Effects Sandbox

1. This Effect is found under the Effects tab, under the "Stylize" folder. After opening that folder, you click on Emboss. This is the effect we used.
2. To change the settings, you click on the "Effect controls" tab in the source panel. There, you can press on the little triangle to the right of the different settings. You can click on the number to the right of it and scroll up and down to watch the effects take place.
3.You can make a clip look cartoonish/ static-like as if they are on TV.

Star Promo Video

Reasons you should vote for our video !
1.Our video has a positive vibe.
2.Our video is unplifting.
3.It was also finished on time.
4.We made sure itt has a good amount of time length.
5.Effort was put into it :)

Final Draft Values Video

Reflections on Rough Draft

1) What value are you trying to represent? We are trying to represent courage and honesty.
2) What do you think your group has done well? I think our group has done a really great job at working together. All of us have taken on responsibilites and we have all done our part in the work. We also have done a good job of using our time wisely, and planning out our video making.
3) What do you still need to complete? We still need to add in music, titles, credits, and some small editing.
4) What are you most in need of feedback about? We want to know if our video runs smoothly, or if it is a bit choppy.
5) We filmed during two days. The first day was successful, and our camera worked well. The second day, when we tried to use a different camera, the camera wouldn't film. We had to quickly go get another camera to film with, and successfullly finished filming that day.
Another issue we had was that after we edited our rough draft, it wouldn't upload onto youtube and our blog. When we finally got it uploaded, the screen of the film was very small. It was because of a format setting we had done the wrong way. We had to decide on how we wanted to fix this with limited time.
As I am typing this, the other members of my group are re-editing our video in the correct format so we can upload it. Time is precious.

Reflection Questions for Over the Shoulder Assignment

We weren't able to post our video because it was filmed over, but when we filmed we realized that a lot of though and planning goes into each of your shots before hand. You can't just pick up a camera and start shooting a bunch of shots without any thought at all about how you want it to come out. We planned different shots for different dialogues and parts of the film.

I would say that the group whose video we used followed the rule of thirds pretty well. The character not speaking could have been shifted over just a tad. But it was done pretty well.

The over the should shot puts the focus on the person's face that is being shown. It shows their expressions and makes the viewer feel like he's really talking to the person. Because the only visible part of the other person is the back of his/her head, the viewer's focus is immediately drawn to the face that is "over the shoulder".

The girls' dialoge does not seem very realistic, because their voices aren't very enthusiastic, at some parts. Some challenges were making all the little clips flow together, and making the conversation seem real.

The mood and tone in the film is suspensful, like the viewer's aren't too sure what exactly the news is. This was achieved by the pauses between the two girls' voices. The mood at the end of the film is happy, due to the smiling face of the girl recieving the money.

I really like using this type of shot. I never really realized how much it is used in famous films untill I started learning more about it. I began to notice it in many deep conversations in films. It adds a realistic effect.

I learned from doing this exercise, that we need to plan and think more about what shots we will use and how that will affect the mood and character image BEFORE we start filming. Different shots change the whole perspective from the viewer's point of view.

Over The Shoulder Video

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.