Weekly Report Five

Weekly Report Five

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, Weekly Summary, WeeklySummary
February 15, 2019

Another jam-packed week full of new information. This week’s topic was audio. I explored the world of audiovisual and how it is used in digital storytelling. This topic is something I have never thought of using before, so I definitely had a litt...
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What’s Happen in Suite 106?

by @Riley80256802

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

Today’s #dailycreate asked to make up what is happening in suite 106. Check out my response below.
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You Only Live Twice

by @Riley80256802

| ds106radio, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 15, 2019

This week I listened to the audio drama “You Only Live Twice”. To begin, I really enjoyed listening to this because it is a James Bond movie so I was able to relate to it well. It was great to be able to hear all the different audio tools b...
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Brain Storming a Radio Show

by @Riley80256802

| #radioshowideas, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 14, 2019

Brainstorm Radio Show Ideas:In a couple of weeks, you will be forming groups and creating a radio show as pre-recorded audio. In preparation, each of you needs to brainstorm ideas for a 20-30 minute radio show—somehow related to or inspired by the them...
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What Would I Tweet??

by @Riley80256802

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, Syndicated
February 14, 2019

Today’s #dailycreate asked what would I post to social media if I had been kidnapped, but the post can’t be obvious enough to alert the kidnapper. Check on my response below.
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My Morning Routine

by @Riley80256802

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2127, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 12, 2019

Take at least 3 household sounds (things you hear everyday during your commute, work day, school day, etc.) and take them out of context. Mash them up, combine them, remix them any way you want, as long as the final product does not resemble the things...
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Can I Say That Three Times Fast?

by @Riley80256802

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2119, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 12, 2019

Say any tongue twister as fast as you can and include a background sound to layer it. http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/tongue-twister/ The Work Itself: 3 Stars “Sally sells seashell by the seashore,” say that ten times fast ?. Well,...
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Mashing Up Baby

by @Riley80256802

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2122, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 12, 2019

Create a new mashup by combining any two songs you feel fitting for a mashup! You would be surprised at some of the results!Below I completed this assignment by mashing Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” with Letting Go (a popular electro song back...
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I Might Have a Potential Radio Voice

by @Riley80256802

| radiobumper, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 12, 2019

The Work Itself: This week I had to make my first radio bumper for the DS106 Radio. This was a lot of fun. By now I have Audacity fairly figured out so making my recording was very simple. I tried to use a smooth jazz voice to make my bumper sound legi...
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Let’s Go to the Moon Baby

by @Riley80256802

| #audioreflection, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 12, 2019

Moon Graffiti Moon Graffiti truly made me feel as if I were watching the story being played out. I have listened to audiobooks before and have had the same feeling, but this one was really well done. All I needed was the beginning short introduction of...
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A Story With Sound

by @Riley80256802

| #AudioAssignments, #AudioAssignments70, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 12, 2019

Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. Use at least five different sounds that you find online. The story can be no longer than 90 seconds. Another example (by a UMW student): http://ds10...
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My Youngster Literature

by @Riley80256802

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, Syndicated
February 12, 2019

Today’s #dailycreate asked to share the literature I liked to read when I was younger. Well here it is.
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Weekly Summary Report Four

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, Weekly Summary, WeeklySummary
February 7, 2019

Week four was another jam-packed week full of new information and assignments to complete. This week the topic was photography. I started by writing a post with my current knowledge of photography. Next, I was assigned two articles to read, which had a...
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Spy Cinematography

by @Riley80256802

| ds106photography, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 7, 2019

I was asked this week to review any spy movie or video, analyze, and take some still photos to show examples of the information given in the Becoming a Better Photographer and Photography and narrative: What is involved in telling a story? articles. In...
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Groovy Photoblitz Baby

by @Riley80256802

| #photoblitz, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 6, 2019

My Photoblitz categories: A perfect line, get closer and fill the frame, what does disappointment look like, depict the weather, take a photo with a square 1:1, take a photo that represents the wilderness, and take a photo that freezes. I was able to a...
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#hashtag

by @Riley80256802

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, Syndicated
February 6, 2019

