Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Thursday, 4 September 2014

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Look up!

This short video by Gary Turk is a reminder of the effects of social media on our society. By connecting online, we are disconnecting offline. What are we missing from life as a result? What critical moments do we miss that we didn't even know passed us by? Be sure to watch this entire video, especially the ending.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4132555/

Thursday, 26 June 2014

John Lennon's "Imagine," Made Into A Comic Strip




John Lennon's "Imagine," Made Into A Comic Strip

By John Lennon. Art by Pablo Stanley

Persuasive Elements

We have been discussing in class the use of 'persuasive elements' used by film-makers to emphasis a point or to illustrate an opinion. Film-makers employ a range of creative and technical techniques to communicate a range of ideas, messages or situations.

A recent text we have been focusing on is the 2004 documentary 'Fahrenheit 911' by Michael Moore. The text is about Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Poster

In this documentary we see Mr Moore use a range of persuasive elements to make his point and influence other. Below I discuss a range of these elements and how Moore used them within his film and what the purpose of this was.

For example.

  • Selective Editing - where a cut away will be used to either strengthen a point being made or to act as a juxtaposition to what it being said.