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  1. jcook5

    Reverse Audio Quiz Tutorial

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    Hey guys so I decided to do my second tutorial on reversing audio. This tutorial, like the assignment is for beginners. Please do not be overwhelmed. This is one of the simplest things you could learn. Which I did not know when I started the process. But the first thing you should do is download audio editing software. I used… Read more →

  2. jcook5

    Reverse Audio Quiz

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    This is a childhood tv show from the 90′s It has a purple character All kids sand along Who knows the answer please comment below! The Real Answer Here   Assignment Link   On a side note, I chose to create this assignment because I love to do interactive pieces. I feel that if someone is taking the time out… Read more →

  3. jcook5

    Home Video Gif

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    Hey Guys so above this post, you see I have the example of my assignment. Yes that is me failing miserably at taking down the arch we built at the science museum. Only I can get hurt in the childrens section of a museum lol. So to create this gif, I actually have a tutorial video here. What I did… Read more →

  4. jcook5

    Week 4 Summary

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    Okay guys we are almost at the end. That means that I am getting more and more work piled on. I am taking another course along with this one so this week has been HECTIC. Anyway, this week I did four daily creates. I miscalculated my time this week and one was late but I still enjoyed doing it. Well… Read more →

  5. jcook5

    Movie Talk and Show

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    This Video Assignment was fairly simple. I had to make a video review about a movie and show a clip of the movie I was discussing. Well that was pretty easy. I was very nervous about talking in front of the camera but I think I got my point across. To create the video, I used the wondershare software again.… Read more →

  6. jcook5

    Flower Time Lapse Creation

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    Hey guys, so for this weeks visual assignment I decided to do a time lapse video of an activity. At first when I saw this assignment I thought to myself wow, this might be a little hard but after doing so many other assignments, it came to me very naturally. To start I had to actually film myself completing an… Read more →

  7. jcook5

    Chaplin Foley Revamp

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    Hey ds106 community. So I have finally finished editing my chaplin foley video. It actually was not that hard for me. I started by choosing a video editing software. I started with my windows video maker but for the life of me I could not figure out how to take the sound out. So I ended up using a free… Read more →

  8. jcook5

    Look, Listen, Analyze: Bruce Almighty

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    As you can see from the movie scene above, I chose to analyze Evan Baxter’s Newscast scene from Evan Almighty. Before I get into the actual analyzing of the scene, I must say I had to watch it more than three times because it was so funny. But I analyzed this scene three different ways; just the clip (no audio),… Read more →

  9. jcook5

    What I learned about CINEMA

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    When I was younger, I remember looking at movies and just taking them for face value, you know, pretty pictures, funny lines, cute actors. But as I grew older I started to analyze what I saw. I started to look at the actual meaning of why the movie was made and what it was trying to portray. After reading Roger… Read more →

  10. jcook5

    Week 3 Summary

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    This week was a very rough week for me. I have been driving between Richmond and Fredericksburg all week so completing my classwork was a struggle. So I had to work on a little bit at a time this week and complete finishing touches tonight. This week I completed four daily creates Photo representation of my life Modification of a… Read more →

  11. jcook5

    Foley Fail and Success

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    This Foley assignment was the funnest by far. I loved this project. Although it was only a 30 second clip, there were a lot of actions in that time period. I had the 1:31 to 2:00 slot. For that 30 second slot, I counted seven actions. Tapping Leg Girl faints on ground Water splashing out of pan Lion Yawning Pan… Read more →

  12. jcook5

    The daily create 7/13

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    Write an artistic statement for yourself; by all means, DO NOT USE http://www.artybollocks.com. Heck, do not even click http://www.artybollocks.com http://tdc.ds106.us/artistic-statement/   My work explores the relationship between Critical theory and emotional memories.With influences as diverse as Derrida and L Ron Hubbard, new variations are created from both orderly and random discourse. Ever since I was a student I have been fascinated by… Read more →

  13. jcook5

    Digital Storytelling Reflection Panel

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    This assignment was to create a parody self reflection of the ds106 website. While everything I said was so far left, it was very hard to keep a straight face while completing it. I got my families help for this assignment. I decided to take the direction of making it a panel to ensure that the length was correct and… Read more →

  14. jcook5

    Ringtone Creation!!!!

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    Hey guys, so I completed the audio assignment to create a ringtone. Now my inspiration for creating this was to put two annoying sounds together. Since I live in a house and have a dog, those sounds turn out to be a doorbell and barking. The barking sound did not come from my dog, but it is a very close… Read more →

  15. jcook5

    Sound Effects Quiz!

