Our group was supposed to start filming on October 29th. We couldn't because the cameras weren't working. We faced many malfunctions. Pinnacle studios was not installed on the computers and it wouldn't load. Also the computers would take so long to load. It is difficult to write a blog on our editing because we couldn't get it done today. While filming we took many shots. I was ready to edit all the shots today. We could have gotten a lot done today. But instead of editing we aren't working on anything because of the computers.
I strongly believe the school needs to get batter technology. Without newer and nicer computers we wont be able to get any of the work done for this class. This class is very important to me because it is a AICE class and I need to pass it in order to get my AICE credit. I am concerned this is going to be a ongoing Situation. Our final project is due at the end of march so we need all the time we can get. Working on editing and putting the video together in class is very important. The reason I say this is because I get to here all my group members feed back. I like to hear everyone's individual input. Everyone's ideas put together can result in a great video. I hope we are able to get new computers so we can start working again.
It is frustrating not being able to edit today. Since we couldn't start editing our commercial we were told to save our clips on an alternate source. We had to do this because the computers couldn't save our footage. We put the information on a USB drive. My group was thinking of putting and editing the information on a computer from home. Originally the computers were already slow but it got worse. As time went on some computers didn't even turn on. This leaves me with not much to write about. The blogs are a good way to summarize what we did for the day. Luckily my group is responsible so we never lost any footage.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Filming commercial
In class we starting filming our commercial. The first thing we had to do was get our camera and tripod. After we had all the materials we needed we got to work. I had to change into Nike since I would be one of the actors for our commercial. We had Dani be the director and film and Jorge also be an actor. Once I was dresses we walked to the track. We took many shots of us running, walking, and tiring out shoes. The more shots the better it will be when we are editing the commercial. It was very hot outside so we did not stay as long as we expected. Setting the camera up was rather easy because we were told how to do everything in class.
Some groups were having trouble so I helped them get started. We filmed from different angles such as high and low angles. Some of the shots also consisted of a two person shot and medium shot. The goal of the commercial is to make it interesting and keep the watchers intrigued. We used the track to the best of our ability by running up the bleachers, sprinting and jogging. I want to make sure our commercial is simple but unique because I know a lot of groups will also have the same idea as us. A Nike commercial was commonly picked so our goal is to make sure ours stands out. We only had our group members star in the commercial rather than asking other people to be in it. I finally realize that filming is hard because if you don’t get it right the first timeout have to keep filming over and over. That can be frustrating when things aren’t going the way you want to.
It was important we kept calm though when the filing wasn’t going the way we wanted because we understood getting frustrated would not help anything. Some difficulties was the there was people in the way. I would have preferred to have no one in the background of our video. This caused us to take more shots because there was always people in the way when we were running. Another important detail we included was not just filming the actor we also filmed objects with the Nike logo. For example, Jorge was wearing a Nike backpack and we filmed it by zooming in on the logo and as he walked away it zoomed out. This adds contrast to the commercial. We definitely had bloopers that consisted of us running into people or laughing. I enjoyed the experience of filming and I learned a lot about what it takes to be a actor. When we finish editing the shots out commercial will be simple yet keeps ur attention the whole time.
Some groups were having trouble so I helped them get started. We filmed from different angles such as high and low angles. Some of the shots also consisted of a two person shot and medium shot. The goal of the commercial is to make it interesting and keep the watchers intrigued. We used the track to the best of our ability by running up the bleachers, sprinting and jogging. I want to make sure our commercial is simple but unique because I know a lot of groups will also have the same idea as us. A Nike commercial was commonly picked so our goal is to make sure ours stands out. We only had our group members star in the commercial rather than asking other people to be in it. I finally realize that filming is hard because if you don’t get it right the first timeout have to keep filming over and over. That can be frustrating when things aren’t going the way you want to.
