Media Education/Literacy

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Comment by Ryan Goble on July 22, 2009 at 9:43am

Hey Media L folks - over in the Graphic Novels and Comics group a teacher is looking to explore Media Bias in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. In her post she explains that:

"we are looking at media bias within the novel since a fair amount of time is spent on media coverage of Batman, Joker, and Harvey Dent. Some of the media supports Batman, but others feed into the public fury of Batman being nothing more than a vigilante. We've asked the kids to bring in a "newspaper" article on any public figure so we can examine them, compare them, find additional media sources that may pose a different slant to show how the media manipulates. We are also looking at how media coverage has the potential to change how its subject views itself."

She says that she has already started looking at Frank's site. I know y'all know a lot of great media representation and bias resources - so I thought some of the folks here might want to check out her posting and give her some ideas around this issue?

Thanks,

Ry:)

Comment by Ryan Goble on July 17, 2009 at 9:08am

Hey James, I'm out of town at the moment so I'm not moderating as much as I should but you might consider putting your comment below (with all the wonderful resources and ideas) up in the "discussion forum" that was it does not get buried in comments, other people can comment back AND it will be indexed and searchable for people who join at a later date. Thanks for sharing all your resources!

Comment by Eric Goodman on July 16, 2009 at 10:19pm

Hey James. No, we don't have a fixed format video or DVD of the project, as it's continually evolving, so at this time the website represents the best way to experience the show other than live screenings or performances. We screen and perform at colleges, high schools, film and music festivals, galleries, conferences, theaters, performance spaces, etc. Last week we were invited to screen videos and speak at a seminary in Denver, a first for us and an excellent experience. And college professors around the country have been using our videos in their classrooms, as well as high school classes.

Depending on the venue, the audiences range from specific groups like media profs and their students to music fans to the general public. That's the project in a nutshell, but feel free to get in touch to learn more, and thanks for your interest.

Eric

Comment by James Valastro on July 16, 2009 at 7:26pm

Hi Eric- I want to learn more about your performance. I enjoyed your website. Does a video exist?

Who is your main audience?

James V

Comment by Eric Goodman on July 16, 2009 at 5:24pm

Thanks Peter for the support. I don't think we talked at Media Conversations at Pratt, but I did see your presentation there as well, so it's great to be able to hook up again here. Did we also cross paths at MEA in St. Louis?

James - sounds like really interesting stuff. I'll check out the links you posted over the weekend, after our show tomorrow.

Eric

Comment by James Valastro on July 16, 2009 at 5:01pm

Here in Burlington Vermont we have used media production to teach Media Literacy to youth grades 4 to 12 for the past 7 years. Our approach is to make the field production "simple" but effective. We plan shots that tell our story. Shots that we can do many times with all participants adding value to the shot. The actors, the camera department, the field audio crew, the writers, everyone contributes to our continuos "take" until we get it the best we can- and then we don't have much editing as the "shot" keeps the viewers watching. We take on tobacco advertising, alcohol advertising and many other subjects. Youth want to "be on TV" and make media, we think we can put that energy to good use.

a good example is-
http://www.vimeo.com/1525050

other examples are- (all of these "skits" were filmed in under one hour)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyzWBuFW0wc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiP1VHkk2rM

http://www.vimeo.com/1525125

http://www.vimeo.com/1525191

Comment by Peter Gutierrez on July 16, 2009 at 4:10pm

I've seen it and it's a great presentation/video -- encourage everyone to try to make it if you can.

In fact, with the media coverage of Michael Jackson's passing I've been thinking about "Thus Spoke the Spectacle" a lot more recently.

Comment by Eric Goodman on July 16, 2009 at 8:45am

Hi, I'm Eric Goodman from the music video media critique project Thus Spoke The Spectacle, and just joined the network thanks to Ryan's suggestion. Look forward to joining in the conversation. We describe our show as "radical media literacy for the digital age," so it seems that the media literacy group is an appropriate place for us to be.

We're performing our show live in NYC Friday, July 17th, at Bluestockings Books at 7 PM. If you're around NYC, come on down for an evening of rock and roll, video, and media literacy.

Eric

Comment by Ryan Goble on July 2, 2009 at 9:55am

If you're not a member of the "Teach with Moving Images Group" consider joining - today I put a great set of Amnesty International Film Curriculum Guides in that group found here.

Come on down - the price is right!

RRG:)

Comment by Ryan Goble on June 30, 2009 at 6:22pm

My pleasure - hopefully it won't be anything big our loud as we don't want anyone to get hurt.

RRG:)

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