My maps

heres another link

http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&source=embed&msa=0&msid=100585313520174088027.0004726573c8838c12648&ll=-28.288908,153.432083&spn=0.426875,0.514297&z=11&lci=com.panoramio.all,com.youtube.all,org.wikipedia.en,com.google.ugc.c752d13e87c4fbd7


View middle earth in a larger map

This is the jpeg from persona. It looks over the net to show characteristics about a persons name.


Creative and Social uses of the net.

In looking at a number of websites i found a number of interesting articles. I found that their were large number of social networking sites. Facebook had recently over taken myspace as the most popular social networking site. Twitter has also increased its share.

The generator blog was another that i found interesting. It has a number of software elements that have been made for the enjoyment of users.

http://generatorblog.blogspot.com/

The websites that included net art were also interesting because they contained a number of thought provoking articles.

Short films from the internet

I chose the 1st short film which was the 2002 trop fest winner. I chose this because of the use of film techniques which make this a successful and engaging work. It uses successful cutaways between different people. Comedy is one of the main elements of this film that make it effective. The variety of people filmed adds interest.








I chose this second short film because it is entertaining and shows a particular film technique of "stop motion". This film also relates to the idea of convergent technology which includes phones and cameras. These are objects that are ever changing with new designs and features which can be integrated into one single technology eg. Mobile phone with mp3 player and camera.

This third video is a short film which shows uses a number of aspects needed in filming. These include camera angles, camera shots and editing effects. This is relevant because this content is taught in the lectures of this course.


I chose this short film about convergent technology because i find it interesting and it also relates to thje content taught in the lectures and tutorials. I then think this is an effective video because it is related to the course

The main elements of film
Who,what,when,where,why,how

I chose the film "The Lord Of The Rings"

Who(main characters): Hobbits(frodo- The main protagonist who must destroy the ring) Sam(frodos friend who helps him on this challenge) merry and pipin( also friends of frodo who assist in the fight against evil)
wizzards- Gandolf- a wise and good wizard who helps to destroy the ring at all costs)
aragon (the rightful king of gondor who becomes king)
saramon( an wizzard that turns evil due to greed for power.
Orcs- evil creations of the dark lord souron.

What: A journey off epic proportions in a middle ages fantasy world to destroy an evil ring .
When: An ancient period in fantasy.
Where: Middle earth. various locations including the shire, mordor, gondor and rivendell
Why: To save the world of middle earth as they know it. to destroy the evil souron and the army that he controls.
How: They must travel and endure a number of moments and tasks including attacks from orcs and the constant threat of the ringwraths. They must cast the ring into the fire of mt doom in mordor.

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?

It was 1689 pounds and took around 87 days

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?

The best way to contact her is via twitter as she uses this quite often.

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?

A giraffe’s tongue is about 21 inches (53 centimeters) long.

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/giraffe-info.htm

4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?

Glycomics is a study of biology that deals with both the structure and function of sugars.

A seagull manager is a term which explains a management style which can involve them only interacting with an employee when a problem occurs. They often leave others to fix these problems that arise.

Here is a quote from Ken Blanchards book Leadership and the One Minute Manager: "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out." (p. 38)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_approach

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?

His 1st feature film was called stero. The film that featured blondie was called videodrome.

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?

January 8, 1986

7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?

It occurred 30 years ago where exchange names were popular in telephone numbers. dials had numbers. The number 5 on the dial corresponded with J K and L. With these names of any place could not be made as the first 3 letters. Hollywood was advised to use 55 in their movies to stop normal people being rung by people using numbers that had been in the movie.

http://www.telephonecollecting.org/code.htm

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?

The cheapest form of travel depends on the time one is traveling. Flying by a discount service such as virgin blue can be the cheapest at some times or at others a bus would be more economically viable at $123.

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?

It was difficult to find the song for this particular week but i did find one from the year. RAY BROWN & THE WHISPERS an australian surf music band released the song "Fool, Fool, Fool" which reached number one is Australia.

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?

Stephen Stockwell was part of the punk band called "The Black Assasins".

my own video-Langauge of the screen

The Language of the screen involves a number of terms that must be known within the industry. These include:

VLS/WS
LS
MLS
MS
MCU
CU
BCU
ECU

An LS is a long shot which shows a great area. This is often used as a shot to establish a scene.

This is an extreme close up

An Cu is a close up which shows the features of a person which are important

A medium close shot or MCU is a shot between a MS and a CU. this could include a human figure taken from the chest up)

Medium close shot

A BCU or a big close up, is shot taken very close to the subject which allows for extreme detail.




An ECU is an extreme close up which has a focus on an certain aspect of a person, either the mouth of eyes. This allows the responder to get an view of the character.

This is a wide shot

A WS is a wide shot which gives the audience a wide view of a an scene. This is normally used to show a particular area or landscape.

A MS or Medium shot is used to show either posture or physical movement.

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/language_of_film.html




Website sourced 10/9/09 via google, unknown authors

http://www.zerocut.com/tech/film_terms.html

http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html

http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-54_u-251_t-647_c-2411/camera-shots-angles-and-movement-lighting-cinematography-and-mise-en-scene/nsw/camera-shots-angles-and-movement-lighting-cinematography-and-mise-en-scene/skills-by-text-type-film/film-overview

week two lecture A Short History of Computing and the Internet

This post will summarize the information from week twos lecture.

Lecture 2 - A Short History of Computing and the Internet

The start of computers began by work done by Charles Baggage who created an mechanical computer. Where the first work began was from Alan Turing who created a working electronic computer which helped break the secret German " enigma codes" used in world war two. The first comerical use of computers was be IBM in the 1950s. These were giant computers which were expensive and would be seen as very slow compared to todays technology.

At Xerox PARC the ideas for the first personal computers were created. Soon after this the company apple was formed and had great success in perosnal computers. Another company mircrosoft was formed by bill gates which would provide the software for IBM comoputers. At first they had a small share of the market but this increased and they overtook apples share.


The internet

The internet is an important part of peoples lives in the current world. The internet is a golbal network system that connects a wide range of computers with information. The creation of the world wide web and web explorers allowed the majority of the population acess to the resouses and the ability to create their own web sites for for others to view. Along with this a number of applications including email and file transfer protocol were important in increasing the webs popularity. In more modern times instant messagners, search engines and social network sites have become important

another post

This phone has been edited from a previous blog to show my skill:)

As you can see i have edited the using the sepia effect and changing a number of levels. This photo shows convergent technology.

This is my next post which will include more information on convergent technology and a range of other important facets relating to technology.

This is a blog

http://www.gaj-it.com/wp-content/uploads/samsung-m7600-286x300.jpg


http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/lrg_img//5249_23020612919.jpg

This is my 1st blog- just trying to work out a few things:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_5iFpzno3A


Convergence technology can be said to be the integration of a number of facets together. These can be mediums such as video images and data. This can assist in bringing together products of companies to provide for the needs of consumers

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