Lecture 1

Oops. I forgot to write about the first lecture. But I remember it quite well. It was basically what the topic for the lecture was, Introduction to New Communication Technologies.


The lecture material for the week were basic introductions and definitions of communication and technology which helped get a feel for the subject. He also included a list of New Communication Technologies which included stuff like Cd's, Internet etc. this was a very basic introduction of NCT which was probably just to help us understand the key concepts of the course. Stephen touched on these concepts during the lecture. But the most important part of the lecture was when Stephen showed us a video called Cocaine Jesus.


The video, which was made by Stefan Boscutti, is a simple show of words displayed on a black screen. The background song, Cocaine by Cruel Sea, helps keep the audience involved with the story as it adds to the excitement and thrill of the story. It has some very interesting twists and turns that surprise the audience and make it every entertaining. This video shows how easy it is to make an entertaining piece of communication with great simplicity. I think Stephen was trying to show us that we are all capable of making a good piece of communication even without the best of technology.