While reading text, the eyes are activated while all other senses are quieted. Thinking and intellect, in modern times, have been defined by the ability to understand and create text-based communication. The formal systems that emerged after the invention of printing remade our minds, which remade our society, which again remade our minds. Questions To Think About When You Reply: ...
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We can safely assume that 10 years from now, video editing tools will be as ubiquitous and accessible to the public as word processing is today. It's a brave new world out there. Productions that would have taken a crew of dozens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment will be feasible for low- to no-budget creators. Questions To Think About When You Reply: ...
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Dictionaries, manuals of style, grammar books, thesauri—these guides and conventions allow us to understand and utilize text. These rules developed out of formal systems of use, as well as vernacular use. Video has its own set of conventions and semiotic markers, but these are quickly evolving as more and more people engage with the medium. Questions To Think About When You Reply:
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If the pen is mightier than the sword, is the camcorder mightier than the tank? The democratized and decentralized mediascapes of the 21st century have many mediamakers and scholars buzzing around the world about the sea changes that we will see in human societies. Questions To Think About When You Reply: How can video be used as a tool for creating social change?
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As technological advances and social shifts change what it means to "own" what we create, mediamakers around the world are wondering how we know who owns what. Staking a claim on rights to an image, a lyric, a performance or even a likeness can generate dozens of opinions of right and wrong. Duplicates, derivatives, and Digital Rights Management practices leave many of us wondering how the circ...
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