DS106 is over and this is my final summary. I will start off by sharing my final project and each tutorial I did for the six parts of my final project which were visual, audio, GIF, video, audio and video. The total assignment difficulty was 24.5 stars. The final project and the tutorials: DS106 Final […]

The assignment was Alternate Ending worth 5 stars. This was the hardest part of my final project for two reasons: I was shooting with inanimate objects by myself and it was hot as heck outside when filming. The original scene I picked was from Terminator 2 and it can be seen below. Watch up to 2:20 […]

The assignment was Soundboard Conversation worth 4.5 stars. This was a blast because I got my Ewok to call Arnold Schwarzenegger!! I rehearsed what I was going to say about 7-8 times and used the soundboard found here: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/soundboards/arnold-schwarzenegger-soundboard-4/1879/. It has most of Arnold’s most important sayings. I just kept clicking away until I got a […]

The assignment was Character description worth 4.5 stars. I then went random and said whatever came to mind. This little Ewok has been in quite a few movies and I needed his dialogue to be all over the place to stay in character. I had a general idea of topics to hit but wanted things to […]

The assignment was Subtitle a GIF worth 4 stars. I took a short video of Yub the Ewok with my Sony Camcorder jumping and then added the video to Windows Movie Maker. I then clicked the caption button (under home) to add my subtitle. The text tools you see here allow you to change your font, the text […]

The assignment was Create your theme song worth 4.5 stars. I love recording music with good old CoolEdit96. So old but easy and free. I started off recording the two guitar parts first. I used a Les Paul guitar and for effects a Bose Metal Zone pedal. Here are both guitar parts. I then used a […]

The assignment was Create-a-silly-movie-poster. I created this assignment as there was nothing that matched what I needed for my final project in regards to a movie poster. I rated it as a two star difficulty. This is the original: (from http://keyartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/the-terminator-movie-poster-1020189580.jpg). I cropped the photo in paint and hand wrote in the words. I wanted […]

Hi everyone, my name is Yub. I am an Ewok that has starred in numerous Whackbag Films projects and a little movie called Return of the Jedi! I love two things in life, sandwiches and Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger. I decided it was time to pursue my dream and see if Mr. Schwarzenegger would let me […]

Week 4 was our week to do video in DS106. I enjoyed this week just as much as audio week as I have a passion for doing video and audio. I also got to fuse those two passions together in one of the video assignments! On to week four! The reading movies assignment was helpful […]

The Cereal Killer was created and debuted in 2006 with the film “Cereal Killer.” He wears a Scary Movie mask and wields a knife and a mace & chain. He lives only to make bad jokes and kill anyone in his way. Probably anyone not in his way too. Since 2006 he has been in […]

In 2013 I found a different calling and started to go to a Christian church in downtown Fredericksburg. In February of 2014 I was baptized and became a Christian. Prior to this lifestyle change I had been a death metal musician for over 15 years. I would soon become a member of the worship band at […]

Today I will be analyzing a short clip from the movie The Hulk from 2003. I have been a fan of the Incredible Hulk since I was a little boy. I loved the TV show from the late 70’s starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. I have also collected Incredible Hulk comics, toys, etc for […]

My second film technique will be based off the video below: The first effect described is the Zolly. The Zolly is a camera effect in which the camera operator dollys in the reverse direction and speed in which he or she is zooming. I have seen this effect before but have never seen the movie […]

The first cinema technique I will look at is Tarantino’s from below. Watch the video below for examples of this technique. Watching the various clips from Tarantino’s films showed me this a great method that I should use more often in my own films. There were may scenes where I felt this angle gave his characters […]

Siskel & Ebert was a popular film review show from 1975 to 1999. Siskel passed away in 1999 but Roger Ebert continued on in reviewing film and writing articles. In 2008 he wrote an article, How To Read A Movie. I will play the part of Ebert by reviewing his article. Ebert begins with a […]

Week 3 is over and this was my favorite week to date. I love working with audio and really tried to improve on my storytelling. It appears we are doing audio next week too so I am looking forward to more audio editing! I did not think the Ira Glass videos would be interesting but they held […]

Hello DS106 subscribers, these are my thoughts on Radiolab’s production called Ghost Stories. The production starts off with a story by Mary Roach. Some of the sound effects were hit or miss for me. I thought the newscast spliced in about the death of Thomas Bradford worked very well. There was a lengthy moment of […]

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s DS106!? That’s right it’s the digital storytelling class that is the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be! DS106 is proud to announce it has a new audio trailer which you can hear below by clicking on a little thing we […]

I really identified right away with Ira’s discussion on anecdotes. I generally write things that constantly lead from one thing to the next with a final destination. I used this method with the first audio assignment I did, “A Wolf Now Among Us“. It was basically one thing would happen and then that would lead to […]

Rich was walking down the street one night and saw a glowing light in a field. Curiosity got the best of him and he walked towards it. As he got closer to the light he soon became paralyzed in fear. He saw a man dressed in black robes standing by a fire with a staff […]

Week two is over in DS106 and I think it went better than last week. Except for the reading assignments (I’m not much for reading) I enjoyed everything in week 2, especially making our own gifs. It’s been many years since I last made a gif so it was refreshing to revisit an old friend. […]

Doctor David Banner: physician, scientist; searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The Creature is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. David Banner is […]

Thirteen years ago a man had a vision, that one day films will be made with no budget yet still be enjoyable. Over ten movies and a decade later, the movies have no budget but he is still working on that enjoyable part. It’s Whackbag Films, bad acting by good people! All your favorites can […]

The Magic Men (H2O, Fireball and The Shocker) have defeated Freddy, Jason and Chucky. Thor has his hammer Mjölnir back from The Doug. The Magic Men meet up with X-Ray who activates a transportation device and disappears. The group in shock yells “Wha Happened?” as their leader is now missing… The visual assignment was http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/movie-trading-cards/ worth 4.5 […]

Godzilla is the most powerful monster in the universe but he is trapped inside a human. Use your Poke-Power to transform Rich into the King of the Monsters, Godzilla! Godzilla has a fifty percent chance of destroying any Pokémon that stands in his way! The assignment was http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/pokemon-card/ worth three stars. I used http://www.mypokecard.com/en/ to create the […]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s Super-Rich! One day this young man was just wearing a Superman hoody at a Christmas party, the next day that hoody gave him the ability to fly. Super-Rich uses his new powers to pose for photos while flying in the sky! The assignment was http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/are-we-there-yet/ and was worth 3 […]

I took two of my pictures at a martial arts studio in Stafford, the other two by my house in Fredericksburg. Not sure if I missed the mark but here we go! This a squirrel in my backyard eating something I can’t make out. I thought this would be a good example of dominance, which is […]

We had to create two animated gifs for DS106 this week. I used http://ezgif.com/video-to-gif to create both. The first one I picked was http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/subtitlegif/ . This is a short scene from a movie I filmed way back in 2005. The hero, Joey Green, takes a volleyball off his head. I instantly thought of this because my friends […]

I have to say I found this an incredibly boring read. I am not saying the publication does not have its merits, someone who is writing a book or professionally online may find this very useful. I have no plans of ever doing either. I knew I was in trouble when two out of the […]

Week one is over in DS106 and the week started off with frustration. A domain of my own constantly crashed on my PC and in error I signed up on the Mary Wash blogs. Luckily this site works and I’ve been able to blog all week. I feel like I did a good job completing the […]