Project, I broke down the content required into:
HOME PAGE - Net addiction and our children
- Symptoms Page
- Evaluation Page
- Treatment Page
- Tips for Parents page
- Associates/links
Just working on this content.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
WEB.STUDIES 2nd Edition
Web Studies 2nd Edition by Graham Roberts
Copyright in Cyberspace: Protecting Intellectual Property Online
In this piece the author provides useful information relating to online copyright issues. He brings our attention to copyright piracy and discusses a number of previous court cases involving piracy. He discusses deep linking and framing and how these tequniques have been used in attempts to ‘pass off’ work online. The piece is interesting to us on our course as we will need to be aware of these issues and be careful not to pirate work when developing online material.
Web Studies 2nd Edition by Graham Roberts
Movie-Making in the New Media Age.
In this piece Graham Roberts discuss how digital technology has affected movie-making. He discusses distribution issues and how distribution of film has evolved; he notes that the Web is not a practical channel for movie distribution due to speed issues. Roberts provides information on script writing tools available both to purchase and open source. He brings our attention to DV and predicts that this technology will eveuntly replace film he explains clearly the technology involves. He discusses shortcomings of Web delivery for film and notes that the Web works well in delivering short films. Flash animations are mentioned and Roberts notes that Flash offers the best delivery of Web animation due to its sharpness and downloading speed. He promotes the Web as a resource for an affordable promotion vehicle for independent film makers and an invaluable tool for researchers. Roberts concludes while the Web has a lot to offer the film-maker it will not replace human “talent, inspiration, knowledge, expertise and skills” and that the key to great film-making is great script.
Copyright in Cyberspace: Protecting Intellectual Property Online
In this piece the author provides useful information relating to online copyright issues. He brings our attention to copyright piracy and discusses a number of previous court cases involving piracy. He discusses deep linking and framing and how these tequniques have been used in attempts to ‘pass off’ work online. The piece is interesting to us on our course as we will need to be aware of these issues and be careful not to pirate work when developing online material.
Web Studies 2nd Edition by Graham Roberts
Movie-Making in the New Media Age.
In this piece Graham Roberts discuss how digital technology has affected movie-making. He discusses distribution issues and how distribution of film has evolved; he notes that the Web is not a practical channel for movie distribution due to speed issues. Roberts provides information on script writing tools available both to purchase and open source. He brings our attention to DV and predicts that this technology will eveuntly replace film he explains clearly the technology involves. He discusses shortcomings of Web delivery for film and notes that the Web works well in delivering short films. Flash animations are mentioned and Roberts notes that Flash offers the best delivery of Web animation due to its sharpness and downloading speed. He promotes the Web as a resource for an affordable promotion vehicle for independent film makers and an invaluable tool for researchers. Roberts concludes while the Web has a lot to offer the film-maker it will not replace human “talent, inspiration, knowledge, expertise and skills” and that the key to great film-making is great script.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Marina's New Project Idea
Dear friends and family in a recent attempt to further my carrier in the music industry and keep up with cousin Una and the Saturdays, I have taken to song writing. So far I have 10 completed songs and several in the works right now. Below is a song that I have entered into a contest, and had published in a poetry anthology.
My friend Laura is going to do the backing vocals for the contest and we intend to dressing like Patsy and Edina of ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ I have included an images of what we will look like and the lyrics of what will put Una out of the charts (!!!!) a song called ‘text me’.
I will need help from the whole family; I am hoping uncle Jonny will help me carry our music gear in and out of Cuba in Galway and Dolans in Limerick next week as we have arranged performances in these venues. If coz Morgan and Robbie are available I could do with their help for our gig in the Point Dublin at the end of the month.
Sandra, Gale, Mary, Shelly, Mary Sommers, Jane and Deidre Molloy will also need to contribute by way of support performers, I was thinking ye could organize a well choreographed dance routine to add to our performance, naturally an overall dress attire will be needed. You can decide between each other what color tights to wear I’m sure Coz Una wont mind lending you her electric blue tights she wore in the Saturdays most recent video.
Naturally we will be calling on Norma in NY to help us with the PR that will be required to break the US market, I think aunty Ber is visiting her at the moment so she should be able to get a break from Gilbert to assist in the promotion.
As time is off the essence in market penetration of this family project I would hope you all get back to me with your views as soon as possible. Thanks soooooo much.
