Final Video…RRR

So, here it is. My MDCM2002 RRR Video for Sem 1, 2009.
I have so much respect for anyone involved in film. It’s time consuming and intensive – communicating a cohesive story is hard work.
This assignment was a challenging one. After planning, booking, co-ordinating schedules, interviewing, coffee, filming, editing, corrupt files, three heart failures, exporting, [...]

Continue Reading  Tagged:  #allaroundyou, #unswnetlit, #unswtv, mdcm2002, newsouthblogs, rebel June 15, 2009

Handing In- Final Notes and Hicoughs..

A couple of notes: There is something odd about the way QuickTime reads anamorophic video. Don’t worry if your PAL version plays in 4:3 - As long as you have a pixel-to-pixel archive I am happy…We will mark from the h264 so no need for panic.

I have left one important edit off the PHP - can you please put your  < 120word abstract/intro in the php file as well….Its noted in the PHP but not in the instructions.

Any problems please let me know..

Mat

Add comment June 15, 2009

Style Ninjas

Ok…The numbers are in. There was some discontent at who we’d left out which was always going to happen. Congrats to Jacki Kim, John Woo, Julia Tan and Chinthaka Senanayake for ripping in some votes even if they weren’t on the list. The other votes did tally to a nice consensus - although there was a nice spread of votes over all sites as well. Sorry to those that missed out. In terms of archiving and access I will be moving the final site to a new URL and leaving the current one where it is.

Drum Roll Please……The Winner………..with……112 Votes…………is……

……..find out after this short break…

Welcome back…and the winner is………………

Sam Jobbins-Wells (The Crowd against the Wall)

And the runners-up with everything from 82 down to 39 Votes are (in no particular order):

Talyssa S (The pin-board)
Jeremy Chan (The big white one with Primary Roll Overs)
Aliza S (The Monroe/Dean Scrapbook/Diary)
Clarissa L (The Blue,Brown and Orange - JohnK Feel)
Karina K ( The Pink Clothes/Power lines)

Those people who sites are going through now have a chance to alter their designs and fix problems.
Some will be asked to do so based on feedback, structural needs, and editorial privilege. Can those chosen please come see me, or email me, with the changes they’d like to make (if any) and I’ll reply with any additions.

If there are things in these sites you really want changed (particularly in Sam’s design) please yell out in the comments below….(hold off on the obvious errors….but style/design points are appreciated)

In terms of having this complete and finalised I will be working on it over the next few weeks and will let you know when we officially launch.

I will also be working on the House of Cards as I am marking so please make sure your room is up and running…..particularly if you had the important notes….

Thanks for your participation this session…Keep Making…

Mat.

Add comment  Tagged:  Final Style June 11, 2009

Final CSS Style Poll

We have whittled away at the many really terrific CSS styles submitted for Assignment 2. We’ve picked the ones we really loved or which had elements we thought we might like in the final site. Remeber that this is about design not technicalities - if there are small problems they can be fixed — SamJ had some trouble with text note indenting on her wonderful rollovers, JillL has a weird scrool bar on a short container but otherwise its great design….so vote on the overall feel not the technicalities.

Here is the form - Download it or get it in class/lecture deliver to me by the 8th of June.

Add comment June 4, 2009

Final Assignment Details and Extension

Here is a v.long detailed description of how to hand in your final assignment. Its longer that it needs to be because it adds steps for signing up to YouTube and uploading - something I am sure many of you will know better than I.

Remember no freaking out - no problem is unsolvable…..

The BIG news is that the powers that be have deemed that the Labs will be too crowded for all the courses to hand in week 13. That means you have and Extension

The final assignment is now Due Monday the 15th of June by 17:01pm (exactly).

I will be running through all this in the Lecture. Be there or risk missing important info.

Mat

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Audio Lecture

After yesterdays lecture on audio in film i decided to fiddle a bit with contrasting film and audio.
Check the youtube link below. The quality is rubbish and so is the editing but i hope you get the point.

Never loaded a youtube video before. very exciting indeed!

Continue Reading  Tagged:  mdcm2002 May 29, 2009

The Low Down.

UNSWTV’s The LowDown produced by media students Alex Barnett and Jan Duong with a whole bunch of Media Student talent including Chris Chong, Collette Isaac, Tom Ferguson, and Jeremy Barry.

Continue Reading  Tagged:  Featured, mdcm2002 May 26, 2009

The Low Down.

UNSWTV’s The LowDown produced by media students Alex Barnett and Jan Duong with a whole bunch of Media Student talent including Chris Chong, Collette Isaac, Tom Ferguson, and Jeremy Barry.

Continue Reading  Tagged:  ext, Featured, mdcm2002, syn May 26, 2009

Online Consumption and Downloading Gumption

I don’t download HBO television shows like True Blood, Weeds, 30Rock, Carnivale and Dexter (due to my slow and limited download internet access at home). I consume these shows through loan via friends who have unlimited download internet access. So, the question is – If I watch television shows that are downloaded from the Internet, [...]

Continue Reading  Tagged:  #last.fm, iTunes, mdcm2000, mdcm2002, youtube May 24, 2009

How far would you go?

So yeh How far would you go? In the morning I read about a story which also appeared in the nightline which tells of a sydney woman that told a lie about a Kings Cross shooting. She claimed to be a witness and made the whole thing up. For what? To get on tv? Just [...]

Continue Reading  Tagged:  clare, ext, mdcm2000, mdcm2002, newsouthblogs, syn May 24, 2009