Final Case Work:  So my final case I’ll be writing to you about takes place in an unfamiliar place… California, more exactly, Los Angeles.  Now I wouldn’t normally under any circumstances travels so far west… heck, you’re lucky if you can drag me out to Poughkeepsie.  But I was persuaded by my employer to do […]

ON THE CASE:  https://vimeo.com/125423627 When a woman from my past who lives in my mind comes to call for my services… the most predictable sequence of events occur.  These do allow me to come to terms with some ghosts I have been to afraid to face and also help me realize a dream I have […]

Video Work: Since I decided I work best alone, My video assignment this week is to complete 15 stars, a difficult feat, but not impossible.  I thought it’d be cool to see what an avatar would look like talking as me, Thaddeus, so I made one. https://cmcotto.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/week-10-video-assignments-the-interview/ The Interview:   http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=11226359&height=267&width=200 Changeover: https://twitter.com/ChattyThaddy   Is the […]

Video Work: Since I decided I work best alone, My video assignment this week is to complete 15 stars, a difficult feat, but not impossible.  I thought it’d be cool to see what an avatar would look like talking as me, Thaddeus, so I made one. Vintage educational movie: http://youtu.be/uEvQq4t9u84  The Interview:   http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=11226359&height=267&width=200 Changeover: https://twitter.com/ChattyThaddy […]

Web Story Telling: The web story telling has proven to be the most difficult part of this weeks assignment pool.  The initial link given for mozilla was not functional so I in turn attempted to download firefox and used the firebug application which was cautioned to make link codes disappear.  The kinks of this are […]

Web Assignment: Web Story Telling: The web story telling has proven to be the most difficult part of this weeks assignment pool.  The initial link given for mozilla was not functional so I in turn attempted to download firefox and used the firebug application which was cautioned to make link codes disappear.  The kinks of […]

The radio show I listened to was “The Fifth Dimension Twilight Zone” created by Fairuz http://ds106.us/2013/03/17/spring-is-for-radio-shows/ Quality of audio sound: The volume was consistent and moderately edited. The sound of both the spoken components and the integrated clips from other sources were clear, and free of noises not needed?  During one part in the show […]

Dream Staircase An Eerie Equinox Written by Caroline Cotto on March 20, 2015 4:57 pm Though it may be the first day of spring I don’t mind Mother Earth holds off on the sunshine For one last rainy fling Because the weather will turn, all in good time I don’t mind Daily Creates are always […]

1. Underwater Cozy Canopy 2.Underside of Antique Dried Rose 3. Promise of Love During The Autumn of The Year 4. Symphonic Savannian Acoustics: Video clip of street performers in Savannah Georgia singing “Lion Sleeps Tonight”. Above are three of the four unused media I uploaded to the Phonar shared dropbox.  I try to title my […]

Daily Creates – Create a Lesson:  Something I do everyday to keep myself in shape is squating.  This is also an exercise move that is important to maintain technique because there is a risk for strain or stress on the knees. – Favorite moment of the week: Shower time.  This is a picture I drew […]

As far as this week has gone, I had a difficult time collaborating with my teammates considering I started a new job earlier than expected. I did my best to contribute my thoughts on how to incorporate noir with pop culture news.  One was to try to match make our characters with celebrities who were […]

This weeks assignment was to further our brainstorming process on our radio show ideas.  I joined the group called ‘The Noir Buzz’, which is focused on the celebrities and pop-culture surrounding the noir film and music industry.  The group has discussed integrating our own created characters with preexisting celebrities to expand the realms and expand […]

design blitz After taking the time to identify themes of fundamental design concepts within my everyday environment I’ve realized that each persons interpretation is subjective, given a margin of perspective. The first photo in my collection of four is a close up of a drawing I did of a cloud.  If you take a careful […]

This weeks assignment for digital storytelling is to explore the art of creating and manipulating sounds to express and replicate specific emotions and expressions.  Sound drives stories in many ways, though many of us may not realize how closely we attach certain noises with human emotions as triggers for our own formulated reactions.  May this […]

I have never had an eye for photography, but I do consider myself to be a very artistic person.  I try to photographic things with intricate detail or anything that evoked an emotion or memory for me.  When I travel I like to be completely present in my experiences and to stop that stream of […]

What’s In The Bag? Inside of my brown satchel type bag, which has traveled with me to five different countries over five years, is: my head band I use during workouts, chap-stick for my chronically dry lips, a pocket knife my father gave me, an erasable black pen, a roll on fragrance stick because I […]

Photo Safari: Drama/ Mood Dramatic use of distinct shadows Grittiness of built environment  Tableau moment  Urban nightscape

As a contributing member of the film consuming society, I know I am not alone in my feeling of dissatisfaction with the dissolution of many films, novels, and tv series. Conflict over whether one should respect the creative licenses of the writers and directors who tire over their craft, or demand a further explanation.  Hemingway […]

Week Two: Must Read Noir to Know Noir.

Well it is a surprise to no one, especially not me, that this whole digital storytelling has been a struggle to pick up.  Being that the topic of Noir is the overall theme of the semester it has taken me awhile to acclimate and peak my own interest in the genre.   To me, if […]

ds106 Film Noir.

Noir Inpirations   It seems as though I may have already been a fan of film noir before I was fully aware of its genre… Or I in fact did seem to recollect a bit of my high school film studies education.  Almost every popular tv series has done an adaption or parody of noir, […]