Saturday, June 12, 2010

1st, but never last - Intro

Welcome to my 'Experiential Studies' blog, 'S.T.Y.L.E.' is my trademark, and here to talk about things that I or anyone else that have experienced almost anything in real life. The blog starts up here, however you could browse through my older post just to see how I do and what kind of research I've done. You can check out some of my other blogs but I must warn you first, I'm not a friendly writer :D. So I'm sorry if I may have used or present in a harsh way, but always remember, what I write is MY OPINION of things and don't aspect people to follow me. So don't be too 'emo' with what I write, though comments would be appreciated :D.
Share your ideas, and I'll share mine. Together we learn and I hope we will learn a lot of new things.

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Thanks for reading this cheap intro :p, and I hope you enjoy reading this blog.
Sayonara.

Edit: Pictures or more information regarding on weekly topics may be updated sometime later. Please come back & check out some of the older post, they may have something new added to it.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

New technology within a culture (END)

Computer, mostly the internet, as I see it has influence us the most. Computers tend to provide us more on both entertainment and knowledge as well. People nowadays don't go around much searching for information as they can just surf the internet. With just a click away, we can get information almost about anything, anytime. This has made us human to live in an unhealthy lifestyle by not having to move much doing things anymore. Communicating with others through instant messaging has become a common trend. Though it is true that it makes us easier to meet one another whether their near or far and that this service is free, it has made life conversation not so interesting
There are many possibilities to reshape the culture today with new technology. Communicating with others has become much easier whether they're close or far. Though we can't meet them in person, at least we are able to maintain our relationship with others.
With this week's lecture, I think its fun and all that technology really make our lives easier, but I don’t mind with having to do things manually for a while. If I were to manage all my daily things by technology like what was shown in this week’s class, then I’ll get bored with life itself. ^_^

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Media Imperialism based on "The Power of Nightmares"

Media Imperialism is when a powerful/wealthy country dominates the media worldwide and end up other country to follow them. Based on a documentary entitle "The Power of Nightmares", we can see clearly how America, who control the media worldwide, made other country thinks that there is a large terrorist group is out there to destroy humanity. The US makes the whole wide world into thinking that there is a terrorist group on the loose, to destroy the world, while this whole thing is just made up by certain politicians. The politicians’ main intention is to restore their power by earning the trust of the people around the world. Entrusting that they (the politicians’), can save the world from this horrible threat. But in reality, the treat that was just an illusion and that they have succeeded in bringing the world into utter chaos. People were so concerned about this is because, if it’s something shown in America, many believe it is right.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

The effects of TV base media by the 'Tetrad of Media' theory

The effects of media when shown on television is that TV enhance visual images and audio which attracts more attention and mostly people understand the message better this way. Obsolete, what the medium (or in this case the TV) drives out of prominence is in the early years is radios and newspapers. TV lessen the importance of text usage and gives out visual content in addition to sound. Retrieval, retrieve what previous medium that which are lost. Like we discuss in this week lecture, TV does not only reduce radio listeners, it also revives the concept that we use when using a radio. People from time to time listen more to the TV then watch it, notice most people like to set the volume high or nobody will bother to watch a 'silent' (muted) TV. This brings back the radio back to life. Lastly reversal is what the medium does when pushed to its limits. TV influence people more than trusting others, it puts a sense or feel that they're inside the world the TV speaks of.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Obscenity, pornography and indecency: What are the differences between these terms?

Obscenity is often words or context to express and offend others by using words for sexual harassment
Whereas Indecency is when a person describe or expose on TV of sexual or improper doing's could consider as "indecent," even though the program or ad took that various part and not the whole body.
Pornography is the exposure of one's sexual subject matter with only one intention of giving viewers arousing sexually imagery.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

What is Media Literacy and why is it important for FCMs

Media literacy is a way to study and evaluate, creating a message in a wide variety of media modes, genres or forms. It is a way to help people analyze a message to detect propaganda, censorship, and bias in news, story and public affairs.
Media literacy is important to FCM students so that we can promote, produce ideas for the public. This is so that we know how and what the viewers want. If we don't study or take note on what is media literacy, we will be creating things that will amuse ourselves; we will be selling our ideas to ourselves. As an example, designers analyze what attracts the public/buyers eyes and desire. People nowadays want items that are up to the trend, curvy and light in weight, also something that is clear-view/transparent to give that spacey look. And from this, is up to the designers to take these desires into designing an item.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Media stereotype

From the article the writer explains that Media stereotypes are usually done to goof off with other people’s religious, country or community. They use what symbolizes a community and use it to make fun of them, examples are like if an Arabian, the character will have a beard and if they were Jews they would have a funny accent. It is shown off mostly where we least expect. From movies, most viewers will notice the aspect of racism if it was presented and this is because most movies are for teenagers or adults. But if racism was shown in cartoons people will not have notice much. This is because the viewers are mostly children where they don't know or understand racism much. Other than that stereotype that’s shown in cartoons isn’t much noticeable or it may be because it’s in a form of cartoon and people tend to not take this issue seriously. This is maybe why they put in a form of cartoon, so that they (the producer) can make fun of others while people not realizing it. But it may be also to put young children in mind what are other people like. With this they can influence the children easier to hate those people or like them. The cartoons that was mention in the article is most of all stereotype media that I've seen only I didn't realize this at ALL until I read the article. There were some, not many movie (maybe I didn't realize) I've seen that were stereotype. But the one cartoon that are for adults that is guarantee as a stereotype media is Simpson.