Multi media REDO

Here, I shall present the forms of media that have shaped my life in one form or another.

^^^^^Here is my guitar tuner that I use to make sure all of my strings are perfectly tuned when im performing so i dont have to spend so much time boring people while i tune by ear :P

^^^^^Here is my little hand held recording device that I use to record little tid-bits of music so that i can put them together into songs. This helps me out IMMENSELY in being able to remember things that im playing when im just jamming and not really paying much attention to song structure.

^^^^Here is my guitar effects pedal that allows me to plug into my amplifier and have all kinds of cool sounds to add to my guitar such as wah-wah (think jimi hendrix), reverb, and delay. This makes guitar playing much more fun.

^^^^^Here is my guitar amplifier that allows me to make my guitar sound REALLY loud, or just reasonably loud enough to play in a coffee shop or small gig. It makes electric guitars sound much better than they do on their own, except acoustics, they sound pretty good on their own.

^^^^^And lastly, here is my iPad that I use to inject the Facebook drug into my veins, amongst other things like email, Amazon, Word processor, Facebook, Facebook, and uhhh....Facebook These are the main forms of media that are involved in my life. All of the guitar related forms of technology have helped me a lot in being able to shape myself as a musician. I would say that i have used the amplifier, tuner, computer, and effects pedal for music purpouses the longest, the recorder being the newest addition to my musical arsenal. THe computer has allowed me to learn literally EVERY cover song that i have ever learned, using guitar tabs to learn all the notes and put them together into songs...Being a self-taught musician and using the computer as my main source of informational learning, I can definately say that I would be FAR less accomplished musically without the use of the computer. HUZAH MEDIA

Smoke Signals movie review

For my movie review, I decided on the movie Smoke Signals, directed by Chris Eyre which features Adam Beach and Evan Adams as the main characters. I chose this movie because it takes a look into the world of Native American culture in modern day society, and how their lives have been shaped by their forced reservation living. The movie starts out with the two main characters, Victor and Thomas's parents dying in a house fire that, in the beginning, leaves the house fire to the viewer as a mystery. A majority of the movie involves Victor and Thomas traveling to Arizona to retrieve Victor's fathers ashes. The movie exudes a cultural, humorous, and has an older feel than movies today because it was filmed in the 90's. The on-going conflict occuring in Smoke Signals is between Victor and Thomas, which involves Victor trying to teach Thomas not to be so nerdy and annoying, and that he should act more Stoic, or without such intense passion and emotion in his actions. Victor comes from this stand-point because he is a much taller, masculine looking Indian, compared to Thomas who is scrawny and geeky looking who wears a suit and tie and keeps his hair in braids. Victor is constantly annoyed by Thomas's consistent story telling and babbling about utter nonsense, that of which Victor trys to change by telling him "Get Stoic! You need to start acting like a real Indian or else white people will just walk all over you" One of the messages in the movie could be to respect your elders, and no matter how far you need to travel or to what extent you need to go to give that respect, do it. Another good message is to be tolerant of the ways people are, because there is always a reason for why someone is acting that way. Understanding someone can break down many barriers that cause constant discomfort and quarrel between humans.