So this week I had to do a lot of audio recording stuff, I can’t say I enjoyed it because, as I’m sure many people can agree, I hate hearing my own voice. I was able to talk about music for a bit at least, which is always nice because I love music, but I … Continue reading Week in review 5

Sound is of course hugely important to media, discussion, emotion, etc. I can entirely agree to that line of thought, give a sad moment, say a character leaving forever or sacrificing them self an appropriate piece of music to accompany it and it will go from being sad to being a massive emotional hammer blow. … Continue reading Audio reflection

Not much to be clever about this post, or even explain. It’s the radio bumper for the ds106 radio show. I just said a quick blurb and put it up on soundcloud.

I love metal, classic rock, and folk (as in traditional folk, not blue grass) music. When this assignment came up I decided to do it, but I wasn’t sure on what song. A lot of what I like is just hard driving stuff that I thinks sounds cool or ‘epic’ or whatever, not something that … Continue reading Ramblin’ about Ramble On

This is a short ‘story’ of a regular school day using only sound with some light editing in Audacity. I took sounds from freesound.org  and uploaded the complete file to soundcloud and now it’s here. I had wanted to do something like a battle, but that seemed like mostly white noise, especially without too many … Continue reading A noisy day at school

History with photography The mortician’s toolkit Shooting a Stagecoach A rogue order @ds106dc #tdc1486 Hamlet (Polonius) This is the very ecstasy of love… https://t.co/ziXLlaXxef — James Tyler Crisp (@ashranclass1) February 3, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1486 Fun or responsibility pic.twitter.com/yTdJ3xM5jn — James Tyler Crisp (@ashranclass1) February 3, 2016  

I’ll just say it now, I’m not a big fan of photography at all. Yes, of course it can be beautiful, and it can be art, and all that… But I think that all the wannabes with an expensive camera have made me a bit cynical, there are way too any people that  take a … Continue reading History with photography

Left upon Mr. Crawlston’s doorstep one day was his workbag. It was coming apart at the seams and worn into a mottled tan, making it strike a rather unassuming appearance. Despite this, just the simple knowledge of it belonging to the ‘reaper’ himself lent it an aura of mystery and dread. When a child spied … Continue reading The mortician’s toolkit

After watching Stagecoach, I have to say one thing about their cinematography…They LOVED huge vistas. Seriously, almost every shot outside of a town included some sort of epic background. I don’t know if it was meant to show the harsh, tough, emptiness of the land that the protagonists of the movie had to endure, or … Continue reading Shooting a Stagecoach

Richard gazed deep into Elizabeth’s eyes, his blue orbs holding back tears. For days he had been suffering from the tortures of being away from his one true love and finally, here before him, soon to  be revealed, was what he had been dreaming of. Soft and warm, ready to comfort him like no other … Continue reading A rogue order

So I am not really certain what to continue talking about here, I read some western stories, read some interesting things about content from the time period, and voiced my opinions on some of it this week. I definitely prefer assignments like the character concept much more than the ‘write a letter to mom/your past … Continue reading Week Three summary

To see what has changed about me in ten years time, here is a letter to myself to read and reflect on. In ten years time I will be 31. Quite a large gap, so I am not really certain how my wants will change, but right now I mostly just want to get a … Continue reading A Letter To Me

Age: 51 Height: 6 feet 2 inches hair: bald Dress: Worn-out dress clothes, shoes, and top hat Description: Gaunt and bony, but not stooped with age. Richard has long legs and deep lines on his face. Always has a long barreled revolver on his belt and a cane in his gnarled hand. Has sunken eyes … Continue reading Character concept: Richard Crawlston

I just watched Vonnegrut’s “The Shape of a Story” video on youtube. It was a pretty funny satire on the stereotypical stories, but I’m not certain it is necessarily true. Some parts are true of course, because it is making fun of stereotypes, but it’s not universally true. Many stories in all media have varying … Continue reading The Shape of a Story

So having read a few westerns, one of the most noticeable things seems to be a strong sense of cultural norms, beliefs, and values, which makes sense seeing as westerns are written in a specific time period normally. There is a strong emphasis on race, with Ice Man being a modern take specifically playing off … Continue reading Thoughts on written westerns

Whoo boy, did I almost goof up week two really hard! I figured looking over everything on Wednesday like I had last time would give me plenty of time to do everything (2 and a half whole days seemed like more than enough time!) I didn’t think things would pick up so rapidly! Turns out … Continue reading What a second week

You know, generally I dislike memes, including motivational posters, but I thought this was vaguely funny. note: most people that play d&d (or other rpg) are of both average intellect and average social competence, heh. also note, if you’re making a wizard character, night caps are silly! Silly wizards are of course the best type … Continue reading Yes, he knows.

Name: Mannfred ‘Sandbar’ Black facial hair: thick dark brown beard clothing: tall, worn boots, brown legs with tattered ends, simple cloth tunic with leather chest piece over it weapons: two cutlasses at his waist personality: loud and boisterous, as willing to spend a night in the bar getting plastered with his mates as he is … Continue reading Create a character: Mannfred ‘Sandbar’ Black

Men and women in bright server uniforms dashed about, carrying dishes piled high with delicacies from around the world. Shellfish from the great ocean to the west, pies made with exotic berries, and roast beast of all forms sat upon the long dining table, cooling to just the correct temperature prior to the grand banquet. … Continue reading A blunt guest

So, after reading some articles talking about the Western genre and how it’s current relevance is, I have to say I am a bit surprised at their (and assumedly, their readers) grim views on the matter. Yes, clearly the ‘day’ of the westerner is over in that they’re not being churned out like candy before … Continue reading My week in review: The west

I am James Crisp and I am ready to do the varied tasks for this semester       and here is my youtube and soundcloud https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtzEQwY1czUOGNRroIp_Bwg

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