Fabricating Beauty - Body Talk

Write a comment sharing your ideas and feeling about this video. When you are complete, read and comment on 2 other classmate's posts. You may choose to answer some of the following questions:

- What did you find most surprising?

- What types of techniques did you see being used to alter/modify the images of the models?

- Do you think the models feel about their images being manipulated?- Why do you think advertisers employ the techniques (such as lighting, air brushing, camera angles, etc.) in their advertisements?

- Are advertisers manipulating their audiences?

- Have you felt manipulated by advertisements in the past?

- How might the techniques used in advertisements affect the audience?

- How might these advertising techniques affect how a viewer feels about him/herself as well as others in the community? 

Photo Manipulations

Read the attached article (CLICK HERE) and post a comment of your thoughts. You may choose to answer the following questions: 

Why do you think Kate Winslet complained about the magazine photos? 

Do you think that magazines should be required to identify any manipulations made to images in their magazines? 

Are you aware of any similar complaints or lawsuits that have been filed by famous people over image manipulation? 

Putting MP3 Files into Audacity

Here is how you are going to copy your songs to Audacity and select only the part that you want to play.

CLICK HERE to watch!

How to Convert Songs on ITunes to MP3

This short video will help guide you through the process of properly placing your songs on a USB to bring to class to incorporate in your project. CLICK HERE!

REMEMBER: If you have any questions or need any assistance, see me!

March Break Fun!

Looking forward to hearing how you have been spending your March Break? Has there been any highlights so far?

Habemus Papam

We have a Pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. On March 13, 2013 the College of Cardinals elected the 266th Bishop of Rome, Francis. With the new Pope come many first. Francis is the first Pope to be elected from the South America, he is from Argentina. Here is a short video about Pope Francis.

Do you have any thoughts so far?

Audacity Support

How to reduce volume on one track in Audacity

How to use the time shift tool to place songs and audio in the part that you want them in Audacity