Lauren posted on her blog,http://laurenrose01.blogspot.com/2013/10/j1-movie-discussion.html , a critique of the class discussion on movies. I think that this is a great critique because she makes points on every aspect of movies. I think the way that she compared reality to their perspective was very good. She used the comparison of YouTube video's to the movies of that time. This makes it easier for the reader to connect to her point and understand her feelings.
My only problem with this piece is that she didn't explain each of her points very well. She mentioned every important point but didn't explain them. As a reader, I noticed that some of her sentences seemed unfinished. They were complete sentences but it seemed like there was more that could be said about the topic.
Overall, I think that Lauren did a great job on this even though she did leave out a couple of elaborations. These are easy fixes but not absolutely necessary to the understanding of the writing. Since it is still complete as is, I think she did a great job with her writing.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Response to Camille's Blog
Recently, Camille posted an article about an article from WDRB. The article was about a bus crash that had occurred that day. In Camille's opinion the article should never have been posted. I agree with Camille in this opinion. The article never stated a purpose and didn't even tell the reason for the crash. There was only two people on the bus, one boy and the driver, and neither was injured. She had a good interpretation of the article in this sense.
Although I agree with her opinions that were stated, she never said anything about the principles or yardsticks. She also didn't go into depth about what was missing from the article in order to make it newsworthy. I think she should have included the fact that the article was unnecessary fluff that needed to be changed to include more facts, pertinence to the people, or be deleted altogether. If she had done any of these things, I think that her critique would have been perfect and very true.
Here is a link to her article:
http://snazzysnazzgs.blogspot.com/2013/10/wdrb-local-news-j1-2.html
Although I agree with her opinions that were stated, she never said anything about the principles or yardsticks. She also didn't go into depth about what was missing from the article in order to make it newsworthy. I think she should have included the fact that the article was unnecessary fluff that needed to be changed to include more facts, pertinence to the people, or be deleted altogether. If she had done any of these things, I think that her critique would have been perfect and very true.
Here is a link to her article:
http://snazzysnazzgs.blogspot.com/2013/10/wdrb-local-news-j1-2.html
Television, Class Discussion
I thought the lecture about television was very interesting and very new to me. I never knew about the creation of television and how it became popular. Television changed so many aspects of daily life. It still affects some decisions we make everyday such as clothing and our views on specific topics.
Television is a big reason that people today are inactive. People are no longer having to leave their house and go outside to exercise. They can set up a TV in front of a treadmill and work out. When people do not feel obligated to leave, they do not choose to leave just to exercise. They would rather stay at home and watch TV whether they are exercising or simply sitting.
I think it was interesting to learn about how TV caused social issues to become important and relevant. Before television, gay people did not publicize their stand on relationships. However, when people began to be gay on television, it became okay and accepted, although still critiqued. People could be more open with their feelings after seeing something being done by someone famous.
It has also affected politics. Candidates can't win elections if they don't have TV advertising. People remember these ads whether good or bad so you are much more likely to be remembered if you have a commercial on television. Only rich people can finance this; consequently, only the rich may win. The common person won't win an election so their problems are often ignored or considered unreal.
Even though television changed many things, I feel that our perception of reality was the most important change. People believed whatever was on television. If it wasn't on TV, it wasn't real or true. Fashions seen on TV were followed. Social issues, such as the gay issue, also were affected by television and people's change of opinion. People only voiced their opinions if they would be accepted
Television is a big reason that people today are inactive. People are no longer having to leave their house and go outside to exercise. They can set up a TV in front of a treadmill and work out. When people do not feel obligated to leave, they do not choose to leave just to exercise. They would rather stay at home and watch TV whether they are exercising or simply sitting.
I think it was interesting to learn about how TV caused social issues to become important and relevant. Before television, gay people did not publicize their stand on relationships. However, when people began to be gay on television, it became okay and accepted, although still critiqued. People could be more open with their feelings after seeing something being done by someone famous.
It has also affected politics. Candidates can't win elections if they don't have TV advertising. People remember these ads whether good or bad so you are much more likely to be remembered if you have a commercial on television. Only rich people can finance this; consequently, only the rich may win. The common person won't win an election so their problems are often ignored or considered unreal.
Even though television changed many things, I feel that our perception of reality was the most important change. People believed whatever was on television. If it wasn't on TV, it wasn't real or true. Fashions seen on TV were followed. Social issues, such as the gay issue, also were affected by television and people's change of opinion. People only voiced their opinions if they would be accepted
Radio, In Class Discussion
I really liked the discussion on radio last week. I thought learning about the steps of how many people worked toward the invention of radio and how long it took was interesting. Many people worked on radio before it became what it is today. We think of radio in a different way now than we used to. When it was first invented it was used in different ways. People didn't keep radios in their homes.
When I learned about radio's being found in department stores at first, I was startled. I tried too imagine going to a store to listen to the radio. Also, it wouldn't be radio as I imagine it. Radio was used for commercials only in stores and not for private listening. They weren't found in homes. Also I wouldn't be able to listen to the radio in the car because the technology hadn't been invented. The primary place I listen to the radio is in the car. This seems to be the case for most people. Since you couldn't do this, it was popularized mainly in stores.
