In case anyone was wondering, here are the videos that I created during last class! My topic was the economy and job market, and I made three videos: one full length, one edited, and one with transitions.
First, the full length video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ynXod6s3c
Next, the edited video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ot0wPbJYs
And finally, the edited video with transitions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaivpmngus8
Enjoy!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Creating Short Movies
Today, we went out in groups and interviewed people about current issues (the economy, State of the Union, Elie Weizel's commencement speech, etc). I chose to ask people about the economy. My partner, Becca, and I went to the Upper UC to find people to interview. We came across a table of three seniors, which was perfect as I was asking about the job search, and Becca was asking about the commencement speech. The three agreed to interview with us, and so we began. The interview was slightly awkward, as the three didn't have much to say and I was pretty uncomfortable being on camera. After our interview ended, we thanked them and returned to Coppee to do some editing.
Our assignment had three components: first, to import the video and add title banners and credits. Second, we had to cut ourselves out of the video and put in a transition of a black background and white writing, asking the questions in writing. Finally, we had to add a fade transition in between our introduction slide and the first interview.
This was difficult to do, and it took me until the last minute of class to complete it. However, I'm proud of myself for being able to do so. My video is definitely choppy and I'm sure that there is much I can do to improve it, but for a first attempt I think I did a pretty good job. I was able to follow all of the instructions, and get the videos up on youtube. I think that my skills can only improve from here, and it was a pretty good start. Although, I still hate looking at myself on camera.
Our assignment had three components: first, to import the video and add title banners and credits. Second, we had to cut ourselves out of the video and put in a transition of a black background and white writing, asking the questions in writing. Finally, we had to add a fade transition in between our introduction slide and the first interview.
This was difficult to do, and it took me until the last minute of class to complete it. However, I'm proud of myself for being able to do so. My video is definitely choppy and I'm sure that there is much I can do to improve it, but for a first attempt I think I did a pretty good job. I was able to follow all of the instructions, and get the videos up on youtube. I think that my skills can only improve from here, and it was a pretty good start. Although, I still hate looking at myself on camera.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Day 1: Intro to Making a Video
Today we started to learn how to film, upload and edit a video. After about an hour and a half, I learned that I do not have a natural talent for this.
Learning to film is surprisingly easy. In a nutshell, all you have to do is press the red button, focus on what you want to film, and when you're done, re-press the red button. After that, you have a video! However, this is not the hard part. What I had trouble with in class today was what comes after the video - uploading the video, learning how to use the software, learning how to edit, etc.
I don't have a lot of experience with movie software. I made a music video for a class my senior year of high school, and last semester I was one of three who created a video for my Media and Society project. That is the extent of my knowledge and experience. Learning how to upload and converge the video requires a lot of memorization about the different buttons to press, but after a lot of repitition and practice I know that I will get the hang of it. However, what I had a really hard time with today was the editing. Getting the video to start and end at the exact time I want (it shoud be cut at 7:05, NOT 7:07), is so hard! It takes a lot of time, and a lot of testing before you get it to the exact place. There's also so many parts of editing that I know nothing about - transitions, combining videos, splitting cells - that I hope we spend time in class going over. I want to have excellent video skills and knowledge by the time this semester is over, so the more practice the better.
That being said, I love the environment of the classroom. It doesn't feel so much like a professor lecturing students, but rather a community environment where we are all working and learning things together. It's rare to find a class that you look forward to going to rather than dread, but I have a feeling that this is going to be one of them. In the meantime, hopefully my skills will improve with time. After all, this was only day one.
Learning to film is surprisingly easy. In a nutshell, all you have to do is press the red button, focus on what you want to film, and when you're done, re-press the red button. After that, you have a video! However, this is not the hard part. What I had trouble with in class today was what comes after the video - uploading the video, learning how to use the software, learning how to edit, etc.
I don't have a lot of experience with movie software. I made a music video for a class my senior year of high school, and last semester I was one of three who created a video for my Media and Society project. That is the extent of my knowledge and experience. Learning how to upload and converge the video requires a lot of memorization about the different buttons to press, but after a lot of repitition and practice I know that I will get the hang of it. However, what I had a really hard time with today was the editing. Getting the video to start and end at the exact time I want (it shoud be cut at 7:05, NOT 7:07), is so hard! It takes a lot of time, and a lot of testing before you get it to the exact place. There's also so many parts of editing that I know nothing about - transitions, combining videos, splitting cells - that I hope we spend time in class going over. I want to have excellent video skills and knowledge by the time this semester is over, so the more practice the better.
That being said, I love the environment of the classroom. It doesn't feel so much like a professor lecturing students, but rather a community environment where we are all working and learning things together. It's rare to find a class that you look forward to going to rather than dread, but I have a feeling that this is going to be one of them. In the meantime, hopefully my skills will improve with time. After all, this was only day one.
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