The noir experiment

The noir experiment

by paul bond

| Syndicated
January 12, 2015

Today begins our latest experiment in digital storytelling, Noir106. It’s ds106 with a noir twist, but it’s more than that too. We’re running three sections as one big group. It will be fascinating to see what kind of connections, collaborations … Continue reading →
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Morning in Baltimore – notes on episode 11

by paul bond

| Syndicated
November 29, 2014

The title of this episode is “A New Day.” In the script, it specifically refers to the new mayoral administration and to the New Day Co-op that Prop Joe runs with the other drug kingpins. The epigraph is “You play … Continue reading →
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Busted on Wire106

by paul bond

| Syndicated
November 1, 2014

Lamar: What happened to all them towers? Brother Mouzone: Slow train comin’. Reform, Lamar. Reform. (from The Wire Episode Scripts) On Friday, Jim, Desa and I had a good conversation about episode 10 of season 3 of The Wire. We … Continue reading →
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Wire106 – ep08 Moral Midgetry

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 28, 2014

I see Fredericksburg is in on the action. Colvin is getting ready to retire, to hang up the gloves. On the other hand, Cutty is getting ready to start a boxing gym. The Deacon, in the foreground, is connected to … Continue reading →
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Inspires

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Ien Harris’ ds106 emergency alert This was posted right around the beginning of the semester. It was an omen of things to come. I think it captures an intuitive understanding of the ds106 ethos. Melinda Albrycht’s poem “The Wire” Melinda’s … Continue reading →
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There’s never been a paper bag…

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 13, 2014

Inspired by the WaffleStomper, I thought I’d try remixing a song and some speech. Keeping with The Wire theme, I was also inspired by the speech that Major Colvin gave about the history of the paper bag. I decided to … Continue reading →
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Little Melvin

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 13, 2014

A minor character who makes his debut in this week’s episodes is the Deacon. I’m not sure if he has a name beyond that. He’s played by Melvin Williams, a former Baltimore drug kingpin who served as a partial template … Continue reading →
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Set your poems to music

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 12, 2014

Melinda’s Wire poem is just awesome, both in the writing and the reading. The rhythm in the reading is so good that I thought I’d try to add a music track to it. Here’s what I came up with: I … Continue reading →
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Wire106 audio ideas

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 6, 2014

Looking through past posts on the wire106 site, I found a bunch of ideas that people had posted, including Travis, Jeremy, Desa, Imran, Nicholas, Ien, Melinda, Danielle, and La Kisha. Most of them are already in groups. If you’re looking … Continue reading →
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Wire106 Week 7

by paul bond

| Fall 2014 Wire106 Assignments, Syndicated
October 6, 2014

We’re up to week 7 in Wire106. Jim is out on assignment and tailed a suspect up to NYC, so we don’t have a video for you this time. Here are the details for this week: Audio week 1 Everyone … Continue reading →
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 5, 2014

I loved that western showdown scene between the police and the FBI. This part had GIF written all over it. I had the idea to put the three of them together, so I was careful to make all of them … Continue reading →
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Wired Book Room

by paul bond

| Syndicated
October 1, 2014

Lauren brought up the Weird Book Room assignment and I thought it really ought to be called Wired Book Room. So here’s my entry: Accessorizing Your Waterfowl. I had a few title ideas, like Duck Bling or Pimp My Duck, but … Continue reading →
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Read… it won’t kill you

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 30, 2014

I don’t know how you can watch Brother Mouzone and not want to make a READ poster. I know I’m not the first one to do it. But since I’m all about the GIFs, I had to animate it. I … Continue reading →
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The Vignelli Canon

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 29, 2014

Another design resource that’s worth looking at is The Vignelli Canon. It’s a short booklet by Massimo Vignelli, who was a superstar in the world of graphic design. The booklet is light on text and heavy on space and imagery, … Continue reading →
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Splash the Wire

