Hey Everyone out there! I am still here! I just took a break from the blog for awhile, partly because I wasn't sure what to do with it--but I'm looking forward to using it more and more. I'll have to think about what I want to write about and maybe my projected audience. I'm not sure how many people are actually reading this and that will help determine a LOT.
Anyway--hope all is well with you!
Whew! This semester has flown by pretty quickly! I've been thinking through my presentation--sent my abstract to Shannon already so I'm good to go there...I've got my questions that I am going to ask myself in front of the video--and in front of the audio, so I'll get that going--tomorrow. Today I am going to finish some of the smaller projects within the larger project. Yay! It's good to be at that stage, but it's a lot of work. Still being secretive though...cause I can.
Angela
So, I have been working/thinking through my project and my presentation so much that I forgot to post on this thing. As addicting as it can be, it's easy to forget as well. It's kinda weird because after reading Free Culture last summer for the class and considering that what I am doing is personal (I don't plan on selling it, etc.) I'm kinda chucking that out the window and the rules--well I don't think about them much. I do LOVE the text though and I think that his message is important--especially since the whole idea of remixing in our culture is one that goes beyond computer/digital technologies, yet it is the focus of much attention. I wonder why that is? We sort of talked about today in Susan's class the idea that in a capitalist society, the free usage of intellectual property is more or less thwarted because of copyright and all of that but Lessig establishes in his text that everything has been based on something. What would happen if someone initially had put a copyright protection sort of thing on actions, in and of themselves, and we were (for example) forbidden to write any type of work at all because the action of writing created problems with copyright? I realize that may seem extreme, but it's something that I am thinking about.
My project itself is a lot of fun. I think that I am going to focus on the presentation part of it later today, as I "interview" myself with a couple of questions about the conception of the project and all of that. I am sure I'll piece them together. I also hope to have something to share for class (whether it be a presentation draft or a revision of Fifteen Minutes--or maybe both. We'll see) but the project itself is going rather swimmingly...and I am hoping to have between 3 and 6 different segments--depending on how much time allows, but this also may be something that I think about continuing on for me later. We'll see.
Anyway, those are my thoughts right now about the readings and my project. ttyl
Hey everyone,
After last night's class discussion, I went on a search to find a free YouTube Download Software--and found this! It actually works. Make sure that you save it as an AVI file so that you can edit it.
You can either go to the "Techie Tips" or click on the title link here.
Have fun!
Okay, so it's quite possible that my trailer left things rather open-ended for my final project. That's kinda the point! I have sketched together a few things that I want to put together; however, I think I am going to let this project unfold as it happens. I want there to be several parts to this project, and I will say that I have two parts near completion and one more that is about half way completed. So now you know there are three parts even though I haven't explained what they are exactly. I'd like for there to be around five or six segments. It just depends on how much time I have (considering that I have two other final papers that will be expected as well...can't just drop everything for this can I? I think my teachers might get upset!)
There are a few people that know the ideas behind the sketches, and I would hope that they will not say anything...it will all come together in due time. Until then, enjoy the trailer.
Perhaps I will put up clips later...
Okay guys--here's the trailer for the stuff I am doing...Enjoy the funnies!
Just to be clear--
Music Credits:
"What do you do with a B.A. in English/It Sucks to be Me" Avenue Q
"9-to-5" Dolly Parton (written for the movie 9-to-5)
As far as the images, they're all mine (taken with my camera, either by me or someone for me)
AK.
