The Interview

I thought that this quarter was very interesting. I learned about the 6 shot system and how it is used on a lot of different videos. I also learned thins like not to put wide shots next to each other and how to film a chase without camera movement. I also learned that when you are filming something can go wrong and you might have to retake a shot several times. I do not plan on doing anything else with video. Sometimes it can be fun but it is just something I am not really interested in. Another thing I learned is that working with people you really don't know well can be hard. Also I learned that when we did the interview project it could be hard to get a place that was quite enough so that there wasn't much sound from anything else. I had a lot of fun.

The Chase

I learned how to make it appear as though someone is being chased even though there is no camera movement involved. I will use this to apply more movement into my next project now that I know how to capture movement better in the shot. The collaboration was different because you had to make sure that both people in the chase were doing something at the same time and not at different times. I can improve collaboration on my next video by being more clear about what everyone needs to do and at what time. Basically I just need everyone to have good timing when doing a project like this because I need to make sure this person starts moving once the other person gets to a certain point. The reason I say these things is probably because I was the director for this project.

AB Sequence Video

I learned how to make transitions from one scene to another. I will use this in my next project to effectively show how someone goes from one place to another. I had to collaborate with my group because you have to be very specific with what you say. For example If I wanted Brendan to go faster or slower than I would have to tell him. I also figured out it is easier to get a close up of someone face when they are showing a face they would probably have and not posing for one.

6 Shot Hobby Video

Extra Close shot-XCU This is a close up of the hands
Close up- CU This is a close up of only the face
Medium Shot- MS This is a shot of the waist up
Wide Shot- WS This is a shot of the Area Around the person
Extra Wide Shot- XCU This is a shot that has the whole scene
Over The Shoulder- OTS This is a shot that has the back of the persons head over their shoulder.

I learned about the 6 shot system and what each is and means. I also learned not to put wide shots next to each other.

Highlight Video

1. First I downloaded videos from YouTube. Then I used the upload button in Final Cut Pro to add the videos to it. Next I took my favorite parts of the videos and put them together in a compilation of my liking. I selected all of the and separated the audio and then disabled that audio. Then I added transition between the videos and at the end. Finally I downloaded music and uploaded that into my video. Then uploaded it to YouTube.

2. I choose this because I enjoy boy scouts. It is important to me because I get to meet new friends and have fun.

Website Hello World

In this project I had to create a website using Adobe Dreamweaver. I worked with this using code and design view. I also used css rules to create things like the white border around my picture. I learned how to use the css rules and I also learned what some of the tags mean in the coding. Something differently I would do is to do it quicker because I barely got done with this in time so next time I would not take my time as much. Something I would do the same is to follow the instructions exactly like i did.

Dream House

In this project I had to create a dream house that had to have detail by having things like an overhang. I was using Google sketch-up to create this house. Before I started the house I had to think of what it was kind of going to look like. When I started making it I just made a simple rectangular house shape then continued to push and pull until i got details like the roof. While I worked on this I learned that you have to make sure to pay attention to every side of the shape or else one side could end up just blank white. I also learned how to use Sketch-up because going into it I had very little idea how to use it but I knew what it was so that helped. Something I would do differently is give a little more detail to the backside of the house because it is just a boring brick material wall. Something I would do the same is my door and windows because I think that they look really nice. I will use this experience to help me in my next project because now I know what just a little bit of detail can do to something. I had fun with this project i enjoyed putting my own creative design in to something.