eXplore A/V Reflection

eXplore A/V taught me a lot of stuff I never knew before. We were assigned a new project about every two weeks and in these two weeks we have to come up with an idea over the topic, film what we need to complete the video whether we have to stay after school or come in early to film it, we have to get interviews of individuals, do voice overs to complete the story and then finally get b-roll to show the story. Once we get all the filming down we have to edit, this includes putting nat noise into the video, j edits, l edits, any background music or noise if needed, text to show who the individual is we are interviewing and just making sure the video you are putting together tells a story. 

One project assigned to us was over our schools blood drive, it was the first

project we did where we had to include everything we learned into it including j and l edits and proper voice overs. we also learned here how to get b-roll on the camera without using a tripod, we had to properly hold the camera still in our hands and record b-roll on our own. The most recent project we did for our final was a whole ONW now story. Our whole class was separated into two groups and we had to assign tasks and jobs for each person and make an 11 minute video with 6 different stories in it. My group decided to make the topic of the video Above and Beyond because we wanted to tell the school how much work our different segments are putting in to get to the top and stay there. 

When doing the blood drive video I had issues figuring out how to make all the audio levels the same throughout the whole video to where it sounds like its at the same level. I also had issues with the j and l edits because we had just breifly learned about them and it was hard for me to understand it fully. When it came to the ONW Now story i had figured out how to do this two things pretty well from my point of view. The ONW Now story was a tough one for me because my partner was gone a lot and when she tried getting interviews at two separate occasions and wasn't filming them either time so on Monday the day the whole video was due I had to stay after till 5:30 and edit everything and do all the voice-overs, I was lucky enough that my 7th hour teacher let me interview one of the students in our class during his hour so she didn't have to stay after school to do it with me. In the end I finished it and was proud to get that weight lifted off my shoulders.

Next semester I'm excited to learn a whole other part of video, its going to be exciting and stressful at the same time but I'm up for the challenge. I also plan on staying after school more to make sure my projects look good and fit all the requirements for the project. 

Blood Drive Project Reviews

Evan
1. Great J and L edits.
2. Audio levels need to be adjusted and maybe lower the background noise when you do your vo.

Nick
1. Great job using the rule of thirds.
2. Audio levels need to be adjusted and lower background noises when you have your vo playing.

Allison
1. I love your audio levels.
2. Have a happier voice when recording your vo and end don't end with your own quote.

Courtney
1. Your voice content is wonderful!
2. Lower background levels.

Dema
1. Great vo content.
2. Raise interview audio levels and make sure they are all at the same level throughout the video.

Rosie
1. I liked how you used one person throughout the whole interview.
2. Work better on broll (it was a bit shaky) and make the video longer, it'll sound more like a story.

Kierstyn
1. Great job on content for the interview!
2. Have a more enthusiastic vo voice, and make sure the video is specifically about the project topic.

Rylee
1. Great audio levels.
2. Have a better vo voice and make sure your descriptions are correct and are filled in.

Catherine
1. Great content on the interview.
2. Have a happier vo voice, end with a quote not a vo, and don't forget about descriptions!

Alex
1. Nice broll.
2. Have longer vo, and use the rule of thirds next time.

Mitch
1. Good overall video!
2. Make sure the audio levels match.

Nicole
1. Good J and L edits and nice story!
2. Have a happier vo voice and make sure all audio levels match.

Drew
1. I loved how there was humor in your video, it set it apart from the other videos.
2. Don't have a monotone voice when doing vo.

Emily
1. Great overall video!
2. Make sure you can hear the interview voices though.

Conlin
1. Great vo content and added humor to your story with the interview.
2. Have a happier vo voice.

Cyle
1. Nice content.
2. Talk faster when recording your vo, and don't add in the interview questions.

Jacob
1. Nice word choices in your vo.
2. No monotone voice when doing your vo and also talk a little bit faster, in the beginning it sounded very slow.

Abbey
1. Great vo.
2. make the video longer next time, it'll sound more like a story.

Amy
1. Great intro!
2. Make sure we can hear the interviews.

Alyssa
1. I loved your voice overs!
2. Higher interview audio levels

Chelsea
1. Great video content.
2. Have a little more of a "pep" in your voice when doing vo.