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Taste of Tears: Hong Kong indie duo My Little Airport’s Sound of Resistance
This blog introduces My Little Airport (MLA), an indie band that represents Hong Kong culture and voices the struggles of its youth. Formed in 2004 by Ah P Lam and Nicole Ou, MLA has become a significant voice in a repressed society. In this post, I analyse their music video (MV) Otaku Girls, Take to…
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Does Female Gaze Exist?: Examining Fifth Harmony’s Work from Home Music Videos
When studying music videos, particularly those produced in a male-dominated entertainment business, the concept of the *female gaze* becomes a question. Fifth Harmony’s Work from Home has been frequently used as an example of where notions of the female gaze intersect with patriarchal portrayals of women. The MV appears to reverse the script. The women…
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Gender Paradox of RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race has become a cultural phenomenon, celebrating drag queens as artists who blur the lines of gender, performance, and identity. Yet, the show often reinforces narrow definitions of femininity, revealing a paradox within its celebration of gender diversity. As Horvat (2020) notes, media representations of queerness often navigate a complex interplay of visibility…
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HopeScope: How to succeed in the Creator Economy with Authenticity and Adaptability
HopeScope, whose real name is Hope Allen, is a successful American YouTuber known for her authentic product reviews, unboxings, and viral trend explorations. Launching her channel in 2012, she has developed a substantial following, with over 5 million subscribers in 2024. Starting as a niche reviewer of activewear, particularly leggings, she was initially recognised as…
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Behind the Sands: A (Fictional) Interview with the CGI Engineer of Dune
Disclaimer: Before we begin, a quick note that the interview blog is an entirely fake interview with Dune’s CGI engineer. While the conversation itself is imagined, it is based on actual information about the film production. This playful approach is intended to give you a fun, easy-to-digest way of understanding how the CGI works in…
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Exploring Animation’s Role in Chaos Cinema: A Dive into Mind Game
“We cannot know which shores the wave will carry us to until the very end,” said Masaaki Yuasa, a pioneer of Japanese animation known for his outré and visionary style. One of his works, Mind Game (2004), was an avant-garde piece in the post-cinematic era. Animation Beyond Continuity Unlike traditional film, which attempts to create…
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Self-Reflexive Cinema as Assemblage & Becoming
Earlier experimental cinema shows that filmmakers might have thought of the apparatus and the components of its fixed perceived machinery as open, dynamic and interactive. Experimental film is often self-reflexive because it actively goes against narrative and conventional form, and therefore does what Polan says in ‘Brecht and the politics of self-reflexive cinema’, “making strange…
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David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive the concept of ‘post-cinematic affect’
editor LAI WEI 33870474 David Lynch’s 2001 psychological drama Mulholland Drive weaves an erotic tale of mystery, deceit and fear of the unknown. The director himself claimed that the inspiration for Mulholland Drive came from a meditation that flooded his mind with images and ideas in a matter of minutes (Lynch). This “neo-noir humor” film…
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The Art of Reactivity: How Nick and Cory Transform Film Watching on YouTube
Reaction videos are one of YouTube’s most popular genres, turning passive media consumption into an interactive, performative experience (McDaniel, 2021). The channel Nick and Cory exemplifies this concept, aligning with McDaniel’s (2021) analysis of Music Reaction Videos by using comedic and emotional responses to foster audience engagement and create shared “affective experiences” (McDaniel, 2021, Introduction).…
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How has Netflix and Chill become the new euphemism for casual sex in Gen-Z language?
To reply to this question, we need to focus our attention on Jenner’s ideas of binge-watching, analysing users’ engagement and digital media’s integration into our everyday lives. Nowadays, because of social media, Gen-Z is looking for easy socialisation, something that doesn’t require significant effort. This aligns with the reasons why dating in 2024 is becoming…
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