Good Morning, fellow students of Mr. Rivers class. We started off the class with Mr. Rivers invited us into the class with a “good morning”. We all sat down and opened up our Chromebooks to begin class. Mr. Rivers strutted toward the front of the classroom and announced to the class to “Get to Work”. As a good student we immediately got to work. For today’s class we needed to film a scene inside the classroom using all the students. First shot we took was Luke Hunczak throwing Nick and I into the classroom. Following that we enhanced the film by using a close up of Mr. Rivers face and also Luke’s face to create a more dramatic scene. The action of close up is used by directors to show emotions of the specific character. After we made a scene were Luke bullies Mr. Rivers to create a comedic relief of how a student look alike rules a teacher. After scene was Chris Vac stepped up to Luke and Luke slapped him in the face. We filmed this scene 3 times to get as many angles of the scene. First we filmed Luke smacking Vac from behind his shoulder then we filmed it up close to his face, and after we filmed a far away shot. It is better for editing purposes and it creates a smoother transition between scenes. Directors use multiple cameras to enhance the filming so it it easier to edit when it is all done. This creates a superiority of comedy because when someone gets hurt it is funny to watch them get hurt. This is used multiple times in Hollywood to enhance the viewers preference. To wrap up the class we cleaned everything up and looked over the film and closed up the camera. A good days of work.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
May 25, 2018
Good Afternoon,
Other than the heart warming good afternoon from Mr. Rivers he emphasized on the importance of exposition. He gave us many importances about exposition in tv, movies, and also books to help advance our narrative project. Mr. River’s brought up a youtube scene from Rocket Jump film school showing us EVERY SINGLE QUESTION LUKE SKYWALKER said in Star Wars: The New Hope. The importance of exposition through dialogue is an effective strategy because all the questions that the audience might have about the film are expressed through the new characters questions. Rivers then set us free to work on our projects as well as reminding us about our blog posts and be reel posts. Moving onto our own project we went and got a camera and boom mic from Mr. Kraulands room. After we made our destination to the workout room to film a scene for our narrative movie. As we entered we filmed funny moments and also we filmed different comedic reliefs. We established the comedy of superiority because of how we faked dropped weights on each others foot. Also we used incongruity comedy because of the use of not using the weights right and also using super small weights. Many directors use these comedic reliefs in their movies to create better laughs. We really used different angles to create a better film. From close ups of the weight to face reactions and also implementing sound effects really made the gym scene funny. Different shot angles really help the editing portion of the film to make it more smooth and easy going. When filming professionals use more then one camera to get more options of angles to edit. As for us we have one camera and one take so we have to make the best out of that shot.
Daily log blog 5/31/2018
Good Morning fellow film as literature students. I am back with another daily log blog for May 31st. In the beginning of class today Mr.Rivers explained that we have today tomorrow and all of next week to work on our final narrative. He also mentioned that with prom festivities coming up it would be smart to get good progress before it so after prom weekend we don't have a lot to work on. Another assignment he mentioned was the blog assignment movie review that should be around 750-1000 words due at the end of the marking period. Also, don't forget to keep up on your daily log blogs if you have not done so because you lose 20% if handed in after 10:00 PM that night. Once he made these announcements he wished all of us a good morning and to continue working on the final narrative. I said good morning to my fellow table mates and began working on my documentary. Today i started scheduling interviews for the narrative and have 4 players being interviewed. Eric Castorina, Jake Zerillo, Kevin Carpenter, and Harry Francisco. We will be asking the same 5 questions to see what they think about the teams and what their boldest statement of the teams are. We will be doing this with everyone we interview, but the boldest statement part is the most interesting because it will give a real sense about how they felt. Also with questions being asked we will also look at highlights from each player and ask what their favorite play was from their senior year and their favorite game from the year. This seems challenging to Benjamin and I, but i believe we can get it done. Thank you fellow film as literature classmates and hope you have an excellent Thursday.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Daily Blog 5/30
Today in class we began with Mr. Rivers reminding us that including today we only have 8 class days left to work. Personally I don’t think this is enough as my group has a lot of video to edit and many class days we were unable to do so because of AP tests. In addition we have run into some problems in getting iMovie to save on the cloud which caused more delays in our editing process for our movie, World Water Skiing Championship: Athlete Edition. A reminder to everyone would be continue to work hard as the deadline is fast approaching and this is not a project that can be done overnight. Also remember that in addition to a script and/or film the project requires a logo, press release, and a slide describing your movie and who you're working with. Neglecting these will cause a big impact to your grade so don’t forget them.
