I found the readings this week to be really interesting and approach storytelling and the analysis of storytelling from some different angles.
A big thing that I took away from the things we watched and read was that manipulation is a huge part of storytelling. Editing clips together and using …
I chose to analyze the scene from season 3, episode 9 of The Wire where Carver and Colvin are discussing what to do about it being apparent that the body was dragged.
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The shots opens with the yellow police tape running across the middle of the screen. We then …
For my second inspire, I chose Meredith’s trailer for The Office.
I really love how she edited clips from a comedy show into a very dramatic trailer for what could be an action movie. In some ways, it was even more humorous because it was presented in that …
For my first inspire, I chose Jessica’s video of the Emperor’s New Groove in 5 Seconds.
Most things are hard to summarize in 5 seconds, but she managed to pick the right clips so that anyone can get the gist of the movie, whether or not they’ve actually …
I decided to do the Create a Music Video assignment using clips from The Wire. I was inspired to pair clips of McNulty being McNulty with Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” after Freamon asked McNulty if he has to set fire to everything. I instantly thought of the song …
I decided to do the Musicless Music Video assignment.
I’ve seen some weird music videos in my day, so I knew I needed to track down the best of the best, the one that would truly come across as strange or awkward when the music was stripped away. And I …
Prez
In some ways, I think there was a sense that things would end badly for Prez much like we knew things would not go well for Ziggy. I really enjoy Prez and am sad about what has happened.
I think it’s interesting that unlike many of the other characters …
I did today’s Daily Create, which was to take a picture indoors with the blinds closed.
