Narritive

Driving on the road, walking through a parking lot, you see them everywhere. Cars are a tool that have helped us since the early 1900’s.  Now cars back then were very simplistic, and utilitarian. Today Cars have become these things that get us from place to place to these extravagant objects that reflect style, and tell a story about the driver. I understand that cars usually are looked at as tools in our everyday life, but have you ever looked at a car.....I mean really looked at it, all of the lines on the body, the color, the materials used, the interior design.  Cars today have become rolling art galleries. Take the Lamborghini Gallardo for example.  These cars are very efficient as far as aerodynamics and speed, but they have also taken this car that can reach speeds of around 200 miles per hour, and have designed it to look great while reaching these speeds.  Car shows are just like art galleries.  Although these works of art move and are exposed to the elements, even that in itself is art. Car shows are just like moving art galleries that can pop up anywhere and can be taken down in a matter of minutes.   Car customization also plays a big roll in how cars can be considered works of art.  Performance parts added to the car show that the “artist” loves to go fast.  A detailed under hood paint job can show that the “artist” likes the smaller details, the ones not everyone sees.  Having older cars restored is like having the Mona Lisa touched up so that generations to come can enjoy it.

Closing statements

Looking at the end product, I believe that my photo essay told the audience what I wanted to tell them.  It perfectly showed that cars are not just tools that get us from point a to point b, But cars are a masterpiece of design and practicality rolled into something that gets us to work, school, or to see family around the holiday.  In closing my photo essay tells the story of how cars are so much more than just tools.

Purpose Statement

The Art Work of Cars, Not Just a Tool.

I as an automobile enthusiast I would like to show people who are not interested in the car culture, that cars are pieces of art, and that cars are so much more than just tools in our everyday lives.  The car culture is something that is not very different from any other culture.  It is just a group of people that come together and share the same interests and beliefs. I have grown up being around cars, and a few of my family members enjoy cars and have a few hot rods themselves. This is where my love for car came from. I hope to show people that just use their cars as a tool to make life more simple can see that cars are so much more than a tool.  They are a statement piece of your personal style, a work of art. They can tell a story about there owners.  Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear UK) once said :” It’s what non-car people do not get.  All they see is a ton-ton-and-a-half of wires, metal,glass and rubber. Thats all they see. People like you or I know, we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities. You can have a relationship with a car, that’s just what non-car people don’t get.”  

Design Plan

Medium & Production: I am going to be using photos that I have taken.  Theses will be pictures of show cars, since my essay is about the car culture, and cars are a work of art in their own way.  I need pictures of more cars than what I have now. Ten pictures may not be enough for what I want to say.  I will have to get pictures of my aunt’s and grandfather’s car to add to my essay so show the class where my passion for cars came from.  I want to show both classic and brand new super cars.  I need to take pictures of people actually in the photo's to show that car culture is made up of people also not just cars. 

    Strategies:

Ethos: I don't want people to think that if their car is dirty or a bit on the rusty side, that they are committing  a sin.  I don't want people to think that the car culture is for people with new and exciting cars.  my car is not that exciting, but to me I love the way it looks. I just want to show people that cars are a reflection of their driver, and the style of the car’s customization is an expression, much like a painting is an expression of the artist.

Pathos: I want my audience to know that, to some people in the world that cars are so much more than metal, rubber ,and glass. Cars are a work of art  I will show the audience this with pictures of classic cars, new cars, and super cars. These cars in themselves are cool to see, when you see cars like this on the street everybody looks.

Logos:   My argument is based purely on opinion.  I hope my photo's and narrative for each picture can show people that cars are so much more than tools.  They are a statement. I will persuade my audience with pictures of cool cars and the editing of those pictures.

Arrangement: I will probably have around 10 to 15 slides, I hope. I will start from the beginning for me, Where I became interested in cars. Then I will move on to the slides trying to persuade people that cars are so much more than just tools in our daily lives. I will use black and white pictures for the older cars and change the saturation up for the pictures with the new and super cars. I want everyone to see that the car culture is something awesome but, I want to focus more on the cars than persuading the audience.  I want the cars to do the talking.

