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The Evolution of Gendered Narratives in The Last of Us: Gaming Meets Trans TV
It’s common knowledge that gender representation is an issue in video games. Women are under-represented in the medium overall, according to the research, and that’s not just in terms of playable characters. In the age of digital platforms, trans representation has progressed considerably, expanding beyond the confines of traditional television to other types of audiovisual…
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Aesthetics in Streaming Media Platform Distribution Films: Taking Marriage Story (2019) as Example
In 2019, Netflix officially joined the Motion Picture Association of America, marking that streaming movies have been recognized and accepted by the film industry, which makes the public and researchers re-examine streaming movies as an emerging film art form. This blog will take Marriage Story (2019) which was released by Netflix in 2019 as an…
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Kanye West’s ‘Runaway’- Fusing together Art, Film and Music
Kanye West’s ‘Runaway’, released in 2010, is a 34-minute visual album that blends music and cinematography to portray themes of romance, race and materialism. Kanye attempts to blur the lines between film, music and art through surreal and symbolic imagery accompanied by a powerful soundtrack that enhances the emotional experience. Within the visual album, Kanye’s…
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What Netflix is shaping the modern era: The seismic changes happening under our noses
What Netflix is shaping the modern era: The seismic changes happening under our noses By Leyan Zhang, 33734844 Jenner mentioned in her book “Netflix and the Re-Invention of Television”, that according to the history of Netflix, they were a DVD rental company in the early days. Later, they collected audience preferences from the DVD rental business: for…
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The Use of Analogue Techniques in Digital Media
Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along is a fine example of the place analogue techniques have in digital media. The entire set of The Witches’ Road, which is the backdrop of majority of the episodes, designed by John Collins, is created with practical techniques rather than green or blue screens. The blocking of scenes and shots uses…
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To understand the digital state of contemporary films by analyzing Alien and Time Raiders
Films are audiovisual collections that contain complex interactions of sound and image that together construct a coherent experience for the viewer. By studying Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) and Daniel Lee’s Time Raiders (2016) (Figs. 1&2), we can delve into how movies function as well-crafted collections and understand the digital state of contemporary films (Casetti, 2015).…
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Why One Netflix Episode Is Never Enough?
Have you ever thought that you always keep on clicking the “next episode button” at least more than once, that means watching a series and clicking on the next episodes in an urge to watch the next episode. We usually click on the next episode button which appears at the end of every episode, creating…
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Visual Language and Digital Editing in Creative Storytelling
The seventh episode of Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along is a feat of storytelling held up by its masterful writing and rigid story structure that creates a beautiful commentary on death and the comfort that can be found in it. The episode follows the character of Lilia Calderu, a 450-year-old Sicilian witch who experiences her…
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The Politics of Punk Rock: Music as Protest in Green Day’s American Idiot
The punk rock genre is known for its defiance against authority and its critique of social expectations. Many bands utilised their platform to address societal inequalities. As music videos gained popularity and new media came in, they were able to evolve beyond their original function as promotional tools. MVs became a space for artistic expression…
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YouTube Aesthetics: Redefining Music Video Culture and the Path to Popularity
Written by: Polina Olhovska (33661919) Carol Vernallis, in her discussion of YouTube aesthetics, references examples like ‘Badger‘ and ‘I’m a Gummy Bear‘. These “YouTube classics,” along with viral hits like ‘Crazy Frog‘, remain universally recognisable for their reliance on “instant reiteration,” “simplistic and evocative representations,” and “ad-hoc” colour schemes that capture attention. Vernallis notes that…
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