Full Outline

Today my goal is to finish my outline. Tomorrow my goal is to finish my timeline of my favorite clips.

Total of about 4 minute video.

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Open with video of the kids at the Syracuse concert.
Audio of the beginning speech "Vitamin L was honored by… Please give a warm welcome to Vitamin L!" (Kids cheering)
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Mrs. Little "Vitamin L is a very special experience. For the kids in Vitamin L and the kids watching."
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What is the concert experience? (with video put in, from the Syracuse concert) Jeff Peterson "The kids file in, there is anticipation… and then my favorite part is she we high five the kids after the concert."
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What does Vitamin L do for the community?
Kids with clips of Sandwich making, and the suicide prevention walk.
Dr. Brown saying what he has to say.
Connection with DASA which a lot of people know about.
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Back to Jeff "In the future I m actually going to be a music education teacher… Blah blah blah yay Vitamin L! :)"
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Dr. Whitehead giving his powerful speech. and the shots from the 1,000th concert.
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Add mashup of al the 1 word answers. (Describe Vitamin L in one word)
*rest*
Credits with Jan singing a song with the half floor angle.

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Mentor Meeting

Three things I need before the next mentor meeting...

1
A full outline of the video in writing.
In a timeline format going over kinds of shots, length, audio.

2
An edited timeline of all favorite clips.
From interviews, and concerts, and other.

3
Expanded research.
(NBC biographies, group stories, youth music group articles, local promotional videos)

Editing and Emails

I started and finished editing my interview with a music teacher that I filmed a little while ago.
Not only did I continue editing but I sent out two important emails…

I sent this to an administrator...

Vitamin L is a key part of the Ithaca community and makes a positive impact on our local schools. I understand that you are involved with the Dignity for All Students Act, and Vitamin L has the same goals. I am a senior at Ithaca High School and am creating a promotional video for Vitamin L. Would you be willing to give me some of your time so I could get a soundbite from you? 

You would talk about your connection with Vitamin L's mission (DASA), and any other information you want to share (like a memory of a concert you attended).

Thank you for taking the time to read this email.  I hope we are able to meet.

And I sent this to Dr. Brown…

Dr. Brown,

Vitamin L is a key part of the Ithaca community and makes a positive impact on our local schools. Through Vitamin L, middle school and high school chorus members get involved with the local elementary kids. I am a senior at Ithaca High School and am creating a promotional video for Vitamin L. Would you be willing to give me some of your time so I could get a soundbite from you? 

You would talk about Vitamin L's impact on the local schools and how Vitamin L is important in our community.

Thank you, I hope we are able to meet.

We will see what comes out of these emails.

4th Day Editing

Today during school I finished editing the footage of the Syracuse Concert. (All three cameras)
I found some good and unique shots and went over them with my mentor. We had a discussion on how to use different shots and different graphics we plan on using.

Also today I created a list of people I want to contact to meet and interview. This list is a total of 7 people, and most of them lie within my school district.

Backwards Planning

Red Flagged

How much time did I spend on my project? (Include class meeting, mentor meeting, journal writing, hands-on, research)

4 hours

What did I do that was Hands-on?

I spent about 4 hours going through footage and finding the good parts. I didn't realize how long this would take. I am editing Monday through Friday 4th and 5th period. Hopefully this will give me enough time to put this together.

What research did I do?

None.

What should I research this week?

I should research what kinds of videos people have on PEAKS.

Did I meet with my mentor? What did we talk about?

We met, but we didn't have a meeting. I was going through some footage of a concert and he was going through emails. We did talk about using just the audio from some cuts and just the video for others.

Do I have three journal entries? Do my journal entries include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?

I do. They are oaky, but I do not have enough research this week.

Was I in class this week? Did I have and use my journal?

I was not in class. I had an AP test. I didn't come in to get the assignment after I missed class which I should have done. I will do this in the future.

Do I think my fulfillment of WISE requirements were: Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.

Inadequate. Not enough research.

What are my plans for next week?
I will set up interviews for next week on Saturday. I will continue to edit Monday through Thurday. Next Friday I will be filming a Vitamin L event and will be interviewing the kids at it. Also on Saturday I will be interviewing more kids at a poster making event. 

3rd Day Editing

I went though some more footage of the Syracuse concert. There were 4 kids that were my favorite. When I have to make the decision to

Second Day Editing

I am with my mentor again in the media lab. Yesterday I finished splicing the footage of one of the interviews. My plan for today is to edit the footage of the Syracuse Concert.

Physics Test Done, Plan for the Future

This weekend I did not work on my project. I was studying for my AP Physics test that was on Monday. It went well and now I am done with physics.
From now on I am able to devote more of my time to the project.
My mentor suggested that I start editing everyday except for Friday in the media lab 4th period.
Today is the first day on that schedule. I have the editing software open and I am currently going through interviews and marking the best parts and quotes.

Red Flag

How much time did I spend on my project? (Include class meeting, mentor meeting, journal writing, hands-on, research)

4 hours

What did I do that was Hands-on?

I took a personality profile test (not pertinent to the project)
I was in WISE class and I went to my board meeting.

What research did I do?

I researched how to use Premier Pro.

What should I research this week?

I should research what kinds of videos people have on PEAKS.

