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The Student Is Always Write

The Student Is Always Write

By Alexander Moore

Join International Relations major David Stottner, Physics and Applied Mathematics major Alex Moore, and a guest from Loyola Marymount University every week for an improvised story-telling experience that explores the creative and imaginative processes of all individuals, regardless of major.

Email: alwayswritelmu@gmail.com
Opportunities: academics.lmu.edu/orca/
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Episode 9: Murder Mystery with Everyone! (FINALE)

The Student Is Always WriteMay 01, 2021

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Episode 9: Murder Mystery with Everyone! (FINALE)

Episode 9: Murder Mystery with Everyone! (FINALE)

Oh boy, buckle up.

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Music and Sound Effects:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Sound Effects courtesy of Freesound.org

May 01, 202154:53
BONUS: The Profitable, Respectable Glue Chocolate Election (Snappy Ideas)

BONUS: The Profitable, Respectable Glue Chocolate Election (Snappy Ideas)

BONUS EPISODE!

David and Alex come up with a horror short in 5 minutes or less.

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Music and Sound Effects:

"Bonus Theme" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Apr 25, 202108:45
Episode 8: Children's Stories with Hayden Wheeler

Episode 8: Children's Stories with Hayden Wheeler

A plastic spider, a tiny clown, and a robotic hand escape their Halloween box in the storage unit to celebrate Christmas with their family. Will they be able to outrun a mysterious ghost and his funny skeleton companion?

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Music and Sound Effects:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

"Is it Christmas or Halloween?" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Sound Effects courtesy of Freesound.org

Apr 16, 202145:39
Episode 7: Rom-Coms with Veronica Backer-Peral

Episode 7: Rom-Coms with Veronica Backer-Peral

An aging monk reckons with the darkness in his past, only to discover that what he has been desperately yearning for has always been right beside him — in the form of a turtle called Diana.

Follow Veronica's articles here: https://www.laloyolan.com/users/profile/veronica%20backer-peral/

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Music and Sound Effects:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Feb 15, 202148:52
Episode 6: Superhero Origin Stories with Cezanne Bush

Episode 6: Superhero Origin Stories with Cezanne Bush

When Joe Rich inherits the ability to become sort of small from his grandfather's will, he joins an exclusive superhero league headed by Top Dog, the most powerful superhero in the world. By following his late grandfather's advice to root out the corruption within the league, he becomes entangled in conspiracies far beyond his area of expertise - if there were any to begin with. Will The Little Guy save the world?

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Music and Sound Effects:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Jan 31, 202154:23
Episode 5: World-Building REVISIT with David and Alex (REFLECTION EPISODE)

Episode 5: World-Building REVISIT with David and Alex (REFLECTION EPISODE)

Slick Typhorrus is a half-human, self-appointed detective on a frontier planet populated by many opportunist species. When he begins to investigate an arson, his world expands as he encounters the diverse species on this steady-growing planet, and wrestles with his own split identity to bring justice to Malone-4.

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Music:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

"Mystery in Space" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Dec 11, 202051:59
Episode 4: Villains with Fosse Lin-Bianco

Episode 4: Villains with Fosse Lin-Bianco

David is the new kid at school, and it doesn't take him long to find his enemy, Chase, a popular, handsome kid on the school's rugby team. Each character sees the other as the antithesis of themselves, but the school is way too small to keep these characters apart forever. Through shared secrets and long hours spent together in detention, David and Chase discover that they can help each other succeed in the upside-down adventure that is high school. With the help of lively musical numbers, the characters soon discover more romantic feelings for one another. But, with secrets leaking out and life going in separate ways, this love story may not be able to hold on forever. This is the wholesome, heart-throbbing, fun-loving musical adventure you won't want to miss. The Chavid Situation: High School is a Total Circus.

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Music and Sound Effects:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

"A Musical High School..." by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Sound Effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Nov 21, 202038:34
Episode 3: Themes and Motifs with Aiden Meyer

Episode 3: Themes and Motifs with Aiden Meyer

On an 18th-century Carribean island, a ridiculous & nonsensical tale transpires when three island dwellers escape their oppressive homes and set sail on the high seas. Battling skeletons, pirates, and gigantic sea monsters along the way, will our heroes learn something, and perhaps make a new friend?

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Works Cited:

Daemmrich, Horst S. “Themes and Motifs in Literature: Approaches: Trends: Definition.” The German Quarterly, vol. 58, no. 4, 1985, pp. 566–575. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/406945. Accessed 12 Nov. 2020.

Music and Sound Effects:

"The Student is Always Write Theme" by Alex Moore

"Kids that are Pirates" by Alex Moore

Additional Background Music by Alex Moore

Sound Effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Nov 13, 202055:20
Episode 2: Character Development with Veronica Urubio
Nov 06, 202001:04:59
Episode 1: World-Building with David and Alex

Episode 1: World-Building with David and Alex

In a fantasy world much like our own, two cultures collide in a port city during the most important agricultural festival of the year. But a threat from the natural world looms just outside the city walls.

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Works Cited:

Boni, Marta. World Building : Transmedia, Fans, Industries. Amsterdam University Press, 2017. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat00322a&AN=linus.b4625449&site=eds-live&scope=site.

Dulong, Angelina. “Patricia A. McKillip and the Art of Fantasy World-Building by Audrey Isabel Taylor (Review).” Marvels & Tales, vol. 33, no. 2, May 2020, pp. 359–361. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspmu&AN=edspmu.S1536180219200065&site=eds-live&scope=site.

Music and Sound Effects:

Original Scoring by Alex Moore

EMOTIONAL CHOIRS by Carlos Estella

Sound Effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Oct 30, 202053:16