fmx210-3 digital media

 Last week, the first look at the new Barbie movie came out, and I absolutely am obsessed with the film and costuming and set design, so I'm going to talk about it here, because movies are digital media too.  I love everything about it. From the way the Barbies and their costumes look on camera, to the little details hidden in the backgrounds of different scenes (hints to Wizard of Oz type plot, homages to vintage Barbies), to the iconic moment where Margot Robbie, who plays the main Barbie, steps out of her incredibly toy-doll looking shoes on her tiptoes, like a real doll... I just think it slays. One thing that has come from these sneak peaks that I think is really interesting is the posters. Obviously, there were a good amount (one for each character in the movie) but the really cool thing is how the internet just took it and ran with it. Immediately we saw different TikTok and Instagram creators making Barbie posters for themselves, their friends, and even their pets or favori

 Today I finally got around to trying the guided meditation sent out in at the end of March, and I don't think it went as it should have. I have tried these types of meditations before, as I used to be an athlete and our coaches wanted us to practice mindfulness of our bodies and how we see ourselves doing our sport, but even then these types of videos and audios never quite worked for me. My mind tends to be thinking of a million things at once, and even when trying to be completely clear-headed, I'll hear a noise within the audio or feel something brush past me that gets me thinking of a whole other thing, and just like that I'm back where I've started. I do sometimes like to use white noise to help me fall asleep, and I know that ASMR videos are very popular to help people calm themselves and meditate, but I think for myself I just have to find other resources if I want to use digital media in my life.