Short Film/Final Blog

This project was our Short Film written by Alex Pauli.  It took over a month in general and about 2 weeks to film and edit.  The challenges we faced were casting, filming locations, scheduling, and timing.  I learned that I need to make sure I'm available when needed and need to plan ahead for these things.  It was good overall but the beginning was kind of dragged out and the rest was kind of rushed.  We didn't really change anything.  I think that we could have done better on planning and scheduling.

I have used my class time pretty well.  When I was finished with what needed to be done I did mess around a little bit.  Outside of class I research the different things for editing and photography did enhance my knowledge.

Some areas that I'm great at are editing and working the camera.  I've mostly taught myself how to do both and I've learned along the way how to add effects and transitions when I need to.

In my Short Film I was an editor.  The genre of our video was comedic murder.  I learned not to attempt something if we aren't able to replicate it because it will cut our time down.  My writing skills have some what improved.  My script was in my opinion good by the way I wrote and produced it.

The thing I loved most about this semester was working with my friends and gaining great experiences.  I would change how we used our time and made sure we used everything to the best of our ability.  To do the best to my ability and use my time wisely.  One goal I would like to set for next year is do the best to my ability.

High school Movie Trailer(Professional Project Review Post)

Unfortunately I do not have my video available.

The project started of well with us getting pre-production stuff all done and we started off great but when it came to planning and going to film we all were super busy and had to push everything to one day and we got about half of the trailer filmed but we got the story across which is basically a girl falls in love with a vampire.

The story that we had originally planned on telling was a girl falls in love with a guy only to find out that he is a vampire and that other vampires want to stop this love and kill her.  We got the first half of the story across which is the love bit so you could say we did a teaser trailer.

The one element that I would take away from this work is my leadership role.  I really stepped up and made sure things were planned and that the people knew where to be and when and that I got the equipment there.  I even bought an extra SD card a s back up in case the others didn't bring theirs and it ended up being the one we used to film the whole thing.  One element that I used was my knowledge of technology.  I knew how to work the camera but some things I still wasn't sure about so I messed around with it to figure it out and in doing so was able to fix the lighting issue that we were having with the camera.

I think that we could have better prepared for the long term when it came to scheduling since all of us were busy with sports, work, events, and personal things that we could have rescheduled if we had done so when we were working on pre-production.  Other than that I think we pulled through in the end and made it as best as we could with all that we had.

Music Video

The song we chose was The Man Who Sold The World By: David Bowie.  We kinda of couldn't decide on a song and I was sick when they made the choice so I don't exactly know why they chose the song.  They wouldn't really elaborate on why the chose it.  The theme we were going for, since the song didn't have a music video, was dark and gloomy and about half way through the video it would change to mysterious and curiosity.  Our process was kind of delayed.  We didn't actually start when the other groups did and if we had we could have beaten the winter weather and got the last shots filmed.  We kind of just went basic and used the lyrics as our guide and that took us to the dark and gloomy and depressed beginning, to the song actually starting in the middle, and then the song would've eventually ended at the end of the video leaving off with a blurred image of the strangers face.

My role was editor and I learned not to rely on my team as much as I did.  I wasn't able to go out and film during this project and I wish I had so that maybe they wouldn't have goofed off as much and we could've finished everything in one go.  I should have been more assertive with my opinion because me, Carter, and Carson didn't want to do this song so I should said something when I was texting Carter about it when I was sick.

What I would have done differently would be more assertive with my opinions,  I should have made time to go help them film, not waited on starting the project, and not work with Cain.

Semester Review

This project was about finding someone in our class that was special and we would have to do an interview about them.  It took me and my group about a week to do but we got it done. Some challenges we faced was communication and also two of our group members were being interviewed so that left just three of us to try to work things out.  I learned that communication is the key to just about anything in life and that even if problems are thrown in your face you can work around them to get done what you need to get done.  Some feedback I was given was that I needed to center Maleah more.  I didn't change much except for centering Maleah.  I think that it was good project overall.



Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to upload my news story to YouTube.

The project that we did was about the underclassman play and what it was about.  It took about a week to complete.  Some challenges we faced were if any of us could stay after school to film it but fortunately two of our group members were part of the play so we had that covered.  Some feedback was to make it a bit longer.  I did end up making it longer.  The overall project was fun and I enjoyed being behind the scenes and seeing how everything worked.



I used my class time well and got all my videos done in class but sometimes was not able to finish my blogs in time.  I could of used it all to my advantage but I admit I would get distracted and off task sometimes but I did end up finishing all my videos on time.  I usually got done with not much time to spare so there wasn't much I could do in the little time I had left.  I usually watch the videos that you have posted to help me understand more about being in video production.



My areas of strength are editing.  I've always been good at editing and I also took a class over the summer of 2016 that got me started at editing and I also did a class about animation which led me to the E-communication program.  Some areas I need to improve are using my time wisely and not get so distracted as easily and focus on what I need to get done.  My role in the ONW NOW sophomore edition was behind the scenes and making sure everybody was where they needed to be and to tell the people when to start.  My team made a video on the underclassman play.  I learned that I need to be more communicative with my group.


What I loved most about this semester was the ONW NOW sophomore version because it was fun to work behind the scenes and see how everything worked and it was really fun to experience that.  What I would change differently was how long we had to do the blogs in class because I never really had time to do them in class.  My overall take-away from this semester is that communication is the key.  One goal I would set for myself next year and next semester is me more confident with my ideas.

Advanced Feature Story

Our story was about the Web design teacher and why he chose this as his career and why he chose to come to ONW.  My group chose to do this because not many kids choose web design as a career path and not many people know much about web design and how important it is in life.  My role in this was as editor.

Our process was to first come up with what to do and once we did that we needed to come up with a script. Once we came up with the script we tweaked it till we thought it was good and then we started to film B roll.  Then we set up time with him to start the interview then we started to edit.

We took a different approach this time by interviewing a teacher who has had more experience than the students have had and can tell us about web design better than they could.  What I would do differently next time would be to make sure the audio is on so we actually have a interview that isn't just static. The experience that I would take from this is to double check that the sound is on.

ONW 1 in 2000

Our story was about Maleah Boyd and her experience as a dance team member.  We asked her multiple questions like what she enjoys the most about dance team.  We also asked her how long she has been doing dance and why she does it.

I process was originally going to ask her if she wanted to be interviewed and then ask her dance team coach but she never responded back.  We then came up with the questions we were going to ask her.  Then we set up a time and found a location and started to interview her.  We were going to origanlly interview her in the gym but people started to play basketball in the gym so we had to move outside in the event entrance.

My role in the project was script supervisor or as an extra hand since we had 5 people in my group. I mainly ran around getting stuff done.  I would run back and forth from the room (editing) to the event entrance (to help them or ask questions if needed).

What I would do different is maybe a little less running because if I had gotten their numbers it would of saved me the trouble and I would also ask the coach earlier than we did and maybe goof around a little bit less.  What I would do the same would be keeping my group because I had a fun time and we did goof off a little bit more than needed to be but in the end we got the job done.  The main experience I would draw from this is to have fun with what you're doing and not be uptight about it but have the right amount of fun.

Procedures

The concept my group came up with was how to properly act during a fire drill.  We and up with this idea because it is something everyone needs to know and know how to do.  We came up with this because usually kids just yell and push past people instead of doing what they need to do.  We also picked this because we thought it would be easier to film for our first project of the year.

My role in the team was director so I was the one behind the camera the whole time tell my group what to do when they needed to do it.  What I learned along the way was to be a little bit more direct in what I say and be a little bit more commanding.  I also learned how to take charge because I'm usually seen as a follower.

What would I do different is maybe be a little bit more commanding and more talkative.  I would change this because I would like to take control every once in awhile so I need to learn how to.  Everything else I would keep the same because we did okay in the rest of the project.  The experience I will draw from the most in this project would be the leadership.

