The music industry is a complex and constantly evolving field where artists and record labels constantly battle for creative control and revenue. Record labels take on a large amount of risk when they sign with an artist. This leads to a significant upfront investment from the record label, giving the record label more control andContinue reading “Cash, Money, Records Forever – Blog 1 Reid Dahill”
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Living Portraits
For this video I was tasked with taking video portraits of people and combining them over a poem and song. I took a variety of shots of my subjects doing different and interesting actions. I even used my dog! I then picked a poem about faces, which I thought was fitting, and recorded myself readingContinue reading “Living Portraits”
Surviving Com 220
This is a mini documentary I made about my experience in Com220. I answered 4 interview questions and overlaid the interview footage with b-roll shots. I also used photoshop to make a title screen as well as a lower thirds title. At the end of it I added a quote from Benjamin Franklin to inspireContinue reading “Surviving Com 220”
Gate 5 – Project 3
For this assignment I was tasked with a video that needed to embody the theme of “thankful”. I decided the best way to do this would be to film some of the things I’m thankful for. My original idea was to have interviews with my family but I quickly realized it would be better ifContinue reading “Gate 5 – Project 3”
Gate 3 – Project 5 – The Journey
My journey learning about sound editing has been a long one. Starting my first project, making sound scapes for two locations, was very daunting. However, I put my head down and pressed forward. I ended up creating two environments with nothing but sound (https://youtu.be/6dYaprmxT94)(https://youtu.be/MFJfmAaPBZ0). This gave me confidence about what else I could achieve withContinue reading “Gate 3 – Project 5 – The Journey”
Gate 2 – Project 3 – Infographic
I made a infographic on the constantly changing information about the Coronavirus. I used a website called worldometer which is constantly updating its statistics on the Coronavirus. I thought it was important to include the total cases vs how many people are infected right now as well how many people have recovered and died. IContinue reading “Gate 2 – Project 3 – Infographic”
Gate 2 – Task 9 – Influential Professional Designer or Artist
Paul Rand is not only an influencer on graphic design, but arguably considered the father of it. He’s best known for his work with corporate logo designs such as IBM, UPS, Enron, Morningstar, Westinghouse, ABC, and NeXT. He was one of the first to embrace and practice Swiss Style in American commercial graphic design. ThisContinue reading “Gate 2 – Task 9 – Influential Professional Designer or Artist”
Gate 2 – Task 3 – Layer Masks
Gate 2 – Task 10 – Reflection of 3 Digital Designs
The hope Obama poster is one of the most iconic political posters in the world. It has contrasting blue and red colors which make it interesting. Additionally the design aligns on his face mostly splitting the colors. Lastly, the word hope is evocative and was also interchangeable with words like progress and change, giving theContinue reading “Gate 2 – Task 10 – Reflection of 3 Digital Designs”
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