STANZA 6 - JABBERWOCK

WE USED THE LENS DISTORTION EFFECT THE BEST BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT THE ORIGINAL PHOTO IS OF AND ITS HARD TO MAKE OUT THE "THING" (JABBERWOCK) WHICH WORKS BECAUSE HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A JABBERWOCK LOOKS LIKE? WE WERE TRYING TO CONVEY A FEELING OF FEAR AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THE JABBERWOCK ACTUALLY IS

Thinking About Our Final Values Video

POSITIVE COMMENTS:
The positive comments that were meaningful to us were from Luis and Lizzy and Elisa and Damon. They told us that our video was almost perfect and they like how it all worked together, that was helpful because it made us feel proud of what we've accomplished. Inaddition they told us how they liked the message and that helped us see that we did a good job presenting the conflict and resolution.

Luis and Lizzy:
On a scale of 1-10, we rate the editing a 9. We think that if you have cleaner cuts your video will be more perfect than it already is

Zach and Sam:
We especially liked the close up shot of Julissa’s eyes because it helped emphasize the idea that Julissa was deciding weither or not to take the money.

Elissa and Damon:
We really liked the message and how everything worked together.

Maria and Demi:
We really like the shot of julissa's eyes whitch created an intense emotion.


SUGGESTIONS:
The two best suggestions we got were from Hayley and Kayla.
They suggested that use a fade between the shots of Ryan and Julissa bumping into eachother and then the medium shot of Ryan. We agree with this sugfestion and our plan is to look at it and maybe put a fade if it works.
Alicia and Jorge suggested that we put liz in the background to show that Julissa didn't know she was there from the begining. We agree with this suggestion and our plan could be to refilm a couple shots and then insert them.
Alicia and Jorge:
To add to your rising action, you could show a shot of Liz sort of in the background, emphasizing that Julissa did not see her watching the whole thing.

Alexis:
One part I would kinda fix would be the part where she looks around all crazy was bit outt set point.

Luis and Lizzy:
You could add to the resolution by showing how Ryan reacts when he gets his money back and what happens after that.

Hayley and Kayla:
We noticed that between the guy bumping into the girl and the guy talking, you used a straight cut when he steps back. We would have used a special effect transition instead, because it's really awkward that he hits her and then we're just right in his face a step back.

"You Forgot Your Money" rough draft

Our group is trying to represent the value of honesty. I think we planned everything out very well especially the shot types and angles, which helped us move along quickly with our filming. We only need to complete our director's cut to complete the video. We are wondering if some of the transitions are smooth enough or if we should convert some of the cuts to fades. One of the most chellenging things about the video was finding extras to be in our video. Without the extras, the video wouldn't have been as realistic to the situation. We decided that next time we need to ask people ahead of time so we have people prepared and ready to go.

Over The Shoulder

When my group planned our shots, we had to take height into consideration. In order to solve this problem, we decided to shoot ourselves as we were sitting. We also had to think about the sun's position and place ourselves accordingly. We did follow the rule of thirds because that was the only way we could see both people at once. Over the shoulder shots give the impression of seriousness between the two characters because you're only able to to see one character at a time. The final edit of the dialogue could have been a bit more realistic because there is some extra space between each sentence. The mood of the video is serious and we were able to do this by pausing a lot in the dialogue. While using over the shoulder, it's important to do all of one character's dialogue at one time so the camera position stays consistant.

