As I was searching for videos to add subtitles to for this assignment, I randomly ran across this one and new it was perfect! It’s like a double stuffed oreo buffalax.
So check this- It’s a video of an African man singing a Hindi song… then both him and his Indian friend (who is shooting the video) proceed to talk in English. He expresses his love for India and Hindi music.
First lets get a little deep, put on your scuba-gear please…
This video is a beautiful example of identity, globalization, and expression. This is a Hindi song being song by a man who has never been to India, and is of a culture thousands of miles away from it. Yet he sings it beautifully, and you can see how much he loves it. An Indian man is filming this. This alone is showing how people of cultures thousands of miles away are so connected through something like music. Also that they both communicate via English. A language not even originated in either of there cultures. This is also a show of globalization (as well as colonialism, I’m going to take a wild guess and state that there connection was probably made during the age of colonialism. Probably both colonized by the British back in the day- India definitely was). While I’m no fan of colonialism, I see a beautiful mashup of cultures here.
Now for my creation…
-My brother in this video needs some bengay
- He thinks its pierre, but changes his mind and decides its booger
- It is numb, his son is numb, Taryka (his girl?) is numb… he needs more (bengay)
… As you can all see this is serious. Someone help the man….
So after taking part in the 7 day challenge , I decided it was only right to also do its mash-up assignment. At first I had no idea where to even start… so I started going through the daily create archive. As I viewed creation after creation, it sort of bloomed into the idea that is my mash up. The recipe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aforgrave/7553769712/sizes/c/ <— tornadoe on ocean pic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ6j27e4jJk&feature=player_embedded <—- shaky cup in storm clip
http://soundcloud.com/mindofamasri/windy-rainstorm <— wind and rain
- a little voice recording
- VideoPad Video Editor (shout out to Chanda for exposing me to it!) <– check out her blog its awesome!
- some cool transitions
- a sprinkle of humor
I took a telemarketing sound clip, and cut it off with a rude warning of a storm. There have been storm warnings almost every other day here in Northern Va for the past few weeks, so it was only right.
For today’s Daily Create assignment, the task was to take a photograph of an animal that you think represents your personality. I choose a horse. I feel as if a horse represents my personality because they are strong, stand tall and are free spirited. I feel a certain kinship with them. I think of myself as strong person, maybe a little to strong at times. And I most certainly consider myself a free spirit, I don’t feel restrained and constricted by boundaries, I just want to run. But the most important trait that I feel we have in common is that we stand tall, no matter how many times I get knocked down in life… I will get back up. they push threw and strive and embrace their strength and they can carry a lot of weight on their back without breaking.
For one of my last Daily Create assignments the task was to draw a picture of a flower with your eyes closed. So I did! I grabbed a piece of paper and a sharpie and had at it. For me, it was just drawing a bunch of circles with a line, with a touch of guesstimating where I was on the page in proximity to where I started. I am actually surprised that it came out looking like an actual flower. I think I draw a lot better with my eyes closed than I do when they are opened. With that being said, I think that I should stick to that method. Isn’t it purdy?
Another week gone like dust in the wind! Sorry to report that I fell off the daily create challenge this week, after completing 8 consecutive challenges, but here’s the 3 I did get published:
This wasn’t too difficult to do. I walked around my home, tuning up my listening skills to hear soft sounds that I probably over look. It’s been hot as Hades here in Fredericksburg this summer and my AC has been working overtime. I admit, I’m fearing the resulting electric bill! The AC softly blows the lovely cold air from the vents in a glorious, quiet murmur of sound. Almost a white noise, usually taken for granted. To get this sound bit, I simply turned on my SoundCloud app on my iPhone and stuck it into the vent to capture the sound…and nothing but the beautiful sound of cool air comforting me! No alterations necessary, worked like a charm.
My first idea for this challenge was to photograph the stray dog hair that is usually attracted to my work clothes, but, of course, the one time I want to see it there, it wasn’t. So I took a stroll through my home again, and a walk down memory lane. A stuffed Simba and Nala from the Lion King are attracted by a magnet in their noses! The Lion King was my oldest son’s very 1st favorite movie and he carried the VHS tape with him EVERYWHERE! I found these guys among the other well-loved but forgotten childhood treasures. (circa 1994?)
I wanted to record a butterfly or dragonfly fluttering around, but the weather apparently wasn’t pretty enough or they are camera-shy and hiding. Whatever the reason, I couldn’t find any even though I looked for them for hours. Oh, well. Next best thing for flight…and airport! Fortunately for me, my office overlooks Dulles International Airport! Unfortunately, my timing was off and I was unable to capture the arrival or departure of aircraft. So I simply recorded a sample of my view of the airport and it’s activities from my vantage point. Not too exiting, I’d say, but it was original!
Next week is the last for daily creates for ds106, although I plan on continuing to participate, as time allows. It’s a good excuse to keep “making art, damn it!” if even on a smaller scale!
Everyone tries to stand out but they rather end up conforming to what everyone else is doing.
The video “Everything is a Remix” shows the level of ‘originality’ or lack thereof. In the past years – music, videos, and even movies have become a repetition of others or an extension of a preexisting movie. He further explains how even the most ‘original’ movies of all time are not as original as we think. I agree with this theory. Originality is important, but as he stated in the beginning of the video, maybe we prefer the familiar. This could explain why we are consistent with retelling stories over and over and over again. It makes us feel comfortable.
For explain, disney movies have been told, retold and continue to be made into stories and movies with different twist. There are probably over 200 movies that are an extension of disney stories. So how original is that?
This may not be a bad thing. No. Taking a story and adding your own flavor can transform it into a new and improved version of the old story. There is a difference between being inspired by something and copying something, exactly word for word. I see no harm of constantly improving something that already exists. It’s all a part of life. I look at it like this, two different people can view the same exact thing, differently.
For many years I was interested in learning ASL – American Sign Language. A few months ago I promised myself that I will find classes and teach myself how to sign language. I am not yet fluent, however, I am still learning. In this tutorial video I will teach you a few phrases in ASL. I created this footage on my iPhotos Video, then edited using iMovies. I added subtitles and enhanced the background music (since I was sitting at a coffee shop).
For this assignment I had to chose words (randomly) and do google image search on the words I chose randomly. I selected the first visible photos for the words. Then I created a story by utilizing iMovies.
For this Video assignment, I was supposed to go out into the wilderness and observe nature. I recorded a 30 second video on the beautiful outdoors. I captured this video with my iPhone and uploaded it directly to YouTube. Enjoy!
Camp is now over (see the final story. If you are craving an experience like this, head over to ds106 and see how to participate. For more on the Summer of Magic Macguffin, see.....
