Because I didn't really have enough time to do the Rob Lowe Commercial Spoof thing, I went ahead and finished my video on the S.T.E.M organization. The only problem I had with this video was that the audio didn't record for the first interview I did. Which really sucks cause I thought it was one of the best interviews I had ever done. Thankfully Mrs. Behr was nice enough to do the interview over again otherwise I wouldn't have a project to turn in.
It's an accomplishment to me having used the green screen. I always wanted to properly use it, and for it being my first time it didn't turn out that bad. The lighting was almost perfect, and the camera movement worked in a way. I think it was a good informative video for the kids to watch. It was a fun easy project to complete.
Continuously working hard on my project for the new group "Image." So far it seems to be and informative PSA, discussing race and social inequalities. Then final product is scheduled to be shown to the school a week after spring break, so I'm very excited to produce something everyone in the school will see.
Short films are my favorite. And I was able to cover a topic that was important to me. I feel like because of that I've grown a lot from last year.
My film was about how some people truly can't deal with constantly working on school: studying, staying awake in class, and passing test/finals. There are people who have completely given up on trying to make it through school. I tried to show that more than really say it. To understand the film you have to feel for it. He's a teenager, listening to music, walking down the street alone. He's dealing with school alone, there's no one else that could help him other than himself. He has friends and family who care enough for him, but that's not always going to give someone an "A." My film is a tad confusing but it's just something you have to be going through to understand. This has probably been the most difficult project I have ever worked on. Seeing that it isn't even finished yet. What was supposed to be a simple enlightening video of an underdog team turned into a week of sickness and lack of a good interview. The more interviews I do the more I wonder how do I make the person more comfortable to speak. This is a troubling thing to work with, I think I'll try and redo the interviews...
I'm happy to be covering the things going on in Ferguson, but I guess it's time to move on to other projects. I feel like Ferguson is still a very important topic to cover. But I think a spread as much awareness as I could. Which was my main reason for making a second video for it. My video was a bit shaky but learning new techniques on interviewing people on the spot was pretty difficult. It came out okay though. I was trying to find a way to make the person being interviewed feel more comfortable.
Being given the opportunity to fly once again in a privately owned airplane was a great experience. The guy i met, Doug was such a nice guy and so into his profession. He took time out of his day to speak with us and take me Jelissa and her friend Harry up in the air for a first hand experience of flying. He also gave us a great interview. The only part I wish was fixed was the over exposure. It wasn't too bad but its pretty noticeable. There's not much I could've done about it because of the short amount of time but I still think it was a great video.
Working on this final was not the easiest thing in the world but, it wasn't the hardest. I had fun working with my grandmother, she was a great actor and I knew she would be. She understood what I was going for in my film, and portrayed the character I wanted probably to perfectly. I have to say this project was my favorite and best. It was difficult to start but once I got going I really didn't have a problem with anything. Even though ALOT was changed and I almost have a completely different story than I had planned in the beginning, I still love my finished project. At first I wanted to focus more on the alarm clock that you can see in the background of the actor, but I had to kind of stray away from the idea I had for that. Only to make sure the story made sense. I'm sure I would have been able to incorporate that idea into the story but I only had 19 shots. I have to say, I loved doing this project more than doing interview. This is the type of Broadcast
For some reason I keep giving away good ideas because I don't feel like I can do them right and then have an idea on how to do them, so then I'm stuck with nothing in the end. So yeah...
I had no hope for my video at first but now I sort of do. I mean I understand that it probably wont be place anywhere due to the "anti-ladue vibe" it gives off but I look at that as a good thing. It means I did something that people aren't truly ready to hear. I'm a step ahead. I like my story and that's truly what matters. I wish I could get more because school spirit is really a problem for this school.
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