I’m Done With This Class Once I Submit This: Week 5
Man, this week sure went by fast. I wonder why that is. Is it because I was having so much fun? Is it because I learned so much interesting stuff? […]
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How I Did the Final Project
Video For the video, first I found a UMW video online. After cutting out the parts I didn’t want and muting all the audio, I used the handy “Record narration” […] -
What I Learned Undercover as a UMW Student
I have been tasked with a super secret mission: to investigate the life of the average college student. I was assigned to the University of Mary Washington by, like, the […] -
An Excuse to Rewatch Firefly: Week 4
Oh Firefly, what more can be said about this show? Should we continue to berate Fox for daring to cancel this masterpiece? However many times its been done before, it’s […] -
Look. Listen. Analyze. Prison Breaking
For this assignment, I chose the prison breaking scene from The Shawshank Redemption. When viewing the scene without sound, first we see Andy looking defeated. He is cast in shadow, […] -
Reading Movies
Ebert’s post offers some good insight into reading movies. He often noted that breaking some of the “rules” of film making can, at times, prove fruitful. It is more important […] -
Hobo Speech Tutorial
The first thing to do is to record the speech itself. If you have a microphone, the easiest way is to record directly into Audacity. You could also use another […] -
The Complete Package: Firefly
For this assignment, we were to make a trailer for a TV show that’s run its course. I chose the tragically short lived sci fi/western Firefly. Apparently you can watch […] -
That Bleeping Censor: Pulp Fiction
For this assignment, we were tasked with taking a movie clip and ruining it via censorship. So I thought to myself, “what good movies have lots of swearing?” Well, anything […] -
Lots of Sounds and Participation Points: Week 3
This week was all about the sound. We had to listen to a bunch of stuff and then talk about that stuff. Yipee! Of course, we still had the Daily […] -
Warning Poster Tutorial
For the Create a Warning Poster assignment, I’d recommend using PowerPoint. I find it to be easy to work with, and use it frequently for this type of work. First, […] -
Heavy Metal In Space
For these of you who read the title and though “is this guy serious?”, yes, this is a poem about heavy metal in space. For this assignment, we were supposed […] -
Talking About the Story I Listened To: Getting Away With It
So, first I read a bunch of stuff about techniques used in audio story telling. Then I listened to this story. After all that, what did I notice? The biggest […] -
Reflection of the Radio Stuff
So I watched these two videos about these two radio guys and their experiences. Here I noticed some similarities. Both performers seemed to have different goals for each specific video, […] -
A Death Poem
Feel the cold breeze rushing down my spine Now I close my eyes All these years I was told a haiku is 5-7-5. Apparently I’ve been lied to. After being […] -
Favorite Song: Face Melting Goodness
For this assignment, I was to play 30 seconds of my favorite song, sans lyrics. Is this my favorite song? Hard to say, but it does contain one of my […] -
#CarveATweetDay
Everyone’s making a big deal out of people writing less by hand, but the world does move on. People don’t carve stone tablets anymore, some things just become obsolete. Although, […] -
The Stepping Up of the Game, Lots of Stepping: Week 2
So it’s time to do… something. What was that again? Oh yeah, I need to “step my game up”. So I’ve been told. Multiple times. Yay. Anywho, it’s time for […] -
DesignBlitz
Let’s talk about visual design, using some stuff I found around the house. Yeah, I know we were supposed to out into the world and whatnot, but the outside world […] -
Highlight Reel: Leg Interception
Here, we were to create a sports GIF worthy of a highlight reel. I’m a pretty big Ravens fan, so I knew which moment to choose: the leg interception. Here’s […] -
Gif 4 Giffiess…: Wayne’s World
Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! Party Time! For this assignment, I had to create an animated GIF for my favorite movie scene. I’m not sure if it’s my favorite (I always […] -
Design a License Plate: Birds and Beer
For this assignment, I was tasked with creating a license plate. I chose to create a Maryland license plate the reads “BRDSNBR”, or “Birds and Beer”. So, why did I […] -
Honest Video Game Covers: Brütal Legend
This assignment tasked me with creating a more “honest” cover to a video game. The first game that came to mind was Brütal Legend, for its infamous genre switch. For […] -
Draw on a Napkin: Seriously?
So what are we supposed to do for today’s Daily Create? We let’s see, apparently we’re supposed to draw on a napkin and give it to a loved one. Seriously? […] -
Movie Trading Cards: Pulp Fiction
For this assignment, I was tasked with creating a trading card for my favorite movie. Naturally, I had to choose Pulp Fiction, the single greatest movie of all time. In […] -
This Assignment is Suspect! Who Stole the Beer?
Here’s the weekly assignment everyone was forced to do: the suspect board. In mine you can see the victim in the center: a poor, innocent glass of beer. Surrounding it […] -
I Didn’t Think I Could, But I Did: With Beer
For this Daily Create, I was supposed to document something that I did even though I didn’t think I could. Naturally, I chose one of the proudest moments of my […] -
One Story / Four Icons: Who Will Guess This Movie?
Here, I came up with four icons to summarize my movie of choice. So, what type of movie is it? Well, it’s a little bit obscure, so I wouldn’t be […] -
Your Favorite Day with Your Best Friend: I Drew Trees
For this daily create we were supposed to draw a picture of the best thing or place to do with our best friends. So at this point, you may be […] -
The Post Where I Talk About All the Stuff I Already Talked About: Week 1
So Week 1 is now over. What to say? Let’s start from the beginning, since that’s the first thing mentioned on the instructions in the class page. First we were […]
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