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POST 5: Project - youtube, apps and Netflix, the encouragement of extended or binge usage in everyday life.

This project will focus on the causes and effects that sites like Netflix and youtube as well as apps, that are created to be addicting, have on the world. Such as normalizing the word binge. The automatic play next video or episode button revolutionized this system. Causing procrastination to increase as a result of the increased distraction. Causing increased sleep deprivation as a result of the procrastination. Students complete work later or don't do it all. The switch from a working ethic to an entertainment ethic has changed our younger generation.

We all fall into the trap of repetitive long-term entertainment (such as binge-watching). But how do we fix this? Apps have been created to put limits on phone or internet use. You can limit time on youtube and other platforms. There are also apps that tell you the number of times you pick up your phone and how long you spend on certain apps. But that requires a conscious choice or decision from the user. Someone would have to make the decision to want to limit themselves in their activities on the internet.

Through studies and analysis, I will try to find practical and beneficial ways to improve the binge-watching epidemic and I will express the concerning physical and emotional issues that can result from binge-watching.

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/09/24/binge-watching-may-be-worse-than-we-thought/

“And these physical affects are becoming increasingly apparent. Not only does it eventually lead to immobility as you age, but with the risk of creating inflammation in the body, you are susceptible to a host of diseases including kidney disease, diabetes, asthma, Alzheimer’s, and even depression.”

https://nypost.com/2018/02/27/binge-watching-leaves-you-anxious-stressed-and-lonely/

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-binge-watch-tv-series-ncna816991

http://www.onepoll.com/binge-watching/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJRzgl0FuMA

https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/2017-on-netflix-a-year-in-bingeing

#https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X

POST 4: WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson

Where good ideas come from: I responded to this short video very well. Not only was the visual impeccable but the content resonated with me. I have always gotten my best ideas from conversing with other people (usually my mom). Bouncing ideas off of someone else, using there insight and background to grow. It can change your ideas and people can formulate new ideas together. Saying my ideas and thoughts helps me to process and expand my thinking. Allowing for a wider range of possibilities and creative juices immediately begin to flow.

Incorporating this idea into everyday life and group projects would largely benefit the idea creating process. Using people from different backgrounds and places can expose others to new experiences. This is partially why the heavy caucasian male demographic in our government system is now a problem. When we consider the significant cultural diversity in the USA our leaders or those of power should more evenly represent this demographic. In order to have the ability to acknowledge and understand the hardships, concerns, and problems the greater population have. The closer those in power represent a larger audience the more successful those in charge will be able to be. Thus they will be able to work together to create ideas that actually work for a majority of the country.

POST 3: PBS Frontline Presentation “Is Walmart good for America”, 2004

It amazed me that Walmart was basically the cause of the obscene amount of debt that America is in. Walmart was the first to go to China. They, in turn, got President Clinton to sign the initial trade agreement with China that put us into our never-ending debt. Our debt continues to increase, most products still have the “Made In China” stamp and Chinese workers continue to be terribly exploited. A majority of Americans either don’t care or are not aware of this exploitation.

The blatant threatening, bullying, and lack of empathy Walmart expressed as a company was shocking. Walmart destroyed numerous generational family business who have extended history and high product quality. By taking over whole areas and crushing peoples lives, mowing over competition and threatening innocent business owners. This showed the pure cruel actions that can be committed by humans against one another. The fact that Walmart did and maybe still doing these things is disturbing. No human deserves to be treated in such a manner and it is completely appalling.

At the Apple Keynote, Selling Us a Better Vision of Ourselves

I have personally never seen the appeal of apple and the new iPhone that comes every few years. However many people do see the appeal. So many people buy new phones on a regular basis even if their phone works perfectly fine. New is basically better to most. It makes them feel special and apart of a community. I happen to have a few problems with this. One problem is the waste. I know most of these phones are not properly recycled and or disposed of properly. Also, the idea that humans are trying to make the world look and feel better through a phone is problematic. As described here: “I looked up through the skylight over my desk. Yep. That iPhone sky looked way better than the garbage regular sky that I could see through my garbage human eyes.” If we live in a world where digital creation is better than the actual natural world, we are going to have a serious problem. Actually, I think that problem already exists. As the article mentioned, “the Apple Watch may be running for president.” He may be better than Trump, we never know.

