Friday, April 29, 2011

Culture Movie Reflection

A. To what degree did you work toward team goals? (Please explain your answer) 
Superior, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Needs Improvement

Excellent. I should have edited, but i did not. But i did help start with many of the topics.

B. What specific tasks and duties did you perform as a member of this team?

I gathered information, and would have edited but alas, i was sick.

C. To what degree did you offer your gifts, talents, and time as a member of the team? 
(Please explain your answer) 
Superior, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Needs Improvement

D. To what degree did you take action as a member of the team?
(Please explain your answer) 
Leader, Very Active, Somewhat Active, Had to Be Told What to Do
Very Active. I helped manage the group and helped keep it organized. I contributed several ideas.

E. What makes you most proud about your movie and why?

It is unique and covers a wide variety of topics.

F. If you were going to make any changes to your movie, what would they be?

Better transitions.

What does it mean to be Irish? - Video

Friday, April 15, 2011

Podcast Movie Review

1. Upload your slideshow as a movie to your blog posting. [If you have trouble with this, check to see that you exported it in the correct format. If it is still too big, re-export in a smaller format. You may also choose to upload it to YouTube and embed it on your blog.]

2. What tools and techniques did you use to create your podcast?
I used the trimming technique and used my X11 Earforce headset.
3.  How could you use a project like this in other classes?
To make projects and voiceovers.
4.  In the “real world,” how could podcast projects be used (In what careers/businesses, etc.)? To do voiceovers for a presentation.
5.  In this project, what did you get good at doing?
Clipping voice pieces together

6. What was the most difficult part of the assignment?
Citing the pictures for it.

7. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976?
[...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc., How did you transform the music, information, images, etc.?
I photoshopped a few of the images, i edited a few clips to make an outstanding project.

8.  Would you do a project like this on your own?  
Yes. I have always wanted to do a regular podcast.

9. If you were going to make any changes/improvements on your podcast what would it/they be?  ...and why?
I would add background music from the movie.