Suddenly, a Knock on the Door
What is your reaction to the text you just read?I thought it was a bit hard to catch onto first, but I think the further you read it starts to make more sense in the context of how storytelling is explained and told. I think the story is actually the situation, and I think it's strange how everyone in the story wants a story from this poor man being held hostage.
What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect?
The story is whats happening or whats supposed to be happening in the story. The antagonist, the survey man is just a character also added on but when the pizza guy knocks, it's almost like its adding onto the situation. The whole short story is just the elements or the basics of storytelling. All of them demand entertainment and a story while basically threatening him and they all are adding up. I can relate to this and being forced to make invent and creative ideas and stories right on the spot rather than waiting.
What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
If I were going to adapt this into a medium, I would first plan it out into a short storyboard. I probably would consider making it into a graphic novel or short film. I feel like it could be stylized in a very interesting way like My Favorite Thing is Monsters. I think it would work well with the overall feeling and theme. I wouldn't really change much but have more a visual depiction of all the characters and make the have a little more personality and stereotype. Maybe even make it more serious or more darker to make it feel like the characters are really on the edge.
Week 13: Curate Yourself – You are what you Eat
Everyone posts their involvement with food. Food they cook, food they find, foodies everywhere. Instagram food. Twitter food. American advertising makes certain we see those KFC ads at least three times on every channel with Reba playing Colonel Saunders. It’s more of a horror show, really.Eating has, throughout the history of man been a social activity. Let’s have a tailgating party, barbeque, family time. But has this actually turned into something darker then Alice Brady’s meatloaf? Let’s turn to South Korea. The Korean word for family means “those who eat together.” Yet the rise of a phenomenon known as “muk-bang” (eat on the air) involves someone sitting at home alone eating huge amounts of food while live-streaming. This gives the person that is eating “alone” an opportunity to not eat alone but sharing their meal with hundreds of webcam viewers. While these trends seem harmless, many more serious and negative occurrences exist.
Several studies have shown that key indicators of eating disorders were found much more prevalent with prolonged tv exposure. This suggests a negative body image and weight losing behaviors. Media is a risk-factor in the development of eating disorders and self-image. “Pro-mia” and “Pro-ana” websites now give tips and tricks to share. Users support each other’s self-destructive behaviors.
Media’s emphasis on unhealthy thinness, body-image and accessibility to sites like Anorexia Bootcamp encourage their communities to stick to losing weight and “be strong.”
"We live in a culture where eating disorders thrive because of the messages we're exposed to," said Claire Mysko, head of youth outreach for the National Eating Disorders Association, or NEDA. "Social media heightens that exposure."
