MY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE!!

1. What media message am I constructing/ sharing/ liking?
  The messages that I am posting or sharing are all connected to my life. While the post that I like are those that give a good message to others.

   2. What is the purpose of my message?
  The message that I am sharing is that maybe sometimes hard. However, life is not just hardships or trials. Life may also have good rewards when we do good or always be diligent in life.

3. What am I promoting? Whose voice am I amplifying and whose voices am I muting?
  I am promoting that when you do your best in life there is always a reward that comes with it. We may not see it sometimes but it is always there. However, I mute the voices of no one, because sometimes we also need them to help us realize that somethings in life is not always easy.

4. Have I given the construction and dissemination of this message judicious and careful thought? Or was it due to the heat of the moment?

  I just do this because I just want to share to others that there is still a good part in our life.

5. Will the media messages that I have constructed and disseminated possibly harm anyone or myself?

  No, because I was just voicing my own opinion about life.

6. What values am I promoting or censuring? 

  The value that I promote is that whatever happens to us family will always go first. Also that in life there will always be something that is positive In our life, even we go through a lot of hardships in life.

7. What are the things that I can or must do to be a responsible information media literate person.

  To be able to do this, I must “THINK BEFORE I CLICK!”  This is what I do before I post/share/like in my account.

JUST BE YOURSELF!

Dove Choose Beautiful;Always #LikeAGirl

Ponder Questions page 80

1. Describe the effect of this approach of advertisements on you.

  Well, for me the ads that was made by "Dove" and "Always" are nice because they gave inspiration to other girls out there that have a low confidence in them. That all the girls should just be true to their self. It is that every girl is unique in her own ways, that it should not affect them if other people would say that they do things like a girls. Because we are girls and also because it doesn't mean that we can't do what others do. 

  2. Is it better to explicitly state the values that an advertisement is promoting?

  Yes, in may opinion, it would be nice if they do this and explain what they are trying to promote. Rather, than just say stuff about something that in the end would just produce something bad.

 3. By explicitly stating values, did these advertisements mute other values?

 I think,it is "Yes" and "No" for me, because they slightly muted the other values that they didn't give emphasize on. However, they just said what they want to advertise to people and it is up to them how would they think about it.

  4. How are these advertisement different from the usual soap or hygiene products?

It is different from others because this advertisements shows the story of what every girl go through in life. Their struggles in life when other people are just so quick to judge them. The way how mostly other guys see a girl. (Not All.)

5. What are the positive aspects of these advertisements?

 They help boost the confidence of the girls. They give a chance for the girls to stand up for their self. They also make guys realize that they should respect girls not only girls but even other people.

6. What are the negative aspects of these advertisements?

It somehow put other people down like in the dove advertisement. It is also very long that you would think that it is not a product commercial any more.

7. How were these advertisements able to communicate a positive message?

By giving people a chance to make their voices be heard. By also proving that being a girl is a good thing because it is who I am.

8. Would you say these advertisements were "scripted"? Are the people in the ads real?

Yes of course it is scripted but I believe that some of it is not. Because the people in the ads were real and they all have their different stories to tell. 


9. To what extent would you say do these advertisements depart or question stereotypes, and to what extent do they perpetuate stereotypes?

I think that this ads don't harm anyone because it is just sharing the stories of this girls about some of the problems that they face in this society.

10. How would you characterize the tension between selling "positive values" and selling products?

I think that the tension between selling "positive values" and selling products is something that goes together when they are showing  this kinds of advertisements because it just shows us the reality that a girl faces in this society. 

So, to every girl out their don't look down on yourselves, but prove to the world, even to yourselves that you are worth more than what the society says. So, just be yourself and not somebody else.

HORROR HOUSE!!!

  The Eye is a movie that is originally is a Hong Kong - Singaporean movie that is made in 2002. It is a story about a girl that  was blind first  but when she got her eyesight she realized that she started to see ghost. Her name was Mun.

  If you want to know more about her then  I suggest that you watch the whole movie. However the links are just the trailers for this movie would be at the bottom. 

Now let us analyse the three version of ''The Eye".

1. How does the trailer of the original movie market itself?

  The original movie was made in 2002 and since it is made in Singapore, they tried to at least keep their own way on making the movie. They also tried to keep their culture in it. However, they still made it somehow appropriate to match the standards in the years of 2000's.

2. How do the remakes market themselves?

The remakes were Indy and Hollywood. They made it like this so that it would fit in globalized market. So that they would not have a hard time to show the movie in cinemas.  

3. How do the notions of "local" and "global" come into play in these three films and their trailers?

It is "local" when it is basically shown on the country that made the movie. However, it is "global" when the movie is shown in different countries.

4. Who do you think were the target audiences of the original and remakes?

Basically they targeted "teens" and "young adults" for this movies. Their main goal is to give people something to watch and  something that they would enjoy. While they gain money.

5. Which was the most financially successful of the three films?

The remake in 2008  of "The Eye" is the most financially successful among the three movies. They really gave their time and money for the movie. They also have a bigger budget than the other films and also got a good actress to portray the role.

Links: 

Original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA6dxLeWFo

Indian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9hhPMf9j6w

Hollywood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5x9LS24wg8

  

LET THE LOVE BEGIN!!

GabRu is a loveteam by GMA. GabRu stands for Gabbi Garcia and Ruru Madrid.

GabRu appeared in different television dramas. One of this is "Let the Love Begin", where Gabbi Garcia and Ruru Madrid is the lead actors.

