This week went by quick but I finally feel back on track and may have a chance to get ahead of things this weekend. This week we were assigned to complete 3 daily creates. The first challenged us to generate a spy name, this actually helped me with my project as I created a character from the name I generated and will hopefully be able to make them a part of the final project. For the second we were challenged to create a poem from a conversation we overheard and I loved how my poem turned out and actually found it catchy. The last create of the week had us honor our pets for national pet day which was awesome as a pet owner. It was refreshing to see everyone’s pet and finish the week with a wholesome daily create. For assignments this week we were only given one which had us face a more challenging task in creating a trailer for our final project .Â
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The rise of Chat GPT:
In creating the trailer for the final project I used many tools and tried to create something useful that my final project could build off. The first step was to create a name and rough draft for my short film. After I jotted down some ideas the script quickly began to form and the content you see in the trailer was created, I then moved into the audio side of things so I could get a grasp on how long my video portion had to be I added free sound effects using pixabay and the audio was edited using bandlab. Once the audio was finished I moved to the video portion which I knew would be the hardest. I created the video on canva, making the script come to life was very hard but not impossible. For the final I will spend more time fine tuning edits and I want to learn how to edit the video portions better. I also want to learn how to better manipulate photo generators as it took me much longer to get the photos I needed than expected and it was hard to pull consistent results.  Â
Daily creates:
- For my first daily create of the week I used a secret name generator to create Agent Diamond Flame. She works hand and hand with my character Yohan and she was put on ice and froze for 100+ years. Once I generated her name I used a photo generator to create her character which I think turned out well and fits the theme of tech noir. I plan to incorporate this character at least once in my final, but if Iâm unable to at least I can say I tried.
2. For my second daily create of the week we were assigned to create a poem from a dialogue we overheard. I heard my family member on the phone with their friend and they said the phrase âit’s always good to get out and walkâ. I used this as the start of my poem and built around this phrase. I tried to do a rhyme scheme that skips a line then continues. I actually like the poem I made and believe it’s quite catchy and holds a good message as we approach warmer weather. I also created a cover to go with my poem on canva that’s in my favorite color which is green.
3. For my third daily create of the week we honored national pet day, so I posted my two babies. I wasnât able to go see them today on the 11th due to my schedule and class, but I will go visit them tomorrow and be sure to give them extra love and treats since I wasnât there today.
Voices of DS106
The radio listen was fun. I was able to listen to the fearless femmes podcast which was amazing. My favorite part of the podcast were the ads. They were creative and sounded like professional radio ads. I also enjoyed the variation in topics and the humor they brought to the podcast while watching they were able to actually make me and my roommate laugh a few times as we listened in. It was very interesting to see how this group approached the assignment as me and my group took a totally different route, seeing how they were able to do the assignment so different than us yet so successful make me excited to see what everyone’s final project will look like.
Daily creates
1. Â For my first daily creation of the week we were tasked to show what happened when we opened a mysterious door. Behind my door a luxurious high rise was hidden and is a great reminder to not judge a book by its cover. I was inspired for this post while watching a tik tok where the user was in a foreign country and the outside of his house looked simple and it was made of mud, but once he stepped in it was filled with modern commodities and many even commented that the inside of his house was nicer than theirs.
2. For the second daily create of the week we were asked to decipher a part of the Voynich manuscript. I decided to choose the page that has a sun with a face surrounded by what looks to be either a clock or calendar. Regardless of which I believe they worshiped the sun or at least thought it was living and this was an early attempt at measuring time.
3. For the 3rd and final daily create of the week we were asked to share a photo or name of something ironic and I decided to send the Golden gate bridge. The bridge isnât golden at all, it’s orange, and the golden GATE bridge doesnât even have any gates, only toll posts. Maybe the golden gate had to do with the gold rush or something. Now I’m interested in looking into the backstory and naming of the bridge.
Week 11 the calm before the storm.
