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    Coming to a close – Weekly Update, Week 13

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    Well here we are; we completed the case. I’m not saying it was easy, but it was definitely interesting.  There was many parts of this project that I enjoyed, but there was definitely portions that I struggled with. What I enjoyed was the freedom to create whatever we wanted. This allowed me to really exercise […]
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    A whole new angle – Weekly Summary, Week 12

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    Well, this has been an… interesting week.  I’m not sure if you know, but Bev and I are on a whole new adventure lately. Our agency has been assigned an investigative case, which isn’t necessarily our speciality, but Bev insisted we take the plunge into this endeavor full force. I agreed because… well it’s hard […]
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    Follow our journey

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      I’ve been getting really into social media since starting this company with Bev. I decided that it would be cool to showcase the development of our company through a storify post. Bev was  little hesitant at first because she’s always a little concerned about things she doesn’t understand/have full control over, but I insisted […]
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    A travel agency? That’s pinteresting

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          So Bev and I collaborated on this pinterest board as a way to showcase our company and broaden our customer base. I thought it was a pretty good idea, so I decided to follow Bev’s lead on this. We worked together to pull a bunch of different pictures and ideas to curate the […]
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    I’d like to apply please

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        So, Bev sent me this assignment earlier to create and upload my resume. I guess she’s decided I need some qualifications in order to work for our new company. I guess I could have fluffed it up a bit, but I think honesty is the best policy, so I just wrote what was […]
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    journey into noir 2015-04-03 21:14:12

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                Here is a new logo that I made for my and Bev’s new company, Fast Travels, Inc. I’m really excited to get more involved in this venture, and Bev had me focus on creative marketing and design, so I went looking around and decided to use this assignment for inspiration.  […]
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    Second chances rule – Weekly Summary, Week 10

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    Let’s be honest, my video work last week wasn’t great. But, hey, ds106 is about constantly improving and building off what we practice every week. That’s why I’m so glad that I got the chance to do video assignments for another week. I learned a lot last week, and consider that to be sort of […]
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    A few questions…

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    I organized a meeting with a few people who I thought might be able to help me out and provide a bit of protection, or at least some guidance. I’ve just been so jumpy recently after all my run-ins with Bev and all the things she has told me.. Anyway, I set up this meeting, […]
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    Hey, stranger – Daily Create, March 29

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    Prompt:  “So when an elderly woman directed a comment at him about all the trash on the street — the kind of thing most of us nod at vaguely and tune out — he engaged. Another student was more impulsive, striking up a conversation with the woman in front of him at a post office. (Surprisingly, it turned out […]
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    The final unit

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    After much contemplation and discussion, I have decided that for my final unit I will be working with a close friend, Mariah a.k.a. Bev. We’ve already been working together a lot, and I think we will be able to continue telling our characters’ story this way. I’m looking forward to it!
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    Chasing Damon

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        Well, I was returning home from a long day of work the other day (I was taking care of the dogs I walk during the day), and it was fairly dark out. I’m usually not scared in these instances, but something felt eerie this evening. It seemed to me like someone was following […]
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    Setting the tone

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        For my last video assignment this week, I wanted to do this one because I think it captured a lot of really important aspects of film that we’ve been studying and practicing these past two weeks.  As I worked on my videos, I learned that film and specific scenes have a lot happening in […]
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    Damon’s ‘How To’

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            Damon here. I decided to use this assignment opportunity to give a little peek into my work process. Now, obviously, my art takes much longer than 30 seconds. It usually takes hours, days, even years. You could even say some of my work is taking a lifetime, but I won’t get too […]
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    Damon catches up with himself

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          I caught up with myself this evening. Lately I’ve been feeling conflicted, as thought I’m not even able to speak to myself. I’m trying to work out everything that’s going on, but if I can’t even admit the truth to myself, how can I continue on? Ever since Bev told me all […]
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    Video Essay

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      In my video essay, I look at one of the opening scenes of Mildred Pierce, in which a lot of interesting cinematography tricks are used to set the tone of the movie and introduce the audience to what they’re about to experience. 
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    Radio in Review

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    After countless hours of scripting, editing, collaborating, listening, and tweeting, I feel like I have learned everything there is about radio. Just kidding. All I’ve really learned is that radio is incredibly difficult and takes a lot of creativity, ingenuity, talent, and dedication to produce something halfway decent (not to mention the technical skills that you have […]
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    Done in 60 Seconds

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      Okay, so my days are definitely not 60 seconds, and this assignment definitely took much longer than 60 seconds, but, hey, the title worked, so I went with it. The hardest part here was remembering to actually film things throughout the day to use in this video. I kept trying to capture aspects that […]
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    Nighttime fear

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    I’ve definitely been intimidated by these video assignments, but this one allowed me to incorporate one of my favorite things: poetry. I also knew after watching the example version that this would be a great opportunity to use my character as part of the story. Picking up where we last left Damon, he’s still feeling […]
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    Radio Review: ‘Dinner Party at 6?

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    Tonights ds106radio show, “Dinner Party at 6,” was a very unique retelling of Clue, the Movie with a ton of noir additions that really spiced up the action. Overall, I thought the show was funny, compelling, and extremely well done. The large number of people in the group surely made the project – with so […]
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    Get inspired

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      I really thought this was such an interesting product of this assignment. I was inspired to even do my own version of this after listening to Mariah’s work and reading about her process. This inspired me because it was so informative of how to work with different programs to achieve the same result, which […]
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    From my eyes

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      Well, I suppose our trip was a success. As I mentioned before, Bev mysteriously left earlier than I expected, so I was left alone to explore a little bit more on my own. Bev, as is her way it seems, left very specific travel plans that I could follow should I choose – as […]

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