Recently in class, we have editing our commercial. My team and I started editing our blogs. We looked at our films and choose the best takes. Some of the clips had to much wind and extra noises. Some of the clips were taking at bad angles. But, we had many different tapes. There was a lot of different takes to choose from. It took a little while to go through all of them. But once we did, we were happy with the ones we choose. They also matched our story board.
We ran into a few problems while editing. First, when we went to dump and edit, someone was using our computer. So, we had to wait for them to dump and log out. When they were done we had to dump our videos and put them on a flash drive. After we dumped them on a flash drive, we were able to go to a different computer. Then we began to dump our video. But, then we ran into another problem. We couldn't hear anything from on the tapes. At first, we were very confused. We thought there was no audio on any tapes.
So, we had to ask our teacher for help. She also thought there was no audio on any of the tapes. But, she soon figured out that we just needed headphones. Without headphones, no sound came out the computer. So, she gave us some headphones. But then I had a problem. My ears were too small for the headphones so I could not hear anything for the most part. After we figured out most of the problems we started editing. We had to cut takes so that the film would look better. Then, the teacher realized that many of the other teams in the class were having so many problems too because of the computers. The editing app was not working for most of them. So, now the class has to wait for laptops.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Friday, October 25, 2019
Commercial
Blog
Today in class my group and I filmed. We filmed a Nike commercial. Na'mya, Ambi and I were being filmed. We were the track runners. Brandon filmed the commercial and directed. Before we filmed, I had to change into my Nike Gear. I wore all black. I had Nike shoes on, a Nike shirt and Nike shorts on. We wanted to wear Nike for every piece of clothing we had. After we all changed, we started set up the props. We started filming directly after setting up the set.
When we started filming, I noticed a couple problems. The first problem was the heat. Considering we had all black, it was very hot. This made us get tired very quick. Another problem was the running blocks we were going to use. We could not find very good blocks that we wanted to film with. We also needed another person to stand on the back of blocks. The blocks slide when nobody is standing on them.But, because we didn't have an extra person we decided not to use them. We just ran from a regular starting position.
I had fun filming other than that. I was super hot and tired after. I was the only runner who ran over a hurdle. That was fun. I feel like our overall video was good. After we ran, we changed back into our school clothes. When we went back to the class we cooled down and watched the playbacks. The shots were very good. They also were taken at really good angles. I enjoyed filing and so far, I like our commercial.
Today in class my group and I filmed. We filmed a Nike commercial. Na'mya, Ambi and I were being filmed. We were the track runners. Brandon filmed the commercial and directed. Before we filmed, I had to change into my Nike Gear. I wore all black. I had Nike shoes on, a Nike shirt and Nike shorts on. We wanted to wear Nike for every piece of clothing we had. After we all changed, we started set up the props. We started filming directly after setting up the set.
When we started filming, I noticed a couple problems. The first problem was the heat. Considering we had all black, it was very hot. This made us get tired very quick. Another problem was the running blocks we were going to use. We could not find very good blocks that we wanted to film with. We also needed another person to stand on the back of blocks. The blocks slide when nobody is standing on them.But, because we didn't have an extra person we decided not to use them. We just ran from a regular starting position.
I had fun filming other than that. I was super hot and tired after. I was the only runner who ran over a hurdle. That was fun. I feel like our overall video was good. After we ran, we changed back into our school clothes. When we went back to the class we cooled down and watched the playbacks. The shots were very good. They also were taken at really good angles. I enjoyed filing and so far, I like our commercial.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Storyboarding 1
•What movement used-Zoom, tracking, and pan
•What shots used- Establishing shot, 2 person shot, 3 person shot, medium shot, POV
•What editing will be used- insert, jump cut, eye-line match
•Transitions- dissolve and fade out
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Class Discussion
Today in class, we learned about cameras, tripods, and editing. We will be using cameras to record for the class work and assignments. The cameras take a long time to charge. So, we should charge them up the day before. We can record on these cameras. From the camera, we pull our videos and pictures then put them on computers. When working with tripods we can never walk with the camera on the tripod. The camera connects to the tripod and the tripod is able to be lifted up. This allows us to record at different angles. When using the cameras or tripods it is important to be careful and never mis handle equipment.
We also learned about editing and how to edit. When editing the first thing you want to do is look for pinnacle 17,18 or 19. Then you right click to open the desktop. The information in the desktop goes in pinnacle so you can edit. You put the SD reader in the computer reader. You then take the footage from the SD to a new folder. This is called dumping. You can also dump at home or on any computer. Next, you go to DCIM to find all your previous stuff. The pictures will be dated. You go to the pictures yo want. You then click AVCHD and go to private. Go to stream and every photo should pop up. You highlight what you want and drag it into the folder.
