The House

https://nkazanas18.itch.io/the-house Author’s Statement: In this IF assignment, I created a game where you had to determine your character’s fate. My goals for this IF were to create a diverse and unique game that would also test the players to see what kind of person they were. The game is designed with a diverse set of

Dogs vs Cats

Author Statement: My responsibilities in this video essay were to conduct video clips of interviews of random Austin College students to help answer our topic on which animal they’d prefer, dogs or cats. I also helped implement sources of funny images and clips of each animal that we used throughout the assignment. The image and

Video Essay

Author Statement: My responsibilities in this video essay were to conduct video clips of interviews of random Austin College students to help answer our topic on which animal they’d prefer, dogs or cats. I also helped implement sources of funny images and clips of each animal that we used throughout the assignment. The image and

Arts of Editing-Hurbis-Cherrier Response

In chapter 21 of Hurbis Cherrier’s book, we are informed of the processes of editing media. One thing I found quite interesting from this process was the technique called story order. Link: In this clip from the film Toy Story, we are given the scene where Woody is trying to convince his friends to let

Hurbis-Cherrier Visualization Response

In chapter 5 of Hurbis-Cherrier’s book, we are informed of 3 powerful previsualization tools that can be used to help us create our own visually successful scripts. The 3 tools mentioned are marked shooting scripts, overheads, and storyboards. Link: In this picture, we are shown a storyboard concept from the movie, Spider-Man 2. The storyboard

Vansijill-Motion Response

In this text, the author informs us of a variety of camera motions that can be used to help empower certain scenes. The one motion that he/she described that I thought was the most unique was the description of the pan shot. Link: In this short video, we are given a scene from the movie, Clownwise. The

Cavna Response

In Michael Cavna’s article, we learn a bunch of rules on how to create a good story. These rules came from a Pixar story boarder named Emma Coats, who helped develop the movie Brave. She seems very experienced in storytelling and I respect all the information she gave to us throughout the article. Link: In

Zoller Seitz Response

After reading Matt Zoller Seitz’s article on video essays, I was very intrigued by the way they can enhance evaluations of media texts. They help show us what some critics fail to do which is showing us the true evidence of the text that may help correct or enhance their argument. (It helps display the

Practice Interview

Katwala Response

In the article, “Preparing for and carrying out an interview”, author Jaldeep Katwala gives us 20 great interviewing tips to prepare for a successful interview. Link: In this YouTube clip, we are shown of the time Howard Stern interviewed Pete Davidson. From 0:15 to 2:00 of the clip, Howard interviews him about his relationship life