Media+journals

//Have the creators of Glee successfully managed to author their message -- that singers, dancers, performers are cool members of the school society? If so, have they altered the ideology of its target audience (presumably 18-35)? How is this message put together (authorship)? What elements of mise-en-scene, camera work, lighting, sound, etc are used to construct this message (format)? What values and lifestyles is the show trying to promote (content)? How could this be interpreted differently by different audiences (audience)? //
 * //JOURNAL UPDATE AS OF 24 NOVEMBER //**
 * //Due for NEXT Friday... //**
 * //Choose 4 of the following response topics (as long as you have not previously journaled on it). When possible, refer to the concepts we have discussed in class and make connection to the journal topic. //**
 * //Journals should be approximately 3/4 to a full-page in length. //**
 * //The only mandatory hand in for next Friday is 'Shrek'. //**
 * //REMINDER --> iDoc due for presentation next Tuesday. //**
 * //Journal topics //**

//10 minutes in your media journals: According to the A.C. Nielsen Co, the TV viewing habits of the average American adds up to more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/ week or 2 months non-stop TV watching per year). In a 65 year-old life that's 9 years glued to the tube. So, what's your opinion? Is watching TV good, or bad or both? Do you believe (as some do) that person's viewing habits can influence their beahviour? What are some positive things that come from watching TV? Name some negative things that come from TV as well. //

//Media reaction piece. ////We will view the following two videos. In your media journal, I need you to respond with your thoughts on the idea -- Is the internet 'good' or 'bad'. If the the internet were to completely disappear today, would the world be a better or worse place? ////Good internet ////Bad Internet // //Is Shrek bad for Kids? -- Click for article. // //We are 2/3 of the way done Media Studies 120. Please write a journal outlining what you have enjoyed, disliked, felt you have learned, wished we had more time with, etc. In essence...review the course. // // Please watch either (or both) of the videos below. Comment on the message. How do the concepts you've learned (authorship, format, content, audience, purpose) work in this / these videos? // //Let's Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates. // //<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">Dear 16 Year Old Me // //Facebook Follies//

//Journal Entry: Careers ending. Marriages crumbling. Friendships evaporating. Are social media responsible for these situations, or are they simply just another vehicle for humanity's need to share its lives and, as a result, make mistakes?//