Regardless the technological addiction is going to separate humans from each other and we are all going to become lonely zombies that no longer know how to physically communicate. The apocalypse seems to be looming closer.

POST 2: Planet Ocean [UK]- the film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand & Michael Pitiot + Naomi Klein This Changes Everything + HUMAN Vol.1

Planet Ocean was a beautiful view of underwater life. The ocean is a vast and complex place with ecosystems of thousands of species and this system has been put out of place completely due to overfishing and pollution caused by humans. It is seriously important that humans take immediate action to counter the damage that has been caused in order to not only protect the planet but to protect our future existence. One of the moments that hit me the hardest was when a seal was showed barking after being stuck in a fisherman's nets. I knew his fate was death and that he would be tossed nonchalantly off the boat after. Tears began to form in my eyes when I realized he was calling to the other seals, pushing against the net, hoping for escape. This happens often with other animals who have ended up in the path of the nets. They are left to die, rejected, tossed off the boat because there is no profit to make off of them. The disregard for nature is far too rampant. Nature cannot be ignored anymore.

“This changes everything” is the bridge between the two documentaries mentioned above. It focuses on the detrimental issues of environmental ignorance and the possibility that environmental change can benefit the quality of life across the globe. If humans were to actually implement a global environmental change, the world would receive extreme benefit. Not only would it slow the process of global warming but there would be more jobs and a cleaner world for all. However, the big businesses and corporations that make money off of the exploitation of the earth are opposed to this change and thus a worldwide agreement has not come to pass. I hope, by some miracle, drastic changes occur and can somehow bounce back from the mass destruction of the beautiful planet earth.

Human is one of the most simplistic, raw and emotional documentaries I have ever seen. I am planning on watching the other parts when I have time and I have already benefited from seeing and learning about the realities of others lives. This documentary affected me strongly because hearing and seeing (in videos) the reality of others Iives in nothing compared to hearing the stories directly from the people who live them. Experiencing the raw emotion, seeing the struggle, pain, and age that is within the wrinkles of their skin. Staring into the eyes of those whom you do not know but have a connection with, is deep and powerful. I will never forget the feelings that touched me and it will help me to always work hard. There are so many who do not have the benefit to go to school, to have a job that they love; I am so blessed to be in a country and a place where I can follow my dreams.

We think if everyone changed ONE thing, it would be a great start to unfucking the planet. It’s not hard to change one thing, right? We knew you’d be up for it, so here are some tips we prepared earlier.

A great website for small ways everyone can help the environment. Start small and maybe we can get somewhere.

#environment #unfucker #savetheplanet #love planet earth #be green

POST 1: Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

By Sherry Turkle + TED TALK

Sherry Turkle shares some very incisive information on the effect the digital age has on human development and human relationships. In “The Empathy Diaries” she emphasizes the detrimental issues that technology has helped develop within society: stunted empathy development, difficulty with conversation and being unaware of oneself. Humans have adapted to technology by relying on it as a replacement for self-reflection and face to face human interaction. The allusion of constant electronic connections has established the reality of distant human connection and has warped device users into emotionless robots.

Personally, I have experienced these effects in many of my classrooms. Students are much more reserved and hesitant to speak up and participate in class. I believe this is due to a lack of social development that formed after relying so heavily on online communication. Social anxiety is much more prominent in today's world. Students fear public speaking and intimate direct social interaction both in and out of the classroom. I also believe that technology has decreased self-confidence in both men and women. People look for validation through likes on social media and lose a sense of themselves when validation by others seems to be the only measure of their importance. These issues, I feel, have influence artists less because they are already social “outcasts” and they use their unique qualities and creativity to survive. However, artists have still been affected by the technological world around them. Bringing light to these issues and participating in active conversation will help to counter the negative effects technology is having.

Stills Project Final

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Non-Liner Movie Analysis 500 Days of Summer

Just saying: This is my favorite part of the movie. I have never seen a movie do something like this and it was amazing!