It was important we kept calm though when the filing wasn’t going the way we wanted because we understood getting frustrated would not help anything. Some difficulties was the there was people in the way. I would have preferred to have no one in the background of our video. This caused us to take more shots because there was always people in the way when we were running. Another important detail we included was not just filming the actor we also filmed objects with the Nike logo. For example, Jorge was wearing a Nike backpack and we filmed it by zooming in on the logo and as he walked away it zoomed out. This adds contrast to the commercial. We definitely had bloopers that consisted of us running into people or laughing. I enjoyed the experience of filming and I learned a lot about what it takes to be a actor. When we finish editing the shots out commercial will be simple yet keeps ur attention the whole time.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Storyboarding
Today in class, we storyboarded our commercial. Our group is doing a Nike commercial, and it will be about a track race. Our first scene of our commercial is a tracking shot of the two racers walking toward the track. Our next scene is the racers lacing up there shoes. The angle and shot of this scene will be a close-ups shot and a high angle. For our third scene, it will be the racers lining up at the line. On the fourth scene. It will be a long shot followed by a tracking shot because the racers will actually be running in this scene. I’m the fifth scene, the runner will be running through the line and it will be a long shot/ high angle. On the last scene of the commercial it will be a shot of the racers shaking hands. This will be recorded by a medium shot with a eye leveled angle.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Editing
Today in class we learned many things about editing. She started off by teaching us how the camera works. We learned how to turn it on and off by opening the flaps (there is no camera button). Also how to record by using the silver button with the red line. The tripod is used for the camera to rest on so it is not a hand held shot. Using the Tripod is easy but you should never carry around the tripod when camera is attached to it. I need to make sure the nob is tightened up on the camera when it is on the tripod if not it will look shaky. We need to remember that the camera takes a long time to charge but the battery life is really good so it will last a while. Filming many takes is very important because you want to have as much footage as possible. The raw footage will help later on while editing.
Raw footage is the original footage that was never touched. It is very important to input the footage to the desktop. We need to remember that who ever puts there footage on the desktop we can only use their computer every time to edit. Also on the camera we need to make sure the date and the time are set correctly because the footage is based off of times. Dumping means to take your footage from your camera or SD card and put it in the computer. When you are importing your footage you need to take it from the computer and not straight from the camera. If you take it straight from the camera you might loose everything and have no backups. That is why this step is very important and shouldn’t be missed. You need to make sure you give the computer time to load because if you try to rush it, it might crash and you will lose your work. Once you are logged in make sure your on the edit screen.
After that you need to click file, new movie and all the prior films will be cleared. Make sure the footage you want to use is clicked on. You should drag your footage into Av track 2 because that’s used for building your film. Av track 1 is for the title. Av track 3 is used for the music. We do not need to use titles for the commercial. But the titles will be needed on the final project. When filing you should make sure it’s silent if you want it to be silent because when editing if you take out the noise it will block the noise from every clip too not just one. When saving you need to click export then mpej 4. The camera use and editing we learned in class will help us further our process with the commercials and projects later on.
Raw footage is the original footage that was never touched. It is very important to input the footage to the desktop. We need to remember that who ever puts there footage on the desktop we can only use their computer every time to edit. Also on the camera we need to make sure the date and the time are set correctly because the footage is based off of times. Dumping means to take your footage from your camera or SD card and put it in the computer. When you are importing your footage you need to take it from the computer and not straight from the camera. If you take it straight from the camera you might loose everything and have no backups. That is why this step is very important and shouldn’t be missed. You need to make sure you give the computer time to load because if you try to rush it, it might crash and you will lose your work. Once you are logged in make sure your on the edit screen.
After that you need to click file, new movie and all the prior films will be cleared. Make sure the footage you want to use is clicked on. You should drag your footage into Av track 2 because that’s used for building your film. Av track 1 is for the title. Av track 3 is used for the music. We do not need to use titles for the commercial. But the titles will be needed on the final project. When filing you should make sure it’s silent if you want it to be silent because when editing if you take out the noise it will block the noise from every clip too not just one. When saving you need to click export then mpej 4. The camera use and editing we learned in class will help us further our process with the commercials and projects later on.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Planning
Today we were assigned to work with our groups and disuse how our commercial is going to go. Jorge, Dani, and I decided our initial plan is to film on the track because we are doing a Nike commercial. We are planning on wearing all Nike gear and video one or two of us running the track. We would race against each other and show off the brand. If the weather is bad the day we are supposed to film we will compromise and film on the stairs. instead of doing a track running theme commercial it would be more of a Nike fitness training video. This video will show how to get faster by us running up the stairs.Next class we are scheduled to do our story boards so we will have a specific plan and backup plan.
Props:
We are going to have Nike water bottles and bags. (not much is needed since we are just running)
Costumes:
We will all be dressed in Nike which includes shirts, shoes, socks, shorts and headbands.
Schedule:
10/11/19: Plan our commercial
10/15/19: Story board our commercial
10/22/19: Film commercial
10/24/19: Edit commercial
Locations:
Main location: schools track
Backup location: Schools main stairs
Backup plan:
Our backup plan for filming is to film the subject running the schools stairs as if they were training, the rpops, costumes, and schedule shouldnt change at all. The only difference would be the change in location.
