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Inside My Creative Mind: Week 8

Sundaes Rebranded

For this Daily Create I was supposed to rename something after my own name. I chose ice cream sundaes because I love eating ice cream and also because I don’t hear people use the word “ice cream sundae” that much so renaming it would be easy.

Blue Bell

For this Daily Create I was supposed to use a color finder than make a picture that matched the name of the color given. For mine I chose the color “Blue Bell” so I found a picture of a bell online and then colored the picture completely blue.

Pi or Pie

For this Daily Create we needed to find something that celebrated Pi Day so I chose a slice of pie for today since I know a lot of other people also eat pie on Pi day as a joke.

Noir Games Ideas

Synopsis

Noir Games was inspired by my original post called Mission: Probably Impossible.

Runa Starr can take down almost any foe, steal the most guarded treasures, and spy on anyone without leaving a single trace behind, but when her boss sends her on her wildest mission yet she thinks she might’ve finally met her match. She must win a silly game show that requires answering the most bizarre questions. Not only that, but the show is team vs team and her boss unknowingly paired her up with the rebellion member that she absolutely hates working with. Hopefully she can overcome this obstacle and still complete the mission.

In the radio game show Runa is paired up with Jaxx Yohan who she clashes with while trying to answer the questions because they can’t agree on what the correct answer is. Jaxx Yohan was also sent on this mission from their boss at their own agency so a lot is on the line for them as well. On the other team is Max Matrix and an another person who have been supposedly close friends for years so they work well together and are in the lead for most of the game show because they seem to know the answer to every question. If possible, I want the game show to also have a funny host who asks the questions and makes snarky comments. For the ending there will be a big plot twist of Runa and Jaxx Yohan realizing that Max Matrix and their teammate are paid actors for the show where they are basically fed the correct answers secretly by an ear piece so that the producers don’t actually have to pay winners. So then for the final questions they force the host to play fair by everyone answering questions without any secret assistance and may the best person win.

If we can’t get enough members in time for our group then instead of teams it will just be Runa Starr vs Max Matrix, and Jaxx Yohan can be the funny host. So it is the same story but with slight adjustments.

Characters

  • Runa Starr
  • Jaxx Yohan
  • Max Matrix
  • Host (if possible)

Digital Media

Since the game show is all audio we can add in sound effects like an audience cheering, booing, or clapping as a reaction to answering questions. Buzzer and bing noises can be used for correct and wrong answers. We could also add in a game show theme song sound at the beginning to make it seem more like a realistic game show.

Theme

To keep the cyberpunk and tech noir theme we will make the questions asked to our characters in the game show based on the theme. Most likely we will have to ask questions based off of movies and shows, but if we have a different idea that fits the questions’ theme then we will try that.

My Creative Journey: Week 7

Summary

For week 7 I was able to once again use my newly learned photo and video editing skills. In my post You Are What You Eat I created a propaganda poster. For video editing I made a digital news article in my post called Breaking News. Lastly, I made a post called Runa Reacts where I have my character comment with her own fake Twitter account on other propaganda posters.

New Experiences and Discoveries

  • Used Canva for video editing
  • Learned how to make gifs
  • Used ArtBreeder
  • Used a Tweet generator

Daily Creates

This week I created 3 Daily Creates which can be found in my post called Inside My Creative Mind.

Inside My Creative Mind: Week 7

The Smolder

For this Daily Create I was supposed to create a gif from a scene from one of my favorite movies. I chose the Disney movie Tangled because it was my favorite to watch as a kid. For creating the gif I used MakeGif and added the captions Here comes the smolder because that is the funniest part from that scene.

My Daily Space

For this Daily Create I was supposed to show the opposite of my usual perspective every day. Normally I am sitting doing schoolwork on my laptop for hours so I took a picture from the backside.

Unexpected Fairy Tale

For this Daily Create I was supposed to write a fairy tale. For mine I chose to do the typical story about a prince rescuing a princess from a dragon in a tower, but I did mine with a twist by writing that the princess was the actual dragon who was just cursed into dragon form and was waiting on a prince to revert her back into human form.

Runa Reacts

Ever imagined how Runa Starr would react to propaganda posters? Well your dream has just come true! Here is Runa’s reaction if she had a Twitter account.

Poster from Liv it up with Liv

Poster from DK’s DS106 blog

Poster from Flower Bed

Bumper Sticker from Rebecca’s Radiant Realm

Inspiration

Since Runa Starr is a young adult I tried to think of what would she most likely use to comment on other people’s propaganda posters. Social media made the most sense so I used TweetGen which is a fake tweet generator that allowed me to write out her reactions as if it was a real account. I made sure to apply her personality to each post with emojis, big reactions, and using all caps to emphasize certain words.

