Blood Test – Archer

Blood Test – Archer

by @faith_martino

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 31, 2019

I chose to watch an episode of Archer in Season 2. This is one of my favorite shows! I have not watched it for awhile and it was fun to revisit it. In this episode, according to Kurt Vonnegut’s video, Archer is already low on the Y-axis in I (il...
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Knight and Day

by @morgan_ds106

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 31, 2019

For my analysis I watched “Knight and Day” staring Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise. This story is great because June Havens (Cameron Diaz) is a lonely sister helping her sister get ready for a wedding, longing for some kind of adventure. Well, she gets her wish but in an unexpected way. Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) …
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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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Story Analysis

by @madeleine_ds106

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated, Week Three
January 31, 2019

In honor of the new, and final, season of Game of Thrones coming out in April, I decided to focus my story analysis on Arya Stark. Arguably the best “secret agent” in the series. Before delving into Arya’s immense skills as a secret ...
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Austin Powers Story Analysis

by @mattmilesds106

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 30, 2019

The scene I chose to do is not your conventional scene. It is a little silly. I chose a scene from Austin Powers where Austin is interrogating one of Dr. Evil’s spies. Austin wants to know where Dr. Evil is and realizes that by asking the spy the same three questions in a row he ... Read moreAustin Powers Story Analysis
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Keep Calm and ‘Sleuth’ on

by @CommTweetWithMe

| home, storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 29, 2019

When people think of secret agents, I think their minds immediately jump to strong men with high tech gadgets and fight scenes. Rarely do we take account that females can also be a secret agent. Nancy Drew has got to be one of the greatest secret agents of all time. (And if you disagree with […]
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The New Generation of Spies

by @tiffmooree

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 29, 2019

Kingsmen is a fast-paced, high technology, and modern take on the spy central idea. In a short synopsis, it follows a young boy who goes by Eggsy. Eggsy’s father was a spy, and into his teenage years he is pulled from his reckless lifestyle to u...
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Call Me, Beep Me… If You Wanna Reach Me

by @christinac106

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 29, 2019

I think many are familiar with the Disney classic Kim Possible. And if not than that truthfully should be a crime. Looking back I think this television phenomena was my first encounter with secret agents. For those who haven’t seen Kim Possible it is a kids show that originally aired on Disney Channel back in […]
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Marriage Assassination Sensation: A Story Analysis on Mr. & Mrs. Smith

by @CatyWarner

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 29, 2019

The spy movie of all spy movies. What’s better than an action-packed movie about a spy? And action-packed, comedic movie...
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Good guys and bad guys

by paul bond

| ds106, storyanalysis, storyshapes, Syndicated
January 28, 2019

I recently watched Philip Noyce’s 2010 Angelina Jolie vehicle Salt on Netflix. As I recall, it wasn’t well-received when it came out. Some people had issues with its implausibility, as if implausibility isn’t inherent in action-adventure films. In the movie, … Continue reading →
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Spy Kids Story Analysis

by @kdzebdi106

| Secret Agent Theme, storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 28, 2019

I got excited with this analysis so I re-watched the first Spy Kids movie today. The story writer, director and producer Robert Rodriguez was a straight genius when creating this movie. From the last time watching it as a kid to watching it now as a senior in college, my attention was still heavily grabbed.…
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Call Her, Beep Her…but Will you Reach Her? (Story Analysis — Kim Possible)

by @https://twitter.com/SecretAgentDunk

| Assignments, ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 27, 2019

The plot starts out like so many others before it... … Continue readingCall Her, Beep Her…but Will you Reach Her? (Story Analysis — Kim Possible)
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Week 3 – story analysis

by @bfrullads106

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 26, 2019

Jason Bourne: Where are you now?Noah Vosen: I’m sitting in my office.Jason Bourne: I doubt that.Noah Vosen: Why would you doubt that?Jason Bourne: If you were in your office right now we’d be having this conversation face-to-face. The bourne Ultimatum, 2007 The story I have selected to analyze for this assignment is the Bourne Ultimatum. The Bourne Ultimatum is the third film in […]
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Week Three: Writing the Legends

by @DigitalStoryTeller

| # weeklyassignments, #tdc2436, #tdc2437, #tdc2438, Character, ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated, WritingAssignment, WritingAssignments1634, WritingAssignments659, WritingAssignments753
September 25, 2018

Bring It All Together I read an English fairy tale called Three Feathers. The main character started off as a normal wife with a husband that she never saw. She was curious about her husband and created a way to see him, then the story takes a turn. Her husband was a human but after …
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The Beast of Bray Road – Lost Tapes

by @OraMyAura

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 22, 2018

Based on the readings, this seems to fall within the myth arena. The myth here regarding the beast seems to be a sacred tales by the residents in that Wisconsin area and still seem relevant today, according to the story. In terms of the storytelling, overall, I think it was pretty good. The use of …
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What Makes a Story Great?

