The thing that immediately strikes me, concerning zines, is the lack of commercialism to them. This course is actually the first place I've heard anything of them, but I'm quite intrigued. One of my pastimes is blogging. I write for my own movie blog, as well as a rather large site based in the UK called ScreenRelish. The ScreenRelish gig doesn't pay anything, which is fine with me; because it's something I enjoy. However, the site still has advertisements, even though these ads turn up minimal profits for the editor. The idea that there's a type of magazine free from advertising, a magazine in which each page is 100% dedicated to the project, is heartwarming. Also, I like the fact that zines are almost like collectible comic books for people who aren't infatuated with superheroes.
One of my blog pages is called "Cinematic Wisdom", and it's a small growing collection of quotations from films that have either inspired me or just made me think. I think it would be cool to make an altered version of this page for the class zine. I'm going to use quotations that have been inspirational for me, and also include an image of the speaker with each quote.
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