Props:
We are going to have Nike water bottles and bags. (not much is needed since we are just running)
Costumes:
We will all be dressed in Nike which includes shirts, shoes, socks, shorts and headbands.
Schedule:
10/11/19: Plan our commercial
10/15/19: Story board our commercial
10/22/19: Film commercial
10/24/19: Edit commercial
Locations:
Main location: schools track
Backup location: Schools main stairs
Backup plan:
Our backup plan for filming is to film the subject running the schools stairs as if they were training, the rpops, costumes, and schedule shouldnt change at all. The only difference would be the change in location.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Research Convections and codes
Today, we started discussing our groups and topics of our commercial. We are given a choice between different businesses or companies like Starbucks or Dunkin’ donuts, or a Fort Lauderdale High School commercial. There is also an option to do an anti-vaping campaign. With further discussion between Jorge, Dani and I, we have decided to do a Nike commercial. At first we debated between Nike and Dunkin’ donuts, but we figured if we would film at the track at school, Nike would be much easier. We agreed that Nike would be much easier, and we all have the most ideas for this topic. We have done our research and looked up multiple commercials that have previously been created by Nike. All of which contain ideas that would relate to us and be easy to make.
In the first Nike commercial that we collectively watched, it started with an ariel view of a soccer stadium. It shows who the main character of the commercial will be about, and where it takes place. Within the first 10 seconds, it shows the concepts of teamwork and fellowship. All of the character are in Nike apparel, in proper costume to fit the setting. As they are in a soccer stadium, they are in their uniforms which we are making sure to include in our commercials. Following, it is portraying the conflicts between the players within the game and action shots or videos of the actual event taking place. The end of the commercial is showing the audience that anything is possible, and that there is a deeper message within each video. The girl being constantly shown through the commercial ends up succeeding, and it is shown when she scores the final goal.
After watching these commercials we have many ideas as to what we can possibly create for this commercial. Our first idea was to film it outside of school where we can get an interesting location. However, after reading the rules and expectations, we are not allowed to film outside of our school. The place within our school that would make the most sense to film at would be our track, so we decided to have a running/track themed commercial, wearing all nike. Our commercial will show that Nike can assist in reaching our goals, and succeeding in physical activity, specifically running. We will include Nike shirts, shorts, shoes and socks. We are also aiming to include props that are also branded with Nike, such as water bottles.
In the first Nike commercial that we collectively watched, it started with an ariel view of a soccer stadium. It shows who the main character of the commercial will be about, and where it takes place. Within the first 10 seconds, it shows the concepts of teamwork and fellowship. All of the character are in Nike apparel, in proper costume to fit the setting. As they are in a soccer stadium, they are in their uniforms which we are making sure to include in our commercials. Following, it is portraying the conflicts between the players within the game and action shots or videos of the actual event taking place. The end of the commercial is showing the audience that anything is possible, and that there is a deeper message within each video. The girl being constantly shown through the commercial ends up succeeding, and it is shown when she scores the final goal.
After watching these commercials we have many ideas as to what we can possibly create for this commercial. Our first idea was to film it outside of school where we can get an interesting location. However, after reading the rules and expectations, we are not allowed to film outside of our school. The place within our school that would make the most sense to film at would be our track, so we decided to have a running/track themed commercial, wearing all nike. Our commercial will show that Nike can assist in reaching our goals, and succeeding in physical activity, specifically running. We will include Nike shirts, shorts, shoes and socks. We are also aiming to include props that are also branded with Nike, such as water bottles.
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Introductory
Hi my name is Julia. I am 16 and attend Fort Lauderdale High school. There are many things I enjoy to do in my free time such as working out and playing sports. Currently I am running cross country, playing soccer and track is later on in the school year. When I run I forget about all my problems and concentrate on my breathing and endurance. Yes, it is very painful and it never gets easier but the feeling you get after finishing a run is something no one can give you. Its a sense of relaxation. Running teaches me to never give up even when I think I cant do it anymore and to push harder. Setting goals for myself makes me have something to look forward to. Every cross country or track meet I set a goal to beat my past time which keeps me determined throughout the whole race. Running is all a mental sport you just have to convince yourself your not in pain and you have to continue pushing. No matter the pain I will always go to running to free my mind. I've met the most amazing people from running and it has made us so close. We all push each other to excel and do our very best. It doesn't matter if you are first or last in the race it just matters that you finished and gave it your all.
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