Below are the discussions of the The Wire episodes we had during week 4 of ds106. They were all done on ds106radio given we were introducing audio and focusing on listening. Turns out it was also very useful for me because it forced me to get back … Continue reading →
The “Paste Someone’s Head On An Animal” design assignment was quite fun. I am still trying to develop my Photoshop skills but I think this turned out halfway decent. While watching the recent Wire episode I came across this one. I actually saw it will Ziggy was walking his duck …
Last week was focused on introducing audio so we did three Wire 106 Listen Alongs via ds106radio that focused specifically on audio. This week we’re introducing visual/photography, so we wanted to switch it up and have folks watch and not … Continue reading →
I can not believe we are already a quarter of the way through the semester. Week 4 was an interesting one. I’ve never put so much thought into the audio side of things. It was tough at first trying to figure out Audacity and also it was really annoying when …
Sound is like the offensive line of television and movies – without sound, you’ll be sacked for sure but yet sound is rarely given the props it deserves. Jen Ralston is a Hall of Fame offensive lineman of sound without a doubt and because sound is so underappreciated, Jen Ralston …
This week was actually pretty fun and relatively easy for me. Luckily, like I have said before, I have a little prior experience with Audacity. I also have a resource to help me with Audacity should I need it. I didn’t need any this week though (WOO WOO). I actually …
The interview of Jen Ralston was extremely interesting. I think it is really cool that we are able to listen to someone who actually did work on The Wire and get and inside scoop of how the sounds were created. First, I never realized how important sounds were to shows …
So my idea for the radio show is something that goes not only across many of the episodes and both seasons so far, but across the different character groups as well. It is something that I have been following closely since the second episode. Corruption. Since it is something that …
First of all, I thought it was super cool that she did the sound on O Brother Where Art Thou because I like that movie a lot. Just had to get that out of the way.
I agree that sound is under-appreciated but definitely necessary. Movies and TV wouldn’t be …
Another week down and it was not much easier. The amount of time I am putting into this class is unbelievable. I think it is safe to say I am putting more time into this class than I am into other 4 classes combined (which are all 300 and above …
