Youtube It Your Way!(****)

Youtube It Your Way!(****)

by foxylee13

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March 19, 2013

Ever thought about what it would be like if birds were the superior race on Earth? For the “Youtube It Your Way” assignment, where we had to pick out a youtube video and change some aspects to give it a … Continue reading →
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Listening to “The Fifth Dimension Twilight Zone” on DS106 Radio

by foxylee13

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March 19, 2013

Last night I listened live on Ds106 Radio to a story called “The Fifth Dimension Twilight Zone.” I liked the new format of storytelling this group brought to the table. Sort of like a variety show with different stories attached … Continue reading →
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Storytelling Within the Web Assignment: How Cynics See UMW

by foxylee13

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March 18, 2013

Do you know anyone on campus who aaaallways has something negative to say about the school? In some cases what they say is true, but most of the time they just need something to complain about in front of their … Continue reading →
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“Is it over yet?”: Moar Audio and Radio Show (Weeks 7 & 8)

by foxylee13

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March 17, 2013

Zzzzz…..huh…Oh! I’m sorry! These 3 weeks have been so long that I’d been forgetting to sleep. Between tackling the radio show and……no wait, it was JUST the radio show that got me this exhausted. The other assignments these past weeks … Continue reading →
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Digital Dynamite Commercial

by foxylee13

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March 12, 2013

Amigos! This is my version of the Digital Dynamite Commercial! You know the drill! Listen and enjoy! This one took alot more thought than the Bumper since it had to be 2x longer. This was actually a bad and good … Continue reading →
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Digital Dynamite Radio Bumper

by foxylee13

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March 12, 2013

This is my version of our show’s radio bumper. Enjoy it! Okay, so I had no idea what to do for this bumper at first, since I didn’t want it to sound like the DS106 Radio Bumper I made before. … Continue reading →
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The Family Dinner (Multipersonality Assignment ****)

by foxylee13

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February 28, 2013

Hooooo boy, this was a fun one!! I’ve heard of arguing with yourself, but this is ridiculous. This was made for the Multipersonality audio assignment. I made this by using multiple tracks in Garageband and by coming up with voices … Continue reading →
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A Capella With Yourself! (Audio Assignment ***)

by foxylee13

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February 25, 2013

This is my 17 second cover of the song “Kryptonite” by Three Doors Down. The people singing are, Me and Me, and on the beatbox we have the glorious Me! I created this in Garageband in about 35min (it … Continue reading →
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Week 6: Design, Design, and More Design

by foxylee13

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February 24, 2013

Last week I was in the ocean on a photography ship, but this week the ship landed on the shores of an undiscovered place. Me and my crew disembarked and named this place Design Island. We scavenged the land and … Continue reading →
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“Big Wedding” Coming soon to DS106TV (***)

by foxylee13

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February 21, 2013

This image was created for the “Really Reality TV” assignment where you generate 2 words and create them into a TV show. I decided when I was going to generate my pair of words, I would NOT change them no … Continue reading →
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Collect Them All! Fan-made My Little Pony trading cards! (****)

by foxylee13

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February 20, 2013

Now for a limited time you can get the new “Insanity Twilight” Trading Card! Once played on the field, this card is unstoppable! I love Yugioh cards, and I love My Little Pony, so why not combine the two and … Continue reading →
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Design Safari: Finding Design in its Natural Habitat

by foxylee13

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February 20, 2013

Shh….come, look this way. Right between those two trees. You see it? Yes, that my friends is a rare element in its natural habitat. The family in which it comes from is known as Design, and it’s not alone out … Continue reading →
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PSA Billboard (***)

by foxylee13

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February 19, 2013

This is my design for the PSA Billboard assignment. I created the image in GIMP by first taking a photo of spilled medication, then overlaying each pill in the foreground with family members. The pills in the background have keywords … Continue reading →
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One Story/ Four Icons: Guess the Movie!(**)

by foxylee13

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February 19, 2013

For my One Story/Four Icons image, I used 4 images from The Noun Project website. That’s all I am going to say, and it is up to YOU to guess the movie!
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DS106 Propaganda (***)

