Nearing the End: Weekly Summary for Weeks 13 & 14

Nearing the End: Weekly Summary for Weeks 13 & 14

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December 2, 2012

I have enjoyed this class so much that it’s really bittersweet that it’s coming to an end. Anyways, here’s my weekly summary. RemixThis Assignment Recycled Media Assignment This was also one of my 3 stars for the week. I just … Continue reading →
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What’s the Opposite of a Chipmunk?

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December 2, 2012

Ok, I used the ds106 remix generator to arrive at this amazing page. I loved the idea of this. Here’s the deal, there was a very clear opposite to this assignment. If the goal was to make a high pitch, … Continue reading →
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4 Stars- Re-re-re -REMIX.

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December 2, 2012

Oh yes, I have just attempted my first remix. The assignment was “Opposites Attract” where the goal was to bring together two songs from two very different genres to create a completely new song. I had recently just found out … Continue reading →
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3 Stars: Recycling’s Good for the Planet

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December 2, 2012

So, to start off this week, I made a I have to say, I was disappointed by the lack of audio choices. I really thought there’d be a wider selection of media, so I was kind of shoehorned into make … Continue reading →
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So what is a remix?

by nwine

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December 2, 2012

So, to start off, I reviewed the “Everything is a Remix” series to get a basic idea of remixes. I feel like some music used samples before hip-hop, but I can’t back up that claim. Of course, hip-hop remixes are … Continue reading →
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The On-Going Saga of Canada Man

by nwine

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November 25, 2012

Alright, for my final project, I am going to revolve my story around the story of my made up character of “Canada Man.” I first introduced Canada Man back in my blooper from a 5-second story. Cogdog liked him … Continue reading →
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Double the Summaries, Double the Fun: Weekly Summary for Weeks 11 & 12

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November 18, 2012

Videos Created: 3 Stars: 5 Second Films 3 Stars: Cooking Show 5 Stars: Movies that Changed My Life 5 Stars: Swede a Scene Reflection: I enjoy video work. The worst part about this week was trying to deal with Windows … Continue reading →
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5 Stars: Movie Scenes that Changed my Life

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November 18, 2012

For one of my video assignments, I chose to do the “Movie Scenes that Changed our Lives” assignment that was worth 5 stars. I ended up choosing 3 movies that had a profound impact on me and 1 that just … Continue reading →
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Damn, this Weekly Summary is a Dime: Week 10 Summary

by nwine

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November 4, 2012

Ok, that was a terrible title. On with the summarizing! On Video Editing I have at my disposal Windows Movie Maker, which I absolutely despise with every inch of my very being, yet I make do assignment after assignment. I … Continue reading →
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Exploring American Psycho

by nwine

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November 4, 2012

In order to fully explore American Psycho (which I started exploring in the previous post), I think it’d be helpful to expound a little bit on how the film was made. All of these facts were pulled from IMDB’s trivia … Continue reading →
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It’s Hip to Be Psycho: An Analysis of American Psycho

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November 3, 2012

For our analysis of famous film clips, I chose American Psycho’s famous “Huey Lewis and the News” scene in which Patrick Bateman goes apeshit. This classic (I use that word loosely)directed by Mary Harron was released in 2000. It tells … Continue reading →
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The Power of Diamond: 4 Stars Web Assignment

by nwine

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October 28, 2012

I decided to be the first to try the “Three Moon Wolf Stories” assignment from the ds106 assignment database. I remember when the three moon wolf shirt became a little meme on the internet and decided to find other products … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates Week 9-Storified!

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October 28, 2012

Oh boy, more daily creates, this time with a little narrative! Our story begins with the rocks our main character found on the side of the road. He had some people he didn’t particularly care for, so he made them … Continue reading →
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And YAY, It was Done. Weekly Summary for Week 7 & 8

by nwine

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October 21, 2012

Here is my summary for weeks 7 & 8. Daily Creates This post was my summary for weeks 7 & 8. Phonar Unused Media Project Oh yeah, I almost forgot about these. I’ve used a lot of my media, but … Continue reading →
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2 Stars: My Very own Ringtone

by nwine

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October 21, 2012

For 2 stars, I chose to do the assignment “Make your own Ringtone(s).” It was a fairly open ended assignment. All we had to do was choose a few audio files and string or piece them together using audacity to … Continue reading →
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3 Stars- Who hates moving it?

