Digital Audiovisual Media Class Blog

The historical context of music videos is a fascinating journey, stretching from the days of MTV to today’s digital social networks. This week’s focus delves into the anomalous media form of the music video, which is both commercial and experimental, often anticipating and involving the use of digital technologies, long before those technologies were applied…

33724037 Venus Pun Requiem for a Dream is a haunting exploration of addiction. The film used many cinematic techniques to stimulate the audience’s senses by portraying the relentless cycle of reliance. The use of repetition, sound design, the use of cinematic colour and extreme close-up shots create an incredible sensory experience for an audience of…

Barbie movies being my absolute favorite thing to watch growing up, I—and I am sure many others—experienced the evolution of the animation styles of these films and endless numbers of kids’ shows like My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, Paw Patrol, Totally Spies, and Boss Baby. Every time a new film comes out, I hate it…

33724037 Venus Pun Shunji Iwai’s film is about Lily Chou-Chou and occupies a unique space within the film. Watching the lecture and doing the readings, I could only think about his movie and how it echoes the transformation in media Culture described by Manovich, Shane Denson and other authors. This is the best film about…

In the landscape of contemporary television, the emergence of ‘Trans TV’ signifies a pivotal shift in representation, aesthetics, and identity. This phenomenon, as discussed in our lecture on ‘Trans TV: The Potentials and Challenges of Representation on New Digital Platforms’, underscores the transformative impact of internet-distributed television on traditional televisual content. The rise of platforms…

Amanda Lotz(2017) notes that platforms such as netflix have dismantled traditional network constraints which allows creators to explore unconventional narratives and address issues that affect them deeply and what they care about, this show Master of none leverages this freedom to craft a deeply personal and socially conscious series!! Lotz(2017) argues that streaming platforms can…

Steven Shaviro in his work “Post Continuity: an Introduction” explores the stylistic evolution in 21st century filmmaking, with a special focus on action cinema. The concept of “post-continuity”, according to him, is the shift from traditional continuity editing and narrative structures to a fragmented and high-impact visual storytelling. His work also looks the idea of…

33707710 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DavMbAiDH8qo&ved=2ahUKEwjz78mRioCKAxVXVUEAHaHcL1AQtwJ6BAgXEAI&usg=AOvVaw33_RCpMGFskwARvrYmbwgZ Ryan murphys groundbreaking series Pose is a show that helps capture the joys and struggles of the LGBTQ+ characters, particularly black and latinx women within 1980’s New York. What Michael Goddard and Christopher Hogg describe as “trasning television” is showen throughout from its innovative aestehtics to authentic representation but the main thing is…

This week, our focus shifts to the realm of Internet-distributed television, with a particular emphasis on Netflix as a paradigm of streaming services. As we venture into this new terrain, we are not only examining the novel production practices that have emerged but also delving into the transformed modes of consumption, especially the phenomenon of…

Little Simz’s Introvert is a notable example of how contemporary music videos can serve as compelling political statements, utilizing digital aesthetics to address complex themes of race, gender, and societal systems. Drawing on the evolving music video landscape, where digital technologies redefine visual storytelling, Introvert exemplifies the “mixing board aesthetic” described by Carol Vernallis. Directed by Salomon Ligthelm, the Introvert video opens with cinematic…