Video Semester Final

Video Class Semester Final 

Music Video 

The music video project took my group and I around three to four weeks to complete. The whole process took around one week for pre production, one week for filming, and one week for editing. Now my group did things a little differently than planned, because we took so long for pre production (around two and a half weeks) we had 2 days to film and one day to edit. Some challenges I faced with this project was getting everyone able to film. However, I the mastermind behind the project of course made it happen. Another challenge I faced was battling the copyright claims that I ended up loosing. Along the way of doing this project I learned a lot of things. One big thing I learned was communication and how important it was. My group could have easily taken the L on this project as we were way behind schedule but instead we powered through and created the best music video in the class by a long shot. Another important lesson I learned from this project is all of Kanye West's music is unavailable for use  regardless of what one is using it for. The only constructive feedback I was given came from a fellow classmate named Olivia Markey who stated "the video had no plot" this just happen to be the only negative feedback I got because the rest of the class was blown away with how phenomenal the video was. Furthermore, my group and I believed she was just jealous because her video was no where near as good as mine and she was just trying to bring me (the king) down from the top. Some positive feedback I received was fantastic video, best one in the class, great works, looks lime Kanye's actual video, and nice shots. After receiving feedback I did not change anything as my video was perfect and nothing needed to be changed. Overall, this was by far my favorite project of the year and it is a shame I can no longer show anyone. The reason it was my favorite was it allowed me to show my creativity and use one of my favorite songs. 

High School Trailer

This video project my high school movie trailer. The scope of the project was to recreate a high school movie railer frame for frame. This project was designed to take four to five weeks with pre production taking one week, filming two weeks, and editing two weeks. My group (the same group who created the fantastic remake of "Runaway" music video, however, did not follow these guidelines and instead spent three weeks on pre production, one day filming, and one day editing. The challenges I faced while creating this video was not even eCommnication related but instead personal life related. I and my partners had baseball tryouts this week that the video was suppose to be produced. This meant we could not devote our time to completing the video, which explains why the video is trash. What I learned and am going to take away from this experience is don't let anything be more important than school. While I did make the baseball team and considered taking the hit on this movie trailer as a good thing I shouldn't of let something come between me and school. When it came to receiving feedback I didn't receive any negative feedback because the whole class knew this video was absolute garbage and they didn't want to continue beating a dead horse. However, I did receive some positive feedback regardless of how trash the video was. The good feedback was the voiceover was funny, and the video in general made me laugh. I could not change anything about this video because it did not fit into our class schedule. My overall opinion of this project is it is straight garbage, and I could have done so much better. I am embarrassed to say I even created this abomination.

Short Film 

This is the last project we did this semester and it was a short film. The scope was to create a five to seven minute short films that had a beginning, middle, end. This project alone took around one  and a half months to complete as it had multiple steps. The first step was researching short films, followed by writing log lines, then creating a treatment, then creating a script, then finally choosing a script out of our groups to make into a short film. Next step was pre production that took a solid one to two weeks of storyboarding and script altercations. another week was taken for filming followed by one week of editing the film. The challenges I faced with this video was group cooperation. None of the group could film on the same days as we all had different schedules meaning people were left out of the process of creating the film. What I learned along the way of creating a short film is how much pre production is put into to making one and how dedicated one has to be in order to complete a short film. The class really didn't give any feedback for this video as when we watched it it was a fun day and I don't think anyone wanted to give feedback. What I would change about this video is the acting. While the female role was great the male role was below average and we could have used a better actor, which would have made the film stronger. Overall, this project was very fun to make and I enjoyed really creating the project with my group.

How did I use my Class Time

I used my class time efficiently some times and other days not so much. It was really a toss up in terms of when I came in on how I was going to be. I stayed productive in this class when I finished early/ when I thought I was done by collaboration with students about their projects and how I could make it better.  To enhance my work when I was done I would watch a lot of great films and get ideas on new shots, and ideas for films. Outside of class to make my skills better I did some clinet work and would help film sports games to improve my camera work.

Strengths as a Video  Production Student

My strengths as a video production student is I work hard. Other than that I really have no strengths. I maximized my strengths by working hard and turning everything in on time. 

Areas of Improvement 

I personally think I need to work on everything as I am weak in all areas of this class. To improve these areas I will watch more movies and learn more about filming itself.  

