- Add text and images to introduce the Visual Narrative Project. Hereβs some info that you could rewrite in your own words:
- Add a paragraph about what you valued from the Visual Narrative Project in all your classes and how you improved as a storyteller and digital artist (visual and audio)?
Feature some of your English Flash Fiction Process work: Character Questionnaire, Plot Map
Write about – What was the assignment in English? What was your inspiration for your story?
Explain how you produced the audio version of your story in Pro Tools
My story was able to include music and SFXβs because at the beginning and the end, I was able to add my own music to the story and also give it a dramatic effect. While the SFXβs I was able to use sound effects where there was a dramatic moment. The most proud part of my story was being able to record my own story that I wrote and being able to use Pro Tools to add sound effects. Another thing that I am proud of in this assignment is that I went to another website to find a non copyrighted sound effects. Something that I value and appreciate from an audio short story is being able to cut parts that I dislike or mess up while recording, and also, I appreciate how I am able to add my own music into it.
Kaya’s Big Experience
One Sunday morning, Kaya woke up to a phone call from her boss telling her that she didnβt have to come to work anymore because she had been fired for her plagiarism and for treating others poorly. Then Kaya realized what her greedness from before had affected her.
This happened a few days ago when Kaya was starting a new project with she had to work with a group of four other people: Joe, Lia, and Bobby. This was Kayaβs 3 years of college at the University of San Francisco. She has recently turned 20 years old during the summer and has been working at this low-wage job near school. She has always been interested in focusing on being better than her older sister, who is now having a stable life and has a high-paying job, and her parents have always favored her older sister. They have always given her their love and also given her all the things that she has asked for. While Kaya had to buy her own things and didnβt get any attention from her parents.
Kaya has always been nice to others and gets along with everyone, but inside, she always wants to be better than her sister, and she doesnβt care about anyone else and how it impacts them. She wants to be recognized and have a lot of money β anything that would make her family finally see her as the βbetterβ daughter.
When the group finally meets, they will have to create something that shows the history over time in modern art. Kayaβs group would meet 4-5 times a week over the past 2 weeks and spend 3 hours every time they met to create this art piece. During this time, Kaya would start taking the lead of the group and ignore other peopleβs ideas, believing that her idea was the best, and that they should use her idea and that she makes all the decisions. Kaya secretly focused on making herself stand out. On Saturday, after the meeting was over, she saw Lia sketch a watch on the poster, and she didnβt like it, so she decided to erase it because it wasnβt good enough for her taste. So she added her own touches. This happened many times after their fourth meeting. She thought that when she turn it in, she will be able to get most of the credit and the top grade β even if it means ignoring everyone elseβs opinions and making it her own. To her, it wasnβt just an art assignment; it was a chance to show she was smarter and more talented than her sister and to be noticed.
After two weeks, the professor announced everyone’s grade for the group assignment, and she got the highest score in the class. Her teacher praised her for how amazing she did, avoiding mention of her groupmates; she also didnβt even mention her groupmates or how they contributed a lot to the presentation. All she cared about was her pride.
But this didnβt last long. After a week, the professor called the group in for a meeting. Bobby had emailed him with screenshots of messages and photos showing that Kaya had changed othersβ parts and had full control of the whole project. Kaya tried to defend herself, but there was too much evidence against her. Her professor was disappointed in her and gave the other three students full credit, and failed Kaya for plagiarism.
After recalling this event, she realized now she didnβt have a job and that she had made a grave mistake. The next day, when she came back to school, word had spread quickly around the school of what she had done. Her classmates stopped talking to her, and her reputation dropped overnight. This made Kaya feel something that she had never felt for her; this was her first time. Kaya felt out of place and realized that trying to outshine everyone had only left her in the dark.
Itβs been a couple of months since this happened. Kaya has been at home for the past month. During this time, she found herself a therapist, and she was able to talk with them about her problems. They spend time talking about her problem, and Kaya realizes that trying to outshine others can backfire, and now that she has experienced this, she wants to change. When she went back to school after missing one month of school she went to apologize to her teachers and teammates for what she had done and that she wasnβt herself and explain her situation. Then when the next project came she wanted everyone to be included and she didnβt want to take the lead and want other peopleβs opinion. She and her teammate worked together and she didnβt erase anyoneβs work and only gave improvement on what others can fix on. When her group finally got there she was nervous but couldnβt believe she got the highest grade and that she thanked her teammate and her teacher.
When Kayaβs family heard about this situation, they realized that they had been neglecting Kayaβs feelings for so long that they didnβt realize and when she got home her parents and her sister all sat at a table together. Her parents apologized to her about how they havenβt been caring for her for so long and that they now want to treat her and her sister equally. So over the next few weeks Kaya tries to hang out with her older sister and learn more about her other sister, since they donβt talk so much, since Kaya always ignores her. Now itβs been a few years since this situation. Kaya now graduated from college and found this job that pays her well and she has been visiting her family every day and they spend time together.
- How well did you tell your story that includes music and SFXs?
- What are you most proud of in your Short Story Audio Production?
- What do you value and appreciate from producing an audio only story that includes music and SFXs?
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Explain and feature your Exquisite Corpse group image.
Explain and feature your Short Stories album cover
Finally, honestly reflect back and write a paragraph or two about being creative specifically with Illustrator vs Photoshop or any other digital drawing application.
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- Provide the viewer with some context about your work in your elective class.
- What were you challenged to produce? What did you value from the specific process and production in your elective class? Anyone you wish to thank?
My character is a college student; her parents always favored her older sister and ignored her. So when her next project came out, she had to work with a group, and she did it by herself, not letting any of her teammates do anything, and erasing others’ work. She will later get the full point, but a few days later, she was exposed, and everyone at her school started hating her. She will later realize her mistake and apologize to her teammates. So her parents found out, they all sat down and talked. Now she is having a good time and has found a nice job.
I chose a shark head because my character is really βgreedyβ to get her parents’ attention, and sharks are greedy to get food. The next animal that I used was a cat’s ear because my character wanted attention, and how cat loves attention. Next is an owl eye because it shows loneliness and how my character later on ends up lonely after what she has done. Then it is the bee body, I chose this because itβs smart, and my character is really smart. Lastly, crocodile tail, because my character is hardworking to get her parentsβ attention. Then I use a purple color palette for my animal. My background is that I use 1-point linear perspective, and it shows the outside of a city street that later goes into a tunnel.
One difficulty that I encountered was making every animal fit together so they are able to connect and look like a real animal. Something that I am pleased with is the detail on the tail and how it looks like a crocodile tail, and how the other animals look like their original. I am pleased with my work because it looks good, and it has all the aspects of my idea. I would not change anything because I like it how it is, and this was my first animal combo, and it is the character that I wrote about in my flash fiction.
For each item below, include a short introduction to the piece so the viewer has some context. A personal reflection (1-2 sentences) always provides a human and emotional touch to the presentation.