Hello. Welcome to my editing blog about how we were not able to edit. During our last Media studies class, I arrived eager and ready to edit our film. Before my partner even got to class, I was in my seat at one of our age-old computers and already logging in. Once my computer loaded, I double-checked that our footage was there. After watching a few clips, my partner and I got ready for the next steps, the actual editing process. I began to search for pinnacle studios but could not find it. Pinnacle studios is the application that we will be using to edit and create our films throughout the class. After alerting Ms.Cats of our issue, she made an announcement to our class. Apparently all the computers on our side of the rooms did not have Pinnacle studios.
Ms.Cats explained to us that in order to install this application on our computers, we might need the assistance of the school's tech people. They were supposedly busy setting up for an event our school was having later that week. We tried to install them anyways. Our computers have been running since 2008 so they are extremely slow. After a while, Ms.Cats inserted a CD into my computer. She told me to alert her when anything popped up on the screen. She also told me alert her if the installation was successful. At first, nothing happened. My screen was blank for about 10 minutes. During these 10 minutes, I occupied myself with another assignment.
Finally, a loading sign appeared on my screen. A question from the computer then popped up. It asked if I wanted to allow the app to make changes. I called Ms.Cats. She clicked the yes button and filled in the service username and password. After some time another loading screen appeared. The application was now installing. Ms.Cats told me to alert her if it fully installed. A quarter till the end of class, the application still hadn't installed. We needed new and updated computers. Ms.Cats told us all to move our footage onto a backup such as a flashdrive, just incase they got new computers over the weekend. She said that in the near future, we will be editing on laptops.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Filming Blog
Before I began filming I had to gather all the equipment together. First, I filled out the form that allowed me to check the equipment out. Ms.Cats then gave me all the equipment necessary; this included a tripod, camera, pass, and SD card. Before I left the classroom to film, I asked Ms.Cats and my fellow peers, any questions I had on how to use the equipment. I then followed my storyboard and went to the first scene's location: the school's entrance through the bus loop. First, I took a couple takes recording the "Fort Lauderdale High School" sign and saying: "welcome to Fort Lauderdale High School". This scene was considered an establishing shot. Next, I allowed my partner to take a few shots, copying my exact movements. I then recored three tapes of my partner standing below the sign and welcoming our audience to the school. After I finished up recording the tapes and securing the tripod, we moved to our next scene/location.
For our next scene, we needed a flying L sign. After asking around, I managed to find a small flying L sign on one of our buildings. I got close to the sign so that it would look zoomed in on the camera, and took a couple takes recording the sign and having my partner voice: "home of the flying l's". My next stop was the cafeteria. On our way there, we came across the senior patio and I saw a huge flying L sign painted onto the concrete, I decided to redo the scenes we had just taken using this sign instead. I took several low angle and high angle shots of my partner standing on top of the L and repeating her line. I then took a wide shot introduction of the patio. We continued to move onto the cafeteria and I took a few shots inside the cafeteria. i then filmed my partner standing in front of the cafe sign and introducing it to the camera. Next, we moved to the front of the restrooms where several club signs were hung on a wall. I filmed my partner speaking briefly about the Cambridge and Law program. Then, I filmed her introducing a few of our school's clubs.
After leaving the restrooms, I carried the camera and tripod to our track. I asked a student from another group if she would mind doing a jogging take for us and she agreed to it. I gave the equipment to my partner and I sat as she took a shot of the student jogging and saying: "this is our sport's field ". When she finished, I took a couple shots of the field and me talking over it, just incase we needed to do a voice-over. I had my partner stand under a tree and I took shots of her doing the outro to our commercial. After re-doing some shots, I took the equipment back to the classroom with 25 minutes left to dump. I turned in my pass once i got into the classroom. Next, I checked out an SD reader from Ms.Cats and inserted the SD card into it. Once I put the flash-drive into the computer, i began to dump all the clips into a new folder I created called: "Media folder". After checking to see if the clips were all saved, I removed the reader from my computer and returned it to Ms.Cats along with the rest of my equipment. Lastly, I logged out of my computer and listened to Ms.Cats explanation on how to complete this blog.
