I decided to watch Killers Kiss and He Walked by Night for my two film climatology reviews. Both of these films had great examples of what I learned about photography and scene catching. Two examples are below of still captures that really attracted me to the  screen. This picture from Killers Kiss is noir because … Continue reading Noir Likes the 1950’s →

The Killer’s Kiss: I liked the way this film was narrated in a series of monologues. This added to the overall drama of the film. I also noticed that it dramatized everyday events such as in the opening scene when the man was feeding his fish. Elements that I found very noir about this film … Continue reading Film Noir

This week we had to watch two movies and reflect on the noir and visual storytelling elements. I watched Killer’s Kiss (1955) and Chinatown (1974) which is on Netflix. Both of the movies had very long introductions. My computer was having some technical difficulties while I was watching Killer’s Kiss (1955), but I was able to watch the whole movie! Killer’s Kiss was […]

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Word Cloud- 1 star http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/word-cloud/ For this assignment you had to make a word cloud about yourself. I used worditout.com to make mine!

Here is the warning sign assignment that is three points. I wanted to do something funny and literal so I took and interesting warning image and explained it literally.

Story Map-4 Stars http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/story-map/ For this assignment you had to use Knightlabs Story Map to create a map telling a story of trip you had taken. The trip I took was from when I went to Kashmir in 2012! I had a lot of ...

  Here are the photos I took for the noir safari assignment, most of them shot in downtown Fredericksburg. Models are myself and my lovely friend Danielle. They display elements key to the noir style, including but not limited to: dramatic use of distinct shadow, sense of drama/moodiness, urban nightscapes, lighting from one side, the grittiness of urban environment, characters… Read more →

I’m very proud of myself because I got a quick start on all of the assignments this week so I wasn’t rushing to get everything done by midnight tonight!  I will say, Week 3 has been my favorite week so far just because of the photography aspect.  I love taking pictures and I enjoyed many … Read More

What’s In Your Bag?- 3 stars http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/whats-in-your-bag/ For this assignment you have to write about what would be in your character dossier’s bag.

  For my last character assignment of the week, I am doing the “What’s in your bag?” assignment worth three points. Jack Spencer is all business, but he does have a soft side. This can be seen from the photo of his late mother poking out of his Italian leather wallet. This photo is kept … Continue reading What’s in the Bag Jack?