Cogswell College Blog

Robert Moog’s Birthday

jhodges — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:49:42 +0000

Hello Everyone! You may not have known but yesterday was Mr. Robert Moog’s birthday. If you don’t know who Robert Moog is and you are into the creation of music in any way, it’s about time you found out. Mr. Moog was the creator of the most famous analog synthesizer, The Moog Synthesizer. He created [...]

What Happened at the Maker Faire???

jhodges — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:30:20 +0000

Even though I was not one of the lucky attendees of the Maker Faire this year I was still able to get a wonderful play by play of the events that occurred in the span of the weekend. What I found out was certainly words of praise from the children young and old that attended [...]

Genre Electronica at the Maker Faire

jhodges — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:09 +0000

I just wanted to throw this out to remind anyone that has forgotten or to let anyone know that hasn’t heard yet. The Maker Faire is in San Mateo this weekend, May 19th and 20th! The Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. Cogswell’s [...]

Dare of the Week: 013

jhodges — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:39:33 +0000

Hey Guys! I thought I would send you a little dare while you are on break just in case you were bored. I figured I should probably do this challenge while the hype is still fresh with everyone. I saw the movie and was totally blown away with everything, the effects, the writing, the actors….it [...]

Halo 4 Box Art Released

jhodges — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:29:59 +0000

Hello everyone! I know that I just posted about Halo 4 in my last entry, but… THEY JUST RELEASED THE BOX ART! This is pretty exciting as 343 Industries haven’t followed the trend that Bungie has set forth with nearly every other Halo release where they have leaked tons more game-play and video previews. This [...]

Halo 4 Music

jhodges — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:38:57 +0000

Hey Everyone! I was browsing some digital audio articles today and came across a behind the scenes video for the music of Halo 4. In it they talk about how melding the digital and analog sounds and how creating something different really takes a fresh look at the scene. This is very much what the [...]

Animation is here!!!

jhodges — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:50:25 +0000

As promised, I have some final animation from the students! I am going to post a few here on the blog and if you like them, let me know, I’ll put up more if they let me! I love these guys and think they are going to go a long way! Keep on working hard [...]

Summer Time!!!

jhodges — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:32:48 +0000

To all you students who have worked your tails off through this last semester and boosted your skills like crazy… it is finally time… for you to rest! The semester has come to an end and you can now enjoy your summer break! Also, an even larger congratulations to you recent grads! Not only are [...]

Animation COMING!!!

jhodges — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:30:49 +0000

Hey Everyone! Just thought I would let you know that since this semester is coming to an end I have been talking to a few of the animators here. I asked them if I could feature their final projects on the Cogswell’s YouTube Channel and they said “no way”….. jk, they totally said yes! So [...]

Beverly Hills and Newport Beach Film Fests

jhodges — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:02:00 +0000

Newport Beach Film Festival (from left to right): Evan Clover, Josh Hodges, Jeron Moore Beverly Hills Film Festival Awards Gala (from left to right): Josh Hodges, Evan Clover, Ivy Clover, Jeron Moore Recently a few of our alumni attended two film festivals in southern California; The Beverly Hills Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film [...]