3.18 - What needs to be done next!

One class to go - and a lot of work left to do. We can do it, but you need to get the content for me to edit.

What's next -

Jasmin - pictures of the church and big family
Aofie - take pictures of family/dinner
Alex - two parents with one kid walking
Christina - single parent
Sarah - give pictures to Mr. Eagen
Maya - download pictures to flashdrive and bring them in to Mr. Eagen
Will - music - get Albert's laptop, please

Good work!

Mr. E

In class planning - 3.11

SYR Video Postcard Update 3.12.09

Hi gang - great class yesterday! Good storyboarding and prelim ideas. Solid work with the Flip Camera. I have the videos downloaded to my computer and will upload them to a secure/private YouTube site for all of us to see soon. See you Monday.
Mr. E

3.9.09 - Video Postcards

As we discussed, we are starting on something very exciting in the creation of video postcards.

The info:

SYR Fim Festival

Theme: family

Music: original or not copy write

5 min or under

Student Driven

April 1 – due date

Once done shown at the Film Festival at the Festival at the MOST on May 2nd.

So let's get going on our theme. What did you find out about family?

3.5.09 -

Tough class last time, right? Ok, we need to re-boot. Sit down, grab a doughnut and something to drink, on the house. Let's get things back on track and I certainly want to here what you have to say.

Mr. E

3.3.09 - Today's class assignment and work

How about that assembly yesterday? Did Olga leave an impression on you? This lesson is intended to give you some more of what Olga was saying, and it's also an opportunity to compare images of women in historical advertisements with those of today.

Let's start.

1. Watch this clip:

http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=206
2. Then, working in small groups, research images of women in advertising, both historically and currently. Each group should attend to the following questions:

What roles do woman playing in the ads?
What can one conclude about the daily lives of woman in the ads?
What can one conclude about the state of mind of women in the ads?
What can one conclude about society’s views of women from the ads?
What can one conclude about the value placed on women from the ads?
Have society’s values and views about women changed much over the years?
What other questions can be raised about the images of women in advertising?
Have students keep careful notes of their observations and discussions.

Use this link to start your research:
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/browse/

3. When the research is complete, post your answers as a comment and come back to discuss your findings. What conclusions can you draw from your research? What does contemporary pop culture, as expressed in advertisements, have to say about women? What other examples can you give? (e.g., from music, movies, television, etc.)


http://www.firstladies.org/curriculum/curriculum.aspx?Curriculum=1748

Links to videos of Empire State Building Run-Up

As stated in the MPH IceBox, here are two fun videos that show me during the Empire State Run-Up. I am in the White Visor (though not really an important item to wear in the stairwell, I always wear a hat or a visor when running...) YOu may have to paste them in the browser as the links don't always work.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424824#29082944

http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=videos&event_id=591&video_id=8444&folder_id=-2

2/25 Read and answer!

We talked about music, clothes, movies. We have made survey and written about trends. Now a want you to think about art. How has art changed the way we dress, dance, and act? Does visual art play a part in the construction of pop culture?

Write one paragraph - 7 - 10 sentences
3 examples of how art does this
3 artists or artistic movements

Post in a comment!

Mr. E

Part 3 - Prop 8. Good or bad?

So in the wake of Prop 8, Milk was created. What is prop 8? Does it matter to you? Why did it get passed? in what state? Post your answers?

Mr E

Class part 2 - 2.23.09

By now, you see Sean Penn is your winner. Now, what was the role he was playing? What was the man's name? Why was he important? Here is a little something from an interview with the director, Gus Van Zant:

With the Prop 8 decision that rescinded gay marriage in California in November 2008, the gay movement has become a new issue for civil rights advocates. Can this movie charge reaction and stimulate a response that it might get people to be more conscious of the issues that are well defined in the film?

GVS: Yeah, especially now with Prop 8 and the reactions to Prop 8. It's mobilized and brought together the gay community--particularly, the younger gay community. It's their time now and they have taken to the streets. I think there was an interview by a gay writer in Los Angeles, and who had been to the first rally that was a response to Prop 8 decision in Los Angeles.

He went to the West Hollywood gathering, and there was a speaker, and, to his surprise, everyone walked away and walked up the street to Sunset. He had been to many rallies in West Hollywood, this had never happened before. I think there's a new energy that's inspiring.

Our film is about a new energy of a different time--a sexual liberation from the '60s that developed in people who had found their gay sexuality and banded together in the Castro, which had a lot of young energy of that time. [It's also about] the nuts and bolts of the political strategies that are hugely informative in the movie--and mostly inspiring. When it plays in theaters, it definitely plays into that gay civil rights energy of today.

So this guy was important to make a movie about. In your view, using sources, is this movie a product of today's culture? Could this movie have come out 20 years ago? Explain.

2/23 Today's class

The Oscar's were last night. Did you watch? Well, let's recap. Today you need to do this:

Who won best actor?

Was this his first Oscar?

What was the reaction from the press (find two sources)

Put this all in our blog!

Mr. E

2/12 Assignment: Load you ads then pop music

We will look at your ads but first, pop music. What is it? Find an example. Copy the link. Paste the link into a comment with a 4 or 5 sentence explanation of why it is pop music. Due by the end of class.

Your assignment today 2/10

Many ads trigger emotions. I showed you the NIKE ads that I love and boy do they make you emote! Post a comment about an ad that you think is cool and explain why. Copy and paste a link to the add as well.

Why is Nike so dominant?

Start your Mac up. Go to You Tube. Search for "Nike Soul Commercial." Do not play until I say so.

Friday, 2/6: what we are doing today

So some of you have told me that up to 50 kids have taken your survey. Well done! This is what you will do today:

1. Look at your results? What do they say?

2. Put your results in our blog. Share with everyone what you found out.

3. Come up with a conclusion. Do we know what's cool? Do teens create cool? Can we tell?

When we are finished you will be asked to read and discuss this:

http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/08/17/style/t/index.html#pagewanted=4&pageName=17tween&

See ya,

Mr. E

How do you get your survey out there?

Now that the surveys are built, how will you get people to take it? You need to think of each of your groups as competing marketing companies looking for information. Be creative in how you get your survey out there - post signs, email links, put the link on the blog, announce at lunch - it is up to you. So get going!

Class 2/4: Create your questions for the diffusion study

Hi all, during today's class, first get into your groups. Then:

1. Create catagories for your questions
2. Formulate 10 questions
3. Upload the questions to the blog

Once the questions are formed, we will move the content to surveymonkey in order to poll students.

Coolhunters: your mission

Ok, hunters of cool, this is what you will be doing over the next three weeks:

Coolhunting.

You will be doing this by:
1. online survery
2. video cameras

Who are we asking?

1. MS and US kids

Next step: create a survey. Please post your survey ideas/questions under your name (in the groups) in a comment.

What would go into a diffusion study on coolness at MPH? What's cool here that you could measure? Please respond with a comment.

Will/Roni/Alex

Maya/Jasmin/Ciara

Emma/Christina/Aofie

Welcome to your blog on Pop Culture!