1) The plot is about two people, Summer and Tom. Sumer does not believe in love and Tom believes in perfect soul mates. They find each other and Tom convinces her to start a “relationship” the relationship crumbles but what's important is through the 500 days they know each other they both learn lessons about love. Summer learns that love does exist and Tom learns that those who appear to be meant for you aren’t always. They both learn lessons about their misconceptions of love. They learn the truth about love no matter how hard that lesson was to learn. They both go through heart ache (in particularly Tom who mopes for days on end) and overcome it eventually.

2) The movie is a Romance even though it’s not a love story. (quoted from the movie) I tend to believe that Romance’s have people that will fall in love in some kind of way. It usually has cute romantic moments and the possible couple usually has a fight. It does partially embrace this but the characters actually end up falling out of love. Its not a normal happily ever after. It becomes a journey before the “happily ever after” an experience that shapes someone as a person.

3) The story starts at the end. It shows just a flash of Summer’s hand over Tom’s and a wedding ring on her finger.

Then it goes back to the beginning when Tom meets Summer for the first time.

Then it goes to the time after they break up and Tom is sad, and remembers the times they spent together. shows this is detail.

Then it continues on from chronological order showing Tom being sad about them breaking up. It eventually meets back up with the beginning ending scene and you find out the truth behind her wedding ring.

4) the story implies in the beginning that the two of them are getting married but we find out in the end that that is false. We find out that they break up because she isn’t really in love with him and she falls in love with someone else and they end up getting married. If it were chronological then I would not have had hope for the couple the entire movie. The ending gave me hope for there adorable relationship. I believed that Summer would realize she was in love with Tom and they would live happily ever after. It was refreshing to see something knew.

5) Time and memory were both very important in the movie. Through the move Tom remembered (had flashbacks) of the times he and summer spent together. Also because the story does go in different order it uses time in a different way.

Le Jetee Analysis

The film was set after a war. The bombs that reined down caused massive massacre and the world ended in an apocalypse. In an attempt to fix the apocalypse scientist decided to perform experiments on other humans to solve the problem. They sent people to time travel to the past but all died until the main character was found to have the possible qualities to be successful. The man travels to the past and finds comfort in the woman he meets there. In the end however he dies and the cycle of life and death continues.

What I liked specifically about the film were one the beautifully taken shots. They are beautifully shot and expressed with sound. Such as the shot taken below. It is beautifully contrasted and simplistic. I also love how he is so dynamic and expressive with the photographs. The fact that I remember the video in motion as if it was filmed is amazing.

The moods were mostly calm, and joyful in shots from the past. The other shots were scary, anxious and uncomfortable.

In this image the actor not only conveys his discomfort and pain but the heart beat sound that played in the background was chillingly creepy. This communicated the scary mood very well.

This image also expresses the scary vibe. The high contrast and creepy shadows clearly implies just how menacing the scientists were.

The shot above is one of my favorites in the film. It not only captures movement but beauty and the contrast in the background is really nice. The lighting also captures her face very ascetically.

I also enjoy this image as well. This shot is probably on of the reasons that I pictured the film in regular video. This one shot captures so much movement, expression and more. The contrast is high and makes the focal point on the birds. It could also be interpreted as symbolic and therefore the image is very strong.

Proposal

I plan on making magazine covers for different time periods of African American Women. I want to depict not only how black women are beginning to be more accepted in American culture but how our attitude has changed in the way we styling our hair. Black women started by completely assimilating to white culture because they had to. But as time has gone on things have changed and not all black women feel the need to assimilate to white ideal types beauty.

I got specific inspiration from this old Ebony magazine.

Sequence project sketch.

More Sketches.

Blog Brainstorm

Idea List: Being unique, Being yourself, Beauty, Social construction of beauty, The ideal beauty, Natural Hair, African American Women

Beauty: society, body image, magazines

African American Women: Struggle, lack of acceptance, media portrayal

Magazine covers over time periods. Showing African American Women and their portrayal in the media. Somehow have to expand on transition from one to the other.

20′s 40′s 50′s 70′s 80′s 90′s 2000′s ? Up for edit.

Project sketch 1

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