My 5 Strengths

My Top 5 Strengths

Belief 

My first strength was Belief...I think that the reason why I got this as my top strength is because of my faith in Christ and my desire to live according to His word. When working in a team I think that this strength could help me because since I have strong values I can work hard and get my job done as well as help other students with their job if needed. 

Harmony

Having harmony as one of my strengths allows me to help bring others together. This can be an extremely good strength for working in teams because I can help reduce friction between people that may not work as well together.

Connectedness

Connectedness gives me the ability to "build bridges between people and groups" which will show people how they can relate to others, and how they can rely on others. This is good because throughout this journey of creating a short film a lot of people may get frustrated and impatient with people, and I can remind them that we are all working on this together and need support from one another.

Developer 

This quality allows me to be able to see the potential in others. If someone I am working with feels as if they don't have a specific quality that makes them good at their job I can remind them of all the reasons why they ARE good at their job and remind them of how they can continue to grow and improve.

Adaptability

Adaptability means that I am a "live in the moment" kind of person. This can help in a team, because when others are stressed out about the future I can help them stay calm and focused on what is going on that day rather than what may happen tomorrow or a week from then. 

No Film School Blog- Location

Location & Whether Or Not It Matters 

Location. Does it matter? Is having a good filming location reallyyy all that big of a deal? To be honest I hadn't ever really put much thought into whether to not the location where a film takes place is a big deal or not. I came across the article "Casting Locations: Mark Friedberg on the Role Architecture Plays In 'The Ice Storm.' Friedberg chooses locations that add "a new dimension of storytelling and poetry to film." Friedberg notes that most of us aren't going to remember the location where our favorite film was shot at, but if you think about how different a film can be portrayed if it were filmed at a different the location the whole tone of the movie or short film may be completely changed. So, is having a good filming location really a big deal? Yes! Location can add a specific tone to a film and as a location manager I want to make sure that the tone being portrayed by the surroundings of an actor or actress matches with the vision of the director and producer.

http://nofilmschool.com/2013/08/mark-friedberg-on-role-architecture-plays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TY2rfGERh8A

Spoken Word

Natalie Hunt and I were partners for creating a spoken word. Natalie found an inspiring poem for us to used and after we both listened to the poem multiple times we created a story board. We then went out and filmed at school as well as at Ernie Miller Park. Our final project was a bit disappointing because we didn't follow our story board as well as we intended. All in all, we still created a decent video for our class.

Codec

    Codec stands for compression and decompression. A common example of a codec file is one that ends in h.264. There are also many different types of codecs such as capture codecs, edit codecs, delivery codecs, and archival codecs. There is actually not a "best codec" for certain videos, but there are codecs that work well depending on what you want the outcome to be. For example, if you are going for speed you might choose a codec that will give the video a lower quality but have enough speed. Codecs also can affect color, for example some codecs an result in spatial compression which can cause an image or clip to look like there are blocks of one color. Codecs can also affect the frame of what you are shooting, for example, a temporal codec.

Film Crew

Producer- I would make an okay producer because I am generally pretty good at keeping a schedule as well as being organized, but I'm not very good with numbers so I don't think I could monitor a budget very well.

Director- I would not make a good director because sometimes I lack creativity and I also am not very good at being calm when I'm in charge of multiple tasks; therefore I think I would get way too overwhelmed and stressed to be a good director.

Cinematographer- I would be an okay cinematographer as long as I knew how to work the camera well and I has somebody helping me come up with cool shots, because like I said before, I'm not the most creative person.

Editor- I would make a good editor because once I have all of the clips in front of me I generally am pretty good at piecing them together in a way that flows. I also enjoy the challenge of making not-so-good clips good. I also enjoy being able to change things after getting opinions of what i have edited.

Project Manager- I would not make a good project manager because I don't do well in situations where I have to take charge because I am more of an introverted person, and being in charge of lots of things puts me outside of my comfort zone.

Story Versus Plot

If someone were to ask me what I think the definition of plot and story are I would say that plot is a series of events that show cause and effect, and story is a series of events that show a beginning, middle, and end. So after reading the article of Martin Scorsese breaking down the difference between story and plot I do agree with what he had to say. To be honest I never really thought about what the difference between plot and story are until now, but I did have to think a lot to come to an answer. I definitely agree that story and plot are both equally important and that you can't have one without the other.

eMagine

 The eCommunication program is all about web design, graphic design, animation, and video production. eMagine is a media festival held at Olathe Northwest High School. Students can enter their designs and then those creations will be analyzed by judges. There are many different categories that students can enter their work into such as documentaries, short films, vector graphics, etc. The top five entries will be shown at Olathe Northwest and the 1st place winner will recieve an award. All year long students work on their creations and learn about how they can improve. At Olathe Northwest freshmen and sophomores get to try out web design, graphic design, video production, and animation. By their junior and senior year students will have chosen which one of the strands they would like to pursue full time. eComm allows students to use programs on the computer that they may not have acess to at home as well as learn about multiple different programs to help them create their own designs.