OWF - One Word Project

One Word Film Project Steps

1. Brainstorming:

   • Work with a partner to brainstorm ways to convey your assigned word.
   • Develop a story that can be told in 60-90 seconds.
   • Consider using images, sounds, text, symbols, etc.

2. Brainstorming Sheet:

   • Complete the “One Word Film” Brainstorming sheet.
   • Develop a shot list and consider possible editing techniques.
   • Submit the sheet to the Canvas assignment titled “One Word Film Brainstorming.”

3. Storyboard:

   • Create a storyboard with 15 slides.
   • Illustrate the sequencing/editing of your shots.

4. Gather Footage:

   • Collect all necessary video footage (created by group members).
   • Ensure all portions of the project (except audio) are original.

5. Editing:

• Each group member must edit the footage.
• Use only instrumental audio or sound effects (no dialogue or music with lyrics).
• The film should be 60 - 90 seconds long.
• Use Adobe Premiere for editing.

Our word for this Project was Anxious, during the Brainstorming Process, it was a bit difficult as this was the first time I had to create a story without audio and could only show movement and editing techniques. We had to make a story, and we ended up choosing a story where: A Student was going to school and was Anxious to go take a test. Throughout this, they were seen stressing out, drinking a lot of water, and splashing water on their head to relax and not get a headache.

The Storyboard allowed/helped us to choose what locations we wanted to use to create this video as well as choosing what should would be taken at that location. This allowed us to narrow down the places where we had to take the shots for the video, as we only had 2 class periods to record, and then 1 class period to edit the video and make it look perfect. I used Adobe Premiere Pro to edit the video as this software was recommended a lot by people in the class including the teacher, Plus it was said to be an easier software to use.

For the Next Project, I think I would like to improve the Editing Techniques used, as not too many different techniques were used. This would help improve the quality of the video. I also believe that as time passes and I learn new abilities to record/edit videos, the quality of the videos will also improve.

Link to Project: OWF_Rivera

Camera Shots/Angles Quiz

This quiz was different compared to previous quizzes I have taken for other classes. This quiz started off with the class being able to work in a group of 2 people, which is something that other teachers don't usually do as quizzes are usually by yourself. We were told to create a story for this assignment and only use 15 shots. A list of 10 specific shots and 5 of our choice were given to use before. We had to create a brainstorm of the shots we wanted to use and what each shot would represent, as each shot was crucial to the flow of the story.

This story is about a mix–up, it includes 2 characters, Homer Simpson and a Cop. It starts by showing the city/suburb where the story is going to take place. Then it proceeds to introduce us to both characters, both standing on opposite sides of streets. Then they start walking toward each other, and as this is happening Homer drops a donut. When they arrive near each other they start talking but the cop is angry as Homer has littered by dropping that donut and not deciding to pick it up. After this Homer gets nervous and starts to run away, while running away he falls next to the donut. As the Cop starts to catch up to where Homer fell, Homer is too nervous to do anything and he just stays there. When the cop gets there, he starts to reach for Homer, but in the end, picks up the donut instead as Cops like donuts. In the last scene, it shows the Cop eating the Donut instead of getting mad at Homer.

I believe that making the story was good as it took us the whole class period (90 minutes). Something that I believe that we could improve would be the quality of the photos, as we only used our phones to take the pictures. If we had a better camera, the pictures would have had a better quality. Which is better, as more quality allows for the shot to have more detail and can tell the story better.

Link to PowerPoint: Camera Shot Quiz (1).pptx

New Post

My name is Andre, I am creating this blogger post, and portfolio due to me being in an Aice Media Studies Class. This is where I will be posting all my posts to update my portfolio through out the year.