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In our junior narrative unit, we explored character and fiction development through numerous multimedia projects that spanned multiple classes. Most of the unit was based on the Flash Fiction that we wrote in English. Then, once our piece was fully edited, we created audio productions and story art in Digital Media. Aspects of my story even influenced my work in Design, where I used character traits of my primary character to create an illustration of a hybrid creature. In this unit we used Wacom Drawing Pads, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I value all of the skills that I developed in this unit, however I am the most grateful for the advances I made to my knowledge of sound production. It was really immersive to hear my story out loud, meshed with sound effects that helped build the setting, and I think it added a lot of value to the text. Sound\/audio also happens to be the area that I made the most improvement in. I have never been musically inclined, but after watching many (and I mean many<\/em>) pro-tools tutorials, I managed to create something that I was proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For my flash fiction project, I chose to write a short story that built on themes of suspense, guilt, and lies. The Witch of Swindon-by-the-Sea takes place over a single conversation between Bethie-Lou and Reuben, two residents of Swindon-by-the-Sea. Over the course of the conversation, through Bethie-Lou’s refusal to speak (instead choosing to write in her journal), and Reuben’s semi-paternal treatment of her, a complex character relationship begins to form. We begin to learn more about why Bethie-Lou doesn’t speak and why the town seemingly hates her. The story culminates with the realization that one of them is lying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way I went about starting this project was by first developing a moodboard. Having a visual guide for what I want the setting of Swindon-by-the-Sea to look like helped a lot in the drafting process. After I completed my moodboard, I began to outline characters and general ideas for plot. Typically, when I write I tend to prefer writing longer projects (such as full-length novels), so it was a challenge for me to figure out how I was going to condense all of my ideas into such a short format. Eventually I managed to complete a draft and edit it down to satisfying the word count maximum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in Digital Media, I began the short story audio production. I went into one of the iso-booths and recorded myself reading the story out loud, and then cleaned up the audio in pro-tools. Once I was satisfied with how it sounded, I went in and added sound effects. I knew I wanted lots of ambient wave and bird noises, as Reuben and Bethie-Lou are sitting on the edge of a dock, and that I wanted to emphasize some of the onomatopoeias I wrote into the original text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Witch of Swindon-by-the-Sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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