This letter was lost in the mail and is just now being sent.
Dear Mom and Dad,
Here’s a video message from Camp Magic Macguffin. We are working on video and movies this week.
Miss you!
xoxo Marcey
For the “Troll Quotes” Visual Assignment, you must first start with three famous people in mind. Next, you need to find a photo of one of these people. You could get this image by Googling the person’s name. I chose three people that were somewhat similar, so it would confuse my blog viewers, hence the ...
The first daily create I completed was making a creepy sound. I could have used audio from the internet or something but I chose to use my mouth. Yes, I made this sound with my mouth The second daily create I completed was drawing a flower with my eyes closed. I always draw ...
Hey Mom, Today is the last day of camp, heading home soon. I greatly appreciate you sending me to this camp this year. It has been one most eventful summer that I have lived through yet. You know when I first got here I was super nervous and scared, but I was treated like family. ...
This letter was lost in the mail and is just now being sent. Dear Mom and Dad, Sorry I haven’t written in so long. Camp has been really busy. I have learned a lot these last two weeks at camp. I am learning about Creative Commons Licenses. I’ve been learning about being a better photographer ...
As Camp Magic MacGuffin comes to an end, I decided to make a short video including all the amazing stuff that I learned and explored in the past nine weeks. Regardless of the hectic weeks, CMM was never short on … Continue reading →
For today’s Daily Create, I was assigned to take a photograph of an animal that best represents my personality. I choose a wild cat. They are not much different from a domestic cat, however wild cats guard their independence. They are … Continue reading →
-What did you expect this class to be like? What did it end up being like? At first, I was extremely overwhelmed with the course material presented. I was scared it would be too much when I looked at the syllabus and introduction videos. I was worried that I would not “be good at” the ...
For this assignment, I was inspired initially by Tiffany’s “Create a New You” assignment. My main inspiration came from the comment posted on my blog post after I had completed Tiffany’s original assignment. leelzeebub said it would be interesting to place extreme edits on the photo. For Tiffany’s assignment, I tried to make myself look ...
Design Assignment 625: Go to a happier place! Ever wanted to be somewhere else? Take a photo of yourself in your current location, crop your body out of the photo and paste on an image where you would prefer to be. Put together the two photos for a before and after effect! For this assignment, ...
It all started on May 21, 2012, a young girl by the name of Kavon Johnson was sent to her first summer camp. She had never been to summer camp before so she was very nervous. Along with being very nervous she was questioning why her mother decided to send her to camp this year. ...
Everyone tries to stand out but they rather end up conforming to what everyone else is doing. The video “Everything is a Remix” shows the level of ‘originality’ or lack thereof. In the past years – music, videos, and even … Continue reading →
For many years I was interested in learning ASL – American Sign Language. A few months ago I promised myself that I will find classes and teach myself how to sign language. I am not yet fluent, however, I am … Continue reading →
For this assignment I had to chose words (randomly) and do google image search on the words I chose randomly. I selected the first visible photos for the words. Then I created a story by utilizing iMovies.
For this Video assignment, I was supposed to go out into the wilderness and observe nature. I recorded a 30 second video on the beautiful outdoors. I captured this video with my iPhone and uploaded it directly to YouTube. Enjoy!
For my video assignments I choose two assignments I found to be very interesting. Return to the Silent Era: Select a trailer or movie segment you can use for this assignment. Outline the things you can add to make it more … Continue reading →
I tried to be creative and mix some things in there. I did not just want it to be a simple old blog post, but I wanted to “write” it. So I decided to put it in a movie form with slides. I added music to the background just to make it seem more “fun.” ...
For this assignment, I had to take components from different movies and mash them up into one. It’s pretty cool. I was able to change anything, the title of the movie, the main image, the caption, etc. To do this … Continue reading →
TweetI just finished my first commissioned video project. The “commissioned” aspect brought a whole perspective. It’s not that the expectations were high. The professional association to which I have belonged since I became a teacher decades ago is doing a … Continue reading →
We all have that one song that describes our life. Sadly, most people are ashamed to tell how they REALLY feel. I know I personally don’t share too many of my secrets and hurts with people. I sometimes feel misunderstood but I try my hardest to maintain a positive attitude. This assignment that I am ...
The first assignment I created, I wanted it to be simple yet fun. I thought about the daily creates we have done and just assignments in general. I personally dislike taking pictures of myself. I am not a very photogenic person because I don’t really have that “beautiful look.” But there are times when I ...
Cady talking about Regina in Mean Girls: “I have this theory that if you cut off all her hair she’d look like a British man.” For my first Mashup Assignment, I chose Mashup Those Movies. Naturally, I chose a movie poster for Mean Girls and edited on Aviary. I Google Imaged Mean Girls movie posters, and ...
REMIX: To combine or edit existing materials to produce something new. For this write-up assignment, I watched Everything is a Remix, Part 1: The Song Remains the Same by Kirby Ferguson. Remix originally began in music. Now, remix happens everywhere. It’s easy to do and anyone can do it. The video shows examples of Led Zeppelin ...
“[Illustrate attraction in a photo]” This is a photo of 2 bears that are in love, clearly they are “beary” attracted to each other. “[Take a picture of yourself imitating some classic rage faces]” I really don’t get mad, but my “rage” sometimes consist of me crossing my eyes. Why? I’ll never know, but ...
For my remix assignment, I chose the “Re-brand ‘Em” Design Assignment paired with the Remix card, “Pollock Style.” I chose one of my favorite “Re-brand ‘Em” submissions, “America Runs on DS106″ by Stephanie and remixed it as a Jackson Pollock painting. A little while back, I wrote a blog post and designed my own Jackson Pollock painting, so ...
I am the kind of person who chases the sun just to see it set (literally). My life’s goal is to watch the sunset in all seven continents. So far I chased sunsets in four different continents; North America, Europe, Asia … Continue reading →
A few months back I had the idea to compose a documentary about a topic that has been lingering in my mind for years. The concept of modesty. Modesty comes in many different forms. Everyone has their own perception of … Continue reading →
During my travels this summer I have learned very important lessons: You should always pack a snack, because most plane food sucks. You should always buy an extra pair of headphones (incase your headphones break and you are suck sitting … Continue reading →
I am a geek of tremendous proportions! Also when I’m trying to go to sleep at night, I obsess over all the conversations I had throughout the day. I also like to take awkward videos of people and share them on youtube. … Continue reading →
I have always been taught to never begin anything with an apology. However lately I always feel the need to apologize. When I registered for this class I was excited beyond human capacity. I was really looking forward to learn … Continue reading →