Thursday, February 26, 2009
digital video
This week we have learned a lot on Vegas when it comes to editing. Matt and Travis really helped me get a better grasp on it whenever we met up for editing sessions of our non-fiction film. A lot of hard work has went into this project so it is nice to see the hard work paying off. The in-class discussion of the videos gave us a lot of feedback that we can use to make our short film better. It will be cool to see everyone's finished projects soon.
burnin up for you baby
Kid is "Burnin' Up"
This little kid is hilarious singing "Burnin Up" by the Jonas Brothers. My friend sent me this video and I was dying of laughter watching it. He is feeling the song and trying to make it is own jam.
This little kid is hilarious singing "Burnin Up" by the Jonas Brothers. My friend sent me this video and I was dying of laughter watching it. He is feeling the song and trying to make it is own jam.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
merchants of COOL.
The video of Merchants of Cool, was a bit outdated, so I am sure a lot has changed from then to now. I was twelve years old when this was broad casted and I was unable to know "pop culture" or whatever was "cool". Growing up my parents kept me away from watching anything but cartoons or educational shows. For this reason exactly, so I wouldn't beg or bribe my parents for things that I would see on certain channels.
I can definitely tell that teens are the most studied generation, because we as teens or young adults make the following generation so we have to be involved while we are young. I thought that numbers of dollars that were spend by children and parents on their children was ridiculous.If parents pity their children they will never know the hard work of a dollar especially now where our generation is screwed because of the generation before us brought us into a shit economy.
Companies are smart by going to teens when it comes to advertisements especially Sprite. Even today when I see a sprite commercial I think they are way legit because they always have cool effects or professional athletes campaigning for them. Seeing athletes on television always catches my eye since I am one, and think to be a pro athlete would be the greatest job of all time. I'm sure many other young adults feel the same way.Sprite obviously caught on fast because they were the fastest growing soft drink and most likely they still are today.
MTV obviously isn't as booming as it use to be since they no longer have Total Request Live which is one of the main reasons so many teens use to watch it. I sometimes don't understand why I watch it I know everything is fake, but thats why the writers and producers are good at what they do to keep the audience interested in their so called "real" tv.
I can definitely tell that teens are the most studied generation, because we as teens or young adults make the following generation so we have to be involved while we are young. I thought that numbers of dollars that were spend by children and parents on their children was ridiculous.If parents pity their children they will never know the hard work of a dollar especially now where our generation is screwed because of the generation before us brought us into a shit economy.
Companies are smart by going to teens when it comes to advertisements especially Sprite. Even today when I see a sprite commercial I think they are way legit because they always have cool effects or professional athletes campaigning for them. Seeing athletes on television always catches my eye since I am one, and think to be a pro athlete would be the greatest job of all time. I'm sure many other young adults feel the same way.Sprite obviously caught on fast because they were the fastest growing soft drink and most likely they still are today.
MTV obviously isn't as booming as it use to be since they no longer have Total Request Live which is one of the main reasons so many teens use to watch it. I sometimes don't understand why I watch it I know everything is fake, but thats why the writers and producers are good at what they do to keep the audience interested in their so called "real" tv.
Corporations Movie
The Corporation Documentary gave me a bias insight on the business world. I still keep an open mind about everything in life no matter the things I hear. I'm old fashion when it comes to seeing is believing. Gossip and drama is no way to change what you feel about someone or something. I was offended that a human being would be interviewed and basically come forward and telling the whole world that he has back stabbed and connived people into doing what he wants them to do. According to people like that money is everything right? Well, money is only everything when you make it that way and do whatever it takes to reach your ultimate goal of becoming rich. Since when does greed make you a good person in this world?
It's interesting how we watched this film because I went to California this weekend and attended church on Saturday. The pastor talked about greed and how it effects everyone especially in this economy today. Life isn't about materialistic things and seeing how much money you can make compared to the guy next to you. Life isn't a competition. In the film a guy had stated " We should have faith in the corporate world because it's always going to be there". I agree with this statement and I do have faith in hard working people who are trying their best, but only if they are doing it for the right reasons. Trying to help other's out instead of helping themselves out.
So many consumers get manipulated into buying several products no matter if it's magazine,Internet,newspapers,television, or just walking around and seeing people with media in their hands. It's funny to look around and see people wearing t-shirts with the company name printed on them. My aunt had told my mother that she buys her kids clothes at boutiques now because she doesn't want to pay for clothes and her children becoming walking advertisements. I happen to agree with her and in my closet it is rare for you to find a shirt with a company's name on it. Even a symbol from the company, I started buying plain tees that I enjoy and I;m not advertising anything by wearing it.
It embarrassing to be apart of a country who is full of greed and will test innocence of people to sell their products. I can't change the way the world is , but I can change the way I look at life and I don't have to be apart of how certain people live their lives based on the "green".
