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The Recursive Camera
So far, 3 people have completed this assignment and it has 2538 views.
You'll need a camera. And you'll need another frame. Hold the frame in one hand (don't let you hand cover the side facing you), and take a picture with it in the center of the image. Then step backwards and take another photo just like it. Repeat until you are tired of making art. Nest the images in Prezi inside the frame of the next picture. Now make a zoom path. Record it with video capture software. Add some video editing (you'll have to use multiple stacks(only so much zoom in Prezi atm) and splice the ends of them together ...
Have a Conversation With yourself!
So far, 32 people have completed this assignment and it has 3749 views.
Have a conversation with yourself! Film yourself talking, then change clothes, hair styles, etc and then film the other half of the convo. Edit this in any movie editor program (I used Pinnacle movie maker) To overlap the two scenes so that you are talking to yourself! Play around, to figure out the most efficient way! Also, timing is everything in this! Make sure when talking to leave breaks for your other self to respond! Have fun with this!
Swede a Scene
So far, 27 people have completed this assignment and it has 4320 views.
The concept comes from "Be Kind, Rewind", a 2008 comedy movie where two clerks in a video store accidently erase their inventory and attempt to recreate the movies themselves. To swede, choose a scene (or two or three) from a film and recreate it! Use your friends, family, or strangers to stand in for characters. Be creative finding or making props. Don't be shy in taking artistic license with dialog. Check out a sweded version of Jurassic Park
Make A Top 10 or Ranking Video
So far, 0 people have completed this assignment and it has 131 views.
Make a top 10 or ranking video on a site like YouTube, Vimeo, or even TikTok. It can be on any topic you like (as long as it is appropriate to share of course): something personal to you, or something you enjoy like movies, TV shows, books, etc... Include graphics, pictures, audio, and video clips where necessary. Make sure to explain your reasoning for each entry in the video either through audio or text. I recommend using free video software such as iMovie, Premiere Rush, or Canva to create this assignment.
Create a Short Documentary
So far, 0 people have completed this assignment and it has 224 views.
Create a short documentary, no more than 20 minutes in length. Make it on any topic of your choosing! Be sure to cite your sources, though! Make it on anything that interests: history, sports, music, movies, etc. Just make it informative and engaging!
Create a Commercial
So far, 5 people have completed this assignment and it has 1555 views.
Create a promotional commercial for an event or product that is coming out in the future. Once you have created the video post it to youtube and tag ds106.
Create Your Own Animated Trailer
So far, 0 people have completed this assignment and it has 219 views.
This was inspired by the "Draw a Western Themed Movie Trailer" assignment!Create an animated trailer by using a program like Procreate, Photoshop, GIMP, etc. Draw each panel individually and loop them together to make at least a 30 second clip. You can either work to make the entire trailer by animating it all in the same project, or make several smaller ones to make a trailer. This is a time consuming process but it should be very rewarding in the end! Finish the entire thing by adding some music and uploading it!
Vintage Educational Video
So far, 14 people have completed this assignment and it has 4456 views.
Video was the new frontier for teaching in the 1950s and you can find rich (and funny) examples of educational videos of that era. In this assignment make a 5 minute or less video of a modern topic in the vintage style of these films. Include elements like cheesy music, titles, cut out graphics, booming voice to make something educational. As an example see How to Be Cool: an educational film
A Day in Your Life: Make it Constanza Decent
So far, 14 people have completed this assignment and it has 3523 views.
On Seinfeld, the astute George Castanza noted "If you take everything I've ever done in my entire life and condense it down into one day....it looks decent." -- if you take everything you have done in a day and condense it down to a video... it looks decent (or better). Create a video that shows your entire day that compresses your day into a video no more than 10 minutes long (bonus points for making it 5). Capture bits of your day in video or still photo form, and edit as a movie. Include titles, time stamps, and background music. ...
Interview Yourself
So far, 0 people have completed this assignment and it has 709 views.
Each year since 2017 Vanity Fair interviews Billy Eilish, and in many ways it is an introspective in which she is talking to her former self as the years go on. I hope when you're reading this they are still doing them! But now it's your turn. The first part is easy, make a list of questions you want to aks yourself, turn on the camera and hit record. A year from now, take the same questions and record yourself answering them again. Feel free to edit in responses from the previous year and even reactions to those previous answers. ...