Social Media

Today we read about social media and how it can impact our future. Admissions officers can look at our social media when we are applying for colleges. If they see something that they don't like, they can turn down your request. This might prove to be problematic though, some people have had issues such as hacking on their social media and whatever the officers see may not be their own. Someone may also have the same name as another person on the internet, which could lead to mistakes in identification. People can be turned down from a college without ever knowing why, they can be turned down for a simple mistake that wasn't even their own. This all seems unfair, how easily a student could be denied their right to a great education and a fantastic opportunity.

This information should impact students to be careful while they are online, if not avoid social media altogether. If you are thinking about making an email account or a joining social media outlet, you need to be aware that every move you make can be observed. Imagine that your posts are your first impression on someone that you want to become good friends with. You want that first impression to be a good one. Make sure that everything you do is something you would be okay with reading out loud to the entire world because it may as well happen to you.

Elevator Pitch

The other day I began graphic design, our first project is to create an elevator pitch:

What is an elevator pitch?
An elevator pitch is a simple, short message about yourself. It tells people about your skills and strengths. Your elevator pitch should help people get to know you/like you. When I was creating my elevator pitch, I thought about what my goals are in life and how I am planning to achieve them. I also thought about what I like/would like to see in the world as I reach my goals.

My Elevator Pitch

When I am working I work hard to make sure that it is my best. When working in groups, I work to keep everyone happy feeling comfortable around each other. I know that people enjoy working in a cheerful environment. My favorite thing is making people laugh because laughing can help you achieve the things listed above. All of my actions are inspired by idea of world peace, which may sound a little strange, but I think that if everyone could take one moment every day and close their mind off from the world and forget about everything around them, the world might be a little better.

Chase Scene Project

For the Past two weeks we have been working on our final project, the chase scene. Our video had a twist: instead of people chasing each other, we had people chasing a soccer ball (Emma Ridgeway and Gaige Hunsaker). When we were planning the video, we wanted to make it different that the others, so we decided on the soccer ball. After watching my finished video and revising it with my classmates and teacher, I came to these conclusions:
-I used all shots in the six shot system
-good storyline
-did not cross the axis line
-I could have had more closeups
-I could have incorporated the rule of thirds into more shots
-there was a jump cut that I could have fixed
I finally incorporated music into my video and it was fun to learn how to do that so I won't have silent videos anymore. This project was probably my favorite because we got to incorporate everything we learned this quarter into one exciting video. I really enjoyed video and I am planning to return next year!

Here is a link to my video:
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Using the Six Shot System

The six shot system include the main shots you should include when producing a video. The six shots are:

• Rule of thirds- imagine a grid that looks like the one below over the video you are watching. While using the rule of thirds, you want to make sure that your film subject stays within the areas of the grid with dots on it for most of the video. This is to avoid staring into the center of a screen for long periods of time (which is very boring).

• Closeup- Ex. if you are taking a shot of someone, to make it a closeup you would make the shot only of their face 
• Extreme closeup- Ex. if you are taking a shot of someone's face, to make it an extreme closeup you would make the shot only of their eyes
• Medium wide- when filming a medium wide shot, you should show from the waist up of your film subject
• Extreme wide- when filming an extreme wide shot, you should show a full shot of a person or more
• Over the shoulder- an over the shoulder shot is when the camera view is over the shoulder of your film subject
• (180 Degree Rule)- this rule states that the camera must not pass over the invisible axis that is in place during all filming

Here is a link to my video:

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