Final Interview

     Video in e-Comm was really fun this quarter!  We learned all sorts of things, such as, shortcut keys, different angle shots, the Six Shot System, and storyboarding.  I definitely had a really good experience on practicing collaboration with either a group or just simply one partner.  I also had opportunities to work on speaking in front of an audience.  This would be when we would present our videos.  Time management was also a big factor in video class.  In order to get the assignment finished on time you needed to stay focused while with your group and you also had to figure out a time out of class if you didn’t get a film completed in class.  The Six Shot System consists of the extra close-up (XCU), close-up (CU), medium (MS), over-the-shoulder (OTS), wide (WS), and extra wide (XWS) shots.  Overall, I believe this quarter in video was a great class and I enjoyed it very much!

The Chase

        I learned that when doing a running scene or something like that, you should start running before you actually enter the shot because then it looks more realistic and like you’re actually being chased. I also learned that to get the project done you can’t mess around, you actually have to work to complete your work. For my next project I will make sure that all the shots are correctly angled and in the right position. Collaboration was different because you had to speak up when you had an idea and talk a lot more to agree on something like the storyline. Also, there were more people so there were more ideas said. When there are more ideas it makes it easier to figure out what to make the video project about. I think I collaborated pretty well, if I needed to improve anything about my collaboration it would probably just be more open to speaking ideas rather than just going with whatever.

ab sequence

I learned that time management is very important while taking videos.  Also that you need to know exactly what you're doing when you film.  In my next project I will manage my time better and make sure I know exactly what I'm doing in my videos.  Collaboration is working as a group and we had to apply this to our project by working together to complete our videos correctly and on time.

6 Shot System

The 6 shots in the 6 Shot System are a medium, close up, extra close up, over the shoulder, wide, and extra wide shot.  The abbreviations for these are MS, CU, XCU, OTS, WS, and XWS.  The medium shot is the hips and above, close up is just the head and a tiny bit of shoulders, extra close up is always of the hands, over the shoulder is just above a shoulder and shows what the person is doing and shows part of their face but not all of it, wide shows the whole body, and lastly, extra wide shows the whole person but also showing the setting.  I learned that this system is supposed to be quick and to keep the viewers attention.  What I will do next time is make sure the shots are accurate and that there aren't items in the setting that we don't want in the shots.

Highlight Video

    The program I used for this project was Final Cut Pro and the tools I used in it were youtube.com to get my videos, ssyoutube.com to download and use the videos, and the finder window to transfer my downloads to Final Cut Pro.  I used command "I" and "O" to figure out which parts of the videos I wanted in my highlights.  My hobby I chose for this project was softball because I've played this sport for many years and I love it.  I did and did not enjoy Final Cut Pro.  It was difficult at times like when you needed it to end at an exact point, it could be difficult ending it there.  Overall I think my project was pretty good and I will probably catch on to this Final Cut Pro program as the quarter goes on.

Dream House

       These are my dream house screenshots. My style was supposed to be a modern look. I added a patio and a deck to add more character to the house.  I also made a pool because that seems modern and it's always fun to have a pool.  The scope of the project was just to make a dream house and the main requirement was that it needed to have an over hang on the roof.  I started with the basic shape of the house. Later, I started adding details like frames and textures.  The final step was to make an animation overview of the house.  I thought this project was really fun and gave me a good opportunity to put my love of creating things into action.  I think this project was really good and e9 should continue doing this project.

Dreamweaver Website

          

         This is my Dreamweaver website called "Hello World!" The project was to make a website based on our freshman year.  The process was basically just looking at the documents provided and following the instructions.  There were 4 document instructions, A-D.  If I were to mess up on a step then it would mess up the whole project.  So, a few times I did something wrong and had to go back and fix it, but it wasn't really a big deal.  Something I learned was that you don't have to make the website in code.  You can do the design style and it's much easier.  I also learned some new tags like, <title> and to end the tag, </title>.  We used Dreamweaver for the program to make the website.  Sometimes I would ask Lilian for help.  Next time I would probably try a different style and color because it would make it more interesting.  Also I would keep using the same program because it seems to work really well.  For future experience, make sure to stay on task because if you don't you will get behind and it's hard to catch up.  Overall, the project was pretty good and easy to figure out.