I watched Inglorious Bastards last night and really enjoyed it. As a Quentin Tarantino flim I expected more violence/gore but I wish there was more. It was quite funny and I could not take Brad Pitt seriously with his super fake Texan accent. My favourite line "I can speak I-talian" - ha.
So getting down to business...
Who:
Shosanna Dreyfus, The Bastards (Lt. Aldo Raine, Sgt. Donny Donowitz "The Jew Bear", Lt. Archie Hicox, Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz, Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki, Pfc. Smithson Utivich "The Little Jew", Pfc. Omar Ulmer) and Col. Hans Landa "The Jew Hunter"
What:
A plot to kill Hitler and the Third Reich at a film premire by The Bastards and cinema owner Shosanna (French-Jew).
When:
1945
Where:
Nazi occupied France
Why:
To end the war and the Allies win - basically kill all the Nazis and their leaders in the one go
How:
The Bastard's/America's plan is to plant bombs within the cinema-a suicide misson to blow up the cinema.
Meanwhile Shosanna who owns the cinema has hatched a plan to burn down the cinema by setting alight the stockpiles of film roles.
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Week 3 lecture review
Week 3:
"Learning the language of the the Cinema"
For week three's lecture we were taught about camera angles (shots) and how they apply to film. The different shots also give the viewer a sense of who, what, where, when, why and how. Next was the subject within a frame allowing for head room, talking space, the rule of thirds and the 180 degree rule.
Week 2 lecture review
Week 2:
During the week two lecture we learnt about the history of computing and the internet. We learnt about key people and inventions such as Charles Babbage and the Difference Engine, and Alan Turning who largely contributed to the construction of the computer. The first commercial computer was produce by IBM in the 1950s. We also learnt about Xerox PRAC, MAC and the combination of IBM and Microsoft. Next was the internet and the world wide web. We learnt about its growing uses such as email, instant messaging, file sharing etc.
Week 1 Lecture Review
Week One:
"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"
In the first lecture we were taught about new and old media. Old media being land lines, film, written letters, etc, and new media being mobile phones, the internet and its various uses like social networking. We also learnt about what is communication, technology and convergence.
Scavenger Hunt.
As of last tutorial I did not get to complete all of the the scavenger hunt questions...
so here is the remaining ones:
2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?
9. What was the top song on the Australian pop charts in this week in 1965?
10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on the keyboards and vocals?
Scavenger Hunt!
When the world relies heavily upon google for an abundance of compiled information at a click of a button it is hard to even think about using different search engine. As a google user myself it's hard to even think of another search engine. Even wikipedia is an amazing source of information on the most random things (especially music!).
So in this tutorial we must find answers to random questions without using google or wikipedia.
Question 1
What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?
The world's largest pumpkin weighs 1689 pounds, grown by Joe Jutras. The pumpkin took over four and a half months to grow.
[Source: www.askjeeves.com, www.bing.com]
Question 2
What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?
Question 3
What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
A giraffe's tongue is 46 centimeters long.
[Source: www.askjeeves.com]
Question 4
How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?
Glycomics is derived from the chemical prefix for sweetness or sugar ("glyco-") and formed to establish genomics which deals with genes and proteins. carbohydrates in an organism is referred to as the glycome.
[source: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Glycomics]
[source: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Glycomics]
Glycomics is the comprehensive study of glycomes (the entire complement of sugars, whether free or present in more complex molecules, of an organism), including genetic, physiologic, pathologic, and other aspects. Glycomics "is the systematic study of all glycan structures of a given cell type or organism" and is a subset of glycobiology.
[Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/glycomics]
In other words the term glycomics is the study of sugar molecules and structures of an organism.
The term seagull manager refers to a type of management style where a manager only interacts with employees to criticize their work or when a problem arrises.
[Source: www.wordspy.com]
Question 5
What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?
David Cronenberg's first feature film was Shivers released in 1975.
[Source: http://www.filmreference.com/Directors-Co-Du/Cronenberg-David.html]
The David Cronenberg film in which Debbie Harry (lead singer of Blondie) appears in is Videodrome.
[Source: www.freedatabase.com]
Question 6
When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
The original Hacker's Manifesto was written on January 8, 1986 by "The Mentor".
[Source: www.bing.com]
Question 7
Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
Due to the "low fill" of the 555 code, Hollywood was encouraged to quote 555 numbers in their productions to prevent real subscribers being harassed by members of the public trying out the numbers quoted on the screen. Generic and satirical advertisements and commercials often used 555 numbers.
[Source: www.askjeeves.com]
Question 8
What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?
The cheapest form of travel is to drive... in the average car it costs about $50 in fuel to get from the Gold Coast to Sydney.
Language of the Screen
Camera Angles:
MS:A mid shot (animation on right) contains the characters or a character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters' faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters. This is also known as a social shot.
ECU:
An extreme close-up (animation on right) contains one part of a character's face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films, particularly the example above. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.
Source: Skwirk
WS:
Source: MediaCollege.com |
History of computing and the internet
1642 - At 19 French inventor Beliase Pascal invented the first mechanical calculator. The calculator was able to add and subtract.
1674 - Gottfried Leibniz of Germany designs a machine able multiply and divide.
1834 - Charles Babbage invented a mechanical computer, called a "difference engine". The difference engine could calculate and print the calculations. However this machine or the later "analytical engine" were not built in his lifetime. The construction of the difference engine was in London in the 1900s.
1835 - Samuel Morse invented the Morse Code
1837 - William Cook and Charles Wheatstone invented the telegraph
1855 - G. Schnetz creates a calculating engine which was displayed in a Paris Exhibition
1876 - Alexander Bell invents the first telephone
1889 - Herman Hollerith invented a tabulating machine.
1896 - Herman Holleritih funds a company (Tabulating Machine Company) which later becomes IBM
1911 - TMC is changed to IBM (International Business Machines)
1926 - The first television is invented by John Logie Baird
1937 - Alan Turing develops the theoretical computing machine concept
1949-50 - Printed electronic circuits are invented
1950 - Big computers
1953 - IBM starts building big computers
1954 - Fortran programming language
1960 - first email programme called mailbox
1964 - IBM first word processor
1965 - first minicomputer
1971 - Microprocessor
1972 - pocket calculator, email between two machines
1975 - portable computer
1984 - Apple Macintosh introduces the mouse and window interface, CD-ROM and cyberspace
1986 - the internet takes shape
early 1900's - Wired networks number over 7,500 worldwide, reaching people in more than 75 countries
1995 - There are 30 to 40 million Internet users in the world (estimated).
Source: Internet Timeline
The future is....
light emitting t-shirts.
Imagine there would be no night, just a sea of glow. Well done phillips, the world is now a giant glow stick. Welcome ET.
In all honestly how does a light tap contribute to anything of humanity. The SmartFaucet has a facial recognition device which activates when you stand in front of it to deliver your personalised water temperature. While washing your hands or bushing your teeth feel free to check your email, or perhaps the temperature outside.
http://www.gizmag.com/high-tech-tap-sets-temperature-using-facial-recognition/11519/
The iphone 3GS. I really, really, really want one =[.
The new iphone hits Australia's shores latter this year. The 3GS features an in built video camera, compass (in case you get lost), voice control and heaps of other unusual and pointless gadgets.
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