Blog Assignment #3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et2ZtnF5eBI

Scene from Titanic when Rose is trying to axe the handcuffs that are preventing Jack from leaving the room so he can get to safety.

This scene uses a lot of different techniques for sound. The listening modes that are used are casual and semantic sounds. The casual sound is used when you can see the water and can hear the water flowing into the room. The semantic sound is when you don’t see the water, but can hear it. The space that is used in this scene is a deep space. The sound of the water flowing can be heard through the hall and there is an echo. This creates the deep space. There is also space heard in movement. When Rose wades through the water, the movement of the water is heard. The Gestalt Principle is used when Rose is calling for Jack, and the camera and sound is focused on Jack, not Rose. It also uses the illusion that water is actually flowing through the room. For time, speed is used by the fact that Rose looks like she is moving slower than is sounds like she is when she is wading through the water. Also, you can hear the water flowing in faster than it actually is. Also, habituation is used because the viewer is watching the scene unfold, but they are also focused on the fact that room is going to be overcome with water by the sound of it flowing into the room. All of these sounds are used to help make the scene even more realistic. 

Blog Assignment #2

 http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/51.01.YourHowl

The first story that Flaum references to is one about a wolf who is trying to get his "howl" back after being help captive for so long. He has to go through a lot of things just so his family will survive and so they will be able to eat. The story says to find your so-called “howl” you may have to sacrifice a lot, but it will be worth it in the end. This has a lot to do with me because I would do anything for my friends and family. 

http://denuccio.net/ohplaces.html

Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss can be considered a poem and a story. This speaks to me as a creative person because it basically tells you that you can be whatever you want and no one can stop you. While you may have people that try to stop you from doing what you believe in, no can keep you from it. This may not apply to every aspect of life but it applies to most. A quote that relates to this is “You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” That quote shows that YOU are the one that gets to chose what direction you want to go in, and no one else can have a say in it. This relates to the Wolf story in Find Your Howl because the wolf has to sacrifice a lot to try and find his “howl” and will do anything to get it. He also has to sacrifice a lot so he and his family will be able to eat. He had to pay a price by killing the deer but it was necessary.

I have always loved this poem. Not just for the meaning behind it, but because both of my parents always read it to me. Whenever I have somewhere new to go that is big in my life, I think about them telling me that I can be whatever I want to be. This poem also shows my creative side because it is a simple poem and I do not have a lot of creativity. Most of the creative works I do are simple but have a lot of meaning to them. Although I may be simple, sometimes I am hard to figure out, just like this poem and the Find Your Howl story. The Find Your Howl story is kind of confusing but once you figure it out you can find a lot of meaning in it. The story also has to do with freedom. This compares to Oh, the Places You'll Go because that can also be about getting freedom by going where you want to go. There are always times when you will mess up when you are on your own. You may not always find your way at first, but eventually, if you keep trying your best, you will get to where you want to be. I think that is the main idea behind this Dr. Seuss poem/story. 

Blog Assignment #1

I am naming this blog "Live. Love. Ravens." because everything that I am about somehow leads back to the Baltimore Ravens NFL football team. Although it doesn't have a lot to do with this media class, it has to do with what I want to do in life. Working for NFL films special effects would be a dream come true for me. I kept the background black because it shows that I am a simple person, but also shows the Ravens colors (Black and Purple) with the purple font color. 

Me.

Die hard Ravens fan.