Final Video

Teledramatic Arts Final

The first video i made in this class wasn't so good. But I was ok with it because it was the first video I made by myself. The title in it wasn't so centered, all the clips were just randomly placed, and I didn't really plan anything out in it. The next video I clearly remember was the "Cyberbullying" I helped make. It was the first time ever that I was in a group that really planned out everything in the video. I really liked working with that group and i'm glad that it was the first group I worked with. I learned a lot about planning things out, going to different people for information, making titles, putting up videos to my blog, making music on the acid program, and overall just really thinking things through. The next few videos where I learned something from was the "Green Screen" ones. Even though it's not the best video or my favorite video that I made, I still think it was pretty good. I learned from that that it's better to film when you're more comfortable to make a better video. I was in front of most of the class and people were staring at me and it really got me nervous. But at least I learned from my experience. That video was more planned out and I took more time thinking about it. It's also when I learned that when you're making a video where two people are talking to each other, you film each person individually and then you edit the videos to make it look like they were talking to each other. Next, one of my favorite videos I made was the over the shoulder video. I was disappointed when the clip with me and Cesar were filmed over because we did a really good job. Instead, we worked with what we had and we did a pretty good job. I learned from Cesar to choose a really good in and out points. The video was rushed and the conversation between the two girls went by really fast. I learned that it's better to have a good tempo and pacing when there is a conversation because then it'll be better understood. The video that I'm really proud of is "The Test". That one had more things planned out than any other video I have ever made. My group and I really thought about the script making, the shots, the lighting, and giving out emotions on a film. I liked the shot where the camera was looking down on the stack of papers that Dr. Achterman was holding. I learned from that video the importance of music in a clip. An example would be when I start sharpening my pencil and the suspensful music starts playing. It helped add that feeling of suspense and suspicion to the film and I really liked it. The "Jabberwocky" video was really good. I'm a little bit disappointed that I didn't really use that many abstract images because of time. But overall it was a pretty good video. I learned about using special effects and how abstract art can help make an interesting video. One of my favorite clips in that was where the clouds are all wavy because it gives them a lazy, relaxed feeling. The final video I helped make was the one with Juanmanuel and Cesar as my partners. It was fun going around the school looking for people and I learned a good lesson from that. To get people in an interview you have to not be shy or scared to ask people. A video I forgot to mention was "The Unwanted Orphan". I really planned out a lot of it and I think I did a pretty good job. Mario and I really had things planned out and the pictures stayed consistant with the video. I learned about how lighting can give off certain moods like in some of the darker pictures we used in the beginning. One thing my blog doesn't really show, but that I still learned, were to carefully plan out every shot. Now every time i'm watching T.V. or a movie I really notice the use of camera angles and music. They have to work together to give off the right emotions that you're trying to give out. I learned a lot about story writing and to really take your time to make a great project. I learned a lot about the camera and the lighting and just a lot of different cool things I didn't really think about when I would be watching something on T.V. Overall, my experience in this class was great/ There were a lot of times when I just felt like giving up or not even trying but somehow I didn't want to give up. This class was one of my favorite classes i've ever taken and i'm sort of thinking about starting a career in film making. This class was really fun and it helped me learn a lot about making videos flow smoothly and to work right. I'm glad that I took this class and will always remember it. I'm really going to miss this class.

The Unwanted Orphan