For this assignment, I made an animated poster for the Twilight Zone episode “Time Enough At Last“. This was my favorite episode so far, but it was also the most depressing so I ended up in bed afterwards and drowned … Continue reading →

We last  saw Mr. Bemis alone the world and left with no hope. He can no longer enjoy his beloved literature being impaired from sight. All he can do now is feel around, and imagine his surroundings. He discovers the revolver he dropped earlier…

“Recently, I was exposed to reverse-animated GIFs. I must say, some are hilarious. Find a video clip, or shoot one of yourself, and then make it playback in reverse over and over again as a GIF. Try to find a situation that is absolutely mind-blowing when played backwards.” I thought of the idea of Henry ...

I decided to interview Rod Serling for my Celebrity Radio assignment.  I downloaded the “Eye of the Beholder” episode, cropped it and added my voice in using Audacity. Difficulty: 4 stars

I incorporated the Twilight Zone into my fake 911 call.  I found this fake call at Freesound.org and edited it in Audacity. What’s your emergency? assignment. Difficulty: 3 1/2 stars

Okay, so my laptop has decided to be cranky, by deleting all of my bookmarks and browser history. Fortunately I back these things up, unfortunately I’m out of town and don’t have access to my backups or my desktop. So … Continue reading →

For this assignment I played the roles of the doctor and nurse from the “Eye of the Beholder” Twilight Zone episodes.  They are having a conversation about the ugly hospital patient.  I recorded and edited this in Audacity. Difficulty: 4 stars  

There is a lot of juxtaposition in Lo Down 011 that come about as far as culture between The United States and where Mr. Scott is currently, which is Bahrain. I’m talking about how the podcast opens up with a man reciting a prayer of some sort. I won’t go to far into religion but ...

Laptop died. Help me, internet. #ds106 ? Anybody? I lost all my book marks and projects…

At the end of the episode of the Twilight Zone “Eye of the Beholder” (watch it here) there is a pretty good quote. I decided to do a recording of it. I think this quote has strong meaning. It is … Continue reading →

Listen to the podcast here!   I didn’t have and problems with Audacity and watched the help video when it was up and used Bing to find a website that also helped me. I also haven’t had any problems with sound … Continue reading →

I have been using the Recordium app for recording my audio assignments today. I like it so far and it is far better that the memo app that I was using before. Thanks for the suggestion. I listen to all of … Continue reading →

Hope you got the Family Guy reference in the title.  I made this recording in Audacity by tapping my keyboard.  Here is a link to the assignment. Difficulty: 2 stars

So today’s dailycreate was to “Post an authentic sounding comment to the Coursera blog as a fictitious, MOOC loving student.” I posted a comment from the voice of a “frustrated freshmen:” “I hate having to go to class! My professors … Continue reading →

I added text to this movie poster in GIMP.  Truthful movie poster assignment found here. This is a link to the original poster. Difficulty: 3 stars

The Shop Swap! So I decided to to sell the the mask from a episode of the Twilight Zone “The Eye of the Beholder”. Watch it here on hulu.com Check out the show where I get questioned about the mask! … Continue reading →

We have all heard it before, maybe 1000s of time. Don LaFontaine is famous for being the announcer for every movie trailer. Check out this video about him It weird how many times I have heard that guy before. So I … Continue reading →

Here is one of my assignments for audio of my own creation.  It was inspired by ampersanddragon’s submission to “Punctuate like Victor Borge.”  Victor Borge also does a skit about inflationary language. I have altered the story of the three little pigs to accommodate inflationary language a bit more. It actually took me a long time to write ...

“Write a story from the point of view of your favorite food, but don’t say what it is. Make us guess.”   It started out just like every other day, cold, quiet, and a lot of people passing by me.  However it all changed in a quick second.  Out of nowhere someone grabbed me and ...

Write a story from the point of view of your favorite food, but don’t say what it is. Make us guess.   I’m not made by just anybody. I’m made and packaged in a factory, then sent out all over … Continue reading →

“Go to Bildwirkerey von Bayeuxbe where you will find the “Historic Tale Constrvction Cit”, a web-based app inspired by the Tapestry of Bayeux. Follow the directions to create your own tapestry story, then be sure to share it with us!” Lord Bowtie and Lady Skull travel far and wide to conquer the twin beasts. Tell A Tale ...

    Make a photograph that features repeating patterns.     Cheetah print!  

For this assignment (http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/cartoon-you/) I was to make a cartoon character from a picture. So I chose a photo from the twilight zone series Time enough at last. I used befunky.com to edit this and make it cartoonized. This post is also on my flickr page. this is worth 2 stars

“Imagine if movie posters told the REAL story about the fillm they’re advertising. Redesign an existing movie poster by changing the text/images to tell us the real story.” There has to be something to said about the success of Jesse Eisenberg because of Michael Cera’s early work. lol Haters gonna hate. These two actors play ...

You’ve made my GIFlist To-do lists can help us get stuff done. An animated gif of your completed to-list is evidence of your awesome ability to get stuff done. 1) Use software on your computer, an app on your phone or an old fashioned pen and paper to create a to-do list of tasks or ...

Daily Create: Write a story from the point of view of your favorite food, but don’t say what it is. Make us guess. You know we started from the bottom and now we’re here. We were covered in dirt, never saw the light of day, alone and sad. Idaho, born and raised. We are proud ...

Movie Voice Machines Create a voice mail message for a character in a film or tv show. Use samples, impressions, and/or music to create your message. See a video version of Cheech and Chong doing a message I chose to create Janet Tyler’s voicemail message for when she is in the hospital. It is too ...