Monday, March 14, 2011

Hearing things

What can I do with a story in sound that I can’t in print? You can give your characters voices which helps define them and can completely change the way something is meant. Voice establishes emotion and character, in the story and in manipulating your audience's emotions. You can also allude to things in simple ways with sound. For instance if you hear a 'booing' sound you associate it with unpopularity. You can also establish atmosphere and setting.
How does sound limit? Well, if you're talking about sound alone, it lacks a visual component. Visuals help us judge and they help us distinguish in all the ways sound does. One uses sight and the other hearing to tell a tale and stimulate the audience. And print helps us paint a picture of what we are hearing.
What does sound ask of “readers”? It asks a so-called "reader" to listen and make sense of what they're listening to.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Podcast Ideas

I really want my podcast to be interesting, but I can't decide on what it should be about. I really can't decide. I'm thinking of just telling a story about possibly an injury I sustained or something traumatic, but entertaining that has happened to me. However, when I try to think of an example I come up blank. It's annoying because I know there are plenty of examples, I just can't think of them when I need to. Hmm, maybe I'll just talk about a collection of short, random stories from various times in my life. 3-5 minutes is a tough length to work with because once I get started I might have trouble wrapping it up.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Abled by tech

I'm abled by technology in several ways. I am able to find resources easier than I normally would. Search engines help with that, in addition to giving access to quick answers. If I want to know what something looks like I can simply type it into google images. Not everything displayed will be what I want but you can figure it out by being assisted by definitions and answers from other users. The internet is an endless resource. I am also able to stay in touch with people through social networking and I can even help make a name for myself. I could probably be an internet celebrity if I wanted. I might try being funny or just really annoying and outragous.