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 29, 2014

A lot of people have been noticing color in The Wire, so it’s a natural for the Splash the Color assignment. Here, I took one of the shots inside the Can Office with the orange target on the floor. I wanted … Continue reading →
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Wanted: for DWI

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 26, 2014

I thought the idea of a Wanted Poster assignment was perfect for wire106. Hats off to Kris for making it. McNulty ought be get hauled in for his escapades in the last episode, so I thought he’d make a good … Continue reading →
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Simonian LOLcat

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 26, 2014

I decided to try my hand at the Shakespearean LOLcat assignment, but since this is Wire106 and not Hamlet106, I made a Simonian LOLcat. It’s a picture of my friend Coaltrain from across the street. I’m not sure why it … Continue reading →
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Taking shots at episode 6

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 24, 2014

The title of the episode was “All Prologue.” I think that relates to D’Angelo’s epigraph, which came in his response to the book discussion assertion that “there are no second acts in American lives.” The discussion leader was novelist/screenwriter Richard … Continue reading →
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maddenGIFERATOR – The Wire version

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 18, 2014

I’ve been seeing these maddenGIFERATOR images in my Tumblr stream, so I thought I’d try one with a quote from The Wire. Apparently “I tell your wife, you tell mine” is an illegal use of words, so I had to … Continue reading →
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TV on the radio

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 17, 2014

One of the illustrious ds106 internauts came up with the idea of live tweeting an episode of The Wire. A very cool idea, especially for an online class, because it helps create a sense of community. So for Intro to … Continue reading →
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What is digital storytelling?

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 14, 2014

There are lots of ways to tell stories. We’re used to words, spoken or written, and video, but there’s more. Pictures tell stories. Music tells stories. The web opens up a whole new territory. I stumbled upon Clubbo Records something … Continue reading →
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The Contest Somebody Should Win

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 13, 2014

For this assignment, I told myself I would pick something random and do whatever came up and make it about The Wire. So what do I get? The Contest Nobody Could Win (Video-Mashup Edition) The directions are to: Create a … Continue reading →
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String’s Gonna Get You

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 12, 2014

Today’s Daily Create was to make a themed video montage. I took all the Stringer Bell clips I had saved from the first season and put them together with the song String’s Gonna Get You (YT) which I actually have … Continue reading →
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A new day in Bodymore, Murderland

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 11, 2014

A new season begins, and right away we’re warned about where following the money might go. One place it goes is into the church, apparently. Why are people tripping over each other to give thousands to a church? I guess … Continue reading →
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The Red Queen

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 7, 2014

Colors When I saw this shot, I thought of The Manchurian Candidate. It’s probably something I’m reading into it rather than something the makers of The Wire intended, but there is a parallel in that they both feature a mother … Continue reading →
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Summarizing Bubbles

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 7, 2014

The assignment was to summarize an episode in 6 gifs, but part of ds106 is making assignments your own. If you just follow the rules of the Game, you’ll be stuck playing the part of a pawn. You got to … Continue reading →
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What’s up with that boy?

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 5, 2014

The first part was the key scene for me – where String gives Bodie the order to kill Wallace. It’s all there, but it’s almost entirely unsaid. “What’s up with that boy?” They don’t even use his name. And just … Continue reading →
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Episode 11 – as the world goes by

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 3, 2014

There was some interesting photography in episode 11, and I’m not sure what to make of some of it. The opening scene picks up from the end of the last episode, at the scene of the shooting. The segment is … Continue reading →
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Going to New York City

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 2, 2014

I caught this line near the end of episode 10, as Omar was leaving town: There must be something happening out there, man. It’s too big a town, you know what I mean? It sounded familiar, but I couldn’t place … Continue reading →
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This bird has flown

by paul bond

| Syndicated
September 1, 2014

Episode 10 starts out with Bubs, apparently clean for the first time in a long time, sitting on a park bench enjoying the day. We hear sounds – the breeze through the trees, children playing, birds chirping – sounds of … Continue reading →
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