This blog is dedicated to the observation and study of all aspects of media and how it relates to us.
I'll be writing about advertising, music, movies graphic design, literature and television and the tools they use to communicate with you along with various other topics regarding all things media and technology related.
If you have questions or want to discuss a topic, just leave a comment! I'd be happy to discuss it!
In the world of media, Text is any object that can be read and then interpreted by a person/people. If you think about it, that pretty much refers to anything you see. When you see something, your brain processes the image and then interprets it. You know know what that object is and you have given it a function or value. Intertextuality is the relationship between two or more texts. Most of the time, a text may be used to make a future text more relatable between the itself and the those reading it.
Why do we refer to objects as texts then instead of message? Thats because the term message is singular in its meaning. It follows the linear model of communication which has a sender, a message, and a receiver and thats a very concrete model. With text, you read the object through your television, computer, radio, ect. and you interpret it as if you were reading a book. Thats what makes text a better term to work with as opposed to a "message"; you can bring more of you to the table this way.
Hey, everybody! It's Vince here and today I'm going to blog about some things I learned this week concerning job hunting in the recording industry. I know last monday during my Comm 203 class Mr. Williams gave us some advice when it comes to finding a job in any media related field. It's a very competitive world and they best way to stay ahead of the game is having connections with people who have connections with people who have jobs in that field.
So to help me learn about where to look for possible careers in the recording, I turned to my Careers in Communications book and went to chapter 5, page 96, and got some helpful information on some websites that allow people to communicate with others who have the same interests. Some of those sites include: RIAA.com (The Recording Industry Association of America), SPARS.com (The Society of Professional Audio Recording Services), and AES.org (Audio Engineering Society). Some of these sites require a small fee for access to certain forums and information, but for someone who needs all the help he can get in this economy, is it can help get me a job, Then it would be well worth it.
Hello, its Vince again, and I would like to take some time here to write about the purpose of my blog.
I hope to use this blog to showcase some of my skills in the near future in the art of music and maybe some art. I also hope that this site can help me find connections with people who share my interests in what i do and love, which is mostly music. I play the drums and have been playing them for about 6 years and am very passionate about it. I am currently learning a lot about music technology, mostly recording, and am looking into getting a new set of drums so I can record with better clarity. My dream someday is to have my own recording studio, but in the meantime I want to learn all I can about the industry, technology, and business of that field. Getting on the drum subject again, I really want to do covers of popular songs like this dude here,
When I saw this video i was astounded. I have seen lots of good drum covers, but this guy, Cobus Potgieter, was amazing to listen to and to watch. This was just one of his many videos, but the all contain the same amount of awesomeness and passion. Thats what I want to do!
Now about that drum set I want to get, I was thinking about going electronic on this one. I already have an acoustic set that I love dearly even though it's nothing special. My Sonar Force 1003 is the set I have been using for 6 years. Not being made of money, I have made very small attachment upgrades like a few Sabian cymbals and a double bass pedal, but thats about it. So I'm thinking that it is time for an upgrade.
I still want to keep my old set but space is limited where I live so i might sell it after all. Well, thats all for this update! I will hopefully post more blog updates in the future so keep an eye out! Thanks for reading!
