Early in the year, i learned the importance of completing all of the workshops and understanding the topics. You can obviosly see that im ny first couple of films i did not do a good job of this at all. For example editing the films and using great camera angles I did horrible. For example, the first big project on cyberbullying and sexting, our camera angles were very wrong and messed up. Some scenes were way too dark in the background, too far zoomed up, or our actor were way too far back. It wasnt untill i learned about the rule of thirds and all the different camera angles, where I started to have good clips. I laugh when i watch that video because it was so badly filmed and edited on my part.
Later in the year our groups videos starting becoming very good. As i got more comfortable filming and acting we recieved very good clips. I believe my best work with this was our Final Project. The camera angles and rule of thirds were at its best while filming this project. We had a very expierenced camera girl with Bree Casas and the clips showed. We had fantastic acting as well with Michael Rodriguez and Damon Perez. This video just shows you how much I learned during this whole year.
As I got more comfortable with everything in Priemere Pro, the videos started looking professional as well. I learned how to edit videos to look extremly crisp and effiecent. Once i got comfortable with editing, I learned how to add special effects because of the sandbox workshop. Creating videos with special effects was challenging at times but overally extremely fun. The videos using special effects was the "Jabborwocky" project and "The Water is Wide" project. The "Water is Wide" project was one of my favorite projects all year. We took a beautiful piece of music and transformed it into a story. Laura and I did an extremely good using the effects on pictures and titles. This project was one of my favorites because it was usiojg clips, acting, and using special effects all in one video! This year was extremely fun, and mostly this was because of the hardwork from everybody in the class and the fantastic teachings of Dr. A. He was very patient while teaching and got his point across when were learning a new topic. I feel very confident in making videos now. One reason why i loved this class was because it was a great transition from taking notes all day long. We had mor "Hands On" learning which is perfect for me. I am so glad i took this class. Thank You Dr. A!
Sincerely,
Cody Cameron
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Fallen Soldier
The "Fallen Soldier" story fits perfectly with the music. "The Water is Wide" creates many different tones. The story takes you through the journey of a wounded soldier coming back into America after the war. He embraces the enviornment and finds who he is looking for. He later then gets shot and thousands of soldiers attend his funeral. My favorite part of the sequence is from 0:01 to 0:40. In these pictures we told the story of a new soldier starting war. This sequence was a timeline from when the soldier first started to when he got wounded in battle. We used many different twirl effects as well as color embess to make the pictures seem more intense. The film is half pictures and half clips and we used the color red for our images most of the time, red symbolized war and battle. The most important work Laura did was adding most of the effects to our pictures. The most important thing I did was find all the pictures and act as the main character in our film.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Jabberwocky Stanza 2
Reflection: The special effect we used best was the stretch effect where you pull the picture horizontal and vertical. An example of how we used this was when we had the dragon picture. We adjusted it to horizontally move in and out to look like the dragon was flapping its wings. We also moved the jaw up and down to by using the vertical axis. The mood we tried making by using this was terryfing. Using this effect really made our video stand out. I'm pround of Laura and I's teamwork.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Special Effects Projects 2
Reflection: For the effect below we used fine edges which is in the stylize folder. We started by making the clip barely turning white and the background was still in color but as the video went longer the clip was all white and clothes had different colors. The background was totally unrecongnizable and the people in the shot were white. You might use this clip in a movie when someone is dieing and fading into the light or in this case white.
Special Effects 1
Reflection: For the effect below we chose Wave Warp in the disort folder. We first started the wave as very high moving waves by adjusting the heights but the speed of the waves were very slow at 1. Then half way through the video we turned the heights down to 1 and the speed up to 7 to create a whole different shot. You might use this in a film to create confusion or maybe if the actor is intoxicated.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Comments on Comments
From Kayla and Haley
Story:
The conflict was between the jock being cool and helped the poor little nerd that fell.
The shots that contributed to the rising action are...
1. The long shot of the two girls walking down the path.
2. The shot of the jock saying, "Now that's what i'm talking about."
3. The shot when the nerd runs up with the umberella.
4. The shot when the nerd falls and starts to cry.
Here are some suggestions about adding to the rising action:
1. You could show that the nerd has a crush on the jock.
2. You could also instead of the nerd tripping by herself maybe have the "mean girls" trip her.
The climax occurred when the jock helps the nerd up.
During the resolution the jock starts to run with the nerd.
You could add to the resolution by having the jock and the nerd hug after he helps her up, and link arms while they're running. This would help give us the idea that The jock is actually very considerate and helping.
