Rachel Deodato

My Audio Story A question often asked as an ice breaker growing up was wether or not it would be safer to fight off a bear or a shark. This would create heated conversations and bring up very knowledgeable points, however there is no right or wrong answer. There are scientific statistics that may show us which one may be the smarter choice, but people still have their opinions. Characters and Experts  In my audio story I interviewed my friend, Hannah Brubaker, about her opinion on the topic in order to introduce ideas to the audience. In my final audio story, I plan on interviewing a zoologist and psychologist. I choose to interview an zoologist because they study animals and their behaviors as well as animals interactions with their ecosystems. I choose to interview an psychologist to understand why one might choose a shark instead of a bear, and vice versa. Music Overall, I want my audio story to have a dangerous and wildlife effect on the audience. In order to cr...

What I Did I began by my assignment by searching for funny memes on google to get inspiration but couldn't seem to think of anything funny, original, and relatable. Then I started to ponder as to what my peers and I, as high point students, experience every day that's a struggle. This is where I came up with the idea to make a meme about HPU's parking. If you don't have a car on campus or haven't heard about a friend complaining about parking, it's almost impossible to find a spot! Hundreds of students have asked the university to add parking for students, however we see that there are just more graduate buildings taking over these parking lots instead. I choose a picture of a filled parking lot and a picture of Nido Quiben to mask on top of it. I then used the quick selection tool to edit out the surrounding area behind Nido. After this I created a layer mask in order to just have Nido overlaying the picture of the parking lot. As I looked closer I noticed h...

Audition This is my first time ever using an app in which you can edit audio. I was really intimidated by how audition was set up, especially with the display of the audio wave forms. When I began watching the videos assigned to me for homework, it made me a little more comfortable with the idea of working in audition.  As I began to practice more in class and work on my short ended story, I learned that it is not as difficult to work in audition, despite how intimidating it looks. What I Learned  While working in audition to create my short audio story, I ran into numerous issues. The first issue being that I couldn't seem to figure out how to make the audio clips flow into one another. I finally figured out how to make the clips flow better by overlapping the clips at the very end of the first clip and the very beginning of the clip that comes after it. However, when I overlapped the clips the audio intertwined with each other. After playing around with the audio I l...

My Own Instagram Filter I have always filtered my pictures before posting them and all it took was a tap on the one that looked best. This assignment has taught me how much detail it entails in order to make a filter and how it is much more work then it seems. What makes creating your own filter so difficult, is the fact that each little detail effects one another. For example, If I add to much saturation and then add vibrance, it may make the colors to bright and ruin the overall picture.  In order to achieve this filter, under properties, I added brightness/contrast, vibrance, hue/saturation, and color balance. Specifically, under brightens/contrast, I decreased the brightness to -26 and increased the contrast to 63. Regarding the vibrance, I increased it to 62. Under saturation/hue, I decreased the hue to -8 and decreased the lightness to -3. Lastly, under color balance, I decreased the cyan to -22,  decreased the magenta to -15, and increased the yellow to +4. If you...

Four Kinds Of Audio The only time I listen to podcasts are during long car rides or a long flight. After reading “10 tips for using audio more effectively” by Casey Frechette, I learned that podcasts are much more than just a discussion between the interviewer and interviewee or two people sharing their thoughts about a specific topic. Now when listening to podcasts, I am able to identify the four kinds of audio: interview clips, voice overs, natural sounds, and ambient sounds. These four types of audio are what makes the podcast enjoyable to the listeners. When listening to a podcast from Radio Lab, where they discussed American Democracy, I noticed how they interviewed a student in order to portray the audience with more background information on the topic. Throughout the podcast, a specific type of audio that I noticed was used often was the use of ambient sounds. Ambient sounds are usually a  background noise that sets the tone or mood. For example, in the podcast they playe...

My Background Hello, my name is Rachel Deodato. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York by two loving parents and grew up with two brothers. I went to a small all girl private academy during my high school years, making High Point a big change for me. Growing up I was very athletic, I swam competitively for twelve years and was a member of the cheerleading team all throughout high school. Having the opportunity to travel and spend my summers in Montauk, New York, my brother and I learned how to surf and eventually began to surf competitively. When I graduated High School I decided to retire from swimming and cheerleading to focus on my studies. However, I had developed a strong passion for surfing and could never give it up.   Where I Am Now I am currently involved in greek life as a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. Recently, I had the honor of receiving the position of Panhellenic Assistant. With this position I get to work with other sororities and  fraternities ...