Today’s #dailycreate asked to list six words that mean something to me and are also hashtags. Check out my tweet below!
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Ace Love: Wanted

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1386, weekly assignments
February 5, 2019

Using an online wanted poster generator such as this one, generate a wanted poster of a favorite character or actual person. Start with a close-up photo of their face with a minimum of distracting background. Crop and change it in your image...
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Play on Words: Bacon

by @Riley80256802

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, Syndicated
February 5, 2019

Today’s #dailycreate was to mix an actor’s name with a food. Check my tweet out below!
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Hanging with a T-rex

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2050, weekly assignments
February 4, 2019

Use photo editing software of your choice to splice pairs of pictures into single images. Play with scale in delightful ways. See artist Stephen McMennamy’s great collection. http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/combophoto/ Th...
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My Favorite Photo

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2152, weekly assignments
February 4, 2019

It’s simple. Choose your faveourite photo you’ve taken and tell everyone why you love it so much. http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/your-favourite-photo/ The Work Itself: 2 stars I love this photo because it was taken at one of the co...
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Do I Take Groovy Photos Baby?

by @Riley80256802

| photoreflection, Syndicated, weekly assignments
February 4, 2019

I would consider my current experience with photography, above average. The main bulk of the photos I take are from videos. After filming, I review the video and grab the photos that I like the best. I mainly take photos of my travels and sports, like ...
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Bears, Beets, Battle Star Galactica

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, visualassignments, visualassignments1987, weekly assignments
February 4, 2019

Take an exisiting movie poster and make it look silly. My final project involved an Ewok who wanted to be in a movie with Arnold Schwarzengger. This is his idea of a poster. http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/create-a-silly-movie-poster/ The Work ...
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Sunset on a Beautiful Mission

by @Riley80256802

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, Syndicated
February 4, 2019

The #dailycreate today is “something on the go.” I hope you enjoy my tweet below!?
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Weekly Summary Report Three

by @Riley80256802

| # weeklyassignments, Syndicated, Weekly Summary, WeeklySummary
February 1, 2019

Wow what a week. This week was filled full a bunch of new and excited digital storytelling writing tools. I started the week off by checking the course website, I then clicked on Weekly Assignments, and began reading the material for this week. Storyte...
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“Get Smart” Movie Analysis

by @Riley80256802

| storyanalysis, Syndicated, weekly assignments
January 31, 2019

For my analysis I watched “Get Smart” starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. This story is great, because Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) starts off as a nobody analyst who had a huge weight problem, and in the end, becomes what he has always wanted to ...
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Plastic as Far as the Eye Can See

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, weekly assignments, writingassignments, writingassignments2225
January 30, 2019

What if plants and animals could all communicate without humans understanding? Write either about a conversation between two non-human living things or through the point of view of one non-human witnessing people go about their daily lives. How would a...
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Austin Powers: Quantum of Mojo

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, weekly assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2054
January 30, 2019

This assignment helps take your writing skills to a new level. Pick any secret agent and create an alternate story line for that character. You could take an agent like James Bond and give him a whole new background of give him a new mission to complet...
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Ten Random Words

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, weekly assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1500
January 30, 2019

The task is to create a short story or poem using 10 random words. Go to random word generator and change it to generate ten words then select “Generate Random Words”. From there, choose an animal and find a way to add that animal along wit...
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Captain Veggie

by @Riley80256802

| Syndicated, weekly assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1196
January 30, 2019

Inspired by Jen Dalby’s reference to Captain Condom, create an unusual superhero. What are their powers? Write an origin story. If you’re more visual, design the costume for Sanitation Man, The Amazing Credit Default Swap, or whatever other unusual...
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Character Creation: Ace Love

by @Riley80256802

| characterdossier, Syndicated, weekly assignments
January 30, 2019

The Work Itself: Ace Love… born on Earth on February 14th, 2195. Ace grew up in a world of easily assessable space travel and multiple species of life on many different planets. Growing up, Ace became multilingual and an amazing pilot. However, A...
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