Roger Ebert certainly had a lot to say about how to read a film. When I read it through the first time, I was surprised to see that much of what he was writing sounded almost scientific. He broke down how position, lighting, and several other  components of a film shot affect the viewer’s perception of … Read More →

Special Person Montage- 5 Stars This assignment‘s prompt is: For this assignment you are to decide on who is special to you. It could be a relative, sibling, parent, friend, mentor, celebrity, or anyone. Then you are to make a video of images or video clips of them showing all the different things that they […]

American Psycho In order to review this scene I used the information I received from my post How to Read a Movie. LOOK Analyze the camera work. Before watching the first time, turn the volume on the clip (or on your computer) all the way down. Take notes on the visual aspects of the clip. Look for […]

I have done something like this before in an AP Literature and Composition course in high school. We would take movies and go through them looking for context clues and different signs that underlay the plot such as shadows, words, different view points, or lighting. The one I most vividly remember reflecting on was when there’s a […]

If I’m honest, I had way more work in my other classes that took prescience this week. (Senior Sem, anyone?)   Nevertheless, here’s my assignments. I think video is extremely […]

Roger Ebert has many interesting opinions about how filmography can transform a film. He sees different positions as setting off different emotions. But his methods to analyzing movies makes sense. Breaking down the film and stopping at different parts is a great way to better understand the movie and possibly better understand the makers of […]

For this reflection I chose to analyze the movie scene of the bar from Good Will Hunting. It’s number 17 in the playlist. Analyze the Camera Work After reading the article by Robert Ebert, the first thing I noticed is that as the characters enter the bar, they are in the center background of shot, while […]

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Yesterday, I was going through my things and found this gem. It is footage from the Suicide Squad back when silent...

Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo! Kaneda! You hear those names frequently throughout this film. You even hear those names said more than...

Good Afternoon Everybody! This has to be one of the better weeks of Digital Storytelling! Movie making is extremely fun and for the most part,…

The second assignment I did was worth 5 stars called Highlight Reels. And at this point I am very frustrated with video. I like the topics and all I just can’t find a good editing tool, my computer keeps freezing, and anything that can go wrong is. However I am being very careful about saving my […]

For this assignment we needed to take a film clip and watch it three separate times. Each time we viewed it, we were supposed to look for a different cinematic technique to talk about. So here we go. Look: Analyze the Camera Work I went with a scene from The Pursuit of Happyness, which is … Continue reading Triple L: Look, Listen, AnaLyze

The first video assignment I did this week was to make a compilation video. It was worth 3.5 stars. The assignment was to pick a theme, download multiple videos from YouTube that fit that theme, clip the videos, put them together, and ass music. My first thought was a video of great volleyball plays, but when […]

This 4 star assignment required us to take a video of ourselves finger spelling a word that was bigger than 5 letters. I chose a short phrase that shouldn’t be too hard to figure out. My thinking behind the assignment was that I’ve never done anything that involved using ASL so it would be interesting … Continue reading Signing Words →

10/27/2015: @ds106dc #tdc1388 My response for Today’s #ds106 Daily Create is my bed! pic.twitter.com/dmyzEgeCgK — Ashlyn Runk (@a_renee03) October 27, 2015 10/28/2015: @ds106dc #tdc1390 Horrogami: Mummy edition pic.twitter.com/YWe6uqdJd6 — Ashlyn Runk (@a_renee03) October 29, 2015 10/30/2015: @ds106dc #tdc1391 Kids arrive to detention. Hate each other. Spend time together. Smoke pot. Become friends. — Ashlyn Runk … Continue reading Daily Creates: Week Ten

The only experience I have analyzing film in a critical manner comes from a “Chinese History Through Film” course I took during the Spring semester of my sophomore year. I found it to be a good experience, I did very well in the class, and I really enjoyed watching the movies for more than entertainment. … Continue reading Reading Movies: Roger Ebert

I’m managing to get this done fairly early this night of Halloween Saturday, because Sunday is day 1 of NaNoWriMo, and I want to devote as much of my time as possible to writing my novel! Plus, I’ve finished my weekly assignments, so why not finish the summary as well? This week as about video, […]

Sorry for the rather crude title, but I didn’t mention much in the video how much I actually hate 16 year old me. Seriously, she was actually the worst. She probably would have believed in reverse racism. The. Worst. But, I still talked to her today in this video. For the Dear 16 Year Old […]

For my first video assignment of the week I decided to complete Selfie Story. [Narrate a story using selfies. It can be any story you’d like (crazy night out, movie night with friends, just the average day, etc). You can use a combination of selfie clips or pictures, it is all up to you. Create […]

Jenna and Deepti are fun with puns. All we did was video it, using my webcam, and upload it!  

This was super easy.   Basically, I picked pictures, added them to WMM, typed up a script, and recorded it over the pictures. I saved it as an Mp4 and […]

Missing Pet Rock http://theprosperousdaisy.com/daily-create/missing-pet-rock/ For this daily create we were asked to make a missing poster. The example they used was Big Foot. You always see missing pet photos and I thought it would be funny to make one with a missing pet rock. I used Photoshop Elements 11 to make the poster and used […]

I decided to go with the Joker pencil scene from The Dark Knight because it was always one that I enjoyed....

The four daily creates for Week number 10! For TDC1388, a picture of my happy place (My bed, of course) For TDC1390, horrorgami (which is actually horror kirigami, confusingly enough) A cute little skull! For TDC1391, we had to give the summary of a movie in under one minute, in just one take Good ol’ […]

@ds106dc #tdc1391 #ds106 Tetsuo bumps into psychic kid. Gains psychic powers. Murders people and destroys city. Turns into a blob...

Howdy-Doodle! I just can’t seem to get these DailyCreates in order! 10.30.2015 The point of todays DailyCreate was to retell a movie in a clip…

Hello There! (WORK IN PROGRESS) Week 10 is all about film! In order to better understand how films are made and the meaning behind them,…

Good Afternoon Guys and Gals! Week 10 is all about movies: understanding them, reading them, making them. We are assigned a few tasks that will…

I’ve taken a Film Studies course during my  journey of being a Digital Studies major and I have to agree...