Neset Extended Media Diploma

Bertolt Brecht was a famous German playwright and poet.   Brecht started to write political poetry and plays at an early age about social issues. He was branded a troublemaker at school and got expelled for writing anti-war poems .  Brecht became interested in Karl Marx’s Theories of Socialism. Brechtian film uses an anti-illusionistic style of presentation. It replaces the hypnotized spectator with the critical, rational one. The focus shifts from action and outcome to argument and analysis, using devices such as intertitles and commentary.  Verfremdungseffekt was used to direct the audience’s attention to something new.This was done by getting the scene started, and then doing something unexpected. When the rhythm is interrupted, the audience stops getting lost in the emotion, story and characters. They are able to start to think and question.

How can we create awareness of the mental health issues developed through the use of social media. We can create awareness by creating a campaign for mental health, for example a short advert or a print advert like a poster ext. How can we become a voice for vulnerable users of social media? Based on previous all classes, write a brief reflection of how we can use all of the knowledge to help improve the way we use social media?

Write a short case study of one of the web 2.0 services (Youtube, Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, Insta, Snap) Do you think this service can become addictive for users? Explain why? In what ways are they interactive? How do they depend on user generated content from prosumers ? (define both terms) Is this good or bad? How do they make money? What are the pros and cons of using the service? Services like Youtube, Soundcloud, Facebook ext can be very addictive,  While social media was becoming popular, the internet also became more widely used, cheaper to access, and faster to load content.  The rise of mobile phones with internet capabilities and mobile internet also made it easier for social media to be available wherever you go, and regardless of whatever you’re doing. Thanks to the popularity of social media, you can constantly and instantaneously update your network about what you’re eating, what you’re wearing, and who you’re with. This is why it has ...

Surrealism: Surrealism means super-realism. Surrealism literary means ‘above and beyond reality’. Surrealism sought to free the imaginative human mind & reveal the unconscious encouraging and rejection of logic & reasoning.  Many surrealists had an interest in the cinema, but more the popular cinema of the day, rather than the more 'poetic' styles.  A favorite surrealist game was to wander around Paris going into any film screening, staying for a few minutes (or until they got bored) and then moving on to the next screening, and so on. Thus creating their own exquisite corpse narratives. Historical background: Surrealism was an artistic and literary movement that emerged in reaction to the horrors of World War I. Artists responded to the horrors of war by challenging the prevalent norms of society and its values. With a spirit of idealism, artist and writers shared a belief that they could change the world by freeing the unconscious mind from rational though...

Here is an example of a good / useful student shot list  http://symoneweekesleytona2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/story-board-write-up.html   Shot no. Shot / description Sound / dialogue 1 Close up  Dialogue  2 Mid shot  Dialogue  3 Long shot  Dialogue