Cracking The Code

What is up guys, hows it going? So if you didn't already know our latest G.T project is Coding. Coding is pretty new to most of us in Mr. Sanderls class since he has not ever taught it before. I feel that coding is a pretty cool thing to know how to do. I kinda have mixed feelings about coding and whether I like it or not. So should everyone learn coding?, well although it is cool and you can make cool games I still think its not for everyone because some people may enjoy making games but others may not like this sort of activities. So with that said, if you want to try coding for yourself check out this link.

My first experience with code was in G.T class. We did lesson one which was trying to get the angry bird to the bad pig. I thought it was pretty fun to try and figure out how to get the angry bird to the pig. At first I was pretty confused with the whole thing, but after a couple of levels I got the hang of it. When coding you really need to read the directions and scripts carefully to succeed. I think that coding is a pretty cool thing because with code you can create cool games.

The scratch game I would make would be staying away from a scary monster dude. This game would kinda be like pac man. Basically all you would need to do is try to not get touched by the monster. At first you pop in and then the monster starts moving in random directions throughout the screen, then you try to stay away from it and if you get touched you lose a point. And the way would would get points is hitting the monster or getting things like apples and other things. I would make it by adding different blocks such as repeat forever so the monster keeps on moving all over the place. I would also position and time the characters movements. And the way would would get points is hitting the monster or getting things like apples and juice boxes.

My Humorous Monologue

What is up guys? This is the 8th week of our GT class and if you didn't already know our latest project is creating a comedic monologue. We have been working on this project for the past 2-3 weeks and its been pretty fun/difficult/interesting.

I have learned quite a bit during this project. One of the things I have learned is that B-roll is very important in making your narrative humorous because without b-roll the audience may not be able to visually picture it. I also learned that if we need to sign out a camera be sure to be there on the first day available. I also learned that you shouldn't procrastinate, because if you do you project wont be your best work. And lastly I learned that your not as funny as you think you are!

Pad is basically taking a couple seconds before and after you start and stop rolling. Usually you take about 5 seconds before and after your clip.  Padding your clips is crucial because if your don't, you may lose a part of your clip. Most times only about half a second gets cut off, but still will ruin your clip. This is really important because when your editing and don't have a clip you might not have time to get a new clip. I know it is really important to add pad because once I was editing one of my films and a part of the voiceover got cut off. So from now on every clip I film I make sure I add pad.


My weaknesses during this project was when my whole project got deleted after working on if for 2 days. This was when I struggled because I needed to complete the whole thing in one night! It was especially difficult because It took along time for me to film what I wanted and edit it how I wanted it to be. I think I next time I could be efficient and it wold be easier for me to complete my project. I believe that my strengths during this project would have to be saying my monologue. I think this was my strength because I believe  I had good expression and said all the words good.

Comedy Writing

Sense of humor is an important character trait because without it life would be pretty boring.

Also almost everybody loves a good laugh. It is also an important trait because you can influence people in a good way. Also you can pop a joke in awkward situations when no one is talking or something weird just happened. And last but not least it will help to make conversations more enjoyable.

Writing a Humorous narrative can be pretty difficult but Ill share 5 tips that may make writing one easier.  Tip #1 pick an event or subject and stick with it. Tip #2 Be funny not harsh. Tip #3 Be sarcastic, cause if your sarcastic and then right at the end you give a 1 liner about the truth it might be really funny. Tip #4 Make sure the narrative flow. And last Tip #5 When complete read it with plenty of expression and weird faces.

My comedic monologue is about how "great" school is. Its basically talking about how much I love school and how great it is.  One part says "I love spending 35 hours of my week in a nice hot humid classroom" which is obviously not true. I think its funny because Who really likes school??,  I certainly don't. I also think its going to be funnier when I add visuals because they will show sarcasm but the voiceover will sound somewhat believable.