Relating this to the outside world, this project is a great example of working together as a team on a deadline. It requires lots of outside coordination in order to get tasks such as filming done in a timely manner. In addition this project gave me good experience using various programs such as writerduet and iMovie which could come in handy if I ever have a script writing or movie making assignment in college.
"Samurai Heart" Press Release
“...a standstill, a draw, two souls forever locked in catastrophic harmony...” Samurai Heart is an adaptation of the drama/period piece short story by the same name, and centers on two unlikely childhood friends torn apart by circumstances of war, crossing paths years later and facing off a final time. The film keeps the overall plot and main characters from the original source material, but differs in the amount of detail and emotional weight. The highlight of the film, is the climactic confrontation between the two main characters at the end. This final fight forces the two men to face their past decisions and try to reconcile their present situation. Due to the unnamed war that shook the country, each man was forced to choose a side, and despite wanting no part in the fight, their rough upbringings left them no choice.
This film focuses on companionship and love, and how despite the numerous trials that oppose it, the longing for acceptance and belonging will ultimately draw us closer. Throughout the final fight, they have to accept that the other is set in his ways and acknowledge that this outcome was inevitable. Through brief glimpses of memories and scattered dialogue, the complex history of the main characters’ relationship and motivations will be conveyed through each exchange shared to further develop each character and their personalities during the concluding fight.
Samurai Heart pays homage to traditional japanese films through setting, by displaying the culture and language that was common during the 1850’s. This film is recommended for fans of japanese culture and samurai films because of the characters’ ethnicity and the similarities the two main characters have in their view on life and combat. In addition to being soaked in traditional japanese culture and landscapes, the entire cast is made up of asian actors and actresses to better keep with the authenticity of the film. For example, the main character is cast by Shun Oguri and his childhood friend will be played by Yuya Yagira, who are two veteran actors with extensive experience in actual japanese works. Shun Oguri is a famous actor, voice actor, and film director, that has landed many well-known leading and supporting roles. Yuya Yagira is another famous actor who has played various roles. He made history in 2004 when he became the youngest actor to win the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his work in the film, Nobody Knows. The movie is aimed at young and middle aged adults because of it’s heavy subject matter and violent imagery. Middle aged adults will resonate with the reflection on past memories and regrets, while people early into adulthood will connect with the confusion over where to go in life and the loss of relationships. The film also portrays a complicated and fragile relationship through flashbacks and body language. Another work this film can be compared to is the classic movie, Seven Samurai. The setting and feel of Samurai Heart is reminiscent of Seven Samurai, due to both being set in Feudal Japan and having the final showdown take place in a small town. This movie shares similarities with the first entry in the Yakuza video game series because both at one point revolve around two people who forged a bond at a young age and became friends, later facing off against each other because of their conflicting ideologies.
While Samurai Heart is grounded in the past, it offers a refreshing, old-fashioned tale of friendship for audiences who are thirsty for past traditional films, in a modern age where technology has been embedded into society and film.
