Invention Commercial

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Our teams main goal for this assignment was to come up with an invention that could help real people with real world problems. Our goal was also to entertain our audience. commercials are all about entertainment, its also about selling your product but mostly entertaining. If you don't entertain your audience with your commercial they probably won't be interested enough to buy your product. The invention that we came up with is called the feel good app. This app is supposed to help people with their confidence and self-esteem. So basically it is a app that you watch inspirational videos.

I think that one of our best team moments was filming. I think that was our best team moment because we had a lot of fun doing it. I think it was a team moment for us because we were prepared and we new what we were doing because we have been in this class last year. Another team moment I think we had was coming up with our idea. We didn't really argue with each other or had any problems with any of our ideas. We were very supportive of each other, And when it was time to pick our commercial idea we all chose the same thing. So that we wouldn't be spending all that time arguing about whose idea we were going to chose.

During post production we split ourselves up for each different job. Mike did half of the main editing. He only did half because he was getting frustrated. That's when I took over. I did the other half Of editing. I think that we did a pretty good job editing. It came out exactly how we wanted it to be. Zephen didn't really edit but he was there to help and support us. For example we needed a couple more scenes to meet the requirements but Mike and I needed to stay at the computer to finish editing. So Zephen asked for a camera and filmed the final scene for us.   

Composition Scavenger Hunt

I think the most important composition is the rule of thirds subject. I think this technique is the most important to me because just the way it looks makes it look really neat and professional. I am pretty sure I can speak for every one when I say that I would rather look at a neat clear and organized film then a film with shots that's really confusing and hard to understand. Also I think that when you are filming it is really easy to find the rule of thirds on the camera.

I think the most difficult composition is the contrast and content because when you are filming this shot you have to try to really focus on just one thing. And to be honest it is really hard. For our group we got really frustrated because the camera kept on going out of focus right when we started the video. This composition technique is very difficult to shoot but in the end if you shoot the technique right it just might come out perfect in your video.

 My teammates for this assignment is Mike and Zephen. Yes I am aware that Im the only girl! But thats okay because we get the work done. I think our team is very productive. Mike was kinda like the director on our team. He was the boss. But he was good at it, He was professional. Zephen was kinda like our "model" He was the one that we filmed. I was mostly the editor and sometimes the filmed but most of the time Mike was the one that filmed.

Cracking the Code

This recent project in Mr.Sanderls class is coding. We have been practicing coding. We even got certificates! coding is a very important skill to have. I think that everyone should learn how to code. One reason why is because you can make a living off of coding things. Most jobs pay you big time just for coding things. Wouldn't you want that job?

My first experience working with coding was pretty easy if you know how to follow directions well and don't have a problem with patience then you will have the most easiest time with coding. It was pretty fun. Especially when it actually moves. Its like "Wow I can't believe that I did that!". It may seem weird to feel like that but it is pretty amazing watching your work come together into a outstanding outcome. But to be honest as you go on with the levels you will come to find out that it gets more challenging. But all you really need is practice and it will probably get easier.

If I could design any game I would design a game it would be about fashion. I don't know why but I remember playing dress up games on the computer. It was so interesting. I think that making a game like this would be really easy because dressing somebody up does not require the character to move you just need the clothes and other things to move. So I think that it would be the perfect game for me to create because I don't like to get challenged because I honestly don't have the patience.

My Humorous Monologue

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Some things that I have learned from this project is how to edit videos with the newly improved and updated iMovie. There is a lot of new editing features that I was not familiar to but now I am. Also I learned about comedic timing and how it is very important when you are telling jokes, because if you don't have timing when you are telling your joke your audience probably will not understand what you are saying and they might not get the joke either. Lastly I learned that staying organized in iMovie will help you a whole lot with editing and trying to find what you need. I learned that the hard way.

Pad is the space around an element's content and margins or borders. Also the length or running time in your movie or video. It's extra film that can come before or after your footage.Padding is crucial because if you don't pad then your footage would look choppy and really not put together. Padding is not hard at all.  If you know how to do it. Padding is very important because it will look put together and professional.

My biggest weakness in this project was matching my A-roll to my B-roll. it is very hard trying to make it in sync with each other. But I kinda got it do a little I don't think no one noticed though. Also another one of my weakness was finding good effects and sounds that matched my footage. My biggest strength of all was filming. It was so easy for me because I love filming. Also acting it out was pretty easy to! Some ways to improve is to practice editing in iMovie because I am not used to editing film in iMovie because last year we edited all our film in final cut pro.

