Here is a music video I made quite a while ago. You might be stunned to see me in it. I do hip-hop and this music video helped alot with the publicity. Having a video usually gives life to any project, especially when you can share it with the world. My cousin and I were also both interested in film-making so this naturally had to be made. Enjoy… and like always, feel free to share your thoughts.
http://youtu.be/ZEjNbgCNqMI
I found it interesting how Shirkey mentions that “the chance that someone with a camera will come across an event of global significance is rapidly becoming the chance that such an event has any witnesses at all. This is because I had previously taken some training on how to be an effective citizen journalist. It taught the basics of reporting and the importance of what is in the frame of the camera; mainly what the viewer’s point of view would be. I was glad that he mentioned it because it is very much true that many of us now own a cell phone with video recording capabilities and we should be ready to use it in a serious way when needed. I dont think I really need to give you a lesson but it’s apparent that people try their best to record newsworthy events and post it up online, usually to YouTube
How to preserve your cultural heritage
Manovich made a good point mentioning the new media lingo, transcode. He defines it as “translating something into another format”. In this digital age, the evolution of softwares far exceed the speed of the physical devices and design is starting to become an issue. A perfect example are Mobile Phones. I recently saw a documentary about industrial design and it mentioned phones where each used to have a unique shape back in the beginning and when one purchased a new phone, it would be for the aesthetics. Today, phones are as good as the software they come with. Take a look at the picture below for a good example.
So, how does this relate to the title, Transcoding? For the software to be updated, there usually are various codes rewritten and sometimes formats are changed as well. The adaptability is important for communication; especially between different operating softwares. For example, a AAC audio format might work perfectly on an iphone, but for better compatibility, it would be converted to mp3 to be played on an Android phone.
