_cpzh4: Take a photo from the past that you took in a particular location. Return to that stop, and take another picture, "framing" the original within the current view. , _cre1l: Visual, _d415a: http://dearphotograph.com/, _d5fpr: Martha, _clrrx: 141, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments141</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments</a>, _d180g: 710

_cpzh4: Reimagine the scene in a road sign. What is going on outside the iconic depiction in the sign itself? Find a road sign image online or photograph it yourself. Redraw it to show the rest of the scene you imagine, and show us the before/after on your blog., _cre1l: Visual, _d415a: http://is.gd/8qUpyK, _d5fpr: Cheryl Colan, _clrrx: 139, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments139</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments</a>, _d180g: 700

_cpzh4: Tell us where you are, where you're from, or simply where you'd rather be and build a greeting card., _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/5373077131/in/set-72157612012225072, _d5fpr: Michael Branson Smith, _clrrx: 137, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments137</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments</a>, _d180g: 690

_cpzh4: Make a movie trailer by taking a trilogy, or any series of movies (LOTR, Saw, Final Destination etc.) and combine scenes from all the trailers to make one trailer..., _cre1l: Mashup, _d5fpr: Zarar A., _clrrx: 135, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments135</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments</a>, _d180g: 680

Last night I finished up my segment for the Ds106 radio show “Dog Days of Summer” that my class will be broadcasting on Monday. The Childrens’ Season by mburtis Overall, I’m really happy with how it turned out. I used … Continue reading →

This week in Digital Storytelling, the class is working on a radio show in which each student is responsible for contributing 5 minutes of audio. The theme of the show is “Dog Days of Summer” (chosen by the class). We’ll … Continue reading →

We’re moving into the audio portion of Ds106 this week (and I still need to do a look-back on all the great design/visual work that the students have done!). Last night’s assignment was to create a sound effect story, and … Continue reading →

_cpzh4: Take a classic movie (or heck any movie you like), and rescript the audio of a key scene. You will want to re-write the lines to change the meaning or intent of the scene, delete the original audio, and record your own (this can be done many ways, voiceover in iMovie, recording the audio and editing the track in any other movie editor). For my example, I took Howard Beale's on camera rampage from "Network", and changed it to a diatribe on being bored in school., _cre1l: Video, _d415a: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZcMucXO7es, _d5fpr: Alan Levine, _clrrx: 131, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VideoAssignments131</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VideoAssignments</a>, _d180g: 660

_cpzh4: Now that we have a #ds106 radio up and running creating a 15 to 30 second bumper for the station., _cre1l: Audio, _d415a: http://bavatuesdays.com/files/2011/01/ds106_radio_lock_it_in.mp3, _d5fpr: Jim Groom, _clrrx: 36, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>AudioAssignments36</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>AudioAssignments</a>, _d180g: 185

_cpzh4: Remix classic bumper stickers to promote the cause(s) of ds106, ds106radio, and ds106tv., _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/2011/05/28/ds106radio-bumper-stickers/, _d5fpr: Michael Branson Smith, _clrrx: 133, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments133</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments</a>, _d180g: 670

_cpzh4: Take stock of your digital identity and prepare for the inevitable. In a blog post submit your last will and testament, describe how you wish to be digitally remembered, and will your embedded digital ephemera to [less then]loved ones. Inspired by: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Immortality-t.html, _cre1l: Writing, _d5fpr: Michael Branson Smith, _clrrx: 132, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>WritingAssignments132</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>WritingAssignments</a>, _d180g: 665

_cpzh4: Take one of the people from ds106 and make them a monster profile a la Gary Gygax's classic 1977 <em>Monster Manual</em>. Make it a playing card, using a series of pre-defined qualities from the manual. You can see an example of this here: http://bavatuesdays.com/the-ds106-99-47-dds106-monster-manual-cogdog/ , _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://bavatuesdays.com/files/2011/05/dds106_cogdog_front.jpg, _d5fpr: Jim Groom, _clrrx: 130, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments130</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments</a>, _d180g: 655

_cpzh4: We think of creation as addition, but there is a form of creation by deletion (e.g. Newspaper Blackout poetry http://newspaperblackout.com/) In this assignment, you need to change, alter, enhance the meaning of a sign by cropping out parts of it. This should be doing in camera, but could also be done in post- crop out, but do not photoshop in any extras. Also, be sure to describe in you caption or blog post what the original sign said. For the example below, the sign said "No Canada Tennis Parking" but by removing the last word, it makes it sound more like a radical anti-tennis call for action., _cre1l: Visual, _d415a: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/5677012243/, _d5fpr: cogdog, _clrrx: 129, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments129</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments</a>, _d180g: 650

_cpzh4: Take clips from different songs and mash them up into something fun. Try to use random effects and cross music genres., _cre1l: Mashup, _d415a: http://jennak.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Pro1.mp3, _d5fpr: jennak, _clrrx: 128, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments128</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments</a>, _d180g: 645

