Radio Ad, Finally
Radio Ad Final by dwhitake
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There’s no wealth like (digital) knowledge
by Derek June 15, 2011It was last spring, while talking to a friend, that I first heard of the Digital Storytelling class at UMW. He recommended it heavily, stressing how much fun he was having. That was all good, but really I just wanted … Continue reading → -
Andes
I had some trouble with the video project. I had a lot of ideas that I wanted to do but wasn’t really able to because of the technical limitations of my computer. Mostly it was that my computer couldn’t render … Continue reading → -
Where is this Godless America?
I found this episode of TAL to be pretty interesting, which is a nice change after the last one we listened to. Overall I thought it was engaging, though there were a few parts that I found frustrating. It is … Continue reading → -
Videotronic
by Derek June 12, 2011For my video project I’ve decided to take footage from a movie and combine it with a song to make a music video. I’m still brainstorming what movie and song I will use. Also, I’ve been thinking I might try … Continue reading → -
Honest WSJ
For my web story I edited the home page of the Wall Street Journal. My intention was to poke fun at the WSJ and the kind of people reading it as well as address something of the underlying ideology of … Continue reading → -
Switched at Birth: interesting but not that interesting
The premise of TAL episode #360 is at first glance a very tantalizing subject but in actuality was kind of stale. I’m not sure if this is more to do with the show’s idea or if it is related to … Continue reading → -
Sounds Like Summer
For my segment I did the assignment Context. What I did was locate sounds from the movie Jaws, abstract them, manipulate them, and then construct them into a song. To do this I used GarageBand, which comes free with Macs. … Continue reading → -
DS106 Radio
For my segment of the class’s radio program I’m going to attempt to do Context. In that assignment you “take the audio from one movie, the ambient sounds, a few words, etc.” and “remix it into something entirely new.” I’m … Continue reading → -
Forest Crawler
I made this in Audacity using sound clips from here. This is my first time using Audacity, but I didn’t have too much trouble with it. The story is about a forest crawler. 30 or so seconds by dwhitake -
History as I remember it
Here is my attempt at a “Troll Quote.” The purpose is to mess up the image, quote, and name of three related figures. I brainstormed for a bit, before coming up with my choices. I wanted to make sure I … Continue reading → -
You’ve changed
I was originally planning to do Say it Like the Peanut butter. Unfortunately, I had a lot of trouble with that and so I decided to try a different visual assignment. My choice was “Common everyday object.” I saw that … Continue reading → -
Paley v. Meanies
I liked this episode. The first two Acts had some very good fiction; the Sedaris piece was very funny and the Sher story was surprisingly powerful. However, I found the the issues that came up in Act 3 to be … Continue reading → -
Pre-Black Friday Week-End
For my minimalist movie poster I choose the 1967 Godard film, Week-end. It’s one of my favorite films and one of the first that came to my mind when I thought of iconic/rememberable scenes. Near the beginning of the film … Continue reading → -
Iconic Aquatic
Here is my entry for the Four Icon Challenge, from The Life Aquatic. I got the icons from The Noun Project and edited them in Photoshop. I tried to follow the example from the DS106 website where the icons have … Continue reading → -
Ain’t no party like a Penn State party
I had never listened to an episode of TAL before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. From this first listen though I liked it. I’m hoping that future episodes will be as interesting. One of my questions going into … Continue reading → -
Mimesis
It would have been a normal day If not for the mimes. I boarded a train, And they began to follow me. They … Continue reading → -
DS106 Assignment Choices, 4 of Them
by Derek May 19, 2011Below are the design and visual assignments that I found the most interesting. The Four Icon Challenge Troll Quotes Minimalist TV/Movie Poster Say It Like the Peanut Butter -
Twitter connect
by Derek May 19, 2011Working? -
Start
I’m excited to be starting my first blog on my first website. This is something very new to me, but I’m hoping I will get the hang of it quickly. Computer skills are not my strength so we’ll see. I’m … Continue reading →
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