5 things i learned pt. 3

At the very beginning of the video, at 2:00 and little bit forward, and at 2:43 i learned that there a multiple ways to transition text on titles. I very much liked the intro and how it scrambled multiple letters and spelled the word cyberbullying. It was very different from normal fading and sliding transitions. At 2:43 i liked how the letters dissipated individually giving a ghostly feeling.

5 things i learned pt. 2

From 0:10-0:22, i learned that mixing the speed of the music and the video speed plays an important role in the story's or messages dynamics of the meaning it tries to present itself in. I really like the way the video sped up when the music also sped up. It gives the symbiotic cause and effect kind of feel, when one thing happens the effect happens at the same time

5 things i learned

From 0:38-0:49, they used a panning shot from the sky going down to the subject with a long shot. Then it quickly cuts to a close up of the girl. I learned that using various types of shots for one complete scene gives a good meaning behind it. Having multiple shots of the same scene but organizing them helps when conducting a sort of story and i want to try to use that technique in my next project.

I also learned that there are many types of templates to use for titles, for example the intro and the various interviews have very unique templates. One final thing i learned was the transitions they used. They had a 3-d like transitions like at 0:27 it rolled into a sphere.

Green screen workshop

Cyberbullying Project group15 Final Draft

What parts of your video are you most satisfied with and proud of?
-I was most satisfied with the entire project. But to be more specific i guess it would have to be the interview with Mr. Vela and everything within those scenes. Whenever Mr. Vela said an important fact we overlayed a video that depicted the situation or fact. Everyone commented on the end where we had Michael, our friend, to walk down the hall and had Jacob narrated on how what a person should do if they ever get cyberbullied. That scene was open to interpretation and i was glad of what people thought the message that scene was trying to portray.

What comments from others were helpful to you in creating your final draft?
-A good amount of people said there wasn't much to change in our video, but just some minor things like maybe add titles within the hallway scene. Another was to maybe lengthen the title of Mr. Vela and the title that said "Cyberbullying".


What changes did you actually make on your final video?
-We added titles in our hallway scene so it wouldn't seem to "drag" on and to let the words that Jacob say become more bold so to speak.

What changes would you make if you had another day or two?
-If we were given another day or two to make changes I really wouldn't know what else to change. We may add some more information to get the point across but not so we elongate and become redundant with our information but just to emphasize it. Maybe add another authority's opinion or a student's viewpoint on cyberbullying.

If you had the chance to do the project all over again, what would you do differently?
-Given the chance to do the whole project all over again I would change the opening scene and the way the interview was introduced. In the opening scene I would make a large collage of phones ringing and people texting on them. Before the the interview scene, we could have one of us speak a little bit more on cyberbullying and then Mr. Vela giving his opinion on the subject. Within the Mr. Vela's interview, a scene would cut to someone cyberbullying another and then cut to a guy/girl on the far right 1/3 of the screen looking at her computer then zooms on her cheek only to find a tear running down. It would truly give this dramatic feeling and the results of how heinous cyberbullying can be.

What realizations, discoveries, and understandings did you reach about creating videos?
-I've come to the realization that what you portray in a video is an art. To one person, an interview can just be an opinion and affect them just the slightest. To another, it can be this devastating viewpoint and can cause them reflect upon themselves or the world and think maybe "What can I do?" "What is being done about this?" etc. In this cyberbullying project, people saw the hallway scene and gave their interpretations of it. That's what I hope to do in some of my scenes in the next project, even if it's a small hint of an interpretation.


What other thoughts do you have about your own project?
-I feel that we did a good job. Although there were minor things I was pretty satisfied with the outcome of this project.

Transitions Workshop Extra Credit

Transitions help with telling a story in a video. It can illustrate time and space of the event within the film. For example, a hard cut can be used in conversation with two people. This form of transition depicts that the two subjects are talking at the same time, and maybe the same location. A cross dissolve transtion would insinuate some form of mood. It is usually used to transition from location to set a specific mood or start the next scene in the same manner.

Cyberbullying Project Rough Draft

After reviewing our video, I found that we did a good job. However there are some suggestions that i really do need to take in consideration. One is the way we thought we portrayed one aspect of cyberbullying but seemed to create some confusion. We aimed to tell a story in a very small sequence of clips. I was really proud of the way the way we edited the clips within the Mr. Vela interview.

