Blog #2

For the first time in awhile, I took time out of my day, sat down and embraced the environment in which I get to call home every single day. On a brisk fall afternoon, I headed over to the heart of central park and took an unconventional approach to this sound walk assignment. I desired not to make the sound formulated by the hustle and bustle of New York but, to find a unique medium in which, nature teamed with background voices and continuous vibrations from animals, vendors and exquisite, sometimes under-appreciated jazz steering in the surroundings. At first, once I took a couple of minutes to get settled and let my domain take control of my energy; the initial sound signals that stood out to me was the musician playing away on his saxophone, a wide variety of tunes including one I recognized which was the ‘careless whisper’. In addition, the sound-marks that added energy to the environment were the diverse passer-by’s, which illustrated New York in an extremeley ‘New York’ sort of fashion. Whether these groups and individuals were on their phones heading back to work or family’s navigating their way through the sprawling fields with New York’s skyline in the backdrop, the sound marks unified every aspect of sound. I additionally heard the barking of dogs collaborating with the ringing’s of bikes in which, also added an exterior texture to this venture (keynotes). In total, this assignment can directly translate into a hobby and/or passion due to it’s relentless pursuit of calming and meditation: listening without concrete purpose perpetuates organic and natural human intellect, something today’s society lacks.

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Hi, nice to meet you my name is Benjamin DiMirco; it is a pleasure.

Ever get confused with the 'art' of first impressions these days? I do. The internet has substituted the authenticity of  ACTUALLY meeting someone in-a-ways like never before. Throughout the course of this class, I want to thoroughly examine the role the internet & film plays in modern society while also using this class to transform my passions onto the screen. 

Across the duration of my childhood, I was oddly obsessed with two things: drawing & football. Yes, kind of an odd team to pair together; however, looking back at those years I am extremely grateful for those moldings. Drawing foreshadowed my passion and respect for all forms of the arts (film & movies being my favorite) and my love for football foreshadowing my passion for fitness and athletics still do this date. By taking this class I want to absorb creative techniques that will set myself apart from others inside the fitness space so that in the long run I can eventually use the same learned creative skills to formulate my own unique businesses that will have a strong and lasting impact on both the city of New York and beyond. 

Some movies that inspired me to pursue this course were/are American History X, Platoon, The Godfather Trilogy. Just to name a few. Each of these films showed me that there is a deeper meaning to film than I had ever thought before. The way scenes are cut, music is used, the representations of characters is what altered my perception of all facets of this art. And in a way began my everlasting and forever growing knowledge in media and in film.

I will hopefully meet you all soon,

Benjamin DiMirco