All right every one! Here’s the roll for assignment one. It’s quick, and straight to the point. My speaking skills wasn’t so great on this, so don’t laugh. :)
This video is about being on film. When I was finished editing this video m computer started to freak out and I lost all of my work. I didn’t have the most recent version of my video on my flash drive so I had to put it all back together in about an hour. So a little advice from someone who learned it the hard way, ALWAYS have back up files of your work.
this was the first video assignment of the tech2 class and to say the truth i don’t believe that the full potential of an intro to video could have been used. I’m hoping that the later assignments give us more freedom and let us tap into that creativity. yet overall I liked the video I made, I feel as if that it was pieced together quite nicely.
Hey this is my first video ever to be made in the technology II class. Its a video about my group and I learning how to interview each other. We each asked each other three questions and answered them. Then we each had to edit the video. Check it out whoo hooo!!!
Hello Everyone,
This first assignment we had for Tech ll was to edit our interviews, and let me tell it took a lot of patience but I made it happen. In this video we are talking about our own experiences about editing and movies. The first question that we asked each other was, What movie do you watch over and over ? and describe why. The second question was, What aspect are you most curious about and why?. The last question was, What are your hopes for SMASH Video?. In this video we introduce ourselves, and we answer this questions,. I hopr hat you guys enjoy this video =) ans please leave your comments on the post.
The AMAZING Group
Liliana Pang Henri Battiste, and Jackie Toledo =)
Hi everyone, it’s Juan, and here’s my footage on recent interviews with SMASH scholars. My interview guests were asked questions on what are their favorite youtube videos and how youtube will benefit the SMASH students. Currently, my video is still be in the “making.” So far, I’ve put in slides and I’ve placed video transitions between each slide. I also posted a small piece of the music video of “Return of the Mac,” by Mark Morrison. I hope you all enjoy.
Hi everyone,
Our first assignment for our Tech II class was to make a video montage around some predetermined questions. My group consisted of Jose Trujillo and Shena Rapinan, but seeing as Shena was unavailable that week I decided to also incorporate Ramona (Mona) Amato in order to have some variance (so you wouldn’t get bored of just seeing me and Jose!).
Making the video was actually a lot of fun despite the technical difficulties I encountered: I had already finished piecing my video clips together and all I needed were the question clips when all of a sudden my flash drive crashed and I lost my project. Luckily Simon came and saved the day and he helped me save my project…even though I had to start on the piecing together all over again.
All in all, I really enjoyed making the video and learning about Final Cut. I hope you all enjoy the video!
-Monica
What’s up, ya’ll?! So this is my video and i hope you enjoy it!!!
PS I wrote some things at the end so let me know what you think.
Since this is my first time doing video editing, I’m quite proud of what I achieved. Setting up the video was rather easy because i just chose a random order in which to place the “actors” and kept that same order for each question thereafter. I didn’t like the automatic transitions that were there, so i juggled with the other available transitions to make my video look more professional and sophisticated, i think. I also thought a simple “The End” at the end of the video was bit overrated, so i decided to add a few words at the end with some emotional music to set the sad good bye-ish mood. I also remembered how every professonal movie has the credits at the very end and i decided to mimic them.
This is a little interview that I put together for my Tech 2 class in SMASH. I warn thee, this video may be too cool for anyone to watch. Just Kidding!
I feel that this short video adequately displays the impact that videos on television and the web has on teenagers. What’s so significant about these students is that they are distant from television and the web because they are at a summer math and science programs. Their responses displays the importance of entertainment and the yearn for knowledge and creativity expression in teenagers, especially in this day and era.
This video features: Karina Diaz Joseph De La Riva Vivian Onuoha Juan Del Toro.
by Vivian Onuoha
www.smashvideo.org
The first assignment of SMASH’s Technology II class was to edit our own video of student interviews. We were split into groups and were given questions to answer about video. We were to use the video segments that we filmed with the Flip Video camera to each come up with our own video using Final Cut Express. We learned to transition from one segment to the next, as well as adding other audio, such as music, and text.
My group consisted of:
Henri Battiste
Jackie Toledo
Liliana Pang
Our questions were:
Is there a movie that you watch over and over again? Describe why.
What aspect of video are you most curious about, and why?
What are your hopes and expectations SMASH video?
Enjoy!
This Henri Battiste production takes a look into the lives of three people: Jackie, Liliana and Henri and their intricate knowledge intro the technical aspects of video production. As it turns all three have had some experience in video production before from acting in movies to the production of short films. All three interviewees express their interests in the production techniques used by big-budget producers. However on a lighter note the interviewees talk about their favorite movies and why they like them. Hope you enjoy.
