Reflection on Holiday Greeting Video

1. I felt that my partner and I did a really good job on time-management. We always stayed on task, even while coming in after school. Our goal was to make the most out of our time. I also think we did a great job on editing the sound of our voices. We had a problem at first: our voices were much too quiet. We did not project our voices enough. So using soundbooth, we made our voices louder. It took a lot of work, but came out great in the end. I also think we were creative in choosing our music. It was unique music that we knew no one else would use in their video.

2. I would have liked to add a little message at the end of our video, in our credits. I would have liked to add our names at the end of our video, but we forgot to. I liked that some other groups did this because it added a nice closing.

3. I showed Cristabel how to use EasyBib for photos, and helped create our citations. I also gave input on which music and colors to use. I helped choose the set in and out points as well.

4. I helped show my partner how to make different bibliographies, and met up with her outside of class to work when needed. My partner always helped me stay on task when working, and always reminded me of the limited time we had, which made me work harder.

5. If given another chance, I would film all over again, with more projection in my voice, more enthusiasm, and more eye contact with the camera. I would also make the music fade a bit more in the end of the video.

Holiday Greetings (:

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The green screen works as a technique used to place different backgrounds behind moving characters. Once you have the green screen behind the character, you can cut out all of the green portion, leaving just the character and a black background. You then can add the background you want to be behind the character.

What are the important considerations in filming with a green screen? You always need to make sure that your green screen has no wrinkles or shadows when being filmed.

What are the problems that can arise when trying to eliminate a green screen background? Sometimes, if the green screen is not completely all one color, some parts may be darker/lighter than others. This makes it harder to eliminate all of the green color from around the character. One problem might be that almost all of the green around the character is eliminated, yet a small glow of green is still present right around the character's edges.

Which technique was easier--using Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects? I would say that the Adobe Premiere Pro was easier. It seemed more simple.