Camera shots:
We especially like the long shot of the "mean girls," because it helped emphasize the idea that they were going to be somewhat important in the video.
We think that you might add a shot right after every cut because it feels like we're going in a circle at times. The new shots would be consistent. This would help the flow.
Edits:
On a scale of 1-10, we rate the editing a 5. One edit we would change was between the nerd running up the first and the nerd running up the second time. We aren't sure how the in point/out point are supposed to be set because it makes no sense.
Use of music and sound effects:
There is no music.
Titles and credits:
The title of the film reflected its contents well. It did grab our attention. We don't have any suggestions for the a new title.
The titles were consistent and they were effective.
Overall;
Overall, we thought your film had a good idea/story line but the cuts need to be done better. What we liked best was the acting and the jock helping the nerd. Our strongest suggestion is that you fix all your cuts. (No offense)
The conflict is between the jock and himself.
From Cassie
Shots, dialogue, actions:
1 The shot of the PE students walking out on the field--adds realness to everything
2 The wide shot of the nerd. It showed her emotions more clearly.
3 The shot of the jock and the nerd running off together. It showed the ending clearly.
To add to the rising actions I could show the nerd having a crush on the jock MORE so. It seems like she does but we can't be sure, she might just be really friendly.
The climax occurred when the jock helps the nerd off the ground.
To add to the resolution I'm not too sure.
The shot of the means girls to the jocks was a straight cut. Just the acting added so much to it. It was somewhat comical BUT it worked.
There was no music to comment on.
6 on the editing. I think it could be cleaner and plus there was no music.
The titles and credits to me somewhat fit but they aren't a PERFECT fit to the film.
Overall the film was pretty good. Just need to find music that you can use for it.
Positive Comments
1. The jock is actually very considerate and helping-Hayley and Kayla
2. We especially like the long shot of the "mean girls," because it helped emphasize the idea that they were going to be somewhat important in the video-Hayley and Kayla
3. The title of the film reflected its contents well. It did grab our attention –Hayley and Kayla
4. What we liked best was the acting and the jock helping the nerd-Hayley and Kayla
5. Overall the film was pretty good-Cassie
Suggestions
1. You could add to the resolution by having the jock and the nerd hug after he helps her up, and link arms while they're running. This would help give us the idea that The jock is actually very considerate and helping. –Kayla and Hayley
2. Our strongest suggestion is that you fix all your cuts. (No offense) –Kayla and Hayley
3. There is no music -Cassie
4. Overall the film was pretty good. Just need to find music that you can use for it. -Cassie
By:Bree, Cody, and Michael
Positive Comments
1. The jock is actually very considerate and helping-Hayley and Kayla
2. We especially like the long shot of the "mean girls," because it helped emphasize the idea that they were going to be somewhat important in the video-Hayley and Kayla
3. The title of the film reflected its contents well. It did grab our attention –Hayley and Kayla
4. What we liked best was the acting and the jock helping the nerd-Hayley and Kayla
5. Overall the film was pretty good-Cassie
This post is from Bree, Cody and Michael.
The positive comments that were most meaningful to us were from Kayla and Hayley, they told us that we need to fix our editing and that was helpful because. In addition, they told us that our titles and credits were attention-capturing and that helped us see that we did something correctly despite all the things we need to fix.
The two best suggestions we got were from Cassie.
She suggested that we should add some music that suits what we are trying. We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to find copyright-friendly music online.
She also suggested that we fix our titles and credits because they don’t suit our video. We kind of agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to experiment with different fonts and formats.
Story:
The conflict was between the jock being cool and helped the poor little nerd that fell.
The shots that contributed to the rising action are...
1. The long shot of the two girls walking down the path.
2. The shot of the jock saying, "Now that's what i'm talking about."
3. The shot when the nerd runs up with the umberella.
4. The shot when the nerd falls and starts to cry.
Here are some suggestions about adding to the rising action:
1. You could show that the nerd has a crush on the jock.
2. You could also instead of the nerd tripping by herself maybe have the "mean girls" trip her.
The climax occurred when the jock helps the nerd up.
During the resolution the jock starts to run with the nerd.
You could add to the resolution by having the jock and the nerd hug after he helps her up, and link arms while they're running. This would help give us the idea that The jock is actually very considerate and helping.
Camera shots:
We especially like the long shot of the "mean girls," because it helped emphasize the idea that they were going to be somewhat important in the video.
We think that you might add a shot right after every cut because it feels like we're going in a circle at times. The new shots would be consistent. This would help the flow.
Edits:
On a scale of 1-10, we rate the editing a 5. One edit we would change was between the nerd running up the first and the nerd running up the second time. We aren't sure how the in point/out point are supposed to be set because it makes no sense.
