Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Pictures

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Beachboat place we stopped.

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Gigantic fish this guy caught

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Just a picture for my mom....haha

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Place where people jumped off a cliffish thing into water

good times in good weekends

This past weekend was great. My church South Hills went to this place in Leavenworth and stayed in this big cabin.
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It was very fun getting to know my small group girls better and having opportunities to get to know some of them better. The last night we were there we had a talent show, and surprisingly the "spice girls" came! My friends Emily A., Emily P., Hill G. and sister Anna performed the hit Spice Girls song "Wannabe". It went excellent and I had so much fun being Scary spice. Later in the night we went on a hike around sometime late. It was a relatively short hike from the past years at spiritual retreat but it was VERY fun! When we got to our destination we did some worship and between that someone lit off some fireworks. After that we had some smore's which were delicious and headed back. We got to bed pretty late, but it was well worth it for getting to see God's beauty at night. Sadly the weekend felt short but it was a great experience for my Senior year. I am ready for some blue skies though! Weather seems to be getting warmer and sunnier!

Monday, January 25, 2010

VIDEO SHOOTING

Guidelines for shooting quality videos

1. Avoid zooming in and out way to much

o Don’t use your zoom as a crutch!

o If you use it- use slowly

o Always restrict the usage of zoom in between screens

o Lean in or away instead

2. Steady Does it

o Too much vibration affections the video footage quality

o Use a tripod

o Brace yourself against an unmoving object

o Avoid using too many buttons

3. Where are you?

o Find a monument

o Establish your shot

§ Super wide aerial

§ Race from cockpit

§ Close up of scalpel with light

§ Paddles dipping in roaring white water

o Grab viewers attention and help set up the story

4. The end or the beginning

o Start at the end of the story

§ Wedding – interview happy couple then cut into photos of before

o Show the journey after the end

5. Keep them short and Simple

o NEVER shoot video clips of more than two minutes

§ Bores Audience

o Many short clips of five to ten seconds duration is more effective

o Video is cheap so shoot more footage than you’ll need

6. Lighting, Lighting, Lighting

o Shoot video with light source behind you

§ Shining on subject

o Sun should shine on subject not camera lens

o Use backlight if available

§ Compensates for overly bright light

7. Change your perspective

o Adhere to the rule of thirds

o Follow action

o Use trucking shots

o Find unusual angles

§ Get the camera off your shoulder

o Film the same scene multiple ways

8. Shoot cutaways

o Literally a shot that cuts away from the current shot

o Use sound and multiple angles to connect

9. Put it into practice

o Create a commercial for a gum, mint or mouthwash

o In groups of 3 or four only!

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Thursday, November 5, 2009