Playlist Of Ma Lyf

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Nick Highton & Joe Chamberlain

Tracks:

1.Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

When I was younger I used to dance around the kitchen with my Mum and sister to this song and it was played most mornings. Also, in year 13, James Priest made an amazing video with it and it was played at my Caribbean Beach party for my 18th - which is about the only part I can remember.

2.Fall Out Boy - Thanks For The Memories

I was Mercutio in a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet at Thomas Estley and had so much fun. We did a dance to this song and although it took forever, it was one of the best plays i've ever been in.

3.Vampire Weekend - A Punk

Reminds me of my friends and driving because John Tibbles said it reminded him of me and being in my car, so it now reminds me of the lads and summer 2011

4.Mumford & Sons - The Cave

I'm from Irish roots, so this brings out the Irish in me. Me and my sister listen to this on the way to our cottage in Norfolk and have a barrel o' laughs.

5.Jilted John - Jilted John

This song reminds me of my Dad. He played this to me when I was quite young and I found it hilarious and so has reminded me of him ever since.

6.Busted - Crashed The Wedding

This reminds me of when I was younger and loved Busted and McFly, I went to see them both in concert (McFly twice). Also reminds me of cheesy school discos.

7.John Legend - Ordinary People

This song has always meant a lot to me and I could listen to it all day. I love John Legend's voice and also when I first met up with my girlfriend, we were talking about music and she said this was her favourite song ever and it was also mine, which was weird. And hopefully where our similarities end ;)

8.Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

This song reminds me of my wonderful Mum. She never fails to cheer me up and this reminds me of her because she always used to sing it at the top of her voice (despite my pleads for her to stop).

9.The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

Again, this reminds me of my irish roots and around Christmas time when me and my cousins come together to do some Irish dancing.

10.Spice Girls - Wannabe

This song is for me and my sister when we used to stand on her bed with her hairbrushes as microphones and sing this. There's a video and everything. Zizazig ahh.

11.Blues Brothers - Shake A Tailfeather

My Dad introduced this film to me when I was about seven or eight and I love it. Everything about it. The action, the music, the comedy. I love this song in particular because I know all the dance moves (well, I used to).

12.Papa Roach - Blood Brothers

This reminds me of being with my sister and playing on Tony Hawk and playing on it practically 24/7. I have all of the games and still play on them to this day. They're brilliant.

13.Bloc Party - One More Chance (Alex Metric Remix)

This song reminds me of Annabel Lane, my girlfriend. She told me to listen to it and now I can't stop. Brilliant song from a special person to me.

14.Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop

Finally, this song was my favourite song on one of my first albums I owned. It was the only CD that ever went in my CD player and I knew all the lyrics. Also went to see them live. Brilliant.

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Exam Questions

Discuss two or more media texts that you would define as 'postmodern' and explain why you would give them this label. Cover at least two media in your answer. (50) This question is asking you: what is PoMo? OR Consider the ways in which postmodern media challenge conventional relations between audience and text. Refer to at least two media forms in your answer. This question is asking you: revise roseneau mod v Pomo  Jan 2010 What is meant by 'postmodern media'? (50) This question is asking you: what is PoMo? OR Explain why the idea of 'postmodern media' might be considered controversial (50) this question is asking you: revise criticism I.e. Jameson June 2010 Why are some media products described as 'postmodern'?(50) This question is asking you: what is PoMo? OR 'Postmodern media blur the boundary between reality and representation'. Discuss this idea with reference to media texts that you have studied. This question is asking you: revise hyper-reality and simulacrum Jan 2011 Explain how certain kinds of media can be defined as postmodern This question is asking you: what is PoMo? OR Discuss why some people are not convinced by the idea of postmodern media This question is asking you: revise criticism I.e. Jameson Put in brackets who said what e.g. "in Scott pilgrim (2010)"  The use of hyper reality (baudrillard) 

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Vintage style

Didn't know what to do, I tried typing, talking, waving my arms and even shouting. It just said "words" on my screen!

Went onto a grizzly bear thing 
Took a picture of me in a very  unphotogenic position
Interesting way of presenting something but I was clueless where to click or what to do and it was not easy to find tutorials. Again, I let the ultimate critic have a go and she said "i wouldn't ever use that in my life" but that's because she doesn't like watching computer screens. 
I think the idea will catch on, but not until the software is updated; webcams are more sensitive; the interactive software is more developed and the ideas are a little more interesting.

Mountains beyond mountains

I didn't really understand is interactive video and I got quite annoyed with it. I wouldn't say this was a favourite video of mine.
I even let my mum have a go (as the ultimate critic) and the first thing she said was "what's that?" even though I'd spent 10 minutes already telling her.
Do not like it.
I don't know if it is postmodern or if it's just really strange.

Neon bible

The neon bible was more interesting than the first one, but was really strange. The darkness with just the face and the floating hands was strange. Every time you clicked on either the hands or face they would change their motion or would change their angle. This is very postmodern as it takes two completely unrelated ideas and puts them together. However, if you click on the head and then hover over it, the lyrics appear, so it does use some conventions of modernism.
I would be more likely to show this video to one of my friends than I would be with the downtown wilderness.

The wilderness downtown

My address did not contain enough street-view or google data to 100% enjoy the experience and then told me to enter the address of my school, so I did. It didn't find that either, now getting long winded, so I entered my village.

Takes forever to load

FOREVER
and ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever
And ever and ohh....
No, And ever
And ever
And it's not responding.
Great.
"this is a google chrome experiment" - give up, it's awful.
STILL loading

"featuring 'we used to wait'"- what a joke! I think I'd rather play desert bus.

I'm going to sing a song

We're gonna skate to one song and one song only,
Ball so hard muhfuckers wanna fine me

So I ball, so hard muhfuckers wanna fine me, 
But first niggas gotta find me,
What's 50 grand to a muhfucker like me, can you please remind me?
Ball so hard that shit crazy
Y'all don't know that don't shit phase me...

Dinner time now...NOM
Oooh, vegetable pasta and chicken. Taste good, strong garlic with a hint of oregano. (still loading)

Okay, I reloaded it,  and it appeared a long time after. It was okay, but it was strange. It had on the beat editing, which is conventional of music videos and  i thought that the featuring of my village was a nice touch although having cartoon trees blow up in it was a bit weird.

Postcard was strange
Birds land on it
Trees on my street

The lyrics do not have any connection with the visuals other than the postcard  with 'I'm gonna write a letter to my true love'.

this could be seen as postmodern as it blurs the boundary of music video and an interactive game. This does not have a purpose, it is interactive for the sake of being interactive, which is conventional also of the postmodern movement.

for years audiences have had to be passive, but this music video is allowing us to be active, although in this case I would rather have watched a music video