Comments on: More Mixology on the Shakespeare Mashup http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/ A field headquarters in the War on Schooliness. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:42:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-529 Clay Burell Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:35:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-529 Matt, check out the link to "flipbooks" from ToonDo that Diane pointed out <a HREF="http://tinyurl.com/38utea" REL="nofollow">here</a>. It shows some photo and animation combinations I don't think are possible in Comic Life (which I've never used). We'll see how it all washes out. Do you think distorting the faces will consume the time saved by taking the photos? (*eek*) Matt, check out the link to “flipbooks” from ToonDo that Diane pointed out here. It shows some photo and animation combinations I don’t think are possible in Comic Life (which I’ve never used). We’ll see how it all washes out. Do you think distorting the faces will consume the time saved by taking the photos? (*eek*)

]]> By: Matt http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-528 Matt Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:19:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-528 A thought on the time/work load for the graphic novel. Comic Life allows for importing photography. If the equipment is available, it might be more efficient to have students storyboard the comic book and then pose per the storyboard and take pictures. The pictures can then be "comicified" or otherwise manipulated if student faces need obscuring.<br/><br/>Hamlet starts in November; I'm looking forward to this project! A thought on the time/work load for the graphic novel. Comic Life allows for importing photography. If the equipment is available, it might be more efficient to have students storyboard the comic book and then pose per the storyboard and take pictures. The pictures can then be “comicified” or otherwise manipulated if student faces need obscuring.

Hamlet starts in November; I’m looking forward to this project!

]]> By: diane http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-526 diane Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:10:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-526 Clay, Thanks for the tech tip. As I've said before, I'll have to live for a very long time to catch up with you digital youngsters.<br/><br/>I always found Shakespeare easier to comprehend when spoken or performed rather than just being scanned as text. Are you adding an sound component for us auditory learners?<br/><br/>(I am a dreamer - you are a doer. Thanks for taking my sketchy ideas and turning them into concrete applications!) Clay, Thanks for the tech tip. As I’ve said before, I’ll have to live for a very long time to catch up with you digital youngsters.

I always found Shakespeare easier to comprehend when spoken or performed rather than just being scanned as text. Are you adding an sound component for us auditory learners?

(I am a dreamer - you are a doer. Thanks for taking my sketchy ideas and turning them into concrete applications!)

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-522 Clay Burell Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-522 Hi Diane ~ That link was fine the first time, but FYI, I just figured out what TinyURL is. Check out the site and I think you'll find it useful for situations like that one. More importantly, I love the chemistry going on with the ToonDo thing you started. Looks like something is spontaneously combusting along "Shakespeare Illustrated" lines....<br/><br/>Christina, why don't we take this idea (you too, Diane, of course) and run with it? "Shakespeare Street Talk?" I'm open to any name we can come up with. What a cool long-term goal - the complete works, graphic and global. (Matt, if you see this, pitch in with Hamlet!)<br/><br/>Christina, if you want a laugh, skim the Korea students' adaptations so far. They really don't know how to curse in the right situations ;-) A good learning experience for them.... Hi Diane ~ That link was fine the first time, but FYI, I just figured out what TinyURL is. Check out the site and I think you’ll find it useful for situations like that one. More importantly, I love the chemistry going on with the ToonDo thing you started. Looks like something is spontaneously combusting along “Shakespeare Illustrated” lines….

Christina, why don’t we take this idea (you too, Diane, of course) and run with it? “Shakespeare Street Talk?” I’m open to any name we can come up with. What a cool long-term goal - the complete works, graphic and global. (Matt, if you see this, pitch in with Hamlet!)

Christina, if you want a laugh, skim the Korea students’ adaptations so far. They really don’t know how to curse in the right situations ;-) A good learning experience for them….

]]> By: Christina Botbyl http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-520 Christina Botbyl Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:08:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-520 i'm still out here reading and (as always) in awe! ;p 'romeo and juliet' is coming up in my syllabus and i've recently done a qri assessment with my students that indicates that shakespeare could be more than frustrating for most everyone involved! this is possibly the type of project that i've been looking for (actually it's more the type of resource i've been looking for, but i'm o.k. with creating it). there's great potential for a global youth collaboration project on 'the complete digital works of street shakespeare' graphic novel set...egads! i’m still out here reading and (as always) in awe! ;p ‘romeo and juliet’ is coming up in my syllabus and i’ve recently done a qri assessment with my students that indicates that shakespeare could be more than frustrating for most everyone involved! this is possibly the type of project that i’ve been looking for (actually it’s more the type of resource i’ve been looking for, but i’m o.k. with creating it). there’s great potential for a global youth collaboration project on ‘the complete digital works of street shakespeare’ graphic novel set…egads!

]]> By: diane http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-517 diane Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:18:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-517 http://ahds.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/<br/>performancedetails.do?performanceId=11404 http://ahds.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/
performancedetails.do?performanceId=11404

]]> By: diane http://beyond-school.org/2007/09/21/more-mixology-on-the-shakespeare-mashup/#comment-514 diane Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:56:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=351#comment-514 Clay,<br/><br/>I can't wait to see what your Creative Kids Corps comes up with! (I'll send a link to our 11-12 English teacher, but don't know what she already has planned).<br/><br/>That performance of "King Lear" I saw in Stratford-on-Avon<br/>http://ahds.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11404<br/>had a unique spin: the lead actor was made up with a bald head - not just bald, but deliberately egg-shaped! I'm sure we had a fine discussion on the symbolism of that choice.<br/><br/>[While in Europe, I saw "The Graduate" in the movies, and "Man of La Mancha" and "Canterbury Tales" on the stage.What a summer.] Clay,

I can’t wait to see what your Creative Kids Corps comes up with! (I’ll send a link to our 11-12 English teacher, but don’t know what she already has planned).

That performance of “King Lear” I saw in Stratford-on-Avon
http://ahds.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11404
had a unique spin: the lead actor was made up with a bald head - not just bald, but deliberately egg-shaped! I’m sure we had a fine discussion on the symbolism of that choice.

[While in Europe, I saw "The Graduate" in the movies, and "Man of La Mancha" and "Canterbury Tales" on the stage.What a summer.]

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