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I AM IN
MY THIRD YEAR AT SWANSEA INSTITUTE AND
HAVE BEEN SET THE TASK OF CREATING A
FINAL 2 -3 MINUTE FILM. FOLLOW THE LINKS
ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
MY FILM
COMMENTS ON THE WAY IN WHICH THE MEDIA
MANIPULATES OUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS,
SHAPING OUR VIEW OF THE WORLD AND OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PLACE WITHIN IT.
MEDIA MESSAGES ARE DECREASING POLITICAL
AWARENESS AND MAINTAINING THE STATUS
QUO , I THOUGHT I COULD DISPLAY THESE
IDEAS IN A VISUAL METAPHOR (BLINKERS).
THROUGH A MULTIMEDIA EYE-PIECE MY CHARACTER
RECIEVES TARGETTED ADVERTSING AND ENTERTAINMENT
THAT KEEPS HIM CONTENT AND APATHETIC.
WHEN HE FINDS SOMEONE ELSE'S LENS, AND
FITS IT TO HIS EYE-PIECE, THE MEDIA
MESSAGES THAT CONFRONT HIM COME FROM
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, TARGETTED
AT A MORE PRIVELEGED AND AMBITIOUS AUDIENCE..
REALISING THE EXTENT TO WHICH HE HAS
BEEN MANIPULATED, HE REMOVES HIS BLINKERS.
MAKE SENSE?
ANY FEEDBACK IS WELCOME.
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