Tonight, I started working on the commercials for the radio show. Each person in my group is responsible for 4-5 minutes worth of sound, whether it be bumpers, music, or commercials. Imran said he’d find a couple of bumpers and Jessica said she’d put together some music mash-ups of songs we’ve heard in The Wire. The rest of us will be providing a full 5 minutes of commercials. Five minutes can seem really daunting, but upon completing two of the three I’ve selected, I only need another 1:20 minutes of audio to complete my share.

I’m really liking what I’ve created thus far. I think the commercials not only serve as an interesting mash-up between the show and products we’ve seen or heard advertisements for before, but The Wire clips when mixed in with the clips relating to the product provide an interesting commentary on it that often comes across as rather negative. I guess we’re sort of making anti-commercials then.

I think McDonald’s doesn’t come off in a very good light.

Daisy definitely comes off as a terrible person, which I rather like. I also enjoy the parallels between D’Angelo & Gatsby. I had to add that old school clip of “coming soon to DVD and video” at the front so that it would seem more like an advertisement rather than just an interesting mash-up.