To start off, my name is
Mario Milana and media has always played a huge role in my life, as well as the
lives of most people of this time. I think media in general are the best way to
get your message across to the masses, whether it's art, advertisements, or
just information for pleasure or knowledge. There are so many ways to provide
that to the public and pinpoint the crowds to which, for whatever you are
offering, your message would appeal the most.
As a street art explorer
from a pretty young age, I was more involved with the art side of media. I enjoyed seeing bright signage, fast
commercials, and other explosive types of media. It was awesome to see that
people could take a simple thing like a car wash, throw in a few loud obnoxious
radio commercials, some brightly-lit rotating signs and a bucket of paint or
two to create an adventure for people to enjoy.. let alone be proud of their
experience and tell all of their friends, just because it looked or sounded
cool to them.
As far as books, newspapers
and magazines, I have little experience with them except rarely when referred
to something by a friend or when I have to read for class. I’m sure in the
future I will gain a greater interest in those sides of media though. TV and
radio are of limited interest to me, especially when music is practically free
and we can pay close to nothing for our household entertainment on Netflix.
Then, of course.. THE INTERNET!! where
like ~100% of humans in 2014 get all of their knowledge of the world!! Or
something like that.. which, at least for me, has created an access point
to find numerous people’s points of view on any subject on which I am trying to
expand.
My career plans do
possibly involve my working with mass media, although only as an artist, as my
major is in graphic design.
I agree internet is used a lot nowadays to obtain information. Im that person that if I have a question and no one around me knows, ill Google it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of a street art explorer before, I'm curious if that is a career or a hobby. It sounds quite interesting, bright lights and catchy tunes have always excited me. The internet absolutely holds a lot of information, the trouble is finding out what is factual and what is an opinion. It is great for expanding the mind.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, your style of writing is very entertaining. I enjoyed the car wash scene and it reminded me of how my brother, dad and I would go to san Francisco and see the graffiti because it was so interesting to us.
ReplyDeleteI watch TV a lot. I find it can help me getting in to America's culture. Also, by listening to the actor's conversations. I get the chance to practice my accent.
ReplyDeleteYour visual thinking is refreshing! It's good to have an artist in the class.
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