I've learned a lot by rule of thirds. I see it a lotn in movies but I never really adapted it well to my own videos. It makes everythign look so nice. I also learned about differnet angles. I stayed in my comfort zone a lot of the time brcause I didn't want to ruin my camera.


I loved this class so much I love everyone and this was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earlier in the year, I learned the importance of actually holding up the camera, earning how to shoot and in general, just be comfortable around the camera. You can see that in my first film that I did not do this because I was very shy and I didn't kow much about the program because my video was not the correct size. On my second project, I learned how to move clips around and I played with the program more. It's still a bit choppy but I think it's nice for a first real project. Later in the year, I showed that5 I had really learned the concept well since I showed it in other projects. One good example from my video with Dillon and Jake was that we learned new angles and we learned how to transition better and tyhe scene with Jake's legs hehe :-)

The 6 best comments:

-The most important sound effect was the beep after when Dillon spat the apple out. It was very funny. John and Joselyn

- Over all we think you did a good job you made a value hilarious and random. Michaela C, Ashley T

- We especially like the extreme close-up of Dillon's eyes. Brad and Chris

- We especially like the extreme closeup shot of Dillon because it helped emphasize the idea that the apple was bad. Michaela and Cole

- the rapid zooming in and out on the chocolate milk Kelsey

- the close up on the kids knees when he came out of the bathroom Kelsey

-the rapid zooming in and out of the kids face at the end of the film Kelsey

Suggestions:

-One edit you could change wene jake is comeing out of the bathroom an he said something i could not hear him. we felt that point was right there it was good. Jake and Alex

- There wasn't any music but we suggest maybe a strolling type of music in the beginning until the guy gives the apple to Dillon. John and Joselyn

-. If you could re-film your shots some things that you could do would be to speak louder when filming and make the opening shot less shakey Kelsey

- The credits were not done. Sabrena, Ashley P, Eddie E

This post is fromKaycee and Marleen.
The positive comments that were most meaningful to us were from Kelsey, John, and Joselyn. (two different posts, not a pair saying one thing).Kelsey told us that she liked a lot of our angles and our zoomingand that was helpful becausewe weren't quite sure if anyone would like them or if it would even be effective at all. In addition, John and Joselyn told us that our beep sound effect was cool, and that helped us see that kids our age like potty mouths.
The two best suggestions we got were from Jake and alex,  and John and Joselyn.

Jake and Alex suggested that we turn up the sound because they couldn't hear the funny parts. We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to turn it up!John and Joselyn suggested that we add music to our walking part and just to add music in general. We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to possibly add some tunes that fit with our video.

Our story was weirdly close to the title. The story was abput a clownfish. At first, he is alone but that changes. He finds a significant other and then soon enough he finds himself with hundreeds of eggs. They're reeally happy and he went out his own once and finds a terrible thing once he gets home. He finds a big scary fish that has eaten his lover and the family.

I was happy when I figured out how to do the moving images when the music starts getting faster. That was my favorite part.

I was trying to show how fast the fish was moving.

The images helped the story because I got images of some fish and the eggs and all.

It was abstract because I didn't show exact;y what happened.

A good 40% of my film was abstract. I jsut used colors and photos to show uit.

I remeber how to use colors and shapes to do the moods and also the music should go along wit the photos.

The images shouldn't be so awkwardly placed for example, a mean image with very calm music.

My partner made everything fun and he helped me out with the photos.

I made all the photos fit anf sezed them and posted them and all that jazz you know Dr A

The effect I used and I really liked was the warpish one. I liked it best because it went well with the "eyes of flame" part of the reading. I liked working with Cole, it was fun.

The 6 best comments:

-The most important sound effect was the beep after when Dillon spat the apple out. It was very funny. John and Joselyn

- Over all we think you did a good job you made a value hilarious and random. Michaela C, Ashley T

- We especially like the extreme close-up of Dillon's eyes. Brad and Chris

- We especially like the extreme closeup shot of Dillon because it helped emphasize the idea that the apple was bad. Michaela and Cole

- the rapid zooming in and out on the chocolate milk Kelsey

- the close up on the kids knees when he came out of the bathroom Kelsey

-the rapid zooming in and out of the kids face at the end of the film Kelsey

Suggestions:

-One edit you could change wene jake is comeing out of the bathroom an he said something i could not hear him. we felt that point was right there it was good. Jake and Alex

- There wasn't any music but we suggest maybe a strolling type of music in the beginning until the guy gives the apple to Dillon. John and Joselyn

-. If you could re-film your shots some things that you could do would be to speak louder when filming and make the opening shot less shakey Kelsey

- The credits were not done. Sabrena, Ashley P, Eddie E

This post is fromKaycee and Marleen.
The positive comments that were most meaningful to us were from Kelsey, John, and Joselyn. (two different posts, not a pair saying one thing).Kelsey told us that she liked a lot of our angles and our zoomingand that was helpful becausewe weren't quite sure if anyone would like them or if it would even be effective at all. In addition, John and Joselyn told us that our beep sound effect was cool, and that helped us see that kids our age like potty mouths.
The two best suggestions we got were from Jake and alex,  and John and Joselyn.

