what plans??

As the title says, this weekend did not go as planned. At all. As you all know Saturday was cold and rainy. All day. Which just happened to be the day that I went to the crafts fair, which was in Hillsboro, where it also rained. All day. Now, you all know that I love rain so I had no problem walking through the craft show in it. We actually thought it was fun. What I didn't like is that people would crowd around so you couldn't move, and they NEVER put their umbrellas down! I about lost my eye 14 different times. But other than that, and having to come all the way home freezing cold in soaking jeans, it was a lot of fun.

Then the next day, me and a friend went out of town so I could shoot some photos for a project, but the road suddenly changed from sand to black dirt and it was A LOT more muddy than we thought it'd be. Needless to say I got my car stuck in the mud. But hey that was a first for me so I don't feel too bad. Luckily we got stuck literally right beside my friend's dad's house. So he came and dug/pulled my car out. It took us about 20 minutes (give or take) to get out, and the mud on my tires was so thick, it made my whole car was vibrating on interstate. So that was my eventful weekend.

THUNDER!!

Before anything else I have to say that I am loving this weather. It's a nice change, and it was even thundering this morning when I came to school! Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE storms(so I'm pretty much happy even when we only have clouds), and now those of you who didn't know do. Well, my classes and internship have been keeping me pretty busy so there's not really any dull moments going on right now. Looking forward Saturday though because I'll be out of town for the day to a craft show. I've never been to it before (it's an annual fair somewhere around Gypsm), but everyone says it's pretty cool and well known. Guess I'll just have to wait and see. Let you know what it's like when I get back!

Opera

The upcoming student opera is called the Cavaleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivarlry) by Pietro Mascagni. It's a romantic tragedy that takes place in one act, and has about five main actors (Turiddu, Lola, Alfio, Santuzza, Lucia). I think you can sign up for an audition now, and the opera is planned to take place sometime in November at the Stiefel Theatre.

Moving On

Ok, now this blog is moving on from "From Pups to Public Service". I got the documentary completely done, burned onto DVDs (with a cover and label), and distributed out through KSDS, family, and friends. So now (being in Media Production I) this blog is going to be about many different things that are going on this semester.

Pitch

For the final in this class, we have to pitch our video idea by explaining the idea/contents of the video, give samples of graphics and media, provide the storyboard/script, and convince our teacher why it would be a good idea to produce our video. We are given five minutes to do this, 30 seconds of which has to include a sample of our video. The clip needs to show acceptable/proper use of final cut pro, graphics, audio, and composition of what is in the video. Put simply: show off the best 30 seconds of our video. This is what I chose to show:

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This clip shows examples of the only graphics I use within the documentary, and two of the three transitions I use as well. I can explain the third transition easily enough, and even without it, this is the best 30 seconds to show as many different aspects of the video as possible. Not only about the transitions, but also voice-over, captions, camera angles, music that was used, and the opening title itself.

Label

Now that I'm done with editing the video I've been making cover art for the DVD. You've seen the sample of what the case would look like, and right now I'm working on the label that will be on the DVD itself. Right now it's looking a lot like the case cover; same background color along with an image of a KSDS dog and the title. This is just one idea though. I have a couple that I'm thinking through that have different backgrounds and font styles.

The Song

You've already seen/heard how music is going to work in my documentary, but what that was only a small clip. I've broken up a single song to play in different parts throughout the video. This is the song I used:

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