I decided to do the Musicless Music Video assignment. I’ve seen some weird music videos in my day, so I knew I needed to track down the best of the best, the one that would truly come across as strange or awkward when the music was stripped away. And I thought … Continue reading

For my first video assignment this week I decided to do “Chipmunk Style” (2.5 stars). I figured it would be a good introduction to how Windows Move Maker works. Not super hard but not super easy either. When I was watching the episode I knew that I had to do this assignment for that scene. […]

I did yesterday’s daily create just in the nick of time. Obviously by the time I decided to do it, it was dark outside so to make it hard to tell what the object was I had to make it dark in the room as well. It may be obvious what it is, nevertheless I […]

Daily Create | Write a few zeugmas, perhaps as a poetry. Zeugmas are “are figures of speech in which one single phrase or word joins different parts of a sentence.”   Poetry isn’t exactly my strong suit, so think of the follow… Continue Reading →

For the 5 Second Film assignment worth 4.5 stars, I chose to condense the Emperor’s New Groove in 5 seconds. Originally I thought this assignment was going to be really easy, but then I discovered just how fast 5 seconds go by. Another issue I ran into was that all of the best parts of the movie […]

Hi! So my first assignment, Trailer It (3 stars) was a lot of fun to make! I was deciding what I would make throughout the week and this one jumped out at me immediately. I am currently rewatching all of The Office on Netflix, when I get a free moment, and I thought this show would […]

I used an app on my iPhone to create this 5 star video assignment. It’s pictures of my son and his teammates over the last two seasons set to the tune of Kenny Chesney’s “Boys of Fall” song. Makes me … Continue reading →

Brittany Scites‘ assignment The Wire, Minimalist Style inspired me to think simpler. The needle she uses on the design is simple pretty much like clipart. Then Adding the quote “I need to get clean” Just pulled the design all together. I believe in the bottom right those are the viles which just adds detail to the […]

Lessons on How to Read a Movie by Ebert The article covered by Ebert entitled, “How to Read A Movie,” was extremely insightful and informative.   I have always been a movie buff and am pretty big on imagery and hidden meanings inside of films.   Ebert points out that the visual aesthetics of a film can convey …

Inspiration Two I really liked this poster by Meredith. There is so much to be said for the lack of information in this poster. It is simple yet informs you about the theme in season two of The Wire. Another thing I like about her poster is the color. ...

Inspiration One Kisha’s Daily Create was really inspiring because it incorporated so much into a simple daily create. She took everyone’s Avatars (including Stringer, McNulty, Avon, and other Wire characters) and created a “class portrait” in the words of Jim Groom. A very simple thought that goes a long way. Really cool!

This is my music video for a classic 90’s song. I made of a video of what exactly comes to mind when I hear this song.

“If Samuel L. Jackson were a Chipmunk” video project done by Maggie Stough has to be the funniest book reading that I have ever heard.  When I listened to this reading, all I could think of was all of the nights of being up all night with a child that will not go to sleep.  […]

http://www.tpeedhispants.com/assignments/my-dog-lucy-as-a-cartoon/ This author’s idea was inspiring because they used online resources and a photo they already had to create something new and creative. This will help give me more options when completing new assignments.

http://www.kmahone247.com/assignments/for-sale-one-wired-greek/ This author’s work was inspiring because they explained that the more assignments they completed, the easier it becomes to think of ideas and execute.

     

For my second inspire post this week I chose Wafflestomper’s (great name) post on the Downton Abbey/Wire mashup- Downton Shabby. It was totally hilarious and as I watch both shows, I understood it. The juxtaposition of high class British society with the Wire’s broken down Baltimore was too perfect. This post inspired me to be […]

Today’s Daily Create was to make an interesting indoor photo with the blinds closed so that your audience has to guess at the contents in your photo.  Cool and imaginative!  I went over to my parents’ house and took a picture in their living room of an object that used to belong to my grandparents. […]

Okay that title is way more dramatic than it actually is. For today’s daily create, we had to take a picture of something with the blinds closed. While the room got plenty dark, unfortunately I think my subject is pretty unrecognizable due to the location. I was in the lab while reading today’s daily create, […]

The second I saw this, I knew immediately that it would be one of my inspire posts. Not only is the assignment I chose to showcase brilliant, but the assignment directions give lots of room to be creative. So much in… Continue Reading →

This reminds me a lot of the surveillance shots that we saw in the first season. They’re watching some people and we’re having to watch through their car window along with them. I love how this shot is set up. Both are reading. There’s some red, yellow, and blue in … Continue reading

“The Kuleshov Effect is a film editing (montage) effect demonstrated by Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov in the 1910s and 1920s.It is a mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single… Continue Reading →

For today’s daily create, we had to make an interesting indoor photo with the blinds closed so your audience has to guess your subject. So here it is!

Prez In some ways, I think there was a sense that things would end badly for Prez much like we knew things would not go well for Ziggy. I really enjoy Prez and am sad about what has happened. I think it’s interesting that unlike many of the other characters … Continue reading

Daily Create | Make an interesting indoor photo with the blinds closed so your audience has to guess your subject. Be creative! I had to think on my feet a little since I don’t actually have blinds on my windows, but… Continue Reading →

Today’s Daily Create – What is it?

Inspired by Alison I was so enlightened by Alison’s READ poster as it featured the now deceased D’Angelo Barksdale. Throughout Seasons 1 and 2 of The Wire, I could tell D’Angelo’s perspective on his life and the game was changing. He seemed unhappy back on the streets, as well as…

Inspired by Lauren Going through all the old DS106 design assignments, I came across a really cool cartoon-like sketch. After opening the post, I saw that it was modeled after a screen shot from the The Wire. I think Lauren did an excellent job at sketching a shot from the…

I see Fredericksburg is in on the action. Colvin is getting ready to retire, to hang up the gloves. On the other hand, Cutty is getting ready to start a boxing gym. The Deacon, in the foreground, is connected to … Continue reading →

I did today’s Daily Create, which was to take a picture indoors with the blinds closed.