Digital Nation Questions

•  Having been to Korea, I can vouch that the PC rooms really are everywhere. Granted, there's at least one of everything on each block, simply because the population is so dense. Literally, all of Seoul is blanketed in Wifi (it's the best). The digital culture there has a very strong public presence, which I think this has to do with the strong sense of community found in East Asian cultures, rather than the individualistic nature of Western cultures. With that in mind, I think Koreans have found a good way of dealing with issues of technology, making it very public, making people more accountable, and educating children early on, though the film makes it appear to be a much bigger problem there. What do you think about the way they handle this issue? Why?

• There seems to be a lot of controversy regarding whether or not technology should be used in a school setting and how it should all be implemented. I definitely agree that it has its benefits and can streamline learning, although it can be very distracting, especially for younger users. There were a few extreme examples of technology use in schools, as well as viewpoints from the other side of the spectrum. How do you think this issue should be tackled in respect to children in school?

Art Video Emulation

For this project, I created an adaptation of a segment of Ange Leccia's "Perfect Day". I used primarily Final Cut Pro to complete this assignment, which was a bit of a struggle at times, since I had never used the program previously. Needless to say, rendering was a serious pain.  I chose to shoot this film on an iPhone, as the original video was not very high quality. I also chose to overlap segments with other video to bring a more colorful and interesting element to the video because Leccia's was shot at an earlier brighter time of day. Overall, I'm pleased with the way it turned out, especially for my first crack at film.