Reflection for the Holiday Video

Reflecting on my peer's videos, and taking a look back at mine, I've come to realize that I listened to the music a lot. So when I look back on my video, I realize that I do enjoy the way our music came out. If anything, I would lower the volume of it a little bit, to make it seem more gentle. I also payed attention to other titles. I liked ours, but I saw some really nice ones, that would've really fit our beginning with the map background. (i.e. Jake's and Eduardo B.'s opening title was very nice.)
Specifically for our video, I worked together with Michaela to create the script, and helped get background pictures and music for the video. I also edited the green screen, and got the background pictures in.
Both Michaela and I worked well in getting the video done together. We both really have a sense that if we're making a partner video, the work should be shared. I must give her credit for final edits on the video, and she worked really hard to get it done when I wasn't able to. Thank you Michaela, it was very nice being able to work with you. :)
For our video, as I said earlier I would just adjust the music volume a little, and the scene where I discuss the rice and milk breakfast, I would adjust the background so that you could actually see the offering at the shrine, to further enhance the point I was trying to make. Also, I think next time it would just be easier to memorize my script. It looks better when i'm actually looking at the camera. Otherwise, I like my video and hope my peers did as well.

Holiday Video

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Green Screen Workshop

When it comes to a green-screen, the process is quite simple. You film your subjects standing in front of a green sheet hung upon the wall. After filming what you need, capture your work into Premiere Pro., and save what you need. You could always edit the green screen on Premiere, but the class has come to learn if you edit it from Adobe After Effects, you're going to get a much cleaner edit. It's easier to get a better looking green-screen edit. Now, you have to be careful with green-screens. Definately, be wise on what you wear. Wearing bright colors and things that can possibly blend into the green sheet should be avoided. I noticed that black, darker colors won't be confused for the green when editing. Also, your lighting is extremely important to the film. You're going to want a lot of lighting, from three angles. Two lights on either side of you, and one from behind. This prevents any shadows from showing on the screen, which has proven to be extremely difficult to work with. Overall, I believe we did well on our video using what we had to work with.