Supreme Cinematography

Supreme Cinematography

by @caholt2000

| ds106photography, Syndicated
February 8, 2019

I chose some cool cinemagraphic shots from The Bourne Supremacy to analyze and use as examples for the different aspects of images. I found many aspects of images in this shot of Jason Bourne burning Marie’s passports and pictures. You can see Bourne in the moment that he is burning her belongings. Since the fire…
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Picture Perfect!

by @caholt2000

| #photoblitz, Syndicated
February 8, 2019

This was exhilarating. For some of the tasks, I knew exactly what to do, but for others, it was a completely different story. I took a lot of extra pictures because I got a better idea for the task while I was trying to find something to take a picture of for another task. I…
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Life in Pixels

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, visualassignments, visualassignments1879
February 7, 2019

Today, we have the luxury of fast computers with lots of memory and power. However, that wasn’t always the case, and graphics designers had to make due with very limited capabilities. For this assignment, you are to draw a person, vehicle, or otherwise intricate object. The catch is, your image can only be 16 pixels…
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Super Secretly Confused

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2060
February 7, 2019

Find a picture of any secret agent you would like, preferrably a fairly well-known one. Next, pick a quote from a similar secret agent character. Finally, attribute said quote to a third similar character. You want the characters you chose to be well-known but also similar enough that people would confuse them with one another.…
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Nutty Dollar

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments589
February 7, 2019

Are you bored with money? Is George looking old and tired? Let’s give him a digital facelift! This assignment is inspired by this gallery (http://imgur.com/a/VOH3n) of cartooning on bills, but you’re not limited to drawing. You can draw on a bill and upload a picture, or use image editing software. Nor are you limited to…
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Furry Study Buddy

by @caholt2000

| #VisualAssignments1884, Syndicated, visualassignments
February 6, 2019

Do you miss your pet while you are in school? Do you ever wish that you could bring your pet to school with you? This tutorial assignment will allow your dream to come true. You can use GIMP or other photo edit software to place your pet anywhere on your campus. This assignment can use…
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Amateur Photographer

by @caholt2000

| photoreflection, Syndicated
February 6, 2019

I love to take pictures! I am definitely not the best at photography, so I am excited to hopefully get better. I mostly take pictures of my pets (Hunter and Shadow- my cats, Thor- my dog). I also like to take pictures of the nature around my house. Whenever I am on vacation, I like…
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Week Three Summary

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 1, 2019

This week been a lot of writing. I enjoyed it, though. I love writing and getting my creative juices flowing. Reading and Watching Storytelling I started the week off by reading a chapter The New Digital Storytelling. The chapter talked about what people think stories are (by defining what they are not) and how stories are told. I…
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Super Analysis

by @caholt2000

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
February 1, 2019

For my story analysis, I decided to watch The Incredibles. It had been a while since I had seen it, and it’s a good movie, so I thought “why not?”. The movie starts off with the news that superheroes have to go into hiding. Mr. Incredible saved a man who did not want to be saved,…
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Looking at Medusa

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2303
February 1, 2019

Legends, myth, and folklore:There thousands of tales and varieties that exist in the world, but sometimes it takes too long to share your favorite one. Take your favorite myth, legend, or folktale, or find a new one, and wrap it up into a haiku. You can either do the myth as a whole, or focus…
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Alphabet Apocalypse

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1616
February 1, 2019

Create a story that uses words that begin with the letters of the alphabet consecutively. For example, A big cat dug eight… But you have to go all the way to the letter Z. Try to make as much sense as possible. Or if you really can’t, then go crazy. Be creative and have fun! Assignment…
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A Sticky Situation

by @caholt2000

| characterdossier, Syndicated
February 1, 2019

How did Sammy A. Squirrel become Agent “Skippy” Squirrel? Our story starts on April 7, 2010, the day Sammy A. Squirrel was born in Central Park. You may be wondering what his middle initial stands for. It does not stand for anything (until Sammy changed it to Agent later). Not much happened when he was…
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The Monster

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, writingassignments, writingassignments2225
January 31, 2019

What if plants and animals could all communicate without humans understanding? Write either about a conversation between two non-human living things or through the point of view of one non-human witnessing people go about their daily lives. How would a really old tree feel about having always been in the same place but everything change…
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The Secret of Teddy Graham

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1500
January 30, 2019

The task is to create a short story or poem using 10 random words. Go to random word generator and change it to generate ten words then select “Generate Random Words”. From there, choose an animal and find a way to add that animal along with your ten random words into your short story. Your story can…
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Week Two Summary

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 25, 2019

This week has been more challenging than last week. It could be because I started doing the assignments a little bit later than I planned, or my other courses are also starting to take off. Quizzes, presentations, and note-taking try to drag me away from DS106, and most of the time, they are successful. I…
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Not your Average Haikus

by @caholt2000

| #writingassignments1764, Syndicated, writingassignments
January 24, 2019

A Haiku Poem about a Haiku Poem Instructions: For this Writing Assignment, you’re asked to write a haiku poem about haiku poems. You can write about what people normally write in a haiku poem, how a haiku poem is formed, and/or how you feel about writing haiku poems. This assignment might sound tricky, but I know you can do it!…
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The Search for Agent Squirrel

by @caholt2000

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1888, Syndicated
January 24, 2019

Missing Person Instructions: Create a missing posters flyer for a fictional movie/show character, made-up person, animal, or a real person. Be sure to include a picture, the name, characteristics, and last seen date and place. Let your imagination do the talking for this poster! Assignment Bank-Design Assignments Agent Squirrel has gone missing! Posters like the…
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Was I testing Google or was Google testing me?

by @caholt2000

| #WebAssignments, #WebAssignments2073, Syndicated
January 24, 2019

Google Draw Something Instructions: Use Google’s drawing game to create art and have Google guess what it is! You will be given 6 items to draw and in under 20 seconds Google will try to answer it. Go to https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ and start right away. In the end, share your art on twitter with the rest of…
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Week One Summary

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 18, 2019

The first week of DS106 has been overwhelming and exciting. I did not expect to be operating so many different accounts for this class, but I am excited to see what new kinds of projects I can make. Getting Started and Introducing Myself The very first task I completed for this class was creating this…
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Introductions!

by @caholt2000

| ds106introductions, Syndicated
January 18, 2019

These are my multimodal introductions across Twitter, Instagram, Soundcloud, and YouTube!
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Secret Agent 106

by @caholt2000

| secretagent106thoughts, Syndicated
January 17, 2019

The theme for this class is secret agent. I really like the theme. I’ve been watching a lot of secret agent movies lately, so it’s cool that the class follows this theme. I really like the Mission: Impossible movie series and the Bourne series. (Most of what I did over winter break was watch almost…
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Hey there!

by @caholt2000

| Syndicated
January 15, 2019

My name is Caitlin Holt. I am a freshman at UMW, and my major is undecided. A couple of facts about me: I’m definitely a cat person, but I love all animals. My favorite TV shows to watch are The Office and Friends.
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