Thanksgiving post.

So even thought Thanksgiving was week 14 I did do some work while in LA. I took more shots of the art I will be using for my sight. There is still lot's to be done but at that time the LA sights were all I could focus on. I hope everyone had a nice little break!

My Video

Here is my personal video explaining my sight.

Script:
Intro
Site Description

Music:
The Blank Manuscript
Mex Tape
Turbo Sonidero Futuristico

Images:
Viva la Tranza Graffiti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmBSwErnnmA

Our group video!

Check out our video we did for our group project!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICt2aceLrNE

Group "Tattoos" Script:

“Calavera Tattoo Shop"

Location: Oakland, California
Who: Group “Tattoo” will be making a trip to Oakland California to Salon Tenampa for Calaver Tattoo shop’s second anniversary.
What: Calavera Tattoo shop will be holding a huge celebration for their 2nd year of business. There will be music, theatre performances and a lot of piercings and tattoos.
Where: 925 High Street, Oakland, Ca
When: November 15, 2009
Why: We will be shooting various shots of their celebrations to promote their shop as well as get some of their fans feedback about tattoos.
Day of the shoot:

• We will film a few of their 50 free tattooed fans and get some testimonies of their tattoos and their overall experiences.

Group Project/ Support for Calavera Tattoo Shop!

My group and I the “Tattoos,” will be filming shorts on people getting tattoos at the 2nd annual Calavera Tattoo Shop anniversary in Oakland California. This event will feature Calavera Tattoo shop’s finest artist. The manager has agreed to let us film as a way to promote his shop and also have people come have fun and enjoy their second year of business. If anyone form the class would like to join they are more than welcome to, there will be free piercing and tattoo for the first 50 people. More info can be found at: http://www.myspace.com/calaverastattoo666.

Video Editing

I have never used Final Cut or any video editing program, but from what I have observed it seems a lot like pro tools. The difference with video editing is that you use images then you tie in the audio portion of whatever that image is. I’m sure that if I were to use Vegas or imovie, or any sort of video editing software it will be fairly understandable. The video that is attached is a project I worked on about 2 years ago, I did learn some video editing using Final Cut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wVun5OpPK4

Group Project:

The “Tattoo’s” will be making :30 sec. videos of people going through the process of getting a tattoo. We have a few locations in mind, but we'll most likely go with a shop in Downtown San Jose. We will be using local artist for our music, this will be a good way to promote the shop as well as to shine some light on local San Jose performers.

Flash MX vs. Flash CS4

Flash MX seems very similar to the latest version of flash. The same concepts still apply, but CS4 has a lot more features to offer. For example tweening and the transition of frames, which are Flash MX features, can be done using CS4’s Flash and Photoshop.

***This is a sad example of my name using Flash CS4***

My Website

I've finally decided on what my website is going to be dedicated to... Cultura, Arte y Musica! Im going to title it "Viva la Tranza." The idea came from friends turning me on to graffiti art, but also to support local music/artists and exploring cultures. I can't wait to start adding music and what not, so far I'm working on the images for the banner and the rollover buttons.

Hello Seahorse

This Friday there is going to be an event that is BLOWING UP the Spanish Music scene in LA. Automatico will be bringing us the best of Latin Rock, to Miami Beach Club, along with the band Hello Seahorse from Mexico who will be performing. I am very pleases to present new music to the public at KSJS and open their mind to new up and coming artists like Hello Seahorse, because it is time to get out of the Mana mindset. With that said Check out the flyer!

Gaff Art...

Recently I have really gotten into graffiti art. Magazines like juxtaposed and clout have really demonstrated the talent that lurks in nearby cities. Chicago and NY many be some of the bigger cities with a lot of graffiti and “bombings” to offer, but Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Jose and Oakland have remarkable works that deserve recognition. I recommend both magazines I mentions because they really give credit where it’s deserved!

Blogging/ Podcasting

I was first introduced to blogging when I was in high school with the site xanga.com. I would write about the BS drama of high school. Blogging is an online diary in which people either complain, promote, or seriously try and inform readers of interesting thoughts and experiences. I stopped writing in my xanga after a while because I was annoyed with the things I would write and diaries were never my thing. Blogging can be fun when there is valuable information being written. With that said check out www.partyben.com, he has some sick mixes!

Podcasting is something I have been into for the past 2 years because I have take part in 2 online radio shows. One was through the company generacion radio and the second is union rocker radio. Both have positive feedback as well as strong recognition with its market. Bands that would be interviewed on the show would have the chance to interact with fans/ listener as well as later post their interview on their band sites. Radio has come a long way and hopefully it will continue to grow the way it has been.

The Net

We are a generation that is far more progressive and productive then any other. Our usage of the Internet is vital to our everyday life; from facebook to ebay to online classes, we certainly depend on the Internet to get us through daily tasks. Our advantage of the Internet has in a way limited our desired to have face to face conversations instead, we accept emails, instant messages and chats to converse with our peers and loved ones. Perhaps we will one day go back to those one on one conversations; but for now we will settle with facebook to express ourselves and online sites to entertain us for long periods of time.

My top 10 sites to visit/ The first week of class.

Top 10 Sites:
1. Facebook.com
2. Myspace.com
3. justin.tv/unionrockertv
4. partyben.com
5. torrid.com
6. youtube.com
7. hulu.com
8. pandora.com
9. google.com
10. yahoo.com


The first week of Class:
I have been attending SJSU for 4 years now and this by far has been the worse beginning of the semester. The word of the week was "intimidation," every professor was on dick mode and were turning people down left and right. Then again I don't blame them since there is nothing that can be done by them other then turn students down. I believe it is up to us to make a change in our education system and protest the unfair increases we are facing. With that said it is time to do something about this! Who's with me?! Well I guess not, but that was what I felt a lot of this entire 2 weeks we have been back.