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Reflection Blog

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I learned to use a variety of different technologies in this project. I learned to use the editing platform cap cut. I also learned to use the man features on the app. I learned how to add sound to my commercial and different songs. I also learned how to add videos and pictures to my commercial. I had to work on a variety of devices and the software would change slightly on each device. Computers were the easiest to use for this project. While putting this project together I also learned a variety of things. I had to learn how to put it together well. While I was researching, I chose many videos that I may not have needed. I also had too many pictures. In the end I chose the stuff that I felt represented me best. Putting stuff together was one of the most difficult parts of the project. I wish I had spent more time on it compared to other stuff such as research. I will remember this in my next project. I enjoyed making this project but many things I had to learn made this project les

Commerical Blog

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 This is my commercial I really enjoyed making it. I hope you enjoy watching it.

Production Blog Setting, Props, and Camera angles

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In my videos for my blog I had to use a variety of things to make it look good. Things such as the stuff in the videos and camera angles were very important. The setting that the videos were put in was also important.  It was hard to find videos with props that mattered to me for my commercial. I had to find things that fit with the videos. They also had to mean something to me personally. Meeting this criteria is what made it difficult. I eventually managed to pick out my videos props and I think they came out good. Somewhere related to my childhood while some are more current. In my video I also attempted to find some of the camera angles I learned through the year. I looked at many of the angles to see which ones fit best. I wanted to try the high angle but it did not fit very well and was hard to accomplish. I also tried the Dutch angle but it was also not a fit for the project. I am currently still working on picking the best camera angles for my project. I am planning on trying t

Production Blog Working With Sound

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 One thing I have always struggled to do is understand is sound in film making. Working with sound in my commercial has been extremely difficult. In movies and TV sound usually establishes a mood and sets the tone. This is also done in commercials on live television they use sound to grab attention and make people remember them. Sounds can establish many moods. A somber song can establish a sad move on a video that isn't even sad. For my commercial using sound the same way that it is used with movies and TV has been difficult. It is hard use sound to change the mood of the commercial. Putting in the sound at the wrong time can make the commercial seem off. Also using the wrong sound can mess up the mood that you were trying to convey at a given time. The length of time the sound is played is also difficult. I have not been using many diegetic sounds in my commercial. Most of the sound in the videos I chose in the videos does not fit my commercial. This means I have to remove the so

Poduction Blog structuring content

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 I also had to work with sound which was difficult. Making sure to put sound in at the right time was difficult. There were many different times I put in sound into the commercial and it seemed very off. 15 One of the hardest things in my commercial was thinking of content to put in. There were many things to choose from but being forced to pick a few of the most important ones. In all it has been hard to create but  have been doing well so far. I need to continue working on the project but by the end I think it will be a lot better. I realized my commercial was too straightforward and I had to make it have a narrative. It would not if the timeline in my commercial was not ordered correctly. I am not making my order fully chronological, but I am trying my best. It took me a long time to decide on a good structure for my commercial. I had to try many different things before I found one. that worked. Transitioning from a photo to a video without it looking strange was also difficult. Vid

Production Blog Cap cut

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 I have been having trouble putting many videos and photos together well in my blog, but I have been learning how to do it over time. I have been using cap cut to fit the photos together and it has been working well. I struggled to use cap cut at first but now I have gotten much better at working with it. The reason I struggled was because I did not understand the tools, but I have managed to familiarize myself with most of them. I am working to get better at editing so I can make my edits more seamless. There have been times where I have worked on parts of my video for a long time, and it has ended up bad, so I have had to reset and try again. I also had to make sure the ideas in my commercial were ordered in a way that made sense. Capcut has many templates to complete projects. I can take inspiration from the structure of the templates and use it on my own. Cap cut  can also make captions for videos. The overlay feature on Cap cut has also been extremely helpful in my edition. It all

Research and Planning

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 To pick out my commercial blog photos I am going to choose photos that matter to me. I will also choose photos of my hobby's that I enjoy. I have already picked out a few photos to use. One of the photos I chose was of my dog who is a brown dachshund named Luke. Another photo I choose is my cat who we named Johny. My mom got him when I was young, and he has been with us since. When I was really young, we had a dog named brownie, but he was really old and passed. These are some of the photos I'm thinking of adding to my project. My other photos that I am thinking of adding are my hobby's. I may put a video of me mountain biking in my project. I also might put a photo of me diving. These hobby's mean a lot of o me and I think it would look good in my blog. I think I'm going to make my videos about my family. My family is very important to me, and I would like to include them in my project. I might also include my favorite foods and color. My favorite color is blue an

Intro Blog: The Commercial

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My name is Nicolas Wiliams I live with my mom, dad, and sister. I was inspired to take media studies because my mom is a graphic designer. I have a lot of different hobbies that I enjoy doing on the weekends and during the week. I go to the gym every weekday because it makes me feel good. I enjoy watching TV shows that are popular. TV has also inspired me to take media studies so I can see how movies are made. I've done swimming for 6 years and I liked it a lot, but I have stopped doing it this year to take a break and focus on other sports I enjoy. I did MMA and Jujitsu and enjoyed them a lot, but I got injured a lot and had to stop. Another sport I like is mountain biking because it is a very fast paced and fun sport. I have continued doing it for about three years now and usually do it on weekends. I also ride bikes with my friends during the week also. There is a basketball court at my gym so sometimes I play with my friend who also goes to the same gym as me. 12 When go to col