As a self-proclaimed writer (since I do enjoy writing stories and working with words), I struggle with the actual act of writing. It sounds ironic, but I find more often than not that I need to force myself to write, instead of perpetually putting it off.
For my class this semester RPW 300 (formerly ENGL 300) Writing In The Professions, we were given the assignment of making a movie project. For this video project I used Windows Movie Maker. The criteria of the assignment was to use multiple images/clips/videos, multiple quotes/references, multiple music sources, multiple layers/filters/transitions/effects, and it had to be multiple minutes long. The theme or scope of the content was more student-focused. We got to talk about our profession, some issue in reference to our profession, or how the field of 'rhetoric and professional writing' can speak to our career path.
So as a Creative Writer, I've been doing some digging into the work of Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid). I love stories, I love writing, and I love working with music (whether it's arranging songs in a playlist, or the actual composing of them). There's something about the "juxtaposition between radically different materials" (as DJ Spooky puts it) that fascinates me. And I find that my career path is leaning towards that of a DJ, or similarly -- a MC (hence the nickname "MC Zephy").
Through my growth as a writer, I've also been encouraged by the work of a Canadian musician, Lights Poxleitner. The way she approaches music, and the emotional situations music arises from, just speaks mountains to my applesauce.
Weird, I know, but still perfectly normal.
[My original description is longer than what YouTube will allow. If you would like to see it, let me know.]
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References
(I do not own any rights to any of the following clips/resources)
Music used:
"Brin + Dislocation" -- DJ Spooky
"Fuse + The Five Steps" -- DJ Spooky
"Afterimage + The First Reading" -- DJ Spooky
(from the Rhythm Science CD)
"The Tarkaan Stranger" -- Focus on the Family Radio Theatre: CS Lewis' "The Horse and His Boy" audio soundtrack
http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Narnia-Complete-Radio-Theatre/dp/1589971493
"In the Time of Disorder" -- Chrono Cross video game soundtrack (Square Enix)
"Life -- Faraway Promise" -- Chrono Cross video game soundtrack (Square Enix)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Cross
"Leap In the Dark" -- Final Fantasy X video game soundtrack (Square Enix)
"Out of the Frying Pan" -- Final Fantasy X video game soundtrack (Square Enix)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_x
Books used:
Begbie, Jeremy S. Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007. (Page 54). Print.
Lewis, C. S., and Walter Hooper. Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories. San Diego: Harcourt, 2002. (Pages 7-8). Print.
Miller, Paul D. Rhythm Science: Paul D. Miller, Aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Ed. Peter Lunenfeld. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Mediawork / MIT, 2004. (Pages 21, 37, 56-57). Print / CD.
Taylor, Daniel. "Story-shaped Faith." The Power of Words and the Wonder of God. Ed. John Piper and Justin Taylor. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2009. 105-20. (Page 116). Print.
Video clips used (from):
Dragonball Z: Wrath of the Dragon [movie]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Wrath_of_the_Dragon
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End [movie]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449088/
Number1AnimationFan. ""Book Report" from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!"" YouTube.com. 28 Oct. 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.
"Bleach." Episodes 124-125. Anime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(manga)
Dragonball Z. Episode "Save The World." Anime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_episodes
DallasMuseumofArt. "DJ Spooky on Duchamp at Dallas Museum of Art." YouTube.com. 2 Oct. 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_jtK-WRegA.
"No Weenies Allowed & Squilliam Returns SpongeBob Video [Squilliam Returns]." Spongebob Squarepants / Nickelodeon. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/play/weenies-squilliam-returns-full.
mVids. "LIGHTS Exclusive Interview." YouTube.com. 10 Dec. 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBGWbKY4Uw.
andPOP. "andPOP Interviews Lights." Youtube.com. 1 Mar. 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkhy2AwElc&feature=fvw.
Digimon: The Movie [movie]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon:_The_Movie
Cheerio753. "Put One Foot in Front of the Other- Side By Side." Youtube.com. 13 Feb. 2010. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgjBWTPZI4E&feature=related.
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