Web log... Now that brings back some memories of the original television program 'Star Trek', where Captain Kirk records his ship's log with his famous words, “Captain's log, star date...”. In my case with my first blog... Daryl's blog, star date 2009.
So why have I started this blog? There are two reasons:
(1) Because I am studying at the University of Canberra ACT, Australia doing a Bachelor of Media Arts and Production. One of the units I am studying is Networked Media Production and the assignment I am required to do is to create a blog and write articles relating to media produced for the internet and explain how technology can be used to promote and display different forms of media such as text, audio, still images and video.
(2) Because I have a passion for filmmaking. I have been making short films since 1995, I have produced 2 community television programs in Sydney ('Simply Living in Sydney' and 'Fandangle') and now have been attracted to machinima. Machinima is a new method of filmmaking using video games and their SDK (software development kit) you can create your own sets or in gaming terms levels, control the in-game-camera and direct the actions of the actors ( npc's ) and in some cases have the actors speak in lipsynch (e.g. Half Life 2) and most importantly render the scenes in realtime. I have acquired all this production knowledge by personal research, experimentation and experience. A blog is a perfect medium for me to share and pass on the knowledge I possess that may be of assistance to other filmmakers.
In relation to technology, some of you have grown up with the internet and are familiar with its functions, services, information resources and its peculiarities. So to you it is nothing new, but your parents' generation will remember a time when computers, mobile phones, ipods, mp3 players, video and digital cameras, DVD's, CD's or even a simple electronic calculator didn't exist. They were the fantasy of comic books.
The modern technologies available to us today allows us to take digital photographs or videos of our friends, family, places we've traveled to, celebrations or events and upload them on the internet using social networks such as Youtube, Facebook, Myspace, Flickr and many more.
With this technology we have the opportunity to become filmmakers in a fashion unlike our artistic predecessors. We are not restricted or controlled by large motion picture studios who also control distributorship - deciding what films will and will not be shown on the big screen. There is no need for large budgets to produce our creative work. We have control over how, where and when our productions will be screened. Using the technology of the internet we are provided with a cinematic screen where our audience is limited only by the connectivity of the world wide web.
We are living in exciting times. Technology is moving at such a fast pace with new mediums and formats being invented that creative people can express themselves in many ways and develop their own individual styles.
Using a blog is one form of technology that filmmakers and artists can utilize to showcase their work, thoughts, messages and ideals to the world and build a social network with other individuals who have the same interests and curiosities.
........................................................................................................................................................................
References:
University of Canberra ~ http://www.canberra.edu.au
University of Canberra Media Arts and Production ~ http://www.canberra.edu.au/courses/index.cfm?action=detail&courseid=985AA
Blog Wiki ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Social Networks Wiki ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
Youtube ~ http://www.youtube.com
Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com
Myspace ~ http://www.myspace.com
Flickr ~ http//www.flickr.com
Machinima Wiki ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima
Half Life 2 PC Game ~ http://orange.half-life2.com
No comments:
Post a Comment