Blog #4

The movie scene that I chose to do my blog assignment was Forrest Gump. The reason that I chose to use this movie is because throughout the movie the sounds always make an impact on the scenes. The scene I chose uses listening modes very well. From beginning to end the scene I chose used great casual sound. One huge one was in the entire scene you could hear birds chirping which enhanced the effect that they were outside. Semantic sound in the scene could be the airplane that you here in the background while Forrest is talking to the lady at the bus stop.  When looking at space with this movie you can first look at size, distance, and perception. In this scene all are pretty basic since it is two people sitting on a bench talking to each other. There are a few sounds in background but those are flat sounds. The subjective and emotional sound in the scene kind of helps you feel like you can place yourself in the scene. The sounds are very natural and simple which helps the audience place themselves in the scene to help add to the effect. Forrest Gump uses both space and listening modes very well in this movie.

Blog #3

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Connect: We have a great connection with the rest of the world, but if all we’re doing is using this connection to see how big our online footprint is then we’re using it all wrong. By taking advantage of what we have by being creative and then spreading it over this connection with the rest of the world, the chance of people wanting to seek you and your creativity becomes greater.

 Make Art: Make Art talks about how art is based on the self and interaction with others. It isn’t following any rules or codes. It’s all created by whatever you think it is. Making art is taking risks to make something that is new or changes everything.

Ship: Shipping is to be able to do things, finish things, and getting things to people who want it. Some are afraid to ship because of possible failure. But if you ship and are successful at it you become the one who can’t be lived without.

2. All of the layers that I read along with the three I summarized above are all connected to the blog that you are having us create this quarter. To start we can look at the first layer, which is connect. Since these blogs are on the Internet this means that anyone in the world can see them. With that in mind, if the blogs that we create are interesting and creative then people may enjoy reading them. If more and more people enjoy your blogs then someone possibly may come to you with an opportunity of a lifetime due to your creativity. These blogs also help us make art because a lot of the times we communicate with our other classmates, which helps add to the art making process of these blogs. Besides the fact we have to follow certain things on the grading criteria these blogs are like a blank canvas for us to make whatever we want to, and hopefully by doing that it is either new or changes things.  Creating these blogs is also connected with the ship layer. The reason for this is because to ship is being able to do things, finish things, and then getting those things to people who want them. The final out come of all of this is that you become someone who people cant live without. This is connected to the blogs that we are creating because by doing these blogs they follow the steps of shipping. We start the blogs, finish them, and then people who follow the blogs can read them to see what you have to say. Even though this may seem minimal it can attribute to any future creative projects that we embark on in the future. This blog is just practice and preparing us for the future when we may need to ship. After the blogs and projects that I have so far done and the ones that are in the next couple weeks, I do think that these exercises help make us better at all of these layers. Along with that they also helps us become a better artist, person, student, etc. The reason for this is because all of these exercises you are having us do makes us use all of these characteristics as a person and the layers that were talked about in the article “Brainwashed.” They are making us make art, connect to the world, get over our lizard. To learn how to be a successful shipper, learn to fail and still get back up and to learn. All these blogs and projects exercise all of these! In the end I do believe that these exercises are making me a better artist, person, student and all of the above.  

Blog #2

1. The story in Flaums article is about a wolf named Mumon. Mumon is one of few red wolves left in the wild. After being captured and released back in the wild for an experiment Mumon and the other wolves realize they’ve forgotten how to howl. Mumon goes on a journey to find his howl to save himself and the wolf pack. He goes through multiple obstacles to get his howl back. At the end of the journey Mumon gets it back. Flaums point in this story is that in order to get what we want or need we have to pay a price and do things that we may not want to. 

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When thinking of my favorite quote, poem, lyric, paragraph or story I cannot seem to pick one in particular that is my favorite. So to some this may not count or may be cheating but I am going to have to say that one of my favorite pieces that speaks to me as a person is the movie Forest Gumpp. There are many Situations and stories in Forest Gumpp that speak to me as a creative person and attributes to some of the work that I do. Also, the quotes in the movie add to my creative self as well.