For our next scene, we needed a flying L sign. After asking around, I managed to find a small flying L sign on one of our buildings. I got close to the sign so that it would look zoomed in on the camera, and took a couple takes recording the sign and having my partner voice: "home of the flying l's". My next stop was the cafeteria. On our way there, we came across the senior patio and I saw a huge flying L sign painted onto the concrete, I decided to redo the scenes we had just taken using this sign instead. I took several low angle and high angle shots of my partner standing on top of the L and repeating her line. I then took a wide shot introduction of the patio. We continued to move onto the cafeteria and I took a few shots inside the cafeteria. i then filmed my partner standing in front of the cafe sign and introducing it to the camera. Next, we moved to the front of the restrooms where several club signs were hung on a wall. I filmed my partner speaking briefly about the Cambridge and Law program. Then, I filmed her introducing a few of our school's clubs.
After leaving the restrooms, I carried the camera and tripod to our track. I asked a student from another group if she would mind doing a jogging take for us and she agreed to it. I gave the equipment to my partner and I sat as she took a shot of the student jogging and saying: "this is our sport's field ". When she finished, I took a couple shots of the field and me talking over it, just incase we needed to do a voice-over. I had my partner stand under a tree and I took shots of her doing the outro to our commercial. After re-doing some shots, I took the equipment back to the classroom with 25 minutes left to dump. I turned in my pass once i got into the classroom. Next, I checked out an SD reader from Ms.Cats and inserted the SD card into it. Once I put the flash-drive into the computer, i began to dump all the clips into a new folder I created called: "Media folder". After checking to see if the clips were all saved, I removed the reader from my computer and returned it to Ms.Cats along with the rest of my equipment. Lastly, I logged out of my computer and listened to Ms.Cats explanation on how to complete this blog.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Storyboard
There are many different angles/shots that will be used in our school commercial. One of the shots will be an establishing shot; this will show the audience where the scene takes place. Many eye-level shots will be seen in our commercial. These shots will be regular eye-level scenes that are shown shooting straight ahead. Point of view shots will be used as we show the school through the eyes of our actors. Over-the-shoulder shots will feature our actors walking through the hallways of the school. We may also use a low-angle to view the entrance of the school from shooting straight up.
Different movements will be used in our commercial. We will use the tilt movement to reveal different locations within the school. The locations we will use can vary. Examples include, the media center, our café, and the track field. We will also use tracking shots. This shot will track the actor as they run or move, making it look as if the camera is moving with them.The tracking shot scene will feature athletes and activities that usually happen after school. We will also make use of the zoom feature. The zoom will be used to focus on people or objects within our commercial.
There are also several different editing techniques we will be using. Our commercial will include voice-overs, used to introduce the school. It will also feature pop-ups of different clubs and activities. We will use cross cutting to switch from scene to scene. Another editing technique we will use includes eye-line matches. We will edit titles into our commercials to introduce and name our project. Several inserts will also be utilized in our commercial.
Different movements will be used in our commercial. We will use the tilt movement to reveal different locations within the school. The locations we will use can vary. Examples include, the media center, our café, and the track field. We will also use tracking shots. This shot will track the actor as they run or move, making it look as if the camera is moving with them.The tracking shot scene will feature athletes and activities that usually happen after school. We will also make use of the zoom feature. The zoom will be used to focus on people or objects within our commercial.
There are also several different editing techniques we will be using. Our commercial will include voice-overs, used to introduce the school. It will also feature pop-ups of different clubs and activities. We will use cross cutting to switch from scene to scene. Another editing technique we will use includes eye-line matches. We will edit titles into our commercials to introduce and name our project. Several inserts will also be utilized in our commercial.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Editing Lesson Blog
Today, we discussed how to properly use our cameras/tripods, as well as editing using Pinnacle Studios. In our class, we will be using Cannon cameras to film. We were taught how to turn them on and off, how to do takes, and how to set them up on our tripods. The first thing we were taught to do before starting our editing is to dump all our footage. We would start by right-clicking our desktops and creating a folder for all our footage. Next we would put all our footage into this folder. The person who logs in the first time we do this, must log in every other time because all of our footage would be on their desktop. The definition of dumping is: taking all the footage from your camera or SD card and move it to your computer. The easiest way to find your footage folder would be to go to the DCIM; If that fails, you would be able to go to private and find all the footage that was dumped from your camera with the same date and time. The dates and times of all footage must be checked to be sure it is ours.
