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5:45 AM
Week 9
Jason’s all everything, gigantic and super lecture on how to teach yourself software.
Jason talked about stuff we need to know so we don’t get fired in our first job.
First he explained Adobe Flash for us. This software is used for almost all our micro website, almost all sites with movies. It is really complicated software, it’s so much to learn before you start using it. And before you have learned how to use it, it has changed.
He had many steps he talked about:
- You have to begin by figuring out what you need to do, and then find the easiest way doing it.
- Then find out what you want to do, use this software to.
- Now you need to learn the software!
- Don’t think you can do it in a few days, just because it’s designed to be simple.
A good software is deep, and it will probably take me many years to learn.
- First I have to start playing , just make something.
- The most important thing he said, we had to remember to SAVE IT! 100 000 MILLION TIMES! Save it with a new name every time! Save it with long names (descriptions)
- If I get problems, I can use the help sections, but that’s if I know a little bit about the software, it’s not for new beginners. And if I get problems, I have to try to not spend hours to figure it out ( something I always do…)
But I can always use Google to search for help, eg. “flash tutorials”.
Join a forum and ask a question, is also a good solutions.
At the end, it’s all about content!
WEEK 8
Our guest today was Stephen Stockwell. He spoke about Political Possibilities, CyberPolitics, eDemocracy, liberal democracy.
CyberPolitics is the politics of the internet that exists on the internet. Cyberpolitics stretches from the around the actual structure and functions of the internet through to the political activities that occur on forums, between bloggers and even in games.
CyberPolitics is the politics of the internet that exists on the internet. Cyberpolitics stretches from the around the actual structure and functions of the internet through to the political activities that occur on forums, between bloggers and even in games.
eDemocracy is the internet's intervention in the real world politics that exists predominantly off the internet. eDemocracy covers everything from political campaigning, debates, criticise governments and reveal their mistakes.
He talked about the definitions of democracy in different ways and what has happened the last two hundred years.
After that he talked a little bit about the gaps in the mass media which has resulted from the closed avenues of public debate in today’s media.
He briefly spoke about the battle between free speech and censorship on the net has taken many strange turns. Is free speech a basic right? In Australia Norway
Many are punished with several years in prison or even death for "disturbing public order", "undermining the state" and "destroy the party's reputation", which can include almost anything.
Finally he spoke about CyberPunk - One outlet for political expression with regards to the internet is Cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre based in the potential inherent in computers, genetics, body modifications and corporate developments in the near future.
Tasks: He asked that we watch a movie called the conversation.
WEEK 7
In today's lecture we had Jason (The Canadian guy) and he spoke about open source software and free ware.
Open source software is software that people can edit/modify to make the programs better. Freeware is software that is free to download and use.
He showed us some websites we could download music and movies.
He showed us some websites we could download music and movies.
- http://www.portableapps.com - Calendar/Schedule, Web Browser, Antivirus, Minesweeper clone and audio player
- http://www.mininova.org – download music, games, movies and on the go information about cheap flights and antivirus software. This is a website I think I will use.
- http://www.sourceforge.net – fillzilla – ( you can download the codes from all files)
- http://www.freewaregenuis.com - all kind of program that do anything for you!
- http://www.download.com
- http://www.secrettechnology.com
He said that instead of paying for windows office etc. People can download the freeware versions like openoffice etc to use which does the same thing. But virus is a big problem for software, so you have to remember to update your software regulary.
At the end of the lecture, he showed us some videogames he had made on internet to earn some money.
WEEK 6
In today’s lecture, we learned about the producers and consumers of big and small screen.
First he talked about the consumers and the media we consume.
CONSUME
Big screen
Big screen
- Cinema (shared)
- Television (shared/ private)
- Personal computer (private/ shared)
Small Screen
- Personal media player (ipod) "on-the-go"
- Mobile Phones (ipod touch) “ Smart phones”
- 3G - used for information
He said that on mobile phones it is tricky to have many moving images because the data transfer rate which makes it harder for wide audiences to view them.
