Remediation Project

Remediated Text: [title]

For your remediated text, list the following:

· Format

· Producers (list in as much detail as possible the people, companies or institutions involved

· in the production of the text)

· Distributors (list in as much detail as possible the people, companies or institutions involved in the distribution of the text)

· Consumers (identify the intended and /or likely audiences for this text)

1. In your own words, briefly describe the process of remediating your text

[NB you don’t need to go through the decision process you went through in order to decide which text to remediate, but what processes you went through once you had decided on the text and format]

Some questions you might want to keep in mind:

· What tools / technology/ skills did you need?

· What problems did you encounter? (technical, conceptual, skills-based, copyright issues?)

· How did you solve/resolve these problems?

· What was the biggest challenge you encountered in remediating your text?

· Did you learn, develop or improve any skills in this process?

2. In what ways does your remediated text demonstrate an understanding of how remediation impacts on the contemporary media environment?

Some questions you might want to consider when answering this section:

· What changes occur in the production, distribution or consumption of your remediated text compared to the original? Why?

· What does this say about the role of media producers, distributors and/or audiences in the new media environment?

· Did the process of remediating a text change the way you think about the production, distribution or consumption of media? How?

· In what ways did your experience of remediating a text reflect, illustrate, or contradict the unit readings on contemporary media?

3. What key themes and/or concepts covered in the unit do you think are raised by

your remediation? Why/How?

Detail the key issues, themes or concepts you think your remediation engages with. You may use

the following questions as a guide for exploring the connections between your remediation and the

course themes.

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In what ways does your remediation reflect or comment on these issues?

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Does your remediation exemplify certain trends or developments in new media? In what

ways?

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Does your remediation suggest the continued importance of more traditional media? In

what ways?

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Does your remediation suggest or represent a different relationship between production,

distribution and/or consumption than the original text?

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In what ways does your remediation project reflect, illustrate, or contradict the unit readings

on contemporary media