WEEK 5 LECTURE - CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION

This week's lecture taught us how we are for the most part consumers of content and that we consume this content through a variety of outlets or screens. The lecture showed us how the content we previously 'consumed' was a outlet of major studio's and media companies and how it has changed to become more user based. With the onset of citizen journalism and Mojo or Mobile journalists (such as freelance reporters). It is with these new content providers that the way we recieve and view information has dramatically changed. For example in the past we would have had to wait for the latest news to appear in our newspapers or tv screens, but with the onset of these two professions (especially citizen journalism) we are seeing the people take the place of the reporter. We also see official news footage swapped with user taken video that is often uploaded to the internet, which allows users to get up-to-the-date news coverage as the event is taking place.

We are also seeing a change in the way we view movies especially over the internet. With the emergence of fan-films, mash-ups, re-genres & re-cuts, internet short film and mobile content production. These things allow the user to add their personal touch to their favourite movies.

• Such as fan-films - which are films made by fans about their favourite movies, are good site to visit for this would be:
  http://www.atom.com/channel/channel_star_wars


• Mash-ups, Re-Genres & Re-Cuts - Is where fans take two different types of media (music, movies etc) and put them together to create something new. A good site for this would be:
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/24/the-13-best-movie-mash-up_n_550190.html


• Internet Short Film - Which are exactly what they say they are short films made and put on the internet. A good site is:
  http://tropfest.ninemsn.com.au/


• Mobile Content Production - Is where media such as movies are made on a person's mobile phone. An interesting website talks about a new wave of film making using the Apple iPhone 4.
  http://www.textually.org/picturephoning/archives/cat_movies_on_cell_phones.htm

As we look to the future of these concepts a good way to end things is how this weeks lecture finished by stating, the dramatic contemporary shift to internet-based media distribution makes video portable and more social. Devices like mobile phones and portable media players make it possible to have our media follow us wherever we’d like.

REFERENCE LIST

• Atom. (2010). Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from http://www.atom.com/channel/channel_star_wars
• Glaser, M. (2006). Your Guide to Citizen Journalism. Retrieved August 26, 2010, from http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/09/your-guide-to-citizen-journalism270.html
• McGlynn, K. (2010). The 13 Best Movie Mash-ups the Internet has to Offer. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/24/the-13-best-movie-mash-up_n_550190.html
• Picture Phoning. (2010).Movies on Cell Phones. Retrieved August 26, 2010, from http://www.textually.org/picturephoning/archives/cat_movies_on_cell_phones.htm
• Tropfest. (2010). Tropfest - Online Video Channel. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from http://tropfest.ninemsn.com.au/