COMM 333: Production and 3-point Editing.

With Final Cut Pro it is essential at times to know the values of three point editing in the sense that it may do many functions that simple drag and drop to a timeline may not. The idea of setting in-and-out points allows a smoother flow of your videos while keeping it linear and professional. Below is a series of instructions on basic three point editing via Final Cut Pro.

• First and foremost one must have their footage at the ready for editing. Then promptly setting the sections of when you want the in and out points of the clip.

• Secondly stating where in the timeline sequence you would like the clip to go with in and out points.

• Third is making sure the audio and video tracks are lined up through the in and out points for the timeline before you place it into the actual sequence.

Then we simply add the clip to the timeline and work towards the video being much more parallel to the ideas of the footage and overall vision. Overall I'm probably going to be using this as much as possible in my video, but so far my footage is still in the development stage and hopefully I can get it evened out a bit more to justify my vision of what the video can be. So far I have a few stills and titles but I still need to gain more video footage of the imagery I'd like.

Comm 447: Drupal modules

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesc/88771524/

Drupal has some amazing modules for use on their managed sites. I chose to go with three in particular that I found to be rather interesting other than the ones required.

• CaptchaRiddler - Fun little make your own riddle and answer version of Captcha. Doesn't have to be riddles but I found it amusing to say the least.
• PrivateMsg - Had to get a few other modules to make this truly work as intended. Figured that if I made it a big enough project and included enough content many would join the community.
• Forums - A pre-loaded module but decided to activate it so as to get a sense of how to manage a message board type forum.

These three I can see being very fun and at the same time useful as it adds a certain level of it being my own product and community in that sense. With the idea in mind that I can do such cool things with these modules I can feel like it is my own and that I should feel proud over it.

COMM 360: The Shoot

While much of the shoot was trial and error as per any project, it was a great experience to learn more about certain roles I was able to work on in the process. During the first day I was able to run the switch board; granted it didn't get much use, but being able to use the slider and switchers as practice was great in terms of being able to fully understand how they may be used correctly. Sadly was not able to do much else other than try to keep the noise level on set to a minimum.

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Second day I tried my hands at the lighting which was certainly a new task to me since I had not worked with studio lights prior. Theatre lights for the stage from about 4 years about had been about the crux of my experience thus far. Working to create just the right atmosphere and dynamic with three point lighting was daunting at first but with the shared knowledge of myself and the others assigned we were able to accomplish this in a decisive manner. The flaps on the furthest fill light were crucial to keeping the shadows off the subjects neckline which created a much more solid image we were aiming for. In this sense we were able to improve upon the lighting of the prior shoot.