Reflecting on my blog

Early in the year, I learned the importance of setting the right formart (widescreen 48) on a new project because if not the clips will come out too small. You can see that in my first film, I didn't do this, and the screen is very small and it dosn't look good at all. I was still having trouble at this time with all the editing and how to work on premiere pro. I thought it was really complicated at first but then slowly I started learning and soon projects that took me days started seeming easier now that I knew how to do things and I could focus and more important things like sound, shots, camera angles etc. On my second project, I learned how to edit correctly to get the best possible result. Dr. A taught us to always cut a video with a good facial expression and to always make sure that the person wasnt looking down or closing their eyes. I also learned key vocabulary like start and end point and all the different names of the screens and panels. Another important thing I learned in the second project was how to import clips and export final projects and put them up on youtube and then to my blog. A scene that shows the editing well is then we cut dillon, marleen, and skylars clip when they were laughing and they were all finished talking and at a right point. Later in the year, I showed that I really had learned how to transition scenes along with sounds in our cyberbullying video. We were all taking part in the editing by giving suggestions and feedback to Eddy, who was the main editor. I really liked how the sad music in my depressed scene changed when the shot changed from medium to a close up. It got more dramatic as the camera came closer to my face and showed my expression. I also really liked how I was positioned on the floor, bringing me lower to set the mood. I also learned how to work with other people and how to collaborate to help as much as I could and to always give out suggestions. It is also very important to listen to what other group members have to say and encourage them to give out suggestions and to keep being on task, but casually taking a break to reflect on what we had done so far. I loved how whenever we were fliming someone always had a suggestion on how to make it better then we had planned on our storyboard and the ideas never stopped yet somtimes we were restrcited with time or resources. We always did what we could and we did try to come in after school somtimes. I was always proud of our final work.

Important things I learned this year about making and watching films is to always look for a mood and emotion and a purpose behind every shot and scene. When somone takes a camera shot, they should have a specific purpose behind it. For example to set a mood, intesify an action, or suggest somthing without dialouge. I also learned that so much can be portrayed without even having people speaking and that so many quick little shots can say so much and give a feeling or give a setting. I also learned to look for things when watching films, like in the angels and how they can make people look small, or big. Not just in size but their importance or power. I also learned to look for how much of the screen each character takes up in an over the shoulder shot and that this is important because somtimes one charcter in bigger than the other and the other might be looked down upon by the larger character. Maybe it is because they are older, smarter. etc.

My overall experience in this class was full of learning and lots of fun. I really have enjoyed making videos and editing and working with the people I have worked with. I really leanred a lot about using a camera and I think it has come in handy for me because I love photography and all the angle shots have helped me take better pictures. I also now pay way more attention to details in movies and I pick out things and think of why it happened or what the director was aiming for.