Understanding Media

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Understanding Media by Mind Map: Understanding Media

1. Aesthetics of new media

1.1. Deconstructing new media

1.1.1. New media technology: convergence and characteristics

1.1.2. New media as multimedia

1.1.3. New media transitions: from synergy to transmedia

1.2. Intersecting traditional media and new media

1.2.1. Journalisma + Internet = blogging

1.2.2. Broadcasting + Internet = podcast

1.2.3. Film + Internet = YouTube

1.3. Transitioning media, transitioning users

2. Aesthetics of social networking

2.1. Deeper understanding of social media

2.1.1. What is social networking?

2.1.2. Kinds of social media and its varying users

2.1.3. Print-based

2.1.4. Audio-based

2.1.5. Photo=based

2.1.6. Video-based

2.1.7. Social networking sites

2.2. Relevance of social media in today's society

2.2.1. Personal communications

2.2.2. Business and customer care tools

2.2.3. Social services and governance

2.2.4. Educational tools

2.2.5. Advocacy campaigns for social change

2.2.6. Traditional media coverage and social media enhancement

2.2.7. Entertainment portals

3. Aesthetics of the image, text and audio

3.1. Framing and Reading

3.1.1. Newspapers and Journalism

3.1.2. Books, comics, magazines and the publishing industry

3.1.3. Photography and timeless image concepts

3.2. Framing and Listening

3.2.1. Radio and evoking imagination

4. Aesthetics of film and TV

4.1. The film form

4.1.1. Modes of film Production

4.1.2. Film Formats

4.1.3. Narrative

4.1.4. Documentary

4.1.5. Animation

4.1.6. Experimental

4.1.7. Film image composition

4.1.8. Motion framing concepts

4.2. The TV broadcast

4.2.1. Kinds of TV Shows

4.2.2. Informative programming

4.2.3. Entertainment programming

4.2.4. TV show anatomy and advertising

4.3. Crafting Media Messages

4.3.1. Creating meaning in audio production

4.3.2. Creating meaning in image production

4.3.3. Creating meaning in audiovisual production