Alea, TG. The Viewer’s Dialectic. re popular
Popular ought not to respond only to immediate interests (expressed in the need to enjoy oneself, to play, to abandon […]
02. Theory
Selections from writing by filmmaker/theorists on political media.
Alea, TG. The Viewers Dialectic, re popular
Finding ourselves in the midst of a Revolution, and at this particular stage of building socialism, we should be able […]
Alea, Tomas Guitierrez, “The Viewer’s Dialectic,” re theory
If film makers want to express their world coherently and at the same time respond to the demands their world […]
Baudriallard, Jean. Ecstasy of Communication.
“Where all trips have already taken place; where the vaguest desire for dispersion, evasion and movement are concentrated in a […]
Beguja, “Living Ethics,” re Satire
“The two key ingredients are ‘truth’ and ‘unreliability’ (commonly known as a double message). The best satire exposes merely parrot […]
Beguja, “Living Ethics,” re serving the public
“The goal of living ethics is to serve the public and constituents to the best of one’s ability and then […]
Beguja, “Living Ethics,” re teleology
“People who embrace a teleological or utilitarian approach to ethics avoid acts that cause others pain by forseeing consequences of […]
Beguja, “Living Ethics,” re the news matters most
“Bowen says,’Don’t lecture. Just let the viewer or listener know what happened with crisp writing in a straightforward way. Most […]
Beguja, M. “Living Ethics,” Ch. 1 re action, awareness, guilt
“To act without awareness, causing harm to others and then feeling guilty about outcomes, is as unacceptable as consciously choosing […]
Beguja. “Living Ethics,” re objectivity
“objectivity is not a synonym for truth but the process through which we seek to attain it” – Bugeja, p. […]