Lets give props to these fantastic students

What is prop box?
Prop Box is an award to the students of Olathe Northwest who do good deeds throughout the school.
The winners include Lloyd Lantz, John Mestemacher and Mallory Newcomb.

Lantz returned money to the office when the vending machine gave him more than needed. Mestemacher gave the next couple students free donuts by letting them keep his 4 dollar change. Newcomb helped out a fellow raven by returning their visa card to the office.

Production Process:
I started off going to each student and scheduling an interview date with them. I then developed my questions for the interview.

I wanted to go for a different feel for this video by incorporating a different technique into it.  I had each three students start to tell their story then cut to all the students telling the middle of their story then finally them telling the end of their story.

Learning Process:
I have learned from this video that there are several different ways you can construct your video. You don't always have to go to the boring guidelines of listing of names, you can get more creative and think of several different ways you can make your video.

I also learning how quick you can make your video when your organized and have everything planned out.

What I Would Do Differently:
What I would have waned to go differently was some of the students to have better answers to the questions. unfortunately i cant make them say more but I can suggest it for future interviews.

I would also next time get b-roll. I probably would have to stage the b-roll so get the students out of class longer.

I would also change the interview places and set them up in a different place.


Wrap It Up:
Overall the scope of my project was a success. I completed the project getting the winners across in a more creative way. I would do this package the same again next time because it was not as boring as previous prop box videos.

5 Tips for Awesome Interviews

1. Plan for your Interview:

When you start the process of making a story a main focus of having a successful story that is completed on time,  is to plan and prepare. Plan: plan Who your going to interview and how many your going to do, plan where you are going to set up the interview and plan for it to fit the situation of your story. Plan your questions when interviewing. You don't want to go to an interview and take up their time and your own just thinking of questions to ask.

2. Prepare for your interview: 

When you are going to start your interview you don't want to be unprepared an have no equipment or anything set up. Make sure you are prepared to have your camera, SD card, battery, tripod, lights, sound...etc.

3. Have Good Lighting:
When starting your interview you want to have good lighting. When starting your interview make sure you pick a place that has good lighting. To make sure your lighting is the best use natural light. Look through the eye piece to look for true color.  Also make sure to white balance your camera.

4. Remember the Rule of Thirds:

When setting up the interview you want you make the shot is not perfectly centered. The Rule of thirds means the plane is cut up into thirds horizontally and vertically. When deciding where to the place the subject use the imaginary lines to your advantage. This will add depth to your shot and not make it so boring to watch.


5. Keep Quiet and away from Distractions: 
In the process of shooting your video keep away from a noisy or distracting place. You need to have good sound bytes in order to have that don't pick a loud place to interview. A noisy place may also distract your subject.

Prop Box Reflection:

The Scope of the project was to inform the Olathe Northwest Student Body of the October Prop Box nominees and winners and How they got to be nominated because of there acts of kindness around the school.

The Start of the production was getting a sheet of paper with a list of names of who was the October nominees and winners. Next we researched video styles to make are video like. So my partner and I decided to go up to the winners rooms and set up an interview date. Next we shot all the interviews and edited the video to be up on ONW Now.

I learned there are different ways you can edit your video story. The way we did it was we had 3 stories and we started of telling the beginning of each 3 stories then started to tell the middle of each the 3 stories and finally tell the ending of each 3 stories. I learned that you don't always have to stick to the book format you can get creative and do it a different way.

What I would do different next time would be get more sound bytes from the interviews. some didn't have good quotes or much to say so I would create more questions that articulate a longer better sounding answer. I would also set up the interview spot in a more interesting place.

What I would do same would be to do the same style. I liked the way we created a different type of video that was different in format I liked the way the video was made and how it was unique. It helped make a not so interested story, interesting to watch.

This will help me next time to make lots of questions so that you can have many answers to choose from because some may not be good. So next interview I will be prepared for that. Next interview will include a different interesting background which will enhance the story even more.