To continue, you then want to go into pinnacle. You click on new movie to get a clear slate. Then you want to go to desktop and click on the plus sign. You click on the folder and import what ever you want in your film. It is important to keep raw footage just incase anything happens to the footage you are working with. This includes any actual footage and takes. You can highlight and drag them in any order. Make sure you drag it to AV track 2. AV1 is for titles, AV2 is for films, and AV3 is for music. Cut and edit anything you want and don't want. You can cut film or split a clip using the razor blade. You then sport when done. You have to export it to MEG4 and SD best quality to get the best results. That's how we learned to edit.
We also learned about editing and how to edit. When editing the first thing you want to do is look for pinnacle 17,18 or 19. Then you right click to open the desktop. The information in the desktop goes in pinnacle so you can edit. You put the SD reader in the computer reader. You then take the footage from the SD to a new folder. This is called dumping. You can also dump at home or on any computer. Next, you go to DCIM to find all your previous stuff. The pictures will be dated. You go to the pictures yo want. You then click AVCHD and go to private. Go to stream and every photo should pop up. You highlight what you want and drag it into the folder.
To continue, you then want to go into pinnacle. You click on new movie to get a clear slate. Then you want to go to desktop and click on the plus sign. You click on the folder and import what ever you want in your film. It is important to keep raw footage just incase anything happens to the footage you are working with. This includes any actual footage and takes. You can highlight and drag them in any order. Make sure you drag it to AV track 2. AV1 is for titles, AV2 is for films, and AV3 is for music. Cut and edit anything you want and don't want. You can cut film or split a clip using the razor blade. You then sport when done. You have to export it to MEG4 and SD best quality to get the best results. That's how we learned to edit.
Commercial
In our commercial, we will be advertising the product Nike. These commercials entail different camera angles, shots, and movements with different edits and mis-en-scene. These commercials usually take place in daylight for natural lighting on a track field.The camera angles usually start from low angles to eye level angles then zooms out to show the actual body and the establishing shot.These directors usually use pan and tracking shots to follow the athletes as they warm up and run.
In these commercials, there are props and costumes such as spikes, water bottles, workout clothes/accessories, hurdles,and blocks.The actors use these props when filming to make the commercial more realistic. The sound in these commercial includes diegetic sounds, voice overs, internal diegetic, ambient sound and no sound when the actor is breathing really loud. In the film Forrest Gump, Jump Cut was used to show a passage of time and the majority of the time, the commercials are usually 30 seconds but the time it takes to run is longer than that.
The most important thing is to zoom into the Nike sign to emphasize that ,that is what the commercial is about. Medium close up and close up are used a lot but extreme close ups will be necessary if you want to depict sweat and muscles. Specifically, in our commercial we want to show a pov shot for viewers to see what the runner is seeing. The starting and closing includes iris and iris out of the logo for more emphasis.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Planning
My group
Today, my group and I are discussing and working on our ideas for the commercial project. We are deciding who will be camera man and who will be on camera. We are also discussing what we we will wear and what we are going to do. Together as a team we decided the props, costumes, schedule, location, and the back up plan. We decided on a Nike commercial in which we will run in Nike apparel. Na'Mya, Ambrielle, Brandon and I are going to run because we do track. Brandon and I are going to work the camera.
Props- blocks, hurdles
Costumes- workout clothes, spikes
Schedule- Planning blog 10/11, Storyboard 10/15, Film Blog 10/22, Editing blog 10/24
Location- track
Back up plan- Building 17 stairs in front of media center
Today, my group and I are discussing and working on our ideas for the commercial project. We are deciding who will be camera man and who will be on camera. We are also discussing what we we will wear and what we are going to do. Together as a team we decided the props, costumes, schedule, location, and the back up plan. We decided on a Nike commercial in which we will run in Nike apparel. Na'Mya, Ambrielle, Brandon and I are going to run because we do track. Brandon and I are going to work the camera.
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Introduction
Hey, I'm Naiya and this is an introduction to my blog. This blog is for me to tell you about what we do in Aice Media. I am excited to learn how to film and make videos. But, before I can do that, I have to tell you a little bit about myself.
So I am currently a senior at Fort Lauderdale Highschool. I recently turned 18. Since I am a senior, now I have to worry about colleges. I know people say high school flies by but, it really does. I feel like I was walking into my first say of 9th grade just a few weeks ago. I want to stay in Florida. So my options are UCF, FSU, and FAMU. While i want to stay in Florida, I do not want to be so close to home.
I also do track. I run and do field events. No, I do not plan to do track in college nor do I want to. Being tied to a sport scholarship in college sounds terrible to me. Okay, that is all I have to say about me right now, but I look forward to sharing my class events with you in the future, signing off.
So I am currently a senior at Fort Lauderdale Highschool. I recently turned 18. Since I am a senior, now I have to worry about colleges. I know people say high school flies by but, it really does. I feel like I was walking into my first say of 9th grade just a few weeks ago. I want to stay in Florida. So my options are UCF, FSU, and FAMU. While i want to stay in Florida, I do not want to be so close to home.
I also do track. I run and do field events. No, I do not plan to do track in college nor do I want to. Being tied to a sport scholarship in college sounds terrible to me. Okay, that is all I have to say about me right now, but I look forward to sharing my class events with you in the future, signing off.
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