Did I meet with my mentor? What did we talk about?

I did meet with my mentor.
We talked about the board meeting, PEAKS, getting more interviews, and the concept of the movie as a whole.

Do I have three journal entries? Do my journal entries include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?

I do. They are good, but I do not have enough hands on work.

Was I in class this week? Did I have and use my journal?

I was in class.

Do I think my fulfillment of WISE requirements were: Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.

Inadequate. Not enough hands-on work.

What are my plans for next week?
There is no Vit L rehearsal this weekend so I can't film that. There are no concerts. I can build the concept of the piece more. Get organized. And set up interviews for next week. Also starting next week, every 4th period except for Friday I will be with Mr. Reiff editing the video and building it.

Mentor Meeting

Happiness

Happiness
We got an article in class.
1: When do I feel most happy?
I am most happy when I am being challenged. I like challenging myself
2: React/Respond to the article.
3: Where am I on the flow chart?
4: How has this changed during the course of this project?
5: How can I achieve flow?

Getting Back into It / Board Meeting

I haven't posted since Friday.
It is time to get back into it!

We got a sheet in class called "Out of the Rut"
7 Things I want to accomplish in the next week...

Organize all of my footage with titles (Time intensive)
Create a schedule to regularly go in and edit
Start editing some of the footage and putting it together
Start conceptualizing the peice
Get the footage of the November 2nd Concert from Janice
Set up times for 5 more Interviews
Remember to go to the Vitamin L fundraiser Friday

ALSO
The Vitamin L board meets the first Tuesday of each month.
Here is my report of the meeting.
I updated the board on the progress of my project.
We had a guest speaker at the meeting as well. He gave a 40 minute presentation about PEAKS. A local crowd funding website through Cornell Cooperative Extension. The plan is to raise $25,000 dollars for Vitamin L's 25th Anniversary. This is linked to my project because my video would be the center piece that we use.
Like I stated at the beginning of this project I wanted the promotional video to have a variety of uses. This is one example of how it will be used.

Personality Profile

I just took a 200 or so long personality questionaire. Check out my work ethic and organization. No wonder this project has been hard. Hopefully at the end of this project those parts will expand.

Research and not Filming

There wasn't good footage to capture at Waffle Frolic so instead I stayed home and did some research.

I watched this video

And learned this:

-The timeline can be extended just by dragging it

-All video and Audio can be moved to multiple tracks

-The toggle or sync icon helps you either just move one track, or all the tracks at the same time

-The clamp icon connects the end of one piece and the beginning of the other automatically

-The marker icon allows you to mark video or audio for future use

-Just as a reference it is good to keep the audio below 60

-The timers go up to 23rds of a second because we are working at 24 frames a second

-When you zoom in and zoom out of the timeline hit the \ on the keyboard for a quick reset

And I watched this video

And learned this:

-Make sure the Quality of the footage and the frame rate it was recorded is synced with Prem. Pro

-If your work space gets messed up go to window, work space, reset current work space

-One project can have multiple sequences to keep the ideas flowing

Red Flagged

How much time did I spend on my project? (Include class meeting, mentor meeting, journal writing, hands-on, research)

12 hours

What did I do that was Hands-on?

I filmed Vitamin L rehearsal

I filmed Vitamin L making sandwiches for the homeless

I filmed a Vitamin L concert in Syracuse

I conducted two interviews

What research did I do?

I researched how to conduct and film an interview.

What should I research this week?

Techniques for using the editing program Final Cut Pro.

Did I meet with my mentor? What did we talk about?

Yes, We talked about the interviews I conducted. What went well, what could be improved.

Do I have three journal entries? Do my journal entries include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?

Yes, and Yes 

Was I in class this week? Did I have and use my journal?

I was not in class, but I made up the class on Tuesday. We were assigned a reading about happiness. I will complete the class assignment on Sunday like I did last week. It worked well.

Do I think my fulfillment of WISE requirements were: Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.

My fulfillment of the WISE requirements were Excellent this week. I put in over 8 hours or time on work, I met with my mentor, and I had some research. 

What are my plans for next week?

Friday 5/2 Film Vitamin L fundraiser at Waffle Frolic. Arrange more interviews for next week.

Saturday 5/3 Film the Vitamin L concert in Elmira, and the "Suicide Prevention Walk"

Sunday 5/4 Do the Happiness Assignment. Upload and organize all footage of the project.

Monday 5/5 Go to Class. Research about the Editing Software.

Tuesday-Thursday Interviews?

Also I plan on Labeling all my posts with the following Labels...
-Research
-Hands On
-Reflection
-Mentor Meeting
-Class Entries
-Planning

I did the Second Interview

I arrived to the interview about 25 minutes early so I waited in my car.
I went into the school with 15 minutes to spare and signed in.
Then I went upstairs to her room and met her there.
We talked about college and her kids and my sister as she ran through some emails and I set up.
After I set up we ran the interview and it was fun.
I wasn't as nervous for this interview as I was for the first one. I guess that's just how life works.
Here is just a little snip it from the interview.

My mentor meeting was good as well.
We went through the footage of the morning interview and he talked to me about how when I watch it I should...
-Look and listen for the best parts
-Write down the times on the video where they occur
-Mark those parts in the editing software so that they can be found easier