Schools Out For Summer Links May 6, 2014

May 6, 2014

Yesterday, I wrapped up my last final exams for the Spring semester. Here are some links that either helped me for studying or distracted me from studying.

Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced - Scott Collura - IGN

The next Star Wars is due out December 18, 2015. The old cast will be joined by several new cast members. Unless you're really into Harry Potter or Attack The Block you probably won't immediately recognize many of the new cast members.

Understanding Reciprocity in Photography - Keith Trigwell - PictureCorrect

If you're into photography, one of the things you know, or should know, is reciprocity. It's something I picked up the gist on pretty quickly in class, but it's not an easy concept and can be confusing at times. This article did a pretty good job of explaining reciprocity.

A guy was attacked by a squirrel while attempting to take a selfie - Jonathan Corbett - Happy Place

Simply hilarious. After getting a selfie with the squirrel, the guy gets attacked by said squirrel. Luckily (for us) his mom was there to capture THAT moment.

GIFs From Last Week April 28 - May 4, 2014

May 5, 2014

Here are some GIFs I made last week that didn't get feature anywhere, other than Twitter:

This was a request by CSN Houston reporter Julia Morales

The voices in my head kept yelling "CLOSE YOUR MOUTH!"

Portrait of a Sound Design Artist

April 22, 2014

This is a really cool video my media arts teacher had us watch:

A man standing alone in a shed hitting a bath with a mallet could be seen as mad, but in the world of sound design, it's the norm. Ali Lacey is an eccentric sound design artist, and this short portrait allows us a closer look into the world of sound design. Directed, Shot and Edited by Josh Bennett - http://stormandshelter.com Music and Sound Design by Ali Lacey - http://novoamor.co.uk/ Check out his latest sample library - http://goo.gl/Ng34AQ Filmed at Stylee Studios in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Produced by Storm+Shelter http://stormandshelter.com http://facebook.com/stormandshelter http://twitter.com/strmnshltr

As an accomplished podcaster this is really interesting stuff. I've started getting into other forms of audio such as the soundscape I did over Spring Training which a few people seemed to enjoy. I would love to do a project that puts together several different sounds into a song like the video above, one day.

Make sure you check out the Soundscape section under Media for some of my non-podcast audio work.