1. Okay, so while I'm pretty sure I've completed the convergence stuff properly, it turns out that I haven't really added two youtube videos. So what I've decided to do is add another youtube vid to this blog, this video about something that has apparently been "converged"...or whatever.
Soo, do you have an annoying child who doesn't know when enough is enough? Do you go through several rolls of toilet paper each week due to your child's incompetence? Do you sometimes get diarreha? Yes? No? Curious regardless? Look no farther and watch this:
An auto toilet dispenser.
A wonderful and unique way to cut the cost of your toilet paper down each week. ...Though mind you, it'd probably just be easier to rip the paper off yourself. It'd be much quicker and save you a lot of money. ...But that's just my thoughts here.
2. So I haven't written timelines for the history of the internet or computers themselves. ...And given that this is a class written about technologies....I suppose I should be strung up for it. Or drowned in a shallow bathtub. Or some other creative way of dying or something. While I'm friends with a History-Geek, learning about the fascinating (note the sarcasm) stories of my forefathers hasn't ever entertained me much. Even if the history is about the most awesome inventions evarrrr.
Anyway.
Computers.
They've been around longer than I thought they have been. Like, when I was a little kid (so the early 1990's) I remember my family having a computer...sure, it broke it somehow, but yeah, computers haven't really been cool since the late 90's when the world wide web was available to every man and his dog. ...Well, every man and his dog who can afford it, that is.
So let's be brief.
The Mr. Main Man when it comes to computers was a Pom called Alan Turing who was born long before my grandparents were even considered, that being 1912. This dude did most of the serious work when it come to the development of the computer, but computers weren't really anything big till the 1950's. Which, in the 1950's they were this big hunk of crap that the military used to hide research on aliens, Santa Claus and Jesus and stuff. Oh, and they were produced by the IBM.
Continuing on, nothing much happened till the 1970's when the first PC (Personal Computer -- oh creative!!) was released...and after that, all hell broke loose. Soon after that brought on the pure win that is Apple, crappy Microsoft and all the other systems that I can't be bothered mentioning...'coz we all know that Apple is the most superior model here. But yeah, each system has its similarities and differences (though apple is the best to me but people who are inferior like to argue with me), but let's move on and discuss the internet. (http://nct09-gc.blogspot.com/)
So when it comes to the net, you'd be surprised about how much stuff and years went into creating it. Mind you, when you think about it, the net isn't really all that simple. But because I don't want to waste even more of my life typing up this huge-ass timeline, I searched around a little and found a picture of what happened instead. :D
And finally task 3 that I have yet to complete was to watch a movie and talk about different screen shots that were used and stuff. Okay, so the last film I saw was My Sister's Keeper which if you were human was a real tear-jerker.
So of course, it being a drama there were all types of camera angles used to convey the mood, display the scenes and all that kind of stuff, but the task here was to discuss the Who, When, Where, Why and How of cinematography. So let's get started.
Who/Why: Pretty simple. Yes, Close-Ups (where an image is zoomed in) were used quite a lot throughout the film and it gave us a more detailed view of the character(s) so you can get a feel of their emotions, physical looks, their actions and subsequent reactions, ect. Here I have is a picture of the Fitzgerald Siblings--Kate in the middle is obviously our cancer victim--and the three look pretty happy.
Where/When: "long shots" (shots where larger things all fit in a single shot) were generally used to show the different areas wherein scenes took place. The film had many different settings, though I will use this picture of the Fitzgerald family at the beach:
Long Shots, Medium Shots (a shot less large than a long shot) were also used to show the events that take place at the end of the film (I'm not going to spoil it!), which also explained how and why certain things happened, though the voice-overs naturally helped as well. Flashbacks were also used through long shots and its smaller versions as well to set the time where the scenes took place also.
But yeah, so I think I've covered pretty much everything.
I pity the poor soul who has to bunker down and read this. I sure as hell wouldn't.
Have a good one.
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