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Project #3 – Video Experiment & Investigation Students will compose two videographic projects. The first, a short 60 second experiment. The second, a longer investigation, or “essay,” into a question, theme, idea, or further experimentation raised during the play and experiment with a single film or television program. This project emphasizes a close, sustained, playful, and hands-on engagement with a single film or program to encourage new, critical, and open-ended approaches to the study of film and other media. Students will be completing these projects in stages and will be submitting rough cuts and workshopping draft version with the class during the course of the project.

It Follows, a Slasher Film Video Essay

Motionographer Step by Step: Xoana Herrera and Esteban Esquivo Part 01

Motionographer Step by Step: Xoana Herrera and Esteban Esquivo Part 02

Tom Rosenthal – Quite Short for a Goalkeeper (Official Music Video) (2017)


Official music video for the song ‘Quite Short for a Goalkeeper’ by Tom Rosenthal taken from his new album ‘Fenn’ Music: Tom Rosenthal (http://tomrosenthal.co.uk) Directed and animated by Luiz Stockler Instagram: http://instagram.com/luizstocklerstudio Twitter: http://twitter.com/luizstockler Listen to ‘Fenn’ on Spotify : open.spotify.com/track/6rAxVzmCS0r4SPhhql96Yu Tom Rosenthal’s website: http://tomrosenthal.co.uk Sound Cloud: soundcloud.com/tomrosenthal1

Kantar TNS study reveals the rise of mobile payments in India

Connected consumers in India are increasingly using mobile based payments, according to the results from the latest Connected Life study from Kantar TNS. Post demonetisation and with a greater push by the government for adoption of digital payments, mobile payments have seen a sharp rise with one in three (35 per cent) connected consumers in India using it. The popularity of mobile payments in India is also revealed by the number of regular users, with 23 per cent saying they use mobile payments at least once a week.

The results of the study showed that India (35 per cent) is ahead of other APAC countries like Indonesia (9 per cent) and Philippines (7 per cent), but has still a lot of catching up to do with the likes of China (94 per cent) and Singapore (65 per cent) where mobile payments have become a more regular habit.

The popularity of mobile payments in India is set to rise further, as the future seems bright with 33 per cent of connected Indians claiming to prefer paying for everything using mobile phone in the coming months. This seems far more promising than other APAC countries like Vietnam (14 per cent), Indonesia (18 per cent) and Philippines (19 per cent).

Anusheel Srivastava

Kantar TNS executive vice-president India Anusheel Shrisvastava said, The mobile payment space was already heating up with the launch of several mobile wallets by leading banks and aggressive promotional pushes for customer acquisition by the likes of Paytm. The trend gained momentum after the demonetisation, as the scope for digital payments shot up leading to a sharp rise in adoption of mobile payments in India.”

Kantar TNS study also revealed that APAC leads the world in m-commerce. Connected consumers in Asia-Pacific are one third (33 per cent) more likely to make an online purchase on their mobile than via a desktop or laptop.

Southeast Asian countries are leading the way when it comes to m-commerce. The majority of people with internet connections in Asian markets such as Indonesia (93 per cent), Thailand (93 per cent), Vietnam (86 per cent) and India (85 per cent), are using their mobiles to make purchases as they leapfrog more traditional forms of online shopping and go straight to their phones.

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Microsoft launches ‘the world’s most powerful console’ Xbox One X

Microsoft and Sony are at each other’s necks with the Playstation 4 Pro and the Xbox One S that released last year. Both companies are out to make the best next gen consoles that will improve the gaming experience.

 Xbox has now launched a new black console called the Xbox One X on 7 November 2017, this powerful machine has surpassed the PS4 Pro and Xbox One S in terms of performance. The console boasts of cross platform, providing yet another advantage to users as their old Xbox One games will also work on this device.

The device provides full 4K content which includes games as well as other content and has an inbuilt 4K UHD Blu-ray player. The user are likely to be able to play games much more smoothly due to the 12GB of GDDR5 RAM.  The console has a 1TB hard drive and much faster RAM allowing for a decrease in time consumption during loading screens. There is no mention by Microsoft about adding VR to the console, updates about this may arrive on a later date.

Games like Assassin’s Creed Origins and Middle-earth: Shadow of War have also been enhanced on Xbox One X, however currently there aren’t any official games for this console.

