By: Rev.Fr. Christian Buenafe, O'cram
Media
- the channel through which message is transmitted
- a part of communication process
- "a way of life"
There are many forms of media. First is the folk/traditional Media, this includes drama, dance, rituals, story telling, ballads, chanters, praise singers, meetings, songs, popular theater, drums and the gong's. Second is the Group/Visual Media, this forms includes any visual aid that carries messages, slides, flip arts, poster, stickers, banners, billboard, photos, journal, blackboard, bulletin board, wall paintings, stamps, and video productions. Third is the print Media, this refers to newspapers, magazines, newsletters, manuals, pamphlets, booklets and letters(direct mail). Fourth,is the Broadcast & Electronic Media, this refers to anything that carries messages through sounds and waives,this includes radio, stereos, television, cinemas, video cam, digi cam, CD disks, VCD, DVD, walkman, Mp3, cellular phone, E-mail, i-pod, YouTube and Internet. Fifth is the Non-Communication Media, this refers to face to face conversation, home visits, public meetings, games/contests, group discussion ,role playing, networking seminars and workshops.
"The contribution of Internet, how it became a tool in the world of media and how powerful is computer technology when it comes to it's field"
Nothing is impossible when it comes to media, a channel of information, a way of sending messages from the sender to its receiver and the one which has the biggest contribution to the world of media is the Internet, through world wide connection of internet one would be able to search and locate anything throughout the world with its help. Internet is so important and useful in the world of media, it became a tool and a way of sending messages and spreading out information anywhere in the world. Chatting and meeting new friends, dealing business with your associates abroad, and even shopping through internet is not impossible to do, no need to go in malls and shops. All of these are very easy with the presence of the Internet and that is how powerful the computer technology is in the field of media. Our Contemporary world so called the Miltimedia Age.
The Last Supper Painting "Hapag ng Pag-asa" of Mr. Joey Velasco
A dinner table reveals a lot about hunger, manners and relations. Who sits near the host, who serves the guest or who cares for the youngest, all these are made known at the family dinner.Every child diner at the hapag reveals a story of more hunger than a plate of rice could satisfy. When I first saw the replica of the Hapag painting,the faces and appearances of the children in the painting all look too familiar. I see them everywhere. They march in and out of our consciousness without evoking emotions of pity or disgust. They are simply part of the landscape, their numbers growing everyday. Poverty stares at us in every corner of the land daily that we no longer see it. In the midst of a bleak scenario, Jesus is there. His light shines. His love overflows. Coming from the poor. The reality of Jesus’ love is moving many of us to bring this country from darkness to light, from despair to hope… to rise above division and conflict, to be one people in our journey to our promised land. These are what Mr. Joey Velasco's messages behind his painting. In other ways Mr. Velasco paid those children to pose just for the painting, each child has its own stories in life which can catch the sympathy of his viewers.
