Day in the life and Poetry

Day in the life and Poetry

by @ldeitrick

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November 3, 2017

Day in the life This was by far the most enjoyable project this week since I got to document my life experiences. I downloaded Adobe Premiere Clip, which is an awesome video editing application for your phone. This made compiling my videos and adding a soundtrack really easy and convenient. I highly recommend the free …
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Video Essay

by @ldeitrick

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November 3, 2017

Of course this assignment made me nervous. Would I have enough time to learn the logistics of creating a voice-over video? Would I pick a scene that had enough depth and character to analyze? Would the final product be something I could be proud of or something that would just be “good enough?” I started …
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Life Hack (and video lessons)

by @ldeitrick

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November 3, 2017

This was my first trial and error video editing. I found Filmora editing software to be a fantastic option for video creation. It works very similarly to Audacity, so the learning curve wasn’t as rough. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that the trial version of the software would apply a rather large watermark across the video …
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Star appeal

by @ldeitrick

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October 27, 2017

Using x-ray goggles was actually a lot of fun. My storytelling within challenge was a little ambitious. I chose to create a resume on IMDB site. I did not alter any of the linked pages. The most difficult part was removing information from the page. I also learned how to inspect other websites for embedded …
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Suspense

by @ldeitrick

| #ds4life, audio, ds106, ds106radio, radio, radioshowweek2, Syndicated
October 20, 2017

I’ve been pleasantly surprise how easy the collaboration between most members of the group has been solely through online communication. I live and work in Arlington, so meeting in person wasn’t an option for me. And while online communication made my life easier, it also made me nervous about putting together a radio show. I …
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You Could Cut It Will A Knife……..

by @ldeitrick

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October 4, 2017

The Women comic strip I was a layout editor in high school, so I was excited for the challenge of creating a comic strip from a movie scene. I mean, that’s basically what yearbook editing is, presenting a year’s worth of high school action into a single book of head shots. I chose to work …
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Coming Soon

by @ldeitrick

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October 3, 2017

Creating a movie poster based on Khatyrka, I immediately had the idea to show a woman’s shoulder with a tattoo of a quasi-crystal. The first mission was to find a quasi-crystal image I though would work. While googling for images, I came across some hard mental octagonal die, and thought about changing the concept …
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Fast Forward or Rewind?

by @ldeitrick

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October 3, 2017

Design can be used to tell stories a variety of ways, including illustrating inner thoughts, change in mood, action, and even time alteration. In Strip Panel Naked: Negative Space in ‘Jessica Jones’ and Strip Panel Naked: ‘Unstoppable Wasp’ And Dealing With Complicated Layouts , Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou explores the use of design elements to signify the characters …
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Weekly Summary #5

by @ldeitrick

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September 29, 2017

I have zero experience editing audio. Zero. The closest I’ve ever come to being a sound producer was burning CDs on my desktop with Napster was still a thing. Needless to say, this week’s audio assignments were a challenge for me. The process was slow, sometimes painful, and on a steep learning curve. The greatest …
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Sound Construction Site

by @ldeitrick

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September 29, 2017

So, audio editing is a work in progress for me. I spent a lot of time working on each assignment, only to finally realize I wasn’t going to modern, electronic Mozart on my first try. My pieces aren’t going to sound like what I hear on the radio or at DJ event, if they did, …
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Rule the World

by @ldeitrick

| #audioweek, #ds4life, audio, ds106, superherosoundtrack, Syndicated
September 29, 2017

A superhero soundtrack was tough on me from a creative perspective. I really didn’t want to do a voice-over because I felt like it fit my character or her story. I didn’t know how I could adequately relay her story in a quick voice-over. Instead, I decided to go a very minimalist, abstract direction with …
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Bumper……. radio?

by @ldeitrick

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September 29, 2017

Technical stuff I used Freesound to download “Batman punches” and a surreal galaxy These are nods to both the DS106 superhero theme and my blog’s personal title theme. I voice recorded the intro using the SoundCloud app on my Samsung Galaxy phone. I find the sound quality from my phone’s microphone is light years ahead …
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Can You Hear What I See?

