Step 1: Think of an image you would like to use for this assignment. Step 2: Google said image as a silhouette Step 3: Click on the picture you want Step 4: Save it to your computer and pasted it into Paint Step 5: Create lines through the picture by clicking the Line button under … Continue reading Barcode Transformation Tutorial

Today I am going to show how to do the Honest Game Box Visual Assignment. I did this assignment before and it was probably one of my favorite assignments because it made me think outside the box to create this. Step 1 – Pick the game you want. And have an idea of what you … Continue reading Honest Game Box Tutorial →

  This assignment we needed to lip sync a song.  The first song came to mind was Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.”  I thought it would be a fun song to do and also I want to prove to everyone out there that I was a better singer then Whitney Houston.  Growing up … Continue reading I Will Always Love You →

When seeing this assignment the first thing I wanted to do was the Old Boy Fight Scene. After watching and listening to it, I wanted to see the other scenes that were selected. To my surprise it was one of the choice scenes to watch.  I am so happy that one of my favorite movies … Continue reading Look, Listen, Analyze →

This assignment was to make a video to my 16 year old self.  There is so much I want to say.  So many things I want anyone who is 16 to be prepared for but at the same time life is about learning things about the world, many times on your own.  I would not … Continue reading 16 Year Old Me →

From my prior experience with Robert Ebert is him reviewing movies and films, in which I think his reviews on movies are genius.  The way he thinks about movies not just for face value but on everything as a whole from sound design to how the camera is used, to even the actors and actresses … Continue reading Reading Movies →

For this Lip Sync Video Assignment we were supposed to choose a song that we like, and take a video of ourselves lip syncing part of the song. This assignment was fun, but it made me see that I have no talent at al lip syncing. I thought Sam Hunts, take your time, would be fun […]

Yes, anyone- Lady Gaga, Obama, your great aunt Belinda, anyone can read masterfully into movies with just the right amount of techniques. Roger Ebert, a film critic, and professor shares his tips to the- well inexperienced on how to analyze the scene to a television show or movie in his article- “How to Read a … Continue reading Anyone can be A Movie Critic

Step 1: Take Video using camcorder, phone, or some other device capable of recording. Step 2: Upload video to computer. Step 3: Open up iMovie or Windows Movie Maker and upload video Step 4: Edit video as necessary.  

  For this assignment (worth five stars), we were asked to create a montage for someone special in our lives.   The song above from Bruno Mars is what inspired this Photo Montage, of my Finance. I decided to go with the Bruno Mars song because it is upbeat, and it fits this montage perfectly. Choosing […]

This mischievous cat did not like the fact the bride to be is putting her wedding before the cat.  The cat decided to just end it all here. If she is hurt, there is no wedding and she can spend all the time her time with the cat again. So as she was going to … Continue reading Bride-to-be →

I read Roger Eberts “how to read a movie” first, it was pretty informative. I grew up watching his show on weekend mornings (with Jean Siskel), so I was happy to read more and get a feel for how he … Continue reading →

I thought this 5 star project would be fun. Turns out it wasn’t, I encountered all sorts of downloading, copyright issues etc. I had to splice pictures in sequence, in an effort to try to tell a story from beginning … Continue reading →

I had to look up what a vine was. The urban dictionary stats that it is a short video, usually 5 to 10 seconds long of compiled clips of random stuff. They are frequently posted on social websites such as … Continue reading →

I remember watching this movie for the first time when I was 13. Unfortunately my grandma just passed away. My big sister, brother and I got to stay home all week from school. I remember going to the video store … Continue reading →

My first go around at college I had a roommate who was a undergrad film student at UT. Prior to living with her I never really looked at movies abstractly. Meaning in my opinion I never thought about why a … Continue reading →

This week, we focused on videos.  I really enjoyed this week’s assignments but I found them really time consuming.  I learned about the different aspects to making a good movie this week and I feel like there is still so much more to learn. I think I had the most fun doing this week’s assignments. … Continue reading Week Four – Completed

Behold! A completed Word Cloud assignment made using Puck’s Epilogue from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. But Mimi how did you make it? Gather around and let me teach you all my ways. 1. For starters,  I searched around for word cloud generators. The one listed on the assignment page did not work for me, What […]

So with my newly obtained analyzing skills, I took apart this twenty-two second clip from one of my favorite films: Fight Club     For the purpose of catching everything, I watched the clip three different times.   1. Analyze the camera work For this first watch, I put the video on mute and watched it without […]

Flowers for everyone Happy Friday Ya’ll

Today’s Daily Create was to send flowers to someone in DS106.  Well I wanted to send this to Professor Polack. Even though she is really mean at times, really really mean (she called me stupid for a stupid mistake I did -_- ) she still cares about her students MOST of the time. She has … Continue reading Flower’s for Polack →

Today’s daily create wants to send some flowers to all the ds106 people. As usual, I was taking a horse out on a walk when I came across this plant. Pretty sure it is more than likely a weed, but I have not been able to correctly identify it. Not only do I think this flower is … Continue reading A Weed For You →

Step 1: Go to Gyazo.com and download it for free.  These two icons will appear, on the bar, at the bottom of your screen. Step 2: Go to YouTube and find a song you would like to use for this assignment.  Make sure it is high quality. Step 3: Find the part in the music … Continue reading Favorite Musician GIF Tutorial

Today’s Daily Create was another that I enjoy since it is a simple random act of kindness.  I enjoy making other people’s days, so I love hearing what others did and sharing what I sometimes do.  I chose to leave … Continue reading →

From Roger Ebert’s “How to Read a Movie”, several interesting things can be seen.  First off, just looking at the title, you can learn that movies obviously are not what they may appear to be to a bare eye.  Movies … Continue reading →

Week 4 was frustrating at times. However, the week was less stressful than past weeks because there was less work. That left more time to complete the assignments. I made videos using iMovie in middle school and high school so it has been awhile since I have actually used it. At first it was difficult to figure … Continue reading Week 4 Summary →

For this assignment (worth three stars), we were asked to create a highlight reel for our favorite actor/actress. I decided to do this assignment on Jen Aniston because I thought highlighting one of my favorite actress’ many talents, is necessary – I call her Jen because I feel as if we are close enough, where … Continue reading Jen Aniston Highlight Reel

I decided to break this clip down from the Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith. I choose this clip because I really enjoyed this movie and I thought it would be fun breaking it down, by first watching it with no Audio, then just Audio and then the entire thing with Audio and Film. While […]

Cinema Techniques:   Hitchcock Loves Bikinis, talks about pure cinema tics, or the assembly of film and how it can be changes to create different viewpoints and different ideas.  I really like how the segments talks about how the assembly was changed to create a different idea with two different scenes. The segment describes this cinema techniques […]