2.5 stars So I decided to do the one story, four icons assignment for the design assignments for this week! I decided to do one of my most recent favorite movies. Hope you guys can figure it out! Here’s a hint: this movie is still in theaters and just came out recently, definitely a tear … Continue reading Guess the Movie!

When reading Vignelli’s book on design, one thing that really stood out to me was his idea that the artwork should speak for itself.  Thus, the piece should not need any explanation because it would leave the person more confused than just the admiration of the art itself. “[if] no one understands the result, or … Continue reading Designelli!

What a crazy week, learning how to use audio and how to mix different sounds together to actually create something is a lot harder than it looks, especially to make it sound flawless. It definitely takes a lot of time and effort. There wasn’t a lot to do this week but it was all pretty … Continue reading Closing Thoughts

For my last audio assignment for the week I decided to record one of my favorite movie quotes and added some music from the movie to help you guess where it came from! I even added a little accent… my best impression of it, to add to the effect!  

Here are a few ideas for some radio broadcasts — I really want to include the character dossiers because I feel that they have had a huge part of this class so far and I think continuing that idea would help build onto the characters and make them more tangible. – I think a cool … Continue reading Broadcast Brainstorming!

1 star For my last audio assignment for the week I decided to record one of my favorite movie quotes and added some music from the movie to help you guess where it came from! I even added a little accent… my best impression of it, to add to the effect!

3 1/2 Stars For one of my assignments this week I decided to do the Music Mash-up which was super difficult. Not only was it difficult to have to mash the songs together but it was really hard to find songs that sound similar and wasn’t super choppy to have to mash together. For mine I … Continue reading Mashup Madness

For my sound effects story I did a PSA for texting and driving, I think it is pretty self explanatory!

This week I chose to do the “I’m Sorry” picture for my daily create. I chose a picture of a sleeping puppy because of my obvious “I love dogs” reason and I also added an “I’m Sorry” for something that a typical puppy would do, all my dogs owners know what I’m talking about with this … Continue reading Dailies!

Sound is the ribbon that ties everything together whether it be movies, radio shows, or podcasts. Sound enhances everything and creates a more dimensional and dramatic effect for the media. A many thing I have noticed in many of the audio items of noir that I have listened to and seen have used a switch … Continue reading Sound in Noir

This week was pretty hectic, not just for this class but in all of my classes! However, I thought this week was pretty fun with all of the picture taking and thinking about what is examples of noir! I also thought it was interesting when I did my reflection of my own personal experience with … Continue reading Another One Bites The Dust

Daily Creation 1 of the week I decided to make a unique paper sculpture of a snowflake! Definitely not my best work but paper is really hard to manipulate! Daily Creation #2 of the week This creation was just writing instructions to an every day item. I chose to write about using a pen (both … Continue reading Creations Made Daily #2

 WHAt’s In the bag…? Sylvia’s bag is pretty simple and doesn’t contain anything too complex. She has perfume to splash on for important interviews, a notebook for her note taking when interviewing subjects for her news articles, and of course, her favorite pen. She carries around her blush and blush brush to apply before meeting … Continue reading What’s in the bag?!

2 Stars Comparing The Past To The Present I did this for the visual assignment asking for a picture of you in comparison to your parent at around the same age. One the left is my mom when she was about 19 and on the right is me at 20! Just a few wardrobe differences! … Continue reading Double Take

For my noir safari photoshoot, I decided the most rugged place to get some noir-esque photos would be the Fredericksburg train station. So naturally, that is where I went! I asked one of my good friends to go with me on this adventure (because everything is better in twos!). Here are a few of the … Continue reading Noirtography Safari

2.5 Stars So I totally decided to do the Shakespearean LOLcats visual assignment because WHO DOESN’T LOVE LOLcats?! And it goes hand in hand with my love for animals! Here is it! I chose this picture because when I think of cats I always think of what they get themselves into, then I saw the … Continue reading LOLshakespeare