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    Hey guys so I have created a story, using only sounds. I decided to make mine like a little quiz. Can you guess what my sound effects is about? Anyway, lets get down to business. Without giving away the answer, I decided instead of using a random selection of files I wanted to try to portray a process. From my… Read more →

  16. jcook5

    Sound Cloud Success

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    So I have already used audio in other posts but I do not think I have used sound cloud. I added the audio to soundcloud very easily but actually finding the page to embed into this post was a bit of a challenge.     Read more →

  17. jcook5

    Week 2 Summary: Things are Looking UP!

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    This week my daily creates ranged from the creation of new laws to cow jokes. I have hyperlinked each daily create! I had a lot of trouble creating a new law because I felt like nothing that I created would work out but I am glad I chose that one and I loved the feedback I received. New Law Addition… Read more →

  18. jcook5

    Design Safari

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    Below are the photos I took on my design safari this week. The first photo comes from PetsMart. The color is a burgundy/beige color. That type of dim color could affect the customers mood by making them sad. I actually noticed that the cluttered aisle and bleak colors made me rethink my purchase. Also there is a very basic font with… Read more →

  19. jcook5

    TEDxPhoenix Talk Reflection

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    This talk was lead by Kelli Anderson. She is an artists and she talks about how she makes things and why she composes them the way she does. Anderson discusses how important the small things are. How we should take how things are normally portrayed and disrupt them. How we should take different types of media and reinvent them. For… Read more →

  20. jcook5

    Cow Joke

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    So there are two cows eating grass on a farm and two pleasantly plump people watching them. Girl 1: Wow look at how big those cows are Girl 2: Yeah I see, they look like they will make a nice meal Cow 1: Wow look at how big those cows are Cow 2: Shakes head   Here is the link… Read more →

  21. jcook5

    Six-Word Memoir

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    Chaos the memoirs of me Jasmine C would be the title of my autobiography. This book would represent how chaotic my life has been over the years. As you can see from the hundreds of photos it shows many aspects of me. You will see teeko my Chihuahua, my boyfriend, family, friends, travel pics, school pics, everything. My graphic journey… Read more →

  22. jcook5

    Computer Books For Kids

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     is the childrens book that I started this process with. I chose this book because of the type of assignment it was. The assignment was to create a childrens book with a computer topic. Well worms are related to computers as far as viruses go, so why not! The image that I created is what follows   I started this… Read more →

  23. jcook5

    New Law Addition

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    If I had to create a new law, in a PERFECT world, I would get rid of money.   Society bases so many things on economical status and how many things you have. If we got back down to basics and traded for things, maybe this world would not be so difficult. For example, I am graduating soon, but I… Read more →

  24. jcook5

    Week 1 Summary: Enter the Stress Zone

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        The above four links are my daily creates for the week. (The photos are hyperlinked) This was by far the most creative I have been throughout my years here. These assignments made me think outside the box and creatively. The next few assignments are my weekly posts. Lodown Zone Response Cyberinfrastructure Feedback Wesch: Interactive Learning Splash of Color… Read more →

  25. jcook5

    Hawaii Chair Gif

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      I chose this assignment because I wanted to see if I could take on a new challenge of video instead of just photos. This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be. Using the Hawaii chair infomercial as inspiration, I made a quick gif. I first saw this infomercial about a year ago. One of my professors showed… Read more →

  26. jcook5

    Splash of Color!

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      My inspiration behind choosing this photo was simply picking a cute photo of my baby brother. I took this photo about three years ago and I wanted to see what I could do with it. When I chose this assignment I thought that it would be simple. It was not! I started out with a very complicated photo of… Read more →

  27. jcook5

    Interactive Learning

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    Wesch brought up numerous things that I relate to during his presentation. I have always complained about the learning technique used in school systems from elementary schools to higher education. Some teach for the goal of getting an A on a test or just to hear someone regurgitate information. But can we blame teachers for this? There are so many rules… Read more →

  28. jcook5

    Gardner Campbell: Personal CyberInfrastructure Feedback

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    Gardner Campbell, of Baylor University, gave a presentation about creating personal cyberinfrastructure. In the first few minutes of his talk, he gave a quote by Clay Shirky that states “We are living in the middle of the largest increase in expressive capability in the history of the human race.” Campbell then goes on to say that he agrees with this… Read more →

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