Flipbook Assignment for FILM 240

1. The
Media
&
The
Masses:
A
Toxic
Relationship
Prepared
by
Gabrielle
Lazaridis
Film
240
Jan
Vašek,
Jeshoots

2. Relationshipnoun
•
re·∙la·∙tion·∙ship
•
-­‐shən-­‐ˌship
The
way
in
which
two
or
more
concepts,
objects,
or
people
are
connected,
or
the
state
of
being
connected.
1
Sebastian
Voortman,
Pexels

3. The
media
has
successfully
been
integrated into
every
aspect
of
our
everyday lives.
From
being
the
first
thing
we
look
to
in
the
morning
to
the
last
thing
we
check
before
going
to
sleep.
Karolina,
Kaboompics

4. As
of
2016:
Worldwide
users
4.6Boperate
a
personal
mobile
phone
2
3.2Bhave
immediate
access
to
the
internet
3
2.3Buse
at
least
one
form
of
social
media
4
Nao
Traponez,
Pexels

5. Our
dependence on
the
media
is
met
by
media
industries’
need for audiences.
Jens
Kreuter,
Unsplash

6. Individuals
need
media for
news,
information,
&
entertainment
This
relationship
is
depicted
as
Media Symbiosis:
Media
industries
need
audiences they
can
sell
products
to,
and/or
deliver
to
advertisers Josh
Sorensen,
Pexels

7. What
do
we
gain
from
this
relationship
as
a
society?
Viktor
Hanacek,
picjumbo

8. EXPANDED REACH
Social
networks
have
removed
all
the
communication
and
interaction
barriers,
allowing
for
individuals
to
communicate their
original
thoughts
and
opinions
over
a
variety
platforms
and
topics.
Thus
developing digital
relationships with
like-­‐minded
people.5
Adrianna
Calvo,
Pexels

9. EMPOWERMENT
Social
networking
sites
allow
for
a
large
number
of
like-­‐minded
individuals
to
unite on
a
single
platform
for
the
purpose
of
achieving
a
specific
objective.
Thus,
the
media
allows
the
masses
to
rally
behind
a
common
cause and
reach
an
impact greater
than
any
single
voice
could
accomplish.5
freestocks

10. What
does
this
relationship
take away
from
us?
negativespace

11. Prolonged
exposure
has
resulted
in
various
NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Volkan Olmez,
Unsplash

12. These
implications
of
media
usage
include
ISOLATION
“Social
networks
are
more
like
mutual
isolation
networks that
detach
people
from
meaningful
interactions
with
one
another
and
make
them
less
human.”6
Sherry Turkle,
Professor
at
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology
(MIT)
Gilles
Lambert,
Unsplash

13. DEPRESSION
“Regarding
teens
who
are
on
social
media
for
more
than
two
hours
a
day,
a
full
one-­‐quarter
of
students
in
the
study,
report
poor
self-­‐rated
mental
health,
psychological
distress,
suicidal
ideation
or
unmet
need
for
mental
health support.”7
Ottawa
Public
Health,
Frequent
Use
of
Social
Networking
Sites
Is
Associated
with
Poor
Psychological
Functioning
Among
Children
negativespace

14. RESTRICTED
SOCIAL
INTERACTION
“Technology
has
evolved
into
the
‘hub
and
hearth
of
family
life’…
our
family’s
way
of
being
a
family
felt
like
it
was
slipping
away
as
our
home
computer
began
to
dominate
our
children’s
time
and
attention.”8
Catherine Steiner-­‐Adair,
Psychologist
at
Harvard
Medical
School
Josh
Felise,
Unsplash

15. The
detrimental
effects
of
media
usage
have
grown
so
severe,
it
reflects
that
of
a
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
noun
•
tox·∙ic
re·∙la·∙tion·∙ship
•
ˈtäk-­‐sik -­‐shən-­‐ˌship
A relationship
characterized
by
behaviors
on
the
part
of
the
toxic
partner
that
are
emotionally
and,
not
infrequently,
physically
damaging
to
their
partner.9
…Yet
we
refuse
to
give
it
up
picjumbo

16. In
fact,
the
time
spent
online
by
the
average
internet
user
has
doubled
within
the
past decade.10
2005:
9h
54m
11
2013:
16h
54m
11
2014:
27h
36m
11
negativespace

17. As
media
usage
rates
continue
to
grow,
one
must
become
mindful
of
the
negative
implications
that
can
arise
and
threaten
to
turn
the
benefits
of
engaging
in
online
communications
into
an
emotionally abusive
relationship.
Brandon
Morgan,
Unsplash

18. Walking away from
a
toxic
relationship Kev
Seto,
Unsplash

19. Holding
on
to
a
toxic
relationship
prevents
personal
growth
whereas
letting
go
creates
room
for
a
healthier
one,
where
growth
and
dialogue
is
encouraged on
both
sides.
12
Greg
Raines,
Unsplash

20. We
don’t
have
to
abandon
the
media
completely,
but
rather
moderate
usage
to
ensure
we
utilize our
online
presence
as
a
tool
to
create
solutions,
as
opposed
to
issues.
startupstockphotos

21. Citations
1
Relationship
|
Definition
of
Relationship
by
Merriam-­‐Webster.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.merriam-­‐webster.com/dictionary/relationship
2
Number
of
mobile
phone
users
worldwide
2013-­‐2019
|
Statista.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
https://www.statista.com/statistics/274774/forecast-­‐of-­‐mobile-­‐phone-­‐users-­‐worldwide/
3
Number
of
internet
users
2005-­‐2016
|
Statistic.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
https://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-­‐of-­‐internet-­‐users-­‐worldwide/
4
Social
Media
Statistics
&
Facts
|
Statista.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
https://www.statista.com/topics/1164/social-­‐networks/
5
Positive
and
Negative
Effects
of
Social
Media
on
Society
...
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/positive-­‐negative-­‐effects-­‐social-­‐media-­‐society-­‐ali-­‐kingston
6
Social
networking
leads
to
isolation,
not
more
connections
...
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.naturalnews.com/031128_social_networking_mental_health.html

22. Citations
continued…
7
Film
240
-­‐ flip
book
assignment
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(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.slideshare.net/14bh27/film-­‐240-­‐flip-­‐book-­‐assignment
8
Portrait
of
an
e-­‐family:
How
they're
...
-­‐ The
Globe
and
Mail.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/how-­‐families-­‐are-­‐making-­‐their-­‐hyper-­‐digital-­‐lives-­‐
work/article13924931/
9
Toxic
Relationships
-­‐ HealthScopeHealthScope.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.healthscopemag.com/health-­‐scope/toxic-­‐relationships/
10
Teenagers
spend
27
hours
a
week
online:
How
internet
use
...
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-­‐media/11597743/Teenagers-­‐
spend-­‐27-­‐hours-­‐a-­‐week-­‐online-­‐how-­‐internet-­‐use-­‐has-­‐ballooned-­‐in-­‐the-­‐last-­‐decade.html
11
Time
spent
online
doubles
in
a
decade.
(2015,
May
11).
Retrieved
September/October,
2016,
from
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-­‐ofcom/latest/media/media-­‐releases/2015/time-­‐spent-­‐online-­‐doubles-­‐in-­‐a-­‐decade
12
7
Reasons
Why
You
Need
To
Let
Go
of
A
Toxic
Relationship.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
October
21,
2016,
from
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-­‐reasons-­‐why-­‐you-­‐need-­‐let-­‐toxic-­‐relationship.html