I thought of many things I’d like to talk about for the Ted-Talk assignment and finally settled on one that I would be able to bring more personal input into. The changes in the representation of[…]
Author: Ananya Reddy
“The Last of Us” and the Future of Immersive Art
[spoiler free for the first game] The Last of Us is one of the first console games I had ever played. I was probably one of the latest to the game, as I played it[…]
Spirited Away: Fantasy at its Finest
[spoiler free] I watched Spirited Away for the first time a few months ago. For many, the film is something they have grown up with, or have a faint recollection of watching. Maybe you remember[…]
How craving attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Ted Talk
One of my favorite Ted Talks is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Ted Talk called “How craving attention makes you less creative”. It is a short ted Talk covering his own experiences as an actor and the powerful[…]
Disney Live-Action: Hit or Miss?
In the wake of my Disney-themed RCL speech, I am making a post about the recent Disney live-action epidemic. You walk into a world of high-budget cinematography, CGI, and set design, with the existing beautifully[…]
Speech Performance Reflection
I learnt a lot from listening to everyone’s speeches over the last week. The topics were interesting and many touched upon really important and serious issues we see around us. My personal goal for my[…]
Rhetorical Analysis Essay | Introduction
A dystopian world of screens and robots in space, doomed until two robots arrive to save the day; a story wrapped in shiny Pixar magic. However, there is a lot more to unpack in 2008’s[…]
Strength in Media
Strength is subjective. Different people in different circumstances show strength in different ways. We would point at a woman trained in martial arts and say she’s strong, but we should also look at a woman[…]
Civic Artifact Speech | Outline
Even if you’ve somehow avoided watching it, you have at some point heard about WALL-E. At the surface the film is an endearing story about the relationship between two sentient robots and their mission[…]
The Beauty of Horror
“Is it over yet?” I ask literally anyone I watch a horror film with, proceeding to squeal anyway at whatever I can see through the gaps in my fingers. Yes, I am THAT annoying person[…]