Semester Reflection

My Work

My Video Starts at 0:45
This Video was the ONW video we made. This video took us around a week or two to make. We learned about the news editing process however we interviewed the principal so it took awhile to get him booked.  However we have yet to get peer feedback.

This video was our procedure/tutorial video. This only took around a week. This video was much easier. But trying to figure the cameras since we were still new to them was hard. We got someone feedback on the color correction and shakiness. We did managed to get rid of a bit of the yellow in the frame. For both of these videos I think I did pretty good on both given our time frame.

 I used my time mostly working on a script and generally managing the docs and also helped people with the tripod and camera. I think I could get off of topic at times but I believe that I managed to stay on topic. I would have spent my time trying to master audio if i finished audio since that's not my strong suit.  Normally I will stay after school to finish projects I lag behind on.
 
 I think my strengths are team play and knowledge and framing the shots. I seem to get along well with people and I think I can map out a scene pretty well. However I also have my weaknesses as well. I think I get off topic pretty quickly and I'm also slow at editing. That is why I try to leave the heavy editing to other people.

In the soft more edition I believe I was something similar to the director since I thought I organized the team. In this edition we made a informative piece on the recent deployment of the dell laptops.

My favorite part about the year was working and meeting new people. However next year I will stay more on task, which means I also need to keep other students concentrated as well. I took away that I can't do everything myself and that I have to work with other people to be successful.

ONW NOW

What Makes a Good Broadcaster

I think the main I learned that you need to have foresight and confidence. You need to have confidence to put yourself out there. You also need to be able to confidently deliver your piece effectively and concisely.  But you also need to be able to plan ahead while managing extra time.  However you are just a cog in the machine. There are also other people that need to do their part as well. Like the audio people who make sure everyone who could people clearly understood. The anchors who can clearly deliver their lines and lastly the editors who master the news you watch every night.

My Viewpoint 

From where I was I saw the people editing the show as they went. Switching the camera angles and cuing the anchors in. I thought this was very fascinating. Particularly because I never knew how this stuff was edited whether this was all spliced together or on one continuous shot.

 

How to use the elevator

Pre- Production

When we were given our turn to choose what topic we would cover. I didn't like the idea of our group choosing how to use the elevator. However I was wrong about the notion. We had a solid plan and a procedure that actually needed to further explained. We started off with simple stick figures and post it notes, then we moved to complex diagrams with a variety of different shots. Then we were ready to move on.

Experiences

I think the biggest thing i learned was to work with other people with different ideas. I think that this was quite the journey because all of the people i didn't know. And not only did we have different ideas but also personalities. However I think we managed to conquer the problems and make a stylized yet informational piece.

What Would I Change?

Unlike most of the things I've done this video had flaws. But I think I wouldn't change anything aside from editing on my part. The cuts were raw and I didn't have any information on how to correct the yellow on the screen in editing. But I think with a bit more practice I could fix those lickity split.

Interview

What was the Story?

When we learned about the assignment we wanted to do soccer.  So we choose Josh, when we interviewed him we wanted to figure out how the sport impacted his life. We learned a lot from asking him about his friends and the skills he made when participating in the sport. I knew that we needed to capture the effect of soccer of young minds, however I haven't had the time to finish the video yet. Here's why...

The Process

The road to making this interview was full of misfortune and disregard. It started out well though as we had a clear mind going in to the project and we were ready to film We even manged to get b-roll from the upper class men of the game Josh was in.  When we got to the interview however we had to move spots which disrupted the project. When then had to rush to find a new spot. We settled on the hallway. There were consequences though because our audio which our camera man assured was absent. After this it went down hill. People came through and actively disrupted us and ruined lot of the time we had. After finishing that mess we moved to editing which was not much better as we were already behind. Then we learned that each of us had to do our own voice over instead of just one for the group. That's when the class moved on.

My Experience

I learned about planning and about the camera and how it works. But the main thing I learned was patience. Especially the final stretch of the project.  Since everyone needed the recording room we needed to wait. And this was frustrating but I think it helped some since we had downtime to think was Brogan was going to say.

What would I change?

I would change our topic and how we conducted ourselves. I think soccer was good but at the time we didn't have time to go out and film so we had to rely on someone else to capture b-roll. And I think we should have taken it more seriously.

Lastly...

I think that this was something to learn from. I think that I can learn a lot from this and the problem's we faced.

Self Portrait

     My self portrait was about my dog and the reason I chose her was because  she has been a big time user. I wanted to show others what I have been up to the pass few months. But I didn't think mine was the best.  I thought that Alex P's was very interesting because of the lighting as well as the comedic tone.

 I tried to make my project practical as well as playful.  I made some mistakes though, like how I did I filmed vertically. I think when I made this I wanted to give people a window to look in what I have been doing for a while. And for the technical aspects I will be honest I wasn't really thinking on the lighting, camera, etc. But looking at it now I think my lighting turned out pretty well/.

 Using my very intense ceiling light I managed to capture my subject as much as possible. Similar to lighting I didn't really think about the audio. But my phone seemed to capture my less than flattering voice/ It even captured Avery's  collar pendent clanging a round.

 Lastly, I'm not sure I captured the essence I wanted to show. I wasn't successful because I felt like I was rushed. I didn't really give it much thought until Sunday. However I think my technical aspects worked pretty well. Next time I work on something like this I will make sure it's well planned out.