Next, we logon to Pinnacle Studios and switch to the editing screen. To start editing, we must import all of our desired footage into pinnacle. After clicking on the plus button, you highlight all the footage you want to use and check that the dates and times are correct. Double-check that all your footage is checked and then import it. There is a section for your raw or original footage and then a section for the footage that has been edited. There are also three slides: Titles, Films, and Music; The different elements must be under the correct slides to work appropriately. To start editing the clips, highlight the ones you want to use at the moment and slide them down to the track. Wait until the yellow line has turned green, that means your clip has fully-loaded. To split your clip, you must click the razor blade once (on the section you want to cut) and it will automatically split.
One type of editing is color enhancement. This can be used to adjust the lighting on your clips, or to add cool color effects. Another type of editing includes transitions. Standard transitions include: zooms, wipes, and fades. We also learned how to detach audios. If you want to do a voice-over, you must film the speaker for their voice and detach the video instead of the audio. Another effect you can use while editing are titles. When you click on a title, the words your text here pop up and you can enter the name of your title. You can adjust your title by size, shape, color, and direction. When you have your final product you must export it. The project should be saved at "sd best quality", exported to mp4, and saved with the desired title. After you check to see that your project was properly exported, you can close Pinnacle and turn in the assignment.
Next, we logon to Pinnacle Studios and switch to the editing screen. To start editing, we must import all of our desired footage into pinnacle. After clicking on the plus button, you highlight all the footage you want to use and check that the dates and times are correct. Double-check that all your footage is checked and then import it. There is a section for your raw or original footage and then a section for the footage that has been edited. There are also three slides: Titles, Films, and Music; The different elements must be under the correct slides to work appropriately. To start editing the clips, highlight the ones you want to use at the moment and slide them down to the track. Wait until the yellow line has turned green, that means your clip has fully-loaded. To split your clip, you must click the razor blade once (on the section you want to cut) and it will automatically split.
One type of editing is color enhancement. This can be used to adjust the lighting on your clips, or to add cool color effects. Another type of editing includes transitions. Standard transitions include: zooms, wipes, and fades. We also learned how to detach audios. If you want to do a voice-over, you must film the speaker for their voice and detach the video instead of the audio. Another effect you can use while editing are titles. When you click on a title, the words your text here pop up and you can enter the name of your title. You can adjust your title by size, shape, color, and direction. When you have your final product you must export it. The project should be saved at "sd best quality", exported to mp4, and saved with the desired title. After you check to see that your project was properly exported, you can close Pinnacle and turn in the assignment.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Planning Blog: scripts, costumes, props
Today I will be writing a planning blog for the commercial I will be creating. This commercial will be about my school, Fort Lauderdale High. We will capture the best qualities and essentials of our school to bring appeal to our commercial. There will be information about our magnet programs, sports, clubs, and our school meals. Everything advertised in our commercial will be used to entice others to attend our school. The planning will include locations, props, costumes, schedules, and back up plans. All of these items will be listed below.
Props:
Props:
- lunch trays and food/lunch tables
- library books
- school supplies
- any other supplies needed
Costumes:
- Broward County Schools dress code.
- Club t-shirts
- Sport Uniforms
Schedule:
- Research blog should be done by 9/7
- Planning the script, costumes and schedule
Locations:
- Different places in the school
- Track field
- Cafeteria
- Audiotorium
- Senior Patio
Back up plan:
- If the weather is bad, we can film in front of the media center or in the auditorium.
- If someone is absent we will work on editing and taping locations.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Research Blog
The Commercial I will be filming will be a highlight of Fort Lauderdale High School. In this blog, I will list the conventions and codes that are often used in school commercials. School commercials consist of a variety of Mis En Scene. The locations of these types of film always include in-school or classroom scenes; This consists of school cafeteria's, football fields, classrooms, computer labs, and gyms. In the commercials, students wear school appropriate clothing or uniform; Some students even wear prop glasses to give off a vibe of intelligence. Teachers placed in school commercials are often seen teaching with a stick that they use to bring attention to the board. Scenes shot in the cafeteria will include different foods, students milling around the room, standing in lunch lines, or eating.
