Media Magazine Conference

1. Chewing gum for the brain: Why do people talk such rubbish about Media Studies?
Why Media Studies is  worth studying?

Where did your inspiration come from?

An article in the Daily Mail about Homer Simpson. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1092730/Doh-Im-modern-icon-Hes-fat-yellow-moron-whos-just-won-Turner-Prize-So-DOES-world-love-Homer-Simpson.html). The independent, Tories to tackle MS Menace article by Michael Gove, talks about how schools are “dumbing down” students by showing videos of The Simpsons in lessons.

Media Studies is shit (BLOG)

Mathew Arnold, Frank and Queenie Leavis (Literature against Pop Culture (Media Studies) all suggested to study Media, not analyse Media but find out what was wrong with it.

Media studies is one of the more competitive subjects, Soft option? There is no way of comparing results. Studies have shown that more than 2/3 of students will have jobs after leaving media in University, as it provides skills in team building, speaking and most things employers want to hear when employing.

2. Online media, Cleggmania, and the Cowell Factor.
How do online media and convergence impact on the ways audiences and producers use and create media?
 

This lecture was about “Democracy Only” who Tony Ben had started a whole new debate about.

There is a YouTube video named “Media and everyday life” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWNXg7Vt-ig)

Media Studies has become “more modern & more interactive” the question is, does it make it more democratic? This came on to how convergence media is becoming more interactive from video games being developed.

“Books will die in around 10-15 years; the industry won’t be able to survive”

The lecture came to an end with a list of books for all media studiers to read, from: Dan Gilmore (We the media), Michael Vesh (Whole new democracy, online), Henry Jenkins (Convergence Culture) and many more.

3.Perfecting your production work.
How to get the most out of your practical projects. (http://petesmediablog.blogspot.com/)

Pete Fraser

Research:

-          Really Look at examples

-          Keep evidence of all research

-          Research every angle

-          Conventions, audiences & institutions

Planning:

-          Plan for all eventualities- what could possibly go wrong?

-          Record all your planning, visuals

-          Show the process of production journey

Blogging:

-          A blog allow you to link to examples, ideas

Evidence:

-          Storyboards, animations & flat panels

Ideas:

-          Have a workable concept with realistic plans

-          Try a “25 word pitch”, explain clearly

Get feedback:

-          From teachers, peers – take on board their views to help with perfecting production

-          Keep a record of all results