Both films show British culture however in different ways. London to Brighton is dipicting the underground scene in london, this involves prostitution, drugs and gang culture.
Corrienation Street however shows comfortable working class northen people. Although they are both set in England they focus on select parts of society within the british culture. The episode we studied was set in 1970, the year the conservative party came into power, this means the society had been going through change, this effected the values in society. London to Brighton on the other hand, was set in a modern time, in which the labour party were in power and had been since 1997. The advancement in society oppend a loop hole for gang culture.
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Monday, 14 February 2011
Impact of the Internet on Media Production (TV)
Research the development of IPTV, find out what it is and how television companies make use of it.
This internet has changed almost everything about the way we digest media texts. All forms of media can be found online, from daily papers to feature length films we rarely need to leave our internet browser to find a media text. Although convenient, having everything we need online can be bad for the industries it suffocates; this is the case with illegal music, TV programmes and films on the web.
Through the development of IPTV how do you think television industry has developed over time?
Give specific examples you may have come across through your research.
Although the internet is a haven for illegal media texts, it is also a great place to catch up on missed programmes whenever you want. Products such as the BBC Iplayer and Channel 4’s 4OD (4 on demand) allow exactly that, eliminating the need for television. These programmes are extremely useful and each have a desktop application which allows you download the programmes and keep them for a certain amount of time.
Monday, 7 February 2011
We Think Theory
We Think explores how the web is changing our world, creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate, ideas and information.
Ideas take life when they are shared. That is why the web is such a potent platform for creativity and innovation.
It's also at the heart of why the web should be good for : democracy, by giving more people a voice and the ability to organise themselves; freedom, by giving more people the opportunity to be creative and equality, by allowing knowledge to be set free.
But sharing also brings with it dilemmas.
It leaves us more open to abuse and invasions of privacy.
Participation is not always a good thing: it can just create a cacophony.
Collaboration is sustained and reliable only under conditions which allow for self organisation.
Everywhere we turn there will be struggles between people who want to freely share - music, films, ideas, information - and those who want to control this activity, either corporations who want to make money or governments who fear debate and democracy. This conflict between the rising surge of mass collaboration and attempts to retain top down control will be one of the defining battles of our time, from Communist China, to Microsoft's battle with open source and the music industry's desperate rearguard action against the web.
Ideas take life when they are shared. That is why the web is such a potent platform for creativity and innovation.
It's also at the heart of why the web should be good for : democracy, by giving more people a voice and the ability to organise themselves; freedom, by giving more people the opportunity to be creative and equality, by allowing knowledge to be set free.
But sharing also brings with it dilemmas.
It leaves us more open to abuse and invasions of privacy.
Participation is not always a good thing: it can just create a cacophony.
Collaboration is sustained and reliable only under conditions which allow for self organisation.
Everywhere we turn there will be struggles between people who want to freely share - music, films, ideas, information - and those who want to control this activity, either corporations who want to make money or governments who fear debate and democracy. This conflict between the rising surge of mass collaboration and attempts to retain top down control will be one of the defining battles of our time, from Communist China, to Microsoft's battle with open source and the music industry's desperate rearguard action against the web.
The Long Tail Theory
The 'Long Tail Theory' is the theory that due onset of broadband internet it is possible to get a infinite variety of media products. This mean that niche are readily available as blockbuster products which means that the niche market has become equal to the mainstream market.
http://www.barb.co.uk/index/index
Due to thew fact that the figures show all the niche products added together are not too far off the percentage as all the niche products together. Because of this, the 'Long Tail" theory has been proven.
http://www.barb.co.uk/index/index
Due to thew fact that the figures show all the niche products added together are not too far off the percentage as all the niche products together. Because of this, the 'Long Tail" theory has been proven.
Monday, 31 January 2011
Illegal Downloading censorship and regulation
Q: What is the role of the Copyright and Trademark acts 2002?
A: The copyright and trade marks act of 2002 protects copyright materials. This means that the owner of the material is protected by people who may download it, however this doesn't usually happen.
Q: What is the role of Ofcom?
A: Ofcom is the government regulatory authority that regulates a number of different telecommunication industries in the UK. Some of the main areas Ofcom presides over are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints and competition. Ofcom has a policy to undertake many consultation processes.
Q: How do you think downloading TV programs and Films for free have effected the TV and film industries?
A: Obviously, if there is a large amount of people downloading TV programs and films that are not legal then these industries will be directly effected.
A: The copyright and trade marks act of 2002 protects copyright materials. This means that the owner of the material is protected by people who may download it, however this doesn't usually happen.
Q: What is the role of Ofcom?
A: Ofcom is the government regulatory authority that regulates a number of different telecommunication industries in the UK. Some of the main areas Ofcom presides over are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints and competition. Ofcom has a policy to undertake many consultation processes.
Q: How do you think downloading TV programs and Films for free have effected the TV and film industries?
A: Obviously, if there is a large amount of people downloading TV programs and films that are not legal then these industries will be directly effected.
Illegal Downloads
Q: Downloading a particular T.V show for personal use is okay.
A: It is not okay in the eyes of the law because of the digital millennium copyright act. However it is so common and almost socially acceptable that it doesn't seem a big problem. Many people use streaming websites which does not involve the actual download, people think that it is okay to do this because they believe that it is the person who originally uploaded the video that gets into trouble.
Q: It is okay if i download a T.V program, watch it, then give to my friend in exchange for money.
