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People look at me and think that I'm a Political Science or English major. I thought so myself too, but I'd always felt that media would become a big part of my life anyway. And now that I'm actually studying Communications, and interning in interactive digital media, I'd say the media has basically consumed my life. It's career, hobby, and part of daily existence. It's driving me insane.
I mean, I love it. Otherwise I would have never picked this trajectory for my life. It's just that it's... warping the way I see things. Nowadays, when I pick up the papers, I pay equal attention to the articles and the ads. I consciously register the placement of every item on the page, I remember who the writers are. I log onto Twitter and wonder how they are ever going to generate revenue. I open up Facebook and curse all app developers. I switch on the TV and curse Mediacorp. I watch a movie and start thinking about genre and intertexuality.
On that last point -- my favourite example of how an actor's previous roles can construct another level on which we can appreciate a film is of course, Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest. More recently, I watched Zombieland, and in the light of The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg's line "No, best thing about Z-land: no Facebook status updates" is extra hilarious.
Okay, working with all these tech startups and app developers has really made me change the way I see The Social Network. At first I hated the whole idea of it. Then I watched it, but still disliked it because it was totally angling for the Oscars. Now, after spending most of my free time in the office reading tech news and moping over the state of the industry -- i.e. how the only way to make money from new media is still through ADVERTISING, WHAT THE HELL, ISN'T THERE A BETTER MODEL -- I'm really impressed how the founders got Facebook off the ground. Although... the way social networking changed the world is terrifying, plus I worry everyday it's the second coming of dot-com -- will there still be a place for me in this business, or do I have to go back to teaching English to bratty teenagers?
And, uh, while most of my dramas are on hiatus, Imayhavegottenintotsnfandom. I have the vague excuse that Andrew Garfield is a rising star and I had to read Never Let Me Go for Literature. Also, he was in Doctor Who as this young chap named Frank with a highly exaggerated American accent. Ten totally wanted to snog him.
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I mean, I love it. Otherwise I would have never picked this trajectory for my life. It's just that it's... warping the way I see things. Nowadays, when I pick up the papers, I pay equal attention to the articles and the ads. I consciously register the placement of every item on the page, I remember who the writers are. I log onto Twitter and wonder how they are ever going to generate revenue. I open up Facebook and curse all app developers. I switch on the TV and curse Mediacorp. I watch a movie and start thinking about genre and intertexuality.
On that last point -- my favourite example of how an actor's previous roles can construct another level on which we can appreciate a film is of course, Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest. More recently, I watched Zombieland, and in the light of The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg's line "No, best thing about Z-land: no Facebook status updates" is extra hilarious.
Okay, working with all these tech startups and app developers has really made me change the way I see The Social Network. At first I hated the whole idea of it. Then I watched it, but still disliked it because it was totally angling for the Oscars. Now, after spending most of my free time in the office reading tech news and moping over the state of the industry -- i.e. how the only way to make money from new media is still through ADVERTISING, WHAT THE HELL, ISN'T THERE A BETTER MODEL -- I'm really impressed how the founders got Facebook off the ground. Although... the way social networking changed the world is terrifying, plus I worry everyday it's the second coming of dot-com -- will there still be a place for me in this business, or do I have to go back to teaching English to bratty teenagers?
And, uh, while most of my dramas are on hiatus, Imayhavegottenintotsnfandom. I have the vague excuse that Andrew Garfield is a rising star and I had to read Never Let Me Go for Literature. Also, he was in Doctor Who as this young chap named Frank with a highly exaggerated American accent. Ten totally wanted to snog him.
TWO MORE WEEKS TO NEW DOCTOR WHO