CAST LIST:
Silver-haired Man: Shun Oguri
Black-haired Man: Yuya Yagira
Grey-haired Man: Koichi Yamadera
Daily Log Blog 5/30/2018
Good Morning fellow film as literature students. Today we began class with Mr.Rivers telling all of us to "get to work".Of course i immediately got to work. My project is one that Mr.Rivers has never seen before. Ben Davis and I are making a 20 minute documentary about the 2016 and 2017 Sparta football teams to determine which one was better. We have analyzed highlights from each team while looking at the stats from each player. We will begin our documentary by interviewing Sparta football players from the 2017 team and then the 2016 team. We will ask them all the same questions to see what they have to say about this debate. Once all their answers are piled up Ben and I will talk to the coaches of the team such as Frank Marchiano, Coach Kappelmeir, Sam Slobodzian, Kenny Widnt, and Coach Mccartney. This will be an interesting, but fun project to work on because we like the game of football. The only challenging part is the fact it has to be 20 minutes, but we are confident that we can get it done. The title of the documentary is Battle of the classes: Sparta Football edition.
Some edits that we will be doing is showing the players highlights before their interview to give the people a glimpse of what they can do. Every player will be asked the same question and each players answers to the question will be a sequence. For example if 20 players answer the same question all of their answers will be played in a row. We will do that for 3-5 questions and see the difference in answers between the players. Also we will be doing the coaches although they do not have highlights lol, but we will figure something out. Fellow students be ready for this masterpiece that Ben and i will be creating and working on for this upcoming weeks. Hope all of you have a Great day :).
Some edits that we will be doing is showing the players highlights before their interview to give the people a glimpse of what they can do. Every player will be asked the same question and each players answers to the question will be a sequence. For example if 20 players answer the same question all of their answers will be played in a row. We will do that for 3-5 questions and see the difference in answers between the players. Also we will be doing the coaches although they do not have highlights lol, but we will figure something out. Fellow students be ready for this masterpiece that Ben and i will be creating and working on for this upcoming weeks. Hope all of you have a Great day :).
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Daily Log Blog - 5/29/18
Good Afternoon! Today Mr. River's opened up class by wishing that we all had a good weekend. He was in a very cheerful mood and he stated that he hopes that we have started filming some of our films if that is what we have decided on doing. We then switched gears to a mini-lesson. Mr. Rivers pulled up a video on the board that was titled Top 5 Tips For Filming Dialogue. If you aren't filming for your narrative then you can stop reading this about now. If you are still reading this that means that you will be filming for your narrative and if that is true then this next video will be very helpful. The first tip was to use the one hundred and eighty degree rule. This is when you go back and forth between shots varying from the back of one character's shoulders to the opposite so the view is always shooting facing the person speaking. The next rule was camera angles. Before you decide to use the 180-degree rule you need to make sure that you get the establishing shot which gets both characters in a shot at once. Tip number three is how to compose your shots. One way you can do this is by using the rule of thirds which splits up the image into three sections. Doing this will ensure that you have your character's properly spaced out and filling up the appropriate amount of the screen. The same rule applies when you are using an over the shoulder shot. Tip number four is deciding whether you want to film with one or two or more cameras. Filming with multiple camera's make's things easier on the actor's and will help you in post-production but this option will be more expensive if you have to get another camera. The final tip is to not take shortcuts. One way that would be taking a shortcut is to only shoot with one of your actors during an over the shoulder scene. You should keep both there at the same time so the other actor knows where to keep their eye level and it will make the film look more professional in the end. That is all for today's blog I hope you enjoyed it.
If you would like the link to the video here it is.
If you would like the link to the video here it is.
Monday, May 28, 2018
Be Reel- The HEAT of lifestyles
Hello Everyone,
For My final Be Reel I chose to review possibly one of the best crime dramas to date 1995's Heat which was both written and directed by Micheal Mann. Heat has one of the best casts that an action movie could ask for with Al Pacino as our titular protagonist Officer Vincent Hana. The movie also includes a-listers such as Robert De Niro as Neil, Val Kilmer as Chris, Jon Voight as Nate, Tom Sizemore as Micheal, and a Young Natalie Portman as Lauren. At Heats core it is a cat and mouse movie with some of the very best high-octane action to date as well as superb character development. One thing that Heat is probably best known for is its perfect blend of realism and style this can be shown through many of the directors choices.
