Well four weeks down and I am still present! This week tested my capabilities of what I was made of and could handle. With making other commitments that would take me away from the space of using my tools to complete the assignments expected of me in DS106, I was …
In brainstorming an idea for my take on a The Wire themed radio show I choose to approach the conscience of the listener. It is my vision that this show would address the greater implications of David Simon’s portrayal of social injustices through his artistic imagery in the mini series. …
For my last audio assignment I took on the reverse audio quiz. I took a song from Youtube uploaded the url to a Youtube to MP3 converted, saved it under my music file of my library, and imported that track to Audacity. Once that step was completed I went under …
My second to last Audio assignment was a Bumper for DS 106. I feel it is a little different from sounds I’ve previously heard but speaks to the messages David Simon addresses in The Wire. I thought of all the social injustice issues that are portrayed in the series and …
My last daily create of week 4,’Create Your Sorted Books Self-Portrait’, a few selections from my library which represents the character behind all my madness! I chose readings that if stranded on an island would be my first picks. I situated them as I see they should be catergorized, uploaded …
The interview with Jennifer Halston leaves me with a high admiration for the passion and professionalism she contributes when playing her role making The Wire a viewer worthy experience. She is truly a master at her craft by conveying the importance of respecting the minor aspects involved with film easily …
A photo of a stranger was today’s Daily Create and I of course had to go get my daily fix of couponing! Upon checkout my cashier, Michael was all too excited to scan my coupons with anticipation of just how low I could get my out of pocket; I guess …
Third week down and things are finally coming together. I created a routine for myself to better manage getting my assignments done in a timely matter. After watching Groom’s podcast of what was expected of us I printed the entire laundry list of tasks he laid out to be completed. …
Web 2.0 Storytelling gave another perspective in which to look at all the social media networking that we have access to; platforms used as a mode to communicate with others. I had not thought of looking at these networks as a manner of storytelling. With a closer look at what …
The second assignment from the assignment bank I chose was Row Row Polyphony! I love the way the lyrics are song in Season 1 of The Wire so I really wanted to do that version with us rounding out the season with episode 13. Ifound myself humming the lyrics on …
