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2009-05-05T20:31:00.001-07:00

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My Podcast

2009-05-04T02:41:00.000-07:00

For my final project I decided to put together a podcast. We discuss film and games. We review Wolverine as well as Left 4 Dead.

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New Blog

i know!

2009-04-27T19:41:00.001-07:00

i know my videos arent fitting right... im to lazy to fix it...

Myth Busters

2009-04-27T19:37:00.001-07:00

we were talkin about myth busters for a second today so i thought i would post this. pretty amazing! they disintegrate a car and visit the shop and do some interviews. I also recommend this internet show and many others from revision 3. Very new media. they also have a photo shop techniques show. this site is pretty much something I would love to do for a career

Scavenger hunt.

2009-04-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

For my example of New Media outside of IUPUI I decided to go with the only one that i have been involved with myself. for the past 2 semesters i have been working with NUVO.net producing video content for their website. Their uses of new media are very basic and most of my work consisted of uploading a video to youtube and they would embed that video as a story on their web page. Their audience for the web site is Citizens of indianapolis that enjoy reading their print magazine as well as using the web for a news source. They have also been trying a few other things in the new media field in order to stay current with what works on the web. Other than just posting news stories and videos they have blogs, podcasts, and social networking profiles that users can connect to and be involved in. My final project would benefit greatly from this type of use of new media. Hosting my productions on a website seems to be the best step in getting stuff out there for people to see.

An example of my work with my partner in crime Evan from evangraphics.wordpress.com

Class response 4-13

2009-04-20T11:17:00.000-07:00

Last weeks class was pretty laid back. The whole class time was sitting at our desks discussing many things. Most of the discussion was focused on the definition of new media and the future of it as well. This led to the government and censorship. I sometimes wish conversations would stay on the topic and not go off on politics all the time...

My Awsome Writing!!!

2009-04-13T16:46:00.000-07:00

Below is an assignment I had in my scriptwriting class. We were to write a primise for ten films in the science fiction genre. I was pretty proud of my work.

HIGHLIGHT ABOVE THE PARAGRAPH TO SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS THE FILM, BOOK, OR TV SHOW

World War Z

In the future a survivor of the zombie outbreak (now under control) decides to compose a collection of stories from fellow survivors and the atrocities they came across while fighting to survive.

Matrix

A computer Hacker is suddenly introduced to a whole new world when he finds out the world he lives in is not what he seems and he must learn to fight a group of super human agents in order to save humanity.

Star Wars

A young man learns of a special power that can help him in defeating an opposing force aiming to control the universe and destroy planets.

War of The Worlds

While the earth is attacked by an unknown foe a father is forced to protect his family, while on this journey of survival the father learns of the importance of family and will do anything in order to protect them.

Ghostbusters

A team of professors recently fired from their positions at the university decide to take their skills to the private sector where they help the citizens of new York who are in need of a paranormal extermination.

Futurama

A loser in the modern day is miraculously frozen and reawakened in the far future where he is hired onto a team of aliens and robots where they are to deliver packages throughout the universe.

Independence Day

Planet earth is visited by extraterrestrials and they are unaware of the danger that looms above until major capitals are destroyed and now humanity must band together in order to survive and protect their planet.

Jurassic Park

A group of archeologists are amazed with their exclusive look at a brand new theme park featuring animals not seen in millions of years, Until everything goes terribly wrong.

What the $&%# is goin on?

2009-04-13T09:32:00.000-07:00

What the bleep do we know is a very interesting movie and it is put together very well. Although I am not even gonna try and say I understand any of it. This film asks and tries to answer all of those questions we all have in our heads every once in awhile. But It has a few problems when it comes to answering those questions for the audience. The experts are trying to explain their thoughts and explain what they have found but it seems that they don't even know how to explain it or even understand it themselves. So to fix that the film tries to explain things in even more simplistic ways by having actors in everyday situations that are used to explain things in very laymen terms. This seems to help a little but then they go back to the experts and they all are trying to explain the current topic in their own way, and it gets a little repetitive. I do have to say that the segments with the deaf woman deffinetly help the film stay interesting. If the whole film was just a bunch of talking heads this film would be way to confusing and everyone would lose interest.

P.S. The older lady in the red is a very creepy woman...

Happy Birthday Mary Ellen

2009-03-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

Why couldnt I have toys like this when I was a child.

2009-03-29T20:09:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to post this video. If you have never visited the Ted website you really should, they have so many great talks and they arent really boring or anything. Really creative stuff comes out of these talks.

The one below has to be one of my favorites.

Let randomness be your guide

2009-03-23T11:17:00.000-07:00

Destiny: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

The word was taped to my bag that I had with me while I was out of town.

The first day I did not think about my word. I only remembered I had it when I went for a change of clothes later that night.

I woke that next morning to the word and started thinking about what I would be doing all day.

Later that night I was watching my favorite show Lost and destiny is a big theme in the show so it made me think about the word and the project.

The third day was a pretty relaxed and boring day so I remember seeing the paper taped to the bag a lot. It led to a lot of thought about the meaning of the word and it also led to me thinking about my future a lot. A lot of thought went into an idea for the project, but not a lot came out of it.

for the final step I was emailed this...

