A Family Divided: The Wire Season 2, Episode 11 Analysis

A Family Divided: The Wire Season 2, Episode 11 Analysis

by mstough

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September 30, 2014

This episode reminded me a lot of episode 11 from season 1, as we also saw the raids and press coverage in that episode. Valchek waited until there was press coverage to bring Frank out, which really speaks volumes to his motives as well as a lot of the motives … Continue reading
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Response to Vignelli

by mstough

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September 30, 2014

Upon reading and looking at The Vignelli Canon, I see that a lot of his ideas and principles are still relevant today despite modern technology’s influence on the ease of design. He seems to put a lot of emphasis on thought and planning the creation. It’s not just about how it’s … Continue reading
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The Legend of Pornstache

by mstough

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September 30, 2014

I did the What They Did After The Wire design assignment. After things went sour on the docks for Nick, he ran off to New York and assumed a new identity of George Mendez. He became a prison warden in a women’s prison and was able to unleash the fury … Continue reading
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Team Tight Pants

by mstough

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September 30, 2014

I decided to do the Collage with Symbolism design assignment. This was a really easy assignment, as I just had to gather the pictures, put them into the collage using Frametastic, and upload to Flickr. While the assignment said to make a collage that reflects an important relationship in a … Continue reading
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The Most Dangerous Thing

by mstough

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September 30, 2014

I decided to create a READ poster for one of my design assignments. I just recently watched The Wire season 2, episode 10 and wandered upon the perfect reading related quote said by Brother Mouzone: You know what the most dangerous thing in the nation is? A nigga with a library card. … Continue reading
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Quick Shot: The Wire Season 2, Episode 10 Analysis

by mstough

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September 30, 2014

This episode seemed to do a lot with power relations and how those characters who’ve been consistently undermined, controlled, and laughed at fight back. There was a lot of sudden, unexpected violence. Bodie & the Streets While Bodie was not the one who acted, I did notice how the camera … Continue reading
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Started from the Bodies Now We’re Here: The Wire Season 2, Episode 9

by mstough

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September 29, 2014

Key Moments from the Episode This opening scene was a killer. For the first time, it wasn’t about the disputing crews as much as it was about the innocent people around them whose lives they affect. I thought this was a very important move to make. I really liked the … Continue reading
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Designblitz: As Seen in Giant

by mstough

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September 29, 2014

I had to pick up some groceries, so I decided to take care of my Designblitz while wandering the aisles. I actually had a man tell me to “buy everything” when he saw me starting endlessly at the coffee and tea choices. Little did he know that I was doing … Continue reading
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Daily Create: Pirate Booty

by mstough

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September 29, 2014

Today’s Daily Create was a writing assignment about what unexpected thing the pirates took. You can read my response here. I drew my inspiration from Talk Like a Pirate Day at Krispy Kreme where you can get a dozen glazed donuts free if you show up dressed like a pirate. … Continue reading
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Good Looks: Week 5 Recap

by mstough

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September 26, 2014

I really enjoyed the visual week. I’ve never felt that my photography skills were anything incredible, so it was fun to try and improve them and play around with visuals. I also really enjoyed analyzing things visually. The Wire Episodes Here are my blog posts for season 2 episodes six, seven, … Continue reading
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Daily Create: Draw Jim Groom

by mstough

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September 26, 2014

Today’s Daily Create is to draw Jim Groom: This is my poorly illustrated interpretation of our beloved professor. Despite not giving him shoulders or a body that really looks anything close to human, I did give him a Chipotle burrito and a coke as well as his trusty fedora and … Continue reading
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Out the Door: 10-Step Photo Challenge

by mstough

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September 25, 2014

For my final visual assignment, I did the 10-Step Photo Challenge. I stepped outside my front door and starting counting steps from there to the sidewalk. Sometimes I took small steps, other times I took big ones. I turned around. I looked from side to side. I did a lot … Continue reading
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Daily Create: 106 FM Radio

by mstough

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September 25, 2014

I did today’s Daily Create, which was to post an audio clip of what’s playing on the 106 FM radio station. I only heard commercials when I tuned in, so I’m not sure what genre 106.7 FM plays.
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Whoresin’ Around: The Wire Season 2, Episode 8 Analysis

by mstough

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September 25, 2014

McNulty The episode starts off with McNulty on a drunken rampage. If nothing, all his actions led me to lose all my sympathy for him. Drunk driving just isn’t cool. I thought this was an interesting shot, as I think it sort of prods at a “what have I done” … Continue reading
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Rainbow Showcase

by mstough

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September 24, 2014

For my third visual assignment, I decided to do Rainbow Showcase. I’ve acquired quite the collection of screen shots from episodes of The Wire, since I’ve been writing a blog post for each episode, so I thought it would be fun to sift through them all and assemble a rainbow of … Continue reading
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Business vs. Family: The Wire Season 2, Episode 7 Analysis

