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Radio Intro ā€“ Assignment Bank

This is a short intro I made with the help of the good Dr. He offered sass and as unwanted opinion, but I knew he would. For this I used the Audacity software to make it and used sounds from Freesoung.org

Despite this being a game show, I leaned into the tech noir and cyber theme more than some cheerful game show vibe. With a bit of altering and addition of that rude sarcastic voice it came out well! Had to try to adjust the pace at which he was talking which was harder than I shall admit still I managed to do it. Gonna try a smooth transfer into the background music next! Using splicing and the tempo changer again should work!

Week 8 Summary


This week was a good week fresh off spring break with room to breathe! Feeling the creative juices flow and for once not completely dreading a group project. Introverted with social anxiety is not a great combination when it comes to group projects. Still my fear of failure is stronger than my fear of people. Looking forward to starting next week I imagine me and the sound library will become good friends again. This week I enjoyed looking through the characters to create my mini-introduction to my story it’s a shame I won’t get to do it, but it was fun to think of. Enjoyed making the random Canva stuff too. I like it a lot. Overall, a calm week which is what we need to get our molecules right.

Found everyone for the group now it’s time to consider how best to meet and talk everything out. As usual lots of unique daily create topics thought the graph one had me stuck since it’s been a hot minute since I had to do an info graphic, it was actuality my fsem course. Good thing I am still blasting Not Like Us.

Daily Creates

Introducing this week’s daily creates!

They seemed on the silly side this week and I loved that made them more enjoyable to think about.

Ahahah even gave me an excuse to show off my puppers. He hates cameras so I work hard to get pictures.

I want to see Tyler Tater Tots in store this instant. I was blasting not like us in the gym, so it was stuck in my head.

Always happy to see when we old have three I did not sleep yesterday after seeing a roach and was a walking corpse.

Next time that happens I am not dragging myself to work just because it’s in the evening.

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Stuck in darkness

Extension of radio show idea this show will interview the various characters taking time to learn a bit about their daily lives and how the power outage affected them. Through these interviews you will discover what lies behind the scenes of this so-called accident. Enjoy, don’t enjoy really is up to you.

Characters for this piece Veronica Malone, Finn Calloway, and Max Matrix.


Vee is a nickname for Veronica Malone, a hard-boiled detective.

  • General Characteristics: Veronica is a no-nonsense, sharp-tongued detective with a strong moral compass and a witty sense of humor. She was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and wants to fight for justice and help others.
  • Physical Description: Veronica has dark eyes, tan skin, a lean build, and shoulder-length brown hair. She often wears an iconic wine-red coat and fedora when on a case.
  • Personal Details: Veronica is 32 years old and single
  • Likes and Possessions: Her favorite food is spaghetti, and her favorite drinks are Dr. Pepper or Espresso Martini. Her favorite color is red. She enjoys movies like Ocean’s 11 and Miss Congeniality and the book The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler. Her favorite possessions are her journal and her revolver. She always carries a black leather bag containing items such as a notepad and pen, a flip phone, makeup products (in red), stylish sunglasses, and cinnamon-flavored gum.
  • Personal Motto: “Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing”.
  • Backstory: Veronica starts working as a detective in the criminal justice system but becomes disillusioned by the corruption and decides to go rogue.

    Finn Calloway is a 35-year-old tech CEO who established his data empire from the ground up. He was born and raised in New York City. His company deals with AI and data analytics. He is known for being sharp and low-key, and for staying a step ahead in a world driven by data and power.

    Some additional details about Finn:

    • Physical Attributes: He is 6’2″ with short, dark brown hair, a light scruff, and dark brown eyes that often seem thoughtful. He has a lean but strong build, olive skin, and a small scar on his chin. He dresses simply in clean, tailored clothes.
    • Personal Life: He is single and has never been married. He enjoys simple things like grilled cheese sandwiches, driving by the water, and watching the John Wick series. His favorite book is The Da Vinci Code.
    • Possessions and Motto: His favorite possession is his late motherā€™s wedding ring, which holds sentimental value for him. His personal motto is, “No one else is going to make you happy”.