Motivational Poster

Our latest project is a motivational poster, there are quite a few requirements. For this project we are going to be graded on a 4 point scale. The requirements are to have 2 text layers, the 2 layers should consist of your manifesto and our personal quotes. Also 4 image layers which should consist of 3 images that symbolize us and 1 portrait of ourself. To get all 4 possible points We need to kern our text to fill the whole photoshop document. Have a triadic color scheme, visual balance, and last to have visual balance to create an artistic appeal.

The first step is to write your manifesto and quotes, I did this by looking at what others have written and wrote my own. Next, I took photos of my symbols. Then I put my text and photos in photoshop. After the I got the text in I kerned it to fit across the whole document. After, I got the photos and arranged them using visual balance. Then, I Added a color overlay to the symbols. Next, I added layer styles to my text. Lastly, I saved the document as a .JPEG and turned it in.

The biggest challenge in this project would definitely have to be kerning the text. I thought this was the hardest and most difficult because this took the most time. One of the hardest part about kerning was getting the text moved around. Also I couldn't figure out how to make the text fit across the whole page. I completed this task by asking others and checking out the focus wall. Also, by using my knowledge and Mr. Sanderls demonstrations. After a lot of moving, sizing, and kerning the text I finally got the text to fit.

      

Personal Manifesto

       Hey guys whats up? So five interesting facts about myself are... I like to go to the beach with family and freinds. Another is that my favorite ice cream is "dulce de leche". Also I like hanging outside and fixing things around the house. Also One of my favorite things to do is to go to cool stores like Cabelas, bass pro shops, home depot, etc. Also over the summer I kayaked the  Nā palli coast. Another interesting fact about me is that I like buying little gadgets and cool things. And last but not least I like to ride my quad in mud and long trails.

life's life, do what you love if you think its hard, make it easy count your blessings, make them count Try your best, never stop do it good, If you cant do it, Try again share lots, love lotsHave fun, live lifeDream big, try hard take your time, do it good never quit, always try quality work, takes time live your life right, And you'll be alright

       My manifesto applies to all readers because everybody make choices and needs to do things in life. It talks about choices when it says "do whats right" because when we are faced with choices one is usually the better decision. Also it says to "do what you love" which means that if what you love is doing the right thing then you should do it. Also it says to " count your blessings, and make them count" which means that we should really count our blessing but we should certainly make them count.

Music Videos Rock!

My team consists of Makaio Gonsalves, Meleana Keawe, and me. I feel that everyone on our team contributes to our project equally. Makaio is a big help when it comes to the set up and break down of our equipment when it comes time to film. Meleana is a big help when it came to the planning and also the camera functions. So I thought id ask my teammates how I contributed, They said that I contributed by helping in the editing process. I think we make a good team and work with one another well.

I feel that the part the audience will enjoy the most is the beginning. The start of our music video starts with each of us lip syncing and I think its pretty funny when it cuts from one person lip syncing to the next person. It starts off with Makaio sleeping on the couch then suddenly waking up and lip syncing. Then it suddenly cuts to me lip syncing. Then it goes to Meleana where jason Mraz is singing. I really just think that the part the audience will like is when were lip syncing.

Lyrical Livelihood

My favorite song lyrics are from the song "Take your time" by Sam Hunt. I like the song because I like how the Sam Hunt expresses the lyrics. I really like the way that the song is written and the story it tells. My favorite part of the song is when it says" No, I ain't gotta call you baby And I ain't gotta call you mine I don't have to take your heart I just wanna take your time" because its basically talking about how he just wants to be freinds and get to know her.

My team is Makaio Gonsalves, Meleana keawe, and me. The music video song my team choose was "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" from  Hunter Hayes Ft. Jason Mraz. We choose this song because we believed it was a good song that was appropriate for school. Also because the original music video had two guys singing which which is perfect for are team because we have two boys, even though we have one girl we can still incorporate her somewhere in our music video to make sure we meet the requirements.

The visual story that our music video will show is that you can easily make friends by just simply communicating with people and finding things that you have in common with them. It will show this by having our whole team in the beginning lonely with nobody then in the middle trying to find friends and at the end finding friends and hanging out with them.