For my project,  I will be analysing the film ‘Midnight in Paris’ using key media concepts, including Media Language (mise en scene, camera, sound etc.), Institution, Genre, Representation, Audience, Ideologies and Narrative. I hope to find inspiration in the character’s personal journey as they experience Paris and apply it to my animation, which also shows similar themes of growth and change.   ~ A Quick Note ~   I had heard of this film before but never watched it, until a week or so ago when I felt it necessary to better grasp my project’s themes. With each minute that […]

In order to make an educated decision for the final product of my project, I will be researching different production formats and deciding which one will best fit my chosen culture. A big consideration to make is the client and their platforms, audience, and lines of business, which are the main ways businesses generate revenue. In VICE, this is done through the categorisation of their content and targeted audiences for each platform.   VICE’s 5 Lines: VICE Media – the world’s largest independent youth media company, deals with the online sector (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram etc.) VICE Studios – a feature […]

To best understand what is expected in terms of the quality, characteristics and content of my culture project, I have done some research on the client: Vice Media Group LLC   Who are Vice?   Vice is an American-Canadian digital media and broadcasting company, originally founded in 1994 as an alternative magazine. Their main focuses were lifestyle, arts, culture, news and politics, and when the founders later launched the youth media company, those topics carried across and built the basis of Vice’s modern-day success. With offices in 35 cities around the world and 1700 pieces of contents produced daily, Vice […]

What is Culture?   Culture is the inclusion of recognisable aspects and/or predicaments relating to one, or multiple ways in which diverse groups can live their lives. These include characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. To me, culture is the differences in people’s ways of living and it can be quite personal, as everyone has individual rituals and traditions they follow, which can be from a mix from different countries and groups. I will be looking at different categories such as the ones above, but on a broader […]