Final exam

(1) Name 3 things that we learned in class that you now apply in real life. 
-Shot composition, what they are and how to recognize them in movies and music videos.
-How easy it is to capture video and make a name for yourself just by using your cell phone.
-How to be consistent in my skills and improve them.

(2) How did what you learned in class help you when you participated in "Chatting With"? 
-I think it helped me better understand what goes into making an actual production, since everybody had a different job when it was their group's turn to interview. 

(3) In your opinion what is the best part of "Chatting With" and how do we expand it? 
-The best part of "Chatting With" was the fact that we the students basically did the whole production ourselves. I think a good way to expand it would be having the students pick who they interviewed and reach out to them to set it up, instead of groups just working with whatever guest was brought into class by the professor.

EXTRA CREDIT:

(4) Knowing what you know now, would you take this class again and why? Would you recommend it? 
-I would take this class again because although it was a little unorthodox, it was always interesting and I never knew what to expect. I would recommend it to others, especially if they didn't have any prior knowledge of Multimedia, because it was a good introductory course.

Final Classes

For our last couple of classes, we interviewed different special guests and took turns being the director, editor, shooter and interviewer. Last week, I was in a group with Graham, Julia, Tara, and Timmy and I was the designated editor (see video below). I cut between the 2 shot and close-ups of Julia and Dr. Malveaux, but I had to stick to the 2 shot more towards the end since Dr. Malveaux's camera cut out early.

4/11 Class

In 4/11's class, we discussed our next few classes with "Chatting With", what's next for the rest of our classes and what's expected from our groups for the rest of the semester.


We also learned about "iking", the very act of verbally or physically pimpslapping a person or group.

For homework, we had to come up with one example of good customer service we've experienced, and one bad experience.

My examples are both from my recent trip to Walt Disney World for Spring Break.

The example of bad service was one of the Photopass photographers in Epcot. Typically, the photographers are really nice, have smiles on their faces, and are very accommodating to guests. This one lady, however, taking pictures for Snow White's Meet and Greet in Germany, was noticeably very irritable. She more than once yelled at visitors in the line to not block a certain door than allowed trash men through. Then, when it was my group's turn for a picture, she told one of my friends, "put your bags down right there and let me take the picture" very sternly. She was clearly annoyed when my friend then asked if she could also take the picture on his iPhone, which she reluctantly and hastily did. It was just very odd behavior for a Disney employee, because for the years I've been going to Disney World, I've never encountered a person working there that didn't look overjoyed to be there. Understandably, there was a long line, and it was getting dark, but the whole experience just made my group feel awkward.

An example in turn, of good experience was at one of the restaurants during our trip. One of the employees whose job it was to clear tables when guests were done eating, stroke up a conversation with us. She asked us about our trip, what we were doing the next day, and was so excited to tell us all about the newly expanded Star Wars attractions in one of the parks. She told us what to do when we met the characters to get the most out of the experience, the times where she went, and even drew a Star Wars character on a complimentary "I'm Celebrating!" button for one of my friends. It was clear that she really loved her job.

4/6 Class

I was not in class on Monday, 3/4 because I was helping professor Jay with a project. I was, however, in class on Wednesday, 3/6, where I was both an interviewer and interviewee for "Chatting With". My partner was Chris, and we took turns interviewing each other and being interviewed. Even though I have my own show for GreyComm and interview people quite regularly, I was really nervous and shy about doing it in class. I hope that for the rest of the semester I can just do more behind-the-scenes work instead, and I hope that moving forward we can do more classes outside.

3/30 Class

In 3/30's class, we discussed our "Chatting With" show and next group assignments. We talked about the show format, as stated below:

Intro (what you're going to tell them) and Body (tell them with interview)
1. "Welcome to Chatting With....."
2. "Today in class with us we have ______, the _____(position)
3. Talk about their career, have them give advise, say what's next for them

Conclusion (tell them what you told then recap)
1. "We've been here with _____ and he/she said ____(sum it up) and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. For Chatting With, I'm _______, thanks for watching".

For the next few classes, we will work on contacting our interviewees, conduct the interviews, and then go into post-production. I'm glad that we are now working on a project for class, and my group seems to be excited about this new challenge as well.

3/21 Class

Today in class we didn't do much. Doc Chris gave us the day off on Wednesday, 3/23 so we could go home early for Easter break. It was Scotty's birthday on 3/21 so we sang happy birthday to him (video 2 below). For Easter, I'm thankful for my Loyola family, and below is one of my roommates saying what she's thankful for this holiday. I asked my family the same question when I was home, but none of them wanted to be filmed. My mom said she was thankful to have me home, my dad said he was thankful for his family being happy and healthy, and my brother was thankful for all the Easter candy he got.

3/16 Class

In 3/16's class, we went outside and filmed "Chatting With". We did that for the entire class, and left early so we could finish our midterms that were due the next day. I like that we again went outside for the nice weather, and at least this was something different than we've been doing, so I hope we continue doing new things for the rest of the semester.