It's interesting how we watched this film because I went to California this weekend and attended church on Saturday. The pastor talked about greed and how it effects everyone especially in this economy today. Life isn't about materialistic things and seeing how much money you can make compared to the guy next to you. Life isn't a competition. In the film a guy had stated " We should have faith in the corporate world because it's always going to be there". I agree with this statement and I do have faith in hard working people who are trying their best, but only if they are doing it for the right reasons. Trying to help other's out instead of helping themselves out.
So many consumers get manipulated into buying several products no matter if it's magazine,Internet,newspapers,television, or just walking around and seeing people with media in their hands. It's funny to look around and see people wearing t-shirts with the company name printed on them. My aunt had told my mother that she buys her kids clothes at boutiques now because she doesn't want to pay for clothes and her children becoming walking advertisements. I happen to agree with her and in my closet it is rare for you to find a shirt with a company's name on it. Even a symbol from the company, I started buying plain tees that I enjoy and I;m not advertising anything by wearing it.
It embarrassing to be apart of a country who is full of greed and will test innocence of people to sell their products. I can't change the way the world is , but I can change the way I look at life and I don't have to be apart of how certain people live their lives based on the "green".
Thursday, February 19, 2009
sunsets
I love this picture reminds me so much of the high deserts in southern California. For someone to get the perfect shot at the perfect moment is too cool. I love how the clouds scape across the sky and the variety of colors are amazing.You can see the mountains in the background that no one thinks California has..oh but we do!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
the real housewives of the O.C
The real housewives of orange county had its season finale episode last night , but the reunion special is next Tuesday night on Bravo. The girls will lash out on some "hot" topics that went on through the season. The previews for the reunion show that a heated argument happens between Gretchen and Tamera.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Simulacra and Simulations
During this reading I found myself getting distracted quite easily, it switched around too much to really get my attention. It went into so much detail about what is real or what is said so be real, but really isn't. It was a hard read to follow, I had to read allowed to try and grasp what the heck this guy was trying to achieve by his writing.
I didn't completely agree with this article, I mean the whole thing about "Happiest Place on Earth" (Disneyland). We as people understand that it's obviously a slogan to get you to come and it's not going to be the happiest place for everyone. Sometimes people like to have fantasies about stuff. Life is real enough for the majority of us and we like to get a way and fantasize about things that aren't reality. Its a part of life, we as humans do.
It was almost like the author was demeaning most of the society for being disconnected from whats real and whats not real. I personally like to think that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth and that sea world and magic mountain are magical places. Not everyone wants to face everyday problems all the time, it's nice to get away from the "moment" and pretend like you have none. Places like disneyland advertise that you can get away even if it's not really real, we as people can believe what we want and make it our own reality.
I didn't completely agree with this article, I mean the whole thing about "Happiest Place on Earth" (Disneyland). We as people understand that it's obviously a slogan to get you to come and it's not going to be the happiest place for everyone. Sometimes people like to have fantasies about stuff. Life is real enough for the majority of us and we like to get a way and fantasize about things that aren't reality. Its a part of life, we as humans do.
It was almost like the author was demeaning most of the society for being disconnected from whats real and whats not real. I personally like to think that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth and that sea world and magic mountain are magical places. Not everyone wants to face everyday problems all the time, it's nice to get away from the "moment" and pretend like you have none. Places like disneyland advertise that you can get away even if it's not really real, we as people can believe what we want and make it our own reality.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
16hr media
Friday February 13, 2009
6am-woke up for soccer practice with my cell phone alarm
listened to cd in the car on the way to practice
7am- read a magazine while I ran on the treadmill
8am- drove back from practice listened to cd in car
drove to steaming bean listened to music and read the paper
advertisements on a poster board everywhere in steaming bean
in the bathroom there were famous quote about being a woman
9am- drove back from steaming bean listening to cd player in car
10am- woke up from cell phone alarm
checked e-mail on the computer
checked account bank balance on the computer
checked facebook on the computer
12pm-listened to ipod on the way to class
went over a computer program in class
1pm-listened to ipod on the way back from class
watched tv when I got home some witch movie
layed down in bed while watching t.v.
3:30 pm- got ready for soccer fundraiser while listening to cd player in my room
4:30pm- drove to Cj's listening to ipod stereo
drove to mcdonalds listening to ipod stereo
drove back to campus listening to ipod stereo
6pm- listned to womens basketball warm up mix while they pre-gamed
advertisements in the gym
drove back to Cj's listening to ipod stereo
7pm- served dinner for fundraiser listening to "love songs" for valentines day
9pm- drove home after dinner listening to ipod stereo
drove to pub listening to ipod stereo
10pm- listening to music at the Pub
called Jessica
11:30pm drove home listening to ipod stereo
received two phone calls
watched The Real World
showed my friend pictures on my cell phone
2:30am listened to cd in car while dropping someone off
Throughout the day I couldn't keep track of how many text messages I had received and sent probably about 100 in total.
