Monday, December 3, 2012

Tech Tool Evaluation


First Tech Tool Link: polleverywhere
-Three Things I Liked:
1. It is very easy and clear to make a poll.
2. You have the options to let people vote more than 1 time or only 1 time. I think it is better if they vote only 1 time because then your data will be more exact. 
3. It is very good that the charts are actively updated. Like as soon as someone votes, it is updated. 
-Three Things I Think That Are Drawbacks:
1. It has the option to vote through text message and I think it is a little bit dumb because I doubt that people will waste their phone salary to send a text message so they can vote for a poll.
2. It works only in the USA.
3. You only have one free trial and then you have to buy it. 
-Two Ways I Can Use This Tool:
1. To gather opinions from different people about something specific like for example: what is ice cream flavor do you like the most? And then people will choose the flavor they like the best. 
2. You can also see the quantity of people that have something or another thing like for example: do you have blue eyes, green eyes or brown eyes? Then each person will choose the eye color they have and you will know what is the most common color.  

Second Tech Tool Link: philterit
-Three Things I Liked:
1. All the logos of all the brands will show in your email when you receive an email from each brand. 
2. It's free.
3. You can easily install it in your computer.
-Three Things I Think That Are Drawbacks:
1. You have to download it so it will take up space in your computer.
2. When you install it, you have to follow directions very carefully because if you do something wrong, it won't work.
3. You can't use it in smartphones.
-Two Ways I Can Use This Tool:
1. Organizing your mail visually. 
2. Organizing your mail by brands. 


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

College Exploration on Naviance

      Brown     RISD     Philadelphia University Notre Dame 
Sports Soccer and TennisSoccerSoccer and VolleyballSoccer and Volleyball 
 GPA 4 3.4 3.2 3.1
 Location Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Belmont, California
 Climate SeasonsSeasons  Seasons 
 # of people 8,525 2,406 3,619 1,790
 Applicants accepted 9% 34% 71% 71%
    

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Google Day 5 (Last Day)

I decided to not do a music video because it is very complicated to find someone who is willing to sing infront of the class. I decided I am going to try to make a music video of the song "Red" by Taylor Swift with other videos of her. If it is impossible, I will take a music video that is already created and make a cooler version of it.

"Red" Music Video: (links I could use)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARsc__5Buwo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkkY2iaylmI&feature=rellist&playnext=1&list=PL0BC72512D314C702
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0pP2z9niw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBaTn_vjkkM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2n3HeMyn1E&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJIuXWZx_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMPEd8m79Hw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk_fNeHfg6E


I am also going to use some links that I found in my Google Day 4 post.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Google Day 4

Goals:
- Make the script and put every effect I have learned in the video.

Script: "Red" by Taylor Swift (Sofia Aldana is going to sing it)
Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street
Faster than the wind
Passionate as sin, ended so suddenly
(Singing in a car, and videos of a Maserati going fast)
Loving him is like trying to change your mind
Once you’re already flying through the free fall
(Looking at the sky, birds flying)
Like the colors in autumn
So bright just before they lose it all
(Her singning and behind her trees in autum)
Losing him was blue like I’d never known
(Dressed blue and blue video)
Missing him was dark grey all alone
(Dressed grey and grey video)
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you've never met
(See a picture with a question mark in it)
But loving him was red
(Dressed red and red video)
Loving him was red
(Dressed red and takes out a red book)
Touching him is like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
(Video of holding hands and looks at a picture of him)
Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
(Green Screen like notes with her in the front)
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer
(Frustrated solving a crossword puzzle)
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out love could be that strong
(Stop what she is doing and sing)
Losing him was blue like I’d never known
(Dressed blue and blue video)
Missing him was dark grey all alone
(Dressed grey and grey video)
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you've never met
(See a picture with a question mark in it)
But loving him was red
(Dressed red and red video)
Oh red burning red
(Dressed red singing)
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
(She is thinking and then a lot of images go through her mind)Tell myself it’s time now, gotta let goBut moving on from him is impossibleWhen I still see it all in my head(Singing to the camera)Burning red(throws a photo to the fire, then zoom in the fire)Darling it was red(sings to the camera)Oh, losing him was blue like I’d never known(walking, singing, wearing blue)Missing him was dark grey all alone(walking, singing, wearing grey)Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you've never met(walking, singing, wearing white)Cause loving him was red yeah yeah redWe're burning red(singing wearing red)And that's why he's spinning round in my head(in the things that spin in the playground)Comes back to me burning redYeah yeah(lying down singing)
Cause love was like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street(singing, film in the front part of the car)

What I learned:
Today I learned how to make a script for a video so I can put everything that I learned together.  

