Real Life Paw Patrol Dogs

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/snowmass-colorado-avalanche-dogs/index.html


What they did well:
They did a good job of having very creative shots and did a good job of highlighting the dogs skills. They are avalanche rescue dogs and they are very talented and I want one.



What they could improve:
They don't need to improve on anything.



What I will implement:
I will implement the good shots they took and the colors they chose to highlight

live updates of New York bomber

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/us/manhattan-new-york-explosion-latest/index.html


What they did well:
The reporter did a good job of giving very current updates. Any new news that was released was instantly uploaded to the page to give people the best chance to understand what was happening. They did a good job of adding the 5 W's to cut any "light talk" because they gave the hard news instead of putting in any harsh words.


What did they not do well:
They did a good job on everything so they did not do anything bad.


What I will implement:
I will implement the straight facts into y story writing.

Firing of Today show host

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/today-show-dominates-ratings-lauer-firing-51599490

What they did well:

They did a good job of not making the case too harsh because he was loved by others wrong the TV world. But stye also gave a good description of what he did fro the news world and what he did in his career.

What they could improve on:

They could improve by adding some more background info of what happened exactly with the sexual interactions he conducted. 

What I can implement:

I could implement the good writing of the article and the how the author did a good job of the 5 W's. I really think that if I can learn to write like that it could help me improve my skills.

"Best pork Butts in town"

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/09/15/tailgating-south-carolina-clemson-bbq-restaurant-smoking-pig.cnn/video/playlists/tailgating/

What they did well:

They did a good job of showing the food so they could convince people to come try and eat it. The shots the video really made your mouth water as you saw the food. 

What they could improve:

They could improve gathering quotes from customers to see if they actually enjoyed the food so they could rate it "the best in the south"

What I can implement:

 What I will implement is the camera shots and the color included to make the persuasion of rating the food so well.

Chipotle Giveaway

http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/06/news/chipotle-queso-giveaway/index.html

What the reporter did well:

The reporter did well on giving the 5 W's. The reporter did a good job of including the important details and explain that the giveaway is only for one day. They also did a good job of adding extra details about the queso at Chipotle.

What the reporter could improve on:

They could improve on putting in different reactions from customers and different quotes that included reviews or dislikes and likes.

What I could implement:
 I think I could implement adding hard details that include the 5 W's

Olympic Skier says she will not be representing Trump as the president of her country

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/sport/lindsey-vonn-donald-trump-white-house/index.html

What they did well: 

The reporter did a good job of including small details about the Olympic Athlete and they did a good job of gathering quality quotes from an interview. The good interviews really effected how people now view the athlete and list another hater to Trump. 

What they could have improved:

They did a really good job and they are professionals so I don't think they need to improve anything. 

What I will implement: 

I will implement good interview skills. I will also learn to better my questions to truly get the best information and quotes I can get. 

Grey's Anatomy blog

Grey's Anatomy Season 12 Episode 8 

GOOD TECHNIQUES: 

I like the different shots being used. The showing of nasty body parts and blood takes real effort. The producer did a good job of showing each of the characters personality and job focus. It also shows good makeup work.

BAD TECHNIQUES: 

The producer did a bad job of showing the hurt persons point of view. I would like to have seen one episode on what the patients think. I want to know if they like how they were treated and if they liked the service. Overall the show isn't a bad show and the producer is very smart. 

WHAT I WILL IMPLEMENT: 

I will implement the coloring in the camera work so the color can also effect the mood. I will also implement the seriousness of all the different things going on. I also want to add the different camera angles that are added. There are many things to add but only some of them can be added to journalism. 

Kids get Halloween Surprise

Nearly 40 lucky kiddos will be trick-or-treating in style, sporting their brand new, absolutely epic wheelchair costumes built by Magic Wheelchair, a nonprofit that teams with volunteers across the country to create the elaborate ensembles fitted for their chairs.

“It impacts these kids in a deeper way than just the smile on their face,” Magic Wheelchair’s founder, Ryan Weimer of Kaizer, Oregon, told ABC News. “That’s one of the beautiful things of what we do. They really get the sense of what true joy is.”

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/children-tricked-wheelchair-costumes-magical-halloween/story?id=50733459

The writer did a good job of including sentimental words and used good tone to make the readers feel happy for the kids. I think the author could have  used more pictures because all the costumes were so cute!! I will add the tone into my writing skills for my writing! I can't wait to use these skills. 

Tom Petty Died

Rocker Tom Petty died Monday after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Dimitriades confirmed Petty's death on behalf of the performer's family.

He was 66.

"He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40pm PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends," Dimitriades said in a statement.

The group finished a summer tour with three performances at the Hollywood Bowl last week.

