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19week 1 lounge
film strip

Now that you know all about the pros and cons of video and film, tell us which one you would rather work with. Make sure you give us some supporting details from the article. Respond to your classmates' posts. Tell them if you agree or disagree with their opinions.

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week 2 lounge

Describe the idea you have for a commercial parady. Comment on the ideas your peers have shared.

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Week 4 loungeTalk about On the Lot and why some of the contestants failed in giving their pitch.

Focus on how they told the story rather than how they gave their speech or if they were nervous.
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week 5 loungeWhat is your opinion of the storyboarding process? Do you think it is useful? Necessary? Did you enjoy putting your part of the storyboard together? Whose section of the storyboards you created did you really admire?1
Week 6 loungeConsider what you learned about film vs. video in week 1, specifically how film and video look. Tell me why selective focus is important. For those of you who had an opportunity to experiment with the technique we learned from Izzy's podcast, tell us how it worked.0
Week 7 LoungeWe read about quite a few composition techniques this week. Which ones especially interest you? Which one would you like to use in your own video work. Give us a specific example if you can.0
Week Lounge lightingThis week we talked about lighting. Were you aware of everything that went into lighting a shoot? Would you ever consider running lights as a job? Why? Why not?
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Week 12 loungeWhat struck you as cool about the opening sequences you watched? Give specific examples of things that you liked. Did you get any ideas from watching these clips?


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week 8 loungeThis week's unit was a lot of very technical information. It may seem boring or annoying now, but when it comes time to start collecting quality sound, you will be happy that you know a few things about it. Talk about the things that were the most interesting to you this week. Please comment on ...1
unit 16 loungeWhat type chroma keying of software are you using? What worked? What didn't? Were there any green screen/chroma keying tricks that you figured out on your own that are worth sharing?1
unit 14 loungeShare something that you learned about sound this unit. Comment on your pee'rs posts1
unit 18 loungeWell this is it. Please share your thoughts on this unit and on the rest of the classwork in this class. What was most helpful. What did you learn that you weren't expecting. What are you going to do now?1
unit 3 loungeThis week, you read a lot of information about cameras and camera techniques. I'm sure a lot of it seemed overly technical and boring. What struck you as the most interesting? Post and respond to your classmates' posts.1
unit 13 loungeWhat, would you say, is the message of the Sarah Palin "Thanksgiving" clip you watched? Is the videographer who shot this scene guilty of "enhancing" his message? What could he have done differently?1
unit 9 loungeTell me what you knew about Final Cut coming into this unit - and what you learned.1
unit 17 louge
Post a link to your blog. Share you research experiences. Did the PayPal thing work out? What about YouTube? Comment on your classmates posts and blogs.
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Unit 11 loungeWhat parts of this unit's readings do you recognize from earlier in the course?0