Video From Poem

I was instructed to remix a poem by Robert Frost, and based on that, create a video. So attached to this post I have my video from my remixed poem.

The link for my blog is: http://gracee82junior.blogspot.com

Citations

roads picture: Digital image. Nomad, Tuesday Feb. 2012. Web. <http://nomadicpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-roads-diverged-jimmy-carters-speech.html>.

 Standing in leaves:  "The Complete Solution for Your Business..." Website Design Company India, Logo Agency India, Indore Search Engine Optimization,Seo Expert India, Magazine Designer India, Web Development. Jacqueline Veissid, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. <http://www.designzone.in/>.

Person alone: Alcino, Oct. 2005. Web. <http://tinybuddha.com/blog/making-changes-when-the-people-around-you-resist-your-plan/>.
Kids http://www.whio.com//news/news/crime-law/how-safe-trick-or-treat-kids/nbSTp/
Gods hands http://delmelinscott.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-gods-hands.html

Home page Exam post 1

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 

I glanced in a trance watching leaves fall

Breathtakingly beautiful, alone I stood

Along the streets I see kids getting candy
And think to myself, wow. God is handy.

Then standing alone, wind blowing my hair

The autumn breeze giving me chills

I longed to be little, on Halloween a costume I would wear; 

In leaves I stand on top of a hill
For a moment, all I can think of is fall.

Citation:
Title: "The Road Not Taken"
Author: Robert Frost
Source: http://www.bartleby.com/119/1.html
License: CCBY

Video Game Post 2

For the overall aspect of my educational video game, I'm going to be focusing on mathematics. I'm going to incorporate ideas from algebra and geometry and it's basically going to be formulas. It's a review game for math formulas.  For me resources for ideas and examples, I can look on the online textbook at the URL  (http://my.hrw.com/index.jsp?url=http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030781078) I can also look at the actual book and I can use practice problems from homework. Currently, I have homework that's been previously assigned, I've got the online book that I can get onto from my iPad, I've got my daily notes that I can pull ideas from. I already have all the resources and I will be able to produce the requirements from my resources by the end of the week. I can incorporate  self produced resources from my homework and imput them into the video game.

Video game project

We have been assigned to create the design concept for a video. I have decided to create a game similar to temple run but make it educational. I have taken the idea and key concepts from temp,e run and p,an to implement math equations into the actual game. I'm going to replicate the temple run format and create like a trial round so the player can get used to the game. Below I have posted pictures of what the game would look like and the changes I would make to it. As you progress through the game, the scenery will change and make it more appealing. I'm excited to see how interesting I can make this game appear. 

Completion of video terms

I have completed the video and the terms have been included into the video. I went in my moms classroom and took shots of her kids and of my mom teaching. I then just popped the video into iMovie and I added music to add an extra effect. I have uploaded the video to YouTube and I have the video posted under this for your enjoyment. This project was not that complicated, I didn't run into a lot of trouble, and I enjoyed working on it. Overall I would say this project was a success and I did s thorough job completing it.

Terms for my Video

My next task for Computer Tech is to choose 5 terms, which I have already defined in a previous blog post, and create a video showing those terms in action. I have decided to film long shot, full shot, medium shot, close up shot, and extreme close up. I think these will be the easiest terms to show through a video. I think I'm going to go to my moms classroom and shoot film of some of her students and show like the outside of her classroom or the building itself. I know her kids are cute and giggly this year so I can maybe take close ups of them and that should work well for this project.
Below is a URL that has some great pictures of kids in a classroom that I think I may copy. http://parks.sandi.net/CHEC/kinder_bootcamp.htm

Definitions

Here are my required Computer Tech definitions that I have paraphrased into my own words:
VoiceOver: someone narrating a video through audio
Framing: the way that a videographer moves the camera so the angle appeals to the audience
Camera Movement: the way the frame is moved so you can see from different angles
Pan: when the camera moves or rotates from side to side
Tilt: the camera stays in one spot, on a stand most likely, and is tipped up and down
Tracking shot: commonly used in movies, the camera is on a platform and pushed on railings like a railroad track
Zoom: enlarging an image by making it bigger
Shot: basically the image or picture taken
Establishing shots: the setup before the actual picture is taken
Long shot: the entire big picture of an area.
Full shot: another word for long shot. Like a synonym
Medium shot: the middle of an image. For example a body shot only from the wait up
Close up shot: a shot that zooms way into a scene or picture
Extreme close up:a picture that is zoomed the furthest it can go. Like on a face all you can see is an eyeball.
Over the shoulder shot: it's basically self explanatory. It's a shot taken over your shoulder
High and low angle shots: the high angle means that it's shot above the eyeliner and the low angle is when the camera is below and shoots upward.
Hand held shot: the camera man is holding the camera instead of it being on a tripod
Transition: going from one shot to the next. Sometimes shown through a scene change
Cut: a type of transition where a scene is split into two different shots
Dissolve: it's a type of transition where one scene bleeds into the next briefly
Fade in and out: slow increases or decrease in the image visibility.