Lifting and Extracting

A simple cut in the timeline means to simply cut out a portion of the clip. When you cut, the other clips in the timeline stay in the same place.
A ripple edit is when you cut out a portion of a clip the same as a simple cut. You do this by right clicking on the selected clip to cut and select ripple delete. When you ripple delete, the other clips to the right of the deleted clip shift over. Lifting and extracting are two ways to cut the video in the program panel at one time. To do this, you set in and out points to decide the area of the clip you want to extract or lift. Lifting is like a simple cut, while extracting is like ripple deleting, in terms of what happens to the other clips in the timeline.
This is an example of an extraction edit, or a ripple delete. I decided to edit the two clips where I did because it shows the firts rider jumping tthen it cuts to the other rider watching for a second or two.

Titles-template

This is an example of a template title, which means that you use a template that is created in the program and you set is in the lower 1/3's. You might use this kind of title when you want to use a creative title that you can't create on your own. It's to fit the personal preferences of the editors.

Titles-overlay

This is an example of an overlay title, which means the title is overlaying on the video itself. This is set in the lower 1/3's. You might use this kind of title when you want to label the subject's name, location, etc.

Titles-full screen

This is an example of a full screen title, which means the title is full screen using a solid background not a video. You might use this kind of title when you use it for an introduction or end credits.

Insert Workshop

This is an example of an insert edit. An insert edit places a clip and moves the clips that follow to the right, so you don’t record over clips in the timeline. To do this, you drag the clip from source panel to the timeline and then hold the CTRL key and place the clip in the desired location. I decided to insert the 2nd clip where I did because it went from the first rider then to his/her friend after talking, then back to the first rider about to jump the second hurdle
The difference between an overlay and an insert edit is that an overlay places a clip and records over it while an insert splits the original clip in two. You would use an overlay when you want show that time is continuous, while you’d use an insert edit when you're breaking the time. In this case the overlay edit works better because it shows that the horse is about to jump the next hurdle while the rider's friend talks to them and the camera shifts to their face.

Overlay workshop

This is an example of an overlay edit. An overlay edit places a clip on top of an existing clip. To do this, you can just drag the clip from the source panel to the timeline and then place it on top of other clips. I decided to place the 2nd clip where I did because when the first horseback rider jumps the first hurdle while the rider's friend starts talking and the clip shows his/her friend and back to them jumping the second hurdle.

Baler Interviews

I'm happy that the idea of our video came out nicely. The fact we used multiple clips to blend and create our message was well done. But of course the in and out points were slightly off, yet were able to get the idea out. I think i'm getting better at making clean in and out points. If i could do this project over again, i would take time and fix and clean my transitions for the in and out points. Maybe even to add more videos to properly address the idea.

One way i helped my partner was showing him where to place our videos. He did the same and helped advise me on arranging the videos so it would make sense. One challenge we faced was that we weren't able to view all the videos in order to get the best selection to use in our final product.We overcame this by using what we were given at the time.

Capturing and Filming

Today i learned to properly set up the equipment. For example, setting up the camera on the tripods. The next thing i learned to do was to capture the film from the camera to the premiere pro via firewire

John Feril's video project1

Although this was a fairly simple video, the process in which i edited the product took a fairly good amount of time. It's not suppose to be a theatrical video or anything but it shows the simple skill i used to create it. I've learned how to use a new program to edit videos. It's more complex than other programs that i have used and i plan to get more in depth and edit on a more complex level.
I was lost when i needed help creating a title screen. I thank my partner for helping me out. As i was lost, he was too and i helped him with exporting.

Patience

The message of the video to be patient.
The characters used in the video were exceptional. The child's innocence helps deliver a strong message that patience is a virtue, especially towards the older gentlemen and ladies. The scenes were shot in well done angles. The humor lightens up the seemingly drab scene as the older gentleman smiles until he is greeted by the unexpected visitor, who has caused a setback in his work. All this put together creates a fine video that delivers the theme of patience.

Our Group Discussion About Values.com

Our group liked "The Greatest" video the best. We chose this video because of the elements used in the video. Techniques like the use slow motion gave a sense climax as he was about to hit the ball. But instead it anti-climaxed and he missed. But the kid kept a positive attitude and kept his head held high.