Stagehand

Hey, today was really great!! i really enjoyed myself today and i think everyone else would have aswell. I really liekd how jeff spiced it up a bit by adding the extra scene. It really did wake everyone up and lift their game. i thought chloe and lauren did really well at ad libbing the extra scene. i thought David was also a good newsreader and interviewer. I liked the factthat tday was a little more challenging, with the cameras having to do extra moves. It kept Lauren and i on our feet pretty much the whole time. Overall it was agreat day, and by far the best time i've had in the studio so far!

Assessment 2

I beleive my delicious, flickr and blogger accounts all show evidence of interestingness and are aesthetically pleasing.

Blogger- My blog includes posts about all sorts of things..most of whihc are random. For example this post about alcohol. Now this post may be completely boring to someone, but may alos be completly interesting to others. The aesthetics of this posts are quite good i beleive. The picture which has been inserted to the top left adds alot to the aesthetics of this particular post. I belive all posts with pictures look alot better than those without. Here is an example of a post without a picture. The difference between the two are very noticable, i beleive. Thats the thing, aesthetics, like interestingness, is purely subjective. What one may find extremely attractive, another may not. I do belive this blog is aesthetically pleasing though.

Flickr- My Flickr account includes pictures, thta i believe people who dont assoicate with the poeple in them will find aesthetically pleasing and interesting. For example i have included a couple of pictures, which i find amusing, and would expect others to aswell. These can be found here.These can be found here.

I have also included pictures of landscapes, whihc i belive most others will find aestehtically pleasing. These can be found here.

Other pictures i think others will find interetsing and aesthetcally pleasing

Delicious- My delicious account includes a range of different websites. Like my blogger account, alot of the sites postes are random. An example of an interesting and aesthetically pleasing site i have potsed includes this site (Funny Stuff

I belive all my accounts have aesthtically pleasing qualities, as well as interestingness. I believe the fonts and colours i used are attractive..i picked random colours, whihc i thought worked well. The font i randomly chose also, but i do beleive it wokrs well in this blog.

Chicken Tandoori

Chicken tandoori recipe

500 grams of chicken
jar of tandoori sauce
mix of frozen veges
2 cups basmati rice
3 cups of water

put rice and water in rice cooker and cook for 12 minutes in microwave on high
fry chicken until cooked
add frozen veges, stir mixutre
add sauce once veges and chicken are cooked nicely
let simmer for 5 minutes

serve with rice

feeds about 3-4

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Useless, intresting facts

No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.
Fingerprints of koala bears are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below
Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese".
As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
Urban birds have developed a short, fast "rap style" of singing, different from their rural counterparts.
The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.
The Pope's been known to wear red Prada shoes.
Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.
Coco Chanel started the trend for sun tans in 1923 when she got accidentally burnt on a cruise.
Up to 25% of hospital keyboards carry the MRSA infection.
In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
Sex workers (Prostitutes) in Roman times charged the equivalent price of eight glasses of red wine.
As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.
More than 90% of plane crashes have survivors.
The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon’s bedroom.
Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.
Eating a packet of crisps a day is equivalent to drinking five liters of cooking oil a year.

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Valentines Day?

Valentine's Day originates from the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on 15 February in honour of the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. During the festival, young men would draw the names of women from a box, and each couple would be paired until next year's celebration. Often they would fall in love and marry.

At around 270AD Rome was facing battles and civil uprising. The men were not keen to join the army. Emperor Claudius II believed that the men did not want to leave their loved ones and summarily cancelled all marriages and engagements. Two priests, Valentine and Marius, disobeyed the decree and secretly performed marriage ceremonies. Valentine was caught on 14 February and dragged to jail. Later in the day he was clubbed to death and beheaded. It is said that, before his execution, Valentine himself had fallen in love with the jailer's daughter. He signed his final note to her, "From your Valentine."

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Camera 3

Hey, this week i was on CAM 3...i liked it. i liked how steve asked us to do extra shots...i had to do an over shoulder 2 shot, which i got the hang of after bruce showed me how to get the camera into the right position easily. Before that i was having trouble getting the shot quickly, becasue i didn't knwo how to move the camera in the best way.

i think i need ot prectise moving the zoom, pan, and tilt really slowly. i would know what i had to d but kept jerling the camera bit while trying to get it.

I thought Pat was a really good floor manager, he was loud and kept us all informed on what was happening.

Im adding this link becasue we have to have links in every post for assessment

Teleprompter

Last friday i was telepromter..i really liked that job, i found it pretty easy. i didnt really know how to set it up and turn it on and stuff, but once it was goign it was fine (oh and i know how to set it up now). i noticed that there were mistakes through the script on the computer so i read through it and fixed it up, it took awhile, but i got it done it time. It took a bit to get used to the knob thing aswell that makes the script scroll, but after a few minutes of practisng, i got the hang. Lauren was having a bit of trouble on one of the words in the script (apache'), i remebered the week before pat or bruce saying that you can change the words in the script to make them easier for a presenter or whatever to read, so i did.

