02-28-12 VP

Rack focus is when you move focus from something in the foreground to something in the background. Or vise versa. It was used a lot in older videos. So that you could focus on one person or thing in the background with our everything else in focus.

02-28-12 GD

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I added a layer of pink sand. Changed the blend mode. Added text. Changed the blend mode.

02-23-12 VP

I imported my CD onto this computer so that I can use it for my video. I had to wait for my mom to bring it to me. We read a email from our "Sheriff." (TOOL!!) He had to complain to us about using cell phone and how much of a DickTator he is.

02-23-12 VP

Pre-role is a term in our video production book. If you look in either one of our books it is in there. I don't know what the term means but it's in our book.

02-23-12 GD

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I found a picture that had a plain white background. Then I went and found some cool looking clouds. I added the clouds in behind my water and cliffs by using a layer mask. I though about adding different colors into the picture but when I tried that it looked stupid. So I just stuck with only changing the background.

02-23-12 GD

If you don't match the background and the foreground than your picture won't look very good. It very critical if you don't then people won't like you photo. If people don't like your photo than you suck.

02-22-12 VP

You export the video onto your desktop . Then you open the folder you wish to place it in. Click and drag the video you put on your desktop into the folder. That will make a copy of your video into the folder. Then you will have one on your desktop and one in the folder you wish to share it in.

02-22-12 GD

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I added a different sky. I had a really hard time doing it and it looks like crap. I'm not computer savvy. Computers hate me and I hate them. I played with the opacity and this is what I got.

02-22-12 GD

Yes it is a good idea and it is useful depending on what your doing. Some pictures don't need to have the sky changed. You can change the sky in most pictures if you want to. Most of the skies have backgrounds that fit the picture so they don't need a new sky.

02-21-12 VP

Cross dissolving in video production is when is picture dissolves or fades into another picture. It is used when you change from one picture to another. When your making an IMovie you use many different transitions. Cross dissolving is used when you want to change from one picture to another or from one clip to another.

02-20-12 VP

The Ken Burns effect is when you have a picture and put it into IMovie or something and it zooms in or out. You can make the picture start in one place and either go up or down from that spot. You can also make it zoom in or out from one spot in the picture.

02-21-12 VP

The floor director instructs everyone where they should be. If he isn't there than he can't tell people what camera to look at. So they could be looking at a camera that isn't even shooting them. Therefore they will look dumb and not be looking at the right camera.

02-21-12 GD

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I changed the background to the first picture that is in my other blog. Then I added a snow layer. I played with the blending modes until I got it where I thought it looked the best.

02-21-12 GD

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I found a picture that I liked but that I thought the background could be more interesting. I went and found a picture of the northern lights that had similar colors in it to the fairies wings. I used quick selection to target the background and put a layer mask over my sky background. This is how it turned out.

02-21-12 GD

I haven't really seen depth of field anywhere. I don't look at very many magazines. So I can't tell you if they did it right.

02-20-12 VP

Ducking is when you fade audio behind a speaking person. If you have music playing and people talking then people not talking. You want to fade the audio behind the people and when they stop talking then to fade the music back in.

02-20-12 GD

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I put a different rose on top of the rose that was already there. Then I found a magnifying glass and placed it over the new rose. I used a mask and my brush tool to get the effects I wanted. This is what I came up with.

02-20-12 GD

I like the things we have done in class, but I don't like computers enough to be a graphic designer. I'm not a very computer friendly person. Being a graphic designer would be a good career for someone else.

02-16-12 VP

Doing an individual project has made it easier to understand what you do in video production. When your made to do it on your own you don't just rely on others to do all your work for you. If you don't do your work then you fail. It's not anyone else's fault other than yours.

02-15-12 VP

I really don't know what I want to do for my next video. I know that it has to be three minutes long but I'm not sure what I would like to do my video on. I think that I might do my video on Sophomores. Seeing how I am a Sophomore I could just video what my class does in the halls or in certain classes. I'm not sure how the dialogue would be put in there though.

02-16-12 GD

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I added lights into my photo and changed it to a soft light so that the layers blended together. Then I made a copy of just the subway layer. Played with the colors a bit after I took all the color out of the subway. Last of all I added in my favorite quote. Positioned it how I liked it and tada this is what I got.

02-14-12 VP

I like just about everything about this class. If I could changed anything it would be how many bathroom passes we have. I would also bring back handing out candy. Other than that I really like the way we do things in this class.

02-16-12 GD

Layer blending is when you blend two different layers together. You don't just blend them completely together. You make it so that you can still see both photos. It is used when your switching scenes by fading and you can still see the other layer behind it. Like with the subway and lights layer. You just blend one photo into the other to where you can still see most of the other photo.

02-14-12 GD

It's important to have a vanishing point in your picture because it gives it more visual value. With a vanishing point you can add things in there and make the picture better. A vanishing point in a picture makes it more interesting.

02-13-12 VP

I put my finished video on a flash drive. I gave the flash drive to who ever I was supposed to. I can't spell her name so I'm not going to try. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do for my video.

02-13-12 VP

I didn't really have very many trouble in editing my video. I only had trouble putting it on the computer and adding music. I only had trouble with this because I don' know how to work a computer.

02-13-12 GD

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First I put the pictures into two different layers in photoshop. I then made a third empty layer. I hid the single layer with the graffiti on it after i had copied the layer. Then I created a vanishing point on the photo of the wall. I then proceeded to copy my graffiti layer onto the vanishing point and moved it until what i wanted was where I wanted it. Then I changed the blend mode to overlay and played with the colors. 