by foxylee13

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February 18, 2013

The war on education has arrived and we need more production!! For my propaganda poster, I took this WWII image I found on Google and transformed it into something less violent: I used GIMP to erase (or rather stamp) the … Continue reading →
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“Why Cant I Hold All These Photos!” Week 5: Photography

by foxylee13

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February 16, 2013

Captain’s Log…I’ve been sailing on the S.S.DS106 for 5 weeks now. So far so good. My crew continues to remain productive through these weekly storms, and no one has given up yet. This week for sure I thought we were … Continue reading →
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Best Shots Photoset

by foxylee13

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February 15, 2013

This week I took a massive amount of photos, but only a few were great enough to save in my photo hall of fame. Ladies and Gentlemen! I give you my best shots of this week! Mah Best Shahts! These … Continue reading →
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How to Color Splash Your Photos with GIMP

by foxylee13

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February 15, 2013

First open the image you want to edit in GIMP. (File>Open) In the Layers Dialogue Toolbox on the right side of the screen, right click the picture layer and click “Duplicate Layer.” (What this does is create a copy … Continue reading →
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Photoblitzing!

by foxylee13

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February 14, 2013

This week seemed so grey and rainy that I decided to hold off on my photoblizing project until the sun came out. Finally today was a beautiful sunny day, and my class had gotten cancelled so I had the time … Continue reading →
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Passage of Time

by foxylee13

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February 13, 2013

Time doesn’t stand still; therefore none of us are the same people we once were. We have sufficiently grown wiser throughout life, starting from the day we spoke our first words, to as recent as the end of last semester. … Continue reading →
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Optical Illusion

by foxylee13

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February 12, 2013

This image was for the optical illusion assignment. I took this picture in front of the side door of Willard Hall with a friend. At first I didnt know what to shrink but then I had a dream last night … Continue reading →
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“NO U (turns)”

by foxylee13

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February 10, 2013

This image was for the assignment called Cropped Signs. The task was to take a picture of a street sign and crop out a portion of it to make it have a different meaning. I took this “NO U TURNS” … Continue reading →
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Love Makes You very Cheesy…

by foxylee13

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February 10, 2013

I’ve never been a fan of pickup lines…but some of them can be just plain hilarious. For this assignment I had to caption a picture from Franco Accornero’s postcard pack called “Unbridled Passion.” I got this horrible pickup line from one … Continue reading →
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True Glamour

by foxylee13

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February 10, 2013

Such glamor can only be attained by a canine of exquisite tastes. This is my lovely hound, Caesar. His hobbies include strutting his stuff on the runway, signing autographs, and going to photo shoots like the true model he is. … Continue reading →
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Weekly Summary: Audio Week!

by foxylee13

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February 9, 2013

Once again, I forget what week it is…I think it’s week 4….It’s so easy to lose track of time while in this class since the weeks tend to fly by. I may not know what numeric week this was, but … Continue reading →
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This American Life “Getting Away With It”

by foxylee13

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February 8, 2013

I chose to listen to the This American Life episode called “Getting Away With It.” This series introduces ordinary people telling their stories anonymously, so that they have the freedom to speak what is on their minds. I took some … Continue reading →
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(New) 5 Sound Story: Learning to Play an Instrument

by foxylee13

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February 7, 2013

Okay, I have a new 5 sound story, only this time it was done just now and not a few months ago. Also this one only has 7 sounds as opposed to the other one with 19 sounds. Oh well, … Continue reading →
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The Amazing World of Radio Storytelling

by foxylee13

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February 7, 2013

And now it’s time to hear from Ira Glass of This American Life about storytelling basics! In Glass’ video, he emphasizes understanding the main building blocks of an exceptional story, the anecdote and the moment(s) of reflection. An anecdote is … Continue reading →
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Sound Story: Just an Average Day for a UMW Student

by foxylee13

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February 5, 2013

The assignment was to create an audio story using at least 5 sounds in 60 seconds or less. I ended up using 19 sounds to create my story. The story is called “Just an Average Day for a College Student,” … Continue reading →
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DS106 Radio Bumper!

by foxylee13

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February 4, 2013

Best with headphones!! Woah, this assignment was so fun that I started it immediately after it was assigned. I’d grown up listening to different radio stations (mainly the ones my parents and older sister played in the car,) and … Continue reading →
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