What cultural capital is basically saying is that a person is able to get further in life if they have the right connections, life experiences, and education. Where as a person without all of these things will not be as successful in their aspirations. 3 types: embodied- social connections objectified- possesions institutionalized- level of education
The latest project that I am planning on displaying in the Austin Film Festival is a short film that features the horrible side effects that human trafficking can take on people. Not only does someone being sold into sex slavery afffects them, but as you can imagine it affects their loved ones as well. The […]
“Cultural capital is the knowledge, experience and or connections one has had through the course of their life that enables them to succeed more so than someone from a less experienced background.” – Wikipedia Capital – 2 wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or […]
Today, I and two other of my media diversity peers, along with Mr. Carl Settles, went to a meeting dealing with the up-and-coming Don’t Mess With Texas Youth Film Festival. The whole idea behind the the DMWT Film Festival is to try and get people to get trash from the Car to the Can (Trash […]
A thousand years before the rise of Darth Vader… There was the Old Republic. Now I’m not a big fan of subscription MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games that require a fee to play monthly), mostly because… well… I have to pay to play. But… this has to be one of the best video game […]
As part of a program for the Media Proteges, we (the proteges) will be given a term to define each week through what are called “mash ups.” Christian Nelson and my (Peter Jiang) submission to this program this week involves a collaboration in a podcast that will hopefully educate and entertain the listener. This podcast […]
High School Dragon Slayer Also known as: Peter Jiang’s High School Dragon Slayer Story, cut, and directed by Peter Jiang (credited as Cain Voorhees) Michael Rice as Michael Rice, Super-fan Johnny Bender as Johnny “Freakin” Bender, Anti-Fan/Victim Eli Smith as Eli Smith, Peter Jiang Fan Club Council Member Christian Nelson as Christian Nelson, Peter Jiang […]
Public Enemy rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Who do you think deserves a new TV show? Having spent time the classroom as a science teacher and later in the corporate and entertainment worlds, I have wondered about the the idea of “cultural capital”. So much of popular music and content is driven by urban […]
Hello, my name is Peter Jiang and I’m the winner of the 2009 Show Your Reel Best of Show award. It just so happens I don’t like long walks on the beach, but I am a comic book nerd and a sci-fi geek. Just to rub the fact that I’ve won a contest you probably […]
Thanks to all of you who participated in the Industry Tours and the Show Your Reel Contest. We appreciate your hard work! For those of you that qualified as finalists and actually won in a category, we will be following up with you regarding your internship opportunities. Now, as I mentioned before, we cannot guarantee […]