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Words of Advice.

5/24/2014

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Hey Everyone! There will be only one assigned blog topic for this week, and sadly this is my last blog for this school year. Unfortunately, the school year is coming to an end, and so has my first year of media. This year has been very exciting, stressful, and fun. I've had the privledge of getting to meet so many new people, make new friends, and also learn so much! And of course, with new knowledge comes mistakes and advice for the future. So this weeks assigned blog topic will be advice I'll be sharing with you for next years media class. Keep reading to find out words of advice!


I'm sure you will hear this in everyone's blog but, NEVER EVER EVER PROCRASTINATE! Yes, I admit, procrastination can be and is very tempting, (especially when you have wifi!) but you have to remember, you can do something productive, and get work done. You see, procrastination is just like a snowball effect. Everytime you procrastinate, the work builds up and more work is stacked on and on, progressively ending up with a big snowball of work. Once you break your habit of procrastinating, your life will be so much easier and stress-free, not only in media, but throughout the rest of your life-in anything, really.


Going with no procrastinating, use your time wisely! All projects have due dates and deadlines, and Mr. M even makes our lives easier by setting markers in our planners! Be productive, stay on track, and concentrate (and don't procrastinate!) and you should be able to follow through with your markers. Think ahead! Find multiple ideas, choose your best one and have a back-up just in case your first one doesn't work out, and so you won't just be stuck there thinking, "now what do I do?"; it just wastes time. After you have a strong idea, and make sure it's an idea you can carry out now, get it approved and start working on your shot list or script! It's always best to start early and get ahead rather than being late. And during class, if you have nothing to do (assuming your radios & projects are done) do something productive with your time instead of being unproductive and doing nothing for the whole period. Class time is Precious time! Remember that! In your spare time, do your blogs! If you're already done with 2 of them, start writing reflective responses for next week! You could even help other people and lend a hand.


Another piece of advice is to be honest. Honesty is very important, not only in this class, but also in life! Be a candor [divergent reference] and tell the truth right away if you've lost something or have broken something, and even I'm critique sessions! Don't try to hide anything, because all it is, is you gaining guilt and losing trust. And trust is a big thing in this class. If Mr. M doesn't trust you, or if your classmates don't trust you, it'll be an awkward and uncomfortable school year. So just tell the truth, because lying doesn't benefit yourself anything.


If you don't understand something or if you're confused, ASK! Feel free to ask me, Mr. M, or anyone in the class for help! We are all an Ohana and need to help eachother out. If you don't ask, you won't be benefiting yourself or your knowledge. Don't be embarrassed or shy! If you ask, you will learn more, thus, doing better. And you never know if your gonna return next year and have to teach another student, but you won't know how because you didn't ask!


Always listen. When Mr. M or a guest or a classmate is speaking, listen to what they have to say. Most times it'll be very important and significant, and will help you throughout media and with your projects. At STN, listen to what the people in the breakout sessions say. They are professionals. For example, I learned this lighting trick in one of my breakout sessions at STN by listening closely and being attentive to what they say, and it has helped me especially with my fourth quarter project! And in our little critique sessions, listen to what Mr. M and your classmates say! Don't get hurt or offended, because all it is, is advice to improve. But make sure you actually take their advice and make a difference, for the better now!


Don't be shy. Be outgoing and make friends! I was like really shy in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters but now I'm not afraid to speak up! It's really important to get along with one another and be friends because there are very likely chances that you'll need their help whether it's support, acting, or advice on your project!

Be punctual. Be early and never late to anything really. Because if you're late, not only is it a bad reputation, but it's also disrepsctful to other people's time. You'll also miss out on important information!

And just some small advice...NEVER EVER use CKTV tripod 8. Justice and I learned that the hard way while working on our fourth quarter projects. The head is very shaky, thus, making the shot shaky. Well, all I'm saying is check your equipment before you check it out. Check your tripod (check if it's sturdy, and ALWAYS check if it has it's shoe), get extra batteries for your camera and for your mics, make sure you have room on your SD card and also grab some extra SD cards just in case it gets full (trust me, it actually happens), and other equipment too. This goes for any other piece of equipment too; not just tripods and cameras. Make sure the mic is working properly, bring the laptop charger, etc..

Annnnndddd that was all words of advice I could give you! This media class can be very difficult and challenging (but also very fun) so you have an advantage by getting this 'heads up'. Thanks for reading my blog! As I said before, this week and next week I will only be posting one assigned blog. Oh and did I mention next week is the last week of school? Meaning, it'll also be my last blog of my first year of media! Bye!

