XR: Response to On Media

         Hovagimyan discusses the changing progress throughout 20^th century in the article, ans there is several points he brings up caught my attention. Hovagimyan writes, “mesaning has more to do with language and the evolving nature of linguistic forms” (117). The meaning of a piece of art work half depends on the the intention of the creator, half is interpreted by the people who look at it. Individual communicate with the creator, and then perceive the art in their own different ways. For example, when look at a war documentary photo, we first directly focus on explicit information, then we try to decode the symbolic language, searching for its implicit meaning, such as the light is dark, perhaps it promotes a gloomy atmospheric mood, or perhaps simply during the war, the air is polluted. Thus, art has been entitle with band new meaning when it is represented and shared to the public. Art is like a language, talk to and gain feedback from the audience. Therefore, I disagree with Benjamin’s opinion on art loses value when it is reproduced, instead, I believe its value multiplied when is presented to the crowds.          Hovagimyan further explores film language and I particularly feel connected to his statement of the relationship between image, film medium, photography and multimedia.  Film incorporates a series of media elements, such as image, sound, painting and so on, at the meanwhile, it has to deal with the time, how to construct a film plot within a limit of time, what to delete and what to keep, how to ensure that the audience could understand the filmic language. The film language is a process of extraction of images from the daily life. It forms the basis of a film, also it offers the secure base for further performing art forms, such as drama. 

        Author mentions the cross media and hybrid media, which is very familiar to me. I took Early Cinema in my freshman year, and it is a determining point for me to learn film media. During every class, professor Carli provided us a screening of silent film, and professor himself played the background music on a piano. This experience is memorable, that for the first time, I feel the history of the film reappears in front of me. And the incredible cross media, extends from the two dimensional screen. During the screening, audience combine the information comes from two sources and establish communication with both of them. 

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