Questions from the tutorial

Question from tutorial 4

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?

http://www.worldamazingrecords.com/2008/10/worlds-biggest-and-heaviest-pumpkin.html

I used the site: www.kvasir.no to find the answer.

Picture of the pumpkin:

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?

It's too difficult to find Lilly allens phone number, so to contact her, you could try to show up to one of her concerts and try to interview her there.

This is her tour guide:

http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glycomics

http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glycomics

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?

A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches (46 to 50 centimeters).

I found out this on: http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glycomics

I found out this by searching on: http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glycomics

4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?

The definition of the word glycomics is the study of the structure and function of carbohydrates in biological systems.

I found the definition of the words glycomics on Griffiths website:

http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glycomics

Seagull management is a manager who only criticize his employees and their work when a problem happens.

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?

His first film was called "Transfer", and I found out this on by searching www.yahoo.com:

http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/11/30/cronenberg/

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?

8 of January, 1986

Found on by searching in www.yahoo.com:

http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html

7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?

For 158 dollars with virginblue airlines by searching on www.yahoo.com:

Found on: http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Gold%20Coast/Sydney-SYD/

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?

Cine-Speak

Shot Sizes



The information of the shot sizes are taken from the lecture at Griffith university; link: https://learning.griffith.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_71280_1&frame=toptab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_71280_1&frame=top

And additional information is taken from the website: http://www.urbanfox.tv/creative/shotsizes.html#vls


VLS/WS: Very LS/ Wide Shot

The very long shot is the broader view of the hole background. The people in these shots are captured far away.


This is an example of a very long shot:


















Link to the picture: http://www.urbanfox.tv/creative/shotsizes.html#vls


LS: Long Shot

The shot takes the hole height of the people in the picture. It is not taken as far away as the very long shot, but you can clearly see where the people on the picture is situated, even though the hole background is not taken.


This is an example of a long shot:












Link to the picture:
http://www.urbanfox.tv/creative/shotsizes.h



MLS: Medium Long Shot

The medium long shot takes the person from the knees and up. It almost shows the hole subject.
This is an example of a medium long shot:















This is a private picture i have taken of my friend



MS: Mid shot

The mid shot takes the picture of the person from the waist and up. It could be used to introduce the subject to the audience.


This is an example of a mid shot:













Link to the picture: http://www.urbanfox.tv/creative/shotsizes.html#vl


MCU: Medium close up

The medium close up is usually used in news interviews. It cuts of from the breast pocket and up.

This is an example of MCU:
















CU: Close up

A close up is a close picture of the subject and shows the subjects full face.

This is an example of CU:













Link to the picture: http://www.urbanfox.tv/creative/shotsizes.html#vls



BCU: Big close up

The big close shows the hole face of the subject up close, but sometimes not the forehead. It a
very intimate shot.


Example of BCU:











Link to the picture: http://www.urbanfox.tv/creative/shotsizes.html#vls



ECU: Extreme close up

The extreme close up shows the subject very closely, for instance a shot of an eye only or a
mouth.


WHO?
The Close up answers the question of WHO. It shows the character close up in detail.

WHAT?
The Mid shot answers the question of WHAT, showing what the subject is doing.

WHERE?
The Long shot answers the question of WHERE, showing the background where the subject is.

WHEN?
Both the Wide shot and the Close up can answer the question of WHEN.

WHY?
The Big close up can answer the question of WHY. It revieals more of the charachter or their action.

HOW?
The Medium Close up can answer the question HOW, and explain the event.

Convergence

I couldn't find an explanation of convergent tecnology other places than http://www.wikipedia.org/, by searching technological convergence. I know that wikipedia is not the best place to search for academic information, but I couldn't find it elswhere. Here is the link to the site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_convergence


I have written the explanation of convergence in my own words:

Technological convergence is when different technological systems, such as voice, video, picture and digital information, are integrated in the same thing and they can intercat with each other at the same time.


This is 4 examples of convergent technology:

1. A digital mp3-player:

An digital mp3-player can play both music and video, and is therefore a good example of convergent technology.

An iPod is a good example of a digital mp3-player.

This picture of an iPod Nano is taken from: http://www.apple.com/au/ipodnano/



2. Digital radio

A digital radio can play music and programs from different radio stations. With a digital radio, you get clearer sound and improved reception, extra feautures such as pause and rewind radio and extra channels and tuning by station name, which make it a good example of convergent technology.






Link to the picture:
http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/


3. Tablet pc

With a tablet pc, you can write and draw pictures on the tablet with a special pen that suits for the computer, and it will appear on the screen. at the same time it has all the functions that a computer has these days with access to the internet, voice, picture and video.

This is a picture of a tablet pc from Lenovo Thinpad.








Link to the picture:
http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1353


4. Smart phone

A smart phone has integrated phone, music, camera, picture, and access to the internet.

An iPhone from apple is a good example of a smart phone.

This picture is a picture of an iPhone, and it is taken from: http://www.apple.com/au/iphone/gallery/





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I have edited this picture of the iPhone:

This was how it looked like before i edited it















This is how it looks like after i edited it. I have changed the colour of the ipod to pink:





I have edited this picture as well of the ipod nano. This is how it looked like before i edited it:













This is how it looks like after i edited it. I have made it red and turned it upside down:

Links to interesting sites:


This is how Apple Mac marketing themselves:

http://www.apple.com/au/getamac/whymac/

This is a youtube video of convergence technology.

I tried to upload another video from the mac computers at the computer lab at uni, but it didn't work and i because it was somthing wrong with the computer, and had to go to my next class, so i didn't had time to try again, and it doesn't work from my computer at home, sorry. But i have shown that i know how to upload a video from youtube. This is the link to the video i tried to upload, it might have worked, but i can't tell from my computer:

I also tried to make my own video from the isight camera of the mac at the computer lab, but that didn't work either. My tute Kaja knows that i have tried, at least.