Everdale Farms

As an organic farmer, it is their job to make sure all food that is grown is in the best condition it can be. I never realized how much of an impact locally grown food has on consumers; the food is usually pesticide free, and never includes preservatives. Often times eating locally will mean the food is more rich in flavor and the food is picked at the peak of its ripeness because of the care the farmers take in their food. Eating locally also means you are going to be the food that is in season, meaning you will be getting the food, which is in the best season. Locally grown food can also mean there are more nutrients in the fruits and vegetables compared to food that has been grown in other countries or provinces which have a longer picking time. Locally grown food is also very environmentally friendly because it contributes to the soil and to the grass on the farm.

http://www.annies-eats.com/

This blog follows a young mother of two and her experiments in the kitchen, which will usually involve healthy and clean ingredients in the recipes.

http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/

This blog is all about eating green and vegetarian and putting only the best food in your body.

http://www.sproutedkitchen.com/

Much like the other blog posted above, this blog likes to follow a clean and healthy outlook on cooking involving simple recipes. 

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Satirical News Anchor: Jimmy Kimmel

One of my favorite satirical news broadcasters of the moment is Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy Kimmel is an American comedian, actor, and television host. His show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ has been airing since 2003, and has had great success in both America and Canada. Kimmel’s show involves interviews with famous celebrities, asking questions to the public, watching viral videos and much more. One of Kimmel’s most popular segments involves challenges being sent out to his audience, and having the challenges being filmed where they will then be aired on the show. His most famous challenge being ‘I Told My Kid I Ate All Their Halloween Candy,’ where the parents then told their kids they ate their Halloween candy, and then filmed their reaction. Although Jimmy Kimmel’s show is very similar to other talk show hosts such as Jay Leno and George Lopez, I find Kimmel to have a more carefree humor which comes across as very real to the audience. Much of the time Jimmy Kimmel won’t use offense comedy, and will keep the subject matter light and interesting for the viewers. Many newscasters today will discuss harsh subject matter where they judge certain celebrities based on their actions or on their appearances. To me this can be very distasteful and unfair to many celebrities. I believe Jimmy Kimmel is an excellent newscaster and has created a excellent talk show. 

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My Favourite Stop Motion

Auguste and Louis Lumiere

Auguste and Louis Lumiere were French brothers who became recognized as some of the first filmmakers.

The two brothers were born in the city Besancon in France in 1862 (Auguste) and 1864 (Louis.) Growing up the brothers’ father Antoine Lumiere ran a manufacturing business, which sold photographic equipment. Their father opened this business after being a portrait painter for so long, but then realized a photography business would hold many more financial rewards. Louis was the first of the two brothers to begin experimenting with photography along side his father. When Louis was 19 he developed a process to develop film known as the “Etiquette Bleue” process. This process brought a great amount of business to their father’s shop. Their inventions first began when the brothers father Antoine returned home from a demonstration of Edison’s Peephole Kinetoscope and he showed Louis a piece of the Kinetoscope film. Then Auguste started to make the first experiments, where the two wanted to fix the problems they saw in Edison’s invention. The first problem was to reduce the size and weight of the camera because the brothers found it to be far too bulky for use. The second problem was to fix the “nature” of the Kinetoscope, only one person could view the films at a time, the brothers wanted multiple person to see them.

After a year of experimenting, the brothers had created an invention called the Cinematographe, which combing a camera with a printer, and a projector. The Cinematographe fixed all the problems the brothers found with Edison’s camera.

One of the most well known short films (at the time regular length films) is Le Squelette Joyeux or The Skeleton of Joy. This stop motion film depicts a “joyful” skeleton leap and dancing around while loosing and re-attaching his limbs. The minute long film shows a creature that is often mis-interpreted as a dark and ominous character, but the Lumiere brothers create a happy and joyful character. 

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Photographs That Changed The World

This image is entitled “Dead on the Beach” and was taken on a beach in Papua New Guinea. This picture presents three bodies of soldiers washed up on the shore of a beach, along with what appears to be an abandoned ship in the background. While viewing this photograph I truly notice how disturbing war is. We all know war ends in death for many people, but seeing an image of the deaths allows the viewer to understand what is happening. This photo impacts me greatly because of how disturbing the affects of war can be. The image is so raw to the viewer, which, is why I believe makes such a great impact. 

This picture taken by Kevin Carter in 1994 shows a child in Sudan lying on the ground, dying of starvation, and behind the child there is a vulture preying on him. While viewing this image, I noticed how no color changes were made to the picture itself. Perhaps this is because the photographer wanted the viewer to see to truth behind the famine in Sudan. For the viewer to understand exactly what happens. I am speechless looking at this image because I don’t understand how I never knew things like this were going on in the world. I had no idea children were starving to this point in, no only Sudan but many other third-world countries. This photo makes an impact on me because I know realize just how much of a struggle it is to survive in third-world countries.  

