Internet Movie Script Database

http://imsdb.com/

Here's the site we visited during class today. Rob, I can't find the story website - could you send that to us please?

Thanks!

Assignment #3 - Demographics

For this assignment I want you to start thinking of story ideas for your final project. It doesn't have to go into deep detail, just outlines of a story. But I also want you to tell me who this story is targeted to - and do some research online to back it up! Give me demographic detail on your target audience.

Moving along...

OK, so now you're getting an idea of how I like to proceed with class. I can talk (believe me, I can talk...) but I'd rather hear your comments and ideas, too.

I'm trying to set up an RSS feed of stories and websites and various articles that I stumble across that I think you'll find interesting. Right now del.icio.us (just put that into your search engine, great site) is fighting with me, so be patient.

In the meantime, here are some links I'd promised earlier.

Borges' The Garden of Forking Paths (original text)
Borges' The Garden of Forking Paths (a hypertextual interpretation, interesting)

Mapping a Choose Your Own Adventure book

The Beta Male's Charms

Celtx

Quarterlife

The Virtual Barber Shop (you need earphones for this one to work properly and, yes really, close your eyes)

I'd also like you all to check out Nicole's blog, sodevious.net. She's 13 and making a killing off of her blog. What kind of storytelling would you consider her work, if any kind at all? There is also some social networking involved - check out the "affies", which are affiliated blogs.

Assignment #2: Listening and Blogging

OK, we're doing good so far. Everyone has a blog and twitter account. We're going to use our blogs quite a bit and I want us to share our work with one another this way, too. So, look at the boxes to the right - you'll see I have links posted to everyone's blog and twitter accounts. Go in and bookmark them, or RSS them, and check them often.

For the weekend, I want you to do a few things:

1. Twitter

There are a couple of articles about Twitter I want you to read:

How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense and
Friends Swap Twitters and Frustration

Tweet at least 10 times over the weekend.

2. Listen and Blog

During class we're going to talk a bit about creating a sense of location, especially with sound. For this part of the assignment I want you to pick 3 very different locations. At least one should be a public space - restaurant, theme park, work, etc. - and one should be a "quiet" place - a lake, your patio, bedroom, etc. Your choice on the third but make it different from the other two (don't go to a different part of the park, etc.).

When you get to this space, close your eyes and just listen. Try to be there alone. If you can't avoid people that's fine but we aren't listening to conversations here. We want to listen to the natural sound of this space. Do you hear instects buzzing? Car horns in the distance? The whoosing of an overhead fan? Conversations? (Very likely if you're in a public space...)

Spend at least 5 minutes in each spot and pick out as many sounds as possible. In your blog, use those sounds to describe the place where you were.

When we come back on Tuesday we're going to see if we can recognize your locations, so be as descriptive as possible!

Still settling in

Still getting things settled for the summer but making some progress. More later.

One post, two post...

Hello all - this is where we will share some thoughts, insights, and things you likely will care less about.