For the past few days, I learned how to edit and use adobe Premiere Pro for my six word stories project. We had to film two six word stories projects for this week. Our first story was about a person who had Alzheimer’s disease. Our second story was about a thief who wanted to return the wallet. I liked the experience of working with the cameras. One of the challenges we had was adjusting the lighting on the camera. Working on Adobe Premiere was quite easy. After learning the basic functions, I thought editing the clips went very well. I wish we had a chance to learn how to add music to our projects to help create emotions. Overall, I think my group worked well together.
The reading topic for this week was about lighting. I learned the different types of lighting and how to use them. I learned that a Key Light is the primary light source of the scene. It is the most intense and direct light source. High Key Lighting reduces the lighting ratio in the scene. This type of lighting adjusts the mood and tone of a scene. Low Key Lighting is a type of lighting that uses a hard source to encase a scene in shadow. Low Key Lighting wants contrast and blackness. A Fill Light cancels out the shadows created by the key light. A Backlight is used to separate an object or an actor from a background. They give more shape and depth. The sun is a great backlight. I learned that Color Temperature is measured in degrees Kelvin. Color Temperature affects the tone of the story.
Something from class that I would like to know more about is how to adjust the lighting on a camera. I want to learn how to play with the brightness while I film instead to editing that clip later. I watched some YouTube videos on this. One video I found useful was this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m78k5ldZG7w.
Online classes are a little more difficult than normal class in my opinion. It is mainly asking questions when I need help because we have to do it through email, which can take some time. However, this responsibility to do work helps me prepare for college. I feel this experience gives me a sense of what self learning is like. The online classes aren’t so bad. I just wish there was a better way to ask for help and get it right away.
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