This final image was taken place during the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989, photographed by Jeff Widener. The picture is a shot (taken from some distance) of a man standing in front of four tanks in the middle of a street. The story behind the image is how the government sent in tanks to Tiananmen Square to kill many people during the protest occurring. A man stepped in front of the tanks (perhaps to show he was not afraid of what was about to occur) and held his position before Widener was able to capture the shot. When I view this picture, I think about how brave this person was to stand their ground in front of the law, and how they were so unafraid of what was truly horrifying to many. I believe this image is not so much what the photographer was trying to convey, but instead what the person standing in front of the tanks was trying to say. I believe the person was trying to tell the people in Tiananmen Square to not be afraid of the government. The picture itself had no color adjustments, or different positioning; this was most likely to show the true feelings, which were conveyed by the man in front of the tanks. This image has a very still quality to it, and I believe this is because this picture made the world stop for a brief moment. 

Sharkwater Questions

1. Before watching the film “Sharkwater” directed by Rob Stewart, I assumed sharks to be one of the most dangerous animals in the world.  After watching this film I realized; sharks are not the ones to be feared in the world, but instead the humans. The people who are de-fining the sharks don’t realize how their actions truly affect the world. It affects the world because it allows the viewer to see just how cruel these people’s actions are. This film not only responds to the unfairness of the sharks, but also to the unfairness of other animals that are endangered throughout the world.

2.  The director Rob Stewart made this film so impactful by using many different techniques to capture the audience. One of the main techniques he used was providing statistics of death rates created by sharks, as well as other animals. This technique allowed the viewer to understand just how unharmful sharks can be compared to other animals. Another technique, which was used, was providing the audience with actual footage of what really happens to the sharks once they are being de-finned. Watching the footage made me realize how cruel people are to the sharks, and how little regard they have for the sharks. The footage made me realize just how unethical shark fining is.

  3. As mentioned before, the use of footage where the sharks are being de-finned allows me to make my decisions of how the people are treating the sharks. 

  4.  As much as I enjoy viewing documentaries, I personally would not choose to make them as a career. Rob Stewart uses many sources of technology throughout the making of this film such as different camera techniques (undercover camera, underwater camera etc.), images, text, and voice-overs. 

App Review

Vine, allows the user to take clips of videos and put them together creating a six second film. As you record, the meter that measures your available six seconds of fame will begin to fill. Let go of the meter and the recording will stop. The concise nature of a six second video has a similar feel to Instagram, but instead of pictures, the user creates the product with videos. Vine is another great social media app.
The app was first created on January 24th, 2013, and since then has begun to receive similar reputation as Instagram. 
This app receives 4/5 stars and a thumbs up.

Exit Through The Gift Shop

This documentary directed by street artist Banksy, follows the French film maker Thierry Guetta as he begins documenting the process of street artists in Los Angeles.

Media Forms

A motion picture, movie, or film can be recognized as a series of pictures or images on film projected on a screen in rapid succession. The idea of a motion picture was first developed through inventions called the phenakistoscope and the zoetrope, which showed a series of images in motion. These inventions then helped produce the idea of using people instead of drawings to create movement and motion. By 1880, the motion picture camera was invented and was able to capture several minutes of footage on one reel of film. This then led to people creating films as an occupation, as well as, actors in the films. Today we recognized movies as a source of entertainment, and an artistic medium. Motion pictures can be informative and entertaining all at once. This form of media is important to society because it allows the viewer to be engaged in stories and events through visual representation.

The newspaper is a periodical publication, which contains current events, advice columns, weather reports, advertising, and many more. The newspaper was first recognized in Ancient Rome where announcements were carved in either metal or stone, and then were posted in public places. This concept of communicating with many people through text then spread to Europe where handwritten newssheets were distributed. This method continued until the 19^th century where many cities throughout the world produced newspaper- type publications. Then in 1814, The Times in London began using a printing press to publish their newspapers. This then led to what newspaper are today. The printing press allowed the newspaper to be made and distributed much faster and more efficiently, and allowed any news to be communicated throughout cities.

The Impact of Media

Trying to imagine a world without media seems almost impossible in today’s society. Many people don't realize how much of an impact it makes in the world. Media can be described as the means of communication representing thoughts and ideas portrayed through mediums such as newspapers, television, and advertisements. I personally didn't realize just how much of an effect media has on society until I deactivated all of my social media accounts last year. Once I isolated myself from the social media world I realized just how much influence it has in society.