Social Media For Social Changes

The new generation will inherit a world changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. And they’ll take for granted that they are connected and interconnected with hundreds of millions of people at any given moment. For most of us, social media has changed our lives in some meaningful way. Collectively it is changing the world for good. Given the pace of innovation and adoption, change has become a constant. Every so often we find the need to stop and reflect on its most recent and noteworthy developments...

MOBILE EYES BY SHAHEN MARTIN HOVIK & ASTGHIK

This film is about bone sickness. This is really very important problem and we decided to make film about this theme.

Our index cards:
1. Be an angel save a life!
2. Every day discover 100 new sick person!
3. Every day 20-30 child die in Armenia because of this sickness.
4. They want our attention!
4. We can help them!
5. Every donor can help 15000 sick person.
6. We can help them!
7. Be an angel save a life!
8. www.abmdr.am

Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry is a charety foundation. The aim of the foundation is to encourage and make people understand that by becoming a donor they save lives.
Bone Marrow disease hits mainly children. In Armenia each year from 20-30 children at the age from 1-16 die from this disease.
The delicate point is that a great variety of parameters of blood MUST coinside.




Our second film is about Swine Flu. This sickness is very popular in the world now and it's important to know about this illness.

Index cards:
1.Flu A-H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, H2N3.
2.H1N1 history.
3.Pandemy.
4.H1N1 has the similar symptoms as the simple flu.
5.How to protect?
6.The virus disappeared in high temperature.
7.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/

In this video we use our Limbic and Neocortex brains. We hear music and see images in this video. This means that works our Limbic part of brain. When we read texts in this video works our Neocortex brain.

Films by Shahen Mayilyan, Astghik Khachatryan, Martin Hakobyan and Hovhannes Sarajyan.

DOTCOM Phase #3, Module 2 - Exploring REEL BAD ARABS

A Story Told by my neighbour, when his daughter was a small girl, they were visiting Egypt and it was the first time that the little girl saw an Arab. The Arab man put the girl on his knees and the girl starte rubbing her finger on that man's hand and examine her finger, wether it was becoming black. The source for the very first thing I thought was a Real Life Experince.



1. THE THREE-PART BRAIN - In what ways do YOU think REEL BAD ARABS attracted your REPTILIAN (instinctual), FEELING (limbic) and THINKING (neo-cortex) brains?
The film attracts my LIMBIC brain with the music at the begining of the film, this part attracts my emotions and images on middle east, that is pictures of magic, dancing Arab women, poverty, a piece of worls counting secrets and wonders.
My THINKING brain works, while watching the film when at the end the journalist calls for young filmmakers to produce new film, overcome old images of Arab world.
REPTILIAN brain activates, while watching the film, when I see the images of killing and humiliating Arabs.


2.PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES - List and describe one specific production technique - lighting, music, camera effects, editing - used by REEL BAD ARABS.
A number of Production Techniques are used in the film like:
Music - Very nice and arising emotions of mysteriousness of Arab world.
Motion - Excerpts from cartoons and various films on Arabs, showing fighting, killing, etc.
Camera effects - Presenting the scenes by zooming the people and objects to offect viewers minds.


3. PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES - Looking at our list of 24 plus persuasive techniques, list and describe a specific moment from the film as an example of THREE different specific persuasive techniques used by our filmmakers.
The following Persuasive Techniques are used in the film:
HYPERBOLE - exaggerated stupidity of Arabs. They are portrayed as sub-human and easily defeated.
Fear/defensive nationalism - Persuasing that thay are enemies, villains dangerous.
Repetition - Persuary through in dif exerceples repealing the stupidity and ancompetence of Arabs.
Race Card/race based fear - The film shows that Arabs can be of danger, because of their vengeous nature in the result of being treated as sub-human.


4. SUGGESTIONS - Offer one specific suggestion for the REEL BAD ARABS filmmakers that might make their film even more powerful.
In Arab world people have their values, which must be respected. New films must be made to show that human dignity and national traits must be respected.


5. Would you recommend this film for viewing with friends or colleagues? Why or why not?
I would recommend the film for viewing my friends, because I think that hostility among nations must be eliminated. I would recommend them to see the film from the point of view that bring new perspective on portraying Arabs world a better place.

DOTCOM Launches Phase 3!!! - Module #1 Reflecting on DOTCOM Phase 2

Step #1

1. The most challenging part of my July Phase 2 DOTCOM experience was the language. Learning English theoretically was different from live spoken nice English. I was enjoying learning through communication.
2.The most rewarding part of my July Phase 2 DOTCOM experience was first, learning film-shooting skills, second seeing America, third, meeting all of YOU.
3.The most fun part of my July Phase 2 DOTCOM was Bolton Adventure day, of course FLYING.
4.The most excited part that I’m looking forward to in our online Phase 3 DOTCOM experience is shooting of a new interesting film.

Step #2




We are at the Airport. Our first flight was delayed. We were waiting for Tessa, but in Facebook she wrote that she had already flown. We were sitting sadly, remembering David Sackstain speaking Armenian and suddenly saw him, Jacob, Katie and Danielle. Our happiness was endless. You can see our reunion in the photo. We were really-really happy to be together again.

A Best Song By Jessica Best

Hey!!!
First time I heard JB's song at the picnic. It was very praising because the song was created by her. I loved her song. She is very modest but in fact she is very talanted. And I don't want to abuse tour patience. Here it's. Enjoy it.

PICNIC

It was one of our free days and all DOTCOMers went to picnic. It was very interesting and funny day. We all were very happy. While we were having lunch Rob Williams and his friends were singing. I loved their song. Then we went to play. By the end of the day some participants went to see Yaks. It was pity that I couldn't go with them, but my friends had alredy told me everything about them. One of American participants, Jessica Best, sung a beautiful song, which was written by her. We enjoyed her song. The weather was fine and nature was amazing. So we had a wonderful day. And, of course, THANKS TO THE ALL DOTCOM STAFF for such a nice day.

Day #5. Our First DOTCOM Reflection Assignment

1. What did you learn in Washington D.C. about media?
At first I want to describe what funny and intersting days we spent in washington DC. Almost every evening we( Armenian and American participants) gathered and talked, played some instruments and laught. I noticed that we have a lot of talanted participants. In State Department we talsked a lot about the things we were interested in and got the answers to our questions from State Department representatives. Representatives told us a lot about their activity.
Then I learnd a lot ablout media in Newseum and understood that press (which is kind of media) has a great role in comunity.

2. What did you learn in Washington, D.C. about your student colleagues from the other two countries?

I was impressed by our first meeting with Americans. They accepted us so warmly that I liked all of them at the first sight. We spent very nice time with Americans. During four days we became good friends. I noticed that Americans were interested in our culture and language. and some of them know a lot of words in Armenian, it's very nice. We took a lot of photos with them, which I will always keep and them will remind me about the wonderful time, that we spent together. I am really vary happy and proud at the group we have.

3. What has been hard or challenging about the DOTCOM program so far?

It was hard and challanging for me to speak English and understand it, because we have learnd Britain English in our shcool and this is the fourth year that I'm learning English and it differs from American English. But now I got used to it. And it was hard to overcome the whole differances.

4. What has been exciting and rewarding about the DOTCOM program so far?

At first I want to say that I'm inspired by the devotion of the managers of each country. Their devotion make us be more careful and be friendly with each other. I'm excited of the days we are spending now, full of interest, fun and busy. I'm excited of our group work and our theme. I'm also excited of our realtionship with the participants. We miss each other, when we don't see each other for a day. I LIKE DOTCOM GROUP VERY MUCH AND THE PARTICIPANTS TOO.