Weekly Summary (Week Fourteen):

Weekly Summary (Week Fourteen):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
December 6, 2017

So here we are at the end of the semester and I must say this semester has been a fun and creative one thanks to the ds106 crew! I want to use this final weekly summary to narrate my experience with making my final ds106 project. Link to it is here. So for starters once […]
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Final Project (Week Fourteen):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, finalproject, Syndicated
December 6, 2017

So here it is, my final project for ds106! Check out how I created it and my overall experience in my final weekly summary! So here it is, my final project for ds106! […]
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DS106 Advice (Week Fourteen):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, ds106advice, Syndicated
December 5, 2017

DS106 Advice Ah, so you are a new member of the ds106 community? Well get ready for one hell of a ride! This course contains a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. However, those blood, sweat, and tears are accompanied with many personal accomplishments and newly learned abilities. If you were anything like me when […]
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Progress Update (Week Thirteen)

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
December 1, 2017

So this week has been truly trying, so trying I haven’t made much progress for this week on my final project. However, I do have a plan in mind. I just need to execute it. My plan for my final project is to tell the story of how Jester transforms from a villain to a […]
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Weekly Summary (Week Twelve):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
November 15, 2017

This week allowed me to further strengthen my photo shop skills! I’ve actually really gotten the hang of photoshopping due to this course and it’s a pretty nifty tool to have in my pocket. I’ve also gotten pretty quick at it too. Hence why I’ve finished my weekly work this early in the week! Below […]
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Tutorial (Week Twelve):

by @melseykooring

| #MashupAssignments, ds106, mashsupassignments, MashupTutorials1945, Syndicated
November 15, 2017

I’m Ready For My Closeup Tutorial Although most photoshopping applications seem terrifying, they’re really not and neither is this assignment! Check out my tutorial to ease your mind and help guide you through the process: The first step is deciding what images you are going to use and how you are going to utilize them […]
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Remix Assignment 2 (Week Twelve):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, RemixAssignments, remixassignments2799, Syndicated
November 15, 2017

Places Of Peace [Remixed]: Turn Up The Cheese For this remix assignment, I was instructed create a collage of photos with all of my favorite spots where I feel relaxed or at peace. In addition to remixing it: Remix Card: “Turn Up The Cheese” Use the worst, over the top design elements in an assignment. […]
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Remix Assignment 1 (Week Twelve):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, RemixAssignments, remixassignments2793, Syndicated
November 15, 2017

Mashing Friends And Emojis [Remixed]: Add A Sidekick For this remixed assignment, I was instructed to take a picture of one of my friends or just a person that is in the moment doing something exactly like an emoji and then mash them together for comparison. In addition to my remix card: Remix Card: “Add a Sidekick” […]
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Assignment Bank 3 (Week Twelve):

by @melseykooring

| #MashupAssignments, ds106, MashUpAssignments1872, Syndicated
November 14, 2017

Holiday Mashup For this assignment, I was instructed to use a photo editing software to mashup my top three favorite holidays/cultural celebrations. I was instructed to use whatever elements I liked from each holiday, creating a character or scene with the images/symbols I chose. Lastly, I was supposed to tell a story with the image. Below […]
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Assignment Bank 2 (Week Twelve):

by @melseykooring

| #MashupAssignments, ds106, mashupassignments1945, Syndicated
November 14, 2017

I’m Ready For My Closeup For this assignment, I was instructed to take a dramatic closeup of anyone’s face – an actor’s, a friend’s, my own – and superimpose a landscape or scene over said face. The goal was to take two completely unrelated images and put them together, then try to make a story […]
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Assignment Bank 1 (Week Twelve)

by @melseykooring

| #MashupAssignments, #MashupAssignments2037, ds106, Syndicated
November 14, 2017

Photo Mash For this assignment, I was instructed to take two actors and mash them together into one photo. Also, I had to make sure that they look like they belong in their setting and they look like they were actually together when the photo was taken. Below is my finished product and the steps […]
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Daily Creates (Week Twelve)

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, tdc
November 14, 2017

Below are the three daily create prompts I participated in this week: "We'll call you L, short for Eleven." #ds106 #tdc2133 #strangerthings pic.twitter.com/qXlo0Rpr3K — Kelsey Mooring (@melseykooring) November 12, 2017 This had to be my favorite one this week! I absolutely love Stranger Things, so when I saw the mention of 11 – I just […]
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Weekly Summary (Week Eleven):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
November 9, 2017

Another week, another list of moviemaking assignments! This week ended up being a lot easier and a lot more fun. I believe the reason why is because I actually had a little bit of experience under my belt from last week’s assignments! Below are my creations and experiences with video making this week: The first task […]
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Daily Creates (Week Eleven):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, tdc
November 9, 2017

Its week eleven and I am back to my normal three daily creates this week! Below as the daily create prompts I decided to partake in and my thoughts on them: Sunflowers are prettier with pop art #tdc2129 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/pKx4TXcWSl — Kelsey Mooring (@melseykooring) November 7, 2017 I really enjoyed this daily create prompt, […]
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Assignment Bank 3 (Week Eleven):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, videoassignments1177
November 8, 2017