"Your instructions are to take your favorite idea and word and create something that celebrates weeds."

So I created this.

I remember thinking about the word destiny and how its like one of those words on the dumb posters you always see.

The picture and quote are not mine but i picked them because they seemed to fit well with the theme i was given.

What if for final project.

2009-03-09T11:47:00.000-07:00

Here are my what ifs for the final project i am gonna keep updating as I come up with more.

What If…

1. I did nothing involving new media

2. I did nothing involving technology

3. I shot and edited a video

4. I did a pilot episode to a podcast

5. I did something I don’t know how to do yet

6. I did a short film

7. I did a presentation on my inspirations

8. I can’t think of something to do

Free Time

2009-02-23T11:07:00.000-08:00

Last week I didn't check my oncourse before class so when i showed up at the classroom I was somewhat confused. I didnt know what to do for the next 3 hours because i have a class after this one so i didnt feel like drivin all the way back home. I had a few podcasts to listen to that i had fallen behind on so i decided to go sit in my car and listen to those for the class period. This was all before I knew we where supposed to do something with the time. But i guess you could say I did do something that I enjoyed and its nice to be caught up on my podcasts as well. I also took time during the week to play some games because thats what I usually do for fun. This was a perfect week for this assignment because i just needed a break after finishing up one of my audio projects. I also have know idea what to do for my final project. This is going to be fun...

Plastic Bags

2009-02-16T10:28:00.000-08:00

For the assignment I was to document my time with a plastic bag. I really couldn't think of anything interesting to do with a bag so I kinda gave up. I did however keep track of all of my interactions with plastic bags throughout the week. I guess the most obvious would have to be the trash cans at work and home. If there was one job that I hate the most, it would be removing the trash. The smell is horrendous yet for some reason I get stuck with that job at home and at work. My other major experiences with bags would have to be on wed. nights at work. Those nights we have a product truck to unload and we are to take all of that product and stock the store. 99% of the product comes inside of boxes and inside of those boxes its not a surprise to find even more packaging around the items. If not another box then its each little product wrapped up in a protective bag that must be removed before placing on a shelf. So much trash is created on those nights. Its kinda sad. Best Buy is pretty big all around the world now but I cant help but think how much more trash Walmart is creating every day.

SICK DAY! 2-9-2009 and last weeks asignments

2009-02-09T16:14:00.000-08:00

So normally I make my blog post a couple hours before class starts in between my free time from work and our class. I usually try to discuss all of the assignments for the week in that post. There is only one problem with that today... I was up all night trying to figure out a computer issue with a video project until about 6 this morning, and when I fell asleep for a quick nap before work and it turns out I slept straight through class and completely missed getting the blog written. Below I decided to paste in my notes from the last two assignments as well.

Senseless.

I went without my sight for this project. I decided to do a few things I enjoy doing daily while blindfolded. A majority of the time was taken up with listening to a movie. I decided to go with a film I have never seen before, this way I have no visual memory of what is happening on screen. It was pretty weird thinking of what was going on just by listening. For another part I decided to blind fold myself while playing a few PC games. I have video of this happening and the audio commentary of my friend trying to walk me through it. but due to the earlier mentioned computer problems from another video, this video will have to be posted up a little later. Its pretty boring but its kinda funny watching me play through my friends direction. There is a lot of me running into walls and falling off of the sides of buildings.

...Video Coming Later...

Peace offering

When it comes to what we did last class I really have no regret to the shape we left the room in. It wasn't anything that couldn't be reversed or erased. What really makes me feel this way is the attitude of the ladies i mentioned in my last post. I could really care less about what happened after hearing their reaction. If maybe someone was actually hurt or emotionally damaged by what we did, then maybe I could see doing something to make up for what we did.

As for today I am a little disappointed in missing the video Beth was so excited to show us. I am planning on reading a few other classmates posts to find out what did happen today and also find out what was watched. I will definitely seek it out and watch it in my own time. I will update later on my impressions of the video if I am successful in finding it.

Class for 2-1-2009

2009-02-02T20:46:00.000-08:00

Today was a pretty interesting day. The class started with a discussion of creativity, innovation, and inquisitive. They are each a step to take and it all becomes our "game plan". Almost the whole class was a discussion of this topic. One thing that sticks out from the lecture to me was the idea of your blue is my red thing, that is something i have thought of before. Its good to know that I'm not the only one with weird thoughts. The What if.. questions exercise is to be used as a "tool" to get your brain churning and to help you come up with some ideas. at the very end we all decided to ransack the room and have a huge mess of chairs to leave for the next class. Fred's pictures explain it all.

I remember stepping out of class and hearing a girl almost loose her mind because we are leaving them like that. Last thing I heard was "The teachers in there, SHE SHOULD HAVE TO PICK THAT SHIT UP!" This girl was getting so frustrated over such a tiny thing and I just remember thinking "lighten up". I would have just laughed my head off and said a big WTF if I were to walk in on that. a few chairs is not that big of a deal! This is kinda the same feelings I had on my earlier post about sledding.

What if?

