Megalomedia

A wry, cartoonish lecture that turns the history of media into playful visual arguments, amusing but requiring attention to its ideas.

Directed by

Bruce Petty

Genres

Animation

Starring

Max Gillies

Overview

A satirical enquiry into the origins of media, their distribution and their effects on the way we behave. Those familiar with cartoonist Bruce Petty’s award winning film Leisure will enjoy the same sharp wit brought to bear on another institution, the media. This three-part film is a satirical enquiry into the origins of media, their distribution and their effects on the way we behave. The first part provides a brief history of print, radio, television and film. The second part proposes that a market-placed media produces the problem of monopolisation leading to mediocrity. Finally, Petty produces a caricature of the way ideas form in the mind from reading print, as distinct from passive looking and listening.

How it feels

Satirical, whimsical, cynical and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Media, power, corruption, technology

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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