The first daily create I chose for this week was to create a photo with words on them with the theme of “I’m Sorry.”  I immediately thought of “I’m sorry for what I said when I was hungry” because it pertains to me more often than not.  I become quite the mean person when I … Read More

For today’s daily create we had to pick a picture and add words to it, so I created one in relation to my favorite movie, Mean Girls because who doesn’t go around constantly saying mean girls quotes in their free time?

Has anyone seen Clue the Movie? Well my idea for a radio show is to take our individual characters and make our own “Clue Movie” except in radio show form. Sound good to anyone?

This daily create actually hits on something I find fascinating. I actually did a presentation on the beauty of long abandoned structures and objects. It is amazing how nature can take over some objects like the piano or the amusement park. All the fun...

For this challenge I had to take 10 steps while taking one picture each step. I organized my pictures into a collage. Here it is! http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/10-step-photo-challenge/

The next visual assignment I did was a story map of my baseball trip that I took last summer with my dad and brother. It was a pretty sweet trip. Check it out! Unfortunately, the embed feature of storymap is malfunctioning, so all I can give you is the...

The first visual assignment I completed this week is called What’s in Your Bag? So here you go! http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/whats-in-your-bag/ The only bag I carry is my school backpack. This ^^ is everything that goes inside. First, I always have one or more binders in my backpack- each binder is for a different class. Then I… Read More

Dramatic use of distinct shadows Lighting from one side Off-kilter or unusual camera angle Sense of drama/moodiness Characters captured in a tableau suggesting an intense/fraught moment

PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK! Oh man I must say that this week was a good amount of work, but I will say that it was amusing work. I am really big into photography so this week held a lot of my interest. When it comes to photography, I can talk anyone’s ear off about it! Want to … Continue reading Weekly Summary – Week Three →

Today I finished up another week of noir 106. This week I explored the photography and cinematography elements of noir, which was a nice change of pace from all the writing I did last week. I really enjoyed the process this week. Here’s a run-through of what I did this week. 1. Photoreflection The first… Read More

Whew! I made it! This week was a breathe of fresh air after the non-stop writing of last week. First thing I did was my visual assignments, because they were the most new and exciting! I loved getting into the mind of my character, Melody, and really thinking about things in her perspective. http://sayheyjanaye.com/assignments/poetry-art/ http://sayheyjanaye.com/assignments/whats-in-your-bag/ […]

This week I felt that I did better at keeping up with the work I had to do. I didn’t start most of my work at the end of the week like I did last week. First, I read through the different photography readings and the video. I really enjoyed Jason Eskenazi’s video. Here is...

Our focus for this week was how to use visual elements to tell our stories. So far this has been my favorite week. I enjoy photography and learning how to incorporate some of the elements we learned this week to better my own photography was a great learning experience. Something I enjoyed the most about […]

Killer’s Kiss Killer’s Kiss was chalk full of classic noir photography elements, but I’m going to hone in on the two seen in the stills above. The first is a great example of lighting from one side, as you see how menacing a character can look while holding a pistol in a dark warehouse. The second… Read More

  I must say that I do not normally watch old movies, but these two films were out of the ordinary for me. The first image is a snapshot of Chinatown, which involves a detective who investigates a private divorce case only to find out about twisted evidence of incest within the family he investigates. … Continue reading Noir Movie Reflections →

First up! Killer’s Kiss This shot uses the shadow and lighting to draw the viewers eye towards Gloria. This cinematography forces the viewer to have the same line of vision. This shot is the perfect example of a noir cityscape with the fog giving an ominous mood setting. This shot uses the shadow and to […]

Well week three is just about in the rearview, and we’ve done a lot. We read some guides to improving photographic storytelling.  We watched two noir films and, using stills from the movies, talked about staples of the noir style. I myself watched “Brick” and “Killer’s Kiss” and used stills from the latter to talk about the lighting, grittiness, characters,… Read more →

For this week we focused on visual aspects of noir. The first thing that I did to prepare for the weeks work was review the material listed on the noir site. I really enjoyed the material that was listed and learned a good amount from it. The most common theme that I noticed was the … Continue reading Weekly Summary

Created my own 2048 I made instructions on how to make scrambled eggs http://tdc.ds106.us/writings/how-to-make-scrambled-eggs/ I posted a video on slow motion sandwich eating  

Like all good things, visual week in Noir 106 must come to a close. This week, I made more media than ever, and am very proud of the way my photos for the Noir Safari turned out. Here are two of my favorites: Although I have tried my hand at photography before, I had never […]

Assignment can be found here: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/create-a-warning-poster/ Here is a warning poster that I have created for the visual assignment “Create A Warning Poster”.

For the movie assignment, I choose to watch Chinatown in addition to the Killer’s Kiss even thought I hadn’t read the script last week. First, I would like to discuss the noir in Killer’s Kiss. This picture is a good example of the street and darkness elements of noir. It shows the grittiness of cities...

Killer’s Kiss In Killer’s Kiss, two scenes that stuck out to me as being examples of Noir was : when the male characters were in the alley and you could only see their shadow, and when the female character was walking up the stairs that said “watch your step”.In Killer’s Kiss, some scenes were shot … Continue reading Cinematography

This week we are delving into photography in noir 106, so it’s time for me to reflect on my own experience with photography. I don’t take that many photos currently except in special circumstances. If I am on a big vacation, or some kind of interesting trip I will try to take some photos in… Read More

Waited for the perfect timing to get my friends.

  As you can see Ol Mick really likes his beer. Although he may be an alcoholic he also has a sense of humor with the Mcbooger joke and that he needs his gun. He also is showing that he has a heart because he wants to see his kid. I added the audio to … Continue reading Ol Mick’s Notes to Self- 2 points →

Assignment can be found here: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/focus-on-one-color/ Focus On One Color   Here is an image where I set  the saturation of all colors, except blue, to zero. This selective color technique is a nice accent to the photo as it helps guides the audience to the main focus of this composition.

This background fits perfectly with The Road Not Taken because the poem is about taken a road that most people would not. When I saw this picture I thought it fit because I could imagine a creepy gas station attendant back down the road a little bit telling every passer which road is easier or … Continue reading The Road Not Taken- Robert Frost (A visual on poetry)- 3 points →

Both of these films followed the concept of noir. In Chinatown they mentioned a kitty cat which is something we have talked about a lot in class. In the Hitch-Hiker two innocent men were caught up with a psychopath. Both of these films followed a dark and mysterious story line. In Chinatown for the detective […]