Finished product

I have completed the iMovie tutorial video. I took the requirements and have created the video. I have published it to YouTube and it is a finished product. I don't feel as confident as I did on our previous project. I came across some hurdles and I wasn't able to get the drawing app to draw on my screenshots. I ended up taking my moms iPad and recording a video of my iPad because I had so much trouble drawing on the screenshots. This isn't as good as I would've liked it to have turned out but I'm glad I finished it.

Making Progress

I have almost completed the iMovie tutorial project. I just need to add some final touches and than I should be able to complete the project. I have found all of the required terms and I just need to edit the tutorial and make sure that I have everything spick and span. I have put in the time and effort for this project and it has become a full tutorial. I just need to finalize many little things and I should be all set. I went online and found out what the Ken Burns effect was and I explained that in my tutorial and how to use it. First I took screenshots and popped them into iMovie and than I put voiceover and showed what the effect was. I am looking forward to submitting this project and being done with it. Overall, I would say today was an accomplishment.

Continuing the iMovie project

So far I have made progress on this project. I have taken the screenshots from iMovie and imported them into my project. I have started to edit some of the video but I have yet to put voiceover on iMovie. I used KidsDoodle from a prior project and have drawn on my screenshots to illustrate what message I'm trying to portray in the certain climes. I plan on finishing things on KidsDoodle and putting voiceover on the presentation for the tutorial. I also need to make sure that I clarify what the Kens Burns effect is and show what I learned on the tutorial. Today has been a success and I plan on doing a swell job on this project.

Overview of the iMovie project

It's the second day of doing the iMovie project and I have begun to make a little progress. I have taken multiple screenshots and plan on importing them into my iMovie project tutorial. For example, I have taken a screenshot of the title slide and I will put a voiceover to show everything you need to know on creating a title slide. I've discovered how to create transitions on iMovie and I took a screenshot and I will put voiceover on that as well. Im planning on making the transitions for my tutorial and switching it up so its not so plain. I'm also to add background music so it's more appealing to the audience. To sum up today's experience I would say that I'm making progress and need to buckle down and finish this up.

Tutorial for iMovie

Once again we are starting a new project in Computer Tech. The task is to create a presentation showing how to use iMovie, basically a tutorial for it. I need to make sure that I show so the required bullet pointed topics such as the Ken Burns effect, putting in voice over narrations, basically the works. Today is the first day beginning this new project, and I have not yet started doing anything. First, I'm thinking I will take screenshots of the required points to make sure that I've got all of them. Next, I will most likely put them into iMovie and put voice over on it and jazz it all up to make sure it looks sharp. I'm looking forward to discovering all the intricacies of how iMovie works.

Draw My Life Project

I have completed my "Draw My Life" project in Computer Tech using iMovie and KidsDoodle. First I tried out  Animoby and Notablility  apps and selected the KidsDoodle because it was the easiest to use and I liked the way the neon looked. Next I created all of the highlights of my life in KidsDoodle. Then I had a difficult time with Animoby because every time I went to draw I had to login and it wouldn't let me listen to music and draw at the same time.  I had to close out the app multiple times to solve her problem but it took a really long time so I stuck with KidsDoodle.  Finally in iMovie I imported each of the videos I made and edited them so the video flowed together.  The completed video below has been published to my school YouTube account using iMovie and KidsDoodle. This time it was a little tricky trying to upload it but I managed alright. I have included the final Draw My Life product for your enjoyment. 

KidsDoodle

In trying to find an app that would work in order for me to complete the "Draw My Life" project, I needed to go through this list and test some of them. By process of elimintaion, I decided to use KidsDoodle. This app is fantastic in recording a video of your drawings, I like the variety of choices for the backgrounds, love the way that the actual app displayed the drawings. I have no complaints about this app, it honestly is fantastic and that's why I decided to use it for the overall final product of the project. This app easily allows me to record video and is easy to pop into iMovie and I decided that out of all the apps on the list, that this was the perfect one for me.