In all honestly, I enjoyed last week a lot more than this week. Maybe it was because I already had an interest in photography and I never really dabbled in the audio field. As such, I had a little trouble getting in the swing of audio editing but it only took me a few hours to really understand it. My… Read more →

I decided on doing this assignment last out of the list we needed to do this week because I wanted to have the knowledge of what I’ve done and experienced from audio before I did this.   Sound is an integral part of any piece of media. It can make or break a scene or lead up to something amazing.… Read more →

I’ve always found bullet points to be a great way of organization. It also makes things easier to look at. Bullet points 4 lyf. I’ve never really been a person for radio but I always love creating things so I thought to give it a try. There are tons of aspects of noir to talk about and now I draw… Read more →

When I read that we needed to create a bumper for the radio I paused slightly. I found it really strange speaking into a microphone to people I would probably never meet but it was still fun nonetheless. I’ll probably die of excitement if I hear this on the radio. Read more →

For this assignment, I had to pull together different sounds to create a story around my noir character. I found this assignment challenging but I nonetheless did it! To clarify the message I decided to write what was heard into a small story.   Layla couldn’t help but laugh. Seeing such a pathetic man cowering at her feet was enough… Read more →

  For this assignment, we were to edit together sounds to create a certain emotion. For no particular reason I chose sadness. There are four sounds overlapped and edited to begin and end at the same time. I fused crying, rain, glass breaking and a sad violin together because they were practically the epitome of sadness. Admittedly, I got the… Read more →

When I read this assignment I immediately thought of a song I usually get stuck in my head. It’s rather strange but a lot of people who’ve seen the movie this is from would get this instantly. Great, now it’s stuck in my head again. Read more →

I did a fun daily creation that made us caption a photo using the phrase “I’m sorry.” For some odd reason I chose a toilet. It was supposed to be about a woman during “lady time” but now that I look back at it, it seems like its someone apologizing for what they said when they really needed to go… Read more →

This week was great. I was waiting for the opportunity to showcase my photography skills for noir and the visual assignments. Watching Killer’s Kiss and He Walks By Night showed what film noir really was. I saw specific examples that allowed me to expand upon lighting techniques and their effects. The visual assignments finally allowed me to use my awesome (modest aren’t I?) photography… Read more →

Given that I already had an obsession with photography, I had a blast taking these photos. The demands were so unique yet incredibly simple. They showed beautiful things in the most straightforward way. That’s why I love noir.   Lighting from one side Unusual camera angle Drama or moodiness Distinct Shadow Nightscape Read more →

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Layla doesn’t have much in her purse. She’s not the kind of person to have one of those giant sack bags filled with everything in existence. She has candy because she has a very sensitive sweet tooth, choosing to eat anything from cake to chocolate. She has a compact and lipstick for those on the go touch ups and her… Read more →

  Beauty in boredom. When I saw this as one of the assignments I went crazy. This is one of my favorite websites!! Read more →

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  My friends and I were just sitting around when I came across the emoji assignment and I thought, why not? Read more →

  All these words have meaning to my noir character, Layla. Most of these go through her mind throughout the day, sometimes plaguing her until she does something about it. The color scheme represents her favorite color, red, and the font symbolizes her elegance and sophistication that normally follows her around. As such, this word bubble gives insight into the… Read more →

The two noir films, Killer’s Kiss and He Walked By Night are two examples of noir films. Noir uses a distinctive lighting style that creates a specific atmosphere. This atmosphere is mostly one of suspicion or suspense, bringing attention to a specific person or event in the film. For example, in Killer’s Kiss this type of lighting is used for a character’s first… Read more →

I have always had a feel for photography. I loved capturing a moment and seeing what that moment tells, what that moment feels like. I don’t know where this interest came from but I love it. I’ve never actually pursued this interest until I hit college. I’ve gone as far as buying a $300 camera and have joined the Battlefield… Read more →

I had so much fun this week! Last week was chock full of running around the internet trying to do this, this, and this while this week was more relaxed and creative. I have a weakness for writing so when I discovered we were going to start writing assignments I flew away in excitement. The assignments were so fun and… Read more →

This story will be using my noir character (and a few others) whose profile can be found here. Loving this woman would get me killed. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. “Marcus,” She said in that beautiful, velvet voice of hers. If only she knew what my name at her lips did to me. … Continue reading A Short Story, Quentin Tarantino Style →

Since we were given an ending that rivals that of any Edith Wharton novel, I thought to make my own. While I’m fine with sad endings, I don’t like them so let’s make it a little happier.   Cora waded towards me in the water, her wet hair drawn up into a messy ponytail. She … Continue reading The Postman Sometimes Rings Twice →

Come Wander With Me I Am the Color of Night Color Me Black Queen of the Nile The Old Man in the Cave  Ring-a-Ding Girl The Living Improvement of Salvadore Ross I Sing the Body Electric A Quality of Mercy The Arrival The Silence The Mind and The Matter The Whole Truth Static Come Wander … Continue reading Cue The Music →

We only had right now And right now was all we needed. There was no past, no future, no war. I had him and he had me. How long this would last I have no idea But I pray that it will last for the rest of my life, For the rest of eternity. But … Continue reading A Photograph →

She is the Jessica Rabbit of the mob scene. As the daughter of one of the United States’ most notorious crime lords, Layla knows she’s powerful. No one speaks to her father without going through her and she is never easily persuaded. She’s beyond beautiful and she knows that too. She’s had a string of lovers … Continue reading Layla Arkwood →

Now that I have a better concept of noir, the stories that I just recently read show several examples of the style. The Postman Always Rings Twice: From the beginning, the novel has a quick witted, headstrong protagonist named Frank Chambers. He is a drifter who can’t stay in one place without getting antsy. Those … Continue reading Further Noir Reviews →

I had recently just learned about noir and reviewed several versions of it which can be found here. I already had an idea of noir, you know, the black and white sinister style. But I didn’t have much background knowledge of the subject. I knew what most people did, that it was just some genre … Continue reading Weekly Summary 1 →

Noir is more of a style than a genre. It’s not entirely its own but not entirely something else either. It brings together much darker themes, lighting and characters to […]

Hmm. Where should I start? My name’s Nelia-Sol White. I’m a freshman planning on majoring in communications though if that doesn’t work out I’m going to major in English with […]