User talk:Rocketpunch7

((Educational Assignment))

So as a couple of you folk will know, i'm making a short film set during the second world war. In my research I have only come across one other WW2 short that follows a British soldier called, .303, after the ammunition that the Lee-Enfield No4 shoots.

So the story follows a British paratrooper during the invasion of Sicily as he is dropped behind enemy lines alone. Low on ammunition he tries to find his friends when he becomes locked in a small firefight with a German soldier.

The film is interesting as the main character doesn't speak, at all. This is probably because the actor is from Malta as the only Brit with any lines is his pal which has some homo-erotic undertones when He carves a message into a bullet and the lead picks it up and kisses it.

But our main antagonist is not the Germans, but a little boy which is quite strange. This probably did happen during the war and I would have loved to have seen the boys story if this was a feature length film. His realization of what he had done and what his family would have thought.

The colouring for the film is very rich and makes it feel like a Mediterranean Band of Brothers. which makes sense being shot in Malta. It won best film & cinematography in the Malta International TV Short Film Festival

I like this film because I now know first hand how difficult it must have been to make. Even just the costumes are extremely difficult to find, never mind the car and locations. In my film we follow two British paratroopers on Operation Overlord. Mis-dropped and wounded, Bolt must get Tarbert back to the allied lines before he dies.

The film is almost underway as all the props are ready with only a few costumes for minor characters are needed. Cast and crew are ready to go and we'll be using a new stedi-cam rig for the action scenes which should be a lot of fun.

As far as stories go, it's short and interesting enough to keep you watching to the end. Hopefully my film will be as good as this one.

Rocketpunch7 (discuss • contribs) 12:07, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Exercise 1: Formative Feedback
Elements of this post are unclear. Once you introduce the only other(?) WW2 short, does the description match your project or the link? It seems to shift back at the end without much of a transition, so the structure is slightly confusing. Your comments to others are a bit terse and would benefit from a greater critical engagement with their writing. Don't forget that engagement is one of the most important things we are looking for!

A post of this standard roughly corresponds to the following grade descriptor: Satisfactory. Among other things, satisfactory entries may try to relate an idea from the module to an original example, but might not be very convincing. They may waste space on synopsis or description, rather than making a point. They may have spelling or grammatical errors and typos. They might not demonstrate more than a single quick pass at the assignment, informed only by lecture and/or cursory reading. They may suggest reading but not thinking (or indeed the reverse). The wiki markup formatting will need some work. Sprowberry (discuss • contribs) 10:17, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

My Online Status
[for educational purposes]

We all have an online identity to a certain extent that tells us about our own character. But for me, I would rate myself as having a medium level of involvement in social media. This is predominantly because I simply do not see the point in apps like snap chat, vine, whatsapp or what ever the hell app comes out next.

I prefer speaking to people directly or on the phone. We live in a digital age, this means we have jumped leaps and bounds technologically. But in the same way, isolated us, shackled us to screens, endlessly updating to validate something inside.

Even though I feel a tad left out when my friends talk about something on snap chat I know the difference between experiencing a moment for myself and recording it on a phone for later. Back when I did a paperound there was a large hill that overlooked all of Glasgow. In the mornings the skies would be incredible and I would take pictures. but then I realized I don't have to. I can just enjoy them for what it is.

Rocketpunch7 (discuss • contribs) 11:38, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Comments
I like your focus on snapchat! I had it for a few months then deleted off my phone because frankly it was just a waste of space! A few ties I felt obliged to send some snaps but every time I just thought to myself, 'this is completely and utterly pointless'! I don't understand why we feel the need to be constantly checking what other people are up to. We know we aren't going to care 99% of the time and yet we do it any way. For me the simplest thing to do was to just delete the app and deprive myself the opportunity to waste my own time. Ted 95 (discuss • contribs) 00:35, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Information Overload (For Educational Purposes)
The internet is a super highway of information. The sheer amount of data available on almost everything imaginable dwarfs previous attempts to store and catalog information such as libraries. However I do not think the internet is indeed better than traditional methods of information gathering.

Firstly, the sheer vastness of the information available makes trying to find things difficult. Say you were looking for a recipe for a simple tomato soup. You are immediately inundated with a plethora of variations from an equal plethora of sources. On top of this there is the comment sections were people explain their opinions and takes on the recipe. In my opinion, the internet creates a white noise effect, there is so much available it simply fades into the depths of the internet.

Secondly, There is too much regimentation in the internet. This was best summed up in the Arron Sorkin TV show “Newsroom” by the main character. Information is available in vast quantities, but this makes learning new things difficult as you have to know what you are looking for. T

Thirdly, The lack of vetting for information. There's a reason why you should not use Wikipedia as a source, With Collective intelligence I understand that there will be less chance of inaccuracies, however there is still a chance. This would also affect the quality of the information as there is no level of education required to be published on the internet.

In Conclusion, I understand that there are disadvantages to traditional forms of information, it's not constantly updated and as soon as it's printed it's out of date. But the information is fact checked and put under the scrutiny of a publishing house.

Rocketpunch7 (discuss • contribs) 11:40, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Comments
I am intrigued by your argument about a white noise effect. On one hand, the internet is a tool for collaboration that allows communication on a previously unachievable scale, yet there is no way to take full advantage of it. Even laid out neatly in a comments section, it is a huge undertaking to engage with or even just read every message, and so we just filter the majority of it out. It make me wonder what compels people to make comments on such a website; surely the practice of filtering out others is common among frequent internet users, so why do they contribute knowing that they will likely go unnoticed? I feel it either comes down to pride or, less pessimistically, because they are happy just to contribute. -ReluctantCyborg (discuss • contribs) 11:19, 4 March 2016 (UTC)