“Text Me”
Colour me your colour, baby
Colour me your car
Colour me your colour, darling
I know who you are
Come up off your colour chart
I know where you're coming fromT
ext me (text) on the lineText me, Text me any, anytime
Text me (Text me) my loveYou can Text me any day or night
Text meCover me with kisses, babyCover me with love
Roll me in designer sheets
I'll never get enoughEmotions come, I don't know why
Cover up love's alibiText me (text me) on the line
Text me, text me any, anytimeText me (text me) my love
When you're ready we can share the wine
Text me
Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo,
he speaks the languages of love
Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo, amore, chiamami, chiamami
Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo, appelle-moi mon cherie, appelle-moi
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any way
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any day-ay
Text me! (text me, text me, text me, text me)
Take me out and show me off
And put me on the scene
Dress me in the fashions
Of the nineteen-eighteen's
You're a man, no in-between
You know what your words can mean
Text me (text me) my love
Text me, text me any anytime
Monday, October 20, 2008
Project – why am I doing it like this?
Project – why am I doing it like this?
My interest in ‘Lost in Cyberspace’ and issues relating to this developed out of an essay I wrote for Valerie as part of an exam to gain a place on our MA Digital Media. Jen if you would like a copy of the essay I can send it on.
I have drafted a proposal project for writing in the digital age. I have proposed a community website and possibly CD-ROM which will address issues relating to Net addiction and children.
I initially considered a project based on solely internet addiction but after researching found that it is a very large area to cover and decided to reduce the view point in a an attempt to increase the aim. This is just a starting point and I need get started somewhere!!!!
In any event the Net and remaining anonymous form first point of contact would be a stregenth in presenting this information as the beneficiaries are not likely to want to discuss private family matters without first getting a sense of what addiction problems may or may not be apparent.
Accessibility to information is also a key consideration.
Association/affiliation with organisations that are already established as trusted experts in child welfare.
I will develop on this over the following weeks.
My interest in ‘Lost in Cyberspace’ and issues relating to this developed out of an essay I wrote for Valerie as part of an exam to gain a place on our MA Digital Media. Jen if you would like a copy of the essay I can send it on.
I have drafted a proposal project for writing in the digital age. I have proposed a community website and possibly CD-ROM which will address issues relating to Net addiction and children.
I initially considered a project based on solely internet addiction but after researching found that it is a very large area to cover and decided to reduce the view point in a an attempt to increase the aim. This is just a starting point and I need get started somewhere!!!!
In any event the Net and remaining anonymous form first point of contact would be a stregenth in presenting this information as the beneficiaries are not likely to want to discuss private family matters without first getting a sense of what addiction problems may or may not be apparent.
Accessibility to information is also a key consideration.
Association/affiliation with organisations that are already established as trusted experts in child welfare.
I will develop on this over the following weeks.
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Children Internet use and addiction 1
Addiction refers to a state of reliance on a substance to an extend that one cannot withdraw easily. With advent of information technology to date, internet addiction is emerging to be a threat to the children aged 8-12years of age. Internet addiction refers to spending most of one’s time online thus affecting adversely his/her physical, social, physiological, mental and economic wellness.
Internet has been widely used by children in various activities. For instance, they can obtain educational material from the web for purposes of learning, be informed about the most current events as they occur globally and communicate with their friends via emails. They can also get to know new places around the world and what happens there while being exposed to new perspectives of life, participate and contribute to online discussions, plays, games and chats. On top of that, the children can get an opportunity for relaxing by playing games, listening to music and watching movies. Despite all these potential benefits of internet, it can be harmful when the child becomes addicted such that he/she spends most of the time online doing inappropriate and unnecessary things like watching pornography, reading and listening hatred speeches over the internet (http://www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice/children/).
Internet addiction in children presents with the following signs and symptoms. First and foremost, the child begins spending a lot of time on computer and loses control of time on computer completely with time, ignores friends and abscond duties to been online. The child feels anxious, stressed, and irritable when the computer is not available or interrupted. He/she may hide to go and browse which may lead to development of learning problems in school.
Internet addition has shown various negative impacts to children that may include the following. The child may become irresponsible both at home and in school thus perfuming poorly in class, engaging in immoral behaviors like juvenile delinquency due to persistent exposure to dirty materials such as pornography, use of guns and fighting techniques. To children who are addicted to internet, they normally withdraw from frequent exercises and thus may develop health problems such as obesity and bone weakness. Other health effects include strong headaches, dry eyes, backaches, pain on wrist, elbows and shoulders, loss of appetite and lack of personal hygiene. In addition, it leads to social decay since the children do not develop skills for interacting with others since most of the times they are engaged in playing with the computers
On the other hand, wise use of internet has helped children greatly. To begin with, it has been used for education purposes where children look for learning materials and resources to aid in doing academic assignments. Secondly, it has been used to increase children creativity for instance by engaging in mathematical games and other problem solving exercises. Thirdly, internet has enhanced communication skills like writing, reading, listening and observation skills. Additionally, due to the exposure to different cultures through internet, children learn to appreciate other people’s culture thus promoting understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. Elsewhere, by sharing messages with others in various places of the world, they learn to make new friends.
