Great.

okay, well, so today we got our "project" which i'm guessing is our assignment for this term(greeeaaaat [note the sarcasm?])

well, for this assignment we have to sample certain websites that could be used to present our "project"on. we could get to choose from scrapblog, notaland, pageflakes, protopage, and notebook (who came up with these names?) but i only have to post about two, and we had to answer questions about it on:

1.Versatility- What media does it allow me to use ? (e.g text, images, video, you know, the usual)

2.Ease of Use- How friendly is the user interface for the designers? How easy is it to add components to my presentation? How friendly is the user interface for the user, can visitiors find what they need on your presentation?

3.Collaboration- How well does the online tool allow me to work with my partner? Can we both work on the presentation together? (well, i'm gunna work by myself, so i guess this question is irrelevent)

well, i better get to work.

The World of Multimedia

no little intro in this post. deal.

1. Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life? I use multimedia pretty much everywhere, at school when i'm in IST or at the library, at home, when i'm on the computer, or listening to my ipod, when i'm watching tv, or a DVD, when i'm using my phone. Those are the main ones i use.

2. What multimedia device or service would you find it hardest to be without? Discuss. I would probably find it hardest to be without my computer, because if i didn't have it, i would have my music (cause it's all on there) and i wouldn't be able to do assignments or any research on it, and i wouldn't be able to talk to my friends after school (well, i have a phone, but i hate calling people and talking on the phone) or during holidays (yeah i could meet up with them, but how would i be able to when i don't have a computer and hate talking on the phone?) on msn. OR my ipod, or CD's and my Supernatural season DVD's (freaking awesome show !)

3.Think the video on future directions (second video) will come true? Do you see any advantages/disadvantages to the use of technology? well, i think that at the rate new technology is becoming available to pretty much everyone, it's only a matter of time before everyone has everything. Some advantages would be that things would be easier and less time consuming for people and it would be a lot easier for people to communicate from further and further away. There would be some disadvantages though, like people would get lazy and they'd rely on this technology and when/if that techonology goes wrong, we'd be screwed, and also, with everything too available, i'd imagine people would get sick of it all, and it might be like they, get it, then they realize that they never really wanted or needed it, but they just wanted it cause they thought it would've been harder to get or something, and then they'd have just wasted all this money (cause that stuff'd be expensive) on something they don't even want. WHAT A WASTE.

well, that's enough babbling on for this post.

Synopsis

well, this is the synopsis for our video,

this video is centered around bullying, and the different types of bullying.
there's, physical, emotional, and cyber.

the aim of our video is to make the audience aware of the types of bullying.

the intended audience of our video is for ages 12-18 as people these ages, are more likely to experience one of these types of bullying.

:)

EVERYONE MAKE SABINE READ !!!!!

oh it's not fair and its really not okay, it's really not okay, it's really not okay, oh






click on it to see the horror !!

RSS FEEDS.

okay, so sir isn't here today, so we can't use the cameras *glares*



but that's okay, i don't think we could have done them anyway, cause renee isn't here.



so, instead we have to answer all these questions on RSS feeds.
i have no idea what they are,
we got a website and we have to use it to answer the questions, so if you need any information on it, go to http://www.press-feed.com/howitworks/rss_tutorial.php#howdoyoufindfeeds

now, onto the questions !



Question one
Definition of RSS feed: RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication (for reals?[ha, that's awesome !]). And all it basically is, is like, something that allows information to be sent to other websites and whatnot. i think, i have like no idea, but okay.

Question two
What goes in the web feed? There are two types of feed, a partical feed and a full feed. A full feed is when you get the entire article, so you don't have to go back to the website to get more information. A partical feed is when you only get the headline, a summary of the information, and the link to the website, so you can go on it.

i prefer the full feed.

Question three
What can a feed do for you? Feeds give you whatever your looking for basically without looking on the web. All you have to do is put in your preferences and you get all the information based on that. Feeds keep you updated.

Question four
How are feeds different from e-mail? Subscriptions are anonymous, there is no spam (i hate that spam and junk mail !), AND when you click unsubcribe, it ACTUALLY unsubscribes you ! (seriously, when you do that with email it doesn't do anything !)

Question five
How do people read feeds ? By visiting the page and a feed automatically gets the information updates.

Question six
How do you find the feeds you want to subscribe to? By a keyword search

alllllllllllllllll doneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee : )

Assignment

okay, for our assignment i'm paired with adeng and renee.
our assignment is to make a short movie using different camera angles, soundtracks and editing.

the main point of this assignment is to basically test our skill using the different programs needed to edit and add to our movies. (i think)

for our movie, we're focusing on bullying and how different people can get bullied/

each of us are going to be bullied to give the idea that bullying is bullying no matter what, and that it always has it's effect on people, no matter who they are.

it's going to be hard, cause we haven't started filming yet, and editing will take a while aswell, also, adding music and which music to add where.

but if we get stuck into it nowwwwww, i think our end product will be good.

i think we might just borrow the video cameras at the library for lunchtime scence and the ist rooms cameras for the rest.

well, that's all for now.

What Are Storyboards

really, what are they ?
well, for this post, i'm gonig to be filling in the blanks about storyboards.

(answers are in black)

1. Storyboard is a sequence of still pictures deliberately arranged to represent the events of a story which will be filmed.

2. A storyboard acts as a visual script for lighting, camera and most importantly the narrative development and continuity.

3. What are 2 problems that could be encountered if a storyboard is absent from a script?
There would be a danger of misunderstanding the descriptions or film terms.There could be language differences.

4. What si the name of the main type of storyboard? Production Storyboard.

5. What is a Conceptual Sheet or Painting storyboard? This is only a sequence of images, much like a photo-essay

6. Who are TV storyboards produced for ? They are produces for the people involved in any type of film or t.v show. Eg, the producer, or actors.

7. The story which is told in a film is broken down into narrative elements which are Film Conventions

8. If a film is filmed in real time it would be tedious and time-consuming so what is done to make it more interesting? The plot is broken down further into important events or situations

9. What are these called? Moments.

10. These are categorised as Atmospheric, Narrative and Critical

11. When are Establishing or Long Shot ( LS) used in filming? Generally used to establish a scene's setting or atmosphere

12. Mid -Shot. (MS) are used to focus on (on a person) from the foot to the head.

13. What is the difference in using High Camera Angle (HCA) compared to
Low Camera Angle (LCA) ? In the high camera angle, the camera is higher than eye level, looking down -this viewpoint can diminish a subject or give a panorama, while the low camera angle is situated, lower than eye level looking up. This can make a subject monumental, or the character feel small in a tall environment.

14. How do you start a storyboard? Write a Synopsis of the plot (narrative) of the film.

15. What is the next step in creating the storyboard? Break up the plot into Moments and Scenes, then Shots

16.. Pencilling in the scenes and shots is the next step.

17.What is involved in Analysing the scenes? Look for Mise-en-Scene, Montage, or Camera Angle shots required to enhance a scene.

18. What does Flesh out the Draft mean? Use drawings, Clip Art or Digital photos and add more detail to the shot description and SFX panels.


therreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee you go :)

hope this helped, it did for me.