Category Archives: Final Year – 2011-2012
Spectacle Theme – Outline
What is the future of the movement? Nearly a month has passed since a group of people of different ages and different backgrounds first gathered in St Paul’s Cathedral. Since then, the Occupy the London stock exchange movement has become … Continue reading
Spectacle Theme – Research *FOR ASSESSMENT*
The concept of ‘Spectacle’ came from the French theorist Guy Debord’s 1972 book ‘Society of the Spectacle’. Debord defines ‘Spectacle’ as something that ‘unifies and explains a great diversity of apparent phenomena’ (Debord, 1972). In his book he refers to … Continue reading
Spectacle Theme: Process & Development
Spectacle is my second artefact (previously power). When I started the exploring the spectacle theme I was thinking of producing something that has a link with museums. I visited a small gallery, R N Clarke, which is located in Stafford … Continue reading
Spectacle Theme – Analysis *FOR ASSESSMENT*
Introduction Dawkins and Wynd (2010) stated that producing an excellent video is achieved through following the right process and consideration of the kit available. All video makers follow one process, what ever the budget, the size of video or the … Continue reading
Memory Theme: Reflection & Evaluation *FOR ASSESSMENT*
This is a reflection and evaluation for the third artefact that I prepared as part of Module 360MC, on the theme ‘memory’. I filmed the artefact at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The artefact was filmed during the Remembrance … Continue reading
Memory Theme – Process & Development
Process and Development This is the Process & Development on the final artefact, memory. In this section, I will describe the Process & Development that took place before producing the artefact. My encounter with the theme ‘Memory’ began in March 2010 … Continue reading
Essay Proposal (305MC)
Essay Proposal (305MC) Choose a current issue/debate/controversy and analyze how it is informed and determined by power, spectacle and memory within contemporary mediated culture. This essay will explore the following topic: The role that Al Jazeera and Social Media sites … Continue reading
Memory Theme – Analysis
This is a written analysis on the Memory theme that I filmed at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The memory artefact is 3:05 minutes. In this analysis I will explore the Pre-production, Production and Post-production processes. Memory Pre-production When I decided to … Continue reading
Memory Theme – Research
Introduction The term memory has been used in many contexts. Anything can be called memory as long it is connected to affect and as long as it can be used to invoke the past (Sturken, 2008). Kerwin Kelin wrote that memory … Continue reading