Heat is set in Los Angeles and follows a group of professional bank robbers as they start to suspect that they are being hunted by the police after they accidentally leave a clue at their last heist. The group then learns that they have been setup by their employer after the police's discovery. The crew then come to terms with the reality of the police threat and plan a "retirement score". As the police inch closer and closer to apprehending the crew both sides have to prioritize their goals and maintain a balance in their personal lives. Most notably with Neil's personal life and hesitant personality regarding attraction, and Lt. Hana's infectious persistence to succeed and let nothing get in his way.
Heat was built to be a suspenseful cat and mouse game one of the first things that you notice is that Mann uses long lenses to create the effect and feel of a stake out. Another most notable part of Heat is the action, especially during the final robbery two choices that Mann made that propelled this scene was to suspend all other Audio during the duration of the scene which gave the gunshots an overpowering and chaotic feel. Another choice made by Mann and the sound manager was not to edit the original the original sounds of any of the gunshots in the film this in return makes the scenes more realistic. Lastly of the more choices that stand out is the character development of Heat, Mann creates some of the best characters by exposing the audience to the "human" side of them. This is done throughout Heat with the deceptions of the characters flaws which in return make the characters more real.
Heat has several themes and meanings, but one theme that resonates with our two main characters is criminals and cops alike struggle to keep a balance between work and relationships. We see this in the film with Lt. Hana's crippling relationship with his 3rd wife and his out of touch step daughter and with Neil's situation with Eady as we come to find out the the only reason that he has survived this long is because he has refused attraction. Heat also has an underlining meaning of the good guys always win but at the end of the film Mann creates a scenario where your left wondering "did the good guy really win". This is what Heat does so perfectly, it breaks away from traditional heist movie conventions by exposing the more human side to the criminals which would typically be looked at as the bad guys and makes them the good guys.
Another point worth noting is the Noir film choices that make up Heat, one choice made by Mann was during the night scenes all the lights in the background of a shot would be blurred creating the liquid feel to the films setting. Another choice that Mann made in regards to setting was both Neil and Lt. Hana's houses. We see Lt. Hana's house as a cluttered modern art structure, this can be seen as a metaphor for Hana's lifestyle messy but extravagant. And with Neil's house being mostly empty only including the essentials which clearly represents Neil's lifestyle. The choice that clearly sets this movie apart from others is the use of tension this can be shown through the many shootouts but where it stand out the most in the film is the diner scene. In the diner scene we see our two main characters opposite each other suddenly mention their meticulous intents for one another. Truly on of the best scenes in action movie history
Below is a list of movies like Heat that I recommend:
Hell or High Water
Point Break
Inside Man
The Italian Job
Ocean's Eleven
For My final Be Reel I chose to review possibly one of the best crime dramas to date 1995's Heat which was both written and directed by Micheal Mann. Heat has one of the best casts that an action movie could ask for with Al Pacino as our titular protagonist Officer Vincent Hana. The movie also includes a-listers such as Robert De Niro as Neil, Val Kilmer as Chris, Jon Voight as Nate, Tom Sizemore as Micheal, and a Young Natalie Portman as Lauren. At Heats core it is a cat and mouse movie with some of the very best high-octane action to date as well as superb character development. One thing that Heat is probably best known for is its perfect blend of realism and style this can be shown through many of the directors choices.
Heat is set in Los Angeles and follows a group of professional bank robbers as they start to suspect that they are being hunted by the police after they accidentally leave a clue at their last heist. The group then learns that they have been setup by their employer after the police's discovery. The crew then come to terms with the reality of the police threat and plan a "retirement score". As the police inch closer and closer to apprehending the crew both sides have to prioritize their goals and maintain a balance in their personal lives. Most notably with Neil's personal life and hesitant personality regarding attraction, and Lt. Hana's infectious persistence to succeed and let nothing get in his way.
