Bus Uncle

Youtube

" Bus Uncle " is the local issue which was happened in 2006 . From the record of youtube , it is estimated that more than one million people have watched this youtube viedo .

From the view of technical term, this is a low-quality viedo because this is a sudden case and the viewer may took this viedo  by telephone . Also, this viedo do not interest in aesthetic since no special camera angels , use of light were seen.

This issue is famous for the dramatic and unusual speech of the "Bus Uncle" . However, it raises a social issue through the speech of the uncle . He emphasize the word  "Pressure" . Keen competiton exists in all the aspects in Hong Kong ,such as career , good education, resources . However, Hong Kong people face this pressure as usual and forget that they are facing pressure . This viedo reminds Hong Kong people are facing pressure .

This viedo deserve to have the great attention in the internet community because it makes people knowing that what is the social problem in the reality .

Viedo - sharing site enhances the creative culture because this manner is convenient to the people who wants to share what they have seen .

Screening : Mission to Earth

In digital cinema , non-existing objects can appear in the scene . This is totally different from the traditional cinema because the traditional one can only appear the existing objects . In "Mission to Earth", the digital effects are created by the editor . They do not appear in the reality . Therefore, the digital cinema can enhance the atmosphere by creating these digital effects . For me , this is a progress of the traditional cinema .

The screening remind me of the painting of George Seurat . He had claimed that the pointillism in painting . That means if the painter puts two different color on a paper , the viewers will mix up the color by themselves . For example , put red color next to yellow color , green color will appear on the viewer's eyes. In "Mission to Earth", the editor put the digital effect and the story scene next together . It may implies that the viewers can mix up two scene together in order to enhance the atmosphere of the context of story .

Digital photography and camera

Digital technology helps us to achieve many photographic effects .We can amplify or lessen the pictures as our preference. Also, we can regulate the brightness , roughness of the pictures when we use the digital technology . On the other hand , we can add objects into the picture which the object doesn't appear on the picture .

However , some photographic techniques can only be done by using the digital technology, such as adding some objects into the pictures . We would like to add some objects into the pictures in order to make the picture more meaningful . For example, someone takes a picture of the sky . He may puts a angel under the sky which makes the scene implying the angel coming from the heaven. Also, the digital technology can help sharpen the facial expression of people .

Analog photography is limited by the surroundings so it is less flexibility . Digital photography exists a high degree of flexibility . It can be regulated according to human preference .

Will wikipedia mean the end of traditional encyclopedia

I do not admit that the wikipedia mean the end of traditional encyclopedia . They are two similar but different manners . Wikipedia is a way of quick searcher and the refreshing speed is fast . Traditional encyclopedia is a way of detail researcher and the refreshing speed is much more slower . But it is true that the usage of wikipedia is highly greater than the traditional encyclopedia , it doesn't mean the end of the traditional one . Because it depends on the object of the searcher . Wikipedia provides a convenient way and basic background to the searcher . Traditional encyclopedia provides a detailed and fruitful information to the searcher .  

Disscussion : Evaluating the effects of new technologies

In " Modern Times" , it showed that the new technologies enhance the speed of producing a product . For example, the transporting belt helped saving the time of transporting the product from one process to the next process . Under the invention of new technologies, all human beings gain from it . To the wealthy people , they can invest on it and gain a big profit . To the grass root , new technologies make a great convenient to them . To the worker, the working machines save their time and physical consumption . In Modern Times , the transporting belt help eliminating the process of transport the semi-finished product from one place to another place .

However, the new technologies may not under control all the time . In modern Times , the main character suffered from the feeding machine . The function of the machine didn't appear and it also delayed the working time .

Nowadays , computer and internet dominates most of the entertainment . I , as a normal student also addicted to this unreal world . That is not a good situation .