Assignment #8: Video Portrait

For this assignment, I filmed singer/songwriter and lawyer Joan Cadell. I met Joan at one of her shows and we've been facebook friends' ever since. The focus is a little softer than I would have liked. I didn't realize it until I got home and viewed the footage full-screen. The audio is distorted in some parts because I didn't have my headphones with me to monitor the sound as it was being recorded.

Assignment #7: Slideshow

Assignment #6

All sounds recorded from my bathroom, except the "Remix" sample. That was from YouTube. Recording equipment: Mackie 4-channel mixer, Heil PR-35, Macbook. I recorded the sounds with Audacity, and then mixed them in Reaper.

Assignment #5

ORIGINAL

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Assignment #4

Making Vanilla Ice Cream

Photojournalism

Street

Landscape & Nature

Assignment #2

Ad Analysis

I took a picture of this billboard on Staten Island down by the ferry. It's an ad of a liquor by P. Diddy. What I like about this ad is the simple but elegant font style of the "CIROC. The first thing that draws you to this ad is, of course, the women enjoying the product. Your eye goes form left to right. There's contrast here that creates interest. The ad is spilt in half, and so, you're getting two perspectives: the women enjoying the product, and the what the product looks like so that you can spot in stores. The last thing to note here is how much grey there is on the right side of the ad. There is a almost a monotone color scheme.

I found this ad is from FORBES.com. I believe this is from 2008. What intrigued me about this ad was the cluster of crowed text. The text is in a grouping as discussed in Mediapedia. What stands out here is the "HOPE" at the top and the slogan "YES WE CAN," which are both contrasted with the white of the other text.

This is an ad from Entertainment Weekly magazine. As you can see, there is zig zag pattern going here. This ad has concrete structure with obvious lines and there is a clear pattern with how the all the acts are arranged. There is also some mirroring with the "MADE IN" and "AMERICA." They both frame the center information. The headlining acts are in a larger size font than the other acts, which is meant to catch your eye. I like how the middle section is slanted like a banner. If it were straight, it would be rather boring. There's a lot going on and there's a ton of information/text, which is why I chose this ad. Finally, the bottom of the ad is sectioned-off with the most important information and is surrounded with a lot white-space, which is typical of a lot of ads.

This is another billboard from the same location as the first one. What you immediately notice in this ad is Clint Eastwood. Your eye goes from right to left. It's a very simple design: Clint Eastwood on flush right; text flush left. It's a parallel composition. The thing that I realized about this ad is they use the same font throughout the entire ad, and everything is in all-caps. This establishes a clean look. There's nothing chaotic about this ad. And at the date at the bottom -- which is the most important information -- really stands out. 

Lastly, is an Optimum Online ad that I got online somewhere. The background is a black and white photograph, which makes the overlaying text really pop, especially in regards to the blue. And once again, we see a sectioned-off portion on the bottom of the ad with the phone number to call being the important information displayed and it's surrounded by white-space.