The End: DS106-4-Life

The End: DS106-4-Life

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
May 2, 2012

For the last week I have been tying up the loose ends in order to officially end the DS106 chapter and move on to DS107. Maybe? Thoughts? But here is the list of things I have accomplished in the last … Continue reading →
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DS106: The End is Near

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
April 27, 2012

It’s hard to believe that it has been 15 weeks and it’s time to say good-bye. My ode to la ds106: #cantstopwontstop
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In[SPIRE]

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
April 24, 2012

Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I was part of the in[SPIRE] creative process. After a month of hard work and the tireless energy from Martha, Linda, and the rest of the ds106 clan the grand masterpiece is finally finished. … Continue reading →
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My Hero, Indiana Groom?

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
April 13, 2012

I went there. I may or may not have hit the re-generate button 80 times in order to get this perfect storm combination of mashing-up Jim Groom art. I’m sorry but it did technically appear so let’s call it naturally … Continue reading →
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Cat(s) Make Better Art

by Rachel McGuirk

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April 13, 2012

My first try with the new generator hit gold. Add Dr. Seuss to Fat Cat art. However, I was nervous about messing other ds106 pioneers’ work. So I went with what was safe, and I decided to play with Cogdog’s work as seen … Continue reading →
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Coffee Is, My

by Rachel McGuirk

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April 3, 2012

Inspiration is a fickle woman. If she calls you at 7am for with an awesome idea for an assignment, then you just have to follow it. Plus, your alarm is set for that time and you should get up anyway. … Continue reading →
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A Walk to REALLY Remember

by Rachel McGuirk

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April 2, 2012

And that’s a wrap folk. Thirty stars are finally finished. For my last video assignment I decide to tackle ‘Redub the Audio‘ but give it a twist. Sure, I could have recorded my own voice over the video but that’s … Continue reading →
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This is No Cat Fight

by Rachel McGuirk

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April 2, 2012

This is a 5 second drama. It starts and finishes before you have time to think about what you are seeing. This is the fastest narrative ever, not counting Maura’s 1 second simile. For this assignment I decided that the … Continue reading →
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Kinetic Dangerfield

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
April 1, 2012

I hate this assignment. Worse, I hate the finished project but considering I spent nearly 8 hours on this assignment I needed to show something for it. I should have know when I saw that no one had completed this … Continue reading →
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Boys Like Beatles and…

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 29, 2012

I can’t lie. My music library has not changed since high school. I happily listen to the album, Dark was the Night on repeat for hours. Yet, when … Continue reading →
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Boys Like Beatles and…

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 29, 2012

I can’t lie. My music library has not changed since high school. I happily listen to the album, Dark was the Night on repeat for hours. Yet, when … Continue reading →
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Our Top 5 Sidekicks

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 26, 2012

The goal of this assignment was to identify a type of archetype in TV shows/movie and represent it in a quick video. I believe that sidekicks are poorly represented. They are neglected, forgotten, and taken advantage of, yet, without them the … Continue reading →
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Play-by-Play: The Hangover

by Rachel McGuirk

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March 25, 2012

Bam! I finally stopped tweaking and posted this play-by-play humor analysis of the Wolfpack Speech scene in The Hangover. This go around I stated playing with transitions and incorporating music. The Process: First, I downloaded the video from da Youtube … Continue reading →
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Taxi Driver: Film Essay

by Rachel McGuirk

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March 24, 2012

Taxi Driver is a Scorsese masterpiece with one of film’s most powerful protagonists, Travis. It’s Travis’s many contradictions that makes him one of the great characters in film history. In my film essay, we will be watching the final shootout scene … Continue reading →
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in[SPIRE]

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 18, 2012

My fascination with electronic literature started when I accidently stumbled upon Dr. Whalen’s blog for his E-Lit class. I discovered a whole new world of narratives in the form of hypertext stories. So, for my final project for DS106 I … Continue reading →
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PREproduction: Play-by-Play

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 18, 2012

Fact: Jokes are only funny when you explain the punch line in explicit detail. The more detail, the better. Fact: I watch a lot of documentaries. Goal: For the Play-by-Play assignment, I will analyze a pivotal scene in the movie … Continue reading →
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Kill Bill in 1932

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 18, 2012

Film editing is difficult. Anyone to tell you otherwise is just showing off. I have worked on this project for far too long and I am beginning to hate it. The goal of this assignment was to transform a modern … Continue reading →
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Life Lessons

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
March 15, 2012

Life Lessons is a powerful film. First, it’s a Martin Scorsese film, and who doesn’t love Marty? Second, it’s an eighties film (1989), the best era for film. It is also a provocative film about a middle-age painter and his … Continue reading →
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The Making of AMCX

by Rachel McGuirk

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March 1, 2012

After working on the DS106 radio show assignment, I have a new appreciation for the work that NPR interns do everyday. It’s tedious piecing together a radio show. First, you have to write the script. But make sure it follows … Continue reading →
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Rap Battle

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 28, 2012

(Skip to minute 4:00 for the best example that smart kids are cool too.) For those of you lucky enough to be in DuPont this evening you will have the chance to hear me rap too. A key part of … Continue reading →
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Raging Bull Radio

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
February 26, 2012

This week I wanted to challenge myself with this awesome assignment for DS106 radio which turns a movie into a good radio show. In essence, my goal was to transform a movie’s soundtrack (music, dialogue, sound effects) into a condensed … Continue reading →
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A Week in Review: TDC

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
February 19, 2012

Monday: Unusual Food Tuesday: Toys Wednesday: Our Youth … Continue reading →
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I Read Birds

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 19, 2012

Here is my take on the I Can Read assignment. I created a cover of the first horror movie I ever saw, The Birds. If you haven’t seen the film it’s an Alfred Hitchcock classic about a costal town in … Continue reading →
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Dead Man’s Chest Movie Poster

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
February 18, 2012

I’ll be honest: I don’t know much about graphic art. I’ve seen it. I’ve spent a lot time wandering the rooms of the MoMa looking pensive, and ds106 is currently producing a lot of hot art. But nothing has made … Continue reading →
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Iconic MC

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 17, 2012

To quote another DS106 pioneer, I spent entirely too much time on this assignment. In fact, I created several different potential icons for myself, but I was never fully satisfied with any outcome. I can’t even say that I am … Continue reading →
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1 Narrative/ 4 Small Icons

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 16, 2012

I have some news. I am in love. With the NounProject. It is a fantastic site full of simple yet dynamic icons that are for public use. It has inspired me to start designing my own icons but my roommate … Continue reading →
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Comic Wars, the Animation

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 13, 2012

Due to other ds106 pioneers success with GIFs, I wanted to challenge myself with this assignment. It took me a while to figure out what cover I wanted to do, but I finally settled on this provocative comic cover. Honestly, … Continue reading →
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Don’t Try Too Hard

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 12, 2012

I have never heard of the demotivational poster meme before I saw this assignment. This assignment was easy once you found the right site like this one. My goal was to take a traditionally valued quality and turn it on its … Continue reading →
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Tattoos

by Rachel McGuirk

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February 12, 2012

Flickr Challenge: ‘Take a photo of a tattoo“ I may not have any tattoos to brag about but these are my beauty marks!
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The Scene of the Crime

by Rachel McGuirk

| Syndicated
February 11, 2012

Flikr Challenge: “Take a photo that emphases the human hand. Our hands handle a lot every day, and it’s easy to forget how important they are. Especially when … Continue reading →
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