This is my character’s theme song. For this assignment worth 4 points, i wanted to pick an instrumental that was upbeat and not downtrodden or depressing. I added sound effects that i thought fit Carter’s rhythm as he walks down the street. With attitude and cockiness. I also picked some gun shot sound effects to … Continue reading Week 7: Carter Smith’s Theme Music #AudioAssignments #AudioAssignments1432 →

Convo between Stringer and Omar

Conversation with Mr. T

My group has made great progress with the ds106 radio show. We have decided to name our group “Neonoir”. The radio show will be called “The Silk Road”. Our theme is a modernized concept of noir. Taking the essentials of noir elements and translating them into a modernist concept of noir. Sound is the most … Continue reading Week 7: Radio Show Progress #radioshowweek1 →

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The first sign i photographed illustrated the lack of the element of Color in design. With a plain beige color background, white color letters and numbers this sign illustrates the lack of color element. The second sign i photographed uses the element of Symbolism. I was intrigued by the photograph of Babe Ruth and the … Continue reading Week 5: #designblitz →

I thought the Vignelli article was very informative and gave a me greater insight into the process of creating design and how important meaning is to Design. Design is a art form, it requires rules, regulations, standards, but also creativity and expressiveness. Design requires great discipline to convey the right message, things cannot be done … Continue reading Week 5: #vignelli →

This week i was finally able to use SouIndcloud, my favorite app and website on this course. I am an avid music lover so i am constantly on Soundcloud either listening to music that i like or exploring other artists that put their work on display. I enjoyed using soundcloud for all the audio assignments. … Continue reading Week 4 Summary →

This is my post taking the famous rant from Woody from the movie “Toy Story” and giving it my own unique twist.

This is my sound effect story for my character in which police detective Carter Smith is caught in a shootout with mobsters.

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During 1930’s and 40’s many innovations were made in sound recording and editing that were expressed frequently in film noir. These improvements provided sound men with a plethora of resources that could affect mood and create effects. Certain standards and conventions were established in the mid 30’s. Sound helps drive stories by creating/keeping a beat, … Continue reading Week 4: Audio Storytelling #audioreflection →

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My worst nightmare outside my window

Calm, collected, reserved.

The film Killer’s Kiss is shot using traditional film noir shots and lighting that set the tone of the film. There’s an extensive use of contrast between black and white, shadows or use of silhouettes, lighting on one side, etc. The presence of shadows in the film adds to the brooding, ominous atmosphere that is a … Continue reading Week 3: #noircinematography →

I have never really had any true “professional” experience with photography. I’ve taken quite a lot of photos in my life obviously, but I was never really practiced or took classes on it. I’ve taken pictures just because I liked the view, whatever landscape i saw, wherever I traveled, I took photos because I thought, … Continue reading Week 3: Photography #photoreflection →

This has been perhaps one of the most turbulent weeks with this blog and all the assignments I’ve done. The readings were great, each story had elements of film noir but the characters were different from story to story. They all kept me interested and focused on the story, some of them i couldn’t stop … Continue reading Week 2: Weekly Summary →

Alternative Ending for “Chinatown” screenplay The original ending for Chinatown consisted of Gittes, Evelyn, and Katherine planning to escape to Mexico after being pursued by the LAPD. They planned to meet at a hiding place in Chinatown but the police arrive early and arrest Gittes. Evelyn warns her father Cross not to get near Katherine … Continue reading Week 2: Alternative Ending #WritingAssignments #WritingAssigments1552 →

  Video Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Enter an immense world filled with creatures of fantasy and quests of adventure, the world of Skyrim. The action RPG (role-playing game) released by Bethesda Game Studios is by far one of the most exciting, compelling video games releases i have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. … Continue reading Week 2: Video Game Review #WritingAssignments #WritingAssignments1337

“He belts her finally, knocking her into a cheap Chinese vase which shatters and she collapses on the sofa, sobbing. GITTES: I said I want the truth. EVELYN: (almost screaming it) She’s my sister and my daughter! (Kyo comes running down the stairs.) EVELYN: (continuing; in Chinese)For God’s sake, Kyo, keep her upstairs, go back! … Continue reading Week 2: #WritingAssignments #WritingAssignments1565

My character’s name is Carter Smith. An NYPD detective in the year 2047. He was born in Brooklyn, NY 2022 to Robert and Linda Smith. Robert Smith, a police detective, and Linda Smith, a school teacher. After his father’s death, Carter and his mother moved to Queens and his mother remarried. After his stepfather was … Continue reading Week 2: #characterdossier

1) Read some Noir: Chinatown Screenplay After completing the readings on film noir I decided to focus my post on one particular reading that struck me the most. The screen play for Chinatown, a 1974 noe-noir mystery film. The screen is basically a copy of the script from which the actors read their lines and … Continue reading Week 2 #noirreadings

This week I learned a lot about how to create your own domain website and how to post and embed media in those posts. I already had accounts for most of the social media sites that were required for this course, making that fairly easy. It was difficult just getting the time to sign up … Continue reading Week 1

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