Photo Essay

References:
Slide 1: Figure 1, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Sonic RS
Slide 2: Figure 1, Svoboda, Ryan. 2013. Aunts Cars
            Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2011. 1936 Chevrolet
Slide 3: Figure 1, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. USA Charger
            Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. USA Charger 2
Slide 4: Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Daytona
            Figure 1b, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Camaro
            Figure 1c, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Camaro 2
Slide 5: Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Viper
            Figure 1b, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Gallardo
            Figure 1c, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. AMG
Slide 6: Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Aventador
            Figure 1b, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. SLS AMG
Slide 7: Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. Ariel Atom
Slide 8: Figure 1a, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. RS 1
            Figure 1b, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. RS 2
            Figure 1c, Svoboda, Ryan. 2014. RS 3

Narritve

Driving on the road, walking through a parking lot, you see them everywhere. Cars are a tool that have helped us since the early 1900’s.  Now cars back then were very simplistic, and utilitarian. Today Cars have become these things that get us from place to place to these extravagant objects that reflect style, and tell a story about the driver. I understand that cars usually are looked at as tools in our everyday life, but have you ever looked at a car.....I mean really looked at it, all of the lines on the body, the color, the materials used, the interior design.  Cars today have become rolling art galleries. Take the Lamborghini Gallardo for example.  These cars are very efficient as far as aerodynamics and speed, but they have also taken this car that can reach speeds of around 200 miles per hour, and have designed it to look great while reaching these speeds.  Car shows are just like art galleries.  Although these works of art move and are exposed to the elements, even that in itself is art. Car show are just like moving art galleries that can pop up anywhere and can be taken down in a matter of minutes.  You would have even known that there was an “art” show if you went by minutes after it was over.  Car customization also plays a big roll in how cars can be considered works of art.  Performance parts added to the car show that the “artist” loves to go fast.  A detailed under hood paint job can show that the “artist” likes the smaller details, the ones not everyone sees.  Having older cars restored is like having the Mona Lisa touched up so that generations to come can enjoy it.

Ryan Svoboda

Design Plan 

Medium & Production: I am going to be using photos that I have taken.  Theses will be pictures of show cars, since my essay is about the car culture.  I need pictures of more cars than what I have now. Ten pictures may not be enough for what I want to say.  I will have to get pictures of my aunt’s and grandfather’s car to add to my essay so show the class where my passion for cars came from.  I want to show both classic and brand new super cars.  I need to take pictures of people actually in the photo's to show that car culture is made up of people also not just cars.

Strategies:

Ethos: I don't want people to think that if their car is dirty or a bit on the rusty side, that they are committing  a sin.  I don't want people to think that the car culture is for the rich.  I am by no means rich.  

Pathos: I want my audience to know that, to some people in the world that cars are so much more.  I will show the audience this with pictures of classic cars, new cars, and super cars.

Logos:   My argument is based purely on opinion.  I hope my photo's and narrative for each picture can show people that cars are so much more than tools.  They are a statement.

Arrangement: I will probably have around 10 to 15 slides, I hope. I will start from the beginning for me, Where I became interested in cars. Then I will move on to the slides trying to persuade people that cars are so much more than just tools in our daily lives. I will use black and white pictures for the older cars and change the saturation up for the pictures with the new and super cars.

Purpose Statement

Ryan Svoboda

Purpose Statement

The Culture of Cars, not just a tool.

I as an automobile enthusiast I would like to show people who are not interested in the car culture, what the car culture is all about, and that cars are so much more than just tools in our everyday lives.  The car culture is something that is not very different from any other culture.  It is just a group of people that come together and share the same interests and beliefs. I have grown up being around cars, and a few of my family members enjoy cars and have a few hot rods themselves. This is where my love for car came from. I hope to show people that just use their cars as a tool to make life more simple can see that cars are so much more than a tool.  They are a statement piece of your personal style. They can tell a story about there owners.  Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear UK) once said :” It’s what non-car people do not get.  All they see is a ton-ton-and-a-half of wires, metal,glass and rubber. Thats all they see. People like you or I know, we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities. You can have a relationship with a car, that’s just what non-car people don’t get.”  

What Do I Care About….

What Matters To Me The Most:

 I guess what matters to me the most would be my wife, my dogs and my extended family.  I would be lying if I said I didn't care about my personal belongings, like my car, computer,etc.

What Interests Me?

The one thing that interests me the most would be the pursuit of my future career. I would like to become a police officer someday to help the public, and keep my own family safe. 

What Do I Want To Learn?

I would like to learn all I can about law enforcement, and criminal justice as a whole.  I want to be very good at my future career. I would also like to learn more about being a detective in a big city or in small county with no big city.

What Do I Want To Investigate?

I would like to investigate more into how detectives figure things out. I like to do puzzles, I also like to think critically. I want to be able to solve a case like detectives do today.

New to Blogging

Im not the type of person to even consider blogging, to me it seems kind of creepy. Having strangers I have never even seen before read what I am feeling brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "stranger danger".  The only reason I am doing this is for my college writing class.  I am NOT very good at grammar or proper spelling (sometimes). I consider this blog kind of unprofessional, or relaxed so I really see no need to worry about these sort of things (unless my professor whats me to use proper grammar and spelling.