To avoid internet addiction for children, the parents and guardians should observe the following; enlighten the children on teenage sexual abuse and the probability of online dangers. Putting the computer at the common room and not in private rooms within the house, monitoring use of chat rooms, make surveillance of your children’s online accounts from time to time, exercise parental control over the use of internet by installing blocking software and lastly do not let your child to be idle. In conclusion therefore, internet addiction for children is a contagious problem and therefore parents and guardians have a great role to play in preventing its adverse effects. (http://www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice/children/)
Addiction refers to a state of reliance on a substance to an extend that one cannot withdraw easily. With advent of information technology to date, internet addiction is emerging to be a threat to the children aged 8-12years of age. Internet addiction refers to spending most of one’s time online thus affecting adversely his/her physical, social, physiological, mental and economic wellness.
Internet has been widely used by children in various activities. For instance, they can obtain educational material from the web for purposes of learning, be informed about the most current events as they occur globally and communicate with their friends via emails. They can also get to know new places around the world and what happens there while being exposed to new perspectives of life, participate and contribute to online discussions, plays, games and chats. On top of that, the children can get an opportunity for relaxing by playing games, listening to music and watching movies. Despite all these potential benefits of internet, it can be harmful when the child becomes addicted such that he/she spends most of the time online doing inappropriate and unnecessary things like watching pornography, reading and listening hatred speeches over the internet (http://www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice/children/).
Internet addiction in children presents with the following signs and symptoms. First and foremost, the child begins spending a lot of time on computer and loses control of time on computer completely with time, ignores friends and abscond duties to been online. The child feels anxious, stressed, and irritable when the computer is not available or interrupted. He/she may hide to go and browse which may lead to development of learning problems in school.
Internet addition has shown various negative impacts to children that may include the following. The child may become irresponsible both at home and in school thus perfuming poorly in class, engaging in immoral behaviors like juvenile delinquency due to persistent exposure to dirty materials such as pornography, use of guns and fighting techniques. To children who are addicted to internet, they normally withdraw from frequent exercises and thus may develop health problems such as obesity and bone weakness. Other health effects include strong headaches, dry eyes, backaches, pain on wrist, elbows and shoulders, loss of appetite and lack of personal hygiene. In addition, it leads to social decay since the children do not develop skills for interacting with others since most of the times they are engaged in playing with the computers
On the other hand, wise use of internet has helped children greatly. To begin with, it has been used for education purposes where children look for learning materials and resources to aid in doing academic assignments. Secondly, it has been used to increase children creativity for instance by engaging in mathematical games and other problem solving exercises. Thirdly, internet has enhanced communication skills like writing, reading, listening and observation skills. Additionally, due to the exposure to different cultures through internet, children learn to appreciate other people’s culture thus promoting understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. Elsewhere, by sharing messages with others in various places of the world, they learn to make new friends.
To avoid internet addiction for children, the parents and guardians should observe the following; enlighten the children on teenage sexual abuse and the probability of online dangers. Putting the computer at the common room and not in private rooms within the house, monitoring use of chat rooms, make surveillance of your children’s online accounts from time to time, exercise parental control over the use of internet by installing blocking software and lastly do not let your child to be idle. In conclusion therefore, internet addiction for children is a contagious problem and therefore parents and guardians have a great role to play in preventing its adverse effects. (http://www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice/children/)
Monday, October 13, 2008
Anne Friedberg The end of Cinema: Multimedia and Technological Change
Anne Friedberg The end of Cinema: Multimedia and Technological Change.
I found the piece interesting. Friedberg discusses technologies that evolved between the 70s, 80s and onward. She explains how following cinema screen images moved in to the home by way of TV followed by Video then the Computer. She covers humanist interpretations and technical accounts of how for example the use of remote control was the beginning of an interactive revolution allowing the end user/reader for the first time to control their viewing environment. When we consider how interactive our environment has become via Mobile phones, Cable, TV, DVD, Interactive media, Internet, PC, Gaming consuls, CD Rom and more, we have certainly made major developments in terms of the amount of control the end-user currently enjoys.
She discuses how over time various technologies (e.g. beatamex, VCR) were tried and tested at massive expense through scientific endeavours and involving Giant world companies. Eventually leading to industrial standards.
Ironically I thought, copyright issues relating to VCR copying are introduced and Friedberg discusses a 1884 court battle between Disney and Sony where the court concluded that it is not the device that was actually breaching copyright laws.
Friedberg has accumulated an equally impressive range of information regarding marketing and business issues relating to cinema, the development of rental markets and home viewing and concludes the big screen remains a hugely profitable industry.