Use of music and sound effects:
There is no music.
Titles and credits:
The title of the film reflected its contents well. It did grab our attention. We don't have any suggestions for the a new title.
The titles were consistent and they were effective.
Overall;
Overall, we thought your film had a good idea/story line but the cuts need to be done better. What we liked best was the acting and the jock helping the nerd. Our strongest suggestion is that you fix all your cuts. (No offense)
The conflict is between the jock and himself.
From Cassie
Shots, dialogue, actions:
1 The shot of the PE students walking out on the field--adds realness to everything
2 The wide shot of the nerd. It showed her emotions more clearly.
3 The shot of the jock and the nerd running off together. It showed the ending clearly.
To add to the rising actions I could show the nerd having a crush on the jock MORE so. It seems like she does but we can't be sure, she might just be really friendly.
The climax occurred when the jock helps the nerd off the ground.
To add to the resolution I'm not too sure.
The shot of the means girls to the jocks was a straight cut. Just the acting added so much to it. It was somewhat comical BUT it worked.
There was no music to comment on.
6 on the editing. I think it could be cleaner and plus there was no music.
The titles and credits to me somewhat fit but they aren't a PERFECT fit to the film.
Overall the film was pretty good. Just need to find music that you can use for it.
Positive Comments
1. The jock is actually very considerate and helping-Hayley and Kayla
2. We especially like the long shot of the "mean girls," because it helped emphasize the idea that they were going to be somewhat important in the video-Hayley and Kayla
3. The title of the film reflected its contents well. It did grab our attention –Hayley and Kayla
4. What we liked best was the acting and the jock helping the nerd-Hayley and Kayla
5. Overall the film was pretty good-Cassie
Suggestions
1. You could add to the resolution by having the jock and the nerd hug after he helps her up, and link arms while they're running. This would help give us the idea that The jock is actually very considerate and helping. –Kayla and Hayley
2. Our strongest suggestion is that you fix all your cuts. (No offense) –Kayla and Hayley
3. There is no music -Cassie
4. Overall the film was pretty good. Just need to find music that you can use for it. -Cassie
By:Bree, Cody, and Michael
Positive Comments
1. The jock is actually very considerate and helping-Hayley and Kayla
2. We especially like the long shot of the "mean girls," because it helped emphasize the idea that they were going to be somewhat important in the video-Hayley and Kayla
3. The title of the film reflected its contents well. It did grab our attention –Hayley and Kayla
4. What we liked best was the acting and the jock helping the nerd-Hayley and Kayla
5. Overall the film was pretty good-Cassie
This post is from Bree, Cody and Michael.
The positive comments that were most meaningful to us were from Kayla and Hayley, they told us that we need to fix our editing and that was helpful because. In addition, they told us that our titles and credits were attention-capturing and that helped us see that we did something correctly despite all the things we need to fix.
The two best suggestions we got were from Cassie.
She suggested that we should add some music that suits what we are trying. We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to find copyright-friendly music online.
She also suggested that we fix our titles and credits because they don’t suit our video. We kind of agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to experiment with different fonts and formats.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Bullies Rough Draft
Reflection
1) Are value is "Lending a hand" which means to help others in a time of need.
2) Are group has done well with sharind drive time, getting great work done, and giving good opinions.
3) We need to continue to edit our clips, with our cuts and transitions, we have to do our credits and edit our music to make the best video possible.
4) We want to know if the message was clear in our video, and if the video "brought a tear" to your eye at the ending.
5) One of the problems we had was everybody in our group were usually in every single clip! This created a huge problem because we had to set up the camera angle, press play, and then have everybody rush into the clip and act out our script. This created not the best clips in the world. Next time we will create a script that does not have everybody in clips. Maybe only two or three characters.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Flock Files: The Secret Life of the Billionaire Great Grandmother
Reflection
Are group decided to film on the right shoulder because the background was better on that side. We realized that we only wanted about 1/8 of the persons back head in the shot. This way people could tell we were using over the shoulder shots, but the back of the head didnt take too much of the screen. We did follow the rule of thirds becuase the person facing the camera was right in the rule of thirds and was the spotlight of the shot. The impressions givin are the point of view shots by the person facing the camera, you get good facial expressions using this type of shot. The dialogue is spot on, it really does seem that we are having a good conversation. We really did not have trouble editing. The mood is confusion and excitiement and this was really done well by Bree, she was a great actress. With using the over the shoulder shots you get a could background as well. With making videos or projects i will use over the shoulder shots becuase i know how to do this now!
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