Monday, September 27, 2010
Group Project Collaboration
The production of this PSA was very engaging. Along with my group, collaboration occurred with ease. Each member had a specialty that enabled us to target each area of the production stages from pre to final post (Alicia with editing, Laura with writing and myself with storyboard drawings).
The planning process included frequent meetings to go over ideas such as voiceovers, effects,shots and sound that would enhance our video. The whole process of creating the PSA was tedious but the outcome was more than what I expected. There were no evident areas of improvement. In fact I believe because of our continuous communication via Google Wave, we grasp every element and portrayed it in the final product from the script writing to storyboard drawing, film shots to audio and editing and of course Creative Commons for licensing.
In the end, the group's collaboration and interaction became our strongest attribute.
The planning process included frequent meetings to go over ideas such as voiceovers, effects,shots and sound that would enhance our video. The whole process of creating the PSA was tedious but the outcome was more than what I expected. There were no evident areas of improvement. In fact I believe because of our continuous communication via Google Wave, we grasp every element and portrayed it in the final product from the script writing to storyboard drawing, film shots to audio and editing and of course Creative Commons for licensing.
In the end, the group's collaboration and interaction became our strongest attribute.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Don't Text, Don't Drive by Alicia Brooks, Laura Hearnsberger, Julie Perez is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Web Conferencing - Collaborative Opportunity
Web conferencing can be a great way to converse with classmates. The purpose of these meetings are to discuss course assignments and assist those who need help in completing. There have been instances when the assignment directions are not clear. And we get bombarded with revision after revision and are left with questions.
More than any, I have been given great feedback on course work. Collaborating with colleagues give us an opportunity to receive ideas and resources that we may not have received otherwise. Other times, I feel they are nothing more than a meet and greet forum in which colleagues choose to interact and have discussion on personal topics.
Overall, I am glad that we do have an opportunity to discuss course work and share via web conferencing. This had been a great addition in group interaction.
More than any, I have been given great feedback on course work. Collaborating with colleagues give us an opportunity to receive ideas and resources that we may not have received otherwise. Other times, I feel they are nothing more than a meet and greet forum in which colleagues choose to interact and have discussion on personal topics.
Overall, I am glad that we do have an opportunity to discuss course work and share via web conferencing. This had been a great addition in group interaction.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Video Editing Preference
As I reflect on the video editing software applications, I have found that although each have more strengths than weaknesses, selection is based on preference.
I have actually used both applications with somewhat limited success. Let me begin with MovieMaker. I loved that it was so user-friendly and I was able to put together a video within minutes, but became quickly disenchanted. As I began the editing/rendering process, the program faults were exposed. There was limited features and effects, not much of a selection. It was slow in processing and seem to freeze every time I updated. But I will say this much for this application, it allowed for ease in sharing and saving movie back to DV tape on my camera. It does support most video formats with full quality HD or compressed Flash/cell phone video and those formats that aren't supported can be downloaded to convert to MovieMaker preference of .avi.
So I turned to iMovie, which was very impressive with it's wide variety of effects, transitions, titles and great looking templates. Keep in mind, I had used an earlier version and was very content with it. It was time consuming only because it offered so many features. Then, came the update, not good at all. First, I became frustrated with it's new interface. I asked, "where is everything?' I honestly lost patience and did not explore the program thereafter. I will say that every Apple product as we know is an excellent integrate with other Mac programs. The capabilities it has for green screen effect, picture in picture, music tracks (GarageBand) and creative titles is enough to enjoy the program all together. After processing video, I liked that it allowed you to utilized iDVD and offered an array of templates to input followed by a quick rendering process.
In the end, I would prefer MovieMaker for quick video processing and iMovie for more professional looking videos.
I have actually used both applications with somewhat limited success. Let me begin with MovieMaker. I loved that it was so user-friendly and I was able to put together a video within minutes, but became quickly disenchanted. As I began the editing/rendering process, the program faults were exposed. There was limited features and effects, not much of a selection. It was slow in processing and seem to freeze every time I updated. But I will say this much for this application, it allowed for ease in sharing and saving movie back to DV tape on my camera. It does support most video formats with full quality HD or compressed Flash/cell phone video and those formats that aren't supported can be downloaded to convert to MovieMaker preference of .avi.
So I turned to iMovie, which was very impressive with it's wide variety of effects, transitions, titles and great looking templates. Keep in mind, I had used an earlier version and was very content with it. It was time consuming only because it offered so many features. Then, came the update, not good at all. First, I became frustrated with it's new interface. I asked, "where is everything?' I honestly lost patience and did not explore the program thereafter. I will say that every Apple product as we know is an excellent integrate with other Mac programs. The capabilities it has for green screen effect, picture in picture, music tracks (GarageBand) and creative titles is enough to enjoy the program all together. After processing video, I liked that it allowed you to utilized iDVD and offered an array of templates to input followed by a quick rendering process.
In the end, I would prefer MovieMaker for quick video processing and iMovie for more professional looking videos.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Personal Digital Story
As I reflect on the project this week, I come to realize how important it is for me to keep precious moments alive. I based my video on my husband, who has had a tremendous year receiving accolades that he is well deserving of. I've kept photos but never had the opportunity to develop a video detailing his achievement.
This course has allowed me to do this. It has also given me an opportunity to learn and utilize tools that can help me in the classroom. I will definitely incorporate the Photo Story concept.
This course has allowed me to do this. It has also given me an opportunity to learn and utilize tools that can help me in the classroom. I will definitely incorporate the Photo Story concept.
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