Mid Term Part 2

1. Are you glad you signed up for this class?

I am very happy I signed up for this class. Doc Chris teaches in a way that not only motivates his students but allows for one to have fun while learning. I personally think this is a great stratergy because it allows for a variety of learning types to grasp a good understanding of this course. This is clear because in my group we all learn differently and because of Doc Chris's teaching, interacting and motivation skills is work applies to us all.  Also I have had three hour classes in the past and to speak for myself and some of my classmates it is hard to pay attention to your teacher the entire time. However, with Doc Chris class seems to go by way faster and I am involved with what we are learning or doing in class. Doc Chris also teaches us how to work on one thing in a verity of ways. I really admire this because I am learning a lot more this way. I am very happy to be in this class. It is more than what I had expected and I appreciate every moment of it.

    

2. What did you learn that you did not know before coming into this class?

Before coming to this class I did not know much about any other website other than google search and facebook. Sad but true. After the first week of Doc Chris class he assigned for us all to have twitter, facebook, blogger and google plus accounts. With all these accounts he thought us how to connect and really take advantage of these sites and just being able to adjacent technologically. Also I learned about the idfferent types of liginting. Light is something we have in our everyday life and can sometimes take forgranted. I never knew that lighting had types. In class we learned about
KEY LIGHT
- Key light functions as the main source of illumination for ones scene.
- 45 degree angle from where the camera is a safe spot to set up the key light
FILL LIGHT
- Also 45 degrees from the camera... and the key light.
- Less in tense than the key light
BACK LIGHT
- Helps subject pop out
-Set up so the light is above the frame
- Low intesity
-Shine down on the subject to create a rim of light around the shoulders and head
  

We still have more to learn and cannot wait for what is next.  

3. Evaluate your group's performance, your own personal growth in this course and please give your opinion of this class.

My group in the beginning had a very hard time  communicating. However as time went on we got better at this one aspect. As a group we figured out ways in which to divide the assignments and put them together while demonstrating flow and proper understanding. Joyce and I work well as leaders of the group and we reach out to our group members to help and motivate them.
 

4. Hows the structure of the class? The professor?
  The structure of the class is well put together and positive. Doc Chris really knows how to keep our attention in a three hour class. Every class session I leave learning numerous new things. At first using the bombarded amount of new social media was tough however, Doc Chris worked to help us understand and take advantage of all the technological discoveries that are available to us. As a professor Doc Chris is well rounded in this field and knows what he is doing. He is overall a great professor.
   

Mid Term

                                                                          

First of all I would like to begin by saying this video to the right defines the great connection between the students and Doc Chris. His eagerness to teach and how he enlightens us with his intelligence is demonstrated in this course. This class is called Introduction to Multi-Media. And this project is about Sight, Sound and Motion. Watch this video and see a clear example of these as Doc Chris demonstrates.

 

                                                                                                                                                                    

                          This video was taken during this summer at Disney World.
                          I visited Disney with my family and during one of the Disney 
                          parades the lighting was so well done. As you can see from
                          the video there is a variation of lights, by its colors, brightness 
                         and size. Along with the amazing lights are sounds. You hear
                         the sounds of the people in the crowds and also the music of 
                         the bands. The show at Disney was amazing. The lights music, 
                        along with the story really grasped the crowd's attention. I love 
                        Disney. Take a look and see the great, Sights, Sounds and Motions 
                         in this video.

                                                                                                                                                         

                   

                                             This next video has no sight nor motion, and 
                                             I filmed this purposely because I wanted it to
                                             be a Sound video. Part of this assignment is
                                             to create a blog demonstrating Sight, Sound
                                             and Motion through videos and images.
                                             Listen to the video and try to guess what
                                             it is. Its the vent on the streets and here I
                                             am pulling my suit case around 6:30 am in
                                             Washington DC walking to my train. Below
                                             these vents are the train stations. The Sound
                                             is very loud and rumbles.

                                                                                                                                                                  
Another Sound video is the one my group and I composed. Here, Gina is creating sound through her voice. There are also Sights such as the green trees, volleyball pit. blue sky, and building. Also we have Motion. The people moving around.

                                                                                                                                                   

This is a picture of my little brother and I. When looking at this picture there is a lot of natural lighting. The color of the sun really brightens and enhances the color of the tree and sky. You can't tell because of the flash and light contrasting but behind us is a beautiful hilltop view of the ocean and cliffs. Great Sight.

Here is another example of Motion. This summer I wanted to paddle board. And went to a private beach where there weren't a lot of people around so that I could have space and enjoy the beautiful view, smell and Sound of the ocean. Here there is variety of Motions going on. 

1. The waves 

2. Me paddling

3. The board moving

Though this is a still shot, theses are all the movements that occurred during my time paddling boarding. 

 

In this image both the Sight and Motion is very interesting. I was on a lake just canoeing and relaxing during a beautiful summer day with my family.  Sight- The natural lighting reflects well on the water and branches. Lighting is very important to see the true beauty of this image because at night one would not be able to see such and amazing view. Also depending on the time of the year the lighting also varies. Motion- Again the small waves in the ocean shows Motion and the movement of the canoe which is hard to see 

because this is a still image.

 

This image is of my baby cousin dressed up as Bella from Beauty 

And The Beast. By moving her wand back and forth she is

demonstrating Motion.

  

 In this Image my friends and I built a pyramid. Sight, and Motion can be found here. 

Motion- Us trying to bulid the prymid. Some people moving. And many are in mid motion

Sight- The different colors of clothing, the grass and buildings. 

Reflection for 9/29/11

What did we learn today?

Today in class class we did presentations and learned about The Extended First Field: Color, Structure Color: Function and Composition, and The Tow-dimensional Field: Area.

What do you think about the direction of the class? 
The direction of the class is going very well. Everything is coming to together and moving in a very good speed.

What would you like to do more of to improve the class?
I am a little confused on some assignment but now that we have a syllabus I think things will work out better.

How did your group work together today?
My group and I worked very well today.We worked on making videos and presenting out chapter outline to the class. Our outline reflected our hard work.

How did you grow as an individual?
As an individual I think I continue to grow because I am very helpful and want for as a group for us all to excel.  

How did Dr. Chris perform today? Specifically, did he work to resolve any problems that you had as a group or individually, did he answer any questions that you had and did he get the information across to you?

Dr Chris as usual always makes class very entertaining. When doing this I have more of a passion for learning. He keeps the class very interested in what he has to teach. 


 This is Joyce take on today's class