Comedy Writing

Having a sense of humor is an important trait to have because if you don't have a sense of humor then I believe that you would take everything someone says literally and thats not fun! Personally, I have a big sense of humor. People with no sense of humor probably have a boring life. Not being a hater or anything but a sense of humor can save your life! If someone lives a life without laughing or giggling at least once in their then thats not living at all! 

Some tips for writing a humorous narrative or a humorous monologue is to just be cautious of what your writing your joke about because sometimes when you make fun of people they can take it to the heart and get very offended, and thats not good. Another tip for writing a joke is to base your joke on something that makes sense and make it about something everyone can relate to. For example "Knock,knock. Who's there. banana. Banana who? Banana apple!" See thats not funny at all!!!. Tip #3 be loose and creative when you are writing your narrative. Tip #4 is to write something thats not just funny to you, you have to relate your jokes to the audience. Lastly tip #5 is to be funny. Honestly I think that being funny is the most important tip ever when it comes to writing a humorous narrative.

My comedic monologue is about my brother and I and how he proved to me that he is bigger and stronger than me. I think my monolouge is funny because it is about my 6 year old brother tackling his 12 year old sister. I think everything about that is just totally hilarious! I also think that it's funny because it is embarrassing and most of the time getting embarrassed is funny to a lot of people sometimes.  

Motivational Poster

Some of the requirements of the motivational poster is 4 Total Images: 3 symbolic images
representing who you are & 1 portrait image of your face, 2 Text Layers: 1 of your manifesto, 1 of your personal quotes. All text has to be kerned in a way that your words fit the whole page perfectly without gaps or holes between them. Your words have to have the triadic color scheme which is one dominate color with two more accent colors. You must have your blending options on. Last but not least you need visual balance. That means that your poster can not look like a unicorn barfed on it! It needs to be appealing to the eye.

The first step to making the motivational poster is to make your personal quotes and your manifesto. When I was done I put them into photoshop and made two text layers a personal manifesto and personal quotes.Then the next thing we had to do was take pictures that made sense and that expresses you and that tells people who you are and what represents you. Then you upload them to photoshop then adjust it to how you would like it. You would now put on your text layers that your motivational and quotes are in. Then we your all done with that you can start getting creative. ther is this tool in photoshop called layer adjustments and that will








The biggest challenge probably was staying organized. I think it was really hard to stay organized because there was a lot of things going on. There was 4 individual pictures, and 2 individual word docs. It may not sound like a lot but trust me it's a lot more than you would think. Especially when You had to make like a billion layers.

Personal manifesto

 Hi! My name is Jaesha Aaliyah Hulilihoano Mata. Some interesting facts about me is that I am not a girly girl, I am a cheerleader, I ride dirtbike, I am active, I love the water, and the most important fact of all is that I LOVE FOOD! I am really not a girly girl at times because I like playing rough and I am not afraid to get dirty and muddy. I am a cheerleader for Lihue patriots. I know I am a trader because I live in Kapaa but my brother plays for patriots and my mom just thought it would be easier for me to cheer on my brother. I ride dirtbike. Thats right I am a girl that rides dirtbike! I have a KTM 110. I have been riding dirtbike for a long time. I am really active I play Volleyball, Soccer, and I cheer. I could be in the water all day I love swimming. Sometimes me and my little sister pretend to be mermaids! It is really fun. If someone were to ask me what my most favorite thing in the world, I would say food! I love all kinds of food and I am not really picky.

 My 2015-2016 Manifesto is mistakes are proof that you are trying. If people are trying to bring you down it only means that you are above them. Take risks. There will always be a tomorrow. Think happy, Be happy. Girls can do anything boys can do. Expect nothing and you will not be disappointed. You are a beautiful creature. Life goes on. I don't want a perfect life, I want a happy life. Love doesn't hurt expectations do. No pain, No gain. You cant make a rainbow without a little rain. Don't be the same me better. Smile, its easier than explaining why you are sad. I would rather be hurt by the truth, than hurt by a lie. You are amazing. somewhere somebody is thinking of you.

 My manifesto can relate to you because we all have had situations where you felt down or felt like the king of the world, but the truth is that life goes on and if you don't move on with life the it will leave you behind. I honestly think that having a motivation in life will help you to accomplish bigger things then you have ever imagined, but with baby steps of course. What are you waiting for? find your motivation.