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Jan 31

Man On Fire: Vengence Recycled

In Man On Fire, editing is more than a tool. It serves as part of the main character, reflecting the mental state of John Creasey (Denzel Washington). The editing in Man On Fire starts with establishing shots before overlaying shots with images using an unstable frame rate. There are many…

Man On Fire

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Man On Fire: Vengence Recycled
Man On Fire: Vengence Recycled
Man On Fire

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Jun 7, 2022

Why does this feel like a memory?

When you make a film, you tend to imprint all the media that mattered to you growing up and bend it to fit your vision. When the Wachowski’s made the original trilogy, there was nothing but love stemming from Anime, John Woo films and Frank Miller comic books. Making the…

The Matrix Resurrections

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Why does this feel like a memory?
Why does this feel like a memory?
The Matrix Resurrections

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Jun 7, 2022

Fandom: A Culture of Commerce and Branding

Fandom facilitates a culture of entitlement in which the way consumers connect with popular culture serves as an extension of their overall identity impacting their behaviour in social environments (Fiske, 1992). Pop culture audiences consume content and interpret its content meaning based on personal values and opinions. Mass entertainment has…

Toxic Fandoms

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Fandom: A Culture of Commerce and Branding
Fandom: A Culture of Commerce and Branding
Toxic Fandoms

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Jun 7, 2022

Hannibal: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Television became more sophisticated with the rise of streaming technologies, premium cable, and time-shifting technologies ranging from DVR (Digital Video Recorder) to Blu-rays. The amount of content television saw itself accumulating forced network stations to develop content that was unique and high in quality. An example of such content on…

Hannibal

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Hannibal: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Hannibal: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Hannibal

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Jun 7, 2022

The Matrix Deconstructed

As communication technologies evolved so have media formats and the entertainment industry (Wang, Yueh-yu Yeh, 2005). From the late 1990s to the early 2000’s the distribution of VHS and DVDs allowed culture to be transported globally, which allowed international media to influence Hollywood productions at a greater rate (Morris, 2004)…

Ghost In The Shell

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The Matrix Deconstructed
The Matrix Deconstructed
Ghost In The Shell

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Jun 7, 2022

The Price of Information in the Digital Economy

The Price of Information in the Digital Economy The proliferation of social media platforms, while beneficial to society, can harm those who use them. Although these services market themselves as free to the many users unwittingly allowing the collection and sale of their personal and browsing information upon signing user…

Metal Gear Solid

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The Price of Information in the Digital Economy
The Price of Information in the Digital Economy
Metal Gear Solid

7 min read


Nov 18, 2020

Sympathy For The Devil

Communication has become more immediate than ever in the modern age. Images, words, and videos can be sent and accessed instantly. Most of the time, users do not think about how the content they send through the internet can have serious ramifications. When digital communication is used to enact intimate…

Commethicsweek10

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Sympathy For The Devil
Sympathy For The Devil
Commethicsweek10

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Nov 11, 2020

How can a Rose Grow from Concrete if it keeps getting stepped on?

A rose “[proved] nature’s law is wrong; it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long Live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.” (Shakur, 1999, pg. 3). Yet you may find that people…

Commethicsweek9

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How can a Rose Grow from Concrete if it keeps getting stepped on?
How can a Rose Grow from Concrete if it keeps getting stepped on?
Commethicsweek9

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Oct 28, 2020

Why don’t you kick yourself out? You’re an immigrant too!

Photographs are powerful as they can evoke deep emotional responses in the viewer. When publishing controversial or striking images, one must be careful with how they are framed as these images can easily be misinterpreted. When John Moore, a photojournalist, was covering immigration at the US-Mexican border he snapped a…

Commethicsweek7

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Why don’t you kick yourself out?
 You’re an immigrant too!
Why don’t you kick yourself out?
 You’re an immigrant too!
Commethicsweek7

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Oct 20, 2020

O Brother, Who Art Thou?

Bias is defined as an impartial judgement that is unreasonable due to one’s attachment towards the subject (Merriam-Webster, n.d). It can be difficult for one to overcome internal biases. They are often deeply ingrained in one’s personality formed by development, cultural values, family, religion, and life experiences. Personal relationships often…

Commethicsweek6

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O Brother, Who Art Thou?
O Brother, Who Art Thou?
Commethicsweek6

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