Camera Almighty
For this assignment I took a look at a clip from an oldie but goodie, Bruce Almighty. I am huge Steve Carell fan, so this was the perfect clip for me to analyze. I took a look at this clip from … Continue reading →
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Going Hollywood
This week I learned how to “read” movies and got some insight on editing movies from a movie-maker’s perspective. It all started with a quote from Roger Ebert’s article “How to Read a Movie.” Although sitting through a movie shot-by-shot sounds … Continue reading →
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How Can Two Weeks Fly By So Fast?
I had worked on these assignments here and there throughout the past couple of weeks, particularly in the brainstorming phase, but did not have any idea of how much time it would take to make my ideas reality. A lesson … Continue reading →
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Mean Notebook
For the Why So Serious assignment I decided to mash up two of my favorite Rachael McAdams movies, The Notebook and Mean Girls. I thought this juxtaposition would be interesting because Rachael plays such different characters in these two movies. Her … Continue reading →
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Black and White Jasmine
For my take on the Return to the Silent Era assignment, I used a trailer for the movie Blue Jasmine. This Woody Allen film made me think the first time I saw it and had an interesting way of getting … Continue reading →
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Charlie and the Lion Perform the Circus Jig
Here is my new take on Charlie’s story! When watching the final clip, once I was able to get the audio to line up, it reminded me of a dance. I decided to base my new take on the story … Continue reading →
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Lions, and Wizards, and Sounds, O My!
It was a beautiful week in DC which ended with a beautiful Easter weekend. In completing this week’s assignments, I began by revisiting my SoundCloud account that I had previously only used to listen to other people’s audio posts. I read … Continue reading →
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Dig Deeper
Back in March, I wrote a post about a potential final project idea I had on a video about recent baptisms at my church. The baptisms happened back in early April. It was a beautiful day, and we were able … Continue reading →
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Playoff Sound Off
Since basketball has infiltrated our house once more this spring in the realm of the NBA playoffs, I decided to dedicate my second audio assignment of the week to the Washington Wizards who, though by a thread, are a part … Continue reading →
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Saturday in the Park with a Lion
This assignment was to add a soundtrack to a 30 second clip of the Charlie Chaplin film The Circus using the Foley technique. Since I was born in April, my segment was 01:31-01:30. To begin, I took the assignment description advice and … Continue reading →
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Hear Sally Run
To complete this first assignment for the week, I decided to start with the story before exploring the sounds. I thought about a story that I wanted to convey through sound, and wanted to incorporate something that everyone could relate to. … Continue reading →
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More of a Consumer
I actually already had a SoundCloud account before this assignment, but have never uploaded anything to my account. I had created it a while ago to listen to some of my friend’s music, but never really felt like I had much … Continue reading →
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Stories Have Taken Over
As I’ve mentioned, stories have taken over my life, in a good way. I think as a consultant I always want to look for new approaches or streamlined ways of doing things, and storifying has officially been added to my … Continue reading →
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Remember Back When?
Due to this reoccurring assignment, I find myself thinking about stories all the time now and in every interaction I have. Perhaps that’s the point? :) There is no doubt that there are needs for stories all around us. This week … Continue reading →
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In a Flash
For my second Design Assignment of the week, I decided to tackle Word. I love using color and images as symbols, so I knew this would be a challenge for me. I tried creating something around the word “Sunshine” in … Continue reading →
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Fourth Time’s the Charm
For my first Design Assignment I decided to do the One Story / Four Icons challenge. I think the hardest part of this assignment was deciding which movie to use! I love movies and love the idea of taking a … Continue reading →
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Design Huntin’
This week I had the opportunity to search for and observe various designs though the eyes of the design elements document. The first design element I found was Typography in this adorable invitation for a baby shower hanging on my fridge. … Continue reading →
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And It Finally Feels Like Spring
As we wrap up a week in which we enjoyed some beautiful spring DC weather, and anxiously await the cherry blossoms while dodging tourists, I reflect on quite a week in the ds106 world. I took full advantage of the … Continue reading →
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A Garden for Spring
Every year I struggle with my deck garden. In the theme of my blog, an idea I had of something that would be better represented in a story, would be the growth of my garden. This is a bit risky, as I … Continue reading →
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I Love It When It Rains Quotes
For my second visual assignment of the week, I decided to complete the Illustrating Odd Auto-completes challenge. When I Googled “I love…” I didn’t come up with much. I continued to add to the search until I came across “I love … Continue reading →
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Balloon in the Mirror
I completed the Chimeratic Composition assignment as one of my visual assignments for the week. I’ve titled the above image “Balloon in the Mirror.” It was inspired by the thought that sometimes when we’re headed for rough times, we can sometimes … Continue reading →
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Five Cards, One Story
Five Card Flickr was certainly a game of chance. I found myself anxiously waiting as each round of images popped up, my head filling with potential stories and intricate characters. My five image story came rather naturally to me, especially … Continue reading →
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Quarter Hour Photos
My photoblitz was taken at the George Mason University – Arlington Campus Library. This is a favorite place of mine to study on Sundays since I attend church at this campus every Sunday morning. It ended up being a fantastic … Continue reading →
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Fresh Perspective
I really enjoyed reading the tips from the Storify resources. While I do find many of these tips more opinion than photography technique, it was still interesting to read about how others strive for a great photo. Two of the … Continue reading →
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Another Week
This week listened to a Radio Lab post. I was able to identify several audio methods and techniques such as sound effects, music, narrative, ambient sounds, and even recordings on the recording. I also explored a little girl’s adventure in … Continue reading →
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The Story of My Party
While at a party recently, someone was explaining how they had tried a new recipe on Pinterest and how they were so happy with the result. Someone else chimed in that they did not really understand how to use Pinterest … Continue reading →
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Heart Healthy
For the review of a commercial as a short film story, I chose the heart warming commercial about a girl who just wants everyone to be healthy. When looking at the shape of the story from the perspective of the … Continue reading →
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The Radio Star’s Not Dead
This week I was introduced to a variety of audio editing and producing methods, the first of which being sound layering. It was great to see how, as in the Joanne Rosser story, audio layers can effectively pull a story … Continue reading →
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The Last Day of Winter
I have to admit, my journey in DS106 has been a bit intimidating. Having a background in digital media and a fairly comfortable presence online, I was not expecting to be quite so overwhelmed. I personally attribute this feeling to … Continue reading →
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To Sell or To Connect?
An example I have of something that could be “storified” is a presentation I was tasked to pull together for the volunteering I do at my church. Four people have decided to join our church and will be baptized in … Continue reading →
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