I’m Andy, the infamous bank robber. But if I could be anyone anywhere, I would have chosen to be a soldier in the Union Army during the civil war, like Kyle Masala. Even though I am an outlaw, I am still patriotic to my country and what it stands for. I would have enjoyed that […]

I listened to Turning Tumbleweeds last night and really enjoyed the radio show! The group was able to access the audience with a plethora of different methods to keep everyone hooked.   First I think that their idea of a murder mystery was creative and fun and kept everyone in tune with the show. Their use […]

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This embedded media below is the Radio show that my group created. Garreth grounded Gretchen grubling gratuitously granting her no more gum. @ds106dc #tdc1523 #ds106 — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) March 10, 2016 https://t.co/emzS3hMc7O This in kinda an interesting remix that I heard the other day. Possibly dancing to this! @ds106dc #tdc1524 #ds106 — Andrew Slupek […]

This week our group met two other times to complete our recordings and project.  We finished up recording all of our commentary that we did together and individually we also completed our commercials and bumpers.  Once we were together we combined all of our separate parts and edited the work to work out any kinks. […]

This is the work I completed for week 7.  Each individual assignment has its reflection in its respective blog post. Radio Show Progress Radio Show Design Project Rodeo Radio Bumper Rodeo Radio Commercial A Day in the Life of my Character Its 1:06 somewhere!! @ds106dc #tdc1507#ds106 LOL pic.twitter.com/1vAiCiV3hq — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February 26, 2016 […]

This assignment was also a little difficult.  I struggled with editing it to make it flow better.  This assignment also helped me understand my character much better.  This allows me to use him better in other assignments.

This post was not too difficult.  I was able to also embed the song pretty well into this post.  It was the song “Traveller” by Chris Stapleton.  I also had my script all written out. Where I struggled was the editing of the sound its self. I was having trouble making it flow when trying […]

This is my radio bumper for the rodeo radio show that we have for our group radio project. In this assignment I embedded the song “It Feels Good” by Drake White in the background to give it a fun effect.  It also is a pretty good depiction of the radio show. The bumper was not […]

We began working on our radio show early this week.  Our group decided to get together last Wednesday and Thursday to establish our goals and create our google doc.  On Thursday we also began recording our show.  We have put together all most all of our scripts for recording, all that is left for our […]

This is my design poster for my radio show.  Its a show based on rodeo coverage thought the west! This poster is showing off our big event coming up this next week! The radio coverage of the Dallas Annual Classic Rodeo.  This event will be covered by our radio show and the majority of Texas […]

Designblitz Western Design The meaning of life to me is the beginning of baseball season @ds106dc #tdc1501 #ds106 (Go Pirates!) pic.twitter.com/7WiKQBsog1 — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February 20, 2016 My favorite side of the clouds is from the top of them! @ds106dc #tdc1502 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/mOaEO9PSd3 — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February 20, 2016 The only thing I […]

You think Trump would like my idea? I’ll sell it to him for money.   3 stars

MISSING PERSON!!!!   3.5 stars

This is a poster for the upcoming baseball games tomorrow.   3 Stars

This wanted poster is for the infamous bank robber Andy!

The booklet on design really helped me learn about many things I didn’t know about design previously.  I didn’t understand how much design was in our daily lives.  I always had ideas of design from things I have had to previously do through school or my previous jobs, but what I took away from this […]

As I was looking through some of the western design on the movie posters, some of the major themes that stood out to me were color, typography, balance, dominance, and unity.  The colors almost always show some sort of mystery; this gives the watcher impelling thoughts to watch the movies.  The typography allows for the […]

This photo displayed to me the aspect of “unity” in design.  The same poses, similar clothing, and colors all portray this effect. This photo of myself reminded me of “balance” in design.  My interesting facial hair choice, is rather balanced. This photo reminded me of “dominance” in design.  The color and background allow for my […]

These are my posts from this week, my individual reflections are in each post. Rooty Tooty Speech of the West What a Song Might Mean to You Sound Effects Story DS106 Radio Bumper Thinking About Audio Storytelling Radioshow Brainstorming E.T. is the sheriff 'round these parts. @ds106dc #tdc1496 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/zH7wLkNu2l — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February […]

This week I was thinking about good ideas for a western radio show. possibly incorporating western music into the programs on a regular basis. having guests enter the radio show to create a more authentic western vibe. (students acting as western actors) Possibly creating radio personas that are in a western setting. Find western lingo […]

I first came into this week having no idea how to work with the audacity application and lacked in the ability to put together good stories via audio methods.  By the end of this week I was able to use the application for my assignments and greatly enjoyed working with the new ways to telling […]

In this assignment the western character Andy the bank robber is robbing a bank in Colorado.  Despite the police chase he manages to make it away with the money and leaves everyone astonished! This was a pretty difficult assignment, I had not used Audacity much before and I struggled in the beginning to get the […]

This is my bumper to help keep the Western DS106 station going!

I decided to choose this country song by Eric Church. It’s pretty nostalgic and a good song too!!!

I decided to read the lyrics from “Hotline Bling” by Drake.

Daily Creates: Deciding which car to take at my fork in the road @ds106dc #tdc1487 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/aT9y7KE4uU — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February 4, 2016 My DS106 Trail! @ds106dc #tdc1488 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/fGVbszdGxJ — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February 5, 2016 Try to stay hydrated this weekend! @ds106dc #tdc1489 #ds106 https://t.co/3Dziz20yjY — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February 6, 2016 […]

While reading these Westerns in class and going over most of the links included in the class page, I have begun to realize some common themes that are reoccurring throughout the Western genre.  There seems to be a strong emphasis on independence and the ability to “hold ones own.”  This leads to many different ideals of […]

This video was pretty interesting how he was able to find the major stereotypes that are told throughout almost every story.  He presented these ideas in a funny and entertaining way.  This would apply to the story in the movie we watched, Who Shot Liberty Valance.  The main character was in trouble and he found […]

Every time I am sick, I have this dream. Everything around me is ten times bigger than it normally is. I am surrounded by objects that are humongous. I start to freak out because I am in this alternate universe where everything is growing and are closing in on me. At this point in my dream, […]