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Category Archives: digital storytelling
Wire 106: S01E09 “Game Day”
This is our discussion about the 9th episode of Season 1 of The Wire: “Game Day.” And that’s nine episodes of The Wire by the first week of class—that’s pretty awesome. And if you have kept up with them so … Continue reading
Wire 106: S01E08 “Lessons”
This is our discussion about the 8th episode of Season 1 of The Wire: “Lessons.” As I mentioned in the last discussion post, in the coming weeks we will be live streaming these discussions for anyone to join from the wire106 … Continue reading
Wire 106: Week 1 –“The Setup”
Week 1 Introduction/Setup 8/25 all work is due midnight August 31, 2014 The first week is dedicated to getting setup for ds106; install your WordPress site and create other social media accounts such as Twitter, Flickr, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc. Complete … Continue reading
Wire 106: S01E06 “The Wire”
With this discussion of the eponymous episode of season 1, Paul and I wrap-up the pre-season for the Wire 106 class—a themed version of ds106 being taught at UMW, but up for anyone to play along. The class officially gets … Continue reading
Wire 106: S01E05 “The Pager”
In our discussion of episode 5, “The Pager,” Paul Bond once again provides a great post that demonstrates how the themes of surveillance and paranoia are reinforced in the set design, shot composition, lighting, and audio elements. He also explores … Continue reading
Wire 106: S01E04 “Old Cases”
In this discussion of episode 4, “Old Cases,” Paul Bond provides a clinic on examining this episodes use of color, visual rhyming, the noir aesthetic, and more. His post here provides some excellent notes for this discussion, or even a … Continue reading
“The Pager” -Technology, Surveillance, and Paranoia
“Boops Beeper” by Jared Aubel Art was a visual that struck me for episode 5 of The Wire‘s first season: “The Pager.” The dated technology in The Wire is part of its appeal to me. As John Hendel argues in … Continue reading
Institutional Noir
A shot Paul Bond captured from episode 4 of The Wire, “Old Cases,” highlights the corporate institutional spaces much of the police work revolves around in this season. In his commentary for episode 1 of the season, David Simon refers … Continue reading
Wire 106: S01E03 “The Buys”
Paul Bond and I discussed “The Buys” last Thursday, and above is the video. We range in our discussion and I just did a pretty extensive post on it that I lost in Known (sometimes I am spoiled by WordPress). … Continue reading
The Wire Everywhere
While walking around the new building I now work in at UMW—I realized I was seeing The Wire everywhere. Specifically, in the carpet. The carpet is a constant reminder, at least for me, of the iconic image that is associated … Continue reading