Hey Everybody! Today I'll be talking about our latest project, where we came up with an invention idea, then made a prototype and filmed a commercial for it. Now, the posts for this project are a little different than usual. Normally, I do two posts a project, one chronicling the process, and one reflecting on the finished project. This happens because we usually focus on one project for each mid quarter. However, this past mid quarter, we have been very busy, from experimenting with coding, to doing composition technique videos, to finally completing the invention commercial, so instead of doing two posts, I've finished three, one for each project or task we've completed. In today's post, I will explain the commercial, my team, which is the same as my team for the composition techniques video project, and some of our goals and roles during and after production. So, here you go, read on, and don't forget to check out the lovely link list at the bottom!
To begin, lets talk about some of my teams main goals for this last project. Of course, one of our goals was to finish with a project that we were proud of. That is always an important part of the process, to finish with your best work. I am proud of our finished video, and even though I'm not sure how it will hold up against the harsh critiques of this class, I believe we worked hard to turn in something worthy of being watched. We also wanted our video to thoroughly explain what our product does, and how it works. I believe that our commercial does both of those things, even though we probably could have had a stronger explanation of how it works. Basically, our final product was something I feel I can be proud of, which is what is really important.
You may remember my team, which I described in my last post about Composition Techniques. (I'll link it below... Check It OUT!) If not, here is a quick overview. By know, if you've read enough of these, you probably know that Kasiah (AKA Kass/Cas) is pretty much a regular partner of mine. She is amazing, check out her blog, which I will also link below. Also on my team is the cheerful Kyler Arruda Sukehara, whose blog I will also link to. Now that I've rewritten a biography on them, lets move on. Some of our best team moments happened during post-production- I'll elaborate on that in a minute- but we had some pretty great times during the actual production of our video. I think the most memorable would be the time we filmed voice-overs in a room with two other teams, also trying to film their voice-overs. It was kind of a disaster, and I don't think anyone really filmed everything they needed, but we got most of it done, and it was nice to bond as a team as we fought for a turn to film. When we filmed our visuals, it was actually just Kass and me. It went well, but after four hours of filming, it gets hard to stay focused and finish those last couple of shots. Not to mention our camera died, and we had to wait half an hour for the battery to charge. (We watched Supernatural. I regret nothing.)
During post- production- I told you I'd elaborate- the three of us had a lot of fun putting our video together. Of course there was the typical stress of meeting a deadline- even a soft one, like we had for this project, but overall, we got along really well. I lovingly refer to Kass and Kyler as my Drama Queens, because they bicker so much. Not bicker as in, like, full on arguing, but little spats here and there, and it ended up being really funny. We all took turns editing. (Cass and I totally didn't take turns being crazy dictators. God. No one has any faith in me.) It all worked out in the end, which is the important part.
Anyway, thanks for reading! As I said before, there are links to Kass/Cas and Kyler, so check out their wonderful blogs, and their take on how our project went. (Make sure they aren't saying mean things about me in their descriptions ;) Just Kidding!) I also have a link to my precious post, so check that out for some more info on my lovely teammates and composition techniques. If you go even farther back, who knows what you'll find, so check it out, explore the chronicling of my strange and dark middle school years. Thanks for reading.
(Pssss- Links!)
You may remember my team, which I described in my last post about Composition Techniques. (I'll link it below... Check It OUT!) If not, here is a quick overview. By know, if you've read enough of these, you probably know that Kasiah (AKA Kass/Cas) is pretty much a regular partner of mine. She is amazing, check out her blog, which I will also link below. Also on my team is the cheerful Kyler Arruda Sukehara, whose blog I will also link to. Now that I've rewritten a biography on them, lets move on. Some of our best team moments happened during post-production- I'll elaborate on that in a minute- but we had some pretty great times during the actual production of our video. I think the most memorable would be the time we filmed voice-overs in a room with two other teams, also trying to film their voice-overs. It was kind of a disaster, and I don't think anyone really filmed everything they needed, but we got most of it done, and it was nice to bond as a team as we fought for a turn to film. When we filmed our visuals, it was actually just Kass and me. It went well, but after four hours of filming, it gets hard to stay focused and finish those last couple of shots. Not to mention our camera died, and we had to wait half an hour for the battery to charge. (We watched Supernatural. I regret nothing.)
During post- production- I told you I'd elaborate- the three of us had a lot of fun putting our video together. Of course there was the typical stress of meeting a deadline- even a soft one, like we had for this project, but overall, we got along really well. I lovingly refer to Kass and Kyler as my Drama Queens, because they bicker so much. Not bicker as in, like, full on arguing, but little spats here and there, and it ended up being really funny. We all took turns editing. (Cass and I totally didn't take turns being crazy dictators. God. No one has any faith in me.) It all worked out in the end, which is the important part.Anyway, thanks for reading! As I said before, there are links to Kass/Cas and Kyler, so check out their wonderful blogs, and their take on how our project went. (Make sure they aren't saying mean things about me in their descriptions ;) Just Kidding!) I also have a link to my precious post, so check that out for some more info on my lovely teammates and composition techniques. If you go even farther back, who knows what you'll find, so check it out, explore the chronicling of my strange and dark middle school years. Thanks for reading.
(Pssss- Links!)
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