JR – 28 Millimetres: WOMEN

JR is a Parisian photographer; his project 28 Millimetres: WOMEN was enthused by the time he spent in Rio de Janeiro. The project’s focal point is the women who have been affected by crime and have lost loved ones to violent crimes and who still live in the repressive conditions rigged by crime. He pasted [...]

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Michael Wesch – A vision of students today

Michael Wesch, a professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University in Manhattan explores ‘the impact of new media on society and culture’. Wesch and his students created the video below; “A Vision of Today’s Student” is a fascinating and engaging documentary about what the student of today in this society where social networking sites [...]

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Ewa Jasiewicz

Ewa’s visit was very inspiring to me and it dealt with a lot of issues that has been covered in 300 MC. It also made me think about our pre conceptions in relation to what we are fed by the media and unveils our innocence.
 
Her presentation on participatory journalism was intriguing and made me think [...]

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Hans Rosling

The work of Hans Rowling made me think about how we are consumed/ captivated by the media and the government and the information that are fed.  A simple pre-test created by Rolling definitely puts this idea into context. A majority of our preconceptions about other countries deemed as ‘third world’ derive from the media and [...]

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The Evolution of YouTube

YouTube has exploded over the past few years, founded in 2005 it has now become a phenomenon as it does not only provide information that is rare, available and easy to find but it is now an opportunity for everyone to become a celebrity. With the increasingly popularity of reality television shows, you tube seems [...]

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Otesánek (Little Otik)

Otesánek by Jan Svankmajer is based on an eastern European fairytale. Although I find the film quite peculiar and scary at times like the use of stop motion and I am very much attracted to its surrealistic approach which used visual forms to show the internal psychological state.
 

This idea of using an [...]

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The Five Obstructions

“Creativity Loves Limits” is one of many descriptions of “The Five Obstructions” by Jorgen Leth and Lars Von Trier film. This, an exemplar and extremely artistic film expected from renowned and terrific film maker Jorgen Leth was a lesson in perseverance and morals for me as an aspiring media professional.
 

 
Would [...]

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