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English 231: Film, New Media, and Culture (Influential Theorists (Marshall…
English 231: Film, New Media, and Culture
Influential Theorists
Marshall McLuhan
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Known as "the first father and leading prophet of the electronic age" and "The High Priest of Pop Culture" (Kappelman)
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Nicholas Carr
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Google: when the Internet becomes the primary source of information for many people, they tend to rely on Google for simple things because people know that they no longer have to remember them
claims that the Internet is changing the way people think because we no longer have to rely on books or ourselves to retain information
Clay Shirky
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"argues that the history of the modern world could be rendered as the history of ways of arguing, where changes in media change what sort of arguments are possible — with deep social and political implications" (TED)
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Key Concepts
NEW MEDIA
Ray Kurzweil
inventor, transhumanist, futurist
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makes many predictions about technology and the way it will change, is more correct than most when it comes to predicting new media
Definition of new media : "a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century" (newmedia.org)
"For example, new media holds out a possibility of an on-demand access to content anytime, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content"
"Democratization of the creation, publishing, distribution and consumption of media content" is also a large part of new media because when people are free to make and post what they please with access to whatever they want to see, people are generally more creative and able to express themselves through the new kinds of digital media.
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Convergence: "process whereby new technologies are accompanied by existing media and communication industries and cultures" (Flew, 1024, p. 5)
Digital divide: refers to the separation between people who are able and unable to afford or access different forms of technology
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New vs. Old Media
Old: magazines, books, paper based publications, TV programs, feature films
New: Internet, computer multimedia, computer games, CDs, DVDs
CULTURE
Social media
critiqued by many
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Andrew Keen: the cult of the amateur= mass participation in social media undermines truth and belittles the knowledge and capacity of people
Jaron Lanier: argued against "the capacity of platforms for collective authorship to efface individual creativity"
Evgeny Morozov: argues that people do not understand the magnitude of viewing political and social issues on social media
Games
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Video games and arcade games have become more popular over the years as they continue to become more complex
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FILM
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Film Theory
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Cinematography:
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Quality
contrast: ratio of dark to light, creates a dramatic effect
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Important Texts
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“Film Theory and Approaches to Criticism, or, What Did That Movie Mean” by Christopher P. Jacobs
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“Recounting the plot of the movie, telling what happens, is the simplest way to explain it to someone else” (Jacobs, par. 2)
Analysis vs. review
Analysis: “An analysis attempts to determine how the film actually uses various cinematic techniques and elements of film or narrative form to make a viewer react in a certain way and why it makes viewers come away with certain opinions about it” (Jacobs, par. 3).
Review: “A review typically includes personal impressions and evaluations of a movie’s contents and techniques” (Jacobs, par. 3).
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