Thursday, 5 December 2013

What makes postmodern media different to other media

"What makes postmodern media different to other medias"

Postmodern media differs from other medias due to modern conventions, summed up this is shown by challenging reality. Postmodern media is mainly against other narratives such as love movies, this is related due to the film portraying that it is 'reality'. This can also be shown in the show 'Towie' - the show follows a group of friends as they perform their lives, the show is showing that the characters in 'Towie' are real and what they do is real. (Nothing is fake) This is also showing that it is reality and is normal in every day life, but the audience and myself know this from the knowledge of knowing that there is a use of cameras and it is on TV. Certain people will not act the same on a programme, but as said before the show 'towie' is trying to portray reality to the audience.

One major example of postmodern media being compared to other medias is the alienation of the media and audience of major artists, one example is Michael Jackson - in some aspects people think that they re-created his identities, overall this means that nothing is new anymore. (Nothing is original)

Simulation is also another section of postmodern media, simulation is widely used in film and reality TV, this is again mentioning that is it real life or is it just a simulation. One example of a simulation is in video games, in the game GTA the user can travel in a sand-box style game doing what they want.

This makes it into a simulation, the reason why is because in every day life a normal person couldn't repeat what they do in a video game. In films simulation is also used in certain films such as 'Tron Legacy' In the film the main character must travel into a game, the game simulates life but in different ways. This can be distorted into 'is this real life or just a simulation'.