by nwine

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October 20, 2012

This is 3 stars? I guess I shouldn’t complain. I got a kick out of this assignment. Mind you, I couldn’t listen to the track I made for more than a minute before my tolerance for the high pitch was … Continue reading →
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Did I Create 6 Weekly Summaries or Only 5?

by nwine

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October 7, 2012

The answer is 6. Here is the summary for design week! Daily Creates Here was my post summarizing all of the daily creates that I have also posted above in slideshow form. This post will be heavy on slideshows, just … Continue reading →
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3 Stars: Well those look delightf… WAIT A MINUTE

by nwine

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October 7, 2012

Here was my attempt at the assignment, “Wait, where’d that guy come from?” In it, we were supposed to place someone or something in a picture where they didn’t belong. Guess what’s wrong with the picture above? There were no … Continue reading →
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Onwards Blitzen!

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September 30, 2012

Before I go into this blitz set, I should mention that it was not a good idea to shoot this at night. My camera’s flash is not powerful enough to lighten many of the photos. Still, I was in a … Continue reading →
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1 Star- Illustrate 106

by nwine

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September 30, 2012

For the final star, here is my DS106 Illustration! This one was particularly easy. I wanted to do something with spelling out 106, so I looked around my room and found the coins. Easy, time efficient, and… well easy! … Continue reading →
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An Album Fit for a King

by nwine

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September 25, 2012

Oh boy, getting a jump start on this weeks assignments! Ok, so I decided to try my hand at the “An Album Cover” assignment from the visual assignment archive. It was only worth two stars and wasn’t too hard. I … Continue reading →
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All Hands on the Floor: It’s Time for Week 4

by nwine

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September 23, 2012

Wow, what a week. Audio is definitely not my favorite thing. Can’t wait to do photography next week, though, and hopefully video work will be soon. Ira Glass and Jad Arumbad on Storytelling Here was my port on the two … Continue reading →
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Daily Creating in a Brave New World

by nwine

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September 23, 2012

Here were my dailycreates for week 4: Daily Create 254 The theme for this create was “3.” So I asked myself, “What are the 3 items I never leave home without?” (note, I did not actually ask this question, I … Continue reading →
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My Spooky Story!

by nwine

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September 23, 2012

This was a really fun assignment! I’m not going to tell you what I had in mind with this story; I’d much rather you all try to come up with what you think is going on in the comments. I … Continue reading →
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Ira Glass and Jed Abumrad on Storytelling

by nwine

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September 22, 2012

Ira Glass is a huge name in the field of radio. I grew up listening to This American Life on car rides to Grandma’s house on Sundays. I have a certain admiration for him and a jealousy of his voice. … Continue reading →
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Third Weekly Summary from the Sun

by nwine

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September 16, 2012

Also known as: my journey through procrastination! Daily Creates: Here is my daily create summary for week 3. I didn’t really like my first few daily creates, as I feel like I didn’t really get to express my creativity. I did … Continue reading →
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An homage to past DS106 Works

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September 16, 2012

For one of the assignments this week, we were instructed to look at past work in DS106 classes and appreciate them. I chose Ciara’s work “Joining the Conversation” in which she dubs over the godfather’s famous “Make him an offer … Continue reading →
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My Emotions during the 1st Quarter: A Story Told in 5 Parts

by nwine

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September 16, 2012

Presented without comments: Drink responsibly, everyone.
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On the Familiar Archetypes of Storytelling

by nwine

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September 14, 2012

Kurt Vonnegut has an astonishing sense of humor. I really love the way he writes and talks. For this weeks assignments, we had to watch a short video in which Vonnegut speaks to a class about familiar story archetypes and … Continue reading →
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The End of the Beginning: Weekly Summary for Week 2

by nwine

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September 9, 2012

Daily Creates TDC239: Wide open spaces. This is a picture I took back in the big snow storm of 2010 (I think). It was my freshman year and the scenery was just so perfect that I had to take some … Continue reading →
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