James Cameron and Celine Dion are taking over the world...

This guy is everywhere it seems. Not only did he just put out another mega blockbuster with Avatar, but his one before that, Titanic, is still just as a alive as ever...

Also, Celine Dion gets thrown into these references, so its not just Cameron, but the two together that get so often mentioned, thus inspiring this rant.

I had three classes in a row yesterday, in three different genres of study, and had all three teachers in some way or another mention the film Titanic.

In TCF, Dr. R mentioned how the score of Titanic with Celine Dion belting as the ship sinks would have sucked without that...

Then, in Stress Management, we were practicing mediatation methods and the professor says "just imagine Celine Dion singing the song from Titanic as you monitor your breathing"... I immediately notice this as the second Titanic/Celine reference and think, "what the fuck is up with this?"

THEN, in my next class, AMS 300: the histpry of popular music, I fully expected to hear a celine/titanic reference because we have a book we are reading about this canadian dude trying to figure out the worlds obbsession with Dion and why he hates her.... and sure enough, within the first 5 minutes the teacher is comparing some 1930s broadway lyics by Hammerstein to "my heart will go on" and i knew it had happened:

Celine Dion and James Cameron had officially taken over the world as we know it.

-End Rant-

Stories, of the digital variety.

I have had some trouble finding specfic digital stories that i can personally connect to or find interesting in terms of what i normally enjoy. So, in order to complete the assignment, I have decided to post some ones that I thought were good, although I was underwhelmed (which surprised me, partly due to the fact i couldnt find any about the music/film/sports, etc that i follow almost religiously) by most things I found. But, here goes nothing.

So the first one is from the CDS under the place category, titled Untitled. I thought this was good because she incorporated some moving video along with pictures and also some schnazzy editing to add some more "umph" to the piece. I liked the subtitles obviously, as i do not speak espanol very fluently. But what i liked about the context is that she is able to see where she has been in life and use that as a positive towards her future. I screengrabbed the one scene with the line "its not the road, but the destination that counts" because that is true and all of lifes endeavours. You cant appreciate where you are without knowing from whence you came.

And then, I came across this one titled "First Person Digital Story".

The title didnt catch my attention in any specific way, in fact it was one of the less creative ones I saw but decided to click it anyways. Its the story of a daughter celebrating the death of her father in a most peculiar way. The story is told from the POV of one her co-workers/friends and is an unbridled and unfiltered look at the events that unfolded on this night... I really enjoyed this one, so I hope you do to.

First Person Digital Story from Gavin Atilano on Vimeo.

My Audio Project

Okay folks, here is the long awaited debut audio story from "Monsters in the Closet", home of the newest and most badass ghost stories you have ever heard....

Brandon Baker-- Audio Story-- Monsters in the Closet from UA, Telecommunication and Film on Vimeo.


I am just kidding, but it the premise for my audio story. I will admit I procrastinated a little on this one but I think it turned out pretty good. I wanted to do something humorous but not over the top. I struggled to find a good idea until I just sat down and recorded a good ole mad lib rant... and this is what came of it.

Through this project, I learned that telling a story without video, for me, is a lot more difficult than I thought. With only audio, you have to achieve everything you want with just audible sounds and that made it a unique challenge. I feel like I did an okay job of telling a story and I hope you get a kick out of it. So, enjoy.



...On another note, my good friends The Hypsys won the Wakarusa Classic lastnight in ttown at the Jupiter and have earned a spot at the Wakarusa Festival in Arakansas. Here a music video I did for them last semester, boom. So, go check em out or your gonna cry.