I thought Jarrad was a really good floor manager, he seemed to have things under control, and by the recording, everything was pretty much right on the floor.

Im adding this link becasue we have to have links in every post for assessment

POst

I really like getting mail in the mail box....letters from friends here is a link to a site about letters

letters

Holiday

The holidays are here again, this term went so quickly....extremely quickly. I hope everyone enjoys their break.
link for holiday games

keeping tarck of visitors

are you using a counter on your blog?

Yes

which one and why?

I picked one randomly

how many hits have you had?

I have had 58 hits in the past few weeks

i only just signed up with sitemeter, so dont know where my visitors are coming from, how long they are staying, who refers them, and how they get there at this stage.

link for sitemeter

DA

This week i was DA...it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. It took a bit of time getting used to it. I foudn it a bit tricky counting down the graphics...was alright when bruce told me to start from 7 after calling the shot and what camera was next..Jeff was a good director, he really pushed everyone. Oh another thing i foudn tricky was counting down the vtrs down. i guess i just am not great at counting down things. Yeah i did feel everyone work as a team more this week. When i found out we were getting new scripts i was a little aprehensive, but things went alright considering.

Im adding this link becasue we have to have links in every post for assessment

Technorati

Technorati only deals with blogs, unlike google which ranks all websites in order of popularity. Technorati allows users to see how popular their blog is. Technorati organises blogs into rankings and allows the user to see their authority. The ranking shows how high the blog is ranked compared with all other blogs organised by technorati. Currently my ranking is 2 097 270. The authority shows number of links and how recent they are. Currently my authority is 1.

technorati homepage

Not aesthetically pleasing

This site doesn't have alot of colour. It is plain and boring.Unlike that of the aesthetically pleasing iste which has alot of colour, which to alot of people would be more aesthetically pleasing. link for not aesthetically pleasng site

Aesthetically pleasing site

I reckon this site is aesthetically pleasing becasue its different to most sites i go to...it is busy and detailed and i find that interesting and aesthetically pleasing. here is the link to this site

Aesthetics

I define aesthetics as what is pleasing and tasteful to the eye. what looks attractive.

here is wikipedia's definition of aesthetics here is wikipedia's definition of aesthetics

Presenter

Today i was presenter for hello riverina....it wasn't too bad...i found it easier than all other jobs ive done...less stressful. all i had ot do was read form the teleprompter..and know when i was cmoing up, which was fine. The red light which tells you who is on air is a good invention.

Im adding this link becasue we have to have links in every post for assessment

What is RSS?

RSS if a format which allows people to be have changing webcontent delivered to them from desired websites.

Why use it?

RSS allows regular uses of a internet sites to always be informed and updated on stuff they want to know about. An example would be someone wanting to know how many people view (or hit) their site.

Visit this site is you want to know more!

XML

XML is a mechanism which identifies structures in documents, also known as a markup language. Here is a link which will allow you to find more information about XML.

Technorati

I now have a technorati account here is the link Technorati Profile

Google reader

I chose to use google reader for no particular reason. i have never used an rss feed before so i didn't know which one would be better, just picked whatever.

click here to go to google reader

Studio VM & CAM 1

Hey! well today i was vision mixer. i didn't mind it too much. I stuffed up a few times but all round it was alright. Pat and Bruce said to start writing diary entries about each lesson, so i thought cool, why not kill two birds or assignments with one stone and write on here each time.Seeing as i didnt write about my last role the day i had it, i'll write about it here too..well i was on camera 1. it was challenging goign from position c to b...only 10 seconds to do it...stuffed that up a few times...also the final shot was pretty difficult.Bruce said i did alright but, so that was good :)

Im adding this link becasue we have to have links in every post for assessment

Work in this subject

The subject has been quite challenging for me. I have only just started to get the hang of the Blogger site fully. At first I didn’t understand what a blog actually was. I had a bit of an idea but wasn’t positive. I didn’t know blogs and posts were two different things. I used the blogger account to express thoughts on a number of different things. At first I had no idea what to write about so just went with the idea of flickr, and delicious and then movies. As I got used to the blogspot I became more confident and started researching the net to find interesting topics to write about. I have a fascination with natural disasters, so I wrote quite a bit about different ones. I have also written about artists I admire. These include Missy Higgins and Adam Sandler. This blog is really just full of random things, but it’s good to be able to express my thoughts on them.

Flickr has been very useful for me. I have used flickr to upload photos not only for this assignment but for leisure also. My friend from home and I now use flickr to show each other photos. I’ve uploaded a few different types of photos. There are a few landscape ones, animal ones and some which have been the result of mucking around on PhotoBooth on my computer.