Reference Wikipedia
Anne Friedberg is Chair of the Critical Studies Division in the School of Cinematic Arts at the university of southern California. An author, historian and theorist of modern media culture, Professor Friedberg received her PhD. in Cinema Studies from NYU. She was on the faculty of Film and Media Studies at UC, UC Irvine where she was the principal architect for a new interdisciplinary PhD program in Visual Studies and the founding director and programmer of UCI's Film and Video Center. In 2003, she joined the USC faculty, where she has been instrumental in the creation of the Visual Studies Graduate Certificate.
I found the piece interesting. Friedberg discusses technologies that evolved between the 70s, 80s and onward. She explains how following cinema screen images moved in to the home by way of TV followed by Video then the Computer. She covers humanist interpretations and technical accounts of how for example the use of remote control was the beginning of an interactive revolution allowing the end user/reader for the first time to control their viewing environment. When we consider how interactive our environment has become via Mobile phones, Cable, TV, DVD, Interactive media, Internet, PC, Gaming consuls, CD Rom and more, we have certainly made major developments in terms of the amount of control the end-user currently enjoys.
She discuses how over time various technologies (e.g. beatamex, VCR) were tried and tested at massive expense through scientific endeavours and involving Giant world companies. Eventually leading to industrial standards.
Ironically I thought, copyright issues relating to VCR copying are introduced and Friedberg discusses a 1884 court battle between Disney and Sony where the court concluded that it is not the device that was actually breaching copyright laws.
Friedberg has accumulated an equally impressive range of information regarding marketing and business issues relating to cinema, the development of rental markets and home viewing and concludes the big screen remains a hugely profitable industry.
Reference Wikipedia
Anne Friedberg is Chair of the Critical Studies Division in the School of Cinematic Arts at the university of southern California. An author, historian and theorist of modern media culture, Professor Friedberg received her PhD. in Cinema Studies from NYU. She was on the faculty of Film and Media Studies at UC, UC Irvine where she was the principal architect for a new interdisciplinary PhD program in Visual Studies and the founding director and programmer of UCI's Film and Video Center. In 2003, she joined the USC faculty, where she has been instrumental in the creation of the Visual Studies Graduate Certificate.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
compare an adaptation
The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 Joel Schumacher directed film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's internationally successful 1986 stage musical, which is based on the novel written by Gaston Leroux in 1911.
Description
Combining romance, horror, mystery and tragedy it is a dark tale of a deformed child who killed his abuser and hides out for life in solitude within the Paris Opera House. The child grows up to become The Phantom of the Opera. In a melody that speaks of the “music of the night” we are taken on a journey deep into the dungeons of both The Phantom’s home at the Opera House as well as the dungeons of his soul. This can sometimes be the case with both spiritual manipulation and obsessive love. The character of the Phantom falls in love with Christine a young actress who performs at the Opera House. He somehow mysteriously almost hypnotizes her into developing a relationship with him. Meanwhile Christine is secretly engaged to Raoul a nobleman and patron of the Opera. On discovering Christine’s involvement with Raoul the Phantom gives Christine a choice to stay with him forever or he will kill Raoul. Her decision to this confrontation brings to an end the story of The Phantom of the Opera.
The Musical
I saw the stage version in Hamberg Theatre Hall, Germany circa 1990. Although my use and understanding of the German language at that point was not yet expert I engaged strongly with the play and it captured my imagination and moved me emotionally. The power of music to move our emotions is felt within the work. Themes running throughout the musical include actor’s lives, love triangles and star-crossed lovers.
The Film
I saw the film in or around 2006 and found it a faithful rendering of the show. But with Webber's footprints all over it, and not much more than that. If anything it had the opposite effect on me. The cinematic adaptation is full of high production values, time-tested songs, exquisite sets, and lush costumes but painfully full of itself that I cringed for the duration of watching the film.One real difference from the stage version is that it is unavoidable that the phantom played by Gerard Butler loses his crucial mystery when brought up close and personal with the audience. Seen at a distance, lurking in the shadows, he's a more remote, isolated and effective figure. Although I think the actress Emmy Rossum fares better as Christine Daae, projecting a mixture of talent, beauty, and innocence.
I felt The Phantom of the Opera played well on the stage, where audiences are seated several feet away from the lead actors, but when director Joel Schumacher sweeps his camera in for one of his dozens and dozens of close-ups, their melodramatic facial expressions come across as over-the-top.
I felt The Phantom of the Opera played well on the stage, where audiences are seated several feet away from the lead actors, but when director Joel Schumacher sweeps his camera in for one of his dozens and dozens of close-ups, their melodramatic facial expressions come across as over-the-top.
The Book
I haven’t read the book written by Gaston Leroux in 1911 but would imagine what makes the stage version unique is the haunting music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew Lloyd Webber was the son of a Christian organist at the Central Methodist Hall in London; he grew up within the church and understood the power of music to communicate spiritual truths.
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