Monday, November 12, 2012

Week 3


What is theatre? How do you think theatre, as a media form, communicates messages to its audience?



From the web, theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience.
In my point of view, theatre is a live show. It cannot captured in the film, live actor always bring surprise to the audients. They give different feeling from the film and theatre. We can feel the real emotion from the live actors.

Theatre today includes performances of plays and musicals. Although it can be defined broadly to include opera and ballet, those art forms are outside the scope of this article. They play musical instrument in live.

In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance of productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience. As an architectural feature, the stage may consist of a platform or series of platforms. In some cases, these may be temporary or adjustable but in theaters and other buildings devoted to such productions, the stage is often a permanent feature.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Week 2 task


Get pictures of 10 different types of media forms and describe them.


1.Social Media
Source:Google image
Social media people online using to communicate with friends. Updating or sharing information to others.

2.TV
Source: Goole image
TV is a strong broadcasting tool, moving image and sound attract audience. Instead of just reading or listening to what happened in a story,


3.Newspaper
Source: Google image, newspaper 2.jpg
Newspaper is a printed media, it consisting news, promotion, advertisement, education and others.


4.Magazine
Source: google image, magazine
Magazine is a publication containing information of beauty, finance, education and others.
It also a printed media.

5.Radio
Source: google image, radio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio
Radio is the wireless transmission of signals through free space by electromagnetic radiation of a frequency significantly below that of visible light, in the radio frequency range.
Audient listen radio while working, driving car……

6.Mobile
Source: google image, mobile
We can use mobile to communicate with others.
Nowadays smart phone can use internet to connect with others and also can download apps to chat with friends or other usage.

7.Electronic Media
Source: google image, electronic media
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/electronic-media.html
Electronic media is a broadcast or storage media that take advantage of electronic technology. They may include television, radio, Internet, fax, CD-ROMs, DVD, and any other medium that requires electricity or digital encoding of information. The term 'electronic media' is often used in contrast with print media.

8. Print ads
Source: google image, print ads
Print ads is a printed media it published at magazine, newspaper or poster.

9. Internet
Source: google image, internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
Internet provides information. Many browsers can use to search information.
The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support email.

10. Outdoor media
Source: google image. Outdoor media
Outdoor media is usually a sign on the highway, is may be a billboard, lorry billboard and others

Week 2 Entry


Identify at least 4 social/cultural groups and what media you think they use.


In social science, a social group is defined as two or more people who are joined together by some shared bond or affinity. Different types of groups may overlap with one another. Also, a given individual may belong to more than one group, although he may identify with one group more deeply than another. Group status can be acquired or lost instantly or assigned to an individual by outside observers.

Peer group
A peer group is a group with members of the same age, social status, and interests. Generally, people are relatively equal in terms of power when they interact with peers. In my opinion, peer group mostly stay together they always play Facebook chat together, using the same media like bloggers, youtube, mobile and others.

Clique
A group of people that have many of the same interests & commonly found in a High School/College setting; most of the time they have a name & rules for themselves.

Club
A club is a group, which usually requires one to apply to become a member. Such clubs may be dedicated to particular activities: sporting clubs, for example.
They will share their own opinion or experience in a sporting game and others.

Gang
A gang is usually an urban group that gathers in a particular area. It is a group of people that often hang around each other. They can be like some clubs, but much less formal.They are usually known in many countries to cause social unrest and also have negative influence on the members and may be a target for the law enforcers in case of any social vices