Riley Munford Digital Storytelling
Check out my work for the class, categorized above, scroll down to see posts
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Final Post!
In this semester and in the last few weeks, I have put an insane amount of work into this class. Please check out how I’ve grown as well as how my work has changed throughout the semester in the blog posts linked below. Thank you to anyone who has tuned into my progress this semester.…
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Final Reflection
Learning Through Storytelling: My Journey with Zuko and Beyond When I first stepped into this course, I didn’t realize how much it would challenge me to think creatively across different mediums. From photo editing to audio clips, video diaries, and design assignments, each project pushed me to explore new ways of telling stories. And at…
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Before vs. After: Zuko
The images above are those that I found to create both visual assignments below. This image is one I edited to display Zukos metaphorical power focus. He is focusing his strength and his power towards the water, and towards those important to him. On the right of the image, we see his Uncle, his Mother,…
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The Redemption Arc of Zuko
Few characters in animation have captured me as deeply as Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. His journey is one of fire and fury, identity, redemption, and the search for belonging. In this post, I’ll walk through Zuko’s complete story. Stay Tuned! The Banished Prince Zuko’s story begins in tragedy. Scarred by his father, Fire…
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Video Practical Summary
Check out what I have learned over the past few weeks while exploring video production and creativity! From reading amovie, to applying that knowledge, to creating my own videos…wow has this been a journey. I learned that storytelling isn’t just about assembling pieces. Each post, each clip, each character sketch made me slow down and…
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Tell Your Character’s story
Hi, welcome to today’s blog. I’m going to share the story of a girl named Jade. It’s a simple story really, but pay attention. I’m not the best at imagining characters, so I plan on taking a more direct route here. Jade does things, she lives. Now, this may have you thinking I’m lazy or…
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Stories Through Games
This post is so peak…pun intended! Watch this video as I go through the gameplay of one of my favorite games, PEAK. This is a co-op climbing game where up to four players, as lost nature scouts, must scale a procedurally generated mountain to escape a mysterious island. The core gameplay involves teamwork, communication, and…
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TikTok of your pet
Everyone, meet Bug! This is my kitten, estimated to be about 5-6 months old. You might be wondering… “estimated?” Yes. Today is 11/10/2025. I acquired this kitten on 11/6/2025. Here’s how: In class on a regular Thursday, working hard on my projects, I suddenly get a call from my roommate. She explains that her boyfriend…
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Summary Intro to video background
While exploring video techniques and applying them to real movie scenes, I learned a lot. Check out some of my tips below that I gathered from research on what techniques are used in film making. Check out this post below to see how I took the film techniques that I learned about, and applied them…
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Look, Listen, Analyze
Follow along with me as I apply some of the film and editing techniques I discussed in my last post to an actual movie scene. The video above, while it is blocked out, is the scene I will be analyzing. I suggest you click the link to watch it as youtube as it has curse…
