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To be honest, it took me quite a while to figure out how I was going to do my video. I wanted to film a commercial persuading people to come to Greenland. Although it was a funny idea, I hadn't story-boarded or written a script. You can imagine how much the video failed and I wasted a good 2 hours trying to figure out what to do. Lesson learned! After that catastrophe, I moved onto the idea that actually worked: Hand drawn animation. No scripts or storyboards? Yes please! I quite enjoyed this idea, which soon became a reality. Since this task required somewhat little time, I relaxed and procrastinated a bit. Thankfully this didn't affect the quality of my video, which turned out great! What I enjoyed was drawing, and watching my video come together. The process of figuring out what to do frustrated me.
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Mr. Main
2/5/2014 01:58:31 pm
Frustration is sometime an evil passenger in our journey to success. I am glad you were able to learn from your challenges and that your video turned out as well as it did. Personally I loved your hand drawn animation, and had no idea you planned to do a commercial. Great job persevering and having something you could be proud of.
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brandon A
2/4/2014 08:36:06 am
The process of creating my video wasn't very except for the part that I had to make it. I knew right away that I was going to do it on MINECRAFT! One of the things that I could of done better is to write down what I had to do. Next time I should also organize my time better so I don't waste it all! :)
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Mr. Main
2/5/2014 02:00:38 pm
Organization is often the key to not just successful time management, but success in general. I'm glad you were able to do a video in a format the you love so much. Thanks Brandon.
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Beverly
2/8/2014 03:25:51 am
Lol, my group and I almost did a funny scene at the end of our movie with Minecraft, but we soon found out that wouldn't work. I would have liked to see the video!
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At first I wasn't sure what style I was going to do for my video. But then I thought, a rap would be so much fun! And it was! Except for the part where my sister and I scrapped about filming it.
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Mr. Main
2/5/2014 02:03:09 pm
All good points made Maia. I'm glad you stretched yourself and did a rap...it was really well done, and the fact that Anya got in on the action was awesome. You are right about learning the program first, but the reality is, you learned how to use it as part of the project and the next time out, you will be all that much more proficient.
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It wasn't really too hard for me to create my movie, because I planned ahead and got a good idea of what I wanted to do ahead of time. I enjoyed everything about it, especially editing it and seeing it all come together. The thing that most frustrated me, however, was lighting issues. I had spent a lot of time arranging the camera to try and get it to focus, but eventually got it right. I learned to start a project when I first got the assignment, as I finished it early so that I could edit and add music! All in all, it was an enjoyable project that I would gladly do over again.
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Mr. Main
2/5/2014 02:05:27 pm
I'm really happy you enjoyed doing your video. Lighting is a tough nut to crack...keep at it. Play with different angles and shadows...it can dramatically change the "mood" of your scene. Planning ahead, and getting started early is ALWAYS a good idea, so thanks for being on top of things. Great job Escher!
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Darla
2/6/2014 06:12:38 am
At the beginning we had lots of cool ideas! When the deadline was slowly coming closer and closer, our ideas were changing and changing. We were originally thinking "wow this is going to be fun and so easy!" we were wrong. I had a lot of fun creating it and coming up with the scenes but the difficult thing was putting information into the video. I feel that our video turned out pretty good but I think it could have been better if we managed our time more wisely. I learned that you should start on creating your video as soon as possible and leave room for mistakes. Also try to avoid working with your brothers because they can be very annoying through the process. Although it was a very stressful and frustrating project, I had an awesome time making it.
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Mr. Main
2/6/2014 09:20:17 am
You're absolutely right...your video did turn out well, but I know you guys had so many even more creative ideas, that couldn't be realized because of time management. Just file the experience away for next time. Thanks for your honesty Darla.
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Adrianna
2/7/2014 01:44:59 pm
This video project was very frustrating. It took us more then six hours to complete it!
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Mr. Main
2/11/2014 09:46:36 am
I'm sorry it was so frustrating Adrianna. Maybe the lesson to be learned is to check out a couple of different options before diving in? We can all learn from your frustration, by doing our preliminary research, so that we can make better choices. Thanks for your honesty.
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Beverly
2/8/2014 03:38:07 am
I did my movie with Vanessa, and Karis. The first time I met with just Vanessa to work on brain storming, and we thought a Barbie talk show. We played a bit with the idea, and we got a lot of bloopers, but the video was too long and it wasn't what we were looking for. Also we were very distracted and time flew by.
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Beverly
2/8/2014 07:13:50 am
Will the videos be posted anywhere? I would like to see some of them.
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Mr. Main
2/11/2014 09:49:13 am
I'm really glad you guys had so much fun. A lot of fantastic ideas and information in your video. It was tough to hear and the picture got blurry at times, but nothing a tripod or microphone can't take of next time around. Loved your creativity!!
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When Mr. Main gave the assignment to us I thought "pffffft this is gonna be easy, I have soooooooo much time" I was worrying about it over Christmas but I didn’t have any time to work on it… Then 2 weeks before the dead line I was freaking out. I took 4 books and a movie out of the library to get all of my information. Finally after I had all my info written down I wrote the script. I used the program Puppet Pals to create it. I was frustrated filming the video because it deleted itself, 3 times!!!!!! I was REALLY mad about that! I ended up filming little clips and transferring it to iMovie. (Btw if any of you guys use puppet pals use iMovie to create it. IT WORKS WAAAAAAAY BETTER!!!!!) I learned much more stuff about Joan of Arc than I would in class. But after ALLLLLLLLLLLLL that I had a fantabulous time at the viewing party. Hope this helps!
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Mr. Main
2/11/2014 09:51:13 am
The research you put in, really shined through in your video. I was really impressed with your videos content and your perseverance. Good job Katey!
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Mason T
2/9/2014 09:56:16 am
In creating my video, first I did research about my topic and the Horrible Histories show on the BBC. I decided to do it very similar to Horrible Histories. Next, I spent time creating my script and shopping for props to use in my video. I also got Horrible Histories video clips from YouTube and converted them into files I could put into Windows Movie Maker. I used editing tools to shorten the clips so my video wouldn't be too long. I enjoyed getting to play two different doctors and doing the voice of the rat. The thing that frustrated me the most was trying to learn my lines and say them properly. I learned that acting isn't an easy thing to do, and I also learned that careful planning makes the process of making a video easier.
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Mr. Main
2/11/2014 09:53:16 am
All your hard work really paid off Mason. Your acting was excellent and the research you put in, was not only factual...but hilarious. Nice work!
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Erik
2/9/2014 10:23:51 am
When Samuel and I started making our video on Charlemagne, we first started with a super rough story board. This board was really rough, it had lines pointing in every direction, words in random places and shapes all over the places. Once you looked at it long enough you could almost tell what was going on. When we finished that and got all the information we needed it was time for us to start filming. We pretty much just jumped into it, Samuel would hit the record button and tell me to start talking. we thought of most of our lines on the spot.
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Mr. Main
2/11/2014 09:55:47 am
I'm glad you guys had fun with your video...it really came through in your presentation. You guys took what could have been a very depressing topic and put a lighthearted and comical spin on it. Good work.
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