Heat was built to be a suspenseful cat and mouse game one of the first things that you notice is that Mann uses long lenses to create the effect and feel of a stake out. Another most notable part of Heat is the action, especially during the final robbery two choices that Mann made that propelled this scene was to suspend all other Audio during the duration of the scene which gave the gunshots an overpowering and chaotic feel. Another choice made by Mann and the sound manager was not to edit the original the original sounds of any of the gunshots in the film this in return makes the scenes more realistic. Lastly of the more choices that stand out is the character development of Heat, Mann creates some of the best characters by exposing the audience to the "human" side of them. This is done throughout Heat with the deceptions of the characters flaws which in return make the characters more real.
Heat has several themes and meanings, but one theme that resonates with our two main characters is criminals and cops alike struggle to keep a balance between work and relationships. We see this in the film with Lt. Hana's crippling relationship with his 3rd wife and his out of touch step daughter and with Neil's situation with Eady as we come to find out the the only reason that he has survived this long is because he has refused attraction. Heat also has an underlining meaning of the good guys always win but at the end of the film Mann creates a scenario where your left wondering "did the good guy really win". This is what Heat does so perfectly, it breaks away from traditional heist movie conventions by exposing the more human side to the criminals which would typically be looked at as the bad guys and makes them the good guys.
Another point worth noting is the Noir film choices that make up Heat, one choice made by Mann was during the night scenes all the lights in the background of a shot would be blurred creating the liquid feel to the films setting. Another choice that Mann made in regards to setting was both Neil and Lt. Hana's houses. We see Lt. Hana's house as a cluttered modern art structure, this can be seen as a metaphor for Hana's lifestyle messy but extravagant. And with Neil's house being mostly empty only including the essentials which clearly represents Neil's lifestyle. The choice that clearly sets this movie apart from others is the use of tension this can be shown through the many shootouts but where it stand out the most in the film is the diner scene. In the diner scene we see our two main characters opposite each other suddenly mention their meticulous intents for one another. Truly on of the best scenes in action movie history
Below is a list of movies like Heat that I recommend:
Hell or High Water
Point Break
Inside Man
The Italian Job
Ocean's Eleven
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Daily Blog 5/25/18
Hello everyone this is my last and final daily log blog for the year. Here is a quick thanks to everyone that has signed in to get the info that they missed and hope they have a great rest of their senior year! Today in class we started off class by reviewing two separate clips. One being a project that students made two years ago showing why not to wait until last second to complete this project or else something like that would end up happening to you. The second clip we watched was a cool 2 minute video by RocketJump that showed Luke Skywalker from Star Wars asking a bunch of questions that basically summed up the whole idea of the movie. This proved that when incorporating questions like this that the characters ask each other, it doesn't only teach them but also informers the reader about what is going on in the script. by incorporating the questions into your scripts/ films and not waiting until last second to finish your projects you are bound to do great!
After the films were watched we dove right into our screen plays again and continued working and prepping for the final project.
A way that we can connect this to our every day lives is by remembering that asking questions can normally teach you more than a basic statement. By being given a question you are able to expand as much as you'd like on the question asked but when given a statement you don't have much if any wiggle room because the answer is already given to you. Try this out, and maybe you'll learn something new.
Luke Skywalker Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZScxFO5kOxE
After the films were watched we dove right into our screen plays again and continued working and prepping for the final project.
A way that we can connect this to our every day lives is by remembering that asking questions can normally teach you more than a basic statement. By being given a question you are able to expand as much as you'd like on the question asked but when given a statement you don't have much if any wiggle room because the answer is already given to you. Try this out, and maybe you'll learn something new.
Luke Skywalker Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZScxFO5kOxE
Friday, May 25, 2018
Daily Blog 5/24/18
Hello everyone,
Aside from our typical good good morning from Mr. Rivers Riv's also reminded us about the importance in exposition. Riv's explained the importance of relieving exposition in books, TV and movies and gave us a couple of strategies that we could use within our narrative projects. One such strategy that Riv's explained to us was the "fish out of water" strategy where most of the films exposition is shown through a new character. Rivers then transitioned into showing us a video from Rocket Jump film school and it literally was EVERY SINGLE QUESTION that Luke Skywalker asks throughout the entirety of A New Hope. This forum of exposition through dialogue is an effective strategy because all the questions that the audience might have about the film are expressed through the new characters questions. Rivers then set us free to work on our projects as well as reminding us about our blog posts and be reel posts.