Other props included in these commercials include desks, lunch tables, school supplies such as paper and pencils, and sports gear.
There are a variety of sounds and editing techniques that fall into school commercials. This includes digetic sounds such as two actors/students having a conversation, the topic based on the school. Soundtracks used in these commercials often contain upbeat and energetic music with voice-overs explaining the different pin-points of their school. Jump cuts are often added into these commercials. An example of this would be a cut of students leaving the cafeteria to sitting in class. Inserts are also very common. Pictures that are often inserted include awards and contrasting locations within the school such as, the culinary arts room and the media center. Eyeline matches show the audience the point of view of different actors within the commercial.
There are also many different camera angles and movements used throughout school commercials. Establishing shots are used to introduce the school as well a different locations such as a football field. Tracking shots are use to film the actors as they walk to class. High angle shots film students sitting at their desks and attentively watching the board. Zooms are used very often to focus on a body of text or even actors within the commercial. 2-shots and 3-shots show students talking in pairs and groups on lunch breaks. Point of View shots are used to highlight the school through the eyes of an actor. There a variety of other camera shots, angles, and movements used within school commercials.
Other props included in these commercials include desks, lunch tables, school supplies such as paper and pencils, and sports gear.
There are a variety of sounds and editing techniques that fall into school commercials. This includes digetic sounds such as two actors/students having a conversation, the topic based on the school. Soundtracks used in these commercials often contain upbeat and energetic music with voice-overs explaining the different pin-points of their school. Jump cuts are often added into these commercials. An example of this would be a cut of students leaving the cafeteria to sitting in class. Inserts are also very common. Pictures that are often inserted include awards and contrasting locations within the school such as, the culinary arts room and the media center. Eyeline matches show the audience the point of view of different actors within the commercial.
There are also many different camera angles and movements used throughout school commercials. Establishing shots are used to introduce the school as well a different locations such as a football field. Tracking shots are use to film the actors as they walk to class. High angle shots film students sitting at their desks and attentively watching the board. Zooms are used very often to focus on a body of text or even actors within the commercial. 2-shots and 3-shots show students talking in pairs and groups on lunch breaks. Point of View shots are used to highlight the school through the eyes of an actor. There a variety of other camera shots, angles, and movements used within school commercials.
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Aice Media Studies Blog
Hi, my name is Sanaa; Suh-Nay-Uh, the second to last A in my name has an accent but since I'm typing this on a computer, you cant see that. I am in the law program at my school and I currently take Criminal Justice 2, Aice Sociology, Pre-Aice World History, Aice English, Financial Algebra, Chemistry Honors, Economics with Financial Literacy, and Aice Media Studies of course. I take school seriously and as much as I hate to admit it, obsess over my grades, but in the end it takes me a very long way. I am an introvert, I rather be to myself than around a large group of people and I consider myself very awkward. Even though I'm sweet and polite, especially towards adults and people I've just met, meeting anyone new is like I said, awkward. I do come across people once in a while that I just click with and feel comfortable around, but its rare. I thrive around older people who are extremely cute to me and seem to be able to uphold the best and most intelligent conversations. Ok, I'm not a total geek, let's just say I've always been ahead of my time. And no, even though I am humble about my looks, I'm not that weird awkwardly "ugly" kid who everyone makes fun of, though sometimes I have a strong urge to be that kid's friend -you know as long as they aren't seriously crazy or anything-. I could be that popular girl with all the friends if I wanted to, but that wouldn't be the real me and if I had to list all my qualities, fake wouldn't be one of them.
