Shot Portfolio

We've been learning about different camera shots in mass communications and I made a new video!

When filming and editing, I encountered a LOT of issues. The video was originally  meant to feature my cat, but I had to use my dog as the subject instead, because my cat was crabby that day. When editing, it took a long time to upload all my shots. The file type didn't work with my computer, so I ended up using the Youtube editor instead. This worked great, until I had to use it on Safari. The editor works much better on Chrome. With all this frustration, I finally just said, "Good enough," and moved on. So here's the final product...

http://youtu.be/5BcGaw55zEA

Tell A Story

I told a story in a radio show-like format for my Mass Communications class. We've been listening to radio shows and learning how they're set up. Here's my twist on the story telling format used!

Murder Mystery Radio Show

Watch this hilarious video of a Murder Mystery I recorded with my friends Ally and Erin! It's sure to bring you lots of laughs and... MYSTERY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=it7GVbsrTFc

Blogging/Media Production "Tips"

I really like how the guy in the video doesn't stress an immediate theme for new bloggers. I'm not a big fan of choosing a topic right away, because I feel like I'll end up hating it. He thought it was a good idea to start with an idea with an initial post and take it from there. I'll probably end up doing this, because I'm so scared of hastily committing to a topic I'll end up hating.

I also found it helpful that he emphasized the importance of making a blog personal. Blogs are a place for people's voices to be heard, so having a clear personality shown in the writing makes it more fun. This helps the reader and writer enjoy their blogging experience more. I don't read blogs much, but when they're funny, they're enjoyable. In order to do this, a clear voice from the blogger must be heard.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I'm making this for a Mass Communications class.

I haven't had much experience with using blogging sites. The only other time I've "blogged" was when I had to create an Introduction to Media blog for another class. I'm still getting used to the new set up of Blogger, since that class required a Tumblr account.

Apparently I set up a blogger account around four years ago for another class, because I stumbled upon it while creating the new one. Sadly, I didn't post anything about my 8th grade self, but I found an embarrassing bio about my former persona (which was very poorly written). I quickly deleted it... hopefully for good.