    Max Matrix, once a teen hacker now a half a$$ed young adult that refuses to leave her room unless dragged out. Smart but overconfident and believes everyone around her is dumber.

    General Characteristics of Max:

    • A high-class hacker and “lady of the Salt Blue clan.”
    • Has a crude attitude and often uses crude language.

    Physical Description:

    • 22 years old, 5’6”, with short brown hair and brown eyes.
    • Has pale skin due to lack of nutrition and sunlight.
    • Has dirty brown hair, deep dark circles, and unhealthy pale skin.

    Personal Details:

    • Born on August 20, 2060
    • Strives to be mature and womanly but is inspired by hackers.
    • Sees herself as a femme fatale and constantly seeks female role models.

    Likes and Possessions:

    • Favors red and blue colors.
    • Enjoys eating meat, blue martini, books, movies, and Cyber Screwdriver.
    • Wears baggy sweats and dark colored clothes.

    Personal Motto:

    • Believes in turning off and letting it burn.
    • Believes life ends when she stops fighting.


    šŸ”

    The blinds blocked the light from entering the office; blackout curtains had been added ages ago to prevent screen glare, something that was becoming a problem of the past the more smog that filled the sky. With a soft beep, a message tone sounds, the only type of alarm she relied on. Slowly from behind the desk a woman rose; her shirt was crumpled and her hair was a mess on her head, another day spent sleeping in the office; she didn’t even make it to the couch. Aside from a few crumbled blue gum wrappers on her desk, the office was relatively clean. As she stood, she pushed her hair out of her face, revealing a pair of dark, sharp eyes. On the screen flashed a message; soon, however, more began to pour in. With a low, mumbled curse, she grabbed a piece of gum and chewed it until the cinnamon taste woke her up. It seems like tonight was going to be another all-nighter.

    šŸ’µ

    With a soft clink, the blinds opened automatically, revealing the hidden speakers, allowing the sounds of birds to enter the room gradually, hitting a plateau; as if on command, the man in the bed sat up. His eyes flew open as there was the soft beep and the bathroom door opened, a robotic voice playing, ‘Bathroom sanitation complete, floors warmed to optimal temperatures, today’s schedule…beep…error…lost…rebooting, rebooting.’ The man held no surprise in his eyes as he slowly moved the blanket off himself and stood, his large hands running through his short brown hair as he said a command. “Ignore the schedule for today; play morning sounds, B. There will be quite a few things to get done. For breakfast let’s do something quick; a BlueWake nutrition bar should do the trick.” The man chuckled and walked into the bathroom, stopping for a moment and quietly counting to 3; as if on cue, the robot gave up on finding a schedule and began to play soft forest sounds. The bathroom door closed to hide the man’s knowing smile that reflected in the mirror.

    šŸ–„

    It was impossible to tell what time of day it was; only the light of the screens lighting the windowless cement block “NO NO NO NO NO Boss is gonna kill me!” There was the frantic sound of keyboards clacking as a scrawny woman surrounded by screens practically screeched, the concrete walls absorbing her anguished cries. Her bangs covered her face, but she couldn’t care less since she could see through the strands; her desk and floor were littered with cans that were partially crushed. Whenever her fingers fly to another keyboard, the cans hit the floor with a light ‘tink.’. “AGH, I AM GONNA DESTROY WHOEVER PULLED THIS!” She muttered, her chair spinning to point her at another screen, out of breath in her anger. With a click she grabbed another energy drink and chugged it, blue liquid wetting her throat. “WHEN I FIND YOU, I AM GONNA TELL EVERYONE WHAT COLOR UNDERWEAR YOU WEAR.” With renewed determination, she began her furious typing once again.


    Each character would have an introduction like this

    introducing their morning after the blackout!


