How do media, propaganda, and advertisements affect me? Well, probably much more then I think. There's the obvious influence from pop culture and mass media that tend to shape the kind of person you are while growing up. An example of this is the thousands of fads and trends that young people like us see all over social media. But, getting into some more advanced stuff that affects outside our immediate world, we also see so much news that can change our world view. Twitter is an excellent example of this as we see articles and news blasts about Donald Trump and his absolutely ridiculous notions in America. Canadian news tends to make him look like a complete idiot, which I believe he is. I strongly believe he is. But on the contrary, American news tries to justify his actions by wording their articles correctly to get the American people on their side. It makes sense that they would do this for Americans as the government is going to need the generals population to back them up in their decisions. But anyway, back to the actual questions. How am I affected? I would say my view on America is tarnished from all of the bad news I've seen about that hell hole. I don't even know if half the stuff I read is true but it doesn't matter, I still just do not like Americans or their country.
About the documentary we just watched, something like North Korean propaganda, I really don't know what to believe. I think that both sides of the story are lying or at least exaggerating many things they state as true. I believe that North Korea is not a nice place to be and that their culture/government is ran in a very non-progressive way despite what they may say. But, I also think that the U.S. and other countries are exaggerating and making up lies to really deteriorate the country and make it seem like fresh hell.
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Film Making
Hmmmm, what can I say about making my own film. It was an experience. My shots were obviously very choppy and did not flow in the least, but, I did it. Of course I chose to rip off my most favourite movie ever, Dirty Dancing. I honestly thought I did not bad for a 5 minute remake of the movie.
The hardest part of making this movie, was probably the fact that I didn't get to work with real-life Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. But I think the actors I chose did well.
The best part about making this movie was getting to see the chemistry unfold between the two main actors. Some of the shots they had to film exposed them in a whole new way that allowed them to open up to one another.
In the end, my movie sort of ended up how I expected, with just a few scenes cut out. I'm pretty happy with the final product even though it's choppy and hard to follow unless you have seen Dirty Dancing a million times like I have.
The hardest part was finding a day when I could use all of my actors at once and really get down to business.
I would say editing was the easiest part of this whole deal. I used iMovie on my iPad to put all of my clips together. Very user friendly.
Overall this was kinda fun. Very stressful, but sorta in a way fun.
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The hardest part of making this movie, was probably the fact that I didn't get to work with real-life Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. But I think the actors I chose did well.
The best part about making this movie was getting to see the chemistry unfold between the two main actors. Some of the shots they had to film exposed them in a whole new way that allowed them to open up to one another.
In the end, my movie sort of ended up how I expected, with just a few scenes cut out. I'm pretty happy with the final product even though it's choppy and hard to follow unless you have seen Dirty Dancing a million times like I have.
The hardest part was finding a day when I could use all of my actors at once and really get down to business.
I would say editing was the easiest part of this whole deal. I used iMovie on my iPad to put all of my clips together. Very user friendly.
Overall this was kinda fun. Very stressful, but sorta in a way fun.
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Microsoft Excel
Can I just start by saying, Microsoft excel assignments are SOOOO BORING!!! My experience was fine but I just would rather not do excel all day every day for the rest of my life. I think I will use excel when I'm an adult to keep track of my money and such. The fact that the program has all of the equations automatically in it, is very helpful and makes everything that much more easy. It is also good for mortgages and working percents into the mix.
I mean it was boring, but at least I know how to budget myself now.
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I mean it was boring, but at least I know how to budget myself now.
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Friday, 10 February 2017
WEEBLY REVIEW
I found the weebly site easy to use. There are many different templates already made for you to choose from. You can also choose to create your own website from scratch and design it how you like. I chose to use a template already made. I found it quite easy to change the images and setup of my website. Overall the website is very easy to use and is a good tool to have for things like promoting your work, or just simply sharing your thoughts with others. It's also just really cool.
My personal experience with weebly is a little bit different. Yes I found the site easy to use, but, I simply don't have anything to make a website about. I did struggle with trying to fill the spaces provided to me and trying to find a theme I wanted to go with. My advice would be if you don't have a specific thing to make a website about, just make it about something you enjoy talking about. It will make your creating of the site a little easier and more enjoyable.
Also check out my weebly. It's pretty dope.
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My personal experience with weebly is a little bit different. Yes I found the site easy to use, but, I simply don't have anything to make a website about. I did struggle with trying to fill the spaces provided to me and trying to find a theme I wanted to go with. My advice would be if you don't have a specific thing to make a website about, just make it about something you enjoy talking about. It will make your creating of the site a little easier and more enjoyable.
Also check out my weebly. It's pretty dope.
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Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Moovly Experience
Honestly, when I first opened the moovly website, I had no idea what was going on. I also chose not to read the tour/tutorial. At the beginning of my journey with moovly, I was frustrated and disappointed because I had such a hard time trying to put even one set of words in the right spot, let alone try to make it interesting and fun. After I got my basic information down, I figured out that
You can imagine how stupid I felt after finally discovering that in the bottom tab/bar thing, you could adjust length of slide, actions to indtroduce your slide, the order, etc. But hey, that's my life.
Overall I like moovly. Now that I know how to use it, I think I could see myself using it in the future for a more creative, fun presentation.
Make sure you check out my moovly I created.
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THE BOTTOM BAR IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING!!!!
Overall I like moovly. Now that I know how to use it, I think I could see myself using it in the future for a more creative, fun presentation.
Make sure you check out my moovly I created.
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Friday, 3 February 2017
Piracy, good or bad?
Piracy, good or bad? Obviously piracy isn't a good thing because millions of people scam companies out of their profits everyday by illegally downloading movies/music. But also, I mean, good for everyone who gets away with it because, lets be real for a second...
So I understand why almost everyone scams the big productions out of money for a few songs... BUT. I'm not saying I agree with piracy because although its a good way to save a few bucks, it is overall very illegal and a tad unethical. An example of piracy would be if Jane produced a song and 15 different labels wanted to produce it. Jane chose which label she wanted to be represented by and they started to produce her. What Jane did not know though, was that an internet hacker guy named Helger, made a website that could download Jane's music illegally. Now Jane is out a lot of profits. Poor Jane.
source of image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Girl_with_sad_face.jpg
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NO ONE WANTS TO PAY $1.67 FOR ONE FREAKING SONG THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE SICK OF IN A FEW WEEKS!!!!!!
So I understand why almost everyone scams the big productions out of money for a few songs... BUT. I'm not saying I agree with piracy because although its a good way to save a few bucks, it is overall very illegal and a tad unethical. An example of piracy would be if Jane produced a song and 15 different labels wanted to produce it. Jane chose which label she wanted to be represented by and they started to produce her. What Jane did not know though, was that an internet hacker guy named Helger, made a website that could download Jane's music illegally. Now Jane is out a lot of profits. Poor Jane.
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| "Now I'm worthless...*cry*" |
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Thursday, 2 February 2017
This year in ICT, I would like to learn how to use certain computer programs that I may not have been exposed to in the past. There are Microsoft programs that I have no experience with and would like to learn how to use for future projects or assignments I may have in University/College. My teacher mentioned that this year we will be doing some digital film making and editing which I think will be such a fun experience and I'm very excited to create my very own short film. Hopefully it won't be a flop.
Having this blog is going to be a great way to organize me ideas, and work on some of my typing. I'm stoked to share my thoughts in this format with anyone who cares to read my blog.
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Having this blog is going to be a great way to organize me ideas, and work on some of my typing. I'm stoked to share my thoughts in this format with anyone who cares to read my blog.
-till next time
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