This week went pretty smoothly, (apart from our half an hour podcast deleting). We met at the beginning of the week and talked about ways we wanted to actually complete the assignment and developed more ideas around what we wanted our podcast to be about. We spent a couple minutes discussing the kind of media we consumed and how that would be helpful with our podcast assignment and that is how we landed on doing a call in advice show. Once we found our main ideas, we started to develop three-four main storylines we wanted to focus on. From there each person became a caller or a person giving the advice and we split them up between our characters and who we actually are so it was not confusing. Everyone had great ideas and we were all willing to make changes if need be. Everyone in the group pulled their weight, there was never a time where I was worried about having to do all the work, which was great. I also think our podcast went smoothly because we were all on the same page about what was expected from us.

I am proud of our radio show.

The daily creates this week were a calming activity to do around the chaos of my other assignments. I really enjoyed

This week was going smoothly, we met at the beginning on the week to get into the depths of our project. We created a script and added the specifics of what we wanted to say as a framework. At first we thought it would be difficult to stay in the technoir theme but I was not that difficult. We used elements of things we have spoken about in class or themes we found in the movies discussed as jumping off points for our podcast. Then we individually added elements of stories or interruptions and general information that we wanted to talk about.

We scheduled a time to meet in the DKC on Wednesday and before that we made sure our script was ready so if people wanted to read from the script it was ready as well as make editing a little easier. I knew the DKC would be a good option because we are a larger group and we wanted to have the best sound quality. When we got to the DKC, we took a bit of time to get ready and understand how we would record and when certain people should speak. After recording we felt really good about it, I knew that it would be easier for me to edit the podcast, even though multiple people offered to help it seemed more difficult to have different pieces edited by different people. Once we were done I went to the UC to start editing the file I had uploaded was corrupted and I bang to panic, it was a half hour long podcast that went really well. I went back to the HCC but the file had been deleted so I texted the group chat with my update and we were all available to re-record this Thursday. I was a little worried that after Wednesday we would not be able to replicate our first trial but fortunately I think we did a little better. We were more comfortable with the mics and the podcast flowed a little better, I think we were also able to have better conversation. This time while filming we stopped recording multiple times to have smaller clips so that way they would easily upload and not get lost while being uploaded.

After that I went straight to editing, I wanted to take on the responsibility because I have premier pro which is a great software to be able to edit audio and videos. I also knew it would not take me long to edit because I am used to uploading and editing. I asked the other member of my group to upload the bumpers and commercials into the script so I would be able to see exactly where everything was meant to go. We then tried to find a sound we would use for each caller but when I got to editing it didn’t mix well so I chose a different one from pixa bay. we also decided against background music as we realized that a lot of podcast don’t really have music in the back.

Once I got all parts saved on my laptop it was time to edit. I listed to each part and put them in the order we had decided and then mixed the audios so that the commercials, intro and bumpers all sounded well together. As the bumpers, intros and commercials were all done last week the bulk of the editing was put into making everything sound good. It did get tiring listening to my own voice but it wasn’t too bad.

Fearless Femmes

I really enjoyed this week, I felt like it Brough me closer to my character and my ideas were really flowing. I am looking forward to creating the prod cast and everyone bringing their ideas together.

Although I have never worked with any of the people in my group before, we are a really productive team and everyone is able to share ideas and mix them together. We made a lot of progress this week with creating bumpers and commercials as well as creating scripts and getting to know each other characters better. For the update I included a little about the storyline and what’s to come. We met as a group on Monday and have been using google docs and the group chat as a form of communication.

For the radio show design I wanted to use something that represented everyone in the group as well as highlighted the aura we were going for. I think with our podcast we are a space that celebrates women in general there is not one specific characteristic that I wanted to showcase over others.

At the beginning of audio assignment two I internationally wanted to try something new however, I wanted my assignments to actually be used so I decided against waisting time trying to learn new skills. Though this was a tough decision I think it ended up working very well and I was able to develop on skills I already had.

The daily creates for this week were also intriguing, I think my favorite was the keypunch the sound was really satisfying. This week was also grad fair so I have a lot of time to think about graduation which is a little nerve wracking but I have been trying to get through it. I have also been using this time to just think about the future.

Radio show Bumper

Going into this assignment I was definitely more confident than the first time. I knew what I wanted to do and I knew exactly how to accomplish it. I made this bumper with the intention of it being used mid show as a breathing point that was not too long, but allowed for the radio show to change topic if need be. One if the ember of the group came up with the name and then I just thought about the kind of breaks I have heard on radio stations and used them as a framework. I then went to the website Artlist.io to find copyright free music. I wanted the music to flow with the narrative of the show so it would not distract or bring people out of the experience. I searched through multiple audios and landed on the one I eventually used for this bumper, I felt like it embodied a show with a more layed back element that was welcoming. I recorded my voice first and then mixed it with outside audio in premier pro.