    Synopsis

    2082, a world full of smog and pollution only for the poor, that is, while the wealthy live in luxury in their sky-high real estate above the clouds of smog. Everyone was satisfied with the status quo, just trying to make it to the weekend. Who would have guessed it would all end in a single blackout? It was a day like any other; the cabs soared overhead, and you could smell the sweet artificial smells that were being pumped out from the food stalls. Breakfast was coming to a close, and everything was about to hit its peak when the vendor switched to their lunch prices only for every screen to go black. Anything plugged in died, and the never-ending whirring in the city suddenly silenced. Then came the screams of panicked citizens, plunged into darkness with no sun to rely on. It took an hour for the lights and machines to slowly flicker to life once again. The darkness was momentary, but the true problem was just beginning. What or who had caused the largest city to come to a complete standstill?


    Act 1 Set up

    We will set up each character’s identity as presented earlier, adding in how they meet and decide to either work together or against each other; not every person is the hero after all.

    Act 2 conflict

    The main conflict will begin in when they finally found who caused them and then the confrontation of course.

    Act 3 resolutions

    Will they go separate ways or will they become better people together? Who goes to prison, who stumbles into wealth, and who becomes a better or worse person is decided here!

    Title image created by me through Canva

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    Femme Fatale Propaganda ā€“ Your Weekly Adrenaline Rush

    Max would tear this propaganda off the wall and put it in her room. She would aspire to follow the example set by the poster dreaming or being considered a femme fatale. Her boss would probably rip it off the wall when he came to visit though shuddering in disgust every time Max was practicing winking and blowing kisses. She is at the age where what people call someone a bad example, she finds them inspiring and wants to approach them.

    Max Matrix ā€“ Flower Bed

    Max wants to be seen as mature and womanly, since she spent her life surrounded by stinky old men there aren’t many role models she can learn from. She is a pale and lanky hacker striving to be a femme fatale despite her baggy pants and complete dislike for people.

    Week 7

    It’s the week before spring break, I have been very involved with Canva this week using it for almost every project, so that was interesting, I have used it throughout college be consistently forget how helpful it can be, mostly cause a lot of it requires getting the subscription and people tend to remember the bad and forget the good. The daily creates this week were good too nice to have options of what fits best with a schedule or what interests you most so that’s nice. I enjoy simplicity so I do actually quite like my propaganda. This week is much better than last week energy wise, so I was able to enjoy the work I was doing yay! Me and Canva became buddies I look at way too much propaganda and I got to read some funny work and comments. Going spend my spring break doing papers though sigh, won’t stop me from lollygagging though! 6 to 9 page paper nah more like 6 to 9 days getting it done, pfft kidding kidding.

    Hopefully everyone goes out and does something fun!

    Have a great spring break!

    I made a logo in Canva too pfft

    Propaganda

    I held onto the Technoir theme of surveillance, I was inspired by the modern problem of being over reliant on phones. They just seem like devices to keep people distracted from reality at times. So that was what I went with here, other version included keep your head down and ears covered but that seemed a little on the nose, I used elements from Canva to create this, should really use it more often. The eyeball I added was purposefully discreet since surveillance tends to be.

    Going off that definition I lied, nothing is fine, you simply don’t notice things are wrong till it’s too late.

    Breaking News

    I used Canva to craft a newspaper article about the movie The Groundstar Conspiracy, after going through the movie it really was the best scene to make a movie about. The images were never clear, so I decided to make that a factor in it and treat them as if they were secret photos so naturally, they are blurry. Gotta expose the underground secrets~ the reporter definitely vanished after putting this story out though. Lots of clipping to make sure they fit.

    Weekly Summary 6

    This week had good options and was fine, just hanging in there till spring break. Still thankful we only had to do 2 daily creates class wise good week personal wise less so. Still hopefully everyone else has a good week. Got stuff done and spent time editing videos in bed which was nice cause I needed it my stress levels are literally off the charts. the norm is 1 I got a 19 I need to take breaks.. Anyways Um yeah work hard lots of work love college yippie I guess.