Hi,
For our Culture Jam, we decided to play on the hysteria surrounding global warming. We decided to create a girl, named Jessica Blaas, who was killed at Main Beach by a salt water crocodile (who migrated south due to the warmer waters caused by global warming).
The video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEd2iPLuyT4
Filming took place in Main Beach, and a study room at the university. We got Hilda to speak in Chinese for part of the video, to make it seem like a real tourist video.
We also set up a memorial facebook group, to make it seem more realistic: In Memory of Jessica Blaas. Our group got friends and family to post on the wall of the group.
We also played on the news reports of sightings of crocodiles in the canals in January:
Crocodile mania comes to the Gold Coast
'Crocodile' snapped in Hope Island canal
I think this Culture Jam could be believable, because so many people are in a panic over global warming, and crocodiles have been known to hunt at beaches near rivers and canals. I think the part of the Culture Jam that looks most believable is Hilda's tourist video. The bit of the video where 'Jessica Blaas' goes under is in the background, and could easily be missed. This looks like a real video that just happened to catch a tragedy.
The more I think about it, the more I think it could have been improved. We should have talked about global warming a bit more, and made the news report longer. I think we should have gotten some fake blood as well! I guess it's a learning experience, and I know what I would do different next time.
That's all for this weeks Tute Task, I hope you like it!
Emily
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