http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/04/05/what-does-a-media-psychologist-do/ The psychology of technology and emerging media Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/04/05/what-does-a-media-psychologist-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Dr. Pamela Rutledge Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:55:30 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=389#comment-1893 Dear Kacey, Media psychology is a wide open field, so there are many opportunities but you have to find your passion within it. Any media course that you pair with psychology will give you insight, particularly if you learn the entire process from storywriting, scriptwriting through production, direction, and distribution in addition to focusing on content. In that sense, film studies offers some breadth that you might not find in media studies on film in some places. (That is obviously not universally true, but media studies does tend to focus on the cultural and representational issues of content more than production choices and process that you might find in a film course.) Film studies will also give you a good grounding in narrative theory that is foundational to work in transmedia projects. But before you sign up for majors and minors, experiment and explore! Internships (paid and unpaid) in different media applications can also expand your thinking! best, Pam Dear Kacey,
Media psychology is a wide open field, so there are many opportunities but you have to find your passion within it. Any media course that you pair with psychology will give you insight, particularly if you learn the entire process from storywriting, scriptwriting through production, direction, and distribution in addition to focusing on content. In that sense, film studies offers some breadth that you might not find in media studies on film in some places. (That is obviously not universally true, but media studies does tend to focus on the cultural and representational issues of content more than production choices and process that you might find in a film course.) Film studies will also give you a good grounding in narrative theory that is foundational to work in transmedia projects. But before you sign up for majors and minors, experiment and explore! Internships (paid and unpaid) in different media applications can also expand your thinking!
best,
Pam

]]> http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/04/05/what-does-a-media-psychologist-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 Kacey Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:14:48 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=389#comment-1892 If you could help me, that would be great, thanks! If you could help me, that would be great, thanks!

]]> http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/04/05/what-does-a-media-psychologist-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Kacey Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:19:41 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=389#comment-1891 I am researching career choices for my career development class, and I am interested in a career in media psychology. I am curious, when I get to college, would it be okay to pair a psychology major with film studies or other film majors/minors? I've always been interested in the film world and how it affects people, but Im not sure if I should take a film course to zero in on a field. I am researching career choices for my career development class, and I am interested in a career in media psychology. I am curious, when I get to college, would it be okay to pair a psychology major with film studies or other film majors/minors? I’ve always been interested in the film world and how it affects people, but Im not sure if I should take a film course to zero in on a field.

]]> http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/04/05/what-does-a-media-psychologist-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 archana Wed, 04 May 2011 05:37:11 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=389#comment-1722 hello madam... i wanted to enquire about this field in detail.... as i am a counselling psychologist and wanted to work as a media psychologist.... or in the field of media.. pls help me out with my quiery. hello madam… i wanted to enquire about this field in detail…. as i am a counselling psychologist and wanted to work as a media psychologist…. or in the field of media.. pls help me out with my quiery.

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