First Draft

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Basically right here folks.

The only thing im lacking is the main idea though, right?

Im just having trouble cracking the code on how to say:

if (you had pressed this button)
then (it will go to this frame and play)

Yeeeeeaaaaaa BOI

George Carlin - Modern Man in Kinetic Typography

I Interface with my Database

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Ok so here is the layout for my project.
I added a slight "gradient" background but kept it black and white for the forming aesthetic. The way i have it built though it seems difficult to go back to the start screen, so ill be working on that.

Next step is refining the individual pieces, syncing audio and finding someway to put them in with this file....

Modern Man

I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man.

I'm a modern man,
A man for the millennium,
Digital and smoke free.

A diversified multicultural postmodern deconstructionist,
Politically anatomically and ecologically incorrect.

I've been uplinked and downloaded.
I've been inputted and outsourced.
I know the upside of downsizing.
I know the downside of upgrading.

I'm a high tech lowlife.
A cutting edge state-of-the-art bicoastal multitasker,
And I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond.

I'm new wave but I'm old school,
And my inner child is outward bound.

I'm a hot wired heat seeking warm hearted cool customer,
Voice activated and biodegradable.

I interface from a database,
And my database is in cyberspace,
So I'm interactive,
I'm hyperactive,
And from time-to-time,
I'm radioactive.

Behind the eight ball,
Ahead of the curve,
Riding the wave,
Dodging a bullet,
Pushing the envelope.

I'm on point,
On task,
On message,
And off drugs.
I got no need for coke and speed,
I got no urge to binge and purge.

I'm in the moment,
On the edge,
Over the top,
But under the radar.

A high concept,
Low profile,
Medium range ballistic missionary.
A street-wise smart bomb.
A top gun bottom feeder.

I wear power ties,
I tell power lies,
I take power naps,
I run victory laps.

I'm a totally ongoing bigfoot slam dunk rainmaker with a proactive outreach.
A raging workaholic.
A working ragaholic.
Out of rehab,
And in denial.

I got a personal trainer,
A personal shopper,
A personal assistant,
And a personal agenda.

You can't shut me up,
You can't dumb me down.
'Cause I'm tireless,
And I'm wireless.
I'm an alpha male on beta blockers.

I'm a non-believer and an over-achiever.
Laid back but fashion forward.

Up front,
Down home,
Low rent,
High maintenance.

Super size,
Long lasting,
High definition,
Fast acting,
Oven ready,
And built to last.

I'm a hands on,
Foot loose,
Knee jerk,
Head case.

Prematurely post traumatic,
And I have a love child who sends me hate mail.

But I'm feeling,
I'm caring,
I'm healing,
I'm sharing.
A supportive bonding nurturing primary care giver.

My output is down,
But my income is up.
I take a short position on the long bond,
And my revenue stream has its own cash flow.

I read junk mail,
I eat junk food,
I buy junk bonds,
I watch trash sports.

I'm gender specific,
Capital intensive,
User friendly,
And lactose intolerant.

I like rough sex.
I like rough sex.
I like tough love.
I use the f word in my email,
And the software on my hard drive is hard core, no soft porn.

I bought a microwave at a mini mall.
I bought a mini van in a mega store.
I eat fast food in the slow lane.

I'm toll free,
Bite sized,
Ready to wear,
And I come in all sizes.

A fully equipped,
Factory authorized,
Hospital tested,
Clinically proven,
Scientifically formulated medical miracle.

I've been pre-washed,
Pre-cooked,
Pre-heated,
Pre-screened,
Pre-approved,
Pre-packaged,
Post-dated,
Freeze-dried,
Double-wrapped,
Vacuum-packed,
And I have an unlimited broadband capacity.

I'm a rude dude,
But I'm the real deal.
Lean and mean.
Cocked, locked and ready to rock.
Rough tough and hard to bluff.

I take it slow.
I go with the flow.
I ride with the tide.
I got glide in my stride.

Drivin' and movin',
Sailin' and spinnin',
Jivin' and groovin',
Wailin' and winnin'.

I don't snooze,
So I don't lose.
I keep the pedal to the metal,
And the rubber on the road.

I party hearty,
And lunch time is crunch time.

I'm hanging in,
There ain't no doubt.
And I'm hanging tough,
Over and out.

—George Carlin, November 5th, 2005
Beacon Theater, NYC

:: Reapproach ::

"Is it worth it, let me work it.
I put my bang down, flip it and reverse it
It?s your fremme neppa venette"
—Missy Elliot, 2002

Now the viewer is presented with these descriptions without the given knowledge that George Carlin said them. I believe this helps because now the person is interacting an choosing these assumed made up descriptions. Some are more odd ball than the others, but i believe that will make it somewhat catchy.
Then when they watch a show there will be more of an interaction between a viewer and THEIR show that they have chosen to describe themselves.

Afterwards they will be able to see the entire show acknowledged to george carlin

Then the page giving him his acknowledgement, wikipedia link and choice to play again

Feedback

Lil Tony showed me a website for alot of cool flash tutorials and stuff, although slightly dated, most of the codes are still usable.

Flash Tutorial Stuff

Talked about how I could create the illusion of "storing" the user's choices. Seems the best way to do it is to arrange them into a timeline with markers at each beginning. A slight attribute will be changed, such as _alpha = 90, and an if statement created that says if this alpha is that then itll either play through or skip to the next.

Modern Man

1: Concept

Through the use of interactive typography, I plan to revisit the words of George Carlin. Such a powerful piece of speech, I believe, is a substantial body in which to devote such an endeavor to.

Today were trying to do quite a bit of everything, as described in his piece. Each piece of description, I plan to create a separate movie clip that animates the text to the characteristics of what it is saying; to the best of my abilities. In sync with the fast paced delivery of the words, I plan to have typography moving into, within and out of the frame. Shooting into the frame, stacking, growing in size, shrinking and changing colors within a limited palette; all of these will correlate with emphasis on the said words, somewhat bringing a new life to the read.

The type will be presented in capital Helvetica set type. Such a universal font will allow for concentration on the word rather than word form. The simple color palette will yield brighter, more attractive colors.

The interactivity of this project will be the viewers’ ability to choose or “build” their own “Modern Man”. Clicking on the descriptions, which the viewers relate to themselves, will create somewhat of a “show” that narrowed their own personal details.

This is a good stab at the appeal of the moving text I am going for...
Example of Aesthetics


This is the George Carlin Performance from which I will be pulling the content



Transcribed...

2-3-4: Flow Chart/Sketches/Story Board

|| Revisits ||

Fresh Sounds

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Still having trouble with the volume and crossfade due to the multiple movie clips.....



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Sorry guys, this one blew up in my face....

I got myself dealing with video clips instead of just sound files and it just overloaded on me. I have all the pieces.... its just putting them together on here overwhelmed me....