Comments on: Dawn of the Dead, take 3 http://bavatuesdays.com/dawn-of-the-dead-take-3/ a "b" blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:42:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin http://bavatuesdays.com/dawn-of-the-dead-take-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80367 Martin Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:17:44 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/dawn-of-the-dead-take-3/#comment-80367 I love it! The food section is fantastic. In my laboured, ponderous way I have been arguing that the ability to take existing content and rework it into something entirely new is a key skill for the digital scholar. Martin Scorcese argued that editing is the skill that is unique to film (I have a feeling I've mentioned this before, apologies if so). Other elements had come from elsewhere: acting from the theatre, narrative from literature, scene composition from art, etc. But editing was unique to cinema and so should not be undervalued. Similarly, the ability to edit and remix other people's content in unintended ways, may be what is unique to the digital world. And what is really exciting is that anyone (well almost anyone) can do it. But instead of making pompous arguments I will just show them this clip now. Wonder if my Vice Chancellor will buy it as the basis for investing in staff development? I love it! The food section is fantastic.
In my laboured, ponderous way I have been arguing that the ability to take existing content and rework it into something entirely new is a key skill for the digital scholar. Martin Scorcese argued that editing is the skill that is unique to film (I have a feeling I’ve mentioned this before, apologies if so). Other elements had come from elsewhere: acting from the theatre, narrative from literature, scene composition from art, etc. But editing was unique to cinema and so should not be undervalued.
Similarly, the ability to edit and remix other people’s content in unintended ways, may be what is unique to the digital world.
And what is really exciting is that anyone (well almost anyone) can do it.
But instead of making pompous arguments I will just show them this clip now. Wonder if my Vice Chancellor will buy it as the basis for investing in staff development?
]]> By: Mike Caulfield http://bavatuesdays.com/dawn-of-the-dead-take-3/comment-page-1/#comment-73722 Mike Caulfield Fri, 09 May 2008 16:22:39 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/dawn-of-the-dead-take-3/#comment-73722 <blockquote>This ultimately led to me to limit the “straight” narrator and documentary footage to just Shopping Can be Fun. A choice which meant I had to abandon some amazing commentary and narration from In the Suburbs.</blockquote> You might be interested in <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1772049?seq=1" rel="nofollow">this article</a>, which deals with related issues from a structuralist point of view, using MAD magazines parodies as an example. I read it over 10 years ago, but I remember it being quite good.
This ultimately led to me to limit the “straight” narrator and documentary footage to just Shopping Can be Fun. A choice which meant I had to abandon some amazing commentary and narration from In the Suburbs.

You might be interested in this article, which deals with related issues from a structuralist point of view, using MAD magazines parodies as an example. I read it over 10 years ago, but I remember it being quite good.

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