Moving outside of the classroom I chose to review "fish out of water" characters in film and TV and one instance that stuck out the most for me was Miami Vice. For a lot of people Miami Vice is considered one of the best TV shows ever made and follows two Miami detectives Sonny Crockett (played by Don Johnson) and Ricardo Tubbs (played by Philip Micheal Thomas). At the very beginning of the series we learn that Ricardo Tubbs is a transfer detective from New York and comes to Miami in his quest to avenge the death of his brother. With him being originally from New York Ricardo becomes the "fish out of water" and is the one who asks most of questions throughout the beginning of the show. In doing this the audience is provided with some necessary exposition about the setting, characters, and antagonists.
Aside from our typical good good morning from Mr. Rivers Riv's also reminded us about the importance in exposition. Riv's explained the importance of relieving exposition in books, TV and movies and gave us a couple of strategies that we could use within our narrative projects. One such strategy that Riv's explained to us was the "fish out of water" strategy where most of the films exposition is shown through a new character. Rivers then transitioned into showing us a video from Rocket Jump film school and it literally was EVERY SINGLE QUESTION that Luke Skywalker asks throughout the entirety of A New Hope. This forum of exposition through dialogue is an effective strategy because all the questions that the audience might have about the film are expressed through the new characters questions. Rivers then set us free to work on our projects as well as reminding us about our blog posts and be reel posts.
Moving outside of the classroom I chose to review "fish out of water" characters in film and TV and one instance that stuck out the most for me was Miami Vice. For a lot of people Miami Vice is considered one of the best TV shows ever made and follows two Miami detectives Sonny Crockett (played by Don Johnson) and Ricardo Tubbs (played by Philip Micheal Thomas). At the very beginning of the series we learn that Ricardo Tubbs is a transfer detective from New York and comes to Miami in his quest to avenge the death of his brother. With him being originally from New York Ricardo becomes the "fish out of water" and is the one who asks most of questions throughout the beginning of the show. In doing this the audience is provided with some necessary exposition about the setting, characters, and antagonists.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Daily Log Blog 5/24/18
Today Mr. Rivers welcomed us all back and reminded us of our deadline that we made for ourselves for the project and that if we are in a group make sure we have a part in the project, he also reminded us that he is always around for questions, during class and/or during lunch. Our project will be turned in on a slide show and each group will have a slide to put all of their work on. He then went over our schedule for the rest of the year, which is that we will be finishing this project, then watching a film. He mentioned that our final will consist of two essays that portray good and effective writing. He then showed us a video of a past project and to stress why we should not wait until the last minute. A tip that he gave us was if we are filming sometimes it is easier to think about casting after we have filmed so we know how/who we would want to fill in the parts. The rest of the class period was given to us to continue working on our projects, and ask any questions. While we were working Mr. Rivers went around the room asking each group about how their progression has been so far and gave us tips on things he felt could make our ideas and execution the best it could be.
This all relates to the real world because when working in a group it is important to make sure that you are doing a portion of the work and hold responsibilities. It is also very important to keep on top of yourself to meet deadlines, and sometimes it is easier to make a deadline just for yourself so you don't fall behind.
Daily Log Blog 5/24/18 - Terry RIppon
Today's class started with a rather funny video, which taught a lesson. Mr. Rivers was teaching us how to screen record on the Chromebooks, and that the stop button just happens to be an imperative step in the process, which Matt Freeman clearly didn't realize. The video involved a few students recording their voices over their screenplay, ending up with about 20 minutes of film. When they were done talking, they checked their recording to see that only 5 seconds of their video actually recorded. They freaked out and hurried back to class, where Mr. Rivers hit one button and saved their project. After the video, we all continued to work on our final narrative project. More students are beginning to film as the deadline closes in, but others are working on their screenplay. Make sure you stay on top of your goals, as the next goal check deadline is tomorrow. Whether you completed your goal fully or not, as long as you are productive you will be fine.