Breaking News

Mass Shooting at West Highland Police Station

Warning: Due to video size make sure to watch video in full screen mode which you can click at bottom right of the video to view better!

Video Process

I wanted to make a more modern style news article similar to what I would see while scrolling on my phone, so I used Canva to create my news video. The red and white color theme was used to make the announcement look more urgent while the audio soundtrack I added was to help with making it seem more like a realistic news article. The video of the shootout from the Terminator is a gif I found from MakeGif that I edited in. The process was fun and I love how the video easily transitions between each slide as if it was professionally made.

You Are What You Eat

The food you eat are the bricks that build up your body. Everything you consume has an effect whether you notice it now or years later. So every greasy slab of meat, glob of butter, and sugary honeybun leaves your body gross and sluggish. Why do that to yourself when you can choose the healthy bricks like delicious fruit, roasted vegetables, yummy bread, and seasoned nuts that leave your body strong and energized! So choose your next bricks wisely and become vegan.

Poster Design

I chose to make my propaganda poster based on veganism because I tried to think of what type of poster would be seen by my character Runa Starr in her world. She loves snacking and eating fast food so I feel like it would be common in a futuristic city to have vegans protesting and spreading posters to stop eating meat around her favorite fast food restaurants. Runa isn’t vegan so I doubt the poster would have any influence on her especially since she’s a young adult who loves junk food, but I tried to design it to have a visual impact. I used ArtBreeder to make Ai generated photos of a humanoid burger until I got one that looked creepy enough with its gross body and bulging eyes staring at the viewer. I also liked the picture because it helped to push my narrative with the added words You are what you eat. I used Canva to add in the effects of the warning police tape and the captions in the front I included Become Vegan Now before its too late! I also made the font red with the final word “late” in all caps to make it look more urgent.

My Creative Journey: Week 6

Summary

This week I got to get more practice with making and editing videos and I actually had a lot of fun with the process. I got to try out making videos with TikTok for all of this week’s assignments and I highly recommend it. It allows you to record, edit, add captions, add effects, and even add music all on one app! This week I also went over my past goals for this class and checked how much progress I made so far which I spoke more about in my post The Journey So Far.

New Discoveries and Experiences

  • Used TikTok to create and edit videos
  • Tried transitions in videos
  • Used Ai to create pictures

Video Assignments

I had to create 3 video assignments this week. For the first one I made a drawing tutorial in Draw a Flower in Minutes. The other 2 requires incorporating my character, so for one I made a book recommendation list video that has characters with similar personalities as Runa Starr called If You Like Runa Starr. For the final video I did a guide on how to cosplay as Runa Starr in How to Cosplay Runa Starr.

Daily Creates

This week had two Daily Creates which can be found in Inside My Creative Mind.

Inside My Creative Mind: Week 6

Home Sweet Home

For this Daily Create I was supposed to make a collage of what I considered my safe haven. For me, its my home. Sleeping in my comfy bed, listening to music, and gaming with friends are the things that always makes me happy and brings me comfort when I am stressed. So for my collage I used Canva and got pictures of a cozy bed, headphones, and a Nintendo switch game console from Pinterest then put them over a cloud background with added graphics like music notes and a snoring thought bubble.

Accent Challenge

For this daily create I had to say, “There’s been a murder,” in a Scottish accent. For mine I tried to speak in a lower tone like the guy, but I don’t think my accent matches the description. I originally recorded it on my phone then I used SoundCloud to upload it for everyone to hear.

How to Cosplay Runa Starr

I’ve been talking about my character Runa Starr for the past weeks, so I stopped and wondered, what if she could actually come to life? Obviously that’s not possible but with guidance someone could definitely cosplay her. So I made a video guide on how to cosplay Runa Starr in seconds!

Reminder: Remember to unmute video to enjoy music and put it in full screen if that’s your preference!

@cin31001

School project

♬ Me Myself And I (ft. Bebe Rexha) – G-Eazy

Video Process

This video was inspired by the assignment called How to Video. I chose to make a how to video on how to cosplay as my character Runa Starr. Originally I wanted to cosplay her myself but I didn’t have enough time to order everything required for her outfit, so instead I found pictures for her hair, makeup, and outfit on Pinterest so I could make a visual guide. For the final pictures of her cosplay I used Ai to make pictures similar to what she could possibly look like on Canva. All video editing was done on TikTok where I was able to create transitions for each picture, add in captions, and add the song called Me Myself And I by Bebe Rexha. The song was chosen mostly due to the confident lyrics singing about being independent which sounded like something Runa would say.