2009-02-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

1. What if you had a super power?
2. What if you had 24 hours to live?
3. What if a family member was in danger?
4. What if you were president?
5. What if you were god?
6. What if you could fly?
7. What if you could go into space?
8. What if life existed on other planets?
9. What if there is no god?
10. What if you could change one thing about yourself?
11. What If you could choose how you were going to die?
12. What if you could time travel?
13. What if you were famous?
14. What if you had to live in another country?
15. What if the world was flooded?
16. What if the world was in another ice age?
17. What if there was no internet?
18. What if there were no computers?
19. What if you won the lottery?
20. What if you could change something about yourself?
21. What if you were blind?
22. What if you were deaf?
23. What if you couldn’t feel?
24. What if you couldn’t taste?
25. What if you could choose a time period to live in?
26. What if you could live on the moon?
27. What if you could choose your parents?
28. What if you could choose your children?
29. What if you were stranded on an island?
30. What if you could live in a tv show or movie?
31. What if you could learn anything instantly?
32. What if you couldn’t lie?
33. What if you could only say yes?
34. What if you could stop 1 historical natural disaster?
35. What if you could stop 1 historical event?
36. What if you were immortal?
37. What if we didn’t need sleep?
38. What if you could invent something?
39. What if you could erase something out of existence?
40. What if everyone operated at night instead of the day?
41. What if we had no more oil?
42. What if there was a never ending abundance of oil?
43. What if the dinosaurs never went extinct?
44. What if the matrix existed?
45. What if WW3 is about to start?
46. http://sideways-site.blogspot.com/
What if you used green juice?
47. http://jansellmer.blogspot.com/2009/01/egg-project.html
What if someone solved it?
48. http://nbieberich.blogspot.com/2009/01/eggsperiment.html
What if the egg was the consistency you were expecting it to be?
49. http://habegger-seeingsideways.blogspot.com/2009/01/turkey-king.html
What if you poem won an award?
50. http://bradleymichaelcurtis.blogspot.com/2009/01/brad-curtis-egg-and-eye.html
What if you had to juggle more than 2 eggs?

Class for 1-26-09

2009-01-27T22:06:00.000-08:00

Mondays class was mostly filled with presentations and discussions of each of our egg projects. we went around the circle and each person showed off what they did. Later we also discussed what everyone noticed about the round things we were supposed to look out for. At the end we were then given our next assignment which will be to come up with a list of 50 what if questions with 5 of those being responses to another persons egg project. I have one right now!

What if people weren't so scared of being sued all the time and actually let people have fun at a public park?

I guess there is a story to that question... I just arrived back from being kicked out of a public park for trespassing. We were trying to sled in the fresh snow and have a little fun but we were forced out by the parks department who had called the police, supposedly. I kinda feel sorry for younger kids these days. It seems that mostly in the last 10 years people aren't allowed to have any fun anymore. Its always protect the kids and don't let anyone do anything, they might sue you. When i was younger and it made more sense for me to want to go out and go sledding I had no problem finding a hill and staying there all day till my cloths were wet as hell and I was shivering all over. Now tonight I go to my favorite place, which is a bad ass hill, but sitting on the hill was a "trespassers will be prosecuted" sign. So we then tried a public park but no longer than 30 min of sledding and we were told we had 3 minutes to leave before the cops arrive. I am guessing all of this is because of the way people are these days. If you hurt yourself it must be someone's fault so lets sue them for all they got! I wish people would lighten up sometimes and just let people have some fun as well as if u hurt yourself then its your fault... you were the one flying down a hill on a shitty piece of molded plastic. You know the risks that there are. Only thing i have to say is i am still alive and I never seriously hurt myself. I can't say i don't have scars but those are just stories to tell later on in life.

Egg Fail!

2009-01-26T09:31:00.000-08:00

When going into this assignment I decided I wanted to connect it to what we were told to do at the end of the first class. We were told to observe and notice all of the round objects around Us for the day. The thing about most of the items observed was that seeing one side of them you could pretty much guess what the unseen sides were going to be. For my egg i came up with an extravagant plan of dissecting the shape of the egg and piecing together an image of the full surface of the egg. My plan was to come out with something similar to this known image.

As it turns out my plans were a little over my head and even with markings on the egg, it was to bare to stitch up the images easily and in a reasonable amount of time. I did not feel like spending 50 hours on an egg. So after a few failed attempts at my plans... I cheated.

First day of Seeing Sideways.

2009-01-15T15:38:00.000-08:00

My first day of my class "Seeing Sideways" was a very basic first day of class for the most part. The majority of the class involved introductions of ourselves and of the class. Also we were given our eggs for the egg and eye assignment. At the end of the class I was asked to bible dip into the large book and I selected the page with a definition of the term wayzgoose. In response to that we were asked to meet in the lobby and once there we were dismissed after being told to keep track of everything we come across that is circular. I came across many things the rest of the night that were circular to many to even mention. I would suggest everyone to try this at some point and notice how much there really is.

WELCOME

2008-05-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog. I am not a big writer so u will probably see on here the most are short blurbs of funny experiences or just things i would like to say. expect alot of links and videos.