Wysocki, Berger and McCloud discussion questions

Sweded project follow-up

“You should blog on the 4 stages of the process: pre-production/brainstorming, shooting, editing, post-production/critique. Note that you shouldn’t have much to say about editing since this project should only be minimally edited, but you should have more to say about the other 3 stages. We’ll go over these in more detail in class.”

DQ response 2: Drucker and Elkins, everyday looking, “language in the landscape”

“Elkins writes that there are times when one looks at an object, even a familiar one, it suddenly develops meaning and gains depth that was not there before.  Has this ever happened to you?  What was the object and in what way did you look at it to apprecite [sic] the meaning of it?”

Drucker and Elkins discussion questions

• Drucker suggests that “only language tries to tell us what we see” (94). What example does she cite to illustrate this idea? What is another example of this, and how does it confirm Drucker’s idea?
• How would you describe Drucker’s idea of “language in context” (99)?
• Why do you think something as useful and heavily-relied-upon as sight has become a source of pleasure? Is sight practical or enjoyable? Can it be both?

Everyday remediation

“As you go about your daily lives, begin to notice the ways remediation is around you. What examples of remediation do you see, and how do they work? By Thursday, post an example of remediation to your blog and talk about how it’s working.”

Graffiti

“For homework, find an example of graffiti (it can be online or something you find on campus or other places you’re been) and post a picture of it to your blog. Do a short analysis, talking about where the graffiti is, who you think did the graffiti, and what is the message behind it or the reason that person did the graffiti.”

Dodgeball, short and sweded

Dodgeball, the short and sweded version. All roles in this film were played by Steven Sanchez, Dan Breitberg, Davis Son, and me.

DQ response 1: BD&G ch. 1, remediation, sweded projects

“How has the evolution of hypermediacy on the world wide web effected [sic] newspapers?”

Bolter, David & Grusin ch. 1 discussion questions

Reading linked here.

• What does GUI stand for, and how does its “triumph” in personal computing illustrate our increasing desire for immediacy?
• How have painting, early photography, and digital graphics attempted to deal with the issue of transparency?
• Does remediation relate more to the concept of immediacy or hypermediacy? Why? What are some examples that support your conclusions?

Thoughts on Be Kind Rewind

As far as films go, this didn’t involve the best acting by people who are normally pretty reliable in their performances. The camerawork was nothing of note either–scenes were shot at strange angles, things that maybe should have been shown on screen weren’t or were shot badly and vice versa. Strictly from the perspective of enjoyment, Be Kind Rewind wasn’t terrible and I would pick it up again to watch in its entirety. It certainly raises some interesting questions about the pleasure of film-viewing, ownership, and the relationship between business and consumer.