For my final portfolio I decided to work with my favorite assignments this semester, I chose to update my Twitter bot, my remix project, my glitch art and my screensaver. I wanted to work on these projects because I felt that I could really get creative with each of these assignments. I decided to work … Continue reading "Final Portfolio"

Working with the p5.js web editing software, I was able to create an analog clock that displayed the hour, minute and second of time. The inspiration behind my design came from my fathers wrist watch, it has a very minimalistic clock face and the only numbers visible are 12,3,6,9. I enjoy the minimalistic look because … Continue reading "Creative Coding: Clock"

For this project our class was tasked to create our own Twitter bot that is able to post at least once a day, as well as produce 100,000 different tweets. I decided that I would create a Twitter account that would tweet out things that Squidward hates. My original tweet was Squidward hates #apples. Squidward … Continue reading "Project:Bot"

For this project our class was tasked to create a code that would write 50,000 words. I recently watched the film The Shining and I drew inspiration for my project from one of the scenes. During the film Jack Nicholson is working on a novel while he is living in a remote empty hotel with his … Continue reading "NaNoGenMo"

For this project our class was tasked to create an interesting looping screensaver using the program p5.js. I wanted to make my screensaver look like an explosion, and after much trial and error I finally created something that looked how I wanted it to. To create my final product, I began by looking through some … Continue reading "Creative Coding: Screensaver"

This has been my favorite project so far. I really enjoyed creating my own glitch art, I found this whole project to be a lot of fun. I had trouble using the avidemux program on my computer, I downloaded at least five different versions of it including 2.5,2.5.4 and 2.7 but none of these programs … Continue reading "Project: Glitch Gallery"

For our third project our class was tasked to create a code that produces lines of poetry. I had a very hard time completing this project, but after much trial and error I finally created something that worked. I decided that I wanted to create a two line poem because I thought that it would … Continue reading "More Poetry Oh Noetry"

This will be my final blog post that I make, seeing as the course is coming to an end. I found that this course was pretty challenging, and it was hard to keep up at times. Most of the assignments were very interesting but figuring out how to complete them was difficult. I would say … Continue reading "Week Five Summary"

Highlight video Step One: Find clips off of Youtube.com. Step Two: Convert and download videos. Step Three: Add selected videos to iMovie to edit into tape. Step Four: Find audio track. Step Five: Download track and add to video. Step Six: Save and export as file. Step Seven: Upload to Vimeo.com   2. Making the … Continue reading "Tutorials for Hoop Dreams"

Sometimes in life things don’t always go just as you plan, but that doesn’t mean that everything won’t work out in the end. This is the story of Jack Belodeau, a true underdog. Jack was an incredibly talented basketball player, he had set numerous records while playing basketball in high school, and was recruited to … Continue reading "Hoop Dreams: The Jack Belodeau Story"

This was by far the most fun i’ve had in this class yet, I really enjoyed messing around with different video software and getting to create my own videos. I thought that the assignments were interesting and allowed me to use my creativity. Part 1: Video Assignments Video Assignment 1: Highlight Reel  – 5 stars … Continue reading "Week 4 summary"

The Dark Knight is one of my all time favorite movies, and I loved Heath Ledger as the Joker, he made the character seem so creepy and sinister. So when I saw that the pencil scene from The Dark Knight was an option for the look, listen, analyze assignment I had to pick it. I first watched … Continue reading "Why so serious?"

My first Daily Create, #tdc2016, I completed this week was to make a dancing robot on the website https://roboboogie.codeclub.org.uk/#dance/new. I did my best to have my robot do a popular dance called the Milly Rock, which is basically just moving your hands in a scooping motion while moving your hips and feet. I liked messing around … Continue reading "Daily Creates Week 4"

For my second video assignment I made a compilation of some of my favorite Adam Sandler scenes. The assignment was to make highlight reel of scenes from my favorite actor, and I decided to do Adam Sandler. I chose Adam Sandler because I love his movies, but only his movies from 1995-2003, I don’t really like … Continue reading "Are you too good for your home ball?"

For my first video assignment I completed this week, I made a sports highlight reel of my favorite player in the NBA, Kelly Oubre Jr. of the Washington Wizards. I am a huge Wizards basketball fan and I even have a Kelly Oubre Jr. Wizards jersey. I have used the team as inspiration for a … Continue reading "Kelly Oubre Jr. is the G.O.A.T."

