Well, we made it to the end! I really enjoyed this class, helping me practice and grow my skills not just with telling stories, but by putting my editing abilities to use! Even if it was a couple of weeks, I was occupied and constantly thinking about what I wanted to do each week. So…
It’s been a couple of months since the first picture of the alien surfaced, and the video was released. Many believed it to be a hoax, just another silly internet prank. But there was something about that video and photo… deep down, it felt real. I remember clearly reading the last line… “She. Is. Not….
Reading Movies *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Analyzing Movies *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Video Assignment One (4 Stars) *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Video Assignment Two (4 Stars) *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Tell Your Character’s Story *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Summary I’ll be honest- video editing has always been one of my favorite things. I’ve always had an interest in it, so going in I already had a video editor in hand!…
assignment: tell your character’s story Have you seen this alien on Earth before? Wait, you don’t think aliens exist? Well, you’re wrong. They do exist, and this alien only proves it. She has no name, but many say her first apperance on Earth was in 2021, during the pandemic. The perfect time for an alien…
For this assignment, I watched a scene from Iron Man. We had to watch the scene three times to analize three different things, so I begin with my notes on… Camera Work This scene uses a lot of jump cuts in order to keep the scene moving- there are times where the character talking is…
We had to read Roger Ebert’s How to Read a Movie to, well, learn how to read a movie! For the most part, my main takeaway from this article is how the placement of things can sometimes have an impact on the feel of a movie. For example, if someone is standing on the left…
chosen video assignment: lyric video snippet worth 4 stars*disclaimer: i did do it, but w/ a sillier approach Ever wonder the origin of Dua Lipa’s song, Levitating? Well, look no further than this post! I’ve got the answer in here. Everyone knows nothing is capable of levitation, right? We’ve read countless books on heroes and…
chosen video assignment: 60 Second Day, worth 4 stars It’s been an eventful week! But overall, I think I chose a crazy day to record this assignment. My day started off with what I normally start off with, where I teach daycare-age kids to play soccer. Just as quick as I started, I ended the…
Ira Glass Summary/Reflection *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Listening to Stories *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Sounds of My Day Assignment *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Audio Assignment One (3 Stars) *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Audio Assignment Two (3 Stars) *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Audio Assignment Three (3 Stars) *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Summary Sound is so fun to me, I love messing with sound effects (I even have a Google Drive folder with sound effects…
Watching Ira Glass talk about storytelling was really interesting to me. I really loved listening to him talk about how difficult it can be to start or find a story that works. Not every story is going to work on the first try, we may find something that sounds interesting, but once you get started,…