by @Tyra13748487

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 22, 2018

What makes a story a great story? What makes a great book great is the use of language as much as the plot. The Golden Goose is a good example of a great book because it encompasses numerous details in which a great story would have. This story was presented in a way that makes …
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El Chupacabra, what was that

by @ArthurDrag1

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 21, 2018

I just finished watching a mockumentary on the chupacabra on Animal Planet in the Lost Tapes series. It was interesting enough, I guess, but the storytelling in it was terrible. The show opens with a couple receiving a video camera for their nine year old daughters birthday and then they trust her with the camera … Continue reading El Chupacabra, what was that
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Tonight, the foxes hunt the hounds

by @fatolliecat

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 21, 2018

American Gods is amazing in both print and on TV. It gets very meta at times, as the gods are extremely genre savvy. The most basic premise of the story is how legends are created, live, and die. It’s about what humans do for the gods, and what the gods do for us. It works…
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The Art of Storytelling

by @FaulconerKyle

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 21, 2018

This week we were asked to read What is a Myth? and Myths and Archetypes as well as watch a short video, The Shape of Stories. I found the information presented in the readings extremely eye opening and informative. They really got me thinking about storytelling and how technological innovations have changed the way we …
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Storytelling in the Eyes of Hercules

by @Alexis54552906

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 19, 2018

Hercules is the first movie that comes to mind when I consider good storytelling of a myth. This story has many aspects that make it great. Such as: it’s memorable, it inspires action, etc. I believe this myth is one that needs to be modeled after, when in a day, I will need to create … Continue reading "Storytelling in the Eyes of Hercules"
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A Tale of Sherlock Holmes and Lovecraft

by @JessicaDS106

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 18, 2018

This week, I’ve chosen to analyze A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman as an example of a story related to our theme of myths and legends. I was immediately interested in this story because I love Neil Gaiman’s writing and I noticed that this short story is an adaptation that involves Sherlock Holmes, of which … Continue reading A Tale of Sherlock Holmes and Lovecraft
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“A Study In Emerald” Review

by @EmilyHutchins8

| Assignments, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 15, 2018

I read “A Study In Emerald” by Neil Gaiman for this week. I had never heard of this author or the story before, so I thought I would try it out. He use a newspaper format to tell the story with a news header and puts advertisements througho...
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What makes a story interesting?

by @richelleholnick

| Assignment Bank, ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 15, 2018

I chose to use the story “House of Leaves” because it was one of the weirdest, yet most interesting book I’ve ever read. It is about a myth that there was a house that could change shape, that was larger inside than outside, and that ...
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Witches of the Past

by @MaddieM02790291

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 14, 2018

Storytelling has been around for centuries, so it makes sense that the mediums used for it have changed. At the end of the day, what societies look like change, but they are still made up of people with the same basic needs and desires. As humans, one of our core desires is to relate to …
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American Gods Analysis

by @chloversgarden

| AmericanGods, Assignments, NeilGaiman, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 14, 2018

I actually read American Gods by Neil Gaiman this summer! I quite enjoyed the book as it was a myth not a fairy tale. It dealt with gods that died andContinue readingAmerican Gods Analysis
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Harry Potter

by @suzzcat

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 14, 2018

I chose “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” for my story because it relates to the folklore theme with wizardry and dragons. There is some foreshadowing in this story such as when Harry had a dream about the graveyard, and when Moody acted weird at the beginning dinner scene drinking the poly juice potion …
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Telling Tangled

by @KaraDS106

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 13, 2018

Instead of picking on of the provided stories to read, I chose to rematch Disney’s Tangled. I’m 200% obsessed with this movie so I’ll use any excuse to re-watch it. Once I did the readings and watched the Vonnegut video, I realized Tangled would be perfect for this assignment. I believe that Tangled is both a myth and …
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Lost Tapes Chupacabra-Just as Scary now?

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 13, 2018

When I was growing up, I was a bit of a scaredy-cat. One of the shows that scared me the most, even though I adored the show and watched it often, was Lost Tapes. One of the episodes in particular, Chupacabra, really made me not sleep at night. Why this episode? I have absolutely no […]
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La Llorona

by @tifamonster

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 13, 2018

La Llorona, or “The Weeping Woman” is a a Mexican folk tale originated in Mexico in the early 1800’s. It tells the story of a woman who drowns her two children in the river, after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. She is depicted as a woman dressed in white who haunts men. … Continue reading La Llorona
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Heroism or Humanity

by @justzaying7

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 9, 2018

Today I read the story of the Forty-seven Ronins. I thought this story was very well written. It made good use of elements of storytelling, outlined in Kurt Vonnegut’s telling of the shape of stories. It began with the introduction with the telling of the victim in the story, who was forced to commit ritual … Continue reading Heroism or Humanity
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