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

Stanza 1 for Jabberwocky

My favorite special effect was the wave warp we used at the end. The wave warped helped make the clouds look like they're moving. The mood we tried to emphasize was a feeling of relaxation. We were trying to show a nice relaxing afternoon day.

I think our video the is great because we put good music in it and many transitions. We put good tips and good reasons as to why the STAR tests are important and added a little humor. We also worked hard to put this video clip together.

Thinking About Our Final Values Video

This post is from Cristian.

The positive comments that were most meaningful to us were from Jaay/Cassie and Alexis.

Jaay/Cassie told us that, "Once the music starts it adds to the tension of the situation", and that was helpful because it showed that our music helped emphasize the mood.

In addition, Alexis told us that,"AS the student walks out to the front of the room to the dorr to see if the teacher was in sight then it goes to a planning of the view poutside",and that helped us see that people liked that shot because more than one person said that they liked that shot.

The two best suggestions we got were from Zack/Sam and Bree/Liz

Zack/Sam suggested that we, "Should fade it our instead of letting it end abruptly." We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to at the end of the scene where the music is playing, we're gonna make it fade out.

Bree/Liz suggested that we, "Should have used a dissolved instead, because it would have showed time passing". We agree with this suggestion, and our plan to address it is to put a dissolve transition in the clip to make it show like time passed.

Over the Shoulder

For this video we filmed our own video, but this other group filmed over our clip and it got erased. Before we shot our own film, we made sure that it showed the person's shoulder and the person who was talking was at the rule of thirds. This video did follow the rule of thirds, and I think they did it so that people's eyes would switch from one person to another. I think the impression that these shots give is that the people are having a realistic, serious conversation because it keeps going back and forth. I don't think the dialogue was realistic because they talked in a monotone throughout the video. While editing the video, some challenges we faced was that one of the girls messed up a lot when she was doing her parts and we weren't sure which clips of hers to use. I think their tone was a serious tone because it didn't really have different emotions. Over the shoulder shots help show how a conversation would flow if it was happening in real life. Over the shoulder shots mostly help with a conversation in a scene because it keeps switching back and forth between the people taalking. It helps make the conversation a little more realistic.

Reflection on Holiday Greeting Video

After watching other people's videos I learned a lot about what we could've done to make the video better. First of all, we probably could've put some more humor and maybe filmed the video after school. I would've felt better and more relaxed if I could've filmed in front of less people. I think we did a good job in editing and the greenscreen, but I noticed some mistakes that I made. There's a part in the video where I stop for a second and try looking at what else I have to say. I think it would've been better if I didn't pause there. In the end credits, we put our citations, but we forgot to cite the photos of our backgrounds. Something I would want to change is the beginning title. It could've been better and have the words popping out with some effects in the words, much like the one Cassandra's video did. I also would've wanted to have just a bit more humor just to grab people's attention and to make the video more entertaining. In our group, I helped writing out the script and citing the few citations that we did get. My partner, Cesar, helped me to think of what to say in the script. He also helped me pick out the pictures and the music for the background. I helped Cesar by helping find information for his side of the project. After watching the other videos I found some things I would want to change in my video. I would've liked to use the cross dissolve effect to transition the clips. I would also probably like to have more of an up beat music playing in the back. Overall I think me and my partner did a great job editing this video with the little time that we spent trying to work on it.

Holiday Greenscreen

Green Screen

A green screen is a green backround that you put when making a video. The green screen helps you change the background so the video could look like its taking place somewhere else. When you film with a green screen, you have to make sure there are no wrinkles or shadows in the green screen because it could cause some problems. When I used Adobe After Effects, editing the green screen was easier. This workshop helped me learn how to use a green screen.

Cyberbullying Video

In this our video, I was mostly proud of the titles, the music, and the interviews that we have.
Some comments that helped were to split up the interviews to not make them too long.
In the final video, we put other title clips to split up Ms. Lomanto's interview.
Some other changes that I would put if we had a couple of more days would be to break up the other interview clips.
If we could've done this differently, I would want to put some comical relief.
I learned from this video that it's pretty hard to film, edit, and upload a video.
Overall, I think that this video came out great.

Template Title

This is an example of a template title, which meansthe title is in the video as a caption. You might use this kind of title when you want to show someones's name.

Overlay Title

This is an example of an overlay title, which means the title is in a clip. You might use this kind of title when you want to show some caption.

Opening Title

This is an example of an opening title, which means the title is at the beginning of the video. You might use this kind of title when you want to show what the video is called.

Extracting

A simple cut in the timeline means to take out a certain clip from the timeline. When you cut, the other clips in the timeline, they go away from the video.

A ripple edit is when you delete a clip from a video and move the other videos over it. You do this by clicking on the clip you want to delete, and select "ripple delete" and the other clips move over. When you ripple delete, the other clips to the right of the deleted clip move in the spot where the deleted clip was at.

Lifting and extracting are two ways to cut clips at one time. To do this, go to the program panel and pick the part of the video you want to lift and click lift. Lifting is like deleting a part of the video clip, while extracting is like inserting the video, in terms of what happens to the other clips in the timeline.

This is an example of an extracting edit.  I decided to extract the two clips where I did because it flowed with the video and kept it clear. 

Insert Video

This is an example of an insert edit.  An insert edit places a clip in between the other clips. To do this, you hold the control button and drag the clip in between the other clips.  I decided to insert the 2^nd clip where I did because it went with the video.  The difference between an overlay and an insert edit is that an overlay goes over the clip, and an insert goes in between the clip.

You would use an overlay when you want to record over a certain part, while you’d use an insert edit when you want to put the clip after another clip. In this case the insert edit works better because it put the clip inside another clip which made it flow smoothly.

Overlays Video

This is an example of an overlay edit.  An overlay edit places a clip over another clip.   To do this, you put the clip on top of the other clip.  I decided to place the 2^nd clip where I did because it went with the flow of the video. 

Baler Pride Interviews

This video is another video that I edited. I think that my partner and I did pretty good job on this video. I learned a lot by editing this video. I learned how to critique video clips and put them all together in one video. it's still sort of hard for me to remember how to upload a video, but  its not a big problem for me anymore. Editing and posting videos is easier for me now. My partner and I took turns editing this video, and she helped me a lot. I learned a lot just by watching what she did. In this video, I saw some mistakes. First of all, the video gets quiet after the first clips. Secondly, some of the clips are cut off at the beginning. Lastly, the end credits are too small to see. Overall, I think this video is pretty good.

Intro-pro1

In this video I practiced editing a clip.


I think that this final product was pretty good. It was the first video that I've edited and I think it was pretty good. Since it was the first video I've edited, I needed a lot of help from my partner. I learned a lot from this, like how to edit a video and to post it up to the internet. A big problem that I faced was using the Adobe Premium Program. I have a good idea of how to use it, but I still need some help with it.