Week 4 Reflection: Project Revision

After receiving some valuable feedback from my peers and my instructor, I have decided to make a couple changes to my week 2 project. Joshua had mentioned that he would've liked to see some original photos other than stock images, so I added a lot more original photos but still keeping some of my previous work. Another change I did was rerecord the audio. Between week 2 and now, I've managed to get a lot more experience with putting more emotion into what you're saying. When I recorded the audio for this revise, I did just that. I think it sounds a lot better than the previous one because I have more confidence and more emotion. Last of all, I edited and changed the background music so that the overall experience was more touching. I think that this song has more meaning to it and fits the video better. While revising this project I took more time into learning new things to add such as different transitions and editing the voiceovers. I am extremely pleased with how this revision turned out, especially with how inexperienced I am with working with Final Cut Pro X. 

Week 4 Reflection: RISE Self-Evaluation

Week 4 Reflection: RISE Peer Feedback

For this week's RISE peer review, I will be reviewing Joseph Moore. 

Joseph, I relate to your digital story because we both thought we wanted to do something specific, in regards to our degree, but have both changed our minds about that. We both had specific career goals we wanted to reach which led us to research and eventually discovering Full Sail University. I would love to know more details about what made you change your mind about your career goal to digital entrepreneurship and also hear a better understanding as to why you chose media communications. You might want to be more specific when discussing why or what made you change your mind. Have you also considered importing music directly from your computer other than recording it from a device? By doing this method you would get much better quality and it would be easier to change the volume of the music so that it wasn't distracting when you do a voice over. Your pictures fit perfectly with what you are talking about and I also think it would have been nice to see original footage to make it that much more meaningful. Great job on your transitions and overall it flowed nicely. Good luck with your future career! 

Week 3 Project: Digital Storytelling with Mobile Devices Challenge

Workflow and App Documentation 

For this team project our team worked really well together considering the circumstances. We had to split our team up to get our project done at the pace we needed to do it. Joshua and I had very good communication skills throughout this entire project. For all documents that we created Joshua used the Microsoft Word application on his iPhone. For his voice narration in the video he used the Voice Record Pro application also on his iPhone. I used VivaVideo, my phone camera, and also iMovie on iPad to create and record our video. We will be using multiple social media applications such as Facebook for promotion of our video to reach as many viewers as we can. Overall this was a great project and I am very proud of how the video turned out. 

Individual Reflection Response

My roles in the team One for One consisted of assisting with the writing of the script, producing and editing the overall video, and also promoting the video. I contributed ideas to the script, applications to use, the first heard voiceover, and also feedback on every writing piece that we turned in as a group. What surprised me about the challenge is how difficult it is to edit a video on a mobile device. I wasn't able to edit everything I wished I could because the application that I used was not professional enough. I am most proud of how the video turned out overall. I think the info that we provided was very sufficient and educational, it was empowering, and also good quality for the applications that we used. I am proud of how the transitions turned out and also the overall feeling you get when you watch it. Yes indeed this was a challenge because their were many obstacles that we had to overcome, from our team members not participating and having to go our own ways, to putting in voiceovers and matching the photos up to the voices. It was very difficult but I definitely learned a lot. 

