Letter to my Enemy

I remember those cheers. They still ring in my ears.  The constant screaming of the fans before the big fight.  You'll be surprised how noisy it gets in the arena when everyone considers you the underdog.  But the fans don't know me or my grind.  If only they could see what i see.  Believe it or not, everything slows down when you're in the octagon.  Every jab, every kick, every maneuver seems instantaneous to the eyes of the fans.  But i know better. I can see through every move.  The right hook following a double jab, the single leg into full guard, i see it all.  I know all your specialities and all of your weaknesses.  I have seen you throw that same devastating hook over one thousand times.  Thats why time feels almost infinite to me.  Thats why you can't beat me, thats why i won't lose.
Everyday leading up to this moment has become the deciding factor for this fight.  My life has always been a fight.  Although i might not be favored to win the fight in the eyes of the people, i know deep inside that i have sacrificed enough to win.  I may not be as gifted as my opponent but that doesn't matter.  There is one thing that separates the two of us, i worked harder than him.  I bled more blood, i sweat more sweat, i cried more tears and I've left nothing to chance.  I want it more! The wolf climbing the hill is hungrier than the wolf on top of the hill.  Day by day i see myself being greater then the man i was yesterday. What is each day but a series of conflicts between the right way and the easy way?  With each step comes the decision to take another. Im on my way now. I'm a lion in a field of lions all hunting the same elusive prey with the desperate starvation that says "Victory is the only thing that can keep me alive". Through all the noise and chaos, I am calm. The bell rings. Lets get to work.

 https://soundcloud.com/user-928594447/rise-and-grind-22018-554-pm


Comments

  1. AimeeFebruary 21, 2018 at 12:14 PM

    Dear Brandon,

    Really good job threading the vocal with the sound. The sound never overtakes the story and it's tonally right on point. You can consider possibly playing with it a bit because you will have a more dramatic effect if the music gets louder as you build to the highest point of the story, and then end with the swell of the music.

    If you say the "bell rings," shouldn't a bell ring?

    I did like how the music plays for a couple of seconds after the vocal part ends.

    Also, the narration sounds real--it's measure, slowly paced, and convincing. That's really difficult to do. Your team is lucky to have you--part of what makes or breaks a podcast is realism. Nice work.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Cynthia VasquezFebruary 21, 2018 at 10:21 PM

    The sound you added in behind the audio makes this very realistic and interesting to listen to. It reminds me of a track that I'd hear in a movie like Rocky haha, which gave it an element of inspiration/competitiveness that blended in perfectly with the basis of your script!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Introduction Post

Image
My name is Brandon Padierna and this is my story.  I grew up in a town that measures one square mile in diameter so you could imagine how closed minded of a kid i was.  I was only interested in two things in high school, academics and sports.  Growing up in a tiny town like Wallington, New Jersey, I never could wrap my head around what was outside this miniature Polish town that always smelled like beer and pierogi's.  I graduated with 89 kids my senior year of high school in 2015 and everyone knew everything about everybody.  For a small school, everyone i knew had big dreams.  The further you went away for college and the bigger school was, the more people believed that "you've made it".  This was my dream.  I graduated high school, eventually got into Rutgers University where i believed i would be set for the rest of my life. This is my high school in Wallington New Jersey.  In comparison to my friends in college it seemed as though i...
Read more

Blog assignment #10

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAT1I9evToA&t=1s I want my story to be an inspirational one where students take away the fact that no matter how you start, its always about how you end up finishing.  Through revealing tiny aspects of my life that i find interesting, i will reveal the deeper meaning of these things and convey to the audience the life lessons i learned by going through my own experiences. In the first scene of my video project i want to give the audience a little background of my life.  Shown in the video will be the town in which i grew up, my mother who has raised me all by herself and i will use this time to emphasize what my mother means to me.  As well as my mother my siblings will make a short and brief cameo in my video shown through old pictures of me and them.  This is all to give the viewers a little background about my life and this will make the following concepts make even more sense to them. Next i would like to d...
Read more

Blog assignment #12

I can honestly say that Creative Writing has been one of my favorite courses i have taken at Rutgers University.  Having an amazing teacher to teach me how to think in a more creative and unique way was just a bonus.  This class has taught me to nurture and care for my creative side because it is capable of producing amazing ideas and creative concepts.  Over the course of this class i would say i put in a lot of effort into all of my assignments and really shined in class.  I found myself always having an extreme interest in the topics discussed in class and really wanted to participate in all discussions.  This class taught me to not be afraid of technology as it can only aid you in expressing your ideas in a new and innovative way.  I would have never thought i would have such an interest in podcasts until i actually made my first one.  I envisioned myself in a different world where my mind had no limits and i was free to think as wild as i wanted t...
Read more