ONW in 2000 Interview

      

      For our ONW In 2000 project we had to choose a subject, and interview their story. My team chose to interview varsity dancer Maleah Boyd over her experience on the dance team the past few years. During the planning process, we had to decide when, where, and who we would interview. We also planned where we would record b-roll for the project (but that didn't exactly work out in the end). Once we were set in our plan, we began filming. We started with the meat of the project, interviewing our subject. The backdrop of the interview was the events entrance which makes sense for our subject. It's near the gym which is where the dance team practices and where they sometimes perform. We also found some footage of Maleah and her team practicing to use for b-roll. However, we began to run into some problems. I shot a message over to the dance coach asking for permission to record their practices and for an interview but I received no response. Because of this setback, we had to use video that we didn't shoot ourselves for most of the b-roll. That's one main thing I would change if I did this project again. Sean did get some footage himself that most of us used, but we would've liked to record more of Maleah actually dancing. Finally, I took all of the clips we had acquired, edited them together to make logical sense, and added a voiceover to tell a story.

    I learned a lot on the technical aspects of filming during this project. I saw how to use a mic and convert clips from the SD card into premier. Next time, I would've planned out my shots more, especially planning when and where to film and capture that b-roll myself. I would've paid more attention to where the subject is positioned in the frame, and also using the 6 shot sequence. 
     I think my audio turned out really well however! The transitions are good and nothing is ever too loud or soft. Plus my voiceover is clear and easy to follow. 
      This was a good project and I really liked my team, but that planning sense is something I definitely would've spent more time on.

Watercolor Printing Process

      This began with a simple photoshop project, my challenge #1 man. I printed him out onto normal paper with white borders around the edges. I then took water color paper and water colors and went at it!
       First, I got the paper completely wet, not a dry spot to be seen. Then, I added blue color paint across the entirety of the sheet. I added the pink paint on the corners to make the blue pop out. I also added the pink lines in the middle, but I regret that in all honesty. The paper dried and I started with the transformation process. I covered the back of the photoshop folder with mod podge and made sure the layer was thick. I dropped the photo down on the middle of the heavy paper and pressed down with my hands and the squeegee to work out any bubbles.
      Now that the everything was set, it was time to wait for it to transfer. A few days later, it had dried but it still had paper fuzz on it. I had to take all of the paper off with my fingers, being careful not to scratch the page. It didn't turn out amazing, but I don't think it's awful either! My teacher took it home and covered it with a clear coating to keep it fresh, and now it's done! It was a fun process and I've never done anything like it before. I wish I would've spent more time evening out the mod podge because it didn't transfer over exactly how I wanted to. I also wouldn't have added the pink lines, but I do like the colors together, especially the pink in the corner.