This week zoomed by quickly. I’ve been super busy as the semester is coming to a close. This week we were responsible for 3 daily creates which I was able to get done in the backend of the week. I was able to decide what was behind my door like the legend of Narnia, became a philosopher and attempted to solve a page of the Voynich manuscript, and to end the week was able to question the origins of the golden gate bridge’s name. The radiolisten was very eye opening and showed just how creative my classmates truly are. Seeing what everyone is capable of has me excited to see everyone’s final project and prepared to bring my A game for my own.
it takes a village
Week 10 Summary:
Week 10 was a good week for me personally I feel back on track. Me and my group were able to complete the project on time, I’m happy with the overall outcome of our project originally I wasn’t sure how my sound effects and editing would come out and it felt forced, but once I found the flow and timing of the podcast the uncertainty left me and I was able to produce a enjoyable product for the listener. Most of the work done this week is explained in my Noir Games podcast post if you’d like more insight into the process of creating for our podcast.
Daily creates:
During this week we were responsible for 2 daily creates which I was able to get done. The first daily creation I completed asked us to tell what we love I decided to show off some green beans I harvested from last year’s harvest that I absolutely loved. Gardening is an important part of my life and as I get older the more I grow to appreciate the skill. For the second daily creation we were asked what our personal opinion was on the creative possibility of limits, boarders and all kinds of dividers this immediately made me think of the speed limit as this is the most common border I have issue with. Boarders like the speed limit are important in regulating a society, even though anyone could speed its borders like this that may help deter certain parties from speeding and help limit the number of fatal crashes, although I may not like driving the speed limit and I may be safe going a little bit over it is still smarter to follow the rules set in place by society for everybody’s sake.
Noir Games Podcast
Full podcast.
Creative processes.
Creating the radio show was an interesting process that challenged us to work together, be creative, and make use of our editing skills. We started the project off slow, then we decided on creating a script that would set the guild line we would follow to complete the assignment was the best course of action. After the script was complete we assigned who was responsible for what role and we all had to go record the individual audio for our charterers. We all also made unique bumpers and ads, we picked the best ads and used them for our podcast. After the audio was recorded I was responsible for editing and adding sound effects into the podcast, this process was difficult at first but once I had all the moving pieces in order and found a style/theme to follow the edits came out very nice. I was able to add laughing, transitions between scenes and questions, music, a ding for answers, and some different sounds that help the listener understand the mood thatâs being expressed ex: using piano noise to build suspense. Once my part was complete I sent it off for the final editing and for the ads and bumpers me and my group mates created to be added into the podcast the final draft. Overall Iâm satisfied with the completed project and think my group members did amazing with communicating and getting the work done, we set a plan and followed the plan any issues that we ran into were resolved quickly and as a group, leading to a successful end product.
Noir show phase uno
The Noir Game show is coming along nicely the group did an amazing job with creating individual parts that will later make up the whole. We have formed a plan for what we want the project to look like and we are assessing specific roles each individual will be responsible for with in the project, we also agreed that we would use whoever’s work was the best for the specific situation no hard feeling just creating a good product. We have found a successful way to communicate and ideas are being spread around plentifully next week we will focus on editing and collaborating with each other and making all the moving parts form a working machine. Everyone work is so unique and creative and I expect our project to reflect that.
Week 9 summary
This week was a busy one in the world of ds106 I created multiple project that will hopefully be useful when creating our final draft. To begin I created a commercial for our upcoming Noir games podcast with help from the good ole doc. Next I created a intermission for our radio show that reminds the viewer to get outside touch some grass and get a breath of fresh air, then I created a Noir games logo using canva which originally I didnât like but after some much needed editing have grown to quite enjoy. To conclude the week we were responsible for 3 daily creates this week which I was able to get done: the first was at list something that confused us, next I punch-carded a part of the Danny Phatom theme song one of my favorite shows from my childhood, and to end the week I attempted to copy the famous Italian opera singer Giuseppe De Luca pose and was successful but the picture says otherwise.
Daily creates:
- The first daily creates of the week was post something that shows what confusion means to us personally, and it instantly clicked in my head. The random dress that had the entire world confused on which color it was was a perfect example, not only did this confused me but it confused almost everyone who came across it causing for explanation videos to be made just to gather some understanding of what was going on.
- Next I created a punch card using an phrase, and I saw my group mate cinder decided to do part of the sponge Bob intro so I took inspiration from that and did another nickelodeon show Danny Phantom which was one of my childhood favorites.
- To end the week I attempted to copy a pose from the famous Italian opera singer Giuseppe De Luca and passed unsuccessfully as I was able to make and hold the pose for a moment, but when I attempted to look at the timer on the camera I lost my balance and fell just as the phone snapped the picture.