Next class...
I want to start doing my video.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Google Day 3

Goals:
- How to close up the video without zooming the camera while you are filming the video. 
- Clips at the same time on screen
- Change color of the video

Close up the video:
I learned that with imovie you can use the key burns effect to zoom in, zoom out, crop, and fit. 

Clips at the same time on screen:
This video helped me learn how to put 4 clips at the same time on screen using imovie

Change color of the video:
I learned how to change videos and colors to make a 3D Effect
I learned how to change the color of the video as many times as I want.

What I learned:
Today I learned that you can close up a video while your editing your video instead of having to do it while you are filming it. Another thing I learned was how to put as many clips as I want on the same screen. The last thing I learned today was changing the color of the video so the viewer will find it more interesting. The best part is that I can use all of these effects on imovie.  

Next class...
I want to start doing my script and choose all the effects I want to include in my video. 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Google Day 2


Goals:
- Change the velocity of the video.
- How to clone things in a video
- Green screen effect

Change the velocity of the video:
This is an easy way to change the speed in a video using imovie. 

How to clone things in a video:
This link helped me a lot because I think it is very cool to clone things in a video and it is easy because you can do it on imovie. 

Green screen effect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q64NAQsoUZg 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYWRrbxjJkQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=ChlFYd4FN3s&feature=endscreen
This link helped me a lot because it is very specific and detailed explanation about making the green screen effect in imovie. I love to use imovie so it is a very helpful tip.

What I learned:
Today I learned that you can change speed, clone, and add green screen effects in imovie. This is a great thing because I usually use imovie to make my video editing. I didn't know that you could do all these things in one single program. I also learned that it is very easy because it is just like inserting videos and customizing them. 

Next class...
I want to learn how to close up the video without zooming the camera while you are filming the video. Also, I want to learn how to mix two images together for transition.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Present.me

present.me
You first create an account and it is free for the first 3 months of use. This site is kind of like a blog. As it says in its name, the site helps you present yourself to other users. You can share your interests, what you are thinking, a school project, a personal opinion, etc. You can also search a topic and learn about other people's information they want to share. Everything is online so you don't have to download anything to your computer.

To use this site, you have to click on create first. There are many options to show your topic however you want. You can record a video of yourself doing what you would like to share in this site. You can also upload a video you had previously made. Another thing you can do is upload or record audio. You can edit your work very easily also in the site. If you don't want to include any audio or videos, you can upload a previously made power point or other documents to show your presentation in slides with texts and pictures. You can also put both. If you choose to put both, the screen will be split in two parts. One will be you talking in a video and the other one will be a slide. The videos, as well as the slides, can change to another one whenever you want to.

When you share your presentation you can configure its settings. If you want it to be private it will be so not everything you publish is public. You can also take track of the views each presentation have nd all the comments too.

An example of a slide and a video at the same time is this:
The girl is talking while she shows a text beside her.



Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Google Day 1


Goals:
- How do you merge two videos together and play them at the same time. 
- How do you make sound effects.
- How to put effects (visual).

Merge Videos:
"Combining two videos side-by-side is also called a split-screen effect because it separates the single screen into two smaller screens with two separate videos beside each other. You can separate them equally from the middle of the screen or have one video more dominant than the other. You can position and crop them in whatever way you want as long as they fit the rectangular shape of the original screen. Often times, the videos have black backgrounds for spaces not covered by either of the two videos."
"I just happened to think of a work around you might try.
Rather than side by side, what if you used picture in picture and place your first video over black and then export it. Now re-import what you just exported and place your 2nd movie by doing another picture in picture effect. Now export"


Visual Effects:
"Visual effects add an interesting element to almost any home movie. These effects lend an air of sophistication and polish to what might otherwise be a relatively boring event. Many of the best visual effects are quite simple and inexpensive."
How to make effects and put them in the video.

What I learned?
I learned that videos don't have to be simple. They should have special effects on them. I learned that you can merge two videos and it is called a split-screen effect. You can do this in many ways. You can also put sound and visual effects to make the video more dramatic. 

Next Class...
I want to learn next class to change the velocity of the video. 

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Google 20%

I want to learn how to edit videos. There are a lot of things that can be edited in a video. Some people edit their videos by adding texts, sounds, different backgrounds, different velocities, etc. I would love to learn how to do that. Most of the projects I make for school are videos so if I learn how to edit them, it will probably help me improve all the videos I make for the rest of my life.

I think my final product will be a short movie or a trailer. My video will include a lot of suspense and special effects which will make it look like scary mixed up with magic. My goal is that it will not look like a homemade film but more elaborated.

LINK

C/C website