Over the course of my 4 years in e-Comm, I can say that I have definitely improved in the five Guarantees. The one that improved the most was technical skills because we constantly learned new things about software or filming equipment. When it comes to communication I learned how important it is to be clear and make sure everyone understands what you're talking about. Collaboration is another big one because you learn your group members' strengths and weaknesses and play to their strengths. I didn't do much with leadership but there were times where I took charge when it was needed. Project management was a tough one because even though it seemed like we had a lot of time for our projects we really didn't and that is something that can make or break your career.
My biggest strengths are editing, doing sound on set, and a little bit of gaffing. My biggest weakness is I know the bare minimum about the camera and I'm not really that good when it comes to pre-production. I am going to continue making my own videos and help my friends with their production studio. The one thing I would change is that I didn't get to do as much editing as I wanted but it's fine. Overall I'm really glad I was able to be in e-Comm I can definitely say that it has opened a lot of doors for me in the future and I can say that the knowledge I gained will stick with me for the rest of my career.
Royale: Infinity Blade
Out of all our projects, this one is by far the best we have done in our e-Comm career. It took us a while to make this because we kept running into problems with actor availability. During filming, I learned that if you don't have a specific item that you need there will always be a good substitute, for example, we needed fake blood so we used red frosting and food dye. All of the feedback we received about this project was really good. My opinion on this project is that it is our best but not necessarily my favorite.
Feature Film
This project is our feature film which is the closest we got to making an actual movie. This project took us months to make and I will say it was worth it. The biggest challenges for me was the fact that I was the foley artist and I didn't really get to do my job that much, and whenever I was the sound supervisor the boom wouldn't work at times. I learned how important it is to have everyone working together to maximize productivity. The biggest piece of feedback that was received was that the cinematography wasn't really that good, but other than that it was fine. My opinion on this piece is that it is my favorite and I'm really glad I got to make one before high school was over.
Maskup PSA
The biggest reason why I picked this one to be in my top 3 is because we won an award with it. It took us about an hour to make this video. There weren't really any challenges we faced other than the fact that it was very last minute. I didn't really learn as much from the other two but I still managed to learn some about sound. To our surprise, a lot of people actually liked this video and said some good things about it. My opinion on this video was that I thought it was good but everyone else in the group thought it was ok.
What I loved most about this year was that we actually got to make our feature film cause we couldn't last year due to covid. I wouldn't really change anything about this year it was fine to me. The one thing I can take away is to always have a backup plan in case you can't do something. The only goal I would set for myself is to do good in college. I am really glad I was able to be in e-Comm and I hope the juniors have fun next year.
In this project we had to change the design of a website using Adobe Dreamweaver. This project was not that hard to do as long as you know what you are doing. We had a list and a couple of videos to watch. The top picture is the website without CSS styles and the bottom is with some minor Css styles. The only problem that I would have to say with the bottom one is the fact that the dog is going off of the screen. We started off with the top one then changed the font, text size, color, background and moved the dog and thats how we ended up with the bottom. when you go to the website you can click the word up at the top to switch between the page with and without Css styles. This project helped teach us how to use Adobe Dreamweaver and to become more familiar with it. Its used for more than designing websites. Its not that complicated or hard to understand. I know that there are a lot more things that I could do with Dreamweaver but until I can learn how this is all I can do. Its a l...
The point of these projects was to animate a little bit to get the hang of it and get familiar with Adobe Photoshop and with the types of animation there is. The process was a little slow first we had to make an outline of where the ball would go. Second we had to make multiple copies of the ball and make them have invisible. Then we had to take the frame pictures and turn the current one invisible and the next one visible over and over until we finished. Through out these projects I learned that photoshop could be used to create animations. If I had to do this differently i would make it less chunky and more smooth. I would keep the animations the same.
This semester was pretty good all of the videos we made were pretty good. My favorite two are the short film and the music video even though we didn't finish the music video. My partners for the music video were: Malik Alexander, Lucas Wright, and Jeremiah Henderson. The song we used was Cradles by NCS. We had some trouble with filming because not everyone was able to be at the recording because of work. We did what we could with that problem and got it done, but we couldn't get all the clips we needed. In the short story, I worked with DJ, Malik, Ariana, Caitlyn. The story was about these two teens named Andre and Draymond who were played by Malik and DJ, and they decide to rob a mafia boss for money. Then after they do they get jumped by two goons and taken back to the mob boss named Vinny where he will decide their fate. I was co-director and helped set up some of the shots and Caitlyn and Ariana were the editors. I thought all of the videos we made were good but these two w...
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