A valuable lesson from today's class showed us all the dangers of procrastination. While it is hard to procrastinate with all of this class time, the students in the video managed to do it. They almost had to record their entire presentation a second time, and they were panicking when they realized that. As long as your time is managed well, you won't have any issues with stress when the deadline draws nearer. Remember, if you don't want to work on this project over prom weekend, have it done before that Friday, June 8th.
A valuable lesson from today's class showed us all the dangers of procrastination. While it is hard to procrastinate with all of this class time, the students in the video managed to do it. They almost had to record their entire presentation a second time, and they were panicking when they realized that. As long as your time is managed well, you won't have any issues with stress when the deadline draws nearer. Remember, if you don't want to work on this project over prom weekend, have it done before that Friday, June 8th.
5/24 Blog
Good evening, today in class Mr. Rivers started out by welcoming everyone, giving out the daily greetings. Unfortunately, it was not a nice good good morning though. Despite that, we headed into class today looking at how to do the audio recording of your script for those of you who chose the yellow option. In the video it gave a basic tutorial of how the program works, and on top of this, everyone got the joy of laughing at Matt Freeman's recording which he had thought he had lost, but he had recorded the whole thing. After going through this and laughing and learning about the screen recording, everyone went to work on their projects. While everyone was working on their projects, Mr. Rivers was walking around, answering any potential questions students had. Keep in mind that for those of you with recordings, next week you will be able to edit your scenes in the mac lab to work on finishing up and refining your final product.
This project is very important, and has many useful skills that it teaches for things in the outside world. Not only does this project teach you time management, but it also teaches you how to work together with other people, as well as teaching you self discipline about getting things done. Many of these skills are useful in college, but are also useful outside of college in the world of business or when you are out working at a job.
Hopefully this blog helped summarize everything up for you, have a good day.
This project is very important, and has many useful skills that it teaches for things in the outside world. Not only does this project teach you time management, but it also teaches you how to work together with other people, as well as teaching you self discipline about getting things done. Many of these skills are useful in college, but are also useful outside of college in the world of business or when you are out working at a job.
Hopefully this blog helped summarize everything up for you, have a good day.
Daily Blog: 5/24
Daily Blog 5/25
Today in class we continued to work on our narrative project. We only have eleven days left in class to work on our project which is counting today. There are eighteen days counting today, the day it is due, and weekends. The deadline is coming up a lot faster than I excepted. We also have prom coming up... I know most people are not going to want to be doing their project that weekend! The week of the tenth we will watch and reflect the films up until finals. We talked a little bit about what the final is going to be like such as Mr. Rivers giving us the essay prompt before hand to do pre-writing. We watched an example from Mr. Rivers old class and looked at their mistakes. They past group waited until last minute to do their project and it did not workout in their favor. It was definitely an interesting video and shows that you should not wait until last minute to do the project. My group worked on our script/ looked over making sure everything looked okay and made changed that needed to be made. We also worked on the extended summary/ netflix summary.
This all relates to the outside world by knowing how to work in a group setting and knowing how to accept everyone's ideas. This project also gives us help in the outside world with us learning how to make a script in case we ever need to do one later in life (college/work). This project has introduced me to writerduet. It has also given me a better understanding on imovie. Time management is also a big part of this project and that is something that everyone is going to have to learn in the real world.
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP WORKING! GOOD LUCK!
Today in class we continued to work on our narrative project. We only have eleven days left in class to work on our project which is counting today. There are eighteen days counting today, the day it is due, and weekends. The deadline is coming up a lot faster than I excepted. We also have prom coming up... I know most people are not going to want to be doing their project that weekend! The week of the tenth we will watch and reflect the films up until finals. We talked a little bit about what the final is going to be like such as Mr. Rivers giving us the essay prompt before hand to do pre-writing. We watched an example from Mr. Rivers old class and looked at their mistakes. They past group waited until last minute to do their project and it did not workout in their favor. It was definitely an interesting video and shows that you should not wait until last minute to do the project. My group worked on our script/ looked over making sure everything looked okay and made changed that needed to be made. We also worked on the extended summary/ netflix summary.