by @ldeitrick

| #audioweek, #ds4life, #jessicajones, audio, ds106, ds106radio, Syndicated, twitter
September 29, 2017

Have you ever closed your eyes while watching television? Or perhaps, you are like me and have a show tuned on while in another room just out of eyesight? In the virtual classroom, we mimicked that experience with a few minor differences. If we missed something or were unable to decipher what was happening based …
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Silence is the loudest sound.

by @ldeitrick

| #audioreflection, #audioweek, #ds4life, #silence, audio, ds106, Syndicated
September 28, 2017

“Moon Graffiti” grabs you right from the moment you start listening. The producers achieve this primarily using two distinct styles when introducing the story. NPR’s “How Audio Stories Begin” describe these techniques as diving immediately into the narrative and introducing a mystery. We are confronted with alarms signaling a sense of danger and urgency, as …
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Super supper and small talk.

by @ldeitrick

| #audioweek, #ds4life, #radioshowideas, audio, ds106, Syndicated
September 26, 2017

My ideal radio show….. sure I’ve thought about this before, but getting class credit and the opportunity to give it whirl – how intriguing. So what would the radio show look like? I’m sure most people find their friends fascinating, otherwise why are you friends? But of course, I believe my friends are objectively fascinating. …
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Eye of the beholder

by @ldeitrick

| #ds4life, ds106, Instagram, photography, photoreflection, Syndicated
September 19, 2017

I would consider myself an avid yet extraordinarily amateur photographer. My favorite media for sharing photos is my Instagram and my preferred camera is my phone. What I really like about Instagram’s platform is it works best if the person posting is selective in his or hers choices. An Instagram page then becomes a personal art …
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Khatyrka

by @ldeitrick

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September 15, 2017

Valerie was found in the Russian Mountains of Siberia as a young child. At the time, Valery Kryachko, a Russian mineralogist was panning for platinum when were saw her. Unable to communicate with the toddler or locate any signs of parents or a home, Kryachko took the girl and the few rocks he had collected …
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Our superheroes, ourselves?

by @ldeitrick

| #ds4life, #superherostories, ds106, Syndicated
September 9, 2017

I started the week early and moved my way through the reading assignment, How Ancient Legends Gave Birth to Modern Superheroes . What captivated me most about this interview was Nevin’s response to whether a proto-superhero could successfully be created in the modern superhero age. For the most part, Nevin believes it would be very difficult, …
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Weekly Summary #2

by @ldeitrick

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September 8, 2017

So this week got away from me and as I type against the deadline, I can’t help but feel proud and excited about the work I did accomplish. Which is not to say I won’t be breathing a huge sigh of relief when I hit the “publish” button. To start, I was late to the …
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My Bat Symbol is A Dandelion

by @ldeitrick

| #ds4life, #WebAssignments, ds106, Syndicated, Webassignments1703
September 8, 2017

When was the last time you looked through your phone’s contact list? I mean really LOOKED. Not scrolled. Not perused for through for names saved next to eggplant, peach, and heart emojis, but really looked. Stopped. Thought about the connection you have with that person; why that person is in your phone to begin …
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Weekly Summary #1

by @ldeitrick

| #ds4life, ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
September 1, 2017

This first week, I learned that I really had nothing to fear. This is a common theme in the comic book of my life. I procrastinate. I avoid. I make excuses. When inevitably, whanever I finally face the terrible foe, I find it much smaller than the monster I had created in my head. Given …
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Super Me!

by @ldeitrick

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September 1, 2017

So, it may have taken me a while to realize I was a super hero; and I may still be discovery my powers, but knowing I am unstoppable has been worth the wait! I have a keen sense for picking empty rows on cross country flights. And the wing-span of an Icelandic floss (waterfall) whenever …
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