A:
A: It is not okay in the eyes of the law because of the digital millennium copyright act. However it is so common and almost socially acceptable that it doesn't seem a big problem. Many people use streaming websites which does not involve the actual download, people think that it is okay to do this because they believe that it is the person who originally uploaded the video that gets into trouble.
Q: It is okay if i download a T.V program, watch it, then give to my friend in exchange for money.
A:
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Postmodernism: Online Film Reviews
'To what extent would you say that online film reviews are postmodern?'
Are online reviews intertextual or bricolage? how?
We believe that online film reviews are intertextual rather than bricolage as they are analysing more than one media, like films and books as well as being a media type themselves. They are not combining many media types to create a collage and new meaning from this combination. The online film reviews are using films, a different media text, to add a new layer of meaning.
How do the reviews relate to Baudrillards theory of Simulacra?
Film reviews are not originals because they refer frequently to films which are copies of copies. E.g Batman begins is a copy of the original Batman films which are not even original themselves as they are copied from the cartoons. Therefore film reviews relate to Baudrillards theory of conveyed reality.
Are these reviews positive or negative?
The Da Vinchci Code - Mainly negative- Review from the Guardian made a lot of positive comments about the book, however towards the end of the review, after a synopsis of the film, the reviewer was very critical about the film, a quote to support this would be : 'The Da Vinci Code is a gloomy, murky, solemn picture. The stylised, monochrome flashbacks to the Emperor Constantine's Rome, the Crusades and the Inquisition look like the work of film school students, and their ineptness serves to raise doubts about their authenticity.'
Wallace and Gromit- Mainly positive- Review from Rotten Tomatoes had many positive aspects and was barely critical at all. It said that the quality of the film was excellent and that it was well made. The only negative comment made was that it could have been made in CGI rather than stop-motion. A quote to support this positivity is: 'The quality of the animation in Steve Box and Nick Park’s feature-length cartoon is so slick and smooth that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was just another computer-animated job. It isn’t. '
Snatch- Very negative-Review from the BBC was harsh and critical of the film snatch and how the it was similar to another film in many ways (lock, stock and two smoking barrels). The reviewer also states that the film lacks laughs, is uninteresting and has unnecessary characters. A quote to sum up this negative review is: 'don't believe the film-makers' hype that "Snatch" is 'completely different' to "Lock, Stock". It isn't.' and 'Unfortunately, that whole is patchy, crippled by a lack of laughs, too many uninteresting and therefore unnecessary characters and dialogue which now seems plain cheesy.'
How much of the reviews are reliable? Would you see a film based on its review? Why?
We feel that most of these reviews are reliable, apart from the one from the BBC where the reviewer gave it 2 out of five stars and the viewer gave it 5 out of 5 stars. We would want to watch a film if it had a review from a fellow viewer opposed to a critic because the reviews from critics are very in depth and negative and not necessarily from a typical viewers perspective. We would only read reviews if we wanted to see a good in depth film at the cinema, for example, not just for light entertainment.
Are online reviews intertextual or bricolage? how?
We believe that online film reviews are intertextual rather than bricolage as they are analysing more than one media, like films and books as well as being a media type themselves. They are not combining many media types to create a collage and new meaning from this combination. The online film reviews are using films, a different media text, to add a new layer of meaning.
How do the reviews relate to Baudrillards theory of Simulacra?
Film reviews are not originals because they refer frequently to films which are copies of copies. E.g Batman begins is a copy of the original Batman films which are not even original themselves as they are copied from the cartoons. Therefore film reviews relate to Baudrillards theory of conveyed reality.
Are these reviews positive or negative?
The Da Vinchci Code - Mainly negative- Review from the Guardian made a lot of positive comments about the book, however towards the end of the review, after a synopsis of the film, the reviewer was very critical about the film, a quote to support this would be : 'The Da Vinci Code is a gloomy, murky, solemn picture. The stylised, monochrome flashbacks to the Emperor Constantine's Rome, the Crusades and the Inquisition look like the work of film school students, and their ineptness serves to raise doubts about their authenticity.'
Wallace and Gromit- Mainly positive- Review from Rotten Tomatoes had many positive aspects and was barely critical at all. It said that the quality of the film was excellent and that it was well made. The only negative comment made was that it could have been made in CGI rather than stop-motion. A quote to support this positivity is: 'The quality of the animation in Steve Box and Nick Park’s feature-length cartoon is so slick and smooth that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was just another computer-animated job. It isn’t. '
Snatch- Very negative-Review from the BBC was harsh and critical of the film snatch and how the it was similar to another film in many ways (lock, stock and two smoking barrels). The reviewer also states that the film lacks laughs, is uninteresting and has unnecessary characters. A quote to sum up this negative review is: 'don't believe the film-makers' hype that "Snatch" is 'completely different' to "Lock, Stock". It isn't.' and 'Unfortunately, that whole is patchy, crippled by a lack of laughs, too many uninteresting and therefore unnecessary characters and dialogue which now seems plain cheesy.'
How much of the reviews are reliable? Would you see a film based on its review? Why?
We feel that most of these reviews are reliable, apart from the one from the BBC where the reviewer gave it 2 out of five stars and the viewer gave it 5 out of 5 stars. We would want to watch a film if it had a review from a fellow viewer opposed to a critic because the reviews from critics are very in depth and negative and not necessarily from a typical viewers perspective. We would only read reviews if we wanted to see a good in depth film at the cinema, for example, not just for light entertainment.
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