Jake and Alex suggested that we turn up the sound because they couldn't hear the funny parts. We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to turn it up!John and Joselyn suggested that we add music to our walking part and just to add music in general. We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to possibly add some tunes that fit with our video.

Dillon and I did ours together.
1) What value are you trying to represent?
Our group's video represent the value of honesty.
2) What do you think your group has done well?
We really like all the different shot we've used and the story. We had to edit the script a bit because some of the props were hard to find. (pepper) Marleen likes all the acting, it's cute.
3) What do you still need to complete?
We still need to edit in some things. We used words Dr A didn't like so we're going to fix that sooner or later. We also have to do our behind the scenes and stuff.
4) What are you most in need of feedback about?
We want to know if our video is a bit too bold, boring, too much or just right.
5) Identify a challenge your group discovered and faced in creating the film. Focus on a challenge about how to best tell your story. Describe how you dealt with that challenge, including discussions you had, things you tried and decided to leave out, and what you ultimately did to address it.
One of the challenges we had was we couldn't find Dillon a best friend. We found Jake and that was pretty cool. We also didn't really want to use a tripod but Dr A said we would lose points if our video was shakey. Another problem we seem to have is that we curse all the time so we have to edit it out or just re film everything all over again.

 Honestly, my group just kind of winged it. We had an idea of what to do and we went for it and  it worked. The planning was all in our heads. It was very sudden.

I don't think we followed the rule of thirds. It just slipped my mind.
For me, it gives me more of a personal connection with the characters who are speaking. I don't see them from afar and its just closer, more in a way where we'd see them in real life.

The dialogue is realistic but the acting was obvious acting. It didn't feel real and challenges we had in editing were the sound didn't work so we had to move to another computer.

There is no mood or tone. I think it's very bland.

I like them. For some reason, I thought they'd be harder to do than it is.

What other ideas got emphasized or reinforced about how to make effective videos from doing this exercise?
I just think you can see the reactions more and all. Since it was my first time, that's all I learned. If I did it more, I'd learn more.

1. Review the comments you made about other videos. In looking at and thinking about these, what do you feel you and your partner did a good job on? Consider all elements, including the story, the images, the editing, the sound, titles, credits and copyright, and your creativity. I think my partner was a great actor. I liked how he seemed to be cold when his background was in the snow. I liked how he spaced things out and all.

2. What would you like to have done that you saw in two other groups’ videos? Why did you especially like what those groups did? I saw one where this girl was alone. That would've been a lot easier haha. I also really liked Luis' video from block one. He acutally changed his name.
3. What specifically did you do to create your group’s video?
I made all of the cards where it had what we were going to say. I made a lot of the script and I picked the bacjground. Dillon did a lot of the editing but I helped with that as well

4. How did you help your partner? How did your partner help you?
My partner helped me with the script. He also was a great actor and edited a lot of it. I helped him with that also.

5. What would you do differently if you had another chance to complete this project?
I think I would dress my part and maybe do other holidays.

1. I never really noticed how much music can affect the mood of things. The sad piano in the beiginning really made me sad.
2. Talking fast can make people confused and lose track of what's going on.
3. Once I saw kids my age talking about it, I took it a bit more seriously.


4. The part when showing the location really means a lot because it shows it can happen anywhere.
5. The angles of seeing the people from far away kind of have the same effect of reason 4. I really like it though, sometimes.

Describe how a green screen works.
The green screen works like this. You need a lime green background and then you stand in front of it, you act what you'd like, record it, and then upload it onto the computer. You need to get it onto premiere pro, click a few clicks and do something with sliverlight key or something and then edit the colors and pick a picture, and you're done! It looks like you're there... kinda.
What are the important considerations in filming with a green screen?
Make sure you don't wear any green. That's a must. You have to make sure that theres nothing else in the area you're working in. It can ruin all the greenscreen if there's a weird shadow or something in the way.
What are the problems that can arise when trying to eliminate a green screen background?
If you're trying to eliminate green screen, you can make your edges pretty weird and they won't look right. If you fix the shadows wrong, you could ger background on your clothes!
Which technique was easier--using Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects?
I like premiere pro more. I guess it was because I was used to it more and I just think it was a lot easier to use.
Other thoughts?
The acting was awesome :) I also liked doing this.

I'm most satisfied with the way all of our interviews came out. They all kind of went together and helped us get our point of awareness out there.I really enjoyed all of the compliments but I liked all the criticism like that we should work more on sound. We were having a lot of problems with that.
We made a lot of changes to our final video. We added the name things and we also fixed the sounds. We added music in the background and it all sounded nice. If I had another dfay or two, I'd add more detail to it. I'd do the names differently or I'd work more on sound. Making it sound all the same. If given the chance to do this all over, I'd get with the same group and I think we would all do more on how you can stop it instead of just telling you about it. I'd do more editing and we would make it so awesome. I learned that making videos is a ton of hard work but it's all worth it. It's awesome and its so much fun. Creating things is awesome hehehehe. I thought my video was awesome basically because it was mine. I loved the group I worked with and I would do it all over again. I learned a lot more about how editing works and it will honestly be useful in the future.