As I have gotten to reflect over the course of this class, I’ve realized just how much I have grown and my skills have improved. My video editing ability alone has gotten so much better than it was when I started. I feel like I’ve become so much more open to sharing parts of myself … Continue reading *Grand Finale*

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Natalie. Her mother was born in Panama and her father was born in America, as she had been as well. When she grew older, Natalie learned about her mother’s heritage and that it meant that she was half Panamanian and half American. However, it always bothered … Continue reading Viva La Panama!

Though I didn’t follow the exact constraints of this assignment, I was definitely inspired by it! I knew I wanted to sing a song in Spanish (even though I shouldn’t torture anyone with that) for my story because my mother always sang and I thought it was a great way to tie our stories together. … Continue reading Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Dooooo

I picked this assignment from the Design bank because I thought it weaved into my Final Project narrative nicely. I think if I had anything to suggest or provide a “how-to” it would be for discovering or even reclaiming culture or identity that has been lost because you were born and raised somewhere else. I’ve … Continue reading More Than Just A “Gringa”

If you have never seen a pollera, I suggest you do because they are such a beautiful cultural item for Panama. They primarily consist of a white dress adorned with gold jewelry and an accent of a color of the woman’s choice. Two polleras are never the same, as each woman decorates hers differently. Typically, … Continue reading All The Lovely Ladies

I have loved all the Bring It On movies since I was young. I was a cheerleader once, believe it or not, so these movies really spoke to my peppy soul at the time. I remember them fondly, so even when the new ones came out, I would still watch them for solidarity towards the … Continue reading You Gotta Bring It On

For the visual segment of my final project, I was inspired by this assignment to remix President Obama’s famous campaign photo. His says “Hope” and mine says “Identity” because my story deals heavily with issues of identity. I also wanted to do a mixture of the American and Panamanian flag as my background, as those … Continue reading To Inspire Some Hope

I created my own assignment! It is the Movie Bar Code assignment in the visual section of the DS106 Assignment bank. I just wanted to make a quick tutorial because I know it seems a little daunting at first but it is really not hard when you get down to it. I’ve made one myself … Continue reading You Probably Can’t Scan This At The Supermarket

I’m really happy with what I have created for this class so far but I am also happy that this semester is almost over! I think I have improved so much in photo editing alone because I have to do it so frequently for the daily creates and I love that. This week was a … Continue reading Week 4: Are We There Yet?

Going into this scene analysis assignment, I was a little nervous. Sometimes I have trouble with analyzing camera elements because I don’t have a lot of experience with filming professional looking video or video production. I’m really a camera on a tripod kind of girl. So, I went into this hoping that I would be … Continue reading The Good, The Bad, And The Unexperienced

@ds106dc#ds106#dailycreate#tdc1649 My attempt at being artsy 🎨pic.twitter.com/yMISHV7Yeq — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 15, 2016 This was inspired by my tattoo. I have it on my left forearm and it is actually an one line drawing as well. Except instead of being drawn by me, who cannot draw to save her life, mine was a sketch … Continue reading 07-14-16

This video assignment asked you to make a movie about a dream you had as a kid but I decided to make a movie about a recurrent dream I’ve had. It was one of the most strange dreams I ever had and I remember re-telling it to my mom the next morning. It started with me … Continue reading So, I Had This Dream Last Night

@ds106dc#ds106#dailycreate#tdc1648 It’s really just my default expression. pic.twitter.com/DrSsX90P6q — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 13, 2016 I swear my boyfriend and I cannot for the life of both of us take a normal picture. One of us always has to pull a face. I guess it says a lot about our relationship. He is my boyfriend … Continue reading 07-13-16

I thought Robert Ebert’s How to Read a Movie was extremely interesting and invaluable to critiquing movies. The most persuasive point he made was about the angles and how transformative they can be, either turning the character into a “god” or a “pawn”. I think its also important to note that he encouraged analyzing the movies in … Continue reading Hitchcocks and Kubricks and Eberts, Oh My!

