DS106 Assignments
Daily Create: Tree Art
Tree Art … I didn’t even know that was a thing but apparently when it comes to this strangely satisfying class known as DS106, anything and everything is a “thing”.
I have always been one to love a good challenge (one of the few things I do love), but I …
Read MoreVideo Essay: Character is Key.
The key to any good noir film is the key character types that are found within them. Throughout these weeks we have become familiar with tropes such as the Hardboiled Detective, the Jerk with a Heart of Gold, etcetera, and Alfred Hitchcock nails the classic femme fatale in his 1946 …
Read MoreDonnie & Bas & the Beloved Beach Bash.
This two-star video assignment relates to Janelle’s’ character, Sebastian Crane … clearly I’m #InsaneintheMemCRANE, since this is the second assignment I’ve done with him! He’s just so wonderful :).
Though Sebastian is a keep-to-himself/show-no-emotions kind of guy, I can somehow picture him late at night, in his swanky apartment, bathed …
Read MoreDublin with Dad.
It has been nagging at me for going on 10 years! Though I am probably no more than about 2 percent Irish, my desire to travel there has been growing more and more fervent the further away I am.
My dad shared with me his love for music since the …
Read MoreVisual Vibes through Alessandra’s Eyes.
This week I completed the four-star Video Assignment “Narrative Ambience” in regards to Caterina’s mother Alessandra in order to show and further explore her inexplicable lust for Italy, a fervent love that selfishly caused her to place her desires over her family at a young age. Having matured over …
Read MoreYou can’t get rid of us that easy
We are backkkkkkk! Noir not the father has decided to take on the challenge of created a video that follows up on our character’s plot lines.
We decided to have a reunion show for Stella, Blair, Mick, Billy and Jack — Where are they now? Who were they before they …
Read MoreDaily Create: The Ghost of Christmases Past.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.…
Read MoreWho talks on the phone anymore?
Who Called? (4 stars)
Record you self making a phone call as if you were a character off of the wire. The phone call has to be to another character from the wire. You can even make it a three way or four way call. You phone call can even …
Read MoreDear Blair…
Postcards from Magical Places (3 Stars)
Design the front and back of a postcard that might be sent from the location of a movie or a work of fiction. Both sides of the cards must be created as graphics.
The fornt should use graphic design elements that provide a sense …
Read MoreWhat do you call a melon that’s not allowed to get married? Can’t elope
You’re Invited! (3 1/2 Stars)
Creating invitations for different events says a lot about what is going to happen. Make an invitation for either any event, whether it occur or not. Pick an event from a movie even! What does the invitation say about the event? Get creative
Story Behind …
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