With the Wiki website that we used last week, we were split into groups of four to create a Wiki page on a subject that was randomly given to us. My group, which consisted of Megan, David and Amy, are to discuss the negatives and positives of participatory culture, which is covered in a book called "We Think" by Charles Leadbeater, which you can read about here!
Even though I consider practical work to be my main interest and strength, I am actually looking forward to creating this Wiki page and to make it more creative and easily accessed than other sources of information, such as creating a short video on the subject. The more I think about the subject and assignment, the more I realise that I would rather do something like this than sit at home writing an essay, though I am sure that day is coming.
In other news, this very afternoon, we were split into pairs and were given forty five minutes to come up with a story that can be told in five photographs and to take the photographs, this set a wave of panic among the students. My dear friend Kirsty and I devised a simple story of a man trying to put away his rubbish, but instead gets eaten by the bin. I was quite proud of my dedication to this project, seeing as I had cups thrown at my face and had to place my hand inside of the bin, but none the less it was very enjoyable and I have placed the photographs in their order below.
Also I have heard today that there was a mistake in my identity, as people thought that the photos in the last post were of me, well they were not, these photographs were of James McKeown, who is also my friend from Northern Ireland. The mad man getting eaten by the bin above is actually me, so if you are reading this and see me in class or the street, don't be afraid to say hello and laugh at my misfortune.
Also what I really enjoyed from the experience of creating this photo story and the last one is just experimenting on how much stories you can tell from single images. As a writer and film maker, this is very exciting, as I can feel more confident in using less dialogue to tell a story and simply trust my eye on visual interest. But the main reason why I really enjoyed these tasks is because I enjoy reading simple web comics, such as the ones that can tell a joke or story in three to four panels, such as Penny Arcade or PVP Online, but because I have no talents on drawing, I never thought I could try to make something like those Web comics, well today and the past week have proved me wrong.
Still that is all that has happened today, so I shall end this post and continue on with the week.
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