Commercial For Something That Dosen’t exist

As I was looking fro an additional audio assignment to do that might be helpful with the podcast I stubled upon this idea to create a 45 second commerical fro an object that did not exist. My group and I had discussed previously about situations we could incloude in our podcast that were related to the theme of the class and one of them was a girl who think her roommate is a robot because she does not eat. This idea tied in with the begining of the class when talking about the importance of eyes within blade runner, I thought of contact lenses that would enable humans to be able to know who the cyborgs where. I think the idea was pretty funny and I a greate time executing it. I completed it similarly to the bumper however I had to think of various senarios that would result in a person thinking that their friend was a cyborg. Once I came up with a script I used my phones voice memo and recording myself speaking and them I went to Artlist.io and mixed the audios together in premier pro.

This week was really productive for our radio show. We met on Monday to discuss everything and create a solidified plan. We also divided all the aspect of the project to specific people so that nobody was doing more or less than they were supposed to. We organized a plan to meet in the DKC and use their podcasting equipment. We felt as though this would get us the best audio quality possible. As there are five of us using a phone would not be feasible, it also would be difficult to hear everyone and would interrupt the flow of the show. For our show idea we decided to host a radio show that acted as an advice forum where people could call in regarding various situations they had and we would provide advice the best way our character knew how to.

During the middle of the week member of the group also started to create bumpers and intros for the radio show as well as develop a script that would be useful to keep track of things we wanted to say. Though there was discussion of the limitations of structure we came together and realized that we could create an outline for the time we have to speak just to keep us on track.

For next week we are set to record the show and them implement the various additional audios created.

This week was pretty laid back, it almost gave me a more anxiety because I felt like I was missing something. I do not know many people in the class so, that was a fear I had when joining a group however it was fairly easy. I emailed the people who were in the google sheets and we created a group chat and are planning on creating a centralized plan for the podcast on Monday. I am exited as our podcast is going to be centered around our female characters. I think there is a lot we can do however I think it will be difficult to get our characters to interact because our characters are vastly different from one another, but we will figure it out. We have a lot of ideas we are just trying to streamline them.

The daily creates were also really interesting, when making them I often want to push myself to be more creative and I think this has been really fun to continue to do.

I think this has been my favorite week, I think everyone was able to be creative in really different ways. I also enjoyed getting to know people’s characters a little better, I think these assignments allowed us to use our skills in different ways that I really enjoyed.

I enjoy having to go into the mind of my character, I believe that Lady Bird would be a tone of fun by she is probably more aggressive than I am in her own personal beliefs. I think her reactions to the anti-propaganda posts signify her relationship to belief that I was able to cultivate in the assignments I created last week. When creating her reactions.

For the reporting on the scene assignment, I had a lot of fun pretending to be a reporter, I used my experience writing for the weekly ringer to be able to write for the front page as well as decipher what information I wanted to include. I think I could have included a little more if I watched all the Terminator movies more than once. But I still think the front page came out really great.

For the anti-propaganda assignment, I really struggled with what I should create. I think because there are so many different ways to convey a message that I kind of overwhelmed myself. So to tackle this, I started to think about movies that have wider elements of social conversations. A bugs life and the bee movie where movies that came to be almost immediately because they both center worker “insects” that are looked past. Last week within one of my assignments I made a propaganda video about AI taking over so I wanted to carry over the sentiment and that’s how I landed on pigeons. I often think it is upsetting that pigeons are really useless, because we forced them to work and then kind of left them out to dry. I remember watching a video of a pigeon failing to build a nest and to was really eye opening to see the damage that was able to happen that was done though technological advances that benefitted us but destroyed them. That was my thought process while creating my Canva anti-propaganda post.

My favorite daily create this week was the gif one as I love an excess to bring up my favorite movie however, I am also enjoying doing more poetry, it’s therapeutic.

I actually enjoy commenting, I used to think that my comments had to be in detail however, I’ve realized that sometimes ‘this is really funny and I think you did this really well’ is enough. I think when people do good work they should be praised for it so I’m glad that we comment and also vote. My own personal goal for the rest of the semester will be to publish my assignments earlier, sometimes I get nervous and then forget to actually publish them which is a hurdle I have to get over. I’ll get over it eventually. Additionally, my other issue is my grade because, I can’t see it.

I also got new glasses so now my eyes won’t burn when I’m working on projects

I think these posts specifically speak to Lady Birds dissatisfaction with the current state of the world. She is anti-government and understands that society is inevitable an infinite cycle that feeds on itself and causes suffering.

I think specifically she would like the idea that this highlights the empty promises of politicians that are often not seen during their campaigning. Politicians consistently make promises that they are not able to keep and even when it is in your face directly people still refuse to understand that politicians don’t often fulfill things they say especially when it comes towards helping working class people. Lady Bird would think that people understand this is not only a need by a must if ever social change was on the horizon.