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

I chose to represent myself with my dog because I love animals and want to help animals in my off time or as a hobby.  I wanted to show others how much I love animals.  I enjoyed Malik's the most and really liked what he did.  It was very unique and well thought out and liked all the lights.

I was going play a video of dog barking in his sleep but decided that it wouldn't be interesting enough so I recorded a video of my dog playing with his favorite toy, his hedge hog.  It is always dark in my hallway because there is no windows so I turned on the over head light so you could see.  I chose to do it in my hallway because that's usually where I usually play with him.

I hope users learn that I love my dog a lot and that I love animals.  I think that I was successful in achieving my goal because I was playing with him.  The challenges that I faced was how long he would play and I really didn't conquer them because that was all he would give over the weekend.

Quarter 4 Reflection

It took me and my group 9 long weeks but we finally finished our project Smart Tech.  Some challenges were team collaboration but other wise we were fine.  We struggled to finish up stuff at the end but we got it done on time if but barely.  I learned teamwork skills, to come out of my shell even more, to work efficiently, and meet deadlines on time.  I was given good feedback to what I could use and change later in the future.  We changed our whole logo because we decided to go for more of a company approach than just a product approach.  Overall I had fun with this and it was my favorite part of E-comm this year and my favorite thing at school this year.

I used my class time well and worked on what my group needed me to get done like the animations, the logo, and the ads.  I went back and checked everything multiple times correct it and tweaking it to make it the best possible.  Outside of class I play video games and watch movies to see different animation styles and see how things move and act and compare them to their living counterparts.  I also look up how movies and video games were made to get a better feeling on how it works because that is what I want to do when I'm older which is to make Video Games and Movies.

My strengths that have grown this year are in Animation and Videography/Filming.  I've learned the basics to prepare me for next year and get me started on the journey that will be my life later down the road.  I know I've only broke the surface of E-comm this year but I can't wait for next year when I'll learn more and more and more.

Areas I need improvement in are probably Web Design. I get it but it's still confusing so I have to try to understand it better and work on it more to do better.

I loved the whole create you own product idea from the very beginning.  I would maybe make the presentations in the Auditorium other wise I leave everything the same.  I learned to put everything that I learned in Quarters 1-3 into one project.  I would like to make something amazing in animation next year.

SketchUp House

https://www.houseplans.com/plan/480-square-feet-2-bedrooms-1-bathroom-beach-home-plans-0-garage-32887

 

 

 

Description: This is my house that I created and here are 2 of the textures I took from the internet.  I choose this house to do because I thought it looked cool and would be fun to create.  I took the trees from the tutorial but made the rocks and the pond myself.

 

 

What I learned: I learned the basics of SketchUp and how to make something from scratch.  I also learned how to put in how long or wide something has to be and I also learned hoe to make a slanted roof and windows.

 

 

How it went: It did take me awhile to find a house but I eventually did.  I did learn how to create windows I just forgot how too but if I had remembered then my house would of looked ten time better.  Overall it went smoothly and the only thing I had trouble with was the fence on the deck. 

 

 

 

My Personality Type

Extravert: This means that I like to hang out with people more or animals in my case but I do feel at ease when I'm around people and animals it make me feel safe especially around the ones I love.

Intuitive: I have always that of the bigger picture than the smaller details because it gives me something to work toward and I like the feeling of earning something after I've put a lot of time and effort into it.

Feeling: I've always been an emotional person and have always had a big heart and let my decisions be decided on feeling rather than logic so I basically follow my gut a lot of the time.

Judging: I have always liked to plan ahead and observe my enemy in video games to predict when, where, and how they might attack and what they might attack with.  I always like having a plan before I fight or work or play so I don't go into something blind.



On the Lion, Otter, Beaver, and Golden Retriever I was 34 lion and 34 otter, 26 golden retriever and 16 beaver.