1. Final Project: In and Out of Tune 2. Final Project Tutorials: Final Project Tutorials This class was quite a whirlwind. I was working more than 50 hours a week, playing on an adult league softball team and attempting to maintain a social life while exploring Lake Tahoe. Needless to say, I haven’t slept much …

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I can hear the floor boards above me creaking, dust floats down in and out of the golden streams of sunlight beaming through cracks in the rotting wooden ceiling. Someone has pulled the door open and is walking down the stairs. I can’t help but feel a tinge of hope, it’s been so long since …

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Tutorials for my final project: In and Out of Tune Story Time Fun Time!– Tell an audio story, use sound effects and music. This project is worth 3.5 stars. The Tutorial- All sound was recorded using the Voice Memo app on the iPhone. Sound bites were then imported to iTunes and converted to MP3 files so …

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Reflections- 1. Reflecting on Roger Ebert’s “How to Read a Movie” and several videos on movie-making. Perspective, Perspectives 2. Reflecting on a scene from “American Psycho.” A Triple Take on American Psycho Daily Creates 1. @ds106dc #tdc2016 https://t.co/BJ64rgWJUN — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 18, 2017 2. Where's Talky Tina? @ds106dc #tdc2019 pic.twitter.com/VlxvQedBPS — Sarah Roche …

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@ds106dc Parents were cooler before they had kids, they haven't ~truly~ rocked the shades ever since #tdc2022 pic.twitter.com/1aVYEj78Oz — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 23, 2017

Activity Time Lapse-Make a time lapse video of yourself doing a task. The Story Behind the Story- When I was in elementary school, we were often given an assignment in which we had to come up with an idea for an invention, something not necessarily practical but definitely useful. I always invented some variation on …

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Self Documentary-Make a mini documentary about something in your life. The Story Behind the Story- When I first got my job as a summer camp counselor, I was worried about a few things. First of all, I don’t like kids. Even as a kid I didn’t really like kids. I could be found on the …

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@ds106dc #tdc2020 before and after using https://t.co/R9CRj5Fu9P pic.twitter.com/KhyU6QBg2Q — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 21, 2017

Where's Talky Tina? @ds106dc #tdc2019 pic.twitter.com/VlxvQedBPS — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 20, 2017

Visual Only- The opening is simply a shot of the man sitting on a chair, there is little action occurring but the scene is well balanced. Everything seems simplified and clean, from the mans sharp outfit to the empty bottle and unopened cigar on either side of the man. Although his expression and slouched posture …

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Film is a great medium to venture through on the course of education. The greatest learning occurs when we are active and engaged, film has a huge potential to instill this in viewers. Hitting every sense simultaneously, we cannot help but be engulfed in what we are seeing. Visual imagery has immense power to not …

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https://t.co/BJ64rgWJUN@ds106dc #tdc2016 — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 18, 2017

Reflections 1. Reflecting on Jab Abumrad and Ira Glass Radio Isn’t Dead 2. Reflecting on Audio Storytelling Guidelines Create Sound not Noise 3. Reflecting on This American Life: I Was Just Trying to Help Listen Up Daily Creates 1. Make Mate Mare Made Mane Mine Fine Dine Dune Done Cone Cane Lane Lame Lime Time …

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Theme Verse-combine verses of songs to create a new verse. The Story Behind the Story I rarely hear song lyrics. I am fully consumed by how fluid the melody is, the way the notes float seamlessly together. Words flit in and out of my perception, usually I’ll only catch a few here or there. I …

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Emotions Through Sound-Tryto convey a certain emotion by combining sound effects Maybe it’s cliché that I chose to replicate happiness through the sounds of nature. But I thought for a very long time about what sounds make me happy, and they are the sounds of being outdoors. The sounds that bring me closer to the …

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Sound Effects Story: Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. The Story Behind the Story These days were Adam’s favorite. The rain fell gently, and the air was crisp with chilled humidity making the pavement of the carport feel damp. He sat with his legs splayed out in a V formation before him, toe …

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Straps are weak, innovation (and lanyard string) is strong @ds106dc #tdc2014 pic.twitter.com/T7GMhC9C0C — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 15, 2017

As tempted as I was to listen to an episode of RadioLab for this blog assignment, I opted for “I Was Just Trying to Help,” an episode of  This American Life. Although I’m very familiar with Ira Glass’s voice, I’ve never quite felt the intrigue to listen to his work. I was always frustrated by …

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The Story Behind the Story Routine is something we desire, it is an evolutionarily-sculpted advantage. We can organize our daily lives into sequence and let the hands on the clock take hold of our own and guide us. Usually I dread but accept these routines, as they are pervasive. I see no reason to attempt …

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For his next vacation, Christie closes another beautiful destination in Jersey, Fort Lee Lane… @ds106dc #tdc2013 pic.twitter.com/kbcg6ruiuN — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 14, 2017

So polar icecaps melt, b4 that we were idly living, next came great war, or maybe we'll find an alt fuel b4 it's too late @ds106dc #tdc2012 https://t.co/2TelGmJ7tS — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 13, 2017

There is a lot of depth to the sound bits in any RadioLab episodes, as can be heard in this compilation. Behind dialogue, there are many sound effects that set the stage. They are more than simply ambient sounds, these are purposeful nudges from the creators that steer you towards creating a mental image that …

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My bed isn’t like the one in the front room. My bed sits on a metal frame with tiny plastic wheels that carve into the pale blue carpet of my shared bedroom that faces the backyard. Breezes drift through my open window, carrying the fresh scent of young green leaves which does little to dispel …

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MakeMateMareMadeManeMineFineDineDuneDoneConeCaneLaneLameLimeTimeTineTintMint@ds106dc #tdc2010 — Sarah Roche (@saradigitellsit) July 11, 2017

Reflections- I made two reflections based on the readings, videos and podcasts that I used in my design creation this week: 1. Vignelli’s Cannon Reflection: Noticing the Unnoticed: Reflecting on Vignelli’s Cannon 2. Reflecting on “We Are All Artists” and several other resources: Everyone (Even Fred, the YouTuber?) is an Artist DesignBlitz: The Good, the …

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DesignBlitz- To see my DesignBlitz album, visit my Flickr. Color is my favorite concept to consider in design. I’ve always been fascinated by the physics of light and light energy as well as the biological and chemical significance of color. In nature, color is never random. Trinidadian Guppies demonstrate evolving colors and patterns on their …

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Are We There Yet?-Changing the concept of a photo by altering the background of the image. The Story Behind the Story- The kinds of adventures you have with your high school buddies are often not really adventures at all. Limited by funds; legality and transportation, the range of possible activities are dwarfed compared to your …

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Creating a T-shirt- design your very own t-shirt The Story Behind the Story- I love puns, inside jokes and chemistry. This is a T-shirt that I would wear with pride, extremely nerdy pride. This past semester in biochemistry, we discussed a large number of co-factors, more commonly known as vitamins. These are the functional portions …

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WARNING-create a warning poster for a fictional hazard. The Story Behind the Story- You would think, that after six films, that if the characters did not adapt to be able to more intelligently navigate a world overrun with horrifying aliens, then at least the creators of these abominations would find the means to create a …

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