ASAD July Sneak Peak

I always talk about the month I had when I post my monthly sneak peak, but I never really criticize or talk about my learning process. Which I think is a very big part of the videos themselves. With that being said, I want to share with you something I have learned during this video process, and my own solution to go forward with for next years video.

If there was one thing I would have done differently for this project, it would be better organization. When I started this project, I never really thought about the process of organization I was going to need to successfully and easily make this project run smoothly. Well, let me tell you how important organization is with this project now that I am a little more than half way done,

The biggest way I could have stayed better organized would have been by putting these videos in sub-folders based on months and put each month in one folder. Right now, I have all the videos in one folder, and now that there are over 100 videos in this one folder, with more added more daily, When I sit down to edit, I am constantly searching though the entire media library consisting of all the videos from this year so far. This causes me to edit slower, and take more time looking for certain videos, rather than having all the videos right there per month. At least I know how to make this project run smoother next year, since I have decided to make this a very permanent ongoing project.

Below are links the the other A Second A Day Sneak Peak videos and the blogs to go with them just incase you ever miss one, or want to rewatch/reread them, they are all right here. Underneath these links, is July’s sneak peak. Enjoy!

Links to the other sneak peak videos in order:

1. Exciting Projects in the Work/ ASAD January Sneak PeaK

2. February’s ASAD Sneak Peak

3. March’s ASAD Sneak Peak

4. ASAD April Sneak Peak

5. ASAD May Sneak Peak

6. ASAD June Sneak Peak

BTS Cinemagraph

     A few weeks ago, I got together with three fellow friends and photographers to do a cinemagraph. (check last blog post to read about it!)

     A behind the scenes video is just what it sounds like. a video to see what all went in to making this cinemagraph happen. 

     Below is the behind the scenes of the cinemagraph that we came up with, this video could be shorter, but we wanted to show all the great moments we had making this, including our silly moments! also, the ending cinemagraph is another version in the video to help with variety of our ideas! 

Hope you liked it! here are the names and links to everyone in my group!

Leah Schonauer:
www.faiththroughfotos.com

Chelsea Thokar:
n/a

Shiloh Leath:
www.facebook.com/ShilohLeathPhotography

Cinemagraph

A few weeks ago, I got together with three fellow friends and photographers to do a cinemagraph. I have done a few using the flixel app of my phone, but never to this extent. 

A cinemagraph is  a collection of photos turned into a very short movie by making them into an animated gif. but the key is that the majority of the image is a still photo,  because usually only one aspect is moving.I like them because there is more creativity options for photographers, as well as the making a surprise for the viewer as they realize the image is moving. 

Below is the cinemagraph that we came up with, pay very close attention to the window behind her! below are also the names and websites of our group! Keep looking out for the behind the scenes video to come soon!

Hope you liked it! here are the names and links to everyone in my group!

Leah Schonauer:
www.faiththroughfotos.com

Chelsea Thokar:
n/a

Shiloh Leath:
www.facebook.com/ShilohLeathPhotography

Time Lapse

    Sorry I am about a month late posting this blog! It’s been a crazzzy month! But also so much fun and I cannot wait to tell yinz about it! Keep looking for my posts to hear about it!

     A time lapse is made when a camera takes a sequence of images with an interval of time between each image. The interval can be anything from less than a second to a day or more. When the images are played back the interval of time is sped up, showing how much the world changes. The most common examples of time lapses are of clouds, stars, and cities. 

     In a group project, two fellow friends and photographers tried our hands at a time lapse below are the results of our time lapse in downtown Pittsburgh of a street corner during lunch hour. Enjoy! Below there will also be links to the other photographer's websites! Feel free to check them out!

Leah Schonauer's Website: 
www.faiththroughfotos.com

Chelsea Thokar's website:
currently n/a

Foley Exercise

     A few weeks ago in our Time Based Media class we did a Foley Exercise. 

     Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds that are added to video, after they the video has been shot, to enhance audio quality. These sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. Some ways Foley artists recreate sounds in their studio are for example punching raw meat or a head of lettuce to recreate the sound of a punch. Foley artists recreate the sounds that the video should have. There will be a link at the bottom to watch a video of Foley artists at work.

     For our assignment we all paired up with someone. We were allowed to use major movies since this was only a school exercise. With a 10 second clip we took from YouTube, we had to recreate all the noises and voices in the clip. The video clip we chose is from the fantastic movie Inception. The first video is the real clip, and the Second video is our interpretation. We had a lot of laughs making this, and it was a fun exercise to think about other things that could make similar sounds. I hope you enjoy out first attempt at Foley.  At the Bottom there will also be a link to my partner and dear friends website, as well as a link to learn more about Foley artists.

Here is our original clip from Inception.

Here is our interpretation

links!:

Foley artist video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OONaPcZ4EAs

Learn more about foley!:

http://www.marblehead.net/foley/whatisitman.html

Leah Schonauer's website:

www.faiththroughfotos.com

Assisting a photo shoot!

Hey all, I am new to blogging. This is my first ever blog post! Bare with me while I learn more about this platform and how to use it!

In the last couple weeks I have been very busy planning future shoots, but I always try to make time to help friends in need. This week I got to help out one of my best friends, and fellow photographer, Leah Schonauer with her Out of the Fog Project. Here are a few behind the scenes images, and go check out her website for the finished product and more beautiful artwork! www.faiththroughfotos.com