@ds106 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1647 WooOOooOOooahhh (I’m clearly easily impressed) pic.twitter.com/ZfjQpxokSS — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 12, 2016 I was thinking of putting a picture of my cat Stella into the C64 effect generator but then I remembered I haven’t posted a selfie today…I’m just kidding. I really wanted to know what I would look like … Continue reading 07-12-16

I wanted to switch this assignment up. It called for a mashup of clips from a period piece, so I decided to do a mashup up of a modern piece of film instead. The movies I used clips from were Mean Girls, The Vow, and Dear John, all of which have the actresses Rachel McAdams and Amanda … Continue reading This Is Awkward…

@ds106dc #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1646 It actually is… *mind blown pic.twitter.com/aN7O5gcQEt — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 11, 2016

I didn’t look forward to audio week at first. I really hate the sound of my voice and having to listen to it over and over in order to edit isn’t my cup of tea. However, when I learned we would be listening to podcasts this week I was ecstatic. I listen to podcasts almost … Continue reading Week 3: Real Life And School Life Collide

I got to explore different genres of podcasts I have never experienced before this week. Even though at first I was dragging my feet a little (I’m very particular about my podcasts), in the end I actually enjoyed myself. That was the positive of this audio introduction, however, there were some negatives. I’m having troubles … Continue reading If I Have To Say One Thing…

When I found out that we would be critiquing each other’s blog posts, I was a little nervous. I share a lot of personal stories on my blog and that would make anyone vulnerable to criticism. But, I knew that it was all going to be constructive and in good taste so I had to … Continue reading Please, No One Drag Me

Below are the three podcasts from The Truth Podcast that I listened to. I really went blindly into each one and I selected these three mostly by their titles. I’ve never listened to a performance art podcast before, so this was a new experience all together. It was odd at first to remember that this … Continue reading I Mention Cheese, Again

#ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1642 👉🏼🐱 pic.twitter.com/IsAIMm0JeK — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 7, 2016

I tackled “Ghost Stories” from RadioLab, a program I had never really heard of, because, well…I love ghosts. Never seen one, but I’m remaining optimistic. Anyway, on to the show. RadioLab was vastly different than the This American Life because of their use of sound effects and their introduction. They began by basically telling the audience what they … Continue reading Spoopy

From our choices on This American Life, I chose “Getting Away With It”. What I liked the most about this particular episode was how they began. They really let the listener come blindly into the episode. If you haven’t read any synopsis or brief description, you wouldn’t really know what the episode was about when the … Continue reading I Like My Introductions Funneled

I’ve been familiar with Ira Glass and his work for a while now as I am an avid listener to podcasts and was briefly obsessed with This American Life‘s sister podcast: Serial. What stood out most to me was when Glass spoke about the way a story is told. Many, including me for some time, … Continue reading The Sound Of My Voice

@ds106dc #tdc1641 #ds106 *bursts through the wall in your house* https://t.co/8yHbgBRdvV — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 6, 2016 I’ve been watching Family Guy for years now and one of my favorite recurring jokes of theirs is the Kool-Aid Man bursting through the wall. Every time a character says, “Oh no!” the Kool-Aid Man bursts through … Continue reading 07-06-16

#ds106#dailycreate#tdc1640@ds106dc Never leave me alone with red lipstick 💄pic.twitter.com/YCBaz1oerx — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 5, 2016 I have always loved this photo of me because I think it encapsulates the beginning of my love for makeup. I remember always watching my mother put on her makeup and I wanted nothing more than to have my … Continue reading 07-05-16

I think I’ve mentioned it a couple of times now on my blog, but I am waitress at a local dinner. We serve the standard burgers but we also have a couple of specialty burgers. One is named after our owner! So, I have to internally roll my eyes every time a customer reads the … Continue reading “Regular” Is Not a Cheese!

New Girl has been one of my favorite shows since it started. I can really connect to lovable wierdo, Jess. However, I have also noticed that they have done numerous, shameless plugs for the Ford Fusion car. I mean compared to other promos in TV, they do it in a really cool, meta way. They feature … Continue reading Does Gas Mileage Turn You On?

#ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1639 @ds106dc My defining moment… pic.twitter.com/ewV3NkHiaO — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 4, 2016