11 April 2013
Today we finished our commercial and worked on our rationale. We had to re-film a scene in our commercial because there was a grammatical mistake. We then edited in into the iMovie, checked if various times and added text to the beginning of the commercial. We showed it to Ms. Greer and after many checks we finally had no more obvious mistakes. With this we exported it and gave each of us a copy so we could each upload them to our blogs and we could have more than one just in case. We had a problem because there were no cameras left in the library, but we were able to solve it by filming with a Galaxy Tab. We then went into Google Drive and worked and revised our rationale. We will keep working on the rationale through Google Docs and will finally turn it in before Sat. at 5, completed.
What have I enjoyed about this style of learning?
What I enjoyed about this style of learning was being able to work freely, in groups and not sitting in a classroom. I liked how we did not have to sit still in a class for 90 minutes. We could work independently in order to get the work done. This unit was very productive but at the same more relaxed as we had to look over ourselves and not be a teacher.
What suggestions would you make to improve this process?
I have various suggestions for the improvement of this process. I think that in the library there should be a range of camera arranged for 9th grade, this way we won't have to film with tablets that do not reach the quality of a video camera. Separately, I believe that it would have been better if we were told that we only had to do one commercial since the beginning so we could have focused in only one to make it better. Lastly, that we could have had different teacher-reviews through out the process. However, with this exemptions the process was adequate.
Today we worked very cooperatively in the group. We were all focused and working so we could get the task done. We all collaborated in the editing and gave ideas for the rationale. I believe that overall in the project we all worked really well and were a productive Ad Team.
jueves, 11 de abril de 2013
jueves, 4 de abril de 2013
Reflection 10
4 April 2013
Today we decided to edit our pitch with the last recordings that we made. We used Jenny's iMovie to edit the clips together and start creating our commercial. We were able to upload each of the clips into the iMovie and started to insert in the text and the transitions but we had a problem with this. We couldn't fit the transitions in correctly because it overlapped with the video clips, so we decided to look at it after we finished the editing. Then we added some music to the last part and showed our improved commercial to Ms. Greer. We got her feedback including that- the flashback does not look like a flashback and in the part where I steal the pencil case Jenny and Nicole should see me. We then started to make these changes but we will continue them after class because we had no time to finish them.
As Morrie says in "Tuesdays by Morrie" by Mitch Albom, if I only had 10 minutes to feel sorry for myself I would feel sorry for all the discussion and disagreements that we had as an Ad Team. As we discussed even though we knew that the target was a good commercial, we could have skipped these discussions and haven more time to work or a different variety of ideas. I would feel sorry for discussing instead of having more patience.
As a group today we worked really well. We were always on task and willing to help in the commercial. We were all focused while we looked for facts and edited our commercial in different ways. We all contributed ideas for the writing ideas about the music and how we could improve our commercial. We are definitely on track for having a great commercial and rationale (which we plan to start working on) to turn in. We have decided to turn in the commercial before the 15th of April to make sure that this assessment is included as part of the grades for the Interim Report.
Today we decided to edit our pitch with the last recordings that we made. We used Jenny's iMovie to edit the clips together and start creating our commercial. We were able to upload each of the clips into the iMovie and started to insert in the text and the transitions but we had a problem with this. We couldn't fit the transitions in correctly because it overlapped with the video clips, so we decided to look at it after we finished the editing. Then we added some music to the last part and showed our improved commercial to Ms. Greer. We got her feedback including that- the flashback does not look like a flashback and in the part where I steal the pencil case Jenny and Nicole should see me. We then started to make these changes but we will continue them after class because we had no time to finish them.
As Morrie says in "Tuesdays by Morrie" by Mitch Albom, if I only had 10 minutes to feel sorry for myself I would feel sorry for all the discussion and disagreements that we had as an Ad Team. As we discussed even though we knew that the target was a good commercial, we could have skipped these discussions and haven more time to work or a different variety of ideas. I would feel sorry for discussing instead of having more patience.
As a group today we worked really well. We were always on task and willing to help in the commercial. We were all focused while we looked for facts and edited our commercial in different ways. We all contributed ideas for the writing ideas about the music and how we could improve our commercial. We are definitely on track for having a great commercial and rationale (which we plan to start working on) to turn in. We have decided to turn in the commercial before the 15th of April to make sure that this assessment is included as part of the grades for the Interim Report.
lunes, 1 de abril de 2013
Reflection 9
1 April 2013
Today we finished the filming for our commercial. We were able to film all the scenes that we missed. Another thing that we did was check all our dialogue for our commercial. We made sure that everything we were saying was grammatically correct and that it made sense. We also adjusted the dialogue so it would not be overwhelming. We took 40 minutes to film everything as we tested audio and visuals and filmed more than one time to have different footage to choose from. This way we would be able to choose the best one. We talked about the targets for our commercial and worked on the points that had been pointed our by the feedback. Our deadline was extended to the 15th of April, so this way we have more time to work. We will start to edit the video as homework but we will also be able to work on it in class. If we have time through Facebook we will start to brainstorm ideas for our rationale so we can start to work in the next-next class. As soon as we edit, revise and add the text to the footage that we recorded today we are going to be done with our commercial.
Would I hire myself?
I would only hire myself after I have created an improved commercial. I would hire myself because I believe that we have been working with due dates and that we have created a commercial that follows all the requirements. We have interesting visuals, audio and text and unique organization techniques, as flashbacks. We are also able to persuade the target audience and teach them about stealing in school. I would only hire myself after the pitch was made because after we presented the pitch we are working even better than we did before. We improved the commercial, worked cooperatively as an Ad Team and fixed many grammar and tone mistakes that our commercial possessed. It we worked like in the last classes and produced a revised and persuasive commercial as I did know, I would hire myself.
