Today you presented your ice cream flavors and soda pop art. Great job! The next time we meet you have a blog entry due. It should only take you a few minutes, but you're helping frame our class.
1. Write a blog utilizing the AFI list of top 100 films. What movie should be included in the list? Why?
2. Find three quotable quotations from three different films. List the quotations in your blog.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
March 26th and March 28th
Why do I remember this film from my childhood? I have no idea. I don't love baseball. I especially didn't like it when I was a kid. Normally lines from films (at least from my childhood) that pop into my head come from films like The Goonies or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but not this one. And this one pops
up often.
Anyway, these presentations we're doing are taking, well, forever. We've got to do something else. Something fun that is kind of silly but not a waste of time. You need another project type grade this quarter. This will be it. Here are a couple of ideas for you. We're going to start shifting from music to television/film pretty soon.
APPROPRIATE REFERENCES ONLY PLEASE!
Think about things from your childhood or shows/musicians/something related to pop culture that you are/were obsessed with and create a Ben and Jerry's flavor (make sure you create the image/packaging) AND look at the first image and come up with two "pop art" (or as someone from Maine might say "soda art") inspired pieces.
Fake Ben and Jerry's Flavors (Pop Culture References Galore)
Right now my son loves Spiderman. A few months ago he was into My Little Pony, but only because of "Rainbow Dash" (he insists RD is a boy). The Big Bang Theory is pretty awesome to him as is Olivia Wilde. He keeps talking about the "gorgeous" lady on the magazine. Anyway, some of these are pretty easy to work with, but others would be a bit confusing or more difficult. Spiderman is easy because he's more ubiquitous than Rainbow Dash. The Big Bang Theory characters might be fun to work with, but Olivia Wilde? She would be much more difficult to portray on a pop can OR as a flavor of ice cream.
up often.
Anyway, these presentations we're doing are taking, well, forever. We've got to do something else. Something fun that is kind of silly but not a waste of time. You need another project type grade this quarter. This will be it. Here are a couple of ideas for you. We're going to start shifting from music to television/film pretty soon.
APPROPRIATE REFERENCES ONLY PLEASE!
Think about things from your childhood or shows/musicians/something related to pop culture that you are/were obsessed with and create a Ben and Jerry's flavor (make sure you create the image/packaging) AND look at the first image and come up with two "pop art" (or as someone from Maine might say "soda art") inspired pieces.
Fake Ben and Jerry's Flavors (Pop Culture References Galore)
Right now my son loves Spiderman. A few months ago he was into My Little Pony, but only because of "Rainbow Dash" (he insists RD is a boy). The Big Bang Theory is pretty awesome to him as is Olivia Wilde. He keeps talking about the "gorgeous" lady on the magazine. Anyway, some of these are pretty easy to work with, but others would be a bit confusing or more difficult. Spiderman is easy because he's more ubiquitous than Rainbow Dash. The Big Bang Theory characters might be fun to work with, but Olivia Wilde? She would be much more difficult to portray on a pop can OR as a flavor of ice cream.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Concerts (First, Favorite, None)
Who
Where
Today we're talking about concerts/live music. This is about as far from remixing as you can get, which is the point. Here are the questions we generated in class. You can ask more. I'd love actually love to see/hear more questions, but it's more important to get solid information and/or a really good story. Next week (after remixing) legends and generations.
Outside/inside
When?
With whom?
How old?
Chairs?
best/worst parts?
opening act?
planned?
funny story?
favorite song/moment?
crowd?
time of year?
where were you?
what did you wear?
did you buy anything?
Who would you like to see?
Why haven't you gone?
Who would you go with?
Why?
Where would you want to sit?
What do you think it would be like?
Where
Today we're talking about concerts/live music. This is about as far from remixing as you can get, which is the point. Here are the questions we generated in class. You can ask more. I'd love actually love to see/hear more questions, but it's more important to get solid information and/or a really good story. Next week (after remixing) legends and generations.
Outside/inside
When?
With whom?
How old?
Chairs?
best/worst parts?
opening act?
planned?
funny story?
favorite song/moment?
crowd?
time of year?
where were you?
what did you wear?
did you buy anything?
Who would you like to see?
Why haven't you gone?
Who would you go with?
Why?
Where would you want to sit?
What do you think it would be like?
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Thursday March 7th
Today we worked on our remix projects.
They are due on Friday the 15th.
You'll have a tiny bit of time in class to work on them after today, but don't count on getting it all done in class.
They are due on Friday the 15th.
You'll have a tiny bit of time in class to work on them after today, but don't count on getting it all done in class.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Remix Soundtrack to Your Life Questions
What was the first song you ever bought?
What song always gets you dancing?
What song takes you back to your childhood?
What is your perfect love song?
What song would you want at your funeral?
Time for an encore. One last song that makes you, you.
Soundcloud...NIN (Head Like a Hole) and Call Me Maybe...yes I just said that...
March 5, 2013 Remixing
And More...
Quotations and Kleon
Brilliant Remixing Quotations
And More...
And a few more... movies this time...
Sounds Like
Friday, March 1, 2013
Cover Songs March 1st
We're going to start having conversations about sampling songs (and remixes) next week. Today we're going to look at cover songs. You'll have time to post in class, but you need to do a bit of reflection/analysis here as well.
Directions:
Directions:
- Find a cover song that is truly similar to the original and post it and the original on your blog. Analyze the effectiveness of the cover.
- Find a cover song that is completely different from the original and post it and the original on your blog. Contrast the pieces. Are they effective? In what way(s)? What is the purpose of each? What is the tone?
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