This all relates to the outside world by knowing how to work in a group setting and knowing how to accept everyone's ideas. This project also gives us help in the outside world with us learning how to make a script in case we ever need to do one later in life (college/work). This project has introduced me to writerduet. It has also given me a better understanding on imovie. Time management is also a big part of this project and that is something that everyone is going to have to learn in the real world.
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP WORKING! GOOD LUCK!
5\23\18
Today in class we continued working on our final screenplays. Knowing that we have about two weeks left to finish this project completely, we actually started other work besides just writing. We took photos for our movie poster, gathered and made props we needed for filming. Keeping in mind you only have about two weeks to write, film and-or edit your entire screenplay!
Connecting to the real world, this project forces you to be keeping on top of things constantly because there are always things to be doing. (at least in my group.) When you're not writing, you're filming or editing or making props for the show, etc.
Connecting to the real world, this project forces you to be keeping on top of things constantly because there are always things to be doing. (at least in my group.) When you're not writing, you're filming or editing or making props for the show, etc.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Daily Blog 05/22/18
Work work and more work!
Today in class has been fairly slimier to what has been going on as a whole for the majority of this project. We started class by diving right into working on our projects and finished out with you guessed it, finishing the projects. I personally am working on a 15 page screen play called The Fallen Table. Feel free to check it out of the narrative presentation Slide show. Even though this project is 15 pages it still requires a lot of preparation in order to make the creation of my project go as smoothly as possible. Whether we know it or not this class has taught us the very important part of life known as organisation and preparation. By organizing and preparing for all of the projects this year especially this year it made the whole of the project go so much faster than what it would've gone if we didn't prepare for it. By taking these lessons into the future we will not only better our selves but the people that we work with.
Make sure to stay on task and you'll have the project finished in no time!
Link to All Films and Screen Writers/ Directors:
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Daily Log Blog 5/23/18 - Terry Rippon
In today's class, we continued to work on our final narrative project as we have for the past few days. As the deadline slowly approaches (yet still too fast), Mr. Rivers is mixing in meetings with each individual student. These are mainly for a progress check, but make sure you ask him any questions you feel necessary, in case he is busy checking in on other students at another time. Before the deadline, students must have the following things completed: 1. Choose a slide on the final narrative Google Slides presentation. 2. Create, follow through with, and list your goals on your slide. 3. Add a title and Netflix description to your specific slide. These particular contents are mandatory to the success of our narrative. As for the individual goals, they will vary depending on which color path you chose for your narrative. In my case, I am writing 15 pages of screen play, and have set my goals in page intervals, since I don't need to film.
What this adventure of a project has taught me is that you don't need to work in a group to be successful. For the better part of this year, I have worked in groups on almost every project in class, but for this one, I chose the individuality route. It may not be AS fun as group work, but I feel I have a different sense of productivity when I work alone. I understand that I can't rely on someone else to do a certain part, but rather I must complete each part by myself. While it may seem like a negative experience, it absolutely is not. In the end, it comes down to a time management lesson. The goals pave that path for us, but it is our choice to follow it, and at any point in the project, I know I can refer to my peers or Mr. Rivers for assistance.
What this adventure of a project has taught me is that you don't need to work in a group to be successful. For the better part of this year, I have worked in groups on almost every project in class, but for this one, I chose the individuality route. It may not be AS fun as group work, but I feel I have a different sense of productivity when I work alone. I understand that I can't rely on someone else to do a certain part, but rather I must complete each part by myself. While it may seem like a negative experience, it absolutely is not. In the end, it comes down to a time management lesson. The goals pave that path for us, but it is our choice to follow it, and at any point in the project, I know I can refer to my peers or Mr. Rivers for assistance.
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