I love what Ien harris did with the create a cartridge cover for an Atari 2600 game assignment. How can I refuse an 8-bit game based on The Wire? Makes me want to learn how to code these old school games so I can program one for each of …
Of all the amazing moments in The Wire, possibly my all time favorite is Bunny Colvin’s a paper bag speech which sets the stage for legalizing drugs in Hamsterdam during season 3. So when Paul Bond took this monologue and … Continue reading →
In this installment of the ongoing video discussions, Paul and I were joined by Syd Bauman and Travis Peed for a really stimulating and far-ranging conversation on season 3, episode 6 of the The Wire: “Homecoming.” Travis and Syd came with their A-Game, and … Continue reading →
In this video discussion of season 3, episode 5 of the The Wire, “Straight and True,” Paul and I focused on the limits of reform inherent in the logic of capital—or something like that. Also, we explored the struggle for many of the characters in this season to go …
I used Audacity to put together all of our audio tracks. I simply downloaded the tracks from SoundCloud and then imported them in Audacity. I put them in order and cut out any of the silent parts of the various tracks.
Division of Duties:
Maggie– spearheaded the group …
In this video discussion of episode 4 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “Hamsterdam,” Paul and I were joined by Kris Hooks—who always brings her A-game! This episode, as well as a good part of the discussion, focuses on Hamsterdam: Major Colvin’s … Continue reading →
In this video discussion of episode 3 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “Dead Soldiers,” Paul and I were joined by Meredith Fierro, Amy Wallace, and Alison Thoet. The conversation covers a lot of ground, and this episode has a bunch of memorable moments, including …
In this video discussion of episode 2 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “All Due Respect,” Paul and I were joined by Jessica Reingold who provided a clinic in close reading and thoughtful commentary. In my opinion, this is one of … Continue reading →
Since my radio show group is doing a backwards radio show, in that the main content is commercials for products in The Wire, I made one of my commercials for Kodak cameras. This also fulfills an assignment Maggie made called TV Product Placement Radio Ad, worth 2 stars. Kodak …
I fell behind a bit on last week’s design work for Wire 106, and I know folks are already onto audio assignments and radio shows. But while I was in NYC I took along my camera and decided to do my design blitz based on the aesthetic of The …
