Final Summary

Final Summary

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 17, 2023

My final story is the Studio Ghibli Lawsuit! I chose this route because I am a huge Studio Ghibli fan. I’ve seen every single movie multiple times and Spirited Away is my favorite! I was married in 2001, when this movie first came out. My son was born in 2003. Many late nights, when my […]
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Studio Ghibli Lawsuit!

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 17, 2023

Everyone is familiar with Chihiro Ogino from the Studio Ghibli film, Spirited Away. Spirited Away is a coming of age story of a ten-year-old Chihiro. At the time of the movie, 2001, Chihiro’s family was moving to a new location. On the way there, her father, Akio, began speeding. He got lost and nearly hit […]
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Video Summary

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 11, 2023

Video Week Assignments: Video Summary What did you learn? I learned about camera angles and what they might mean. Things like zooming in/out, over the shoulder shots, low/high angles, etc., all have different meanings. Each one tells a story to the viewer even if the viewer isn’t quite aware of it. The newest concept for […]
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Every Hour Vlog

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 11, 2023

Prompt: For one day, take a short video during every hour you’re awake, and then string the clips together to create a montage. The goal is to make a complete video that gives the person watching a full picture of your day. Experiment with video production and be creative! Try out different transitions, visuals, etc. […]
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Ebert Eye

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 11, 2023

Prompt: After reading Roger Ebert’s “How to Read a Movie”, find a clip or picture from a movie and record a video of yourself analyzing your choice. Pay attention to the details about where the characters are, and what role they play in the scene. Look at how the characters are portrayed, and if their […]
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My Story

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 11, 2023

Prompt: Tell your character’s story or a story from their life through video. This can be as simple as adding images and putting a voiceover, or recording a bit from your character’s life. Use MovieMaker or iMovie to put together the video and throw in some sound effects if you’d like. It is up to you! […]
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Analyze A Movie Clip

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 11, 2023

For this assignment, I watched the Top 10 UNFORGETTABLE Movie Scenes of ALL TIME. Since I reviewed a clip on The Shining in my last blog post, Reading A Movie, I decided to continue with it for this blog post. The clip below contains scenes from several movies. Start at 3 minutes and 19 seconds […]
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Reading A Movie

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 11, 2023

This week, my digital studies class focused on video. The video resources I reviewed this week were by far the most useful to me compared with the previous weeks’ resources. In the past, I received an Associate’s Degree in Multimedia. It was fairly comprehensive. Additionally, I spent more than 10 years doing freelance graphic design […]
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Audio Summary

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 4, 2023

Audio Week Assignments: Audio Summary What did you learn? I learned about some sound techniques such as using sound effects, layering, and music. I also learned about storytelling. The Ira Glass videos were quite informative regarding how to tell a story. It’s the most natural thing in the world to speak a story, but writing […]
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What A Song Might Mean To You

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 4, 2023

Prompt: Lots of people have a particular song that reminds them of certain situations, I know I do! Embed the video of your particular song and a short recording of why you really like the song, or what makes it importatnt to you (I would recomend Soundcloud for this assignment! Have fun!! This is a […]
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Auditory Hell

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 4, 2023

Prompt: Create YOUR worst sound ever. Take audio clips of every single sound that you hate and put them all together to make The Worst Noise Ever. This is a 1 star assignment. (NOTE: I’m not sure how these stars are handed out. This assignment took a lot of work. It should definitely be worth […]
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Remake That Genre!

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 4, 2023

Prompt: Pick a song from any genre such as, rock, pop, latin music, electronica, etc. and then find another version of that song in a DIFFERENT genre. Once you find the song in a different genre post the original and the remake and explain which you like better and why. Be creative and have fun! […]
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All The Relaxation

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 4, 2023

Prompt: I’m sure you’ve listened to those longs videos of relaxing sounds that can be played for 10+ hours. Now it’s your turn to give it a try! Create something relaxing, with layered sounds, and some spontaneous sounds! It doesn’t have to be 10+ hours long, but something that could be on repeat for that […]
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Create A Place

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 3, 2023

Prompt: For this assignment create a place by just using sound. For example, make the listener know where they are if outside use birds, cars, etc. You can get sounds from https://freesound.org I always say that water is my spirit animal. Yes, I know that doesn’t make sense, but that’s how I feel. Water feels like […]
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A Murder Of Crows

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 3, 2023

Check out the story, “A Murder of Crows” on Spooked, Season 5, Episode 11. Story 1: The Head Superstition: A bird in the house means someone in jeopardy and if the bird is injured then the person will die. The basic storytelling used foreshadowing with the death of a bird which was trapped in an […]
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Thoughts About Audio Storytelling

by @KellyPratt27125

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June 3, 2023

“War of the Worlds” 1938 Radio Broadcast The broadcast aired on Halloween in 1938. One thing I noted was the constant return to very upbeat and soothing music throughout the broadcast. From my understanding, the radio show was live, so effects were employed to make it seem that interviews were happening in other places. For […]
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Design Summary

