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 …
When brainstorming ideas for a radio show that relates to The Wire the first thing that came to mind was to treat the show The Wire as if it were a reality tv show (so the events are actually happening) and have the different characters be guests on a radio …
Reflection on the Jennifer Ralston interview
I’m not surprised that sound is under appreciated since I feel like most people who are interested in media production gravitate towards the screenwriting, directing, cinematography or acting aspects of it. One of my best friends at GMU is a screen writer and his …
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 …
Radio shows are not as simple as people may think. I know for a fact that there is a lot of time and effect. When i think of Radio shows, the first thing that comes to mind is Elliot In The Morning (DC101) and The Kane Show (HOT99.5). I can’t …
It’s almost as if this show will never end. Just when I think the gang (of officers) broke up, in episode 5 of season 2 they reunite! Except without McNulty, as of right now. He really did mess up.. So here are my thoughts on each of the episodes!
Episode …
One of our assignments on the to-do list was to listen to an episode of The Wire and live tweet it. I miss the Tuesday and Wednesday session so I had to join in tonight! I wanted to prepare myself so I watched episode 5 of season 2 earlier today. …
Tonight I got to listen in on season 2, episode 5 of The Wire while live tweeting with a bunch of the class! It was actually way more fun than I thought it was going to be. (Ha.) To promote… Continue Reading →…
I remember scrolling through twitter last week and Groom posted an enthusiastic tweet about this interview with Jen Ralston. I didn’t know that it would be a full on investigation of sound and The Wire. My reflection is going to consist of how cool sound is and its major …
Reflecting on Jennifer Ralston’s Explanation of Sound Editing
Listen to the interview below:
Simply watching a show does not do the full design of the work (that is, the show) justice. When you put yourself into the role of a viewer, you tend to only view the outer layer of …
