For this assigment worth 4 stars, we were supposed to create our dream room from pinterest pictures. I chose to do this of Harry from Harry Potter’s dream room, because I took it upon myself to do an entirely Harry Potter themed Web assignments week, and I had a lot of fun with it. This … Continue reading Create Your Own Room

This photo is a representation of Minimalism. This photo represents minimalism because it is the only silver/object on my entire fridge, which is white. I believe this represents minimalism well. This next photo is a representation of a metaphor. This is a metaphor because, the bread on our cat, Charlie’s head, combined with a cat … Continue reading Design Blitz

#ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1500 pic.twitter.com/yR6lYpyER8 — Sara (@Saralynn1606) February 16, 2016 @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1501 The meaning of life as said by John Lennon pic.twitter.com/4MAyM4r36N — Sara (@Saralynn1606) February 17, 2016 "Every cloud has a silver lining" #ds106 #tdc1502 @ds106dc pic.twitter.com/lvnLEWjJQy — Sara (@Saralynn1606) February 18, 2016  

For this design assignment worth three stars, I created a story using symbols found in Harry Potter. For those who are not fans of the book/movie series, some of these symbols would be unrecognizable. But for those that enjoy the series, these symbols mean a lot to the viewer and convey a story! The first … Continue reading One Story / Four Icons

I really enjoyed this assignment, I spent about two hours picking a photo I could use on creativecommons.org of Scotland’s Isle of Sky, and editing it to promote “Open Culture” at the University of Edinburgh. I used Affinity Designer to manipulate and edit this photo. I love graphic design!  

my own path for the treasure map! #dailycreate #tdc1495 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/AqFzZ6A2bi — Sara (@Saralynn1606) February 11, 2016 This is the "Cap for a Critter" machine. It's $50 and creates hats for your pets! #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1493 pic.twitter.com/oIvFg8f6Dp — Sara (@Saralynn1606) February 9, 2016 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1488 pic.twitter.com/hgVYb6m0Nf — Sara (@Saralynn1606) February 5, 2016  

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” As I’ve been reading Neuromancer by William Gibson, I’ve (so far) thoroughly never enjoyed a book as much as I’ve enjoyed Neuromancer since reading “Catcher in the Rye”. There is something about the bleak attitude of the novel and the … Continue reading Neuromancer: A Fluid Identity

I started off this week with writing my own blog post on my photography experience and how I can improve my photography work. It’s here: http://sarasciulla.com/uncategorized/photo-reflection/ . Reflect on Cinematography: I chose to watch The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on Netflix. The black and white cinematography inspires a lot of dramatic emotions as we invest … Continue reading Weekly Summary: Week Four!

I love photography. My dad has been a photographer for magazines such as National Geographic, and showed me the ways of loving photography from a young age. I’ve had a lot of experience, taking several photography classes and even creating my own portfolio when I was in my freshman year of high school. I don’t … Continue reading Photo Reflection

I had already done this visual assignment in the past week, but when the opportunity came again to do the assignment I couldn’t resist! The original photo of Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) is from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1. This is a picture of Hermione attempting to guard Harry and Ron from … Continue reading Recreate a Famous Movie Scene! 2.0

This photo is of two teenagers who are celebrating their last summer together before they both go off to separate colleges. They’ve high school sweethearts: in fact, dating since the 8th grade where they met each other in advanced mixed choir. Although they’ve had their ups and downs throughout the process of maturing in high … Continue reading Love at First Shot

For my Indian Maiden character, Jacali, this is what’s in her woven basket! Some reeds she shucked to create more baskets, some wild berries she picked in the forest, some bird feathers she collected to add to a headdress she’s making, and a small handmade weapon to protect herself. For this assignment, I researched Western … Continue reading Whats in your (Saddle)Bag?

For my Home Page, I’ve added a Menu as the sidebar of my website whenever you type in “sarasciulla.com”. This menu includes several categories for my posts such as “assignments, audio, design, visual, web, etc”. This menu also has an “About Me” page at the bottom of the list, which includes a short description of … Continue reading My Home Page: Hello World

I started off this week by reading a few popular songs from Western times. My favorite was “The Drinking Song”, basically just a couple lines about drinking in old Western times and the glee you get from being drunk at this point in time. My favorite line was “Whoop-ee! drink that rot gut, drink that … Continue reading Weekly Summary, Western Readings and Shapes of Stories

Writing Assignment: Haiku About You worth 2 1/2 stars. My name is Sara, I really do love Haikus, I hope you do too.

Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone worth the credit of 3 1/2 stars. This is one of the best movies of all time. This is the movie that started it all; the entire Harry Potter film series was launched due to the sheer success of the first movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers … Continue reading Write a Movie Review

For the first assignment, I chose “A Letter to Yourself as a Child”. Dear younger self, You are 12 years old and you are about to start your first year of middle school, congrats! I know you’re scared and anxious to begin a new life at a new school, but things will be fine. Although … Continue reading Dear Past Self

Out of all the Western characters, I chose the Indian Maiden as the one I wanted to focus on. Her name is Jacali, and she is a Native American from the Western Apache tribe. Her tribe resides in Arizona, and speaks the native Apache language but she can speak and understand a little English. Jacali cooks … Continue reading My Character

My daily creates for this week! #dailycreate #ds106 #tdc1480 the letter S & the # 2 intertwined because my first and last name start with an S! #Sx2 pic.twitter.com/bret6eK6rf — Sara (@Saralynn1606) January 28, 2016 I chose this cattle brand because it reflects both initials of my first and last name, both S. I added … Continue reading Cattle Brand, Western Scene & Historic Library

For Week #2, I was put into the video assignments google doc. I was really excited to create an idea for an assignment that you’d have to use video to do, but I couldn’t think of one. I finally decided on doing a “draw a western movie trailer” with a white board and a dry … Continue reading Miley Cyrus, Harry Potter and Australian Accents

I can already tell how much I’m going to enjoy digital storytelling. I actually still can’t believe I got this course even when it was originally all full! I’m so excited! The workload actually was pretty decent to me, even though I’m working through a concussion with the workload. I already had a domain and … Continue reading Reflections from Week 1

Hi my names Sara! I'm currently at home in DC, recovering from my concussion and working on homework! Excited for the semester! #ds106 — Sara (@Saralynn1606) January 19, 2016 (caption) Hi! Since I fell of my horse on Thursday, I’ve been at home in DC working on my schoolwork from my family home. As I’ve … Continue reading Westerns & Week 1!

Excited finishing up week 1, and excited to start week 2!