Relating to our Theme: This week we focused on story telling using sound. This relates to our theme because sound is another medium in which OUR stories can be told. They say that the medium is the message, and I think that is evident in the assignments I have completed this week. For the assignments,… Continue reading Weekly Summary 5
One more time
The instructions for this assignment were: For this assignment record yourself humming a song that is stuck in your head and upload it! For example I did FloRida’s Apple Bottom Jeans song because its been stuck in my head all week! The Story Behind the Story: The reason I chose to do this assignment is… Continue reading One more time
Audio Reflection
One thing that Abumrad discussed was how radio shows have a unique feature about them in the fact that you are able to paint a picture in your head of what the story looks like, but it is the listener that ultimately decides what the image in their head is. He said it in a… Continue reading Audio Reflection
From Tree to Shining Tree
I am not one to typically listen to podcasts, but this week has opened my eyes to how neat they can really be! The ability to tell a story with just audio is very difficult but their use of ambient and background noises throughout the podcast made it feel very immersive. Sometimes you could hear… Continue reading From Tree to Shining Tree
Pondering
I am developing an idea for a radio show. I was inspired by one of the audio assignments we had the option of choosing from this week. The assignment is one I completed, in which I reversed the audio of the song and listeners are supposed to guess the song. Because this is very difficult,… Continue reading Pondering
Rad Radio!
This assignment‘s instructions were: Now that we have a #ds106 radio up and running creating a 15 to 30 second bumper for the station. What is a bumper? It is a short recording that identifies the radio station with signature music or an expression that makes sure the listeners know what they are tuned into… Continue reading Rad Radio!
Quenching Thirst
The instructions for this assignment were: Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. Use at least five different sounds that you find online. The story can be no longer than 90 seconds. The Story Behind the Story: I adore kool-aid. I have grown up drinking… Continue reading Quenching Thirst
Guess the Reversed H.E.R song
For this assignment, the instructions were: Find an audio file and reverse the music. Once you have reversed the music place the file in a blog post and give three hints as to what it is. See who can figure it out first! Here are your three hints! The song is by the artist H.E.R… Continue reading Guess the Reversed H.E.R song
Daily Creates
This week I completed 3 daily creates! I was really excited to show off my air fryer cookbook with how popular air fryers have gotten lately. It honestly is great and I’d recommend any and all to get one if you have not already. My preferred food would definitely be a deep fried, possibly much… Continue reading Daily Creates
Photo Reflection
I have absolutely zero experience with photography. This is an exaggeration of course because as we all have smart phones now, or with the existence of apps such as snapchat, taking pictures is something we do quite frequently. I personally do not take many photos, and I never have. It is something my mother has… Continue reading Photo Reflection
