Reflection on Blog (:

Earlyin the year I came into this calss not knowing anytthing about computers or film-making. Now the end of the year is near and I have gathered some understanding of film-making along with other elements. At the start of the year I learned the importance of filming and using a camera properly. I learned how to set it up on the tripad and how to dump the video on to the computer and capture the images onto permier pro; this process is still a hard one but I have grasped an undeerstanding of it. Going back to permier pro I learned how to use this program at the begining of thye year the class learned about permier pro and how to use it. I learned about the time line, the source pannal, project pannal where the clips go and the pannal where you view the clips on the time line. Knowing how to capture the video onto the computer and permier pro was very important because for my first assignment for the class i had to film myself and give an itroduction of who I am and post it on my blogg. Knowing how to edit the clip and take things out to make the clip clean and understandable made my first project a succses for being the first permier pro project I did. On my second project I had to learn about making titles and scrip wrighting. For the titles I had to learn about lower thirds titles and how to make them apper on the screen and then go away when I wanted them to; I also learned that you can have a title apper on the first shot or clip you take or any clips by puting the clip on the time line locatting the dagger on the time line and putting on the clip then going to the title tab and creating a title like a lower thirds title on the image its self. i grasped this concept fairly quickly. As for the script wrighting this was not so essy but it wasn't rocket science. to write a scrip I had to learan what actions were and the different types of camera angles and shots and how to write the diologue and then open up fireworks wich is a program in the computer thats designed for scrip writing and write in my script using action words, camera angles and shots and formating diologue and much more. Later on in nthe year I showed how I grasped the concepts of putting a video toghether in permier pro. This is shown in a project I did with Sam. In this project i showed how i  can edit the clips move them to the time line and add transitions and titles. You can also see this in the most recent project that I did with Sam as well. Something else I learned from being in this calss is working with others as I mentioned one of thouse people already. Working with other classmantes helped me inmprove my social skills as well as being able to work with others and being patient. I also learned how to taking in other ideas and put out my ideas for others to hear; This is a very important skill one must have when it comes to film-making and I have been a team player sense day one. Working with others was fun. From all this film-making I have to say that edditing would be the hardest thing that I had to do because you cannot just drag the clips onto the time line, add transitions and say I'm done. That just makes your video horrible and it show that you didn't cear for it and didn't put in alot of hard work into making the video. In order for the video to look presentable and understandable you have to take your time to edit and put it together in an order that will make sense. At times I just wanted to throw clips toghether and say I'm done because the editing would not come out how I wanted it to come our or the computer didnnot want to comply with me but I didn't I stuck thrugh it all untill the end, asked for help when I really needed it and worked hard on whatever project I was given amd that shows in all my videos. They did have to be done at profesional level but they are readable and understandable and my hard work paid of in this calss. Proud of everything I have learned in this class.  

Final Project

The second special effect i used was the lens flare. You find this special effect by going to permiere pro and opening up the video effects folder and open up the generate folder and scroll down to lens flare. you change the seetings same way as the first effects you chose. You would most likely see this effect in a video when one is doing an opening shot and moving the camera from the sun or trying to really hilight a person making them seem like the sun.

The effect I used for this video was the twirl one. To find this special effect you open permier pro and go to the video effects video, then you go to the distort folder and scroll down until you see trwil. To change the setings of this effect you go to the effect controls panel and you chose what form you want the effect to take. You may use this in a film when a character beginns or is hallusinating.

The special effects that my partner and I used where first we cut the music using the rasor looking gaget. We cut the music at the very biginning to slow the timing so the picture actuually captured what the line was discribing. We also used tittle overlay when it came to adding the lines to the pictures. Towards the end of the video, before we uploaded it to our bloggs we went back to the first picture wich was of the Jabbawock and we enlarged it because it was to small. The effect that I believe worked was the tittle overlay. This worked well for us because as the stanza is being read one could see the picture and the lines and follow the story smoothly. The mood we where trying to communicate was that of  mystery. We went with a mysterius mood because in our stanza the jabbawock is still introduced as a mysterious creture. The idea we where trying to convey by showing you the image and effect is that the Jabbawock is a frightning cretur and it brings chills to one when they here about it.

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You shoul vote for my video because its straight to the point and its fun to watch. I used a veriety of transitions to draw in the eye and it is unique. This video will help encourge students to do well on the star tests.

Thinking About Our Final Values Video

Positives:  actors committed a 100% (Cassie&Alexis)

8.5 for editing (Cassie&Alexis)

The name is fine, (Cassie&Alexis)

I especially liked the establishing shot, because it sets up the entire short film (Jaay)

Suggestions:   The end credits need to disapear fulling before the BLOOPERS comes out. (Cassie&Alexis)

The resolution is pretty clear BUT you could show Amanda walking up to Alejandro from behind to come talk to him to add to it and also fix the odd transititon. (Cassie&Alexis)

You could maybe add some music to show the tension between Alejandro and the bullies. (Jaay)

I would recommend changing the background of the title scene to be a little bit more fitting to the film. (Jaay)

The comment made by Cassie and Alexis help us feel confident in how we portrayed our caracters. Also on the theme we feel like we did a good job. A lot of suggestions that we got was on addiding music in the part were the bullies come in which we do if there is time which there should be.