HMB
Hello, my name is Francisco Betancourt. I am from East Palo Alto, and I attend East Palo Alto High School. I am a member of SMASH and in SMASH I am part of the Tech II class. For our first assignment in this class we were supposed to create a video and post it on youtube. In the video we were required to include some interviews we recorded in each of our groups. For my group we had to answer three questions each, those questions were,”What is one movie that really inspired you?”, “Is there anyone in your family always trying to record everything?”, and, “If you could show the world anything about SMASH what would it be and why?”. After that we took all the videos and made our own version on a computer program called Final Cut Express which is used to create and edit videos. During this process I added music to the background of the video, I repeated some parts, and I also included a bunch of other special effects. After I was done editing the video that I created I uploaded it into youtube and then I was done. I gotta say that this experience has bee really good because I came in not knowing anything about videos and how they were made but now I have a more broad understanding of what people that are on the film business have to go through everyday of their lives.
So this is my video, its a practice run using final cut express. I played it safe and didn’t try to do any real crazy stuff because as many people know I am really not that good with computers. Here my video is, enjoy!
Jose Bernal, Lydia Portillo, Tommy Mark, and I all collaborated on a video about the impact of movies, especially on teenagers. The questions that are asked and answered are:
1. Describe a video that has had a profound impact on socitey.
2. What topic would you like to create awareness about through video?
3. How could SMASH Video hlep to impace other teens?
This video was made using a FlipVideo camera and Final Cut Express.
After filming, recording, editing, and uploading, I’ve come to the conclusion that the whole process of making a video is more difficult than it looks. Having came late to class, I was behind on the information and technology, but after a few hours, I was up to date. Although my video is not as fancy as everyone else’s, but I’m sure that I can do better.
Hey,
Well it is my last year of SMASH and my last year of Technology. Our first assignment is a short introduction to film and the process of editing. Carlos, Diana , Fransisco and myself all took turns being in the hot seat and answered a few questions about our firs experiences with media and film and ultimately how we could us film in relation with SMASH. Enjoy!
GET YO’ CAMERA OUT AND SMASH IT!
I am extremely proud of this assignment. I feel that I put a lot of effort into this short film and it shows my progression with technology. In this video is Richard Payan, Noel Youhannes, and of course ME! As a group we asked each other questions pertaining to media dealing with talents that could be displayed on film, people being on film and what kind of show SMASH could be turned into. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it.
This video was filmed with our new flipvideo cameras and a program called Final Cut Express on our MacBooks- also new. Filming took place during our first day of class, June 24th, with our film production groups. Each group had a different set of questions. My group, group A had three questions that we answered: which movie first inspired us and why, who films the most in our family, and what we would like to show the world about the SMASH program. Each one of us had different and unique answers, which were then edited together to make one final video. Because each one of us edited the clips independently, we produced four different versions. Here is my take:
Though the actual filming process took less than 30 minutes, the editing process took more than 2 hours. Each clip had to be cut so only the desired part was left. These cut clips were then arranged and combined – in whichever way we wished. Then, special effects had to be added. Effects were added to make smooth transitions form clip to clip. In addition, text was added in between clips to visually show each question in the video. Finally, the whole video was “rendered” so that it could be watched as an actual video rather than as a slideshow of the various video clips. This rendered video was then converted into a quicktime file and uploaded to Youtube for the world to see. Overall, it was a fun experience, and I was surprised to see how well my video turned out, as i didn’t have any previous experience with editing videos.
by Karina Diaz
Assignment 1
To me, laughter is a way to help someone feel better. As such, I love comedy, especially in movies. That is the reason I decided to create a film that would make people laugh. The first thing I did was to change the speed in Vivian’s first clip, where she introduces herself, but that was only to have it fit in well with Joseph’s and my introductions. Once I heard it, I realized that Vivian’s voice changed drastically but could still be understood and was really funny, so I slowed down all of Vivian’s clips.
From there I decided to speed up where I spoke, especially because I do not like to hear my voice or to have to stare at a camera.
For Joseph I found a funny facial expression that i repeated before and/or after he spoke.
In the background, I decided to place a nice up-beat song to express the light feel of the film
Hey everyone, here I am uploading my first video production ever using Final Cut Express. It is basically a series of interview questions that were asked to us about video content. Some of the questions were about videos that have impacted society, etc. I hope you enjoy the music too. It is a really cool remix of the Mario theme song.
