Practice Story Reflection

Last class, we finished our Practice Story Interview to help us get ready for our final interview project.  First we got into teams, in my team I have Kirklyn, Mia, and Nika.  Then we started a transcript to plan out our shot for when we stat filming.  Our practice interview story thesis statement is "Kirklyn Draws Anime". When we planed out all the question written in the transcript, we started filming our interview on one of our fellow teammates. We would ask her the question and then she would answer to the interviewer. Then after we would get B-Roll, like her drawing to make her story more interesting to the viewers.

Once we got all the footage we imported it into the Final Cut Pro and began the transcript her answers word for word.  Then we began writing the introduction, the interviewer's questions, and a closing. At this part we began having some arguing about our jobs and couldn't would as a team. But we sorted everything out and got back to work.  After finishing all the transcriptions, we printed it and began the narration.   Mia was our narrator, so she would speak into the microphone on the computer to get a clear, crisp sound.  Then we imported i
t into the Final Cut Pro and edited everything together.  Once we finished, we shared it with apple devices and saved it in our folders.  Then lastly we dragged and dropped the finish product into the school server.

Overall I think we did a good job for the amount of time we have for planning and filming.  But next time I think that we could work on the transcriptions more and follow and rely more on the transcriptions more.  I also think that our shot types could be better thought out because some of the shots were used multiple times.  Lastly I would have like to get more B-roll footage then what we had.  That would help with all the cuts between the video and fill in more space.  After doing this practice, me and my team knows our strengths and what we would have to work more on next time.

Polar Panoramas

These are my Polar Panoramas that we did in second quarter. First we found a good spot to take 15- 20 images in a 360 degree rotation.  We kept in mind that there needs to be a 10%- 15% overlap between the images.  Then we uploaded all the images we took into Adobe Bridge to edit and rename.  Then used Photoshop to stitch this into a panorama and then blended some parts where you could see where the two pictures meet. Then we squeezed the image into a square and flipped the image 180 degrees.  Lastly applied the polar coordinates filter and used the stamp and clone tool to cover up the lines where the stitching was applied. 

Spherical Panoramas

These are my finished spherical panoramas that we finished in second quarter.  We took our images in a 360 degree rotation with the camera tilted vertically and a 10%-15% overlap.  Then we edited, resized, and renamed them in Adobe Bridge.  We stitched our images together into a panorama in Photoshop.  After stitching the panorama there was some areas where you could see where the two images connected.  So we used the smudge and blur tool to make then less noticeable. Then squeezed the image into a square and applied a polar coordinates filter to the image.  Finally we then used the smudge and blur tool to smooth out any lines then saved the final image as a JPEG.

Final Photomontages

These are my finished Photomontages that we did in the second quarter.  They are inspired by David Hockney who is a famous photographer.  He originally created joiners back in the early 1800's.  We started the practice at school by taking fifteen shots of one object in different angles and perspectives. When we got the process down, we took our final images.  Once we took all our final images we edited, renamed, and resized them in Adobe Bridge.  Then we put all our images into Photoshop and put the image pieces together while trying to make it a little abstract.  Then I added an inner stroke to all the images to make them look like Polaroid pictures.  This was a long process, but the outcome was great.

Magazine Cover

This is my finished magazine cover that we did in the fall of 2013.  We helped each other take their pictures and did most of the work in Photoshop and Bridge.