Wonderment Journal Entry (6 weeks left)

How did I motivate myself? What works and what is a challenge?

I enjoy doing this project so much that I had to actually save it to the weekend and spent a lot of time on the weekend making my sport part of the video. So my challenge last week was to make a better plan to work more on my project without it interfering with my other classes, and it was also challenging to find a software that was free, that had no watermark, and produced good film quality videos without charge. The last difficulty was that focusing on finding different information either than the sport part of the video was hard because I find the sport part of the video, was the easiest to work on, and the most fun to work on. Then the things that work the best for me, are, organizing my information on a Google Doc and testing how my video would look like by having two YouTube tabs open at once and playing each one at the same time, to combine the music with the visual part and see how it looks before, downloading the video onto my computer.

What did I learn from the steps that I have taken and how did this learning (ie a change in perception) apply to me as a person?

I learned that screen recorders actually reduce the resolution to low if you don’t find a reliable one, also that many sport videos online have a certain climax to the video, and from the start to the end there is a build up of excitement and energy, and last, the best videos use special effects along with, music, narration, and words on the screen to create a better experience for the viewer. This new data applies to me as a person because I now know how to work with computer softwares a lot easier along with, film producing, and how to use different applications that also relate to creating an exceptional film, and now by acquiring all this information I have stronger confidence with technology which will help me with exceeding in a possible business in the future.

What did I do well while planning my project?

I tackle whatever I can, when I have time, so that even if it is the easiest thing I still am doing something to continue forward with my project.

What could I have done differently?

Probably work on the animation and video editing software last week rather than this week because it requires more focus and this week is mid-trimester break.

What were some things that I found out about myself that I didn’t know before? Do I like these traits? If so, how will I use them in the future? If not, can I change them?

Finding the right tools to generate an adequate design to a film that will be a satisfying experience for the viewers, is easy for me. So I guess you could say that trait would be considered, “handy” or a “good problem solver”. This trait is very useful, and will be in the future when bigger, more important problems come to rise.