To gain a better understanding of how this niche operates outside of their main platform, Youtube, I created a Twitter… Read more Secondary Research and Twitter

To gain a better understanding of how this niche operates outside of their main platform, Youtube, I created a Twitter… Read more Secondary Research and Twitter
With the films I had watched prior to their reaction videos, each Youtube channel would pick up on certain elements… Read more How Has Youtube Commentary Changed My Life?
Hi, and welcome to this long awaited blog post series. I will be uploading three posts in this series, focusing… Read more Watching Movies Through the Eyes of Influencers
The media niche I have chosen for my ethnographical study is the movie commentary Youtube community. I will focus on… Read more BCM241 Pitch
header image source: JordanBoltonDesign, Etsy As mentioned in my previous blog “Problematisation, Planning and Scheduling Research”, I discussed how I’m interested… Read more Background Research and Ethical Considerations
header image source: Malcolm’s Collages, ‘Movie Collage’ As outlined in my previous blog posts, the media niche I have chosen… Read more Problematisation, Planning and Scheduling Research
header image source: Youtube In order to undertake an ethnographical study, a field site map must be made to understand… Read more Field Site Map of My Media Niche
header image source: Youtube and Instagram (edited by me) A media niche, or niche audience, is a smaller, subgroup of… Read more My Media Niche: Movie Commentary Youtube Channels
With search engines and data at our fingertips, researching has never been easier — and it’s important to take advantage… Read more Research Reflection
As humans, our sense of identity is what makes our individual selves feel important. The anxiety around identity loss is… Read more Losing Your Identity While Studying and Working Part-Time
Many students have expectations of university being a linear plan; to study, graduate, and go on to work full-time. However,… Read more Research Proposal: Uni, Work and Identity Loss
Hey readers and fellow BCM students, I am back with my first blog post of the year. After my first… Read more My Curiosity: Uni with a Job
Visit my Digital Artefact: Pastime Activities Project Summary: I have developed a website dedicated to movie playlists because I wanted… Read more BCM114 Digital Artefact
The Making of Pastime Activities So far, I have created a WordPress website dedicated to providing my audience with a… Read more Module 3: Making
My Digital Artefact so far has been focusing on curating movie playlists — for different moods, genres, decades, and popular… Read more Module 2: Prototyping
Background Since posting my pitch, I have changed directions with my project. I have now found a niche in what… Read more BCM114 Digital Artefact Beta
Music has evolved exponentially over the past centuries — from the technologies it takes to produce a song, to the… Read more The Globalisation of Music
Pastime Activities: I originally created my Digital Artefact to provide my audience ideas and suggestions on what to do when… Read more Module 1: Ideating
When we first began talking about global cinema in this week’s lecture, I immediately thought of my favourite movie from… Read more Global Film – Crazy Rich Asians
I think it’s safe to say that growing up, the options of good TV shows were highly limited. The idea… Read more Global Television
My idea for my digital artefact is a website created on WordPress called “Pastime Activities”, that gives my audience ideas… Read more BCM114 Digital Artefact Pitch
After a series of really thought-provoking lectures, I began to question everything. What really stood out to me this week… Read more So, What’s With the New Social Credit System?
Shocking traumatic events have sadly occurred in recent times, most notably mass shootings and terrorist attacks. These events are typically… Read more How Should Social Media Platforms Approach Traumatic Events?
Each week, I log onto WordPress and write my blogs. And I often wonder how I am able to customise… Read more Open Source vs. Closed Source Software
I decided to make a twitter page to review movies and tv shows, after realising that there weren’t many accounts… Read more Digital Artefact Beta
After learning about intellectual property this week, I was really fascinated by the idea of trademarks. A trademark is a… Read more Intellectual Property: That’s Hot®
Ever feel like life isn’t real? As if you’re living a life controlled by an external power? Well, if yes,… Read more The Simulation Theory
Now, for the third instalment of The Internet Paradigm, the framing and the construction of perception is all about how… Read more Framing and the Construction of Perception
Continuing on with the same topic as last week, The Internet Paradigm, this week is focused around distributed media and… Read more Distributed Media and Meme Warfare
In simple terms, a public sphere is the place where each of us finds out what is happening within our… Read more Public Spheres
Before social media existed, communication between people was incredibly centralised. This means the audience would rely solely on one main… Read more Networked Participation and Collective Intelligence
This week’s topic is all about media industries and ownership. So, I began to ask myself what my preferred ‘news’… Read more Who Owns Our Media?
The way we consume media has immensely evolved since its origin. Our digital world allows for quick and efficient communication… Read more The Medium is the Message: Part II
As individuals, our own knowledge and beliefs play a pivotal role in how we perceive things, and sometimes causes us… Read more What Do You See?
Well, after the lecture I was completely puzzled with what I had just experienced. After reading up on some articles… Read more The Medium is the Message
Because I have always found an interest in film and television, I have decided my Digital Artefact will be a… Read more Digital Artefact Pitch
This week’s blog post is dedicated to media audiences and the way they have progressively changed over the decades. As… Read more Being an Audience
Hello and welcome! My name is Natalie and I am currently in my first year at UOW, studying a bachelor… Read more Welcome