Operation Cloverfield

Reading the beginning of chapter 3 made me think of the new movie that caused much speculation among computer geeks and the like, Cloverfield. Cloverfield was the perfect example of a producer or director to use convergence culture to get people to speculate and hype up the movies. Although very risky, I think the marketing ploy of the movie was genius. Someone mention in the last class( I think her name is Lillian) that we live in a microwave society. We want to know what others know and we want to know as soon as possible. Providing little to no information of the movie sent the world in a frenzy. Blogs were made, forum were flooded with ideas about the movie. Fans even posted pictures of what they thought the monster would look like. This all brings us back to the notions of convergence culture and collective intelligence. Before advanced technology, we had to wait until the movie can out to know what it was about. Now we are so spoiled and we want to know everything in a hurry. We can just go on the internet for more information about the movie and discuss our ideas and opinions in forums.
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I was one of the people who did not "get" the the movie. Nevertheless, the movie also took advantage of our convergence culture. The movie encouraged many to look online for a better understanding of the film thus, creating a larger fan base.

American Idol a (non) reality show!

Many people, for what ever reason ,have been tuning in religiously to FOX 's"reality show" American Idol. I think many people tune in because the contestants may remind them of a friend, a family member, or themselves. In either case, America wants to watch regular people get their chance at stardom. These contestant are just regular people........ who just so happen to sell their souls to a major production company just for the mere chance of stardom. After the contracts are signed, they are no longer what they once were and they are forced from then on to conduct themselves in the way the creator of the show wants them to. The contestants become mere pawns in big businesses elaborate scheme to make money while exploiting individuals who just desperately want to be famous.

What is Rhetoric?

In What is Rhetoric, rhetoric is defined as a "situational contingent art". In our text (CC) Henry Jenkins discusses the relationship between the producer and audience by using the example of the hit CBS reality show Survivor. The internet gives Survivor fans the opportunity to learn more information about the show and the cast mates which ultimately can give the show a bigger and stronger fan base. But what if the audience's need for information about a show turns into an obsession? The producers of Survivor as well many other reality show producers now have to deal with this thing called "spoilers" brought on by over eager fans who are determined to figure out what happened in a particular episode before it airs. These spoilers make the producers job more harder because now they have to stay one step ahead and even putting out false clues to throw fans off. Living in a convergence culture, advanced technology can be a dream or a nightmare to television producers. Television producers now have to deal with the fact that due to technology, their show's level of suspense may suffer.