November 24, 2014

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have any traditions? Go in to detail about your plans for the 5 day weekend.

For Thanksgiving my family is coming in town and we are spending the night together. Our families get together every year for Thanksgiving and we have fun and just hang out. I love spending time with my relatives because it is always so much fun to be around. Also, this weekend we are putting up our Christmas tree. I cant wait!

Happy Thanksgiving

November 19, 2014

Reflecting on the comments and grade of your stop-motion animation... what you would do differently if you had to do it all over again? Would you manage your time better? Find better lighting for your photos? Come up with a better idea? Explain what you would change about your video.

Reflecting on my comments and grade I would do my lighting better because it was kind of dole. Also, I would have done my translations smoother so it looked better. I also think I would have made everything into a story instead of having some random stuff pop up. I think overall it was a bit to long so maybe I shouldn't do as much, but I think it was pretty cool and very time consuming. 

November 17, 2014

Tell me about your weekend.

This weekend was pretty laid back and I didn't do every much. On Saturday, I got my nails done with my friend and then went shopping with my mom and sister. I got a new sweater and scarf, and also got some new boots. Also, on Saturday night, I went over to my neighbors house and babysat their two kids. I think this weekend was kind of boring and I wish I did more things. 

November 14, 2014

Tell me about your experience with taking your stop-motion photos. What problems did you run in to? What did you find difficult about the process? What would you go back and change about HOW you took the photos? Explain yourself.

When taking my pictures, it was very difficult and time consuming. I think it was difficult to move the M&M's every picture and make it perfect. I wouldn't have changed how I took the pictures because it was a good and steady angle the whole time because I set my iPad on the table with the camera looking down. It was a good contraption that I set up, the only thing difficult was moving the M&M's over and over. 

November 11, 2014

What is your idea for the stop motion animation project? How is it creative? How are you going to execute your idea?

For my stop motion animation project, I am doing a story with M&M's. I think this is an original idea because a lot of people wouldn't do it because it was hard, or because it would take a lot of time and effort. I am going to find a way to have my camera look downward at the M&M's so it will be still and be looking at it from a downward view. I am hoping to start my story as a plant growing and soon move into the sky. I am still brainstorming on how to set up my designs. I am hoping to have a really creative and cool idea.

November 10, 2014

What is stop motion animation? If you don