Our class voted on what the subject of our radio show would be. The result was “relationships”. Or maybe “dating”. I’m not entirely sure. Regardless, I’m not entirely pleased by the topic, but I’ll live. So what can we do with it?
The good, the bad, and the ugly. A …
I’m not particularly pleased with how it turned out, but I think I’ll do better on future audio creates.
I don’t grok radio. I don’t usually listen to it, aside from maybe some songs a friend happens to flip on in the car. I don’t watch movies and shows much either. Mostly, I read. Listening Deception by Radiolab was a new experience. And kind of a pleasant one. Why? …
This film is the one I’m least with happy with. I had a precise idea of what I wanted to achieve, and I didn’t get to do it. Not because of issues with filming or animation, but because it was hard to find decent creative commons videos of bird singing, …
I’m fairly content with how this film turned out compared to the other two. I think it’s because I had a clear idea of what I was going to do to begin with and because I spent the most time on it. At the same time, I think that it …
I’m okay with how this film turned out. I tried to make it seem amateur as a way of making it authentic. I guess it somewhat works? I’d hoped to film the emergency alert + news bit on a CRT TV in my living room, but the computer that had …
An old radio tower. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
“Wow. I don’t get radio. It’s like something from a era. A different world, even. But I think I still somehow miss it.” That’s how I feel after reading excerpts from Radio On by Sarah Vowell. Her book describes experiences …
“Record a sound that represents the sound of a meal you ate or made today”
This is my entry for Daily Create #413
Despite the haughty mocking sinks You accept meals and snacks and drinks those which we in glee ingested which from peace have us divested You toilet true, ceramic throne Above all others stand alone in shining armor, polished white our hero, the…
Things are going well. I set up a better lighting environment for filming personal responses to videos. I used it in the two videos I posted this week. I don’t have reflectors, but walls do just as well.
My third daily create assignment for the week: “take a picture of …
I’d like to explore how memes happen and spread. In my last post, I lamented how over the top modern movies and television are. I recently read a few excerpts from “Writing Movies for Fun and Profit”. Stopping short of actually telling me to add sex scenes, it more …
The Reality Principle gave the impression that reality show participants consistently know the role they are going to be playing in the final product. I disagree with this notion. The process of shaping a person’s participation in the show is sometimes something the individual may be unaware of during the …
Prompt: Write a story that uses all of the ingredients listed in your favorite canned or boxed food.
Picture a cozy study with a roaring fireplace, air turned chill with fear. The place belongs to Wheat Flour, head of the Enriched Flour gang. He sits behind the desk. Folic Acid …
Camp’s origins lie in gay subculture and drag. I’m not familiar enough with that history or body of work to discuss or understand that version of camp. So instead I have to do what I do understand: YouTube.
Douglas Wolk’s points out when Sontag brought “camp” into mainstream parlance, camp …
My overarching goal for the semester is to learn how to make videos I could describe as “of decent quality” reasonably quickly. This isn’t just about learning software. It’s a personal goal for me too. You see, I’m semi-not-so-secretly a perfectionist, and it’s a problem. I sometimes get behind on …
I’m impressed by how much effort Michigan Radio puts into interacting with people. Both on facebook and on the main site. I noticed that although they have a twitter, they seem to tweet much more than they get tweeted at. The fact that they get more interaction on Facebook than …
Marketing literature manages to obscure a simple idea behind phrases like “the loyalty loop” and “quality and authenticity of” a simple message: Before all else, be absolutely damn sure your customers feel understood and cared about. This is precisely how both Apple and Blendtec of “Will it Blend” fame both …
