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Assignments
1980’S Radio Ad
Flashback to the 1980’s and the craze was all about getting into shape. Fast forward to the present and it’s still the craze (just minus the sweatbands and spandex). While looking into fitness products that have come on the market throughout history I recently came across an add for L.A. Gear Aerobic Fun Set. Take […]
The Actual Sounds of Hell
Earlier this week I created an audio of what I thought the highway to hell would sound like for me. I was hopeful that those sounds would be the worst part of my trip to hell. But sadly I was wrong. Come to find out there’s sound in hell as well as on the highway […]
The Last Hour
Author’s Note: The story/narration I created is heavy and can be upsetting to some. Please listen/read at your own discretion. It was March 17th 2019; a Sunday. The sun was shining bright and pierced through the shades hung from the window. He did not know what was coming. He woke up, got dressed in casual […]
Highway To Hell
Do you ever wonder if there are heaven and hell? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go there? What would the journey there be like? Well, I am glad to report to you that today I think I have found out what the highway to hell trip would sound like. Listen […]
What Makes A Great Story?
One of the best ways to really understand how audio can be used to create stories is to listen to some great examples. One of the assignments for this week was to “pay very close attention to not only the stories told, but how they are constructed in audio format”. The two pieces that I listened to were […]
The Journey with TED Radio Hour & ScottLo
This week we are moving into audio storytelling. Before you can create your own stories using audio you need to know what audio really sounds like especially with audio techniques, because let’s be honest…a story of just someone narrating can be interesting, but with audio techniques added into the story it will make it 10x […]
Who are Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad?
Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad are two experts in audio storytelling and this week I was able to see a glimpse of their thought process and opinions on audio storytelling. In Ira Glass’s video, Storytelling Part One, he starts out with the basics. He talks about the two basic building blocks for audio storytelling. One […]
Summary Week 2
In week two we dove into design. We were able to learn the basics of design and apply concepts of design to our work throughout the week. I started this week not knowing much about design and not fully understanding how important design really is. Within the first day, my opinion changed as I read […]
Got Design?:A Reflection On My Journey Through Design
From the moment you wake up, to the press of a button to start the coffee machine, to all of the stop signs and pop up adds you get on your computer throughout the day, and much more…all of these things are created with a specific design tailored to do a specific job. Design is […]