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ trailer: What we’ve learnt so far

It would be a white, blatant lie if you say you haven’t seen the Avengers: Infinity War trailer more than just once. Cause ever since the much-awaited teaser dropped, the MCU fans have gone berserk over it, watching it on loop so much so that the trailer is number one on trending list and has accrued 84 million views in only five days, making it the most watched trailer online.

And why wouldn’t it, for Marvel’s epic saga comes full circle with the two instalments of Infinity War in what promises to be a clash of stratospheric proportions.

So whilst we deliberate on the first official teaser of the 2018 superhero jam, here are some of the takeaways we can derive from the clip.

1.Vision goes human!

One of the pertinent points emerging is that of Vision taking a human form, and supposedly pursuing a courtship with Wanda Maximoff. The whys and wherefores are still unbeknownst, as one may have to wait till the movie rolls out.

One of the scene depicts Thanos eking out the infinity stone embedded on his forehead, as Vision wreathes in agonising pain. Speculations suggest his transformation into a human only after that confrontation, but the teaser does portray the stone even when Vision is in his humanoid avatar.

2.Peter Parker tucked away in Tony Stark’s high-tech suit

Towards the end of Spiderman: Homecoming, a jubilant Stark could be seen rewarding Parker with a refurbished Spidey suit with tech enhancements, for all his heroics. However, the latter declines.

In Infinity War though, we could see the spider in action, tucked away in that very suit. Now the backstory here, again, remains a mystery. But the trailer promises our superhero arachnid don the brand new suit, also suggesting the developments for the 2019 Spiderman sequel.

Oh, and did I mention the visuals of his spider sense tingling?

3.Iron Man in the famed Hulkbuster suit

Talking of suits, the clip also teases Iron Man dressed up in the enormous Hulkbuster suit we last saw in Avengers: Age of Ultron when he and Hulk got engaged in a throttle-thrumming fight. Two years on, the suit takes centre stage again.

We all know the enormity of the war that’s waged by Thanos and his army, and Iron Man probably wouldn’t be able to put up a fight with his otherwise normal suits. So with times getting desperate, Tony Stark may have been compelled to reach out to the Hulkbuster.

4.Hulk’s back on earth

After being banished out of sight for two years, Hulk made a smashing return to screen with Marvel’s last superhero flick Thor: Ragnarok, aiding the God of Thunder and rest battle Hela’s diabolism. In Infinity War, he obviously returns, but his first images suggest the big guy’s back on earth. Or rather, came crashing back to earth.

His alter ego Bruce Banner could be seen regaining conscious as Doctor Strange and Wong peer down the massive pit resulted of Hulk’s apparent crash landing.

For the record, this would also be the first time since the events of Ultron that Hulk steps onto earth, after departing unannounced in a quinjet in the 2015 movie.

5.Thor chancing on Guardians of the Galaxy serves the premise of opening scene

The final few seconds of the trailer shows a perplexed Thor familiarising with the Guardians of the Galaxy, who unknowingly end up on the same spaceship as him. But now, cast your mind back to the first post-credit scene of Ragnarok. Thor and Loki’s conversation is interrupted by the appearance of a massive but mysterious space craft. Whilst the makers refrain from divulging more about it, there are chatters of Odinsons bumping into the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Infinity War might as well just begin with the same, with Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy meeting for the very first time, before they join the whole Avengers squad in the fight.

Produced by Marvel Studios, the hugely anticipated Avengers: Infinity War opens in cinemas on 27 April 2018 in India.

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Intel brings ‘StarCraft II’ tournament at PyeongChang ahead of Olympic Winter Games 2018

Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang qualifiers kicks off for the West Asia region tomorrow, 6 December 2017. So if you are from India and would like to try your hands on the qualifiers, now’s your chance.

Blizzard’s StarCraft II, which is now free to play, has been chosen for the tournament and you can register online and play the open qualifiers on 6 December. You can check the website of ESL for more information on how to register.

While esports is still distant from being considered an official sport for the Olympics, Intel has associated with International Olympic Committee and will be bringing the tournament as a special showcase right before the Winter Olympics 2018 at PyeongChang in South Korea. Ubisoft’s officially licensed Olympic Winter Games title, Steep Road to the Olympics will also be featured during the event.

The games would be available for attendees to try out at the Olympic village during the event.

The winner/s from each region will be representing their respective regions at the grand finals in South Korea.

Blizzard’s famed RTS, StarCraft II, is one of the most celebrated esports titles, which was recently announced as free to play during the latest edition of Blizzcon.

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