The Phone Call - iMovie

Dear Younger Me...Pod Cast 2.0

Pod Cast 1.0

The first pod cast of many...not!

A Salt Water Company Production

Not Coming Soon In Any Theaters

It's all about the aspect ratio

Three photos....three aspect ratios...all in the "rule of thirds"

3:2

4:3

16:9 

Inspiration

Here are some movie posters, travel posters, CD covers and random images for inspirations...

Movie Posters

Travel Posters

CD Covers

Random

Summer School forging for dinner...

Still Images...

Symmetrically balanced composition

Asymmetrically balanced composition

Obeys rule of closure

Does not obey rule of closure

Close-Up

Long Shot

Balanced Image

Birth of MTV - Public Domain/Licensed for Reuse/Fair Use

Today, with more than 340 million viewers worldwide, MTV is a cultural phenomenon, a force that has changed the worlds of fashion, movies, and music itself. But in 1981, when a small band of men and women started the first 24-hour music channel, no one was interested—except the kids. 

Robert Sam Anson

Images without restriction

The four images below were downloaded from Google Advanced Search and all of their usage rights are "free to use or share." Therefore, they can be used without restriction.

Figure 1. MTV Logo

Figure 2. MTV Logo

Figure 3. MTV Birthday Log

Video without restriction

The following video below is a public domain video from archive.org and show a Tanner Richie music video. Now musicians can promote themselves on the internet and hope for viewers, fans, and one day stardom on MTV.

Fair Use

These photos can be used in a fair use method through having commentary about the demand of MTV when it first was launched and the popularity of MTV and also the combination of the Rolling Stones logo with the MTV logo creating. In addition, discussion about the launching of careers and the popularity of MTV in movies and shows such as Beavis and Butthead.

Figure 5. I want my MTV logo

Figure 6. General MTV collage

Pay to Play - pay to license

This is a promotional commercial produced by MTV in the early 1980's to encourage viewers to demand local cable companies to add the channel to the line-up. After the first year of MTV being a failure the channel launched the "I Want My MTV" campaign which launched its success in the homes of American. MTV used various musicians from all genres to promote the channel and created a marketing success. The popularity of the channel has lasted into the 21st century. 

Gun Bae! Every Culture likes Grilled Meat

Yeogiyo (Attention over here)

Welcome to the land of Korean BBQ, one of my favorite foods to eat! This video produced by the Fung Bros Food breaks down the different elements of Korean BBQ and the proper etiquette of preparing and eating Korean BBQ. The video helps you not only learn about the different types of food but it gives you a crash course on the Korean language. The Fung Bros make learning different cultures fun.

Banchan - Korean side dishes

Banchan are Korean side dishes and can include a variety of veggies, tofu, and even seafood.Yummy!

Jalmukesumneda (I am going to eat very well today).

Cruise to California

The Dreamers TV commercial - Dream Big, Visit California is one of the commercials created by Visit California, the state's travel and tourism commission. The commercial addressed the typical stereotypes of the state and Californians by embracing them in a light hearted manner and incorporates iconic landmarks, celebrities, out-of-the-box activities and breathtaking scenery to entice viewers to visit California. As you will see, the commercial is beautiful, eye-catching, upbeat and plays to perhaps a younger audience but a deeper dive of some of the scenes will show that for the average viewer what is being presented as activities are just dreams. I can say without a doubt I am dreaming about my upcoming trip to California. While it will not include a single activity captured in the commercial it will indeed include big money. Here is the entire ad for your enjoyment.

The commercial begins with singer Sara Bareilles sitting on the hood of a classic convertible playing the guitar right underneath the Hollywood sign (Figure 1). The shot sets up the commercial as being a dream and lets the audience know to start daydreaming even though the producers of commercial so desperately want their concept to be a reality for you and me. But seriously, if I could even find a classic convertible in mint condition to drive around California and then get within 100 feet of the Hollywood sign with no smog to block the view...I would have to dream.

Figure 1. Sara Bareilles

The commercial continues the dream with other iconic California landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge (Figure 2), the Pacific Ocean (Figure 3), the Giant Redwoods (Figure 4), and a movie set (Figure 5). These visuals incorporate activities I might be able to at least entertain doing...well not riding the crazy bike.

Figure 2. Golden Gate Bridge

Figure 3. Pacific Ocean

Figure 4. Redwoods

Figure 5. Move Set

While the iconic landmarks are beautiful this commercial blends in the truly beautiful and famous to sell their state besides Sara, including actor, William Shatner (Figure 6)and pro volleyball player, Kerri Walsh Jennings (Figure 7) and then just a beautiful lady laying out on a beautiful pool (Figure 8), which I am sure is at the local 2 star hotel in K-Town that I will be frequenting in July. In fact there is not one obese, low-income, straggly toothed person in this commercial truly feeding stereotype that all Californians are the physically fit and beautiful (well maybe not the 2015 version of Captain Kirk.I know every visitor to the golden state has those killer abs and therefore, I will, without a hesitation, walk down Venice beach in my booty shorts and bikini top. 

Figure 6. William Shatner

Figure 7. Kerry Walsh Jennings

Figure 8. Beautiful women floating in pool

While this commercial might not be the realistic trip to California for the average viewer, it does contain an excess of outrageous visual eye candy and if Californians have been stereotyped as nothing but excess...because at the end of the day don't we all want to skateboard in the middle of the ocean (Figure 9), camp in the trees (Figure 10), and propel ourselves high in the California blue sunny skies (Figure 11) instead of sitting in eight lanes of traffic on the 405 eating an Animal Style In-N-Out burger for hours.

Figure 9. Skateboard in the middle of the Pacific

Figure 10. Camping in the trees

Figure 11. Propelling over the ocean

Maybe the whole point of this commercial is to dream, dream big as the last slide in the commercial says and the only text in the commercial Figure 12. I will continue to dream about my California trip about the little airbnb studio I will be staying in blocks from Venice beach, the Koji tacos and Korean Fried Chicken I will be consuming, and the crazy fun I will have with my sister. But this commercial...is not my dream...well except maybe to surf (Figure 13).

Figure 12. #dreambig...I mean really BIG!

Figure 13. Me in 6 weeks, I wish....

Welcome to my Blog!

Welcome to the adventures of Sabrina E. Heins, aka Zuke, beginning the summer of 2015. Throughout this blog, I will be posting about my trials and tribulations of summer school, life, food and other fun adventures. Enjoy!