Week 3 Analysis: Businesses & Audiovisual Media

     In the Full Sail's Project Launchbox video, I've noticed a couple things that make this video a recruitment tool. The first thing I noticed is that in the beginning when they start to introduce the school to viewers, they point out and discuss who attends this school. He mentions media creators, writers, designers, filmmakers, animators, to catch your attention. The video discusses the intriguing environment that the students work in, including professional equipment that the students get to work with. The second point I noticed that makes this video a recruitment tool is that they promoted the school by showing all of the awards that the school has received, making it the award-winning entertainment media college. Full Sail offers it's students production tools through the use of the Macbook Pro so that they can jump right into their desired degree program. This feature that Full Sail offers is very amazing and will bring future students in who can't wait to get started! Their never-ending projects at the Full Sail campus will lead every student in the direction towards their degree when it's earned so that they can jump right into a career. Last of all, they mention all their different and high-tech software that the students are able to use. Technology does't get in the way here at Full Sail because they have all the equipment and problem solving students to fix anything. Overall, this video sums up a story. A story that Full Sail cares about your education, and cares enough to make it fun! You will be able to learn tons of new and exciting skills to use in your future career. You're able to learn science through an art perspective.
     The Dollar Shave Club announces their new product, One Wipe Charlies, and might I add that this video was HILARIOUS! DSC uses many techniques to wow their audience, blasphemy is one them. Everyone likes a company that can be edgy and over the top with their advertising and DSC has done just that to promote their newest product. You might think swearing at a little kid is horrible, but after watching DSC's "Let's Talk About #2" they make it seem super funny. Another technique they used, just like their approach in their very first video, is that the executive pops out of random places and cracks jokes one after the other. Like I said before, if you can make the audience laugh, you probably have future customers. Last of all, you might say that there is a story here, and maybe. The story I got out of it is that it's a great product, just a couple bucks for a 40 pack, and everyone poops so you might as well use One Wipe Charlies.
     The Science World video uses a couple different ways to invite patrons to see the museum. First off, they start the video by showing the science building, they enter it and lip sync to the song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Taking Care of Business" by Bachman Turner Overdrive. One person will lead up to another person to take over leading you around their newly designed science building. Inside there are tons of happy children and even adults that are dancing around having a good time. Second technique they used are stunts. Once you get one minute into the video, they pop balloons with sparklers and even have professional par-core dudes killing it with their flips and turns. There's also sword fighting on the second floor and crazy gymnastics. Last of all, they sum up the video with all the members in centre stage to dance their butts off. This video is inviting and alluring to viewers and customers of the Science World Museum. Anyone who hasn't been their before I'm sure wants to go now. The story to this video is that at the Science World Museum, they know how to have fun! With their newly remodeled inside, and their whole dance crew, you just can't resist going to this museum.

Week 3 Practice: Shot List

Script Elements	Media Needed
Everybody wears shoes, most of us are lucky enough to own multiple pairs of shoes.	Image of group of people wearing shoes/video clip of TOMS Shoes
But there are some people less fortunate than others who do not have any.	Image of children without shoes
We here at TOMS believe in the idea, One for One.	Image of TOMS workers
For every pair of shoes that we sell, we donate a pair of shoes to children around the world that are less fortunate.	Image of TOMS delivering shoes to the less fortunate
Since 2006, we have been able to donate over 35 million pairs of shoes in over 70 different countries thanks to people like you.	image of all the countries where TOMS has donated
It doesn't stop there; in select countries we have even been able to create jobs for these local communities helping us produce these shoes.	Image of communities helping/working
So not only do we give children the shoes they need, but those shoes give their parents jobs to bring even more to their communities.	Image of happy families
So next time, when you are at the store and you see a nice pair of shoes, stop and think about TOMS.	Image of people shopping/rethinking decision
You hold the power to change a child's life.	Image reflecting back on people helping other people/happy kids
One pair of shoes will lead to miles of happiness.	Image showing happy community/TOMS shoes on all the kids
One for One.	Image of One for One logo/video clip of the One for One poster

Week 3 Practice: Team Organization

Team Name: One for One

Script:

(Micayla) Everybody wears shoes, most of us are lucky enough to own multiple pairs of shoes. But there are some people less fortunate than others who do not have any. We here at TOMS believe in the idea, One for One. For every pair of shoes that we sell, we donate a pair of shoes to children around the world that are less fortunate. Since 2006, we have been able to donate over 35 million pairs of shoes in over 70 different countries thanks to people like you.

(Joshua) It doesn't stop there, in select countries, we have even been able to create jobs for these local communities helping us produce these shoes. So not only do we give children the shoes they need, but those shoes give their parents jobs to bring even more to their communities. So next time, when you are at the store and you see a nice pair of shoes, stop and think about TOMS. You hold the power to change a child's life. One pair of shoes will lead to miles of happiness.

(Both) One for One.

Roles:
Joshua and I will be the only ones in our group for this week 3 project. Joshua is in charge of being the Team Leader and the Documentarian. I will be taking care of the required photos, videos, and editing the video. We both have contributed to writing the script and will both be doing voice overs. Both of us will also be working on the strategist aspect of this project. Joshua has done an excellent job of keeping us up to date with everything that is due on which days. The only thing left to do is record the video and edit it.