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 24, 2014

The Florist All the red and purple reminds me of the colors seen outside the funeral home where Avon’s business is being run now. I love how it looks like this angel is spying on Bodie. I wonder if any trouble is going to rise from his purchase at the … Continue reading
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Modernization of The Starting Line’s Say It Like You Mean It Album Cover

by mstough

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September 23, 2014

For my second visual assignment, I decided to do Classic Album Makeover. While, it’s hard to say whether The Starting Line’s album Say It Like You Mean It counts as “classic,” it was released in 2002 and could use some updating. The jeans and phone really says early 2000s here. And … Continue reading
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Triple Troll Wire Epigraph

by mstough

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September 23, 2014

For my first visual assignment this week, I did the Triple Troll Wire Epigraph (2 stars). I took a screenshot from the episode, found the epigraph I wanted (here‘s a list of all of them), and then did the editing in GIMP. I used a screenshot of Bird at the end … Continue reading
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The End of Things: The Wire Season 2, Episode 6 Analysis

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 23, 2014

This was a really crazy episode. A lot of things happened that we’e been building up to, like Bird’s trial and D’Angelo’s fate. “I got the shot gun. You got the briefcase.”–Omar Omar was just terrific in this episode. I love the tie (his outfit is another example of the … Continue reading
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Photoblitz (feat. Snarky Commentary)

by mstough

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September 23, 2014

The List: Here is the list for the Photoblitz: Make a landscape photo! Get closer and fill the frame. If only shoes could talk. Tell their story in a photo, either on or off someone. Where would we be without tools? Take a photo of your most valued (non technology) … Continue reading
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Sounds Like a Fun Time: Week 4 Recap

by mstough

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September 21, 2014

I was a bit worried about how this week would go, as audio just freaks me out. I hate the sound of my own voice. I know that I have a very poor sense of rhythm. Audio and I have never been friends. But it actually wasn’t so bad. I … Continue reading
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Panic! At the Disco’s Greatest Hits (23 song mash-up)

by mstough

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September 18, 2014

For my third audio assignment, I decided to do So and So’s Greatest Hits, which required me to make a mash-up of one artist’s greatest hits or your favorite by them, with the requirements being that you have to use at least 5 songs and it has to be at … Continue reading
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Daily Create: Sorted Books Self-Portrait

by mstough

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September 18, 2014

I did today’s daily create, which was to create a sorted books self-portrait. I used some of my favorite books that I always bring with me to school. I was a little bummed that my photo collage options made it so some of the book titles were cut off.
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The Sound of the 5 Stages of Loss and Grief

by mstough

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September 17, 2014

For my second audio assignment, I decided to do the Storytime! SongTag Style assignment. I decided my story would be about The 5 Stages of Loss & Grief, specifically following a break-up. The process of selecting tracks was a bit tricky as some stages of break-ups are written about more … Continue reading
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The Wire Season 2, Episode 5 Analysis

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 17, 2014

White Drug Dealers I find the white drug dealers to be really hilarious. They look like children, so I guess it’s only fitting that they know Ziggy. I did think it was pretty great that it meant Herc was able to go out on the street instead of … Continue reading
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Got Me Feeling: Daily Create

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 17, 2014

For today’s Daily Create, we had to illustrate a feeling. Today I’ve just a bit unimpressed by some of my peers’ work ethic in some of my classes, especially when it comes to group oriented stuff. I watched the latest episode of America’s Next Top Model this morning and Tyra gave … Continue reading
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Can You Guess These 6 Songs?

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 16, 2014

For my first audio assignment, I did The Contest Nobody Could Win, where you put together one-second-clips from six different songs. This was my first time using Audacity, and I have to admit that it was a bit frustrating. I was hoping the program would be on the same user-friendly … Continue reading
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Response to Interview with Jennifer Ralston

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 16, 2014

I have very little knowledge about audio prior to this class. I mostly think of audio as the volume at which its heard and whether its diegetic or non-diegetic. So I found that listening to the interview with Jennifer Ralston very informative and enlightening. Listening to scenes from The Wire as part of … Continue reading
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Playing Hard to Get: The Wire Season 2, Episode 4 Analysis

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 16, 2014

Avon and the Bad Drugs “It ain’t about what happened. It’s about using what happened to our advantage. Play or get played.”–Avon Avon is incredibly intelligent to know how to orchestrate such a thing so as to work to his advantage. It’s very frightening how much power he maintains and … Continue reading
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Product Placement, Commercials, and The Wire: Radio Show Idea

by mstough

| Syndicated
September 15, 2014

I know it’s a bit early in the week, okay really early to be making any statements like I understand how audio works, but I’m already sitting on an idea that might be able to turn into a cool thing for the radio show, so I thought, why not type … Continue reading
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