To some the movie Forest Gumpp may not seem like a logical piece of work that speaks to my creative self, but in reality it really does. There are multiple things that can be taken from this movie that can add to my creative self. First I would like to focus on the many situations that Forrest goes through, and paired with that, the stories that he tells throughout the movie. Forrest does many things in his life and is put through many situations that can be relatable in many different ways. Even though I know that the movie isn’t based on a real life story, there is much to be taken from the lessons taught by these stories and situations. Love, strength, happiness, sadness, the list goes on! All of these things add to my creative self and give me inspirations for some of the things that I like to write about or talk about.

The second thing that can be taken from Forest Gumpp to add to my creative self is all of the quotes. To me Forest Gumpp is one of the most quote rich movies ever. There are multiple quotes from this movie that are said by people every day. Some of these include, “life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what your gonna get” and “stupid is as stupid does.” These are only a few of the quotes that can be taken from this movie to add to the creative self. Whenever I watch this movie I also seem to find new quote each time which adds to my self creativity. Focusing more on the quotes beyond the fact that they help with the creative person, they are also a way of motivation and inspiration. Some of the quotes from this film can be used to help in any kind of situation.

I know that the assignment said to choose a favorite quote, poem, lyric, paragraph and so on. But I feel that the choice of this movie is just as good as any of those, especially the movie that I chose. This movie adds to a lot of my creative self with the stories and situations throughout the entire movie and the quotes that are said from the numerous characters. The motivation and inspiration that I get from this movie adds to my creative self more then any lyric or single quote ever could.

Blog #1

Mr. Invincible
Mr. Invincible colors are gold and silver for multiple reasons. First, gold is the color of belief. Gold is also associated with faith, which can attribute to how much the people he protects have faith in him to protect them. While on the other hand silver is known to be the color of strength. Strength is something that is very important to have when protecting people. When combined, gold and silver can be extremely intimidating for the villain but for the people he protects it will send them a strong message of protection. Along with that gold and silver combined is a very sleek combo.

 The picture I have chosen to explain the light of Mr. Invincible has a lot of meaning to it. In the picture, the sun shining through the clouds over a city. Now this goes with how Mr. Invincible is to the city that he protects. He brings brightness and warmth amongst the people of city because the city knows that they are safe under his protection. Also, like the sunrays in the picture, Mr. Invincible covers the entire city with his surveillance and protection. It shows that he is everywhere no matter what to protect the city.

A comet is the perfect shape for Mr. Invincible. The first reason for this is because Mr. Invincible can fly, and when he does fly it is so fast that he looks like a bright light shooting across the sky. Second, a comet can cover a great distance in little time. This relates to Mr. Invincible and how he protects his city. He can keep surveillance over the large city well because of how fast he is. Last, when people see a comet or a shooting star they get excited and happy. Now this also applies to Mr. Invincible because whenever the city people see him they become happy and enlightened to see him.

The Dark Flame
 The picture I have chosen for The Dark Flames colors include all three of the colors that he is. First I will start with the black background. Black is obviously known for darkness, evil comes from darkness. This helps show how The Dark Flame is evil and likes darkness. Now even though I know fire isn’t a color, the colors in the fireball help explain the colors of The Dark Flame. First red is the sign of danger and war, which The Dark Flame loves. The dark orange in the picture attributes to the act of being mean and showing distrust.

This picture of light is very similar to the picture I chose for Mr. Invincible but there is a huge difference. This picture shows the darkness over the city, the darkness that The Dark Flame creates. The main color of The Dark Flame is black, which is a dark color, which adds to who he is as a character, dark. He is the villain and is extremely evil, so when darkness overcomes the city this is when he does his works of evil because it is when he can come out and create his chaos of darkness. 



There are many reasons that this picture best suits The Dark Flames shape. First since it is The Dark Flame he takes shape of fire. Along with that the picture can also add to the inner state of The Dark Flame. Due to who he is and the darkness that engulfs him he has a point where he cant become so enraged that he explodes into a fiery explosion which then he begins to create his dark chaos amongst the city. The background also helps to the shape of him since his shape is fire but it is also dark.