April, 2013

Community

Apr 28, 2013 No Comments by

GIFTS, Since the end of February I have been hooked on a comedy series called Community. It is a quirky, artsy show about 7 community college students who are very diverse in age and personalities, but become best friends. There are 4 seasons so far, and the first 3 are on Netflix. There are a […]

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“Welcome to the Monkey House”

Apr 28, 2013 No Comments by

Hi GIFTS! I’ve been reading “Welcome to the Monkey House” by Kurt Vonnegut. It is a collection of short stories. Many of them are odd and have interesting turns. It is very fun to read, and being the technological person that I am, it is interesting to see his view on technology and the harm […]

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Lisa Steele

Apr 27, 2013 No Comments

Hey GIFTS! This month I am doing a project on Lisa Steele, a Canadian video artist and I thought I could post about this amazing medium of art! It is something that we are not necessarily as exposed to or used to in popular culture, but it is such an important art form for our […]

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Classic Black and White

Apr 27, 2013 No Comments

Hey GIFTS, In my video production class, we have been doing lots of studying of classic black and white films, our next project is to make a film in black and white. One of my favorites and timeless classics, Psycho, by the great Albert Hitchcock. That movie ( all though dated ) is just the […]

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