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Beautiful Time-Lapse

5/17/2014

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Hey Everyone! For this weeks reflective response, I will be talking to you about this really cool video I saw on YouTube, called "Dazzling Time-Lapse Reveals America's Great Spaces" and was posted by National Geographic. Based off of the title of the video, you can already tell that this video is a time-lapse. I don't know why, but I'm absolutely obsessed with time-lapses! Well this would be my favorite time-lapse video I have seen so far. The photographer is Shane Black, who quit his day job to create this video! Can you believe that this time-lapse video contained over 10,000 photos?! That's a lot! I wonder long that took to shoot that many shots! He must've had a lot of storage and a good lasting battery. The sky looked so amazing and 'out of this world'!...no pun intended ;) I also thought it looked so cool and interesting when the camera moved, like how you would see a shot moving if you were to use a slider. But at first I wondered how they took the photos while getting that 'motion' effect. It turns out, the photographer actually used a tripod called a tracking tripod which has a motor that rotates the camera as the earth rotates. Pretty cool, huh? And what especially made the video EVEN BETTER was the music! A few months back, we had a blog topic on how music affected the video itself. Well in this video, the music made it much better! The music set the tone and matched. Plus, it would be pretty boring if all we only watched photos; thus, no audio. You can watch the video by clicking here. You won't regret watching it! Thanks for reading, also make sure to read my constructed response, "The Final Update". Bye!!
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The Final Update

5/17/2014

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Hey Everyone! As you all know, the year is coming to an end and we have about around less than 2 weeks left of school. Not only does school get out on May 29, but our final fourth quarter projects are also due on the 21st, next Wednesday! Although I have done like three updates on the music video I'm doing with my partner, Justice, this weeks constructed response blog topic is a final project update! I'd say Justice and I are pretty much on track and will get it done by Wednesday. Keep reading to find out why!

So just a review, I'm working with Justice for our fourth quarter project. We decided to do a music video on the song, "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks. Our music video basically shows different scenarios in which people are taking what the title suggests, 'one step at a time'. So we have a girl trying to make friends at school, a boy riding a bicycle, and a girl shooting a basketball..

Our filming is basically done, except for the fact that we are missing literally one shot-which will be filmed tomorrow. So I have Tia, Devin, Sterling, and all the other extra's who acted in our video to thank for helping us. And our editing is pretty much done also, all we have to do is import that one shot and edit it into the timeline. So yeah, I'd say Justice and I are on track with our project, all we have to do is touch up some shots.

I think Justice and I will submit our music video on time to meet the deadline on Wednesday. All we pretty much have to do is touch up the video and then present it to Mr. M for feedback (hopefully on Monday). And with his suggestions, we will correct our mistakes to make our video the best it can be, then re-show it to Mr. M.

Overall, I think Justice and I are on track and ready for the deadline on Wednesday. Thanks for reading! Bye!!

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Family Night Video

5/12/2014

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Hey Everyone! So for this weeks constructed response , I will be writing to you about what video I chose to showcase at Family night. Family night is a night at the school where we come together as one big CKTV Ohana. But instead of just this year's media productions class families, it'll also have the new students families, the new students that will be coming into the class next year. It's a potluck where we all watch our best works, meaning our best videos, and give a few words about it. Each student is required to show one of their videos that they worked on throughout the year; it could be a news feature story, from 1st and 2nd quarter, or it could be a P.S.A. from third quarter. It could even be your fourth quarter project (which is any type of video)! But each person is supposed to show one video-meaning, no one can team up on one or share a video, even if you have worked on it together. I chose to showcase a music video, for the song "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks. It's actually my fourth quarter project that I am working on with my partner, Justice. I chose to showcase this video because I thought it was the best work I have done all year, because it's a music video, and because the video has a message to it. Keep reading to find out what I mean!


One reason I chose to show a music video at Family night is because I feel that it is the best work I have done. It being fourth quarter and all, I have learned a lot from previous mistakes I have made throughout the year. So in my fourth quarter project that I'm working on with Justice, I think is where I can fix all those mistakes and show improvement. I have now had a year of experience and advice, and I can put all that knowledge gained from the school year and put it into my fourth quarter project and make it my best.


Another reason why I chose to show my fourth quarter project is because it's a music video! I think a music video is fun and upbeat, and will put the audience in a good mood, and plus, you get to listen to music! I think a music video just settles everything in, makes it less awkward, and sets the tone. It makes it okay to laugh, and the song Justice and I are doing is not a sad or depressing song, but more of an inspirational song with a happy beat. Besides the 'listening to music' part, music videos tell stories...which leads me on to my next reason.


With a story, comes a message. The last reason why I chose to do my fourth quarter project, a music video, for my family night video is because I think the overall video has a strong message to it. The song title, "One Step At A Time" explains it all-taking one step at a time. Meaning, even when some tasks are difficult and may be challenging, you just have to take baby steps and don't haste it. You crawl before you walk and you walk before you run, right? Or at least, that's the way Justice and I see it, but you know, everyone has a different perspective and how they view the song itself. Justice and I tell the story of the song the way we perceived it, and I hope people will understand the message as well as story of the song that we are trying to portray.


