Monday, November 24th

Blog Post of the Day:
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have any traditions? Go in to detail about your plans for the 5 day weekend.

For thanksgiving I am going to Illinois and we do this every year because we have half of our family that lives there.  For this five day weekend my cousin has every day planned out.  My uncle owns a lot of land so we will probably go hunting and if they have enough snow we will definitely go snowmobiling.  We will probably have a thanksgiving dinner which will more than likely include turkey and mashed potatoes. 

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Wednesday, November 19th

Blog Post of the Day:
Reflecting on the comments and grade of your stop-motion animation... what you would do differently if you had to do it all over again? Would you manage your time better? Find better lighting for your photos? Come up with a better idea? Explain what you would change about your video.

If I did my project differently I would definitely use a tripod, because that what I got counted of most for and it would have made the movie look so much better and more finished.  I managed my time very well and finished all of it in class and it turned out very well.  The lighting on my pictures was perfect because I was right by a lot of natural lighting in the avenue of arts. I liked my idea and I thought it turned out just how I wanted it.  The main changes I would do are the tripod and different music.

Monday November 17th

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your weekend.

This Friday I went to the Blue Valley game and we lost but we had a pretty good season. This weekend I went to the KU game and it was freezing and they stayed with a very good team. Sunday I did nothing and just watched NFL football.

Friday, November 14th

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your experience with taking your stop-motion photos. What problems did you run in to? What did you find difficult about the process? What would you go back and change about HOW you took the photos? Explain yourself.

My overall experience with stop motion was good. One of the biggest problems that I ran into was I didn't have a tripod because someone didn't return it and also coming up with an idea. If I could go back I would have taken more pictures and would have had a tripod. 

Monday, November 10th

Blog Post of the Day:
What is stop motion animation? If you don't know, look it up! Explain.

Stop motion is when you take a lot of pictures and you play them fast and it makes a story that looks like it was filmed. An example of stop motion movies are Gumby. I used to watch Gumby when i was little at my grandma and grandpa's house.

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5 Frame Storyboard

Wednesday, November 5th

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your idea for your 5 frame story board. What is the plot? How do you plan to make the story creative? Who's the main character? What is the beginning, middle and end? Tell me about your plan of attack.

The plot for my 5 frame story is a kid throwing a piece of trash he found laying on the ground away. The plot is the step you have to take to throw something away. I used different angles and shot effects. The beginning is the kid walking. The middle is the picking up of the paper.  My plan of attack is to take some pictures of a kid picking up trash.

Tuesday, November 4th

Blog Post of the Day:
Yesterday you edited and uploaded photos to your blog. Tell me more about your photos. HOW did you edit them? Why did you choose the photos that you did? Explain your assignment.

On most of my photos I sharpened the image and made them brighter to show more color and light. I chose the best photos that I took to edit.  I also chose these because they had the most color and were the most clear. Our assignment was to take artistic pictures and edit them to make them look better and more clear.

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Monday, November 3rd

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your weekend - details please!

This weekend I did not go to a Halloween party I just stayed home and watched NBA basketball and carved a pumpkin. On Saturday I did not do very much and that night I hung out with friends.  On Sunday I went down to the lake and pulled out our boats and wave runners so they can get winterized.