Petty and the Heartbreakers first came to fame in the 1970s. It was both with that group and as a solo artist that Petty had a string of hits across the decades, including "Free Fallin'," "American Girl" and "I Won't Back Down."

The reporter did well on giving the who, what, when, what and why in the first paragraph. He gave good detail about Tom Petty's death. Also the reporter used diction and a proper word choice to send out the "peaceful" death. 

The reporter did a great job. One because he covered Tom Petty (the greatest artist alive) and he did a great job on recapping his life.

I definitely will not be learning from this and you cannot force this into my brain.

I am not a leader.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/entertainment/tom-petty-obit/index.html

Twitter won't take down the Trump tweet

On Sept. 23, Trump tweeted, "Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!" The phrase "Little Rocket Man" refers to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a statement on Monday, Ri said: "Since the United States declared war on our country, we will have every right to make all self-defensive counter measures, including the right to shoot down the United States strategic bombers at any time even when they are not yet inside the aerospace border of our country."White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the U.S. has not declared war on North Korea. "Frankly, the suggestion of that is absurd," she said on Monday. Twitter faced questions on Monday from users on its platform about why the company hadn't taken the tweet down and whether Trump's tweet violated the company's rules. Those rules indicate the company can suspend an account that is deemed to have engaged in violent threats; attacks on people based on race, religion, gender and more; or "targeted abuse or harassment of others." In a six-tweet response thread, Twitter said that when it considers removing a tweet, one of the factors it takes into account the newsworthiness and public interest of the post. The company also said it is "committed to transparency and keeping people informed about what's happening in the world."

I think the reporter did a good job because he showed great writing skills and good descriptive details. I will use this descriptive writing next time I write about my reporting.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/25/technology/business/twitter-trump-tweet-north-korea/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool

France's 2018 Winter Olympics team considers skipping due to security

French Sports Minister Laura Flessel said Thursday it is possible France will skip the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, due to security concerns.

According to Reuters, Flessel told RTL radio that if "our security cannot be assured, the French team will stay at home." Worldwide tension continues to mount as the United States and North Korea engage in concerning rhetoric regarding nuclear capabilities.

Flessel made it clear no decision has been made at this point, saying, "We're not there yet."

United States President Donald Trump announced Thursday several sanctions to be placed on North Korea in an effort to minimize its nuclear threat. 

They reporter did really well with gathering the 5 w's. I felt like they could have provided more information or a statement from the athletes. I learned how to make good headlines. I will apply their creative headline styles into my writing as a reporter 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2734434-france-considering-skipping-2018-winter-olympics-due-to-security-concerns?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

boy find rare condition via hot dog

A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took a massive bite -- and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn't the cause, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics. 

The terrifying incident had a much more unlikely cause, according to Dr. Isa Ozyilmaz. The chunk of frankfurter stimulated the boy's vagus nerve, and this triggered an abnormal heart rhythm that in turn caused his heart to abruptly stop beating, Ozyilmaz and his co-authors speculated in the case study. The nerve, which extends from the head to the abdomen, helps the heart and gastrointestinal system function. Overall the boy had a happy ending but did discover his rare condition called Brigade Syndrome. 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/06/health/hot-dog-cardiac-arrest-brugada-syndrome/index.html 

Reflection Blog-video

    This year in video taught me so much! I learned both entertainment filming and convergence filming. Technology wise I learned how to use the program Premiere Pro. It was important because I used it all year and I will use it in the next to years of e-comm. I only faced a couple of technology problems but I eventually got help and corrected mistakes. Collaboration really came in handy this year because we had to many group projects. It was important to learn becasue we did it so often. The only time I ever faced problems was when we needed to film things and none of us could all meet at the same time. Communication was key this year to working in groups. It was important to use this skill because we had to communicate and learn how to work with everyones schedule. I didn't not face a lot go problems with communicating because everyone would contribute and try to make things work for them as well. I learned Project management is very important because filming and editing these projects is a lot of work and if we do not have it done in time you don't get a good grade. I faced a couple of challeneges with this because sometimes filming would take longer than we expected. Leadership I learned is important when you are filming entertainment because you need to get a certain amount of clips done in a certain amount of time so we need a t least on leader that will help show us the way and control the situation. I did not face any challenges with this because either I or one of my group members would always keep everyone in check.
   My greatest strength was editing! I really edited quick, fast cut shots which made my projects more interesting. My biggest weakness was getting enough shot for b-roll in convergence. My biggest weakness in entertainment was actually being creative.
     I am going to take what I have learned and carry it over to convergence this next school year. I wouldn't change anything for sophomore video class because it gave you the best of both worlds.
Overall I am extremely excited to move into ONW NOW next year and take what I have learned this year and transfer it over! Thank you Mr.Cooper!!!!