Media has an effect on almost everything i do and everywhere I go. I never realized how much I use the simple things like i-pod and my cell phone in a day. Media has such an entertaining impact on anyone's life. I find it a bit difficult to jot down every single media usage you see, walking outside you would have to write down everyone you saw wearing a certain brand of clothing and thats a lot of people. I have no idea what I would do without "my essential media items".
6am-woke up for soccer practice with my cell phone alarm
listened to cd in the car on the way to practice
7am- read a magazine while I ran on the treadmill
8am- drove back from practice listened to cd in car
drove to steaming bean listened to music and read the paper
advertisements on a poster board everywhere in steaming bean
in the bathroom there were famous quote about being a woman
9am- drove back from steaming bean listening to cd player in car
10am- woke up from cell phone alarm
checked e-mail on the computer
checked account bank balance on the computer
checked facebook on the computer
12pm-listened to ipod on the way to class
went over a computer program in class
1pm-listened to ipod on the way back from class
watched tv when I got home some witch movie
layed down in bed while watching t.v.
3:30 pm- got ready for soccer fundraiser while listening to cd player in my room
4:30pm- drove to Cj's listening to ipod stereo
drove to mcdonalds listening to ipod stereo
drove back to campus listening to ipod stereo
6pm- listned to womens basketball warm up mix while they pre-gamed
advertisements in the gym
drove back to Cj's listening to ipod stereo
7pm- served dinner for fundraiser listening to "love songs" for valentines day
9pm- drove home after dinner listening to ipod stereo
drove to pub listening to ipod stereo
10pm- listening to music at the Pub
called Jessica
11:30pm drove home listening to ipod stereo
received two phone calls
watched The Real World
showed my friend pictures on my cell phone
2:30am listened to cd in car while dropping someone off
Throughout the day I couldn't keep track of how many text messages I had received and sent probably about 100 in total.
Media has an effect on almost everything i do and everywhere I go. I never realized how much I use the simple things like i-pod and my cell phone in a day. Media has such an entertaining impact on anyone's life. I find it a bit difficult to jot down every single media usage you see, walking outside you would have to write down everyone you saw wearing a certain brand of clothing and thats a lot of people. I have no idea what I would do without "my essential media items".
Thursday, February 12, 2009
cool kids
I dig Cool Kids, and I was looking up their videos on youtube and picked Black Mags.I like how the beginning starts out with an up-close vision of the girl lip syncing to a man's voice. The black and white effect makes it way different since it's a modern video. A lot of the camera shots are not of the full face which I think makes a different prospect. Or when it shows the guy riding the bike it will only show the handle bars or the tire on certain shots. I want to be able to be backing up still like they do in the video where they're riding their bikes towards the camera.
grammys
Last sunday was February 8,2009 8pm et/pt on CBS was the 51st Grammy Awards.
Many actors, actresses, and artists arived in their own particular style to please the fans. Some made the hit list and some made the thumbs wayyy down list. Katy Perry was one of the most talked about outfits of the evening. She wore an elegant pink retro vintage dress. Kanye West sporting the new mullet and rocked out "Swagger Like Us" with pregnant M.I.A, T.I. Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne.
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/Media.aspx
http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx
Many actors, actresses, and artists arived in their own particular style to please the fans. Some made the hit list and some made the thumbs wayyy down list. Katy Perry was one of the most talked about outfits of the evening. She wore an elegant pink retro vintage dress. Kanye West sporting the new mullet and rocked out "Swagger Like Us" with pregnant M.I.A, T.I. Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne.
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/Media.aspx
http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx
Thursday, February 5, 2009
script. (short fiction)
I found the script to sex in this city on simplyscripts.com
http://warnerbros2008.warnerbros.com/hfpa/assets/images/SexAndTheCity_Script.pdf
I like how descriptive the script was, placing pauses, movements, and what the character should be thinking. The Dialogue flowed well together and from remember the movie and the script is crazy how everything came together so perfectly. The director really knew what they wanted in chanracters, camera men, and the story they wanted to present. It's really easy for me to follow a script so descriptive, most people just tell others to make their own interpretations, but it's nice when you have nothing to worry about and I feel the director should have their own interpretations and have people feed off the director's.
http://warnerbros2008.warnerbros.com/hfpa/assets/images/SexAndTheCity_Script.pdf
I like how descriptive the script was, placing pauses, movements, and what the character should be thinking. The Dialogue flowed well together and from remember the movie and the script is crazy how everything came together so perfectly. The director really knew what they wanted in chanracters, camera men, and the story they wanted to present. It's really easy for me to follow a script so descriptive, most people just tell others to make their own interpretations, but it's nice when you have nothing to worry about and I feel the director should have their own interpretations and have people feed off the director's.
FLC womens soccer
Valentines Dinner Fundraiser for FLC Women's Soccer Trip to BARCELONA!!!
February 13
CJ'S diner
servings at 5:00 & 7:00 (chicken or steak)
$50 per couple
February 13
CJ'S diner
servings at 5:00 & 7:00 (chicken or steak)
$50 per couple
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