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Questions for audio stories, plus lots to listen to

Posted on November 11, 2010 by admin

For our audio storytelling assignment, due in two weeks (on the 23rd), create an audio piece that’s about 2-3 minutes long.  You can either: Ask THREE people the SAME question. You can choose your own question, or pick ONE of … Continue reading →

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Audio Device Checkout Schedule

Posted on November 10, 2010 by admin

This is the schedule for checking out the audio equipment. This schedule is edited by Tim. To request/reserve a time email him at tclark@bennington.edu. There are 3 devices that can be checked out at any 1 time. During the weekday … Continue reading →

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Map Lecture Slides and Narrative Atlas Assignment

Posted on November 6, 2010 by admin

Here are the slides from the mapping lecture. And here’s the This American Life episode on Mapping, in case you want to hear Denis Wood’s interview again, or listen to the other segments: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/110/mapping John Kriger’s Making Maps blog has … Continue reading →

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Assingment Seven

Posted on October 19, 2010 by admin

For our next class (next week is a plan day, so we’ll next meet November 2nd), please prepare the following: Your finished comic of 6 to 10 panels, expanded from your character sketches and storyboard. The comic can be hand-drawn … Continue reading →

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Resources from Comics class

Posted on October 12, 2010 by admin

Here are slides from the comics class. Required reading for next week: Lynda Barry’s Two Questions. Additional Resources: Selections from work by James Kochalka’s Sketchbook Diaries and Jason’s Meow! Baby. David Rees’ web comic series My New Filing Technique is … Continue reading →

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Assignment 6

Posted on October 12, 2010 by admin

Create a comic in 6 to 12 panels. YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT (as discussed in class). Start with a storyboard, as  I demonstrated in class. And make sketches for characters and settings. This is what’s due this … Continue reading →

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Assignment Five

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

For this assignment, take the story you worked on for the fotonovela project, and use your HTML and CSS skills to translate your content into an interactive story website connected by hyperlinks. You may want to make diagram of your … Continue reading →

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Assignment Four, Due October 5

Posted on September 28, 2010 by admin

Appropriate and modify photographic content from the web to create a story, or take your own photos to make a story.  Use Photoshop to transform and collage images in some way. Integrate words into your photos. Your sequence should contain … Continue reading →

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Assignment Three, Due September 28

Posted on September 24, 2010 by admin

Turn your everyday life into a story– document/record some aspect of your daily existence and put it online. Think about the protagonists/artists participating in Josh Harris’ “We Live In Public” experiments, Nicolas Felton’s work, Hasan Elahi’s sousveillance project, and Jill … Continue reading →

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Assignment Two, Due September 21

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

Project: Create a collaborative Twitter short story. Work with your assigned group to manage characters, plot, narration, setting, etc. The twitter stories in-process can be viewed here: http://twitter.com/CrosetMurdrClub http://twitter.com/benningtonPI http://twitter.com/laurelfinder Read : H. Porter Abbot, first two chapters of Cambridge … Continue reading →

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