W11-14-Animation | December 14, 2009

Created by Julio Terra and myself

W8-10-ShortFilm | November 16, 2009

Short movie assignment, with Arturo, Eric and Julio

W7-Sound Project | November 9, 2009

Country Song

W6-Stop Motion | October 27, 2009

Some issues here with the green screen…

W6-Understanding McLuhan | October 26, 2009

Marshall McLuhan – Understanding MEDIA Almost every revolutionary thinker I’ve come across, seems to substantiate that fact, first and foremost, by crushing his predecessors, McLuhan pushes it even farther, and does not rest until all those who came before him subside into a corner after bashed into a bloody pulp. He stops for no one, […]

W4-Comm Lab | October 12, 2009

W4-Walter Benjamin | October 5, 2009

Walter Benjamin, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” – Response This piece though somewhat dense, still seems quite relevant when discussing the behavior and nature of mass media. Walter Benjamin’s keen observation on the effect of technological tools upon communication in modern culture has been extremely influential such a profound way […]

The Machine Stops | September 28, 2009

The Machine Stops is a somewhat humorous portrayal of human decadence and decay, as comfort and supposedly higher ideals take the place of the natural and humane. While reading, and as the story unfolds, I found myself wondering, when are WE? Are we in past, on our way to an ominous future, or in fact […]

Orality and Literacy – Response | September 20, 2009

Reading the first four chapters of Walter Ong’s Orality and Literacy, has been difficult as much as it was revealing. The text was indeed challenging and at times almost undecipherable, especially at the wee hours of the night, despite all that I found it to be intensely thought provoking and enlightening (shocking how many things […]