PRODUCE
- Fan Film - biggest form of produsage – www.fanfilms.net
- Mash up
Re-genre http://www.thetrailermash.com/
Re-cuts
We watched a movie “ 280 days later”
Tasks: Make a fake news-story with your mobile and try to upload it at www.ireport.com
3:58 AM
Week 8
This week´s tasks:
What oppertunities can you find for political participation via the internet. How many of the following can you achieve while aticking to your political beliefs.
Sign an e-petition
I signed in at Queensland Residents draws to the attention of the House that for the last two years koalas have been disappearing from the Redlands Koala Coast area at the rate of 1000 per year. There are about 2400 koalas left in the Koala Coast now, but at the current rate of decline they will be completely gone by
2012. Council, the community and the state government need to work together to stop this from happening.
• Stop the removal of their trees;
• Stop koalas
being killed on roads and railway lines;
• Stop dog attacks;
• Stop urbanisation from destroying their habitat; and
- Start using legislation and money to make it happen.
Respond to a professional blogger at a major news site.
I responded to this article:
Survey: For big news, consumers bypass blogs
For many Americans seeking news during important events, blogs are just about the last place they look, relying instead on traditional outlets.
What is Barak Obama up to today?
President Obama at the U.N. General Assembly: "Join us in building the future that our people deserve"
23/09 - 09
This morning, nine months after taking office, President Obama made his first address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He spoke to the world leaders gathered there about their skepticism regarding America's engagement with the international community, and reflected on how he has worked to change that in his first months as President of the United States.
The President then called on the nations of the world to engage in a new cooperative effort to secure international peace and prosperity. And he outlined four pillars that he believes essential to securing that prosperous future: non-proliferation and disarmament; the promotion of peace and security; the preservation of our planet; and a global economy that advances opportunity for all people.
Finally, he called on those assembled in the chamber to recommit to The United Nations as an institution, and to work together to build a strong future for all world peoples.
Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are.
The representatives are:
Local - Councillor Susie Douglas -
Division 7, Surfers Paradise
State - Raymond Alexander Stevens MP -
Member for Mermaid Beach
Look up the Queensland or Australian hansard to find the last time your local member spoke in parliament.
Susie Douglas have never spoke in Parliament, just her housband Dr Alex Douglas.
Read the lecture and the readings, pursue a couple of the topics that you find most interesting and then post your blog with your well-considered thoughts about the theory and practice of politics.
Hacking for global democracy?
Hackers have actually interest me lately. I have seen some movies and TV shows about hackers, and I have to say that they fascinate me! How do they do it???!! How can they hack in my computer and see all my information in just a few minutes.
Stephen Stockwell (Griffith University
He suggests rather that there is a new ‘hacker ethos’, one which applies to those who are ‘repurposing the media machine to open and extend debate beyond traditional national and social borders’
So how can you become a citizen hacker, or have you already become one without knowing it? And just by clicking on the latest YouTube clip and forwarding it to your friends, have you in fact already become a citizen hacker ….
What do you think of the Australian Government's plans to censor the internet (the so-called "Clean Feed")???
The Australian Federal Government is pushing forward with a plan to force Internet Service Providers [ISPs] to censor the Internet for all Australians. This plan will waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and slow down Internet access.
The experts say will break the internet while doing little to stop people from accessing illegal material such as child pornography.
Internet providers and the government's own tests have found that presently available filters are not capable of adequately distinguishing between legal and illegal content.
Internet users would not be able to block all "illegal material". People will always be able to take away filters to obtain "uncensored access to the internet".
You can protect your children and download software filters on your PC, which are already provided by the government for free at netalert.gov.au, are more than adequate.
I think we have to stop this, because it will degrade the internet speeds who is slow already
What place does censorship have in a democracy?
Political censorship occurs when governments hold back information from their citizens. The logic is to exert control over the populace and prevent free expression that might foment rebellio.
