After learning about noir and watching some of the examples provided, the first thing that came to my mind was my favorite Don Knotts movie “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”. It’s a comedy movie but the lighting and eery background… Continue Reading →

Hi everyone! My name is Erin, I’m a sophomore at UMW and currently pursuing a Digital Studies major. The major doesn’t exist yet but it should pretty soon (or so I hear). I originally planned to attend film school, specifically… Continue Reading →

This week we were asked to introduce ourselves using multiple forms of media, such as Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube. I wasn’t exactly sure how to introduce myself on YouTube so I went ahead and made an introductory video (because obviously … Continue reading →

Hello! My name is Kayleigh and I am a senior undergraduate student. I am majoring in Historic Preservation, minoring in Museum Studies, and am currently looking at graduate schools where I can eventually obtain a Master’s Degree in Library Science. I have a cute guinea pig named Cocoa and I hope my final semester will be … Continue reading Introduction Post

This week on The Dark Times we explore the theme of “Noir.” Noir being described as darkness, shady villains, criminal, outlaws, gangs, and mysterious unknown. What I have learned is that Groom and Paul are obsessed with the theme noir and blogging as if it wasn’t so obvious during by their freshmen seminar “true crime” … Continue reading Weekly Summary #1

Week one of Digital Storytelling…check! Despite the warnings of the large work load, it was extremely rewarding. At first glance, the list of tasks seemed a tiny bit daunting. However, with a more thorough reading, none of the assignments posed a serious problem, as I have experience with most of the media venues, like Twitter, … Continue reading Let’s Get It Started in Noir!