Friday, 27 April 2012
PoMo by louderthanwar blog
The title language isn't ideal, but here's a useful explanation of postmodernism...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
DIGITISATION 'The Face Book'
Great video here - not sure if you'll follow the full preferred
reading as the technology it mimics goes back as far as 1996, but the
basis of the satire is clear enough
Raises some nice points about the limits to/dangers of digitisation and new media (and, indirectly, about the speedy obsolescence that befalls many once giant new media/technology names):
Raises some nice points about the limits to/dangers of digitisation and new media (and, indirectly, about the speedy obsolescence that befalls many once giant new media/technology names):
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
POMO Slasher sitcom Holliston @ FearNet.com
Cross-posting this as its a great example of digitisation and postmodernism, but don't forget there's much more on the AS Coursework, BritCinema and DBHorror blogs
More
news which highlights the continuing popularity of the slasher genre -
whilst also perhaps reinforcing the perception that young males are the
main audience for it (its actually much closer to 50/50 than generally
thought, with the final girl archetype and common use of romantic
sub-plots helping draw in a sizeable female audience): see http://loudwire.com/oderus-urungus-gwar-dee-snider-fighting-off-cyborgs-tour-more/
Some of the language is a little ... colourful, but it sounds an interesting, highly postmodern venture (its centred on young filmmakers struggling to make a low-budget horror movie, and stars heavy metal icon Dee Snider plus 'Oderus Urungus' of the metal band GWAR [who perform as aliens in full costume]).
The show 'airs' on http://www.fearnet.com/ (which has some deals in place to be included in cable TV packages in some US cities), a useful source itself to see some of the low-budget horror work thats going on, and attracting a paying audience, out there...
If you watch the trailer for Holliston you'll see its a low budget, highly sexist affair, but interesting nonetheless for making the audience the protagonists (postmodern as I said: the Wayne's World of horror).
You can also read more at http://www.horrorsociety.com/2012/01/25/first-promo-poster-for-greens-holliston/
For example, when considering/justifying audience, this article, highlighting that Woman in Black is the highest-grossing UK movie for 20 years (over $100m worldwide), shows the audience is there for UK-based horror!
More
news which highlights the continuing popularity of the slasher genre -
whilst also perhaps reinforcing the perception that young males are the
main audience for it (its actually much closer to 50/50 than generally
thought, with the final girl archetype and common use of romantic
sub-plots helping draw in a sizeable female audience): see http://loudwire.com/oderus-urungus-gwar-dee-snider-fighting-off-cyborgs-tour-more/Some of the language is a little ... colourful, but it sounds an interesting, highly postmodern venture (its centred on young filmmakers struggling to make a low-budget horror movie, and stars heavy metal icon Dee Snider plus 'Oderus Urungus' of the metal band GWAR [who perform as aliens in full costume]).
The show 'airs' on http://www.fearnet.com/ (which has some deals in place to be included in cable TV packages in some US cities), a useful source itself to see some of the low-budget horror work thats going on, and attracting a paying audience, out there...
If you watch the trailer for Holliston you'll see its a low budget, highly sexist affair, but interesting nonetheless for making the audience the protagonists (postmodern as I said: the Wayne's World of horror).
You can also read more at http://www.horrorsociety.com/2012/01/25/first-promo-poster-for-greens-holliston/
For example, when considering/justifying audience, this article, highlighting that Woman in Black is the highest-grossing UK movie for 20 years (over $100m worldwide), shows the audience is there for UK-based horror!
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