This week was all about audio, which was interesting and a bit challenging for me as I have never experimented much with audio creation devices, such as Audacity and SoundCloud. This week I brainstormed some ideas for our future Radio Show, and created a Radio Bumper. I also participated in a live tweet-along of Ds106 radio, which… Read More

For this assignment, we had to make a short “radio bumper”, which is audio that announces a radio station between songs. To make this bumper, I first created a clip of myself talking about the radio station, and then found a short, creepy sounding audio clip from freesounds.org for an introduction. I also found a beat… Read More

Assignment This scene depicts what my horror character Edward hears outside of his manor every day. As you can tell, it sounds like a peaceful and relaxing place to live, but it may be a totally different story as to what lies inside. For this assignment, we had to create a story using at least… Read More

This week, I did 3 daily creates. Five Card Flickr Story: @ds106dc My Flickr Five Card Story: Road trip for Two http://t.co/mWe5f2L5Nv #tdc1351 — Scott Clower (@scottc1094) September 21, 2015 Crossing Abbey Road: @ds106dc #tdc1353 Mickey Mouse crossing Abbey Road #ds106 pic.twitter.com/3kOKx5DXNn — Scott Clower (@scottc1094) September 22, 2015 and Latte Art: @ds106dc #tdc1354 Why… Read More

Assignment For this assignment, we had to find different audio clips or sounds effects and combine them to symbolize a certain emotion.I chose sounds that I thought represented sadness.  To complete this assignment, I found four different audio clips on freesound.org, and imported them into Audacity. I then trimmed them down and positioned them  to make the… Read More

Assignment For this assignment, we had to find different sound effects and combine them together to make something spooky, and have it last for at least one minute. To do this, I first found four different sound effects on freesounds.org and added them all into audacity. I then edited them to have them fit into… Read More

This week we have been solely focused on audio storytelling, and in the process, I have learned a lot more about how audio can aid a story. There are many different ways audio impacts the storytelling process, all depending on what kind of story it is and how the audio is used. For example, a story… Read More

After listening to Moon Graffiti, I almost felt like I was on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. There are so many distinct sounds in this story that really made it come to life. For example, when the shuttle crashed on the moon, there were very convincing sounds played that made it seem… Read More

For this assignment, I picked the first page (133) of Last Laugh from Tales of the Crypt to give an audio analysis on. I believe that the writing makes it fairly easy to imagine how sounds would effect the story. For example, there are clear signs given off to portray that emphasis should be used (such as bolding a… Read More

For the radio show that we will be doing later this semester, I have a few ideas of possible topics or themes that we could possibly incorporate. The first idea, keeping with the theme of the course, is having a session dedicated to solely scary stories and tall tales that are featured and easily found… Read More

This week in ds106 has probably been my favorite so far. I have always had an interest in photography, so all the photography assignments this week were very interesting and valuable to me. This week, I completed 12 stars worth of visual assignments. The assignments I completed, were the Bucket List Photography Assignment, a Collage of my… Read More

Yellow is an attention-getting colour. A photo is dominated by yellow. Make a monochrome photo (monochrome doesn’t have to mean black and white) Make it green: green sleeves, green with envy, green eggs and ham. Make a photograph of a smile, either literal or symbolic. Get closer and fill the frame. Take a picture that… Read More

For this assignment, I chose to watch the Bride of Frankenstein. First off, this movie is already different than many others on the list, as it is shot solely in black and white as it is an older movie. Even though color is not used during this film, there are still other techniques that allow… Read More

  Standing on the top of the building, all of a sudden my electronic devices went haywire. We were still able to grab this picture, though, before “it” passed directly above us, speeding off into the horizon. For this assignment, I found an older picture of myself, and edited it as much as possible to give it… Read More

Assignment For this assignment, we had to pick a specific subject area, and then create a photo collage for something that starts with each letter of the alphabet. I chose to focus on city skylines in the United States. The cities included (left to right, top to bottom) were: Albuquerque,NM Boston, MA Cleveland, OH Denver,… Read More

Assignment For this assignment, we had to find a picture of someone doing something wrong. I searched on google for a while until I found a good image that I thought represented this assignment: an suv in the water along with the boat they were attempt...

Assignment For this assignment, we had to create a collage of our pet. I used Be Funky to create the collage, and gathered all of these images from off my phone. My dog is named Spencer, and he is a dachshund. He is almost 11 years old, and he is one of the things I… Read More

Assignment For this assignment, we had to find four pictures that describe what would be on our bucket list. I used the Be Funky website to make the collage, and found the pictures off of the internet. I previously did a writing assignment for my bucket list (linked here), so these are the same ideas, but… Read More

When I saw that this week in ds106 would be about photography, I was excited, as taking photos has been one of my favorite activities for quite some time. In high school, I was on the yearbook staff, so it was a requirement to take hundreds of pictures each week. I also purchased a fairly expensive… Read More

Week 3 was another good week in ds106! We had a lot of different assignments, which allowed me to to delve into many different categories of work. This week I completed 3 daily creates. This included cheering Kelsey up, @ds106dc #tdc1339 Hope this cheers you up! @KelseyStanbro pic.twitter.com/sHntBd8ghM — Scott Clower (@scottc1094) September 8, 2015… Read More

For this assignment, one of the stories that I read was ‘The Lottery’, by Shirley Jackson. I had read this story back in grade school, but for the most part had forgotten the details of it. Personally, I think that this story is more full of surprise and betrayal, than it is of horror. This… Read More

The Shape of Stories by Vonnegut was a very interesting watch, and was something that I had never really thought of before. For this assignment, I will be applying Vonnegut’s method to the ‘Last Respects’ comic from the readings this week. Here is a quick sketch I attempted to make to help visualize the process:  … Read More

Greetings, My name is Edward Creeper and I will be one of your horror hosts this semester. Horror has always fascinated me, and I am dying to share more of my experiences with you all. I am not looking to scare you innocent folks, but sometimes I can get a bit carried away with myself. You… Read More

Assignment For this assignment, I chose to watch an episode of Scrubs. If you haven’t heard of it, Scrubs is a hospital-based ‘dramedy’ that stars Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke. I’ve seen all of the episodes multiple times, so I just chose a random (and very sad) one, “My Lunch” (S5, E20). Since Scrubs is based… Read More

Assignment I’ve never really had a bucket list for my life, but this assignment has challenged me to do just that. The first thing on my list would be to visit all 50 states at least once. I have always loved traveling and seeing new things, but have only had the chance to visit states on… Read More

Assignment My dream location would involve somewhere on a beach, and preferably an island. Mainly, it would be a place where I could totally get away from all the distractions of daily life. Here are some images of what I think that place would look like: I would bring my family and close friends along,… Read More

Week 2 of DS106 was quite exhausting, but was another fun week filled with unique assignments. This week, I customized my blog and added in all of the recommended plugins. I can already tell a big difference with these installed (especially Jetpack). I found that the assignment bank was the most fun assignment that we […]

Up until a few years ago, I had never heard of the internet creature named ‘Slender Man’. It was not until slender man became an almost household name that I first began to learn more about him. I think the fact that web storytelling is so popular, certainly had an effect on the rising familiarity of […]

After watching the three videos featured this week, it is obvious that the prevailing theme is “dolls”. In each story, we see dolls being used as the main horror device, going as far as causing death to some of the characters. I think what makes these stories scary, is the fact that dolls are used to portray […]

Assignment Here is a picture of the Empire State Building in New York City, that I recolored using a green tint.