The required video assignment for this week was Have a conversation with yourself. This assignment was just about Impossible for me. Since I use Windows I could not figure out a way to edit the video’s that way. I tried downloading the latest version of MovieMaker, it didn’t help, I tried to download a plug-in […]

This past two weeks where a lot of fun! I really liked playing around with iMovie. I felt like movie producer. I had never used iMovie before but I feel much more confident using the program now. I did my six daily creates. I completed  Haiku, Safe Haven, Magnetic Poem, Mouse Meme, Parking Tickets, and It all started.  They are […]

These two weeks went by extremely quick. I cannot believe the semester is going to end in a few short weeks. I was very scared of the video assignments. I am not an expert editor by any meanings, and my filming could be better, but it did give me so practice behind the camera and […]

For this required assignment worth five stars, you were supposed to talk to yourself. Two videos of you having a conversation and both of you have to wear different clothing for the illusion. I tried to download different software for the assignment but my computer would not allow it to open once it was downloaded […]

So the daily create for today (11/16) is Pick A Pet And Change It. The goal of this was essentially to take a picture of your pet and add something to change its face. So, for this I chose to use... Continue Reading →

Original Assignment (4.5 Stars) For my last video assignment, I decided to do the “Sports Team Pump-Up Video”. The team I decided to use was the Washington Capitals (yes, I realized a few people have already chosen this team for their assignment, but I felt like hockey is the best sport for a pump-up video). […]

So this post is dedicated to the daily creates from the past two days. I had completed them over the past two days and completely forgot to post them in a blog so here they are. The first is from... Continue Reading →

  This was a flag I designed for my country. I did not go all out on this assignment, I simply put my girlfriend’s initials on the flag and chose some of my favorite colors.   Oh Runescape Written by Rachel on November 15, 2014 9:49 pm Leave a comment My first real venture onto […]

These past two weeks I have enjoyed the most out of any of the weeks we have done so far. I really never knew how to make highlights reels or movie trailers, but this week has taught me so much about the process of creating videos and the amount time it takes before even starting […]

  In the TV show South Park there is a bit character called Officer Barbrady. He is officially the police chief in the town of South Park and is known as a bit of a ditz. While he has his moments of triumph he is better known for his stupidity. In looking at the assignment […]

I transformed my sleeping dog, into sleeping beauty:

This week I learned a lot about video making. The main thing behind most videos is emotion, at least thats what all my assignents were based on this week. I learned about the program IMovie on my mac and got to know how to use it as well as learning how to download videos and […]

Here’s another amazing video assignment! One that lets you show all about you and who you are. I chose this one because people tend to judge a book by its cover, meaning people are very judgmental.  I have always been and will be a country girl, many people take that the wrong way. I love […]

DAILY CREATES CHIPMUNK STYLE (3 stars) GUESS THAT BOOK! (3 stars) CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF (5 stars) PSA (5 stars) 1 SECOND OF BEAUTY (1 star) Okay, so, I know Professor Polack said that most ds106 students dislike the audio portion... Continue Reading →

This assignment was movie scenes that changed our lives and it was worth 5 stars. You were to choose 3-5 scenes that stood out to you over the years and influenced you in some strong way. The three scenes I choose taught me three distinct lessons early on in my childhood, and preteen years. I […]

So…..video assignments suck. I thought I would get in there and get started and realize that it’s not so bad and iMovie isn’t difficult and with enough hard work and effort I could master video projects! Wrong. This week sucked… Continue Reading →

Since I wanted most of my energy this week to be devoted to creating my various video assignments, I aimed to knock out the 6 required Daily Creates as soon as possible–while still creating strong content, of course! I therefore... Continue Reading →

DAILY CREATE #1: This assignment was to make a flag for our own imagined country, so I decided to make my flag incorporate some of my favorite things: polka dots, teal, and tea! I made this very quickly using photoshop.… Continue Reading →

For another video assignment this week, I chose do to the Vine it! Assignment (3 stars). For this, I chose to vine myself making macaroni and cheese for dinner. I’ve been familiar with vine for awhile, but I deleted it… Continue Reading →

One of my favorite movies is Silence of the Lambs. It was my first introduction to the very talented and dapper Anthony Hopkins (Meet Joe Black will forever make me cry) and is an excellent thriller. Hopkins is also one... Continue Reading →

  For this Sports Mashup, I wanted to go with something a little different than normal highlights with cool moves and awesome catches. I made a mashup involving some of the gutsiest performances in sports history. One of the worst things about sports is the terrible injuries which can occur. Sometimes their stingers which simply […]

If you were following my blog during the month of October, you are familiar with my group’s radio show. Since the assignment was due shortly before Halloween (the show actually premiered the eve of Halloween, which was perfect!), us group... Continue Reading →

This is the best video assignment idea ever! Memories are forever and they make you stop and think, which is exactly what I want my video to do. My high school life was all fun and great with the awesome football games, the best football team, the best of friends, the best family and neighbors […]

Video Assignments: Required Have a Conversation With Yourself Video Assignment:    Other Video Assignments(19.5/16 Stars): Make A Tutorial For Your Mom: How to Use a USB! The Complete Package: Reno 911 Trailer! Return to the Silent Era: The Dark Knight. Animated Classic Reading: Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” Chipmunk Style: Walter and Jesse’s Ebola Argument   Daily... Continue reading →

A required video assignment this week was the Have a Conversation With Yourself assignment.  On a whim, I decided that I would talk to myself about the recent cold weather.  To make this video, I used the trial version of Adobe Premiere Elements 13 (hence the watermark across my video).  This assignment was rather tricky at first,... Continue reading →

For the Chipmunk Style video assignment, I decided to use a scene from the television show Breaking Bad.  In this particular scene, Jesse (the young man) is angry with Walter (the older, bald gentleman) for causing him to panic over something as seemingly insignificant as a fly.  Jesse tells Walter that he thought that the contaminate was something like Ebola,... Continue reading →

While browsing the DS106 Assignment Bank, I came across the Animated Classic Reading video assignment.  The premise of the assignment is to use animated characters to recite a famous piece of literature.  Using the program Plotagon, I created an animated classroom setting where one character is reciting the first half of Marc Antony’s funeral speech in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to another... Continue reading →

Keeping with my theme from week 10, my Return to the Silent Era video assignment features a scene from the 2008 film The Dark Knight.  The particular scene that I “return to the silent era” was the final scene featuring the Joker in the film The Dark Knight.  This scene is particularly important as the film reaches its... Continue reading →

The inspiration for this video assignment came from none other than my mother herself!  I came across a USB drive in a folder on the kitchen counter, and asked what my mother what it was for.  She told me that the USB contained lesson plans from a friend for the social studies class she recently... Continue reading →