Radio could have live stories. They did news especially. I think the breaking news aspect of radio made people want it more. They enjoyed listening to stories as they happened. It helped people to learn what was happening more quickly. The people didn't need to wait to learn by word of mouth. Radio was the first live news medium.
Eventually television demassified radio and it had to go to niche audiences. After the invention of television, radio lost their mass audience. This is what caused the transition from general to niche audiences. Conglomeration affects radio because different areas may have the same broadcasts with the same reporters.
Even though I liked the topic of this discussion, I feel that it was a little rushed. We had so many distractions to the class and shortened blocks. These caused us to get behind and the lecture had less time and attention. Since it was rushed, I don't think we went as in depth as we have on some other topics. However, the lecture was still very informative.
When I learned about radio's being found in department stores at first, I was startled. I tried too imagine going to a store to listen to the radio. Also, it wouldn't be radio as I imagine it. Radio was used for commercials only in stores and not for private listening. They weren't found in homes. Also I wouldn't be able to listen to the radio in the car because the technology hadn't been invented. The primary place I listen to the radio is in the car. This seems to be the case for most people. Since you couldn't do this, it was popularized mainly in stores.
Radio could have live stories. They did news especially. I think the breaking news aspect of radio made people want it more. They enjoyed listening to stories as they happened. It helped people to learn what was happening more quickly. The people didn't need to wait to learn by word of mouth. Radio was the first live news medium.
Eventually television demassified radio and it had to go to niche audiences. After the invention of television, radio lost their mass audience. This is what caused the transition from general to niche audiences. Conglomeration affects radio because different areas may have the same broadcasts with the same reporters.
Even though I liked the topic of this discussion, I feel that it was a little rushed. We had so many distractions to the class and shortened blocks. These caused us to get behind and the lecture had less time and attention. Since it was rushed, I don't think we went as in depth as we have on some other topics. However, the lecture was still very informative.
Movies, In Class Discussion
Movies are a big influencer of life and perceptions. People were shocked by movies at first and this surprises me. The movie industry is still popular because of the experience of being in a theater. People stopped going to the movie theater when television was created.
The in-class movie discussion was very interesting and somewhat surprising. When watching TV I never really thought about how it was made. I guess I knew that it is made from pictures at first. When it is projected, it appears to be moving. Even though I already assumed this I was still surprised. The Lumineer Brothers' invention made it possible for movies to be projected. They did not, however, discover how to project with sound. All movies were silent until a new invention was created. I think Mr. Miller did an excellent job of communicating this message through the video clip because it really helped me. I am a visual learner so seeing the video clip by these brothers showed what their invention was.
The most shocking part of the discussion was when Mr. Miller told us that the video made people jump and be scared. I cannot imagine being scared of a movie because of the reality of it. I have grown up with television though so I have never known life without movies. The people in the theater who had never seen a movie before were probably thinking about the oddness of a picture moving. I can't really relate this to anything except maybe learning something new. Therefore, I cannot picture screaming at the reality of a movie.
Also in this lecture were reasons for going to the theater when there are so many other options. People continue to go to the theater because it is a social event, it is immersive, there is a genre variety, cultural influences, and the need to be the first to see it. These drive people to go to the theater and pay to see an expensive movie instead of waiting.
Movies were demassified by television when people decided to wait to watch movies on DVD or in another form. Also, people watched movies less after the invention of television. television was more available and it was believed to be more real than movies. Anything you saw on television was real but the stuff found in movies was only made up for entertainment reasons.
Movies are made through pictures. These pictures can be projected with or without sound. When moves were first developed, people were scared of them. Going to theater is a bigger experience than just watching a movie at home. Television is the biggest reason for the demassification of movies.
The in-class movie discussion was very interesting and somewhat surprising. When watching TV I never really thought about how it was made. I guess I knew that it is made from pictures at first. When it is projected, it appears to be moving. Even though I already assumed this I was still surprised. The Lumineer Brothers' invention made it possible for movies to be projected. They did not, however, discover how to project with sound. All movies were silent until a new invention was created. I think Mr. Miller did an excellent job of communicating this message through the video clip because it really helped me. I am a visual learner so seeing the video clip by these brothers showed what their invention was.
The most shocking part of the discussion was when Mr. Miller told us that the video made people jump and be scared. I cannot imagine being scared of a movie because of the reality of it. I have grown up with television though so I have never known life without movies. The people in the theater who had never seen a movie before were probably thinking about the oddness of a picture moving. I can't really relate this to anything except maybe learning something new. Therefore, I cannot picture screaming at the reality of a movie.
Also in this lecture were reasons for going to the theater when there are so many other options. People continue to go to the theater because it is a social event, it is immersive, there is a genre variety, cultural influences, and the need to be the first to see it. These drive people to go to the theater and pay to see an expensive movie instead of waiting.
Movies were demassified by television when people decided to wait to watch movies on DVD or in another form. Also, people watched movies less after the invention of television. television was more available and it was believed to be more real than movies. Anything you saw on television was real but the stuff found in movies was only made up for entertainment reasons.
Movies are made through pictures. These pictures can be projected with or without sound. When moves were first developed, people were scared of them. Going to theater is a bigger experience than just watching a movie at home. Television is the biggest reason for the demassification of movies.
Friday, October 25, 2013
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