This T.V. drama is based on the 2005 film of "Let the Love Begin" under GMA Films/Gutz Productions starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin.

    Written by Maribel Ilag, Rhoda Sulit- Marino, Jessie Villabrille, and Patrick Louie Ilagan.
    This was directed by Ms. Gina Alajar. The cinematographer of this drama is Regiben Romana.

'Let the Love Begin' is a song which is used as the theme song of their drama. The songwriter and their musician was Gino Padilla. The song was sang by Ruru and Gabbi.

Now, this loveteam may be watch in their current television drama which is "Encantadia". Which is a remake of the old one that was during 2005.

THE GUARDIAN ~ ANALYSIS

#8
PONDER 

The story is basically based on the story of the three little pigs, but there is a twist to it. It looks at the story in a different perspective. They look in the side of the story of the wolf and also the side of the pigs. They investigated on the case of how and why the wolf die in the story.

They saw in the story that the wolf was just framed and was accused by  the pigs. The pigs did  that because they were trying to get insurance taxes and they used the death of the wolf to cover this up. In the end the pigs admitted their crime and because of the issues that  happened between the wolf and  the pigs there became a riot in the city.

If I was in that situation, I would research first all the facts before I believe who they said that is guilty of the crime. I would find out the truth when I got all the legit facts about the issue.

#7
PONDER

1. It is like they used the invention of televisions to kill the radio star. No, they should always be equal.

2. It is referring to a radio station during 1952.

3. It means that they took the idea on how the radio was build and then they build the TV from that.

4. the TV industry killed the radio industry.

5.
 a) Art
   - It is creative in every way possible.
 b) Originality
   - It should have originality.
 c) Popular culture
  - The technology should go with the flow of the popular culture.
 d) Innocence
  - As much as possible it should keep the innocence of the kids
 e) Nostalgia
  - The singer is missing the songs in the radio. Technology should be the way for us to be able to recall those memories.
 f) In the video, the child always has a smiling face while she is watching TV. Technology can relief the boredom.

#6  
PONDER

2. Think of a specific invention in the past, and then ponder the following question:   
         -  Airplanes 

a) Who benefitted the most when it become a social necessity?
     -  People who always travel to different places out of the country.

b) Who was at the losing end when it became a social necessity?
    - People that own companies that build airplanes.

c) Which authority, institution, or investment was threatened when the new invention became necessary?
    - The people that handles the security of the country and other people that were in vesting in automobiles were threatened by it. 

d) Which authority,institution,or investment was magnified when the new invention became necessary?
   - The people in the government that has to always travel out of the country and the people that invest in the travel agencies.

f) Who had (no) access to the new invention?
   - Everyone that can afford the air fair has access to this. 

3. Think of a specific technology that has not been invented yet but you feel might benefit people, and then ponder the following questions. :

       Capsule ( a capsule that you can put anything in it and it becomes small when you don't need it.) 

a) Who will be the likely champions of this new invention?
  - Probably people that travel or people that needs to carry a lot of things.

b) Who will be the likely enemies of this new invention?
  - I can't think of any.

c) Whose authority, institution, or investment will be enhanced by the new invention?
  - Only the investments of the companies that supply it. 

d) Whose authority, institution, or investment will be destroyed by the new invention?
  - Only the security of the place.

e) Who will have control over the new invention?
   -  Companies that deals with gadgets.
f) Who will have access to the new invention?
  -   Everyone that can afford it.

INNOVATORS and I

The following is the answer to the questions from the book, "From Cave to Cloud".

1. Which innovator(s) struck you as really brilliant? Why?

Adam Bry

Among the list of innovators from the website, Adam Bry, 27 years-old, struck to me as a very brilliant person.

Bry proposed to build drones that can navigate the world and serve as airborne assistants. He thought of this to help people and to help in gathering information faster.

2. If you were an investor, which innovation would you invest in? Why?

Wei Gao

I would invest in Wei Gao for his innovation that is sweatbands that monitor your health. It helps people know about their health and they will also know if they have any illness. It will help them to prevent it before it get worst.

3. Which innovation(s) [in my vanity] do you think you would have thought, too, given enough time and work? 

Ayah Bdeir

Ayah Bdeir's electronic block which link with each other are the most cool innovation that I could have thought of. Imagine the microbots from Big Hero 6 which Hero build, imagine that in our society today and that can be used by anyone. It would be so cool and it would be able to help people build architectures a lot faster.

4. Which innovation would you like to build on for a future work?

It would be the electronic block of Ayah Bdeir.

5. How were these innovators were able to come up with these cutting-edge ideas, even if some of them come from humble beginnings?

I think it is because they didn't allow others to dictate the things that they can and cannot  do. They also never gave up  in what they do.

 6. What kind of attitude or disposition do these people have in common?

They are all curious to discover new things. Which lead them to their discoveries.

7.  What is the role of imagination, inspiration, and hard work in these young people's innovative works?

It help them be motivated in what they do.

8. What need did the innovations meet? What problems did it solve?

Most innovations are in need of funds, resources and connections. They solve the problem for building it and for advertising it.

9. What kind of vision of society do these innovators have for them to come up with their bright, new ideas?

They vision a society that has the need to grow and improve in different areas.

10.  How old will you be before you unveil your first innovation?

I might be 25 before I unveil my first innovation. Although I'm not yet sure what kind of innovation it would be.