shown a clip of your "On the Spot" stuff. What was it like? Who inspired you? How did it change your goals as a filmmaker? I think a clip would have added another dimension to your presentation. Some audio might have helped as well. But you still had a very engaging presentation. Great work!
Elizabeth Weagel-
Your presentation kept me wondering what sample of media would come next. You had a sweeping selection of important media that was important to you and it was a fun journey through significant media over the years. I felt that as the presentation continued, I got a much better idea of who you are, in terms of what your media preferences are.
Yet, I would have liked some explanation of why those selections are important to you, or how they shaped your later consumption of media. Essentially, a "so what" factor (as it was called in my high school English class). Why are we seeing what you're showing us? Otherwise, you did an excellent job. It was a nice stylistic contrast to some of the other presentations.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Presentation Reviews
Jeremy Ashworth--I liked how you did textural letters for your title. I felt this was a great representation of how media consumption/production is quilt-like in the way pieces make up a whole. I appreciated the way you related the way your childhood media intake influenced what you consume as an adult, such as the Animaniacs being the predecessor of the Three Stooges.
Richard Fleming--Your representation of how media shaped you was so clear. I loved the way you distinguished distinct time periods with music classifications and a matching dress code. It planted a strong visual in my head of your identity and how it was coaxed in its growth by these influences.
Richard Fleming--Your representation of how media shaped you was so clear. I loved the way you distinguished distinct time periods with music classifications and a matching dress code. It planted a strong visual in my head of your identity and how it was coaxed in its growth by these influences.
we're all living in america
As the world progresses digitally it seems to me that the whole world is slowly becoming Americanized. I think of Rammstein’s music video for “Amerika,” with images of Tibetan monks walking around wearing Nikes and eating McDonalds, and the chorus repeats over and over "we're all living in America, it's wunderba!" a tad sarcastically. Honestly, I am grateful for the technological age we live in. There are tons more comforts than a hundred, or even fifty years ago, I just hope that countries are able to maintain their cultural identities as we all catch up to each other digitally.
Another thing I think of is the prevalence of social media. This has the effect of making huges distances seem like nothing at all. I am able to post on the wall of people from my mission 5,000 miles away. Just that seems a positive enough side effect of the digital age to not make me worry so much about everyone losing their identity. While countries and governments are having their own disputes and disagreements, the people in them can be very closely connected.
I thought the reading on Chinatown was very interesting, especially how the happenings that go on there pretty much happen in their own little world. Is that true that their own laws and customs take precedence over the American laws? If so, hats off to them for keeping that bubble going, but I think there are also dangers there.
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