After the Ball: A Short Film

After the Ball: A Short Film

by @AJSt0rm

| Final Project, Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
April 30, 2021

This interview was conducted on the BCD Show. George James (Host): It is my pleasure to introduce you to Henry Armand and Katrina Williams, the producers and writers of After the Ball. (applause) GJ: Henry, Katrina, your short film just came out about a week ago now. What was your inspiration behind the idea? KW: …
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Laying The Framework

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
April 23, 2021

What you have been waiting for is finally here! Final projects, Baby! Well… sort of. This week is all about prepping for the final project. Planning out the piece and starting work. Let me walk you through my idea. Script For my project, I chose to take one of my short stories and turn it …
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Welcome To The Show, To The Historemix

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
April 16, 2021

Mashups and Remixes (Do you know the difference? Neither do I). This week was a lot of fun. I think I spent most of my time on audio and video work (rather than earlier exercises to rework) because I had worked on that the most recently. Thrown in a couple of Daily Creates and we …
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Two Camp Tales, One Amazing Remix

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, RemixAssignments, Syndicated
April 16, 2021

Okay, I can’t seem to stop working with projects like this. I love them too much. I remixed my Music Video assignment, but this time I tried to make it humorous, rather than serious. For this, I chose to use the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” which I have always known as “Camp Granada.” The …
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Spanish Music, English Video Remix

by @AJSt0rm

| #MashupAssignments, Assignment Bank Response, MashupAssignments2040, Remix6, RemixAssignment3481, RemixAssignments, Syndicated
April 16, 2021

This music video was one of my favorites to create. The powerful song paired with the two videos I chose almost made me cry every time I watched it during production. This work is based on a remix of the “Audio and Music Video Mashup” using the remix card “In another language.” The general idea …
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Only Pick your Favorite Scenes… Good Luck Narrowing That Down

by @AJSt0rm

| #MashupAssignments, Assignment Bank Response, MashupAssignments2107, Syndicated
April 16, 2021

If you’re like me, you like watching your favorite scenes from movies over and over again. Thus, when I saw the prompt “Favorite Movie Clip,” I was really excited to find all of my favorite scenes from Home and compile them into one epic mashup. The challenge specifically mentioned telling the story through the clips …
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Hmm, I think I’ve Heard That Before, Disney

by @AJSt0rm

| #MashupAssignments, Assignment Bank Response, MashupAssignments2132, Syndicated
April 16, 2021

Have you ever noticed that Disney seems to have at least one striving-for/dreaming-of/wishing-for something song in every musical movie or TV show? I was recently listening through a bunch of this kind of song and realized how many there were. To illustrate this, I created a mashup of some of the ones I thought most …
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Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
April 9, 2021

Well, we’ve reached the end of video week part 2, and what a week it has been. From Daily Creates to Random Word Stories, this week has been exciting. The video editing projects weren’t all Disney this time, but I still loved working on them. Let me break it down for you: 10 Stars – …
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The Ultimate Project

by @AJSt0rm

| ideaspart2, Syndicated
April 9, 2021

Well, we have gotten this far through the year. Time to start thinking about final projects. Okay, ideas… ideas… please tell me we have ideas… Well, time to hit the drawing board again. What kind of project would I want to do for a final project? Here are a couple of ideas. Tell A Story …
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Jasmine… You Certainly Tell Your Story Very Differently Than Aladdin

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments539
April 9, 2021

Have you ever used one of those random word generators? Perhaps for a name or charades prompt? Well, the prompt “A Word… A Picture… A Story” (4 stars) challenged me to take 5-10 random words and tell a story with those words and the first images that came up when I searched them. I decided …
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A Match Made in Mashup Heaven

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments467
April 9, 2021

Have you ever found a song that just makes you think of a particular character? For me, it was the song “Truth Be Told” by Matthew West and Evan Hansen from Dear Evan Hansen. There was something about the message from the song that seemed to fit with the character. So what did I do? …
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“I’ve Been Dreaming Of A True Love’s Kiss”

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments770
April 9, 2021

Okay, please tell me you’ve been there too. You are watching a movie (action, romance, comedy) and there are two characters that you can’t help shipping together. Only… things don’t end up quite as well as you had hoped. For me, the pair was Ben and Rey from the new Star Wars Trilogy. (WARNING!!!! SPOILERS …
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We Have A New Favorite

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
April 2, 2021

I feel like I say this every week, but this week was one of my favorites. With a focus on video editing, as well as a chance to return to the assignment bank, this week was filled with activities and creativity. Let me break it down for you. Directors and Producers Should Be Given More …
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Directors and Producers Should Be Given More Credit

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, videoessay
April 2, 2021

How many times have you watched a movie and only cared about the actors? When it comes to the director and producer part of the credits, you start speeding ahead to see if there is an after scene. Well, you might want to think about that for a second. The director and the producer (and …
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Radio Commercial Turned TV

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments2471
April 2, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, I created a commercial for my radio show. I specifically wanted it to be funny (more than I wanted it to be a ‘buy me now’ commercial). This week, one of the assignment bank options that I picked was “Create A Commercial.” I decided to take the audio that I …
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Danger, Spoilers Ahead