Reflection-Animation

    This year in animation has taught me so much! I've learned things like special effects, green screen, 3D modeling, and so much more! Technology wise I have learned how use two different programs called After Affects and Maya. I learned how to use it through tutorials and youtube videos. It was important to learn how to use it because we used it all year! I faced a lot of challenges learning how to use these programs because there are a lot of tools win each program and it can get confusing if you accidentally press the wrong button. Collaborating this year with the people next to me defiantly helped me get through my projects. It was important to have the people around me help me because I most likely would not finish any projects if they did't help me. I never faced challenges with collaborating because the whole class was great the whole year! Communication was defiantly important to learn this year because I had to learn to talk to people I didn't know very well. I learned it by listening respectfully and giving feedback to my group mates. I never faced any challenges because I am a talkative person anyways so it was easy to learn this skill. Project Management was something I learned you cannot take lightly. It was important to learn because if I didn't turn something in on time I wouldn't pass. I only faced challenges with this when I was out of town on the Friday projects were due but that next Monday I got it turned in. Leadership I learned is important when you are in a big group. It was important because if you do not have one person that gives tasks to people in the rest of your group than your group lacks to turn projects in on time. I didn't face any challenges along the way because everyone is good listeners!
    My greatest strengths is leading and giving tasks to people when they are confused or done with their part of their project. My biggest weakness was using some of the programs but it got better as the year progressed. I still need to work on things in After Affects if I use it in the future because it could help me in the future. I am going to take what I have learned in animation this year and transfer my knowledge into convergence next year. The only thing I would change for this class would be my first big project in quarter one because my complete project was just garbage honestly.
    Overall this year was a great learning experience for animation and I cannot wait to see how I will use these skills in the future!

Technical Tutorial-Video

The skill that I am going to demonstrate is color correction. The purpose of this is to be able to access the correction skills so when your movie clip is either oddly bright or a weird shade of blue you can fix it in premier pro. My intended audience is mainly for anyone who is using premier pro because it is good to have the skill so you do not have to research it every time.

1. The first thing you will want to do is import your clip you want to correct. 

2. Find the bar at the top of the page and select color 

3. A pop up menu on the side should appear and it will have two color wheels on the side. You should be able to correct any coloring issues with the tools on that tool bar

4. Then you can correct how you would like it to look!!!!

Plausible Impossibles

Plausible Impossibles

In the clip with Donald Ducks cousin Gus Goose, Gus has a very large appetite. A Plausible Impossible occurs when Donald Duck opens the door after Gus Goose knocks multiple times. Gus continues to hit Donald in the head because he doesn't realize that Donald has opened the door. This causes Donald's head to make noises that sound like dropping metal.  It's impossible for someones head to make the noises that Donald's did. It could be plausible because he hits Donald's head so hard with a wooden umbrella hook so maybe Donald just had some screws loose. 

In this short action when Donald realizes Gus is his cousin he puts his hand out for a handshake. Gus shakes Donald profusely up and down and moves him side to side as well. This is impossible because there is no way someone could shake another persons hand so hard that it shakes them that hard. But in the plausible perspective Gus is almost twice the size of Donald so the weight and height difference could help Gus shake Donald that hard. 

 When Gus smells the food Donald has prepared for himself, Gus goes ahead and sits down in Donald's seat and starts eating the food on the table. Gus grabs a piece of corn and started eating it so fast that it sounded like a typewriter making the ding sound and then having to push it back. Donald looks at him and starts watching him eat it like a typewriter and then Donald's head also follows the typewriter pattern. This is impossible because no one can eat corn that fast and then make it sound like a typewriter. But for the plausible explanation of it, it he is still twice the size of Donald so he can eat more/faster. 

While Gus is eating he up piles some sandwich bread and some sandwich meat. Gus shoots it into his mouth and swallows the big sandwich. When he did this he made his throat look like an accordion. Then his head bobbles up and down like an accordion. Also it makes the sound like an accordion to get across what the animators were trying to portray with the image of Gus's neck. This is impossible because no ones neck can turn into an accordion and move up and down. But from the plausible perspective of it, some people might get that feeling after eating to fast and swallowing too big of a bite. 






As the last plausible impossible in this clip I have chosen the par where Gus's stomach starts to bark. Donald is fed up wit Gus eating all of the food at the table so he brings out the "Barking Hot-dog" that "gets rid of any hungry relative." When Donald offers this to Gus he swallows it down right away and then Donald acts as a cat to anger the hot-dog. Then the hot-dog in Gus's stomach chases Donald down. Donald laughs in amusement because it is a odd situation This is impossible because there is no such things a barking hot-dog that chases you down through someones stomach. But it is plausible because someone could portray it has a hungry stomach barking for food. 

