Final Reflection

I have really enjoyed this class it has taught me a lot about how to craft a story together. Before I started this class I had a lot of camera work because I worked in WVUA news and I was one of the camera mad for sic months so I learned a good deal about framing and how to get cutaways and what to shoot and what not to so going in to this class I was very confident with my camera skills it was my editing that needed work and a lot of it. So when it came time to edit my stories I was very uneasy about how I would do and how it would compare to other students in the class but with your help DR. R you really showed me that editing was not as hard I was making it out to be. I feel like you can defiantly see a progression in my work from the beginning of the class until the end. My favorite project probably to work on would be the last project I worked on with Brandon because that is the kind of stuff that I really want to do if I do pursue that kind of career later down the road. This class has defiantly taught me more about everything you should know to be a TCF student I learned more in your class than I did any of my past production classes. Now every time I am working on a project in any subject I think about what the Gift of this his and I can’t figure it out I craft the project until there is a gift in what I am doing. This has been one of my favorite classes since I have been here at the University because it was very interesting not boring lectures all the time like my other classes. I feel that I could teach someone how to make a digital story after taking this class.

Final Project

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The first video I chose I found on the Miami Short Film Festival website this the festivals 9th year and it is held in November. The video I used from this website is a Spanish film titled Fisico da Spiaggia and directed by Edoardo de Angelis, Roma. This film seems almost like you are watching a commercial and you just keep waiting for the product to pop up but it never does. There is no dialogue in the film just music to help the film flow. I think the film works great with no dialogue because the music kind of works as the dialogue in the film. This film keeps you interested from beginning to end because you don't really know what is going on with the two characters until the end of the film it has a surprise ending that really makes you think how shallow people in the around the world are.

The second video I came across was on Studentfilms.com it was made by director Jeremy White from Emory University the film is titled Committed. In the first scene I really liked the transition the used to show both characters getting ready in the morning with opening and closing of the bathroom mirror. This film starts off slow but as the film progress you learn more about the two characters and their horribly funny marriage. This film is about a married couple who cheats and kills to stay together. The husband cheats and the wife finds out and kills the woman he has an affair messed up I know! My favorite line in the film is when the wife is killing the woman with her husband’s bowling bowl and says "Strike Bitch". The funny thing about the film is they both know it is going on but don't want to get a divorce because then they would have to separate the china funny!!Ha-ha!! The film did not use any music it let the words and action help with the understanding of the film. I really enjoyed this funny film because it was a different kind of comedy than I am used to seeing.

Memories with a Friend

Memories with a Friend from UA, Telecommunication and Film on Vimeo.

Here is my digital story I hope you enjoy this funny memory I have of me and one of my best friends Matt.

Digital Stories 2

The next Digital story I picked was The Mountain by Amy Johns because I felt like I could relate to her story because I also love the outdoors. I really liked how she told her story because at first you think it is going to be a wonderful story of her growing up and playing in the Mountains, but then you learn how money and greed can take over and ruin the what you love. This story hits a lot of issues that the world is facing to day with our energy crisis and I think Amy does a great job explaining how we as humans can destroy the earth to make some money. I like how Amy tells the story she tells of how the mountain changes as she grows up and how her niece will not get to enjoy the mountain like she did. This helps get her point across that the mining company's are not only ruining it for Amy but for generations of outdoor loving people.

Digital Stories

I stumbled across a great digital story titled Listening for my Great Grandfather by Kyle Bajakian in this story Kyle the narrator talks about his Great Grandfather stories of being an adventurer and author in the rough Canadian terrain. In this story Kyle uses vivid words,music, and pictures to help describe what his Great Grandfather was like as a person. He tells of how his Great Grandfather died of a insect bite and how his Great Grandfathers life was changed by a bear attack. Even though its a short digital story Kyle gives you enough information to know what kind of person his Great Grandfather is. The pictures also help tell the story as well because you see a picture of snakes, bears, moose, mountains rapids and other adventurous things. The picture that Kyle chooses to use tell the audience that his Great Grandfather liked to take risk and was a real adventurer. I really enjoyed this digital story I just wish I could hear more stories about his Great Grandfather's crazy embellished stories.

The Big Buck Scar

The Big Buck Scar from UA, Telecommunication and Film on Vimeo.

This a old hunting story told by my Dad Jim Counts. I hope you enjoy one of my Dads favorite stories to tell the best part is the ending