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1917
April 2, 2021

Have you ever been browsing the internet shortly after a new film or TV show was released and struggled to avoid spoilers? Well… I’m not helping that problem. In fact, I’m making it worse. I chose an assignment called “Spoil a Movie in 30 seconds or less” and I did just that. You have been …
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Disney, How I love thee, Let me count the ways

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1638
April 2, 2021

I apparently can’t get enough of this Disney mashup project. For those of you who have been reading my blog, you’ll remember that I redid my Disney mashup from several weeks earlier. This week, for the assignment “Sound to Visual,” I put my mashup to video. The original prompt mentioned using either the sound effects …
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Live Shows and Remixes

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
March 26, 2021

I’m honestly not sure where to start with discussing this week. From listening to my show air on DS106 Radio to remixing a couple of my past assignment bank work, this week has been a blast. Let me break it down for you: Live Show On Monday night, I got the chance to listen to …
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Who Killed Waldo?

by @AJSt0rm

| Assignment Bank Response, ds106rework, Remix23, RemixAssignments, RemixedAssignments3470, Syndicated
March 26, 2021

I’ll warn you now, this assignment is a weird one. It started as a remix assignment. I browsed through my past work and decided to re-do the Catchphrase Assignment. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to change it so I hit the Remix button a couple of times until I found one that looked interesting. …
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Revisiting My Disney Childhood

by @AJSt0rm

| #AudioAssignments, Assignment Bank Response, AudioAssignments2102, ds106rework, Syndicated
March 26, 2021

If you are like me (and indeed, most of the United States) you probably grew up watching Disney. Movies, TV shows, books, music, my childhood would look very different without them. A couple of weeks ago, I created a mashup of some Disney songs into a strange, crazy collection. Yet, as much as I loved …
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Twitter Tales

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated
March 26, 2021

You’ve all probably heard of Snapchat stories (or even YouTube stories). Let me introduce you to a new one: Twitter Tales (using Daily Creates). The idea is to integrate the Daily Creates into the story so that they become part of the story. Here’s an example: Today has been rough. I’ve been trying to create …
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How Do Our Stories Affect Others?

by @AJSt0rm

| projectideas, Syndicated
March 26, 2021

A central portion of my work on this blog has been loosely connected to the theme “What’s (Y)our story?” But, how does my story affect others? What makes it meaningful to you as my audience? And how do I tell it in a way that it will affect others? I actually discussed this recently in …
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Un-University, You Rock!

by @AJSt0rm

| radiolisten, Syndicated
March 26, 2021

Just when I thought my radio show was amazing, the creators of Un-University proved me wrong. Let me start at the beginning: On Monday, my show “Remember When” aired on DS106 Radio. It was the first show of the evening. Honestly, it was kind of exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. It was wonderful …
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And We’re Live in Three, Two, One…

by @AJSt0rm

| radioshowweek2, Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week
March 19, 2021

OUR RADIO SHOW IS LIVE, BABY! Wow, what a week it has been. As of this time last week, I was unsure how editing was going to go and if everything would fit into one show. I figured out the former and was right about the latter. Let me just start at the beginning. Daily …
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Pre-Show Rituals

by @AJSt0rm

| radioshowweek1, Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week
March 12, 2021

Every good show begins with a lot of prep. This week was primarily focused on prepping for our radio show next week. Daily Creates, audio and design work, group discussions, this week had a little bit of everything. Let me break it down for you. Daily Creates This week, I chose 3 daily creates to …
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DS106 Radio Presents: Remember When…

by @AJSt0rm

| radioshowpromo, Syndicated
March 12, 2021

Event posters, remember when those were a thing? I remember sitting every week waiting for my music lesson staring at the bulletin board and all the event posters. It only seems right that I create one for our upcoming radio show. When I was first creating this poster, I decided I wanted to emphasize a …
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Wait, What Are the Side Effects?

by @AJSt0rm

| #AudioAssignments, Assignment Bank Response, AudioAssignments1907, Syndicated
March 12, 2021

Commercials. Blegh. When they interrupt a perfectly good radio show, I always get annoyed. They are boring, repetitive, and I usually don’t care about the product. When we were tasked with creating a commercial for our radio show (“Make Your Own Radio Commercial!” prompt), I decided to try and make it as funny as possible. …
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Midshow Interviews

by @AJSt0rm

| #AudioAssignments, Assignment Bank Response, AudioAssignments1863, Syndicated
March 12, 2021

Have you ever listened to a radio interview? The host usually asks the guests a couple of questions about what they like and their project/whatever they are on the show for (i.e. a new book, a movie, a song, etc.) However, how often do you hear the hosts being interviewed? The challenge “Interviewing the Talent” …
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Design Recap

by @AJSt0rm

| Syndicated, Thoughts on the Week, WeeklySummary
March 5, 2021

With a focus on design, this week surprised me. Who knew how much work was put into a simple book cover or a movie title scene. I also got the chance to experiment with some common design examples, such as book covers and t-shirts. But let’s not spoil it all yet. Let’s start at the …
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Have You Seen Me?

by @AJSt0rm

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1888, Syndicated
March 5, 2021

Have you ever seen a missing person’s poster? I remember sitting in Walmart as a kid, looking up at all the missing kid posters and wondering what had happened to them. During this week of design, a different thought has come to mind. What if I created a similar poster for one of my fictional …
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