Movie Trailer Review

Overall I thought this project was not good. I though the idea of the project was creative and I was excited about completing it but when it came to shooting there was some struggles. The celtx website helped my group a lot when it came to organizing shots and the script. When it came time to shoot my groups video it took a long time. The process was very long and some of my group mates did not help completely. Also it was difficult to find the right actors that could actually shoot when we needed them to. With this it made the process longer and harder for the group and me. I would not recommend this project to others unless they actually have set aside time to shoot and collect all their clips.

Professional Article Review-Animation

Professional Article Review-Animation 

http://blog.digitaltutors.com/workflow-tips-from-the-fantasy-ui-artist-behind-arrow-and-the-flash/

In the article it mainly describes how to get yourself started in After Effects. The article tells you how you should set key frames, render, and move objects. The author does no provide an argument he just lists how to use after effects. The authors strengths is explaining in detail how to use the program. But his weakness he portrays is not providing enough information about how to start the project. He just expects you to understand how to start it. The authors general conclusions the he lists is to just have fun with the project and not get frustrated! My critique would be that the author needs to list reasons why after effects is helpful for animating. But I will use After effects for my projects in class!

Professional Project Review-Animation

Professional Project Review-Animation

The scope of the movie Finding Dory was to add another movie to the sequel of Finding Nemo. The purpose of the movie was to enlighten children minds and entertain them. The story that was told was how the blue fish, Dory, got lost from her home. She was lost at a young age and she forgets things easily so when she was trying to find her way back she could not remember. An element I would apply to my work would be the different variations of color the movie includes. With all the bright colors it makes the movie more interesting. One element I have already learned is the use of the puppet tool that the movie used often. The creator made creative graphics and included many new and interesting characters. I think the work does not need to be improved because it is such a good movie in general! Overall I though the movie was very cute and almost all children would love it!

Technical Tutorial Post-Animation

Tutorial-Animation 

The skill I am teaching is how to render out your animation in Maya software. The purpose of this skill is to remember how to render when you are finished with your work. You need this skill memorized so you do not have to look it up every time you are ready to render. A student would use this technique because it would help them understand Maya software better. 

1) Make sure your Maya workspace is set in Modeling-Standard

2) Check to make sure your top bar of Maya matches this screenshot below

3) Change the little drop down tab from Modeling to rendering

4) The top of your Maya should now match the screen shot below

5) Last step is to go to the render tab > Batch render (Another Maya square will pop up and a little movie tab will pop up on the bottom of your screen. This lets you know that the movie is being rendered!) 

Personal Project review-Animation

   The scope of this project was to work on our animating skills in Maya Software. Our project was to make snowflakes fall from a window to make it look like it was a snowy morning. My process to make this project was to first go through the tutorials that were given then to slowly follow each step carefully to make the best project I could make. I learned how to increase my animating skills and learned how to adjust vertices to mirror an odd shape. Professionally I learned how to collaborate with the people I sit next too which helped when I had small questions. What I would different would have been to make more snowflakes to make it a continuous heavy snow. What I would do the same would be the lighting because the spotlight lighting gave a good effect to the corner of the wall. I will withdraw the animating for my next projects because I think it will help with the effect of my future projects. 

Personal Project Review-Video

Hello-Heise

The scope of my project was to show dramatic flare with the use of the song Hello by Adele. The process to making Hello was first collecting the correct information to complete credits. Then we had to create a small beat sheet that had a layout of our camera shots. Then we used the story board worksheet to imagine our future shots. Once we shot the scenes we all created our own edited video with filter, text, and dramatic flare. During the creation of the project I learned how to use the dolly which helps guide our camera sideways or any other direction. Something I learned professionally was the teamwork that we had to use to create the video and also the project deadlines which were very strict. What I would do differently would be to get the exact same filter that the real music video uses for Hello where the one I use was just something similar. What I would do the same would be the variety of shots that we included. The experiences I will draw from the project to enhance my future projects will be the teamwork because in covergence we mainly worked by our self's so when it came to working together it definantly challenged us. 

Professional Project Blog-Video

Rolling in the deep review

The scope of the project was to get the point across of breakups. The story told was about a girl that thought she had a guy that would always have her back and would never leave her side but yet the "guy" did. The element that I would add to my work would be the lighting because the in the video the lighting gave a dramatic flare. The element that I have already learned in the video is the different angles. The creator did well with the dramatic effect with anger and love combining together in some shots. The work could be improved with explaining what is actually happening because it could be kind of confusing. 

VEVO, Adele CO. "Adele-Rolling in the Deep." YouTube. YouTube, 30 Nov. 2010. Web. 10 Jan. 2017.