Category: Blogger Archive

These posts were made before the blog switched to WordPress, therefore links and images may be faulty.

Admin Posts, Blogger Archive

Check out the New Poll!

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Spencer has set up a new poll for us all and I hope you take a minute to look it over and vote for your top choice. He has even posted the links to the products below the poll, so you will know what he is talking about. He and I feel these are the highest priorty items for the program, but if you can think of other products that should be considered, please respond to this post with your ideas. Remember this blog is for all of us and we are all here to make the program better and better as time goes on. I want you to get the fullest experience possible.

Now, go forth. Vote in the poll. And keep being creative!

Shaw

Admin Posts, Blogger Archive

Site Redesign!

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After much research into how the heck to code HTML, Shaw and I have successfully rebuilt the site from scratch, adding a third column, quick-edit cabability on posts, a link to the blogger dashboard on the bottom of the site so you can quickly create new posts, and a hit counter. Soon to follow will be the fix for the Rambler Youtube videos on the bottom which keeps displaying “undefined” videos. I’m still experimenting with font colors, trying to find the most easily readable shade, bear with me. Remember, if you have any suggestions for the site, let us know!

Just a few other things I should mention.

1. When you create a new post, make the post title unique. Simply putting “VP1” or “Weekly update” won’t work. Everybody has to do a weekly update, and there are quite a few people in Video 1. If everyone uses the same titles, the archives will get confusing. Try and make your post title reflect what you are working on. Draw the reader in. Thanks!

2. If you come accross any cool videos on the web that you’d like to share with the rest of us, just copy the “embed” code from the video (which is available on most video sites) and paste it directly into your post. BAM, instant watchability.

3. Similarly, if you come across a video contest you think people would be interested in, post a link to it. If it looks good, Shaw or I will add it to the Contest Links on the left-bar.

Thanks everyone! And don’t forget to VOTE!

Blogger Archive, Uncategorized

PSA

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Hello there!! I am currently working on my PSA. Right now I am looking for some music to add to my PSA will be. The topic will be about the fallen veterans. Not just the ones in the Iraq war, but every war that the U.S. has fought in. I will do a short simulated battle and I will get shot. One of my squad members (Darren Fisher) will drag me to a safe zone and carry me to safety. But sadly I will be dead before I get there. And I will have sad music playing softly in the background and the serious facts and stats will show. Revealing the truth about our fallen soldiers. This is meant to be very serious but at the same time look really cool. And yes it will be dedicated to the fallen troops in memorial of what they have sacrificed for this country. I hope you all will like it!!

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Good job, but we can do better!

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A round of the Teach@15 contest just ended. We came in eighth place with about 130 votes. That’s our best score yet but it still only averages out to about 9 people voting consistently and daily. We can do better. A new voting period starts TODAY. A fresh start. We are tied for second at the time of this writing, lets keep it that way. I estimate that if we can get 30 people to vote daily we WILL win at least third place. Please remember to vote everyday! If you are having trouble voting/signing up, ask someone who is already voting! This voting period ends the 17th.

The money will in the end benefit much of the school as the video production program supports theater and music and Latin and more with the videos we create and sell.  The direct link to the voting page is the far right green button on the nav bar above. Click it everyday!

If you’ve forgotten, the prizes are as follows

$1,500  –  First Place
$1,000  – Second Place
$500  –  Third Place

Let’s shoot for the win!

Today is also the LAST day of voting for the local band FYVE. Be sure to go to fyverock.com and help them go to the schooljam USA finals.

Blogger Archive, Uncategorized

hmmmm :) im in your class

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hey shaw I’m in your class right now, um sarah hignett is my partner and she has been sick all this week so we haven’t been able to work together. but before vacation we decided on what we are doing for the psa I am currently finding pictures of iraq war stuff. i have the storyboard pretty much finished. um i have no idea what sarah has done. but yeah… tori:)

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All lifes questions shall be answered through I. Baby Jesus.


EDIT BY ADMIN: Please do not use the blog for pointless drivel. Thank you. Post your weekly update or something video-related.
Also, please give your post a title.

Admin Posts, Blogger Archive

Expect Explosions

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BIG news in the video production program. Our copy of the Adobe Production Premium Suite has just been delivered. The software includes the following programs.

  • After Effects® CS4 – Visual effects
  • Premiere® Pro CS4 – Video production
  • Photoshop® CS4 Extended – Image editing
  • Flash® CS4 Professional – Interactive content
  • Illustrator® CS4 – Vector graphics creation
  • Soundbooth® CS4 – Audio editing
  • OnLocation® CS4 – On-set monitoring
  • Encore® CS4 – DVD authoring
  • Bridge® CS4 – Visual media management
  • Device Central® CS3 – Preview and test mobile content
  • Dynamic Link – Eliminate intermediate rendering

SO MUCH EPIC! With the combined resources of the full Video Copilot suite and our shiny new Adobe AfterEffects program we have the capability to produce amazing graphics, animations, and more. Again, just check out Video Copilot to see some of what we are now able to accomplish. The possibilities are endless.

Pat Flynn and I are planning a demo reel that will incorporate some of our new software to show off just what we can do! We don’t have too many details yet but the reel is likely to focus around a theme of “Winthrop in the future” with flying buses, touchscreen desks, and spaceships launching from the rotunda (plenty of explosions to boot).

If you’ve ever had an interest in video production NOW is the time to sign up! Even if you can’t take the class this year, get involved! Ask around and you’ll find yourself helping in any number of projects, learning the basics from observation. That way by next year you’ll have a jump start and can get to the fun stuff like AfterEffects a lot faster. With our software expanding and our knowledge increasing the video production program is the place to BE.