Project Proposal 1

  


Project Title Monster Mash-Up

Description Without remixed projects of literary classics, our digital society, that is growing away from the time old tradition of reading, faces the chance of losing the value and worth of literary classics in our new culture of computer based interactions and technology. However, by the creation and lasting impression of remixed literary classics, the second life and existence of masterpieces in these new remixes will bring further importance and renewed interest to the great works of our* time and society.

Project Members Tara Pina (I don’t know how to make that accent), Mikhaela Tait, Gwendolyn Hammer, Curtis Jenkins, Jalena Reschke

Social Proof
Evidence of informal social proof (from classmates, peers)

Greg Williams:


Great idea +Curtis Jenkins , I will need to check my calendar closely so that I don't miss any specific homework that requires me to use media! Being a media arts major that may be difficult. Have you seen what this fellow from "The Verge" has been doing? Pretty interesting when it comes to media fasting like a boss


Gwendolyn Hammer:


I'd participate. If I planned ahead far enough.
Evidence of outside social proof (from enthusiasts, experts)

Annotated list of potential sources of further social proof

Social Proof from enthusiasts- I think this guys counts as an enthusiast, though I’m not all that crazy about starting a conversation with him (based on his language in the video)http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2011/10/tm-e13/
Another option is just providing proof of how much machinima is out there already reenacting novels, such as this and this. I know Lord of the Rings isn’t a cannonized classic, but it proves that there is an audience, at least for popular books into Machinima
Professor Kelly and Professor Doug McKinley (Professors of Media Effects)-- very interested in current trends that affect the way the population views media and literature.
Professor Callahan (Professor of Communications)-- highly interested in how media changes and the theories involved.

Literature Review
Links to blog posts exploring the topic from group members

http://xxicenturygirl.blogspot.com/2012/09/media-fast-i-cant-im-connected.html

http://socialmediacrityandme.blogspot.com/2012/09/media-fast.html


http://dyckellis326.blogspot.com/2012/09/reflections-on-media-fast-we-are-so.html


http://ricksrebecca326.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-media-fast-sunday.html


http://digitalcommunicationplease.blogspot.com/2012/09/media-fast-media-snacking-at-least-it.html


http://craftonallie326.blogspot.com/2012/09/media-fastunavoidable-failure.html

At least three books that establish the relevance and importance of the topic. These can be trade book nonfiction titles or scholarly studies.
Frankenstien-- Mary Shelley
Niche Envy- by Joseph Turow
Fictional Realities- by J.J.A. Mooij
Theories of Human Communication- Stephen Littlejohn and Karen Foss

Literary Component
How might literary works provide content or insight for the project (draw from group members' literary works studied)
Understanding just how remix culture operates as well as how communications and media have been affected over time will be important in creating remixes of Frankenstien. Also, in order to not confuse or presented already known facts, we must research the topic we wish to present.

Format(s) and Audience(s)
How will the project be formalized? How will it be distributed and to whom? We can put the video on youtube, make a blog diary,
via facebook/other social networks
flash book

Success Criteria
Our project will have been successful if we created peices that use new sorce of media to remix the work of Frankenstien in a way that interest the current generations more than the work in it's traditional literary form.

Prototype
In order to gain the original insight, class participation involved the creation of this poster as well as the media fast that has already taken place.



The media fast, itself, was a prototype of part of the project that you, professor Gideon, have already participated in. In other words, the project has already gained the participation of a large part of the class.