Media today is a lot more interactive, user-oriented and immersive than it was just a few years ago. In today’s day and age, people have access to media contents online where they can comment and participate through various platforms. Whereas previously, media was centrally controlled and had high production and distribution costs, “new” media is inexpensive to produce and distribute and can be controlled by multiple users. “New” media further encompasses features of interactivity, networkability and compressibility for uploading and sharing on the web.
Some websites I visit on a daily basis are Craigslist, Filmmaker Magazine, The Daily Beast, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and The Economist. I skim through these websites almost everyday to read up on new opportunities available, independent film updates, catch up on my friends, watch videos and to gain some knowledge of what is happening around the world. The best part of “new” media, I feel, is that I get to do all this right from the comfort of my living room. I do not have to go out of my way to buy newspapers and magazines that specialize only on a few of my interests.
The kinds of media that I view regularly are films, the Internet, television and the radio (when I am in a car). If the film or its trailer is available on YouTube, I can interact with the other viewers through commenting on the clip and discussing what I liked/disliked about it. On the Internet, I interact with my friends and classmates through Facebook and Twitter. However, in the remaining types like television and the radio, viewer interact is very minimal to almost none. The only way to give feedback on those would be through their websites, blogs, Facebook pages, etc.
About Me
- Amira
- NY, United States
- Hello there! I’m Amira. I am a film major at Hunter College. I hope to share my unique perspective of the world through the art of filmmaking. No two individuals ever share the same experiences. Similarly, I believe that no two artists ever share the same vision, so there is always room for new contributors. I like to document life, as well as depict people’s imaginations because I feel that fiction and non-fiction are two sides of the same coin with regard to visual storytelling.