Apr 12, 2014 | Free Press, Journalism/HSM
Here’s a PDF of the slideshow that Hawkeye Editor-in-Chief Nick Fiorillo and I gave at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014 the JEA/NSPA National Convention in San Diego. If you’d like to continue the conversation about your reinvention efforts (or ours),...
Apr 2, 2014 | Film Analysis
A dark universe Director Alex Proyas’s “Dark City” is unlike just about every other film I’ve ever seen. I still am not sure about it and I’ve seen it dozens of times. We’ll watch it in the context of the other films that have come...
Apr 1, 2014 | E9 Honors, English 9
Editorial Column Writing Now that you’ve had some experience writing persuasive essays using a variety of rhetorical techniques, we’re going to focus this approach even further by doing some journalistic editorial column writing. In this case, you’ll...
Mar 18, 2014 | Film Analysis
A Unique Sci-Fi Vision Say what you want about Terry Gilliam’s 1995 “12 Monkeys,” but like it or not what’s clear is that this is a film worthy of our attention and analysis. Did you know that the film and its script were influenced by several...
Feb 28, 2014 | Film Analysis
Feb 6, 2014 | Film Analysis
I frequently get asked for examples of exemplary work for the class. Because of the way that I pose questions and afford students a great deal of choice within assignments, it’s not always easy to find a single example that would provide enough evidence to serve...
Dec 15, 2013 | DigiPhoto Assignments, Digital Photography
So, you’ve gotten pretty good at making photos of subjects that are illuminated by an external light source. Now, it’s time to use light as your subject by painting with light. In other words, this project requires you to use light to create a subject in your shots....
Dec 14, 2013 | DigiPhoto Assignments, Digital Photography
Want to do something creative and use it as a gift while getting credit in class? Check out these Web sites and then pitch me an idea and make me an offer I can’t refuse. There is no official assignment sheet for this project since each one is so different. However,...
Dec 12, 2013 | DigiPhoto Assignments, Digital Photography
Okay, you’ve seen the ads, now it’s time to make your own! Use the techniques described on the assignment sheet and the Web site below to create your own iPod ad image. This is a tricky process, so plan ahead and make sure you have ample time to complete it. Of...
Dec 10, 2013 | DigiPhoto Assignments, Digital Photography
Okay, so this ought to be fun. My virtual tour would be to spend a week with President Barack Obama. You didn’t know that I am his deputy press secretary, did you? Well, check out the indisputable photographic evidence in the photo below. Right… Not buying it, are...
