1 in 2000 interview

Today I interviewed Emily Mauk about one of her most memorable summer experiences. She talked about how she counseled at a camp for middle schoolers. She told me about how she went canoeing with her campers down a long river and then all of a sudden there was rapid water and logs sticking up out of the water. She explained how she feared for her safety and the campers that she was leading. At the end she told me that she stood up to push the log away but ended up cutting her leg. But in the end, Emily explained that everyone was okay and went back to having fun.

To make this video I had to use two voiceovers using the app Voice Memos. I maintained a professional voice in these voiceovers and tried to be clear and precise. It wasn't my first voiceover but it was my first one in a while and I had forgotten a little on how to import it so i asked some fellow classmates to assist me and it all ended good.

Shooting this video was fun, but challenging. Usually filming an interview video you use a medium shot the whole time but Mrs.Smith wanted us to add some more pizzaz to it so we tried to incorporate other shots. I like starting with extra wide shots and then just adding in some more varieties of shots.

I am really happy with my finished video. I spent a lot of hard work and time on it to make it just right. I personally really like my ending, where I added the final voiceover. Emily and I laughed a lot while making this video so I wanted to show the viewers all the fun we had by incorporating some shots of Emily laughing. I sort of treated it like a 'bloopers' reel. The one thing I wish I could fix was to make it a tad bit shorter. The video started off at two minutes and ten seconds and I cut it down to one minute and fifty seconds. I would've liked to shorten it up more, but I felt I couldn't because I wanted Emily's full story to be featured in this video so I kept it at that length.

Overall I am very happy with the video and am glad it looks as great as it does.

Photoshop Reflection

Branding- Product

Basic Photo Editing- Building A Portrait Collage

Basic Photo Editing- Clone Stamp and Patch Tool

Basic Photo Editing- Spot Healing Brush

Basic Photo Editing- Patch Tool

Labor Day Photo Shop Project

Basic Photo Editing- Content Aware Fill

Basic Photo Editing- Content Aware Fill

Basic Photo Editing- Clone Stamp and Healing Brush

Branding- Billboard

Throughout all of these photoshop tutorials, 

I learned everything from technical skills to people skills. Each project taught me something different and made me work to get the finished project. I learned project management and how to finish the project in the time given. 

Three key tools that I couldn't live without during thesis projects are the clone stamp tool, quick select tool, and the transform tool. The clone stamp tool was a necessity because if i ever made a mistake or there was some type of flaw on the photo and i needed a quick way to get rid of it I would open up the clone stamp tool and stamp away! The quick select tool was really useful during my last project- the man with the forest and rocks on him. I didn't want to take a lot of time selecting the area that i needed so I turned to the quick select tool and just clicked and dragged over the area I wanted selected and it did the trick! And finally the Transform tool was useful because almost ever picture on photoshop will need to be resized in some way or another and the transform tool allows me to resize any photo that i want before actually editing. 

My favorite skill was the clone stamp tool because it was fun to see how a little tool can make such a drastic difference. It will be valuable in the future because i can correct my mistakes. 

My strengths were time management and technical skills on photoshop and my weaknesses was working in a quiet environment because for me, a loud environment lets my creativity run wild.

Next time what I would do different is struggle a little on photoshop and try to figure it out by myself before I ask the teacher. Something I would keep the same would be my time management skills were pretty good during this assignment. 

This project overall was a great learning experience. 

ONW Procedures Reflection Blog

The assignment for this project was to make a video about showing good behavior at Olathe Northwest High. This video shows how to help a friend open their locker. I added a touch of humor to make this more entertaining to watch.

I first started out with the pre-production stage where I came up with the idea and storyboarded. This stage is a necessity because it helps you sort out through all of your ideas. Then I went to the actual production stage where I filmed with my two other partners and followed my storyboard. And finally I went to the post-production stage where I edited my footage using Premier Pro. This stage is my favorite because it really starts looking like a professional video.

Throughout this process I learned many things; technically and professionally. This was my first project using Premier Pro so I learned many things on that program such as shortcuts and professional editing skills. I also learned new aspects of teamwork while working on this project. I learned how to work well under certain circumstances.

I think next time I will time manage my week better to make sure that I will have enough time to succeed. Something I will do the same for the next project is working with people i know i work well with. My team for this project was amazing in helping me and filming our videos and acting.

Overall iI think this was a positive project to start the year with and I will use what I have learned from this project in later project throughout my next three years at Olathe Northwest and also in my later career.

Below are four screenshots from my video that roughly show the beginning, middle, and end of my How To Open A Locker video.