_cpzh4: Create a video compilation of some of your favorite things you've made in ds106., _cre1l: Video, _d5fpr: Matt Martin, _clrrx: 113, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VideoAssignments113</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VideoAssignments</a>, _d180g: 570

_cpzh4: Find an image of a well known figure, add to it a famous quote by someone related in some way to the figure in the image and then attribute the quote to a third, related figure. From the official site: How It Works 1) Get a picture of someone people idolize. Obi Wan Kenobi, Barack Obama, Captain Kirk — any beloved public figure will do. 2) Slap on a famous quotation from a similar character from a different book or movie. Pick something close enough that a non-fan might legitimately confuse them. If you’re using Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, for example, you’ll probably want to grab a quote from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5 or Battlestar Galactica. 3) Attribute the quotation to a third character, from yet a third universe. This way, nothing about your image is correct, and you’re trolling fans of all three characters at once. , _cre1l: Visual, _d415a: http://www.trollquotes.com/, _d5fpr: Mikhail Gershovich, _clrrx: 24, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments24</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments</a>, _d180g: 125

_cpzh4: The logo is an important part of a company. For this assignment, you are to choose a company and re-brand them. Take their logo and remix it, or start from scratch and make it your own piece of art. Need inspiration? Here's a cool site (http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/) that blogs about recent changes in company logos, and posts both the new and old versions. It can really highlight what subtle changes can do to a logo. , _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/, _d5fpr: Chris Randles, _clrrx: 118, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments118</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>DesignAssignments</a>, _d180g: 595

_cpzh4: Find your name in the environment around you. Look for your first name, parts of your first name, or even the individual letters that make up your name in the environment around you. Take photos and crop them together. Share. Enjoy!, _cre1l: Visual, _d5fpr: Chris Randles, _clrrx: 119, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments119</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments</a>, _d180g: 600

_cpzh4: Think of anyplace you spend money, and what you most often buy at that place. Then redesign their logo to incorporate your favorite product. Do as many as you want., _cre1l: Mashup, _d5fpr: ADRE, _clrrx: 120, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments120</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments</a>, _d180g: 605

_cpzh4: Take a short section of one of your favorite songs, and turn the song into a music video using only lyrics. The lyrics video will manipulate the size, color, font, shape, and movement of the lyrics showing on the screen to emphasize a theme, rhythm, pattern, meaning, or musical mechanism of the song. , _cre1l: Video, _d415a: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OehxXNCYvTM, _d5fpr: Chriisb123, _clrrx: 121, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VideoAssignments121</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VideoAssignments</a>, _d180g: 610

_cpzh4: So I wanted to submit a new visual assignment. All of us, most of us anyways, have a dream car. This is a simple assignment. Take a picture, or find a picture on the web of a car that you love. Then, write a description of how that car make you feel. That's it. Short and simple. This combines the visual of a car, with the story telling aspect, of how an object make you feel. , _cre1l: Visual, _d415a: http://blog.mg79mkiv.info/?p=239, _d5fpr: MG79MKiV, _clrrx: 123, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments123</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>VisualAssignments</a>, _d180g: 620

_cpzh4: Create an musical remix using different styles of music. Alter the sounds of them until they seamlessly go together, creating an all new piece of music that retains the art of the original artist. Sometimes music seems to be too narrow, intervene and open it up!, _cre1l: Audio, _d415a: http://twothousandsuns.com/2011/04/16/el-mashup/, _d5fpr: Johnathan Blake, _clrrx: 124, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>AudioAssignments124</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>AudioAssignments</a>, _d180g: 625

_cpzh4: Take your favorite movie trailer and mash it up with a different trailer to completely change the meaning of the original trailer. For example, if you have a funny movie trailer, give it the sound of a terrifying movie; or vice versa. You may need to clip the audio or the visual, use imovie and audacity to cut the clips to give you what you need. Good luck!, _cre1l: Mashup, _d415a: http://donuts56.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/mashup-finding-jaws/, _d5fpr: duncandonuts56, _clrrx: 125, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments125</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>MashupAssignments</a>, _d180g: 630

_cpzh4: Take the name or title of your favorite band, song, movie, or tv show and display it in the form of photography. You can take as many pictures as you want, but have your photos capture the band, song, movie, or tv show you pick. Be creative and have fun!, _cre1l: Fanfic, _d415a: http://donuts56.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/fan-fiction-picture/, _d5fpr: duncandonuts56, _clrrx: 126, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>FanficAssignments126</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>FanficAssignments</a>, _d180g: 635

_cpzh4: A WebStory on a missing report for Jim Groom, _cre1l: On/In the Web, _d5fpr: Brent, _clrrx: 127, _cyevm: <a rel='tag'>On/In the WebAssignments127</a>, _cztg3: <a rel='tag'>On/In the WebAssignments</a>, _d180g: 640