Summary

What I loved most about this class is the teacher and my classmates. What I would change about this semester is my high school movie trailer. I would completely redo the whole video. Overall i am going to take away that I need to work harder to become better. The one goal I have for next year is to become a better student than I am now and a better person. My final thoughts is I loved this class and had a blast being in it. 

Elements of a Poster

Posters

Summary of "The Character and function of the Poster"

Posters have been around for quite sometime and influence the brains of many. The posters job is to stand out the catch eye of a viewer who only has a few seconds to look at something when passing by. This is why posters have to stand out by having bright colors and a clean design or an eye popping image to grab the attention of many. Another thing a poster must provide is text that us not to long nor typography that is hard to read since the view only has a few seconds to stop and read in today's time. The function of posters in today's world would be to express political views, inform others of cultural events, to provide audience entertainment, and to provide a message to those who stop and look. Other key functions of a poster is to stimulate, activate, mobilize provoke, motivate, and lastly convince and audience.

Summary of "The Laws of Poster Designing"

General Demands of Poster-Designing:
Some general demands of good poster designing would be the message on the poster has to be legible and an understanding message. This means no crazy colors or typography. Another quality a great poster has to be is innovative. The last general demand of poster designing that will create a great looking poster is it should be memorable and establish a new contact between the viewer and topic.
Lettering in Poster-Designing:
When it comes to lettering in poster designing a good poster should have lettering integrated in the poster and remain memorable in the viewers mind. If the lettering is placed outside the picture the lettering must be proportional to the pictures on the poster and should have the same composition and color of the rest of the poster. Another important factor of lettering is the words on the poster should be able to present important information in a quick manner and be legible from a distance. The last important factor of lettering is information should be quick and concise and have a dynamic effect on the audience.
Shapes in Poster-Designing:
The objective of shapes in poster designing should be to clearly express the ideas of the poster. When using shapes on a poster it is important for the shapes to be arranged accordingly, large and effective from a distance, clear shapes, should draw the reader's attention quickly. If the graphic design on a poster is done well it will cause the audience to be more engaged in the poster and make a emotional appeal to the reader which will cause the poster to be more memorable.
Color in Poster-Designing:
Coloring plays a huge factor when creating posters. Color can be used to express the issue ranging from social, economics, political, and cultural campaigns. One use that color provides posters is it serves as communication to the audience. When choosing a color pallet for posters it is good for the colors to provide contrast but at the same time blend together.

Three Key Points

One key point I learned while reading this article is when creating a poster Color is one of the most important factors because it can provide emotion and draw the audience attention. This is important because in the future when I am creating a poster I will look at color theory and select colors that send a message that I am trying to get across without having to say many words. Another Key factor I learned is a good poster should be memorable in the readers mind. This is important because If an artist works hard on a poster for a company but it isn't very effective because it does not stick in the minds of the audience then the work was useless. The 3rd and last factor I found useful in this article is about lettering. I learned that if the lettering is not inside a photo but next to a photo the lettering has to be proportional so the poster does not look out of place. 

 Favorite thing and value

The favorite thing I learned is the the color theory and choosing a good color pallet. This will be very valuable in the future because choosing certain colors can send a message to the audience without having to use words. Choosing a good color pallet is valuable information because choosing colors that don't blend and contrast to much will cause the poster to look less aesthetically pleasing.

Conclusion 

Overall this was a really good article and provided great information that I will be using in the future when I am creating my poster for a graphic design class. 

ONW Procedures

The idea for this project was to teach good behavior at ONW for incoming freshman or new students attending ONW. In my video I wanted to demonstrate how to check out a book at ONW and how to act in the library. In pre-production we created storyboard to map out the key shots we needed to shoot and where we were going to shoot the shots along with what angle each shot was going to be. Along the way I learned how to use the new camera software and a new editing software called Adobe Premier and how to collaborate with classmates and managing project deadlines. if I were to do something different I would have added more detail shots to the video and added more music to better fit the mood of the clips. Things that i would keep the same is the editing style and the key clips I have in the video. For the next project i will put more detail shots like from different angles and add better music. Overall I enjoyed this project a lot because i got to collaborate with other students and have fun while filming.

Final

This is my final for my 21st Century program eCommunication.

Chase Scene

When the class critiqued my chase scene I got a lot of positive feedback. Some of my favorite comments that I received from my fellow classmates were "Oscar winning award scene". Another great comment I received was "The acting was phenomenal".

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