60 Second Day – A Video Narrative For this assignment, I was instructed to tell a story about my day in just 60 seconds using one-second clips of video. BUT, since I’m a pretty boring person and found it impossible to capture 60 different moments of my day – I modified the assignment to better […]
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Assignment Bank 2 (Week Eleven):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments162
November 7, 2017

Recording a Memory For this assignment, I was instructed to capture on video a friend, family member, or stranger recounting a favorite memory. I decided to capture my boyfriend recounting his favorite memory of us. Below is the finished product and how I created it: This has been one of my favorite assignments thus far […]
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Assignment Bank 1 (Week Eleven):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, videoassignments1498
November 7, 2017

Create Lyric Video For this assignment, I was instructed to create a lyric video. I decided to use this assignment bank task and link it back to Jester. See how I made this connection and my finished product below: So to begin, I had to figure out a way to make my lyric video relate […]
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Final Crisis (Week Eleven):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, finalcrisis, Syndicated
November 7, 2017

Final Crisis Final Crisis you say? Well since I heavily relate to my super-villain, Jester, I thought of a two interesting ideas for our final project. See below: If there are an even number of students in the course, it would be cool to assign partners (i.e. pair a student who made a superhero with […]
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Weekly Summary (Week Ten):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
November 3, 2017

This week proved to be very time consuming, but I discovered a new hobby I want to take up – movie making/editing! Although, I spent a lot of time making and editing all the videos I created this week. I found it to be a lot of fun and a very rewarding process. Below are […]
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by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, videoessay
November 2, 2017

Video Essay via Deadpool This week has been all about video! Thus, I was asked to brush up on my video reading/viewing skills via reading Roger Ebert’s How the Read a Movie and viewing some of Tony Zhou’s series Every Frame a Painting. I learned a lot about what goes into making a film reading and viewing the above texts and […]
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Assignment Bank 3 (Week Ten):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1920
November 2, 2017

My Favorite Thing To Do For this assignment, I was instructed to make a video of myself doing my favorite hobby for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Then post it to my blog and describe what I am doing in the video and what makes it my favorite thing to do in my spare time. […]
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Assignment Bank 2 (Week Ten):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, videoassignments2031
November 2, 2017

College Snapshot For this assignment, I was instructed to compile my favorite photos from my experiences (at college) and make them into a video. I had to organize them chronologically to tell my story. Also, I had to make the video at least two minutes. Below is my finished product and the steps I took […]
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Superhero: Join Forces (Week Ten):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, videoassignments2117
November 2, 2017

Superhero: Join Forces This week I was told to choose one out of two assigned tasks to complete. I decided to do the Superhero: Join Forces one! For the task, I was instructed to create a video of two or more heroes defeating a challenge. Below is my finished project and the steps I took […]
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Assignment Bank 1 (Week Ten):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, videoassignments598
November 2, 2017

5 Seconds of Fame For this assignment, I was instructed to make a five second film drawing from my own life experiences. I decided that I wanted to shed some life on two of my favorite things: my boyfriend Thomas and coffee. Below is my finished product and how I created it: Since […]
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Daily Creates (Week Ten):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, tdc
November 2, 2017

This week is back to completing only two daily creates! Which is understandable due to how time consuming video making is! Below are my daily creates this week and my thought processes behind them: In the Halloween spirit, two different doubles that make a whole. #tdc2121 #ds106 #thekennedys pic.twitter.com/H7Ne9RHEgn — Kelsey Mooring (@melseykooring) October […]
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Weekly Summary (Week Nine):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
October 27, 2017

I’m not quite sure how I feel about this week. I mean, I had some fun, but not the usual amount of fun I have. I guess I now know I never want to be a web-designer! But I digress, here is the work I created this week and some annotations of how I felt […]
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Daily Creates (Week Nine):

by @melseykooring

| ds106, Syndicated, tdc
October 27, 2017

We are back to completing three daily creates this week, with a twist! The twist is that after we’ve done them, we need to look at them and find a way to tie them together in a story. We are also able to look back at the past week incase we are unable to make […]
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Assignment Bank 2 (Week Nine):

by @melseykooring

| #WebAssignments, #WebAssignments2073, ds106, Syndicated
October 25, 2017

Google Draw Something For this assignment, I was instructed to use Google’s drawing game to create art and have Google guess what it was. I was given six items to draw and in under twenty seconds Google tried to answer it. Lastly, I was instructed to share my art on twitter with the rest of […]
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Assignment Bank 1 (Week Nine):

by @melseykooring

| #WebAssignments, ds106, Syndicated, WebAssignments1877
October 25, 2017

Create Your Own Room I absolutely love, love, love decorating around my apartment. Thus, it was a no brainer for me to complete this task. Pinterest is my almighty savior when it comes to home decoration, cooking, etc.. I did come across a conflict while completing this assignment though. The conflict was I couldn’t decide […]
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Go Back in Time (Week Nine):

by @melseykooring

| #WebAssignments, ds106, Syndicated, WebAssignments2137
October 25, 2017

Go Back In Time This week I was asked to complete one out of three options of web design projects. I decided to complete the Go Back In Time assignment. For this assignment, I was instructed to use the Wayback Machine from the Internet Archive to see what websites looked like years ago. Take a look at […]
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