Its week three and we are looking at fans, fan behaviours and the process behind large scale productions in the film industry! Also I very excitedly just watch the remediation lecture and am now bursting with ideas for assignment 2.
After watching the series on vidding, I was amazed at what a pop-culture it is in this day and age. As an avid you-tube user, I have seen many videos but never really stopped to think abo9ut who creates them and why. The best thing I took from the series is how crucial music is to creating a successful vid. I personally use YouTube for music primarily and will pay a little more attention to those home mad fan vids next time! I feel the vidding documentaries reaffirm the concept of participatory culture and show us that fans dominate the culture.
Cucco’s essay on the Hollywood blockbuster seemed a little out of place in the weekly topic, but I now understand it was aimed at helping us consider production and distribution for essay 3! It seems that the industry has changed in terms of production, distribution and marketing on a large scale and for a financial profit. One thing I found interesting in the essay was the concept of what constitutes a blockbuster today. Cucco (2009) mentions that a blockbuster gives a promise of spectacularity – I think this is important to consider when thinking about the remediation assignment – I certainly hope to produce something spectacular. My own blockbuster if you will!
Bye, I’m off to brainstorm assignment 2!
Cucco, M (2009) The promise is great: the blockbuster and the Hollywood economy; Retrieved doi: 10.1177/0163443708100315
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