My greatest pet peeve of all time is being video-taped or photographed, especially without my consent. I love movies and shows but not as much as I love books, and candy has to be one of my favorite things, even though I have braces (which I sadly never want to get removed). I am currently obsessed with Call Of Duty (a videogame) and am now considering buying a ps4. I am also currently missing my favorite person of all time, but that's another story for another time. If I had to pick one word to describe myself, I would say there isn't a word big enough; I definitely am different, I get that a lot. Waking up at 4:40 every morning, searching for clothes, and having to do my hair is actually starting to seem a lot like hell and that scares me a little lol. I have a strong urge to help anyone in need yet I wasn't born with a million hands, so that's a bummer. I have strong views on loyalty and honesty -to a certain extent, that extent being my mother, sorry mom-. I mean who doesn't lie to their moms every now and then? Like no mom I didn't eat one of your cookies and I certainly don't know where it could've went. I would also say im also a little weird and I have many layers. Though Im the sweetest person ever, I love challenging authority-it makes me feel like a mini sociologist-, thanks to my teacher Mrs.Blecker; I can be very stubborn at times, and maybe I have tiny teeny weeny anger issues but very thick skin. All around I'm a good hearted girl with a good head on my shoulders.
I've grown up fixated on shows such as Criminal Minds and Law and Order. I believe this is why I joined the Law program. But I've always seemed to be most aware and protective of victims of sexual assault, soon Law and Order SVU (Special Victims Unit) became my favorite show, Olivia Benson becoming one of my heroes. I wanted to be apart of a team like this and help fight these types of crimes. I soon realized that I didn't like the idea of putting myself in immediate danger every single day, especially because I want to have a family of my own. So I settled on a more subtle but extremely important part of the process, helping these individuals heal mentally. In the future my goal is to become a successful clinical psychologist, a person that others can come to, a person that can help people let go of their pain and lead a happy life. My dream school is FAU Honors College and I also want to have a few of my own businesses up and running by the time I turn 22. My goal in life is to be happy and successful. P.S, I laugh at almost everything, laughing is one of my favorite things and my laugh can often be very painful to listen to... Just thought I should throw that out there haha. I'm not definitely not as boring as this first blog might make me seem. Thanks for reading, have a nice day :).
My greatest pet peeve of all time is being video-taped or photographed, especially without my consent. I love movies and shows but not as much as I love books, and candy has to be one of my favorite things, even though I have braces (which I sadly never want to get removed). I am currently obsessed with Call Of Duty (a videogame) and am now considering buying a ps4. I am also currently missing my favorite person of all time, but that's another story for another time. If I had to pick one word to describe myself, I would say there isn't a word big enough; I definitely am different, I get that a lot. Waking up at 4:40 every morning, searching for clothes, and having to do my hair is actually starting to seem a lot like hell and that scares me a little lol. I have a strong urge to help anyone in need yet I wasn't born with a million hands, so that's a bummer. I have strong views on loyalty and honesty -to a certain extent, that extent being my mother, sorry mom-. I mean who doesn't lie to their moms every now and then? Like no mom I didn't eat one of your cookies and I certainly don't know where it could've went. I would also say im also a little weird and I have many layers. Though Im the sweetest person ever, I love challenging authority-it makes me feel like a mini sociologist-, thanks to my teacher Mrs.Blecker; I can be very stubborn at times, and maybe I have tiny teeny weeny anger issues but very thick skin. All around I'm a good hearted girl with a good head on my shoulders.
I've grown up fixated on shows such as Criminal Minds and Law and Order. I believe this is why I joined the Law program. But I've always seemed to be most aware and protective of victims of sexual assault, soon Law and Order SVU (Special Victims Unit) became my favorite show, Olivia Benson becoming one of my heroes. I wanted to be apart of a team like this and help fight these types of crimes. I soon realized that I didn't like the idea of putting myself in immediate danger every single day, especially because I want to have a family of my own. So I settled on a more subtle but extremely important part of the process, helping these individuals heal mentally. In the future my goal is to become a successful clinical psychologist, a person that others can come to, a person that can help people let go of their pain and lead a happy life. My dream school is FAU Honors College and I also want to have a few of my own businesses up and running by the time I turn 22. My goal in life is to be happy and successful. P.S, I laugh at almost everything, laughing is one of my favorite things and my laugh can often be very painful to listen to... Just thought I should throw that out there haha. I'm not definitely not as boring as this first blog might make me seem. Thanks for reading, have a nice day :).
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