I know anything related to Harry Potter is really cheesy these days, but I was looking through some of the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) news gathering pages, and this promo poster from MTV’s newsroom appeared for the newest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  The use of light and dark contrast is pretty stunning, and the burning castle in the background made me wish I could see more of the scene beyond the poster’s constraints.  I particularly like how the castle’s reflection in the water is so clear that the viewer knows it is digitally-altered or “magical”, as if to further elude to the world of Harry Potter.

Even though I’m not personally a fan of Harry Potter, this visual piece still managed to catch my eye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZxsxaFJ3YQ

This video clip of Friends makes the seriousness of lying on your resume into a comedy.  Although this short clip doesn’t explain the whole scenario, Joey was called to an audition that required him to speak French, which according to his resume, he was fluent in.  While he did try to learn the language before his audition, he was clearly unsuccessful, and didn’t get the job.  Although this clip is humorous, I do believe that lying on your resume can be a little more of a problem than simply getting rejected from an audition, or spilling a gallon of milk on yourself.  Especially in the tough economy we now live, where getting a job or internship is extremely difficult, we must all be honest in our experiences, skills, activities, honors, and education.

   Over the past year, Yale University reached out to potential college applicants through utilizing Youtube. Less than ten years ago this method would not have been capable. Members of the younger generation are more likely to dedicate time watching a YouTube video, rather than sit down and read a college brochure. The YouTube video, created by Yale University, not only was entertaining to watch, it also was momentously informative. The video has been viewed over 650,000 times since it was released last January.

      The YouTube hit “Midd Kid” , created  by a small group of students, is an unauthorized glimsp of life at Middlebury College. The “Midd Kid” quickly spread across the internet and students from other colleges and universities enjoyed the video as well. Unlike, “That’s Why I Choose Yale”, the “Midd Kid” rap was not a project that was founded and supported by the university. The “Midd Kid” rap focuses and makes light of the social scence at Middlebury that is similar across a plethora of colleges and universities nationwide. The creators of the “Midd Kid” rap did not anticipate that the video would receive the enormous extent of publicity and attention that it has thus far. Over 630,000 people have viewed the Midd Kid Video since its debut on YouTube in February.

             I chose to post “That’s Why I Choose Yale” because it illuminates the momentous impact that media has on the nations young generation. The immense attention that “That’s Why I Choose Yale” and the “Midd Kid” rap have received indicates that colleges and universitites across America can reach out to vast amounts of perspective students through utilizing recent media innovations.

Click here to view the embedded video.

I don’t know how appropriate this font would be for a resume, unless of course you happen to be a botanist. Overall, pretty original though.