Week 5: Response to Content

The Theme of Rubber Creates the Imapact

Rubber is a film directed by Quentin Depieux which takes you through the journey of a tire that comes to life in California, kills objects and people with psychic powers who is watched by an audience with binoculars. The films main theme is loneliness. Through the film the tyre encounters everything alone, takes on every journey and every situation alone and could possibly be the reason for they tyres anger in the first place.  

Ray Morton, writer and script analyst discusses Screenplay Theme in his focal points for a film. His first two steps in making a well-constructed movie are based on theme. You must first ‘make sure you have a clear grasp on your theme. This gives your film the point you want to make; the lesson you want to teach; the message you want to convey. It is the foundation upon which the rest of the story is built (Moreton 2009). Rubber’s theme of loneliness is set straight from the beginning in the first Act. Set in the baron wilderness of the Californian desert, amongst sand, wildlife, deserted rubbish and tumble weed.

The next tip he gives is to ‘make sure that all elements within the script affect the theme’. He expalains that you must have a portagonist’ who is the exact opposite to the theme who will eventually prove the films theme or message by having ‘that character journey along a path that will land him at exactly the point the theme is trying to make by the end of the story. The characters in Rubber are human. They prove the message of loneliness not only by the setting but by the obsession with killing him; its rubber to fend for himself, no family, no friends, no support.

Rubber is a movie with the underlying theme of loneliness. This is proved from the very beginning of the movie and is carried the whole way throughout. It is the message, the essence and the driving force of the film to which obstacles are overcome. The viewer leaves the movie with the underlying theme and message of the movie long after the credits roll. Without the theme, the movie would be nothing but a tire going on a rampage, killing for no purpose and the viewer would be left empty; without the theme, there is no meaning.

Sources:

Goldman, W 2011. The Paradigm Worksheet, viewed 25 August, 2011.
<http://www.sydfield.com/featured_theparadigmworksheet.htm>

Morton, R 2009. Focal Points: Screenplay Theme, Structure and Characters, viewed 25 August 2011.
<http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/focal-points-screenplay-theme-structure-and-characters.html>

Rubber (Official Movie Website) 2011. Viewed 25 August 2011,
<http://www.rubberthemovie.com>

Horrow Comedy challenge. Image, viewed 25 August 2011,
<http://www.filmrant.net/horror-comedy-challenge/>

Week 4: Tutorial Task

Facebook is a social networking site designed to connect you with friends and organistations around the globe. It is very important to realise that when you use the web for connecting with people, you literally are using the 'World Wide Web'. In order for Facebook to contain as many users as it has, the website has outlined many policies, regulations and rights for themself and their users. These are all available on the facebook website.

The site outlines the 'Facebook Principles', 'Privacy Policies', 'Statement of Rights and Responsibilities', 'Facebook Platform Policies', Advertising Guidelines and Promotions Guidelines. These policies, guidelines and rights of facebook and it's users are not usually taken too seriously by the common user. Scroll, scroll, scroll and accept. This is a huge mistake if you actually believe in some kind of privacy over your personal material.

A few things to consider, Facebook:

• can utilise your information and outsource it to advertising agencies regardless of the fact that you have selected for it not to be shown publicly. This is mostly due to the demographic nature of marketing, however the point is: you don't really have a choice.
• is not responsible for what people do with your content once they have accessed it.
• user default is set to 'Everyone', meaning anyone on the net can access your information including third party users and search engines until you change it.
• keeps your payment source account number on record while making payments or transactions on Facebook.
• can collect information on devices you use Facebook with, such as browser type, location, IP address and pages you visit.
• can share you information with other companies, lawyers, courts or other government entities under their discretion for ‘legal threats or to prevent harm’.
• No pornography, nudity or violent images are permitted.

Facebook has privacy settings available for manipulation by users; these are readily accessible for changing at any time using a customised approach. With common sense and a careful nature to your posts along with customised user settings, I believe Facebook has given users a safe place to interact with the world. Facebook users make their own choice whether or not to provide personal or detailed information to the public and can make certain posts or information available only to certain users.

Sources:

Facebook Terms, 2011, viewed 19 August 2011,
http://www.facebook.com/terms.php#!/terms.php