  This week for my cinematography assignment I chose the movies Killer’s Kiss and The HitchHiker to pick some still shots that show the theme of noir. This still shot is from the movie Killer’s Kiss. This show to me is the epitome of noir media for multiple reasons. One of the reasons being the geometrical … Continue reading Cinematography

I did the visual assignment about adding a poem to a picture that matches the idea behind the poem. First, I chose my poem which is Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost then I contemplated what picture I was going to use and I thought of the picture I took last semester on my … Continue reading Nothing Gold Can Stay

Yikes, the closest I have ever gotten to true photography is Instagram which consists of pictures of my dogs, some pretty sunset pictures, and a few selfies here and there. When I’m taking pictures, whether it be for documenting and event or just because I find something pretty/interesting, I don’t usually focus on the angle … Continue reading #InstagramQueen

So, this week has finally come to an end! I have to say even though this class has been a lot of work, I have really enjoyed everything I have done, read, thought, and written. It has really sparked some creative juices and has me DEFINITELY managing my time efficiently, even with my other classes. … Continue reading Writing, Writing, and More WRITING.

Stars 4 It’s so dark and cold, I hardly see the light of day. But when you put your hand on me and pull, all the darkness goes away. You always take from me until I’m empty, then once a week you restock me with plenty. Pictures of your family are hung up on the … Continue reading What am I?

2 stars This is about Sylvia, my character dossier, as an Unusual Superhero. I choose this prompt because I really like superheros and superhero movies, plus who doesn’t think it would be totally awesome to have x-ray vision or mind read! Plus, it’s creating an alter-ego which is fictitious but lets you outlet the imagination of … Continue reading Sylvia, The Casanova

3 stars The piece I decided to write an alternative ending to is The Wild Party by Joseph Moncure March. I choose this piece for multiple reasons, one being I like to read poetry, 2 everyone else was doing “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” and lastly because I was really disappointed with the way the … Continue reading Plot Twist

Daily Create #1 – The Virgin DS106 Haiku January 19, 2015 Here’s an the link to the page of  My Haiku! Obviously I’m not very poetic but I figured I would give it a shot. I usually have a hard time coming up with topics to write about, hence the topic writer’s block because this … Continue reading Making Creations Daily

2 stars Random Words: hatchet, mighty, number, console, agent immunity, narcotic, powerful, division, vixen Agent squirrel gained powerful immunity against the mighty drug lord squirrel who sold a number of  narcotic tree nuts. Agent squirrel went to console him after the vixen squirrel of his drug division was viciously murdered by a hatchet during hunting … Continue reading Random Words with Agent Squirrel

  “The Postman Always Rings Twice” by James M. Cain Summmary: “The Postman Always Rings Twice” is about a Greek man, Nick, and woman, Cora, who own a dive restaurant and hire a man name Frank to do handyman work and car repairs. Frank and Cora fall in love and plot to kill Nick. However, things … Continue reading Literature de Noir

The crisp, cool air and the smell of food cooking in the house.  Walking into a steaming hot kitchen, along with the sounds of clanging pans and the ruckus of all of the out-of-state family members. Food is on the stove, in the oven, and the turkey is being fried in the backyard. My dad is running … Continue reading Turkey Day!

 name: Sylvia This name sounds sly and enticing, just like how noir movies are. The first thing that comes to mind with this name is the image of a casanova with a sassy attitude. Description of Character Sylvia is a classy broad with red lips, pearly white teeth, deep v-neckline, and a slit in her … Continue reading Character Dossier Profile

Wow!! — Considering I joined this class super late into the first week of the semester, I could tell I was in for a treat when Professor Bond sent me the email saying I better get started because everything is due by 12 on Sunday. At first, I was extremely overwhelmed by the amount of … Continue reading Week One – Keep on, Keepin’ on!

Hello ya’ll! My name is Amanda Layton. I am a biology major and commuter at Mary Wash. As I begin to introduce myself, I think it is super important to put a face with a name — especially when it comes from someone who is sitting behind a computer screen. As awkward as “selfie videos” … Continue reading Welcome to my Brain