{"id":366,"date":"2023-03-27T18:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T18:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/?page_id=366"},"modified":"2023-04-04T18:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:54:52","slug":"narrative-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/narrative-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Narrative 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading banner introbanner\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In English this semester, we wrote narratives to develop our understanding of characterization and descriptive storytelling. In design, we used the main character of out story and represented them as a hybrid animal using their character traits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enjoyed learning about the format of stories and the want\/need conflicts. I had a lot of fun in design learning about linear perspective and playing around with different numbers of vanishing points. I also learned a lot more about Illustrator and the different tools that you can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading banner storybanner\">Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started this project with learning about characterization. To do this, we had a list of questions to answer as our character. My character was based on my best friend so I had her help me come up with some of the answers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-1.png 560w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-1-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-2.png 498w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-2-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373\" width=\"500\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-4.png 507w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/character-starter-4-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My character just wanted to stay home and read and was too anxious to get out of her comfort zone and try new things. This became the want\/need conflict of the story. She wants to stay comfortable, but really she needs to go out and engage with other people.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-1024x700.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-375\" width=\"289\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-1536x1050.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-2048x1399.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-1200x820.png 1200w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.05.48-PM-1980x1353.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pro tools story session<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I read my story out loud with an audio recorder and then used pro tools to edit out pauses and unwanted noise. In the background, I put some royalty free music that I thought matched the story&#8217;s tone as well I could and put sound effects to show the falling objects in one scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enjoyed writing the story and brainstorming with my classmates about possible plots or changes. I also had not had a lot of experience yet with pro tools so I appreciated the opportunity to get more practice with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1460270410&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/freestyle-academy\" title=\"Freestyle Academy\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Freestyle Academy<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/freestyle-academy\/story-by-sofav-2023\" title=\"Story By SofaV (2023)\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Story By SofaV (2023)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading banner illustrationsbanner\">Illustrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV-1024x343.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379\" width=\"546\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV-1024x343.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV-300x101.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV-768x258.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV-1200x402.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06-KateK-AnnieH-SofaV.jpeg 1506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exquisite Corpse group image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make the exquisite corpse image, we formed groups of three and made an Illustrator document with three art boards. We chose a starting and end point on the edge of each art board. Without seeing what the others were doing, we created an image that starts and ends on those points. For my part of the project, I decided to draw a cow being abducted by aliens. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vincent_Sofa-Artboard-1-1.png 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustrator design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Illustrator project, we were supposed to make something using Illustrator and turn it into a physical item. I wanted to use Illustrator to create a pattern to crochet. My goal with this project was to create pixel art then and use it as instructions for a crochet sweater. This was very challenging as it was my first attempt at creating a complex design with multiple colors. One of the biggest problems I found while making it was creating smooth transitions from one color to the next. One thing I would change if I could would be the moon. I think it created too much contrast so I would rather have not included the yellow. Because of this, I also wish I had done more of it in separate panels because it would have made it much easier to go back and fix mistakes. However, I am proud of how the plant turned out. I had to redo it many times to get the look I wanted which was really frustrating, but eventually I was happy with it. This project made me realize how hard it is to follow a pattern. I usually use only measurements which are not as precise and are much more forgiving. Now I can really appreciate those who use patterns and follow them exactly. This project took a lot of patience and I had to be okay with starting over and spending time fixing my mistakes. I think this will be important for the rest of my life. I am human so I expect to make a lot more mistakes so it is important for me to be able to spend the time and effort to fix them rather than just give up and turn in work I am not proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading banner musicbanner\">Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this unit, we were told to find a song and make a parody of it. We wrote new lyrics, recorded it, and edited it using Pro Tools. We wanted to use the instruments but remove the vocals of the song, which we did using Pro Tools and using equalizers to try to hide the singer. I paired up with Thea Nair for this project so we tried to find a song we were both familiar with. We chose the song, &#8220;Despair.&#8221; This is a very upbeat song with not so happy lyrics so we wanted to keep this tone.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Parody-Screenshot-by-Sofa-Vincent-2-Small-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-395\" width=\"339\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Parody-Screenshot-by-Sofa-Vincent-2-Small-2.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Parody-Screenshot-by-Sofa-Vincent-2-Small-2-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019ve lost control, and ran into a lamp post&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Air bag deployed, now I have broken bones<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And looking at my car which is completely wrecked&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I have to think of a way to get myself out of this mess<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I hit my head way too hard<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And now I\u2019m seeing stars&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I want this to be done, bleeding out is no fun<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>My head is bleeding, please get help i\u2019m pleading<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I can see my life force depleting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As death gets near<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I close my eyes in fear&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I open my eyes, beeping machines surround me&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Doctors hurrying to ask me, they want to know about the crash<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And even though I want to sleep and snore&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can\u2019t help but think about that goddamn boar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Parody-by-SofaV.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading banner designbanner\">Design<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"Hybrid Creature\" class=\"wp-image-405\" width=\"333\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character-1200x850.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Character.jpg 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In design this unit, we used our short stories from english to create a hybrid creature using the character traits of our main characters. My character is a crow, fly, porcupine, chameleon, and jellyfish. I chose a crow because she is a collector. She is also very shy which made me think of the phrase \u201cfly on the wall.\u201d She is very guarded as well which is why I chose a porcupine. But she also is very easygoing and able to change and adapt. Chameleons are known for their ability to change color and jellyfish to me seem very easy going as well. They kind of just go with the tides. To make my character in illustrator, I used a lot of the gradient tool and copied and pasted tons of feathers. Because of this, I think it looks pretty three dimensional and textured. For the background, I used a library in two point perspective. I am pretty happy with how it turned out, but I wish I had chosen to include less books as it was very tedious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vincent_Sofa-project-100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vincent_Sofa-project-100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408\" width=\"137\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vincent_Sofa-project-100.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vincent_Sofa-project-100-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SofaV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vincent_Sofa-project-100-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In English this semester, we wrote narratives to develop our understanding of characterization and descriptive storytelling. In design, we used the main character of out story and represented them as a hybrid animal using their character traits. I enjoyed learning about the format of stories and the want\/need conflicts. 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