Class Presentations 5/18

This weeks presentations consist of a group exploring internet relationships, the art of horror movies, and various forms of punk music.

I had difficulty with the first group for the same reason I did last week, they seemed to be two separate presentations rather than one cohesive topic. They were both extremely interesting in their own right but formed no whole viewpoint. I loved seeing how the internet gaming world is totally different for young girls. We constantly hear how violent video games adversely affect boys, it was interesting to hear that young girls are not immune to the negative effects of the Internet either. It seems that the world wide web is an equal opportunity exploiter! I also noticed how I have tended to do a majority of my shopping online for the exact reason they are training young girls to, the ease, the convenience, the feeling that money is not a real thing.

I was a bit worried that the horror movie presentation would be a bit more for me to stomach, not that I'm squeamish but I generally don't chose these types of movies for myself, preferring the pyschological thrillers. I was glad that he had edited them so as not to be too graphic. My one issue was that even though he seemed to have a focused group of films chosen there was not a very specific list of what he considered to be artistic. I was unclear as to what the criteria were to make his list and how each individual film attained that quality. I was curious to hear how they achieved the artistic visions he appreciated so much. This made it difficult for me to see his point of view.

The final presentation was on two branches of punk and presented by two people. I think they did a great job out of all the people doing group presentations where they had their own topics that came together to form one group. They each chose a branch of punk that related to the other and in their video we could clearly see their connection. The interviews were specific and planned with engaging questions and clear video. The presenters made their points with valid excursions as well. I also felt the video was really well done and they had clearly worked together to create it. I thought this was one of the most successful group/separate presentations.