Digital Audiovisual Media Class Blog

The central concept of the show is “sensate,” groups of people who are connected to each other telepathically. The eight protagonists are based in cities around the world, including Chicago, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Seoul, Mexico City, Nairobi, and Mumbai. They suddenly find themselves connected and able to feel each other’s emotions, thoughts, and skills.…

Television as a media form has gone through several major evolutions. From the original black-and-white TV to color TV, to digital TV, and high-definition TV, every technological leap has greatly improved the viewing experience. In recent years, with the rise of streaming media platforms and the emergence of new technologies, the development of television has…

Throughout time, with shifts and changes in the structure and feelings of cinema, we find an era of post-cinematic form. Steven Shaviro, a film theorist, philosophy and cultural critic, explains new sensations, post-cinematic forms and post-continuity in sense with production, editing, distribution and remixing audiovisual material. Now in cinema, we cannot see classic narrative structure…

For decades, television’s landscape mirrored a world less cognizant of the rich tapestry of human identities. Only recently have we seen a significant shift, a blossoming of narratives that celebrate the complexity of trans and non-binary experiences. This evolution, while inspiring, prompts a reflection on why such representation was delayed. Historically, television, a mirror to…

The use of digital aesthetics in music videos has transformed the way we experience and consume music. Although films had begun to try using animation in the late 1970s, it was video directors push to experiment with this new hardware that brought it into the mainstream (Kelly 2021). Artists may now build visually attractive and…

Digital media came about in a process originating from analogue media, the way in which is distributed, created and consumed has now evolved into a digital modern format. The emergence of new media can be argued to have been a gradual process where analogue formats have blended into the new formats, they still exist in…

For many decades, it has been clear that a plethora of films and television shows have interacted with modified so-called spectator experiences. One may claim that the proportion of moviegoers has reduced considerably as a result of Netflix. Kevin Spacey, the show’s lead, praised Netflix however as a source of highly valued and inventive entertainment during…

YouTube is a relatively new concept, having only started in 2005. It was created soon after the disaster from the tsunami that shocked the world on Boxing Day 2004. According to Jawed Karim, one of the platforms’ co-founders, the concept of YouTube was inspired by videos of Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl and the devastating tsunami in the Indian…

Representation through tv and media forms has always been criticised in the past for being inaccurate or lacking inclusivity. Many post modern tv shows and movies have taken a turn and a concept known as ‘trans tv’ has been popularised in the last two decades. An early example of this is the Wachowski’s sense 8,…