I am a huge film fanatic and watching movies is one of my favorite things to do with my free time. After I read Roger Ebert’s How to read a movie, watching movies won’t be the same for me. I never really thought about how small details like the positioning of characters on screen or what … Continue reading "Reading Movies"

I felt that this week had some of the most difficult but interesting assignments that I had to complete. I really enjoyed using audio software and creating my various recordings. I had struggled in the beginning of the week with using the software, and completing my audio assignments, but the more I practiced, the better … Continue reading "Week 3 Summary"

I found that these recordings were very helpful with creating my audio assignments this week. I picked up some useful techniques from the Ted Radio Hour, such as how to use various sound effects to help draw in listeners, or how music can really help to make the recordings more interesting. I really learned a … Continue reading "ScottLo and Ted Radio Hour"

I really enjoyed listening to this podcast, I thought it was really well done. The use of eerie music and layered audio really helped to set the tone for the entire podcast, it really helped to keep me hooked. The entire podcast seemed very believable, I liked how they added static to the dialogue to … Continue reading "Moon Graffiti"

For my first daily create this week we had to start with one word, and create a new word by changing one letter at a time. I tried to work my way down to a smaller word, and once I made it to a two letter word, I worked my way up to another seven … Continue reading "Daily Creates Week 3"

I found that these videos were very helpful and they set a good foundation for what we were going to be doing for the week. I have a small background in audio storytelling, but I wasn’t very comfortable with what we were going to be doing this week, but after watching the video I wasn’t … Continue reading "Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad Reflection"

For my final audio assignment this week I had to record myself ordering fast food from a restaurant using some sort of accent. I chose to use a British accent because my Mother’s side of the family are all from England, so I thought it would be fun to mimmic them. I also decided to … Continue reading "Fast Food"

The third assignment I completed this week was to create my own mixtape, I really enjoyed this, and I decided to make a work out warm up tape. I went a little overboard with the songs and made my mix over thirty minutes long, because I really enjoyed making it. All of the songs stick … Continue reading "Peep my mixtape fam"

My second assignment I did this week was the required one, I had to tell a story only using sound effects. I was watching the show Cops when I started the assignment, and I was inspired by what I was seeing on T.V. I decided to make my story about a robbery and a police … Continue reading "This is a stickup"

This was the first audio assignment I completed this week, I had to create my own 15-30 second radio bumper, which is basically a signature intro to a radio station. I had a lot of fun with this assignment, because I used to really want to have my own radio station and work as a … Continue reading "My attempt at being a radio host."

For week 2 we had focused on design principles and photography. This week we had to complete five different design assignments for a total of 12 stars. For my first design assignment I had to design my own signature shoe, I chose to use the website NikeiD  to create my own take on the Lebron … Continue reading "Week 2 review"

For this assignment I was tasked with taking pictures of things that represented certain design elements. I found that this blitz was harder than the blitz I had to do last week. Minimalism: My grandfather gave me a Movado watch for my high school graduation present, and the watch is a great example of Minimalism … Continue reading "Design Blitz"

For my fourth daily create, I had to make a photo collage of the three things that make me the most happy, I chose pictures of my family, my dog Nigel and my lacrosse team. I used the app Pic Stitch to create this collage. #ds106 #tdc1612 here are the three things that make me … Continue reading "This is what makes me happy"

For my third Daily Create, I made a GIF of Bart Simpson dancing, because I thought it was an accurate representation of my mood at the time. Any time I get to incorporate The Simpson’s into my school work, this is how I feel. #Ds106 #tdc1738 I’m GIFing it up! pic.twitter.com/1OwpPAjkHs — Jack Belodeau (@Belodeau_Jack) … Continue reading "Bart Simpson is my Spirit Animal"

For my second Daily Create I had to take a very serious selfie, it wasn’t as easy as it sounds, my front camera on my cell phone is a little broken so taking this picture was somewhat of a struggle. my most serious critical face #Ds106 #tdc1648 pic.twitter.com/yYiMuGCbWf — Jack Belodeau (@Belodeau_Jack) July 9, 2017 … Continue reading "Im Very Serious"