So here we are in the last weeks of the semester, about to ride off in the sunset of Western106. It’s been a great ride, and everyone should be proud of all the work they’ve done. I really appreciate the consistent creative energy people put into the Daily Creates, all the thoughtful … Read the rest

4/8/16 – 4/15/16

For this week’s adventure, we’re going to play with web storytelling. This should be fun. I am going to quote extensively from the Open ds106 Course:

In this unit we move to a different kind of storytelling, one that uses the space of existing web sites as a place for you to assert your own stories. … Read the rest

Keep those tapes a-rollin’ Not that we do video on tape anymore, of course. We are doing a second week of video though.

Read through Making Movies the ds106 Way and all the subsections (You are not required to do the Foley assignment listed within.). Pay special attention to the information … Read the rest

Thanks go out to the Video Group for their input this week.

3/18 – 3/25

Reading movies

This week we’re moving from audio to video. While we have been looking at video all along, we’ve been focusing on different aspects – photography, sound, design – whereas now we’re going to look at cinematic camerawork, and how it all comes together.… Read the rest

Everyone worked through major projects these past weeks, so we’re going to take it a little bit easy this week and reflect on what the class has accomplished. Above, I talk a little about the upcoming week and a little about The Good, the Bad, and the Puppy, in which Alan shows us how it’s done.

Radio Shows Broadcasting … Read the rest

2/19/16 – 3/11/15

For weeks 7 and 8 we will be working on producing radio shows. The shows will be broadcast on ds106radio the week after they are due.

Group Radio Show Guidelines

The radio show will be a group project. You will have two weeks to complete the project, with Spring Break … Read the rest

You can see sound layering in action. Music: Longing for Tumbleweeds by Admiral Bob. Coyote howls from Soundboard. And a touch of Tombstone.

Thanks go out to the Audio Group for their input this week.

2/5/16 – 2/12/16

All work is due by midnight on 2/12/16

This week we will dig … Read the rest

No video this week due to temporal difficulties. Thanks go out to the Writing Group for their input this week.

1/22-1/29

All work is due by midnight on Friday, 1/29

Below is a detailed list of what’s to be completed this week.

1. Read Some Westerns: To get you

1/15-1/22

All work is due by midnight on Friday, 1/22

Below is a detailed list of what’s to be completed this week.

1. Help plot the course: This is your class as well as mine, so I want you to put your own stamp on it. You will be giving input on the course activities, readings and