Summer Break: I'm back from nowhere

Clareesa candidly informed me today that I haven't posted in ages. Now that I've almost recovered from an intense quarter of school, I'm back!

This quarter I did an internship at Compel Media, where I did various things ranging from logging footage for television shows, fixing up Youtube videos, to cleaning up audio, rough-cutting commercials and going out on production as the B-camera.

One video I did most of the editing on is a Tractor Safety video for SAIF corporation. Not the most epic subject in the world, but I had fun with it.

Creating the Spanish version was more of a challenge, mainly because yo no hablo Espanol...

Later on in the quarter, I got to do a bunch of work on an instructional video for Marion County Public Works:

Classes were totally different this quarter, mainly in that we didn't get to do any actual video recording! All the video students were disappointed, but we learned a lot about important [and boring] paperwork necessary for great and profitable video work. We also had a painful web design class (I, and several others, knew nothing about HTML and CSS prior to class), but I'll post about that later.

Guess What?

Yep. It's Spring Break!!! There's nothing quite as wonderful as hanging out with the sibs.

And a video that's a little old, but still relevant:

Spike Man

I am so blessed with amazing brothers and sisters! You guys rock!!!

School...

My geography midterm is tomorrow. 'Nuff said. ::gulp::

 

Important Vocab

Today we shot an awesome group video scene, with a 4-light set up.  We used one of the most important tools in the film industry: C47s (clothespins). It's incredible how handy they are for handling hot lights.

Ready to get really in depth with film-set vocab?

C74s: Clothespins taken apart and reassembled backwards.

Blue

I arrived at school today totally satisfied with myself.  Camera?  Check.  Backpack?  Check.  On time?  Oh, yes.  The wind frazzled my hair, but the trees were so beautiful...  I thoroughly enjoyed my walk across the campus.  After class, I stopped in the bookstore and bought a scantron form for Monday's test. I carefully stuffed it into my backpack, and unzipped my bag to get my keys.  They weren't there.  I dug through every possible part of my backpack, and then through all of my pockets.  Ugh.  My campus is notably safe, but we have a significant problem with car theft... And I left the keys in my truck.  Oh boy.  I made the trek back to the parking lot.  There sat my truck.  Sure enough, the doors were unlocked and the key sat in the ignition.
Deep down, I hadn't been truly worried, because my truck is incredible. Big Blue is an '83 Chevy S10 with a stripped interior. What could possibly be better?

What I Do at School

 Here's what I do at school/for homework:

Self Portrait Assignment

Group "Identity" Project


Not too rough, eh? World Regional Geography isn't quite the same story... Midterms are coming up next week! ::AHHH!!!::

Of Gels and Such

In my main video class last quarter, students were divided into groups to practice 3-point lighting for interviews. I felt super confident, because I'd done it so many times before. I set up the hairlight, clipping a folded gel to the barn doors. Soon after, the teacher walked in to check our set up and make suggestions.

"One thing," he commented as he unclipped the gel that I had laboriously placed, "be careful that gels don't get too close to the light. They melt. Like this." He held up the gel, displaying a lovely stickiness where the corner of the sheet used to be. "Yup. That's all." He walked off to take care of what used to be a gel and check on the next group.
What a relief- he didn't ask who did it.
Eh heh heh. Good times.