The Truth About Cyberbullying: Final Video and Reflection

There were a lot of things I was proud of about my group's video, but the one thing I liked the most was probably the first scene with the speed up section. I though it was really creative and I didnt't see any other videos where something like this was used. The fact that people pointed out that the volume in the "1 in 5" scene wasn't loud enough really helped us make sure we didn't overlook fixing it for the final draft. For the final video, we got rid of the short scene with Juan, we rearranged the titles for Mr. C and Mr. Schallhorn and made the words bigger and a brighter color, we added a title shot in the beginning, and we fixed the credits. If there was more time, we would have gone through the Schallhorn interview and shortened it just a little bit more to hit the very specifics. If we had the opportunity to redo the project, I honestly wouldn't have changed anything because I am proud of the end product. I realized that it takes a long time to plan and edit videos and it's hard to tell if your video is turning out the way you originally planned until all the pieces are put together. I think it's important that not only my group's video, but all the groups' videos are shown to students to give them just that much more information on cyberbullying. Who knows, maybe because the videos were made by students and feature students, people will listen the the messages a little more intently.

Lifting and Extracting - Workshop

A simple cut in the timeline is when you choose a selected clip in the timeline right click and click cut. When you do this, the other clips stay where they are and there is a gap where the cut clip used to be. A ripple edit is almost the same as a cut but when you ripple delete, the remaining clips to the right slide over to fill in the gap and the the overall time of the video is shortened. Lifting and extracting are two ways to cut two clips at the same time. To do this, you choose an inpoint and outpoint in the program panel and click either "extract" or "lift". Lifting is like a cut and extracting is like a ripple delete in terms of what happens to the remaining clips. The video above is an example of an extract edit. I decided to extract the two clips where I did because there was a lot of time where the subject wasn't doing anything special and in order to keep the energy up, I decided to only show the most exciting parts.

Titel Template - Workshop

This is an example of a title template being used to create a title. An appropriate time to use this is when the clip or video is more formal and there is a speaker of high ranking. The template helps the audience get a sense of importance if the correct template is used.

Overlay Titles - Workshop

This is an example of an overlay title. The best time to use this type of title would be in an interview. It introduces the subject or person who is being addressed in the clip. Without it, the audience will not know who is speaking or why he or she is speaking. It is most important that the editor finds appropriate in and out points to place the title for the best effect possible.

Openeing Title - Workshop

This is an example of an opening title for a video clip. You might use this for an opening credit for a documentary or any other informational video. It helps to introduce what the actual video is about. If it is not there, then the audience will be lost about what the clip is for.

Overlay

Overlays were a bit more difficult for me to figure out. I had some trouble when it came to smoothly editing one clip into another. Every time I tried an overlay point, there was something that just didn't seem right about it. It took me about 5 different overlay points before I was content with the point I chose. I wish that I would have read the directions in more depth the first time around because that is probably where my problem started. Next time I will read the directions twice before I start anything.

Insert

I found that inserts were extremely easy to figure out. I had no real difficulties because I have a pretty good sense of timing when it comes to things like this. If I had to do anything different next time, I wouldn't. I would however, make sure that my insert points in future videos are as on point as the insert point in this video. There is a major difference between an insert and an overlay. Inserts extend the general time length of the video because instead of just putting one clip over another, you have to hold "Ctrl" and click and drag the clip you want to insert. What this does is splits the original clip in order to fit in the new one. I think that's where my problems occured because I would end up splitting the wrong section and I'd have to undo and repeat the process which was tedious. Now that i do know how to manage my time spacing better, this will be a great skill to have while editing my group's cyberbullying project.

Baler Interviews

This project was a little more difficult than the last one for a couple of reasons. The main one being that I was not in class for one of the work days. This really put my partner to the test because there was only one brain at work instead of two. And you know what they say, two heads are better than one. Another reason for this project not running so smoothly is the fact that when my partner and I were setting up the project format, we chose the wrong one. This resulted in the clips being in a small box centered on screen instead of being full screen. On the next project, I am going to make sure that this doesn't happen again by making sure that I do choose the correct format. I think I did a good job at working with my partner to select the clips that we wanted to include in this video. I am happy with the order of the clips that my partner chose. I was able to step up and do my part by exporting the video and posting it on youtube. On this project I gained a better idea of how important it is to correctly set up the project before actually beginning on working on the project. On the next project, I am going to make sure that I don't miss a work day so neither I nor my partner fall behind.