Pick one word. Select one single typeface, and communicate your word. Do not use colors or any other graphical elements. The goal is to select a type face that represents the meaning of the word, and if needed manipulate the font using different sizes, bold, italics, counterform (spacing) etc to visualize the word.
Take a picture of your subject (grandparents, pet, yourself) and put it into a totally different background in which they appear abnormally too small or too large. Think of Honey, we shrunk the kids…
Take a picture of your pet, and make an animated GIF from the photo.
This is an audio assignment where you will need to use homophones – words that sound the same with different meanings (hear/here, bee/be, dear/deer, etc.). Using as many homophones as you can, write and record a brief story or poem.
Create your own verse from a song! Pick a few lines from a few of your favorite songs that have the same focus. Then, combine them together to make a new verse in a song. Make sure it makes sense and it goes together! See an example here: http://emilydeane.com/?p=158
Write and perform your very own rap. Create your own beat box or experiment with audacity’s audio settings. Remember to think: What Would Dirt Mcgirt Do?
You’re taking a college class here, so it’s about time you thought about the big question: What do you want to be when you grow up? Design a postcard from where and what you will be 10 years from now and write a message to your current self. Firefighter? Cop? Jim Groom-ologist? Let your imagination go wild- What do you want to be when you grow up? Check out an example here.
Everyone can recall some memory of growing up around the family table- be it Thanksgiving, day to day with siblings, across TV dinner trays, in the backseat at the drive-through of McDonalds. You know your family and these memories better than anyone. Take this chance to wax nostalgic for a minute, and recreate these magical memories. Here’s the catch: YOU have to be everyone at the family table. If you’ve ever seen Eddie Murphy’s “The Nutty Professor;” it’s the same idea, but no costumes required. Using Soundcloud or another audio recording program, give us a taste of what it was like around YOUR family table.
Make a short, 30-second documentary, the topic is up to you. Some good ideas include:
*How to make something
*What someone’s job is like
*What it’s like trying something new
*Show yourself doing something you are terrible at
*Show yourself doing something you are AMAZING at
No narration necessary. Show, don’t tell.
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Pcora: http://flickr.com/photos/pedro/40243309/
Make a supershort, 5-second film; basically enough time for one gag, bit, or joke. See examples (ALERT: Not G-rated, generally) at http://5secondfilms.com/. Or alternatively, try your hand at creating a 5 second version of a major movie.
