Tutorials for my final project: In and Out of Tune Story Time Fun Time!– Tell an audio story, use sound effects and music. This project is worth 3.5 stars. The Tutorial- All sound was recorded using the Voice Memo app on the iPhone. Sound bites were then imported to iTunes and converted to MP3 files so …

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Today marks the end of my crazy five week journey. I’ve learned so much during this time! The class really made me work hard! I would be up until 5:30 am in the morning working on assignments. It was difficult to deal with at first, because I’m able to complete my work for most classes …

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Oh my god, we did it. We made it to the end…HOLY CRAP. I honestly didn’t think these 5 weeks would go by so fast, but D A N G. I’m a little emotional. So first off, let me just say that I thoroughly enjoyed this class. It was amazing to learn how to create and design things I never…

AHAHAHA! I did it. I made another mixtape for my final project, Long Awaiting. Granted this was rather easier as it didn’t require me to add plugs and drops…and every song had a fade out so I didn’t have to go through the trouble. THANKS JAZZ. So, the song list for this mixtape is as follows: Ghost Lead Serenade –…

I feel so much pressure with finals, it’s ridiculous. So, here’s a quickie tutorial on how I designed my promotional flyer for my final project, Long Awaiting. This was actually a relatively fun and quick design for me. I wanted to create a cute, aesthetically pleasing, and yet mildly sarcastic cafe. I think the cat with a cup of coffee…

Hey guys! Ahhhhhhh! I’M RUNNING BEHIND THIS WEEK. AHHHHHH. Anyways, here’s a little tutorial on how I edited my sound effects story for my final project, Long Awaiting. There are a few things that I wasn’t able to show in the video. First, I had created a long list of all of the sounds I needed in the order I…

It’s barely morning when she wakes up. The sounds of the outdoor world penetrating through her windows softly. She finds comfort within the confines of her house, away from the rustle and bustle of the city she sees from her window. Her daily routine she finds safety in all of it’s perfection: She prefers to wake up in the afternoon…

This will be my final blog post that I make, seeing as the course is coming to an end. I found that this course was pretty challenging, and it was hard to keep up at times. Most of the assignments were very interesting but figuring out how to complete them was difficult. I would say … Continue reading "Week Five Summary"

Highlight video Step One: Find clips off of Youtube.com. Step Two: Convert and download videos. Step Three: Add selected videos to iMovie to edit into tape. Step Four: Find audio track. Step Five: Download track and add to video. Step Six: Save and export as file. Step Seven: Upload to Vimeo.com   2. Making the … Continue reading "Tutorials for Hoop Dreams"

Sometimes in life things don’t always go just as you plan, but that doesn’t mean that everything won’t work out in the end. This is the story of Jack Belodeau, a true underdog. Jack was an incredibly talented basketball player, he had set numerous records while playing basketball in high school, and was recruited to … Continue reading "Hoop Dreams: The Jack Belodeau Story"

As this course comes to a close, I am here to do a little reflection. This course was rather difficult for me as I don’t classify myself as an overly creative person. However, this class did push me to get those creative juices flowing and put out some great content. I would say, for sure, …

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This post is a tutorial for how I created all of the media for my final assignment. First, let’s start with the iPhone 8 billboard. The first step was to choose an image that someone made as a representation of what the iPhone 8 might look like. After that, use the text tool to write …

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This story is told from the eyes of something that we take for granted every day. The humble smart phone. Most smart phones love their owners. The owners take them for walks, they feed them electricity, and they constantly play with them. They are constantly paraded around and being upgraded by large companies. Everyone seeks …

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I learned so much about audacity, gimp, iMovie, and Movie Maker in the short 5 weeks of this class. I think I enjoyed audacity the most overall because it can be used the most for other classes. The Look, Listen, Analyze assignment was the most exciting because I really got to look into one of …

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For this final project, I had to come up with a character and story that uses the media pieces I’ve learned about from ds106. With no money to spend and no crew to help, I definitely faced more challenges. In my head, it all flowed nicely like a movie, but when there’s no one available …

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For this daily create, we made to create a picture that had something to do with the symmetry of the number 2017. The process to fulfill this assignment was very time consuming. I had to dig deep and think outside of the box to complete this task. For my picture, I used a picture of …

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This week was very exciting. I had a great time completing the assignments. While they took some time, it was great to see that my hard work was paying dividends. I think that I learned a lot from this week. Part 1 videos:  

For this assignment, we had to evaluate what was going on in a movie scene. The scene of the movie I chose was Fight Club.  Growing up, Fight Club was one of my favorite movies. I personally think Edward Norton Jr. and Brad Pitt do a great job in this movie. They both work very …

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In this post, I talk about how to make a song with Garageband.

Kareem is my only competition. That’s it. In this assignment, we had to pick a certain sports play. In this video

Reading Roger Ebert’s Reading Movies made me realize so much. I knew when I was going to learn a lot from the article, as Roger Ebert is one of the influential people in the movie critic industry. He was one of first movie critics. Many of the things he used to evaluate a movie with …

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This week was probably the most challenging for me, as I do not have much prior experience working with videos or film. The workload was lighter, but what work there was was overall more intense than audio or graphics creation. For the daily creates I used GIMP to combine images, and for the films I […]

The scene opens up to two men walking, and the camera follows them. When they stop to converse, the camera begins to switch from person to person, back and forth. It switches between this, and getting shots of both men. As the scene progresses, the camera mainly shits to gauge the reactions of the younger […]

This week was all about video. How to make video, how to watch video, anything you could imagine. So I started this week by learning all about video. First I looked at Roger Ebert’s “How to read a movie”. This was a very interesting article on how to look at movies and really break down …

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Creators of film use their unconscious to create scenes. There is no written guide to follow, but rather the individual’s aesthetic desires shape what is created. The same can be said of paintings or music. It’s mostly cultural influences that shape the unconscious mind. By stopping the film, we can catch a glimpse into these […]

After a show, and after some people had a little too much to drink, my band did an interview with a local music promotion group (Cult XLV on Facebook, check ’em out). The wipe-out was probably the best possible instant replay I could think of, so I replayed it sped up, then slowed it down. […]

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