The delicious account has been a useful tool to me. I often use delicious to look up things, for example natural disasters. I find it interesting to look at other peoples bookmarks aswell. I have bookmarked sites, which I find useful and some which I just find interesting. Examples of sites I have bookmarked, which I find interesting are the ones about natural disasters. Delicious has allowed me to quickly access these sites.

I beleive each of these accounts show a level of "interestingness". Not everyone will agree that they are interesing, but for those who are as fascinated as i am about natural disasters, are a fan of Missy Higgins, enojy looking at photos of cool landscapes will find my accounts interesting.

"interestingness"

Adam Sandler

I am a fan of Adam Sandler. I think he is really quite funny! Not only are his moovies funny, but his music is too! Actually i think i find his music more funny than his movies! CHeck him out atthis site!

Alcohol

I like alcohol..sometimes.Other times it sucks..like when it makes people do stupid things. I hate when you get to that drunk state where you have absolutley no control of yourse;lf, and you only fnid out what you did the next from your friends..that really sucks. I hate howo you can only remember little snippets of the night. i hate how alcohol can turn people violent. Ive seen a few cases of violent drunks and the damage they can do.Its not pretty. Fighting for no reason is a common outcome. I have found guys are more prone to do this. I cant actually recal a time when i have seen two violent drunk chicks fighting (physically fighting that is. hmmm its interesting how alcohol affects different people in different ways..

alcohol

Hey! Thought i would drop by and talk about volcanoes,another magnificant and fascinating form of disaster. How freaky is that movie dante's Peak! Its especially freaky when the old lady has to climb out of the boat and her legs get burned from the acid! Here is an informational site about volcanoes if anyone is interested!

volcanoes

Amandas Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDA! today is amandas birthday. i cant beleive she is 19 already! i also really cant beleive she just had a baby!!! hope all goes well for you guys :)

birthday celebrations

Tornadoes

I am fasciunated by natural disasters. Actually i'm interested in any disaster, like terroist attacks and stuff aswell i guess, and air crash investigation and so on. Anyway but im really fascinated by natural disasters, tornadoes being one of them. I cant imagine what it would be like to be in one! well i can try but imagine living in a place like America, especially tornado alley, how freaky! Ive been looking them up on google and found this site about tornadoes!

Milo

Milo is like the best drink ever! actually no breaka beats milo. There are so many people i know who just love milo. its sooo good! Not only can you have it with nilk, but it is also great with icecream. So great that they even made a milo icecream (the ones in the cups, they're green) and even sell itat Mcdonalds! For anyone who had nothing better to do check this out!

Morgan & The Who

Morgan is obsessed with "The Who" He is watching the DVD of one of their concerts as i type this. i can hear is playing! He has that song "Who Are You" as his myspace song. He is always singing it! He wa stelling me about their history before. For those of you who are interested, They started performing in 1961 and were known as "The High Numbers"..They became "The Who" in 1964. He has also told me how Bruce is a big fan of them also!

Tsumanis

I find tsunamis extremely fascinating.its amazing to think how much damage water can actaully do! Water is like the most powerful thing! we need it to survive, but it can also kill us. i'm in one of those weird moods when i find simple things really fascianting! check thistsunami pic out!

Missy Higgins

Hey, im a fan of missy higgins and have been waiting for her new album to come out. All i knew was that it was coming out in april. i finally decided to look up the date which it will be coming out and foiund out it will be saturday the 28th of april! its called out of a clear sky, or something like tht, i kind of forget but if you want to check it out go to this site!!

holidays

im sitting here really bored right now. i have had a pretty good holiday, but these last few days are going really slowly. im looking forward to goign back to uni life, minus the assignments, but i guess it has to be done. what have you been up to these holidays????

Old Man

I sit here looking at the computer, but out the corner of my eye i see an old man. ok now i'm looking at him, spying on him i guess. He was just looking at my nannas car, like studying it. now he has turned around and is staring at the house across the road. He looks lost. ok now he is walking slowly over to the other house. seriously i think he has dementure or something?

Breaka

Im sitting here quite bored, and wanting to add something to my blog. Im drinking this chocolate breaka (flavoured milk if you didnt know) and decided to research it-yes i am really bored. i disocvered that you can actually get 'lite' breaka milk, but only in chocolate and iced coffee flavour. i also discovered that breaka was first launched in 1978 and is most popular in queensland!,yes exciting stuff. i really like breaka it tastes good.

Flickr

Well i created the flickr account this morning before i came to class. It was good because i could use my own pics. This computer has been giving me a bit of trouble...trying to posts comments on the meta blog but i think its all good now. I like flickr, its easy to use. I'll try and upload photos regularly! :)

Here is the link to my account!

Delicious

Hey, this is my delicious account here. Have a look!

Latest movies

Hey, i really don't know what to write about on here so i thought i would go with the topic of movies. The last movie i saw was "Bobby". We had to watch it for screen studies. I didn't really like it....only about the last half an hour. I like the ending. What about you? What other movies have people seen lately?

movies