So I looked at the list of films and chose one that looked interesting to me. The movie sort of jumped out and caught my eye. Maya Deren, creator of Divine Horseman, created not only a title that was enchanting, but a film that what almost hypnotic. While watching the film I realized that there was no narrative being followed. It was more of a realist film where the narrator would describe an action of the tribe during their Voodoo ritual and clips of the event would proceed.

It could be said that Divine Horseman: The Living Gods of Haiti is made like a visual poem. Arrangements of verses and choruses, which went well with the dancing rituals and music that was played by the Haitians. My opinion of Maya Deren's intent for the film was to inform viewers of the lifestyle and religion that takes place in certain regions of Haiti. The film was very mesmerizing due to the long rhythmic shots and music.

Actuality and Remediation of Cannery Row

The positioning of Cannery Row is unique. More unique than most popular tourist destinations. Cannery Row is set on the north end of Monterey, away from the freeway and mass transit. "The Row", since it's original construction was for sardine canning, is situated right on the coast where the fisherman could unload their boats and have their precious cargo packaged immediatly. I see Cannery Row as an isolated part of Monterey that might be hidden if it weren't for the overwhelming amounts of signage pointing you to it.

The excess amount of signage for Cannery Row can be considered Hypermediated. Everytime I drive towards Cannery Row, I am barraged with signs with the words Cannery Row and an arrow pointing in the direction of the peninsula. Just looking down the street on Cannery Row shows me a good example of hypermedia. The signs of hotels and restaraunts hanging on all of the buildings with stop signs and parking meters lining the street. Radios playing in passing cars, inside shops and restaraunts. Some of the places using television to add to the already hypermediated street. There are, however, parts of the higly mediated row that are immediate in a sense. The cross walks can be seen as a media that is used for immediate purposes. The parking meters can be considered a media provided by the city, that serves an immediate monetary purpose.

The Cannery Row of today has become more involved with tourism and media than the age of the real canneries. The only artifacts left that are authentic to the original Cannery Row are a few foundations of old canneries that are now fenced off to the public. The buildings that once lined the street are still there, but have been renovated and stript clean of their originality. Doc's lab is the only building that I know of that has stayed in its original form since it was first built.

Teledramatics... what the hell is it? Well when I first came to this school, I was interested in film production and I was told that Teledramatic Arts and Technology covered the topic. I was completely taken back by the complex title. It took me a couple years to actually get into the major and it took me just as long to figure out what the title of the major meant. To tell you the truth, I still don't really know what it means exactly, but what I got out of the definitions I put together I came up with this.

Teledramatics is the combination of many medias (radio, television, theater, film, video games, internet, etc) that are either seen seperately or that correspond with eachother. Teledramatics integrates medias together for new innovations in the media world.

That was my first impression of Teledramatics. Now, however, I see that there are many meanings for the word. It is a word that is so broad that when you create a definition for it, it can be custom talored to your interests. It basically means dramas at a distance which poses the question... is a theatrical play considered teledramatic?

Television, radio, internet, and cinema can all be easily categorized as teledramatic. However, drama occurs everywhere including the world around you. So is your daily life teledramatic? Is a video game teledramatic? Those are dramas, but they aren't distant. Hopefully this class will straighten this out.

My beginning interest in TAT was production, but since I have immersed myself into the program I have become interested in everything. I really enjoy editing, effects, filming, and production. My focus however is in sound.