updated1/new link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QaGD81WjA&feature=g-upl

final video project link

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&feature=vm-privacy&video_id=f8QaGD81WjA

Final Project

For my final project I wanted to convoy a message to the viewer that was clear and concise. Many times when I see campaigns or advertisements for something it will really fail to grab my attention. I tried to make this a fun and attention grabbing campaign to refuse plastic bottle use. I did this by adding in two video clips from youtube that have absolutely nothing to do with my project at a glance. This, however, grabs the viewers attention and forces them to become interested in the message I am conveying. First, i give the viewer straight facts about the problem. "X" amount of plastic bottles used per day, hour, and year, and how much this costs. After that I show the evidence, I show the viewer pictures from Haynes Point in Washington, DC. You may here about trash pilling up at beaches and parks but here it is! The message clear and easy, here are four easy steps that you can use everyday to reduce your plastic bottle use. I made this very simple because it is feasible and does not make anyone deter from their everyday lifestyle. Use reusable bottles, water fountains, refillable fountains, and recycle in order to reduce your carbon footprint. Sound is critical to a film because it sets the mood and helps the viewers feelings change with the mood of the film. I also made this clip more dramatic by adding a variety of sound effects to make the viewers mood change as the mood of the video changes. This was particularly fun, Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&feature=vm-privacy&video_id=f8QaGD81WjA

Script

INT. CENTENNIAL PARKING GARAGE

A person lies dead on the ground with blood pooled around
his head.

Flashback.

EXT. SOMEWHERE WITH A FIRE HYDRANT
Montage:

A car pulls up on a street and parks directly in front of a
fire hydrant. The driver steps out of the car and notices
the fire hydrant. Walks away.

The main character locks up his bike on the hydrant. When
the character comes back, the bike is thrown off the
hydrant.

EXT./INT. BATHROOM, PARKING LOT, CAMPUS, BUSHES

The character walks around various places, only to spot a
man in a dress carrying a fire hydrant in the background.
The camera flashes to the villain.

INT.  MGC CLASSROOM
The character and his friend walk through MGC.

                    MAIN CHARACTER
          I am freaking out, man. There’s

          this freaky guy in a dress and he’s
          following me.

                    FRIEND
          It’s nothing man, chill out.

The two enter a class room.

                    FRIEND
          Where is everyone? We’re supposed

          to have class right now.

The door slams shut and the two turn. The villain is
standing there.

                    MAIN CHARACTER
          That’s him!

The villain attacks and beats the friend over the head.
Blood splatters on the villain’s face as the main character
escapes.

EXT. AROUND CAMPUS

The character flees the villain around campus but somehow
the villain appears in front of him, so the character tries
to avoid him.

INT. CENTENNIAL PARKING GARAGE

Eventually, he runs into the parking garage and is trapped
there. The villain attacks and the character is killed, thus
bringing us full circle.

INT. CENTENNIAL PARKING GARAGE
This scene reveals that the friend did not die.

                    FRIEND
          I’m going to catch this man. I’m

          going to build the biggest fire
          hydrant ever, and lure that son of
          a bitch into my trap.

Final Project

The message my project is going to be conveying is going to be about how trash and littering ruins nature. I will be examining the relation of nature and how garbage and plastic bottles ruin a nice area. Also how plastic does not go away. I will be exploring into nature to get these shots and will be incorporating them into my film. I want to create a montage of shots to convince the viewer to use reusable bottles. I will try to star in the film.

The Birds/ghost rider

The Birds V.S. The Ghost Rider

-The Birds is a 1963 suspense/horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

-Ghost Rider is a 2007 American supernatural superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson.

    The  Ghost Rider was produced in 2007. This means that the producers were able to utilize today’s special effects. Computer Generated Imagery was totally obvious while viewing The Ghost Rider because it made things possible that would be otherwise impossible in reality. For example, many times Nicholas Cage would be on his motorcycle and would ride up buildings, or ride through fire. In order for this to happen the producers had to use CGI.Some of the other effects used were the use of a wide lens and high quality film. The film crew used top-notch equipment in order to make this a high definition movie.Most likely most of the audio was recorded off set because there are usually too many noises when filming in urban environments. Furthermore the on-set audio recording usually does not have the best quality. However, some of the audio dialog could have very well been recorded on set. All the sound effects were recorded off set and implanted into the film. 

While The Birds was filmed in 1963, thus not having modern computer effects to use in the movie. Since The Birds is an older movie, the producers were forced to use what we would call “old fashion techniques”. Some of the notable effects used were Mechanical birds. They also used a blue screen while filming the birds to give it the literal effect of a sky being in the background. They also used optical effects, such as a colored lens to make it seem like it was dawn/dusk. The Sound Effects used in The Birds were obviously recorded off set and then implanted and synced with the movie. 

The sound recording crew must have recorded the sounds of (Motorcycles, breaking glass, people screaming, and the actors lines). The sound effects in The Birds were pretty good considering that it was made over 35 years ago.

-       It was evident that all sounds were recorded off the set

-       Sound effects of the birds were recorded off the set

-       The actors lines were recorded off the set

-       All effects were created off set and implanted into the movie

-       Visual Effects in order of invention –(http://www.cinemateca.org/movies/special_effects.htm)

-practical effects–

-in - camera effects
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miniature effects 

-matte paintings -
 -Hitchcock zoom 

-optical effects
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travelling matte -
 -
bluescreen
-
prosthetic makeup effects

-motion control photography 

-animatronic
- models 
digital compositing 

-wire removal

-morphing

-Computer Generated Imagery

     

video with captions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlnrrxqk4aY&feature=youtu.be

This is a rough cut to the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lr9wCtDdtc&feature=BFa&list=HL1334595006&lf=mh_lolz

extra credit assignment on Hirshorn Movie

Last week a was able to stop by the Hirshorn during the evening and watch a spectacular show. This could be the coolest video I have ever seen in terms of visual effects. The clips were projected onto the outside of the building. This created almost another dimension to the clips because of the roundness of the building. Any projected movement had an amazing visual effect due to this combination of the round projection surface and the movement in the clips. I really enjoyed how i could see two projections at once because this added a unique feel to the film. Compared to the standard single projection that one sees at a movie theater. I also liked how the sound/music went along with the film as it added an extra touch to the film. Overall this was a fascinating experience and will look forward to viewing it in the future.

Final video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FLU1_SpLns&feature=youtu.be

The Blue Sqaures

The Blue Squares piece of art. This is a piece of art in which the viewer must be there in order to get the full experience of the the art. The blue neon lights completely altered my viewing of the art work. Being there looking at this art, i noticed it could be viewed from many different angles. When I looked at it from one end of the room, I could see the repetition and the pattern the artist created. It was like being in the ocean with you eye on the water line. I just kept seeing the same thing, in perfect symmetry. Another angle in which i was analyzing the art was front a frontal view. I really enjoyed looking at the art this way because it sort of made it a mystery as to what was behind the blue squares. Since the squares were layer out on an angle, they were not perfectly facing me, so it made the window to look through smaller. My favorite part about this is when I looked at a picture i took ok it, and looked at it sideways. This makes it seem like one side it really small, and the part coming toward me is getting bigger. It gives it a really cool visual effect of the side at the other end being very small and the part closest to me being big. In addition, i also felt like i was part of the art when i was standing there because it changed the way i saw everything. It even changed the colors i am used to seeing. It basically eliminated the warm colors from the room and completely messed with my vision. This was a great experience!