Greenscreen Workshop Reflection

A greenscreen allows you to film something, and then insert a picture or clip to make it look like you are somewhere else.
When you film with a greenscreen, you need to consider the greenscreen itself. Make sure there aren't any wrinkles or shadows. Shadows can be a problem when your trying to eliminate the greenscreen becauses you won't be able to get the whole screen.
Using After Effects was alot easier when I was trying to fix the greenscreen. As you can see, I wasnt able to eliminate all of the screen, so there is a small green shadow in one of the pictures.

Holiday Greetings Video

I think my partner and I did a good job on making the in and out points clean, and the transitions to the other person. I also think the boarder was good.
If I could do it differently, I would have chosen different music, and also have more of an interaction between my partner and I.
I did alot of stuff. Specifically, after we filmed we put the video on the computer, and uploaded it to Premiere Pro, and then edited like normal from there. Then I asked Dr. A how to add the boarder, and then I looked for some pictures on the internet to use. After I found the right picture, I just imported like a noraml clip, and then continued editing music and other stuff just like the cyberbullying video. My partner and I wrote the scripts together, looked for pictures together, and looked for music together.
If I had another chance to do this project, I would probably chose a different holiday, and more interesting music. In general, I think I would pretty much re-do everything.

5 Things I Learned

What I really liked that this group did in their video was that they had a bunch of quick cuts to people saying "Facebook". They really got the point across that Facebook is a common cyber bullying place, and this was clear because of multiple people having the same opinion on the question.



What this group did a really good job of was re-creating little scenes of how cyber bullying can affect people. I think they were able to capture the drama of it very well.

I learned that if you could use many different transitions for clips, it gives the video a little more excitement; you just have to make sure they are placed correctly and in a non-distracting way. The transitions in this video all worked because they weren't distracting and they were all unique.



This group introduced the speeding up of time in videos to me. I really like how it perfectly fit in with the music. It also caught my attention right away which was a good thing.

What I also learned from this video is how to break up a long clip. The clip of Mr. Schallhorn was pretty long, but I learned that by adding titles to help visualize what is being talked about, the clip doesn’t seem to drag on.

Now that this video is done, I have realized I've learned a lot about Premiere Pro and the video making process. It takes alot of time, effort, and communication to get things done. What I am most proud of is the picture of the cell phone that we manipulated to say "Parent Alert! Is Your Child Sexting?" I never knew you could get a picture and edit it to make the edit look like that's the way it was supposed to be. It was fun to learn, and I think it looked good in the video.
I'm very glad people were able to comment on the videos. It was really helpful when classmates gave specifics about what could be changed or fixed. It was also reassuring when classmates gave comments about what they liked; it helped me feel better about the overall video, and look more at what was good instead of what went wrong or what we didn't finish.
In the final draft we took out a clip in the beginning, and we really tried to fix the audio. I think we made alot of progress on the audio in the final draft compared to the rough draft. The toughest part was when we took out the clip in the beginning because it really messed up the audio of people talking. We had to re-match up all the clips, and move around the titles because we lost a couple seconds from the deleted clip.
If we had another day or two, I would probably fix the credits. They aren't in the right format, and some things aren't cited the correct way, so I would definitely change that.
If I had the chance to do the video differently, I would. I think I would take a whole different approach in the way we filmed things. Especially with students, I think I wouldn't have interviewed them outside. Also, certain camera shots were off during the interviews. Sometimes the camera wasn't at a comfortable distance, and the angle is somewhat uncomfortable. I would also manage time differently to make it easier on myself and other group members.
I discovered that making videos is not easy, and it is not quick. It is a very time consuming thing, and now I understand why it takes years for movies to be made because everything has to be perfect. I also realized it's very important to communicate with group members, not just during this project, but for any group activity.
Overall, I think the project came out pretty decent. It was definitely a fun process, just very time consuming.

