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Hello,
I am Brandon Ramos Madera and this is my portfolio for the class INGL3300, better known as Digital Media Criticism.
This class isn't for everyone, I can tell you that much. There have been many times where I would get completely frustrated, especially since this class honestly forces you to learn a lot of new skills.
This is my journey.
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The first task assigned to us by my professor, Leonardo Flores, was to make a blog.
I thought to myself, "Hmm, ok. I can do this.", but there was a catch. The blog needed to have a theme, a theme that you have to stick with for the rest of the semester.
I gave it a lot of thought, and finally I decided that my blog was going to be music related. In my opinion, there is no better feeling than finding music that you just end up loving. That feeling was what motivated me to make this blog, and now at the end of the semester, I can say that this was one of the best decisions that I could've made.
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My blog goes by the name of <a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/">Music on my Mind</a>. Go ahead, explore it.
This is where the magic happened. On that website I was able to show some of my music to you and anyone else who stumbled upon it.
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[[Blog|blog page]]
[[Twitter Bot|twitter]]
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The blog,
which was simply just writing about certain topics. Take my word for it when I tell you, this blog was a bunch of fun. I love to research for things that I like (in this case music), this blog made me research way more profoundly than what I'm accustomed to.
Here are some direct links to my posts.
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/click-here-for-my-first-post/">My first blog post!</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/go-for-it/">Lazy Eye by SilverSun Pickups</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/eventually-by-tame-impala/">Eventually by Tame Impala</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/rose-golden-by-kid-cudi/">Rose Golden by Kid Cudi</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/top-5-missed-artists-that-died-in-2016/">My listicle!</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/we-live-in-an-evil-empire/">Music Activism</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/03/20/the-aesthetics-of-music-in-popular-music/">The Aesthetics of Music</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/frank-oceans-blonde-podcast-and-my-experience-making-it/">My experience making a podcast</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/artists-and-their-inspirations/">Artists and their inspirations idea</a>
<a href="https://brandon1997site.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/childish-gambinos-next-album/">The Video</a>
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I did not expect making a Twitter bot while in college, especially in my english class. I don't even use Twitter! Now I know how to make a bot and do mischievous things with it.
My bot is very goofy. I remember growing up and hearing all this backlash to the band known as Nickelback. Years later, the jokes about them are still being said! So I decided to keep the meme alive in my own way and make a bot about it.
Check it out.
<a href="https://twitter.com/Brandon29541468">NICKELBACK HATERS</a>
[[Go Back|page 3]] The podcast...
Holy moley, this was so hard to make. I haven't been so stressed out with an assignment in such a long time. This isn't some conventional homework people, this is a recorded monologue cut up into pieces and put together.
Thankfully I had a few friends to help me out, or I would've lost my marbles for sure.
The podcast topic was the album Blonde by Frank Ocean. Which is my favorite album ever. I put a lot of passion into this, I promise you that.
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/brandon-ramos-madera/i-think-its-actually-done">Podcast DONE</a>
[[Go Back|page 3]] OK, the video was something else.
I learned a lot from the podcast I made, I refused to let the video get the upper hand on me like the video did. Found a friend who had some experience with iMovie and I strapped myself in.
In the video I talk about Childish Gambino and what I think his last album is going be like.
You may think that I'm reading a script in the video, but I'm just camera shy. I was actually just pulling it all out off the top of my head after hearing every single one of his albums nonstop.
Pretty satisfied with this. I put my Youtuber pants on.
<a href="https://vimeo.com/222024687">Childish Gambino Discussion</a>
[[Go Back|page 3]] This is more of a thank you page for the professor. I really enjoyed this class, even though I spent a good amount of time on my facebook during my time. I can say that I came out of this class a better person (sounds cheesy I KNOW), but I respect music so much more and all the random skills I adopted will not be forgotten. I will recommend this class to anyone willing to put the time in. Thank you
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