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 28, 2023

Design Week Assignments: Design Summary What did you learn? This week, I learned that design is complicated. There are so many elements that go into creating a good design that I wasn’t aware of until this week. During this whole week, I probably spent about 10 hours just reviewing information focused on design. And that […]
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Create A Movie Poster

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 28, 2023

Prompt: Create a “movie poster” for your picture. #ds106 #DesignAssignments #DesignAssignment110 About two years ago, I bought my first ferret. Her name was Bandit. I’ve always wanted a pet ferret after reading Rikki Tikki Tavi in school. It’s not legal to have a mongoose, so I went for the next best thing: a ferret. From […]
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Create A T-Shirt

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 28, 2023

Prompt: For this assignment, you get to design your very own t-shirt! Find a blank t-shirt template, then add a picture or some text. It could be a joke, a pop culture reference, a movie quote, or anything else you want. #ds106, #DesignAssignments, #DesignAssignments1767 I am a person who often avoids and sometimes despises being […]
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DesignBlitz

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 28, 2023

Dominance Every image has dominance, I think. It’s the first thing in an image that draws your eye. For this image, I chose a picture that also metaphorically showed dominance, having bush in it that was larger than nearly everything else in the photo. I think I could have enhanced that photo by changing the […]
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Face The Odds

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 25, 2023

This design assignments resonated with me. As a Black woman, I am often a double minority in my chosen field of work: cemetery preservation. Many times, the caretakers and groundskeepers for historic cemeteries are white men. It is rare to see a woman, and rarer still, a Black woman. I have learned to carry myself […]
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Thoughts On The Vignelli Canon By Massimo Vignelli

by @KellyPratt27125

| ds106, Syndicated, Thoughts & Ideas
May 25, 2023

This short booklet, the Vignelli Canon, speaks to some of the aspects of good graphic design. As a past multimedia major, my classes often focused on graphic design for websites, logo design, video game design, video creation, etc. But, in all my classes, I don’t recall ever going into the specifics of design as Vignelli […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 4: Summary

by @KellyPratt27125

| ds106, Summaries, Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2152, VisualAssignments2167, VisualAssignments2815, VisualAssignments504
May 21, 2023

This week, I completed several assignments. For a quick reference, see the links below. Visual Assignment Part 1: Reflection Visual Assignment Part 2: Photo Safari Visual Assignment Part 3A: Five Frame Story Visual Assignment Part 3B: Your Favorite Photo Visual Assignment Part 3C: Mixing 2 Worlds Visual Assignment Part 3D: Draw It Visual Assignment Part […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 3D: Draw It

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 21, 2023

Prompt: Take a photograph of something (If you take a picture from the internet, make sure to be nice and cite the original) and transform it through GIMP, Photoshop, etc, into a drawing. This is a 2 star prompt. Last week, I started my archaeology field school. My class of six people is working on […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 3C: Mixing 2 Worlds

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 21, 2023

Prompt: Using an editing software, edit a photo and crop to an 11×17. Then add text for the location or something fun. This is a 3 star prompt. For this assignment, I wanted to do something slightly fun. Being a lover of architecture, I decided to use this image of the Hearst Castle pool. This […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 3B: Your Favorite Photo

by @KellyPratt27125

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2152
May 21, 2023

Prompt: It’s simple. Choose your favorite photo you’ve taken and tell everyone why you love it so much. This is a 1.5 star prompt. This is my favorite photo. Yes, it’s a photo of myself. Usually my favorite photos are nature pictures. Rarely do I have a favorite photo of myself. in fact, I don’t […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 3A: Five Frame Story

by @KellyPratt27125

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May 21, 2023

Prompt: Tell a story using five photos. Basically, that’s it. Figure out the story you want to tell and then take five photos to tell it. If you need to edit, add filters, etc. in order to get the effect you want, go for it. This is a 3.5 star prompt. I chose a different […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 2: Photo Safari

by @KellyPratt27125

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Thoughts & Ideas
May 21, 2023

I decided to do the photo safari at my house. It seemed to be the easiest place to manipulate items and get the desired photos. Additionally, I thought it might show more about me. This wasn’t exactly the case. My home, while full or random stuff, has very poor lighting. Even with bright lights on, […]
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Visual Assignment Pt. 1

by @KellyPratt27125

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Thoughts & Ideas
May 20, 2023

The information about taking pictures was interesting. Having taken multiple architecture research classes, I’ve already taken part in several lessons about taking photos using a camera. Most of the information presented in my digital studies course reiterated what I already knew. One suggestion that I would like to consider for future photos is to take […]
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Introducing KP

by @KellyPratt27125

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated
May 17, 2023

This is my first blog post for the Digital Storytelling class at my school, the University of Mary Washington. Below is a brief introductory sound clip about me. I hope you enjoy it. In addition to being a student, I am an avid lover of fur babies. I have a pet ferret named Bandit. She […]
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