Sexting Rough Draft Group 14

A simple cut in the timeline means deleting a clip out of the timeline. When you cut, the other clips in the timeline stay where they are, leaving a gap. A ripple edit is when you delete a portion of a clip, but after you delete it, the button you click will automatically move the other clips in the timeline together, closing the gap. You do this by right clicking on the clip, and then clicking ripple delete. Lifting and extracting are two ways to cut portions of different clips at one time. To do this, you press the in point in the program panel where making a cut would be appropriate and then clik the outpoint where it would be appropriate.
Lifting is like a simple cut, while extracting is like a ripple delete in terms of what happens to the other clips in the timeline.
This is an example of an extract edit. I decided to extract the two clips where I did because it was the only semi-approprate place to cut it. It doesnt look the best, and you cant tell, but that was the only place that made sense.

This is an example of an opening title, which means it is at the beginning of a video or clip to introduce what the video or clip will be about. You might use this kind of title when you want to introduce something.

This is an example of a template title, which means it is also shown at the bottom of a screen, but it is across the whole bottom, and not just one third. You might use this kind of title when you want to name a subject as well, or show the name of place or setting.

This is an example of a lower third overlay title, which means it is displayed in a lower corner of the screen. You might use this kind of title when you want to show the name of a subject in the video.

This is an example of an overlay edit. An overlay edit places a clip on top of an original clip while the original clip is still playing. The inserted clip does not effect time in the original clip. To do this, you edit the clip in the source panel. Then you drag the edited clip to the timeline where you want to place it. I decided to edit the 2nd clip where I did because you see the lady is paying attention right after the first jump, then goes back to the horse jumping a second time.



The difference between an overlay and an insert edit is for an insert edit, when you place a clip in the timeline with an original clip, time in the original clip stops and cuts to the inserted clip,then picks up where it left off. This type of edit interrupts time. You would use an overlay edit when you want to keep time realistically going, while you’d use an insert edit when you don't want, or need continuous time. In this case the overlay edit works better because the lady in the second clip is watching a continuous action.

About the product:
I think our video came out fairly decently. The only thing that wasn't correct was the format of the video. The video shows up on YouTube with a very tiny screen, when it was supposed to be alot bigger. A couple things that could have been fixed were the title screens. All of the title screens, especially the first one, could have and should have been a lot shorter. Also, some of the clips themselves should have been cut a little more than they are. The in-point for the first clip was off by a couple of frames. The thrid clip about the staff members should have been cut off at the end, and the in-point was not very clean to start with. The last clip after our sports programs also had a pretty rough in-point. The first clip about our enviroment was a little long and could also be cut off at the end.

About the process:
Both me and my partner worked together when we had to choose which clips to use. After we had about 10 to choose from, we watched them and then agreed on which ones were the best. During the editing process we would help each other out when one of use didnt know what to do, or if we didnt know which step was next. One thing that happened more than once while using Premiere Pro was that we would drag the edited clip from the soruce panel into the timeline, and the audio wouldnt be there. Eventually, my partner figured out the problem and we were able to fix it.

Project 1 Introduction

About the product:
I think my final project came out decently. The video shows I have learned how to edit a film into a clip. I really enjoyed the process of editing the video and then seeing how the finished product came out.
On this specific video, I would like to improve the title screen, and make it last a little longer. I want to learn how to add special effects to a film, and more editing techniques to create a better video.

About the process:
Both my parter and I discussed the editing steps together if we didn't understand what the instructions were. Looking at the pictures on the power point slides, and the comparing them to the program while I was working helped me figure out how I was supposed to do certain things. The main challenge I had was with Premiere, and figuring out what tools to use. Eventually, I figured it out.

Patience

The message of this video is Patience.
It was shot toward the end of the day because the filmmaker wants us to see that the man in the video had been working all day on smoothing his cement. Therefore, when the kid walked in it, it ruined his hard days work.

Discussion about Values.com

I liked the purse video the best. It was funny, but at the same time it also had a good message. I think it portrayed honesty very well.