5:36 AM
Black Button
This was a good movie with a great story. The movie really makes you search yourself and question yourself. "Would i press the button if I was him?" or "Would I have taken the key?" It is a big choice you have to think about. In the real life, we might go throw similar choices like this without knowing about it. I think I would take the key, because a life is priceless. I really liked the ending in this film, it was fair. A similar movie is coming soon called " The Box " by Richard Kelly. I really looking forward to see the ending in that movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80&feature=related
10 More Minutes
I liked this movie because it is always about this "10 minutes" everyone is talking about. People think they can do everything in 10 min! When people say they going to be somewhere in 10 minutes, they're always 5-10 min late. Something unexpected always happen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoSMsn6TPp0
I liked this movie because it it’s a great story about life. It is an intense story with a lot of emotions. It really makes you think. 10 minutes in your life can be quite different then the same 10 minutes in another’s life. You have to treasure your time and life because on the same time somebody suffers. It is very realistic and a good message to people!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppAn0LNU_V8
6:01 PM
NEVER BACK DOWN
Never Back Down is a 2008 American action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet and Djimon Hounsou. It was theatrically released on March 14, 2008.
For the task mentioned by Josh at the lecture, we would like you to watch a Movie or TV show and describe/explain the following...
Who - The Close Up answers the question of ‘who’,
by showing our character in detail
Jake Tyler (Sean Faris) - teenage boy, 17 years,
penchant for fighting and getting into trouble
What -The Mid Shot answers the ‘what’ question by
showing your subject performing an action.
Jake is flirting with Baja ( Ryan's girlfriend) at the high school.
Something he will get punishing for later.
Where - The Long Shot is our answer to the
‘where’ question, at the beginning of a
scene. It is also known as the Establishing Shot.
Parts of the movie were filmed at Cypress Creek High School
in Orlando, Florida. But in reality, Cypress Creek
is miles outside the city limits, toward Kissimmee.
When - Both the Wide Shot and the Close Up can
help us answer the‘when’ question.
Time can be a difficult thing to capture on the screen.
In the evening at Ryan's party, he want to fight back for his girlfriend.
Ryan is an professional street-fighter and want to make Jake look like an idiot.
Why - The Big Close Up can help answer the ‘why’
question, usually by revealing more
about a character & their actions
Jake is an angry gay because he think his
mum blame him for the death of his father.
How - A single Medium Close Up or a series of
Close Ups can explain an event
and answer the ‘how’ question
Jake become a good fighter because
he started training at an kick-boxing club
Never Back Down is a 2008 American action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet and Djimon Hounsou. It was theatrically released on March 14, 2008.
For the task mentioned by Josh at the lecture, we would like you to watch a Movie or TV show and describe/explain the following...
Who - The Close Up answers the question of ‘who’,
by showing our character in detail
Jake Tyler (Sean Faris) - teenage boy, 17 years,
penchant for fighting and getting into trouble
What -The Mid Shot answers the ‘what’ question by
showing your subject performing an action.
Jake is flirting with Baja ( Ryan's girlfriend) at the high school.
Something he will get punishing for later.
Where - The Long Shot is our answer to the
‘where’ question, at the beginning of a
scene. It is also known as the Establishing Shot.
Parts of the movie were filmed at Cypress Creek High School
in Orlando, Florida. But in reality, Cypress Creek
is miles outside the city limits, toward Kissimmee.
When - Both the Wide Shot and the Close Up can
help us answer the‘when’ question.
Time can be a difficult thing to capture on the screen.
In the evening at Ryan's party, he want to fight back for his girlfriend.
Ryan is an professional street-fighter and want to make Jake look like an idiot.
Why - The Big Close Up can help answer the ‘why’
question, usually by revealing more
about a character & their actions
Jake is an angry gay because he think his
mum blame him for the death of his father.
How - A single Medium Close Up or a series of
Close Ups can explain an event
and answer the ‘how’ question
Jake become a good fighter because
he started training at an kick-boxing club
3:58 AM
This was a lecture about Internet timeline and the History of Computing timelines
1895 was the birth of the cinema, but they had technology showed movies before that, but not for public audience. But in 1985 they showed a movie in Paris
1906 was the first future narrative film. This was a movie about a story, 60 -70 min. This movie was made in Australia
In 1927 came the first film with a dialog, so it was the birth of the talkies. Until these stages movies have been silent.
1929 was the first movie with natural color….but again it has been movies before that with some color. Black and white movies with colored eyes.
In 1933 we had the first “drive in Theater”. This cost 25 cents and became really huge. A lot of the student in the class had been to a “drive in”, but I have never had the opportunity…
In 1937came the first animated movie, full color with dancing and singing. The were animated movie before that, but not in color and not released.