In conclusion, I have decided to show my fourth quarter project, a music video for the song "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks, that I am working on with my partner, Justice. I chose to play this video because I feel it's the best work I have ever done throughout the year, it's a music video, and because there is a message to the whole song and the overall video. Family night last year was fun, we shared smiles, and laughter and I still remember watching a music video for the song "One way or another" by One Direction, and there was like a boy with afro hair riding a bicycle or something; it was pretty funny. But I still remember myself as that fifth grader in an unfamiliar school, seeing unfamiliar faces. But now, with the school year almost over, those unfamiliar faces are no longer unfamiliar, but very, very familiar (maybe too familiar). But I can't wait to be an unfamiliar face amongst the crowd, share laughs, and see all the new faces. I can't wait for Family Night. Thanks for reading! And also make sure you read my reflective response, another update, now my 3rd update on my fourth quarter project with Justice! Thanks again! Bye!
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4th Quarter Project: Update #3

5/7/2014

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Hey Everyone! For this week's reflective response, I will be writing yet again, another update on my fourth quarter project. So just a review, I am doing my fourth quarter project with Justice. We are doing a Music Video on the song "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks. Our video consists of different scenarios where people are taking 'one step at a time' in certain tasks. In one scenario, there is a new girl at school who is shy, scared, and friendless. Slowly, the new girl tries to make friends, but she gets rejected by a group of kids, making her sad and hopeless. However, in the end, the girl is happy because she ends up making a friend. Justice and I actually filmed this scene last Thursday. The filming went successful. We had help from some kids from an after school program and they were extra's. We also got help from Taylynn and Javlynn and Justice's friend, Dallas. So we have them to thank for acting in our video. As I said before, the filming went successful. We were able to get some good shots and enough shots for our video, and the acting went great also. In another scenario, there is a girl shooting basketball hoops. The girl gets very frustrated when she misses a bunch of hoops, but in the end, she ends up getting a basketball in. Justice filmed this scene this past weekend, which also went successful. I've watched her shots and she got some pretty nice shots. The last scene is of a young boy attempting to ride a bicycle. At first, he is a little hesitant and shaky, and maybe falls down a couple of times, but in the end of the video, he ends up riding a bicycle successfully. Javlynn Was hea! So far, Justice and I filmed all of the scenes, but we still have to re-film the lip-syncing part and maybe the bicycle scene. We also have to get 3 more shots, of all of the actors walking. Filming ends today, According to the marked deadlines set in our planners, but despite the lip-sycning part and the 3 shots, we are pretty much up to date. And Justice has been editing as we go, and she's been doing a good job so I have her to thank. So right now, we are in the midst of editing, pretty much everything is laid out, just the parts we still have to film we need to put on the timeline, but that's pretty much it. That's it for my Reflective Response, Thank's for reading!
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What Time is It? School Time!

5/4/2014

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Hey Everyone! So recently, Mr. M had been talking to us about "checking out too early", meaning, thinking more about summer and other things, and not so focused on school and our work. Yes, I assume we are all looking forward to summer break and school to end, but we still have a month to go, and we should be putting in our best effort and best work, because it is fourth quarter and because it's the end of the year. So to prevent from checking out to early and to stay on task, I will avoid procrastination and do my best as a student in the class. To help my classmates stay focused, I will give them friendly reminders. Keep reading to find out what I mean!

It's already the end of the week, and as you can tell by the date, I've only finished my blogs today. I admit, throughout the week I have done other things when I could have been more productive and finish up my blogs. So to keep myself from checking out to early, I will do my best not to procrastinate. Meaning, as soon as the blog topics are posted, I will start on them the very day and continue working on them progressively on my spare time until it's done.

Another thing I can do to keep on task is to do the best I can. Even though summer is almost here and school is almost out, we have to remind ourselves that it's not. We still have one more month of scho left, so let's make it our greatest! When I say "do my best" I mean that I will try hard, give my best effort, and strive to make my project good.

To help my classmates from checking out too early, I can give them little friendly reminders, like "Hey did you finish your blogs?" or "did you finish your text dependent questions?". It's important to remind them because they migh have forgotten, as do I, and when some people forget and don't do their work, not only does it affect them, but also the whole class. For example, with the text dependent questions, if a person didn't do it, the whole class would have to do another article! So to prevent that from happening, because it gives us less time to work on our own projects, we can remind our classmates about their work.

In conclusion, to prevent from checking out too early, I won't procrastinate and I will do my best. To prevent my classmates from checking out too early, I will give them gentle friendly reminders to make sure their work is being done. That's all for my blog! Make sure to read my reflective response, an update on my fourth quarter project! Thanks for reading! Bye!

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4th Quarter Project: Update #2

5/3/2014

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Hey Everyone! So as you all know, we have started our 4th quarter project and is in the midst of wrapping up filming. So I am doing a music video with Justice, on the song, "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks. For more on the overall project, you can read my blog about it here. Anyways, At the moment, we have filmed about half of our video, and we are filming the other half over the weekend. So Justice took some equipment home, and so have I. We also started to edit some parts, mostly just the lip-syncing parts, however. That's about it. Thanks for reading! Make sure to check out my constructed response, about Checking out too early!
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