Well, I'm still alive, so I suppose that is something. With all the major major assignments consuming every aspect of my life, updating this thing once again fell to the wayside... I guess I should have knew this would happen, after all, time is precious. Yes, I do realise this counts towards marks too, however, whatever amount of time this might take to write out on a weekly basis could ultimately cause problems with stuff like my research, or essays, or anything else which consumes too much time where I may feel a blog would simply sap what precious time I have.
...okay, I also forgot about this thing. But who can blame me? My brain for the past five weeks has been all on my research project. I mean, it's 75% of the paper, so it's a make or break deal.
Even with my written exam for Video Edit, my brains wasn't soaking up the necessary information like it normally would, all because research was constantly flowing through my mind.
As it is, even though I feel relieved and the pressure is finally off, I still feel incredibly drained. I am delicate, and need rest. Can I really attempt the rest of these assessments?
DO I EVEN HAVE THE STRENGTH??
That said on the subject, I still managed to get a B+ for that exam. Huh.
Research
Guess I should start here. With time mostly going to planning and data collection, as well as report structuring (and emerging worries whenever the schedule got pushed back further and further, whether it was due to discrepancies in the method, or in the terminologies of the techniques I researched, or things such as other assignments cropping up and forcing time out of my planned schedule, creating a bit of a mess), Research seemed to have moments of sure-fire status, and issues-arising.
In the end, I had to cut down my content analysis from the entire Season 4 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic to 20 episodes. Rachel said half the season, which is 13 episodes, but I am half dutch and three-eighths croatian.
That makes me seven-eighths stubborn, challenge accepted.
But I got the data collection done. Some episodes of collecting humour-related data varied on each episode - the more humour techniques present, the longer an episode took to analyse.
And then I tallied up the numbers. If memory serves, in the 20 episodes I studied, I think it was 3,466 humour techniques observed. Some may be missing, as I am only human - so I can say that this was at the very least.
Each technique recognised (using techniques from Berger, Buijzen and Valkenburg, and Juckel), was employed, including the techniques I myself introduced ("Fourth Wall", "Visual Cue/Reaction", "Absent Mind/Realisation", and "Utterance, Laughter, Curse").
Each technique fell under the categories Language, Logic, Identity, and Action/Nonverbal.
The results are listed below:
The separate categories themselves are displayed in charts with greater detail, however those can be found in my report.
Some notable things to mention in my findings, however, just as fun trivia:
1. Parody techniques included parodies from DC and Marvel, Indiana Jones, various advertisements, movies, etc.
2. The Welhelm Scream was identified on five separate occasions during the study.
3. One sexual joke was identified in an episode in which Weird Al Yankovic was a guest voice actor.
Fun, fun stuff. And now that the due date for the report is gone, that is one huge load off my shoulders, and I have not felt as relaxed as I had in a long time... despite the fact I still have five more assessments to worry about in the next 11 days.
I feel relieved, and cruisey.
Currently, preparations for the 3 Minute Thesis has top priority, which is due in a couple of days.
The self-evaluation following after.
Media Culture
On top of the Research Report being due last Friday, our second assessment for Media Culture was also due that same day. Surprisingly, I somehow managed to make a good start, and keep a good momentum going, with the essay - this is quite something, since essay writing is not my forte, and it generally takes me days to even make a start.
Yet I wrote 999 words on the first night. That was a surprise, but hell, I'll take it.
I managed to get the essay pumped out rather fast, which leaves me in disbelief... maybe I'm getting the hang of writing essays? Or maybe I just knew what to write at the time? Perhaps that same fire that had been ignited, driving me to get my research done, was also existent in terms of this essay?
Whatever the case, it drove me right through two papers in which elements exist of which I struggle at the best of times. I don't know how it happened, but I'm not complaining.
I pumped out that Frozen essay like no one's business.
Next up is the final assessment - the presentation.
Mine will be on semiotics in some of my own work - I have elected my graphic novel, Dreamspace/Splash, of which apparently (according to Kim) terrifies Karl in the manner that it seems to attract small children.
I wonder what would happen if we put him in a room with no exits, and filled with kindergarteners... another project for another day, perhaps.
The presentation is the second assignment to worry about this week, after preparations for the 3 Minute Thesis for Research.
Drawing
Drawing is the same-old, same-old. Although we did have Jemma back as our model - and she recognised me immediately. Apparently there is one in every class, and I just happen to be that one.
In a good way, that is. :P
In one of the weeks we tried other things in the drawing studio (downstairs) where we messed with inks and paints and whatnot. It was great, however maybe I should have dabbled in fingerpainting, to prove what a big kid I am now. :P
I still have yet to ask Peter about some of my digital drawings, as to whether or not they can count towards assessment submission next week. I guess that is something I should do once I am done here.
Video Edit
Patrick's class.
Not important.
...just kidding. Sorta. :P
Well... it's true!! Research and Media Culture are the bigwigs. And while I do take all my papers seriously, with a hunger to pass ALL papers, the two major ones are the most pressing. Probably, like I said before, how I still had research flooding through my head while trying to study for a Video Edit exam.
I have to say, I did mess up though. During the Interview assessment, I wanted to make sure I had everything covered... and I thought I did. Perhaps it is no surprise though, the entire time I was editing that interview, all I was thinking about was how badly I needed to get it out of the way, like some trivial task, because that very time I was editing was already designated as the time I would be collecting my data for research. It wasn't like I could bump the data collection back, either. It had to be that weekend. And since I was only thinking of research, the checking of safe levels on parade completely gave my mind the slip - I had even gone over the checklist, as tattered as it was (research-focused mind, you sneaky little bastard), so... that was a royal botch-up.
I did correct that issue in seconds when Patrick brought it up, though - it wasn't a major fix at all.
But it might be a good idea to get the new version out to Anne, if I can find her soon. I'll just ask Kreepy Kimberly.
The only thing I guess I have to worry about, not counting the blogs, is the showreel. I should be fine with it - after all, with the Research Report done and dusted, that frees up a LOT of mental capacity, and I mean a LOT.
Given that the 3 Minute Thesis for Research is this week, and the final presentation for Media Culture is next Monday, the showreel will be one of the last things to worry about. However, the next few assignments before it should be relatively easy, so I guess I could start on it as early as this weekend.
That reminds me. I will need to bring my black external to class tomorrow, so I can get all of the footage for the showreel.
What else... I guess nothing else right now?
Tarri out.
"Kreepy Kimberly"???! XD
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