In 1939 came the TV, in the end of this year, did they start to sell their first TV’s. This was really huge, but not many people had afforded to buy one.
In 1952 was the birth of 3D.
In 1955 did they start to make money of the TV, Hollywood
In 1956 come the first VRT, and they cost about 50 000 dollars. They was not available to the public yet.
In 1959 started people to be more involved in movies. They started to make horror movies. They placed a little box under the chair who gave people an electric shock when something scary happened in the movie ( not in every chair, 20/100) They find out if one person started to scream, the other would too.
In 1963 was the birth of multiplex theatre. Until then, the cinema had just one sreen.
In 1967- 1969 the VCR and the port pack was introduced. This was the first time they could take this peace of furniture and carry this around.
In 1970 the screen started to get smaller and the IMAX was first introduced.
In 1986 came the first VTR
In 1995, The Toy Story was introduced.
In 1997 the first DVD came on the market. After these stages, people started to download movies from the internet, and today almost everybody download movies illegal.
I think this week lecture was quite interesting!!
1:27 AM
1895 Birth of cinema
1906 First feature length narative
1927 " Talkies".
1929 First AU color TV
1933 First " Drive in Theater "
1037 First Animated movie " Snow White"
1939 TV
1952 3D
1955 Movies on TV
1956 VTR
1963 Multiplex Theater
1967-69 Sony ver partpax
1970 IMAX
1972 Pay TV
1995 Toy Story
1997 DVD Video
6:57 PM
The iPhone 3G S doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3G S is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.
http://www.cnet.com/apple-iphone.html?tag=ftr
5:25 PM
1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin?
Joe Jutras from North Scituate, Rhode Island, brought a 1689 pound pumpkin, September 29, 2007
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/giantpumpkins.htm
How long did it take to grow?
These pumpkins grow 10 to 15 pounds per day! So Joe Jutras used 113-169 days
http://www.redwagonfarm.net/pumpkins.html
2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) 
to contact Lilly Allen?
MySpace
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=36707169
3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?The giraffe's prehensile tongue, measures 18 inches in length
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2002/Kawwass/giraffe.htm
4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'?
In your own words, what does it really mean ?
Glycomics is a study of a glycan structures expressed by specific cells, tissues or organisms.
http://www.glycomics.org/
What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?A manager who only interacts with employees to criticize their work or when a problem arises. “He flies in, makes a lot of noise, poops all over everything, then leaves."
http://www.wordspy.com/words/seagullmanager.asp
5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film?
1966, he directed his first short film, Transfer
http://www.northernstars.ca/directorsal/cronenbergbio.html
Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?
The movie with the character “blondie” (Deborah Harry) was called Videodrome
http://www.digital-retribution.com/reviews/dvd/0835.php
6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written? January 8, 1986
http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html
7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
For 30 years ago did American movies and TV shows phone numbers start with letters as well as numbers, the first 3 letters of the exchange name. Hollywood was encouraged to quote 555 numbers in their productions to prevent real subscribers being harassed by members of the public trying out the numbers quoted on the screen.
http://www.omegarobot.com/article/555.html
8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?The cheapest way of travelling from the Gold Coast to Sydney has to be with Jetstar to $150!
http://book.jetstar.com/Select.aspx
9. What song was top of the Australian
Pop Charts this week in 1965?
20 Aug 1965 - Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1965/august_20_1965_130262.html
10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?The Black Assassins
http://live-wirez.gu.edu.au/Staff/Stephen/default.html
7:15 AM
My First week
My first week at uni was actually the third week. This mean it will be a really busy week for me with a lot of stuff to catch up with. I have never written a blog before, so I’m really exiting! I have tried to read a little bit when I still was in Norway, but today in my first lecture I realized you have to come to lecture to understand what this subject is really about.
Today in the lecture I learned the "Language of the Screen" in the genre of film/video via the internet and Cinema. Josh spoke about the various terms for different Shot Sizes and how to create Scenes. He talk about Shots as Words - Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How?. Homework was given: Watch a movie or TV show and use the 6 question shot types and observe how they are used. I’m not sure how we are doing this exercise, but I’m willing to try.
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