02-13-12 GD last week

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I played with the lens blur effects. It took me a little bit to figure out where I wanted the picture to look like. I finally got it how I wanted it to look, where the guy was the only thing in focus.

02-13-12 GD

A vanishing point is where the picture goes back to look like its getting farther away. When the background meets the horizon is usually the vanishing point. Hence the "vanishing" point it vanishes into the horizon.

02-09-12 VP

I finished editing my entire video. I'm working on exporting it now so i can put it in my folder. Then I have to put it on a hard drive for you and give it to Mrs. Warriner.

02-09-12 VP

It is a lot harder doing everything on your own. Although this semester it is a lot easier doing things now that I know how to do them. It's easier because I have an idea of what I want to do and I know how I'm going to do it. I learned that when you know what you want to do and how you want to do it, it makes things so much easier.

missing work 02-09-12 GD

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I added texture to the original picture. Then I played with the colors and blend modes. I added a little noise in the form of film grain to the picture. I went in and texturized the picture a little bit to make it look nice. Then i changed the color of the picture. Took my brush tool and removed it from the eyes then inverted it so just the eye color changed. Changed the blend mode on the eyes to overlay. Took down the opacity and this is what I was left with.

02-09-12 GD

Lens blur makes it so that only certain things are blurred. It is very useful because it allows you to keep one object in focus while the rest isn't in focus. They also use a lens blur a lot in movies when moving from one actor/actress to the other. So that focus is only on one at a time.

02-08-12 VP

I finished putting all my clips in for my movie. I have all the transitions in place. I just need to add music to the background and make some minor changes.

02-08-12 VP

I haven't really started my editing. I'm still working on choosing what shots I want in my video. I know that I have to out some pretty awesome transitions in my video or it will suck a lot. If it sucks then I fail. If I fail then I can't homeschool. So failing is not an option.

missing work 02-08-12 GD

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I took a picture of an old dodge that I found on google and played with the effects. I changed it to black and white then added some curves layers. The onetouch thing didn't work to download to my computer so I gave up and worked with what I had. This is what I was left with. I don't think it looks too bad. It could be better but oh well.

02-08-12 GD

We worked with lens blur and masking today. I took a picture of the beach with a bottle on it and added my effects to it. I don't think using lens blur is very difficult. I really like using it.

02-08-12 GD

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First I chose a picture of a beach that I liked. Then I chose the type of gradient I wanted to use. Went into Filter > Blur > Lens blur and changed the radius until it had the effect I wanted. Applied my blur, then added a layer mask to remove some of the blur from the bottle. When I got it how I thought it should look i saved it and here it is. TADA!

02-08-12 GD

I have see lens blur in almost all of the TV shows i watch. In House when they changed from watching one person to another person talk but in the same shot they use lens blur. When ever I watch movies and you see two people in one shot and they aren't both talking at the same time, then they use lens blur.

02-07-12 GD

The difference between lens blur and gaussian blur is that with lens blur you can select what gets blurred. Gaussian blur just blurs everything in the photo. Lens blur you can make a gradient that lets you choose what gets blurred and what doesn't get blurred.

02-06-12 VP

I got all of my video uploaded to the computer. I made small adjustments to my two column script, because I didn't film any of the practices. I have started to pick out the clips I want for my final project. So far I have two sceens picked out that are going into my final project.

02-06-12 VP

I finished all the shooting I have to do for my video. I just have to put all of my footage on the computer. Put it in IMovie and make it into a kick butt video.

02-06-12 GD

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First I found a picture of the woods that I liked. Then I made background copy. I went into my channels and made a gradient layer. Then I messed with the gradient until I got it how i wanted it to look so that it would look good in my picture. Then I went to filter > blur > lens blur. I played with the radius until I got what I wanted.

02-06-12 GD

I don't really know anywhere to use solorization to make a memorable affect. I'm in a lot of pain and my memory is kind of failing. You could probably use it if you wanted to change the look of photos of cars. That is my only guess.

02-01-12 VP

I finished almost all of my interviews. I have to interview a few fans to be completely done with the interviews. After I finish all my interviews then I have to video tape a few of both boys and girls basketball practices. I might be able to tape the practices tomorrow night because they have a game today, so that would not work to tape tonight.

02-01-12 VP

I'm shooting my video in several different locations. My interviews will be shot in the hallway as to have less background noise. I also have shots of some of the basketball games which were shot in our gym. I have one more week to finish my entire video. Some of the time constraints I faced are not having the people I need to interview here when I need to interview them. Also sharing a camera with someone limits my time to shoot what I need.

01-31-12 VP

I am going to interview at least four basketball players. Both girls and boy. I'm also going to interview a few fans that go to the basketball games. I also have to tape some of the boys and girls basketball practice.

02-01-12 GD

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I turned the photo black and white. Then I did the whole solarization thing to the photo. Cropped it so that it looked like he was on the edge. I went back into my curves pallet and added color until I found what I liked. Then i merged all my layers together. I added motion to my photo. Went back in with black and removed the motion from just the guy. Desaturated the entire photo. Went in and pulled color back through to make it look like the color is fading from him.

01-31-12 GD

You could you use the vintage effects in a movie to make it look old. Like what we did with the picture you can make the video look like that too. It will make it look like it was shot in the old days with a really old camera.