6 shot system

The 6 shot system is a variety of shots together explaining what a subject is doing through the use of sequence. Sequence is where you have b-roll of a subject doing something but cutting to shots (of the 6 shot system). This helps gain clarity and no confusing when watching your video it also helps create a nice flow. When using the 6 shot system remember to use the 180 rule. The 180 rule is when shooting, stay on one side of the subject remembering to not cross the 180 line. This decreases the amount of confusion when developing and watching your video.

Close up of Hands:
Why: To explain what the subject is doing.

Close up of Face:
Why: To gain a emotional attachment with the subject.

Over the shoulder
Why: To show the point of view.

Medium shot:
Why:

Wide Shot:
Why: Reveal the environment.

Extra Wide Shot:
Why: Establishing shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoKccYnv_4&feature=youtu.be

Web vs. TV Stories.

My favorite version of the story about Indie would be story number #2 by the New York Times. This video is my favorite because it had great shots and told a story. Not like first one, this video included interviews from her parents and her relationship with her sister. This video starts off showing her story from her childhood and how she started off in soccer. Eventually moves in to her struggles and how hard she had to practice. Indie started practicing with the boys team just so she could get even better. Finally at the end it describes whats she wants to do in the future and what school she wants to go to which is UNC (University of North Carolina). the shot at the end showing her walking off the field wraps up the story with a nice compositional shot.

All this videos obviously have the story about Indie in common, but other than that the video's include a variety of shots including wide, tight, medium, close ups', etc. The videos all have interviews from Indie herself one had her standing, while the others were sitting. All the videos have her tell the story besides the help in one from voiceovers. In all the videos some stuff in common regarding the the plot line and the making.

The videos differ for one, the first two are online stories and the last one is a TV news story. The TV news story included voiceovers and a stand up voiceover on air. This first online one was bland an was all about only her tricks, the second one included before and after; her life story, and the last one was a life story told not through her but the voiceovers. The online stories included more "artsy" shots. The first one had go pros, fish eye and birds eye view shot's, worms eye view shot's. The second one included shots focusing in/or out and also pans.

From this video could take from this to use old videos and pictures to help tell background and more sentimental story's. I can use pans, go pros and different kind of shots to create a interesting effect. I would need as well close family and friends to develop a relationship with the character. I would also have my character tell the story. Showing her/him/it starting its goal/skill, how they struggled and then what their future plans would be.  

Q & A with Marissa Neumer 

By: Anna Massey

Q: When did you realize you wanted to play volleyball?

     A: "I realized I wanted to start playing volleyball when I was in middle school and got the opportunity to play."

Q: Who/Where does your inspiration come from?

     A: "My inspiration comes from watching the volleyball Olympic games."

Q: Who helps you the most in volleyball?

     A: "My coaches help me the most when it comes to technique, and my teammates help encourage me on the court, whether its club or school."

Q: Describe your favorite memory from volleyball.

     A:  "My favorite memory would have to be meeting new people." 

Q: Whats a struggle you have been through in volleyball?

     A: "Serving for the most part, but I kept practicing until I got better, and now improving my serve even more."

Q: Whats a strength you have in volleyball?

     A: "I am pretty good at blocking in volleyball."

Q: Describe how the people around you create an impact on your playing.

     A: "The people around me create an impact on my playing by working together as a team."

Q: How might volleyball help you in other parts of your life.

     A: "Volleyball can help with working with other people, teamwork and other types of skills."

Q: What are your hopes in volleyball?

     A:  "I hope to possible play for college, I don't know what college yet but I would like to play for the school."

Q: What are your fears in volleyball?

     A: "I fear being injured and not being able to continue playing after that." 

Anna Massey

Allam 1 & 2

Convergence Journalism

9/4/2014

Video Reflection:

1. Reflect:

• The thing that went well in our video was that we had a great emotional story that could move the audience. I also thought having a different story that is not usually told with a different angle.
• From this I learned how to use sequence throughout a story also that not every story has to be factual.
• Finally what I would do different next time would be to not have to reshoot various times. To make sure we got her interview right the first time and work faster then normal.