The two best seggestions we got wher addding music and showing Amanda walking up to Alejandro.

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1)The value that my group and I are trying to represent is speaking up for others when they are in need.

2)I agree with Sam when she states that our group has done the editing well. Each one of us shared the work of editing and putting in our own ideas. Also as Sam states we added comedy to our video by having two girl bullies bullying a boy.

3)What my group still needs to complete is the transition between Zach and bulllies leaving and Sam and Luis talking.

4)What we need most feed back on is if our video flows smoothly and if the transitions are understandable. And also if we used the right camera angles as Sam states.

5)At first we descovered that we needed a second person to play the second bully. We got Michaela to play the second bully. Also having two females playing the bullies; we were unsure how peoplle would react to it but we were able to get around that and sell the theme we were trying to portray.

My group and I planned the shoots by first loooking at where we werr (the setting) and then going from there. I belive that my group and I did not fully folow the rule of thirds. In some shots the person is right in the middle but in others it seems as if the person would be alighned with the rule of thirds. The impressions that the over the sholder shots creat is that it allows one to see the characters expressions and reactions. It lets the viewer get into the act. The dioluge seems very realistic. The challenges I faced while editing was figuring out exactly where to edit/cut the clips. The dominant tone is someone who is very agiteded in to knowing what the money is for and the other character is indiferent. When ever I do over the sholder shots again I have to be sure not to cut out the person im doing the over the shoulder shot, I need to keep them in the shot. Remembering lines is important and try not to cut out a person and don,t face the sun when filming.

I think that my partner and I did a good job on getting the right information about the cultures, it wasn't made up. I also believe that we did our best in edeting the video. In my part there are alot of errors I cold haved fixed. My part of the video is very choppy and it couold have been edited alot more to smooth out the clips. Our story line was good. We wwere consistnet and stayed on the topic of our holidays that we were presenting. The images we chose worked great. The Showed part of the elements that the culture uses for ther holiday. In my part I feel like I am a little transparent, not a lot, because of my grayish balck jaket. im wold have like to add more music, we have music in the begining and end of our video but not trhough out the video so that would have been nice to add. Also more interaction between the two of us. We set up the diologe so we are speaking to each other but I feel like we could have done that more. My partner, Sam, and I helped eachother by dividibg the tasks. We each lookoed for our own picturess. I edeited my part of the video and she edited hers but we both gave eachother input on were we should set out in and out points. We both cited the sources we used and created the title. In my part of the editing I feel like I could have made my clips more smooth because they seem chopy and you can see that it is a heavy transition from one clip to the next. What I would have done differently if I was given another chance to complete this project it would have been adding more music and editing my part more to make it more smooth.

This is our greenscreen project. What I learned by doing this workshop is how to import the picture on to the background. I also learned how to place it so it can be seen as if the person or group of people were actually there. I also learned how to eliminate the green by using keylight.

Cyberbullying What You Need To Know 1

The parts of the video that I am most proud of is the sound and the messege. Im proud of the sound because I liked how we made it flow. It was clear and understandable. It was not to hight at some points and then to low at others, it was consistent throughout the whole video. Im proud of the message because it was clear . I like how we chose to put it together, like starting of with what cyberbullying is and endind with prervention tips. It did not beat around the bush it was stright to the point. The comments we go from others was that we need to add a little more veriety of people but we did not have time to film more people and if we had more time like a day or two we problably would have added like one more person. The understandings that I reached about creating videos is that it is not easy. it recuiers alot of time comitment and patiens. By applying patiens and hard work the end product comes out good and it can make a good impresion on people. Im proud of my and my groups work.

What i learned from this video is on the audio. It feels like the audio of the voice overs needs to be a little louder. I also learned how to notice when to put brakes in the voice overs to give the audiance a break from all the information.

What i learned on editing with this video is how one needs to make sure that the volume on the sound is good and also how to lower voice overs on the background. At 1:40 the lighting is too bright so the thing that i learned is how to use different camera angles to try and avoid the brightness on the screen.

This is an example of a lower thiird. This form of titles are used when to give a quick title while the clip is playing. It is put off to a corner of the screen so it wont take to much attention from the clip but people still notice its there.

This is an example of a panel type title. You may see these when one wishes to give information while the clip is playing. You see these kinds of titles when important information comes up and the clip still keeps on playing. It cordinates with what is playing.

this type of title is used at the very begining. You see these more often than the other too. You place this kind of btitle at the very begining of a clip.

A simple cut in the timeline means there is a gab in between the clips where you chose to cut the selected clip. A ripple delete is a smooth cut. It is when you make a cut and the rest of the clips moved over to make the clip smooth. No gab between clips is visable. Lifting is cutting and extracting is a ripple edit.

This is an example of an insert edit. An insert edit places a clip inbetween other clips. You may insert the clip where ever you feel it will look best. I decided to insert my clip in the middle because I felt like it would make sense to have the woman pause, get her instruction then repeat the exsercise.