Final Post (But Not Really)

What Was this Project

  Our Final Project was a complete project design. We made the project and then advertised it. This took all shapes including a commercial, ad, coupon and a complete website. Our Product was Polychrome, a neat piece of technology that allows you to change your color or pattern of your shirt. Or commercial in my opinion brought this idea home, it was also the toughest part. We were trying to go for something that can be used in any situation. For example changing your shirt to neon for neon day. The hardest part of that was trying to make jump cuts at the precise time so that it would look smooth and not choppy. The project as whole however took about 9 weeks to fully complete. Through feedback from the presentation and peers as I worked is that we needed to we work on flow.    

  How we presented the ending didn't really sell them one our product. since the hook was at the end and was mot very strong. I learned that coordination is very important we trying to get your ideas out as a group. After talking for a bit we changed the color scheme from 7 colors to about 3. This made our Product more simple which is the new trend in graphic design. In the end I thought our project turned out clean and professional. I can't wait to work more with the guys in my group to create more projects.

My Work

 For the project I worked mostly on the packaged directing the commercial. The commercial took the longest since we had to plan it out and then shoot the video. I came with up the concept and then put it into action. The commercial tried to sell the idea that this product is versatile and can be used in any scenario.  The Package was trying to simple yet gave them the idea that this was out product. I based it off the clothes boxes that you get when you order clothes online. Those boxes are easy to open yet have their own style. I also worked on the web add with the polka dots, this product is colorful and grabs the person's attention.  This part proved difficult since I was not expecting to get Artist's Block. How to make this colorful yet simple proved difficult. However I settled on polka dots since the are simple and can be used to represent any color.

My Strengths/Weaknesses 

I think I am Pretty good at directing and designing, more of the creative aspects of e-Comm. I can come up with ideas in my head pretty quickly. I also think I am a good leader, hence why I think I am a good director. The reason I think this is because at the beginning of this whole quarter I got the ENTJ personality and the lion on the animal survey.

 On the the Other hand I struggle with the HTML and editing of websites and videos. I can visualize what I want put I can't really put in the real world. I can never seem to find out the tools I need to complete the task. I guess you can say I am a dreamer not a designer a creator not a mechanic.

Summary

My favorite part about this quarter was being able to meet and interact with new people. I think the only thing I would change how much work I put in, It seems I lagged behind my teammates. I took away of this whole thing is ow much I appreciate how much work goes into advertising and design. I look forward to working more in e-Comm. And my goal is meet more people and interact with everyone new I met.

AB Sequence

    We learned about the 6 shots when it comes to film. The six shots are medium, close up, extreme close ups, wide, extreme,  and extreme wide. When it came to sketching and brainstorming it was sort of spontaneous. I proposed it as a joke but we thought it was funny and we went with it.

 When we finished filming which took us about a week we started on editing. Trimming shots was not hard. The only real problem I had was with audio. The jumping form songs was difficult since I could not sync up the audio.

 We planned out a basic route of where we want to go. We decided to skip the hallways since the didn't add much and where hard to travel across.  We wanted to move across the pod and to the microwave when we did this we winged it, even though we were un organized I thought we did pretty good.


 I thought our group did really good. A certain person seemed to cause the most trouble for every one but we go the work done. I would work with them again but next time we need to stay focused.

My Personality

Meyers Briggs
 In class we took a the Meyer Briggs personality test. I was surprised to find out that my mom has taken the personality test and remembers her type so without stalling this was my type

      I ended up actually taking this test 3 times to prove my results didn't just fluctuate based on my mood or something like that. My result where ENTJ, ENTP, ENTJ, And having a closer look I had little preference over P or J.

           I did actually think the test was very accurate, I do often feel that I am the leader type. However the what is was I found quite a strange when it says that ENTJ's are planners considering I never ever plan.

       I think it was very telling of terms of my personality. I think it does it explain why I like to the think I am the leader of my group and why I like to lead the group.

    Once Again I think it sort of reinforces why I like to lead in social situations. It may also explain why I don't like authority, I obey but I do not like it.

 The "Commander's" main flaw it that he/she is often insensitive when it comes to sniffing out flaws. This can lead to lack of empathy and insensitivity. I think this is why some people might think I don't care about them when I do. Since my mom has the same type that might be why our bond is so close.

 I learned I guess basically what always was but never thought about it. I think the survey opened my eyes which makes me love this.

Animal Personality

  In class we did a worksheet where we did a 1-4 survey. After filling it out I go a lion. Similarly the lion is the same as the ENTJ. I thought this was surprising since they were completely different in execution. The lion is all about leadership and taking charge. They are bold but a bit harsh when it comes down to his group.  However lions are powerful and I am proud to be considered one!

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How to Print a Document

What Was This Project?

This project started out as a simple google slides photography presentation. Then we were given a challenge convey a story without using words. Fine simple enough grab your camera and film. Once you were done you would have to condense it into 30 seconds. I personally struggled with this process since we filmed a lot and we needed to keep it all.

I learned..

I actually figured out a lot of stuff you wouldn't even think of. I learned how long it takes to film your shot so you have enough time. Then we busted out adobe premiere which I have never used before. I thought it was a great experience since we learned how to use a real life professional video software program. 

What would I change?

I would Change how we filmed it since we did one take for each actor meaning it took twice as long. This really made editing a fast process since we were on a time crunch. I would also change the music. I liked it but I think it's a bit to loud for this certain video.