Today we worked really well as a group. We cooperatively worked on our feedback and the points that we had to improve in our commercial. We saw our mistakes and were willing to change them for the new filming. We discussed our grade (6/10) with our peer and own feedback to improve so we could achieve at least an 8 or 9 out of 10 for the final project. We also worked positively to film. We were all willing to film many times so we could achieve the ideal result. We worked in a group through out the whole class and planned to work after class to make sure that we finished. Separately, we got an extra class so it gave us more time to finish. This class we worked better than last class and I believe that we can finish a great project in time.
Today we finished the filming for our commercial. We were able to film all the scenes that we missed. Another thing that we did was check all our dialogue for our commercial. We made sure that everything we were saying was grammatically correct and that it made sense. We also adjusted the dialogue so it would not be overwhelming. We took 40 minutes to film everything as we tested audio and visuals and filmed more than one time to have different footage to choose from. This way we would be able to choose the best one. We talked about the targets for our commercial and worked on the points that had been pointed our by the feedback. Our deadline was extended to the 15th of April, so this way we have more time to work. We will start to edit the video as homework but we will also be able to work on it in class. If we have time through Facebook we will start to brainstorm ideas for our rationale so we can start to work in the next-next class. As soon as we edit, revise and add the text to the footage that we recorded today we are going to be done with our commercial.
Would I hire myself?
I would only hire myself after I have created an improved commercial. I would hire myself because I believe that we have been working with due dates and that we have created a commercial that follows all the requirements. We have interesting visuals, audio and text and unique organization techniques, as flashbacks. We are also able to persuade the target audience and teach them about stealing in school. I would only hire myself after the pitch was made because after we presented the pitch we are working even better than we did before. We improved the commercial, worked cooperatively as an Ad Team and fixed many grammar and tone mistakes that our commercial possessed. It we worked like in the last classes and produced a revised and persuasive commercial as I did know, I would hire myself.
Today we worked really well as a group. We cooperatively worked on our feedback and the points that we had to improve in our commercial. We saw our mistakes and were willing to change them for the new filming. We discussed our grade (6/10) with our peer and own feedback to improve so we could achieve at least an 8 or 9 out of 10 for the final project. We also worked positively to film. We were all willing to film many times so we could achieve the ideal result. We worked in a group through out the whole class and planned to work after class to make sure that we finished. Separately, we got an extra class so it gave us more time to finish. This class we worked better than last class and I believe that we can finish a great project in time.
Reflection 8
25 March 2013
Today we presented our pitch in class. We found out that we had to finalize only one project so after presenting our two different pitches to the class, with their feedback, we decided to stick to our commercial about stealing. We thought that this commercial was more effective and fit best the rubric and task sheet. Our stealing commercial also had the best comments and less mistakes. We were a little nervous while presenting, but we could get over it and it was comforting to have a script for exactly what we needed to say and explain. We also got feedback from our class and peers and noticed that we had to change various things like the camera stability and the sound so we decided to film our videos again. We kept the papers so that next class we could compare our new commercials to it, to know if we improved. We also plan to compare it to the commercial that we presented in our pitch to see the improvement and to prove that we have worked on our mistakes. I also watched the other pitches to see which ideas we could use. I also took notes of what we could change to have encountered for the next commercial.
Our pitches were completely ready but each of us did not know exactly what to say. I had written the whole script including our intended audience, our objective and why we did everything that we did but my group and I had no time to review what we each had to say. I think as a group this class and weekend we did not work as well as we could have prepared more for the pitch and separate the tasks equally. With Jenny in SAAC it made it really difficult to meet and stay in contact so we could not prepare for it as well. This week I put to work my leadership skills to make sure we did as much as possible. We are planning to work hard next week and meet before the due date so we will be able to finish a great project.
Extra day**
26 March 2013
Today we stayed 20 minutes after school to film our commercial. We had a problem as Nicole was absent so we could just film one part of the scenes in the commercial. Jenny filmed me in the stealing pencil case scene and I made sure I was shouting and the camera was stable so we could fix this problem. We took various shots to make sure that we could have a variety scenes to choose from. We will keep filming next class or stay after school.
Today we presented our pitch in class. We found out that we had to finalize only one project so after presenting our two different pitches to the class, with their feedback, we decided to stick to our commercial about stealing. We thought that this commercial was more effective and fit best the rubric and task sheet. Our stealing commercial also had the best comments and less mistakes. We were a little nervous while presenting, but we could get over it and it was comforting to have a script for exactly what we needed to say and explain. We also got feedback from our class and peers and noticed that we had to change various things like the camera stability and the sound so we decided to film our videos again. We kept the papers so that next class we could compare our new commercials to it, to know if we improved. We also plan to compare it to the commercial that we presented in our pitch to see the improvement and to prove that we have worked on our mistakes. I also watched the other pitches to see which ideas we could use. I also took notes of what we could change to have encountered for the next commercial.
Our pitches were completely ready but each of us did not know exactly what to say. I had written the whole script including our intended audience, our objective and why we did everything that we did but my group and I had no time to review what we each had to say. I think as a group this class and weekend we did not work as well as we could have prepared more for the pitch and separate the tasks equally. With Jenny in SAAC it made it really difficult to meet and stay in contact so we could not prepare for it as well. This week I put to work my leadership skills to make sure we did as much as possible. We are planning to work hard next week and meet before the due date so we will be able to finish a great project.
Extra day**
26 March 2013
Today we stayed 20 minutes after school to film our commercial. We had a problem as Nicole was absent so we could just film one part of the scenes in the commercial. Jenny filmed me in the stealing pencil case scene and I made sure I was shouting and the camera was stable so we could fix this problem. We took various shots to make sure that we could have a variety scenes to choose from. We will keep filming next class or stay after school.
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