Dear all,
As I mentioned Haunui Royal will be coming to our class although I'm unsure whether it will be at the beginning or the end of class.
I have thought of some questions generated by the Abel/Smith article which I thought was very interesting.
Have you watched Maori Television and what kind of programming have your watched?
What is the overall brief or kaupapa of Maori Television?
Can you make some links between the Treaty of Waitangi and Maori Television? First of all, in its inception and second, in its ongoing functioning?
What do Abel/Smith mean when they say that MTS could be a tool for "decolonizing the mind"?
For those of you new to Aotearoa/New Zealand do you feel an affinity for MTS or do you feel left out of an equation is offers up?
Why is MTS being claimed as the new (and only) true public broadcaster, and how could this be a mixed blessing for Maori?
See you Monday!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Preparation for Monday 26th
We have now had two classes on NZ television culture, the first a history, the second, an effective outlining of contemporary issues and decline of public broadcasting.
New Zealand on Air has been an important ingredient in television and music culture in New Zealand. It emerged after the the economic reforms of the 1980s.
Explain its original purpose as outlined by Dunleavy?
How does it fit into the mediascape today? What are the range of things funded? How do they fit in in the spectrum from broad audience to minority interest?
Have you seen anything funding by NZOA?
How does it work in relation to private and "public" broadcasting?
Can you devise a way that NZOA could assist in the conumdrum facing NZ broadcast culture?
See you Monday. Glenn comes at noon so we will have two hours to go over the last few weeks.
New Zealand on Air has been an important ingredient in television and music culture in New Zealand. It emerged after the the economic reforms of the 1980s.
Explain its original purpose as outlined by Dunleavy?
How does it fit into the mediascape today? What are the range of things funded? How do they fit in in the spectrum from broad audience to minority interest?
Have you seen anything funding by NZOA?
How does it work in relation to private and "public" broadcasting?
Can you devise a way that NZOA could assist in the conumdrum facing NZ broadcast culture?
See you Monday. Glenn comes at noon so we will have two hours to go over the last few weeks.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Prep for Week 7
Dear all,
Just dusting off the brain cells and thinking again about classes. I hope your "break" is going well and you have lots of great assignments for me to read.
I'm gearing up for my cinema run of Brother Number One (on the 22nd Sept), and would appreciate any outreach you can do amongst your circles. Opening in Auckland at the Bridgeway and the Rialto which are great cinema for it. So will update you. I also have my inaugural lecture as a Professor next Thursday which you are all welcome to attend.
Professor Roger Horrocks will be our guest on Monday. He is a towering though under-appreciated figure in the New Zealand media scene. He began Film Studies at UoA while the discipline was still a marginal element of the English department and now of course we are a thriving department thanks to his guidance. He was also on the board of NZOA and was the one that proposed and supported the music video scheme that has given a lot of support to musicians and filmmakers alike. Plus he was a founder of the NZFC, and has worked as a screenwriter, producer, filmmaker etc. He is also a scholar and a commentator on public policy, often writing reviews and policies for various institutions, from the state of documentary to film archiving. Of late, his own research has focused on an experimental filmmaker and "kinetic sculptor" Len Lye who was born in Christchurch in 1901 and had an extraordinary ex-pat career in the US and UK.
In terms of some questions to mull over:
What do you understand as the "Reithian" legacy and does that still engage you as a TV watcher?
How can television make a distinction between a consumer and a citizen and are you aware of how you are addressed through television?
How often do you watch free to air television through a regular schedule and how often do you prerecord or download?
Is television watching a way you bond with your family and friends?
Godard says there is an irony: when you watch a film in a darkened cinema, you believe you are alone even though you are surrounded by many, whereas when you watch television, sometimes on your own, you feel you are part of a larger "family" or nation of watchers. Think over this statement.
Laurence Simmons articulates a dystopian and utopian thread present from the origins of television in New Zealand. Sometimes this can be called a "moral panic". What concerns and possibilities were expressed through these respective threads?
Just dusting off the brain cells and thinking again about classes. I hope your "break" is going well and you have lots of great assignments for me to read.
I'm gearing up for my cinema run of Brother Number One (on the 22nd Sept), and would appreciate any outreach you can do amongst your circles. Opening in Auckland at the Bridgeway and the Rialto which are great cinema for it. So will update you. I also have my inaugural lecture as a Professor next Thursday which you are all welcome to attend.
Professor Roger Horrocks will be our guest on Monday. He is a towering though under-appreciated figure in the New Zealand media scene. He began Film Studies at UoA while the discipline was still a marginal element of the English department and now of course we are a thriving department thanks to his guidance. He was also on the board of NZOA and was the one that proposed and supported the music video scheme that has given a lot of support to musicians and filmmakers alike. Plus he was a founder of the NZFC, and has worked as a screenwriter, producer, filmmaker etc. He is also a scholar and a commentator on public policy, often writing reviews and policies for various institutions, from the state of documentary to film archiving. Of late, his own research has focused on an experimental filmmaker and "kinetic sculptor" Len Lye who was born in Christchurch in 1901 and had an extraordinary ex-pat career in the US and UK.
In terms of some questions to mull over:
What do you understand as the "Reithian" legacy and does that still engage you as a TV watcher?
How can television make a distinction between a consumer and a citizen and are you aware of how you are addressed through television?
How often do you watch free to air television through a regular schedule and how often do you prerecord or download?
Is television watching a way you bond with your family and friends?
Godard says there is an irony: when you watch a film in a darkened cinema, you believe you are alone even though you are surrounded by many, whereas when you watch television, sometimes on your own, you feel you are part of a larger "family" or nation of watchers. Think over this statement.
Laurence Simmons articulates a dystopian and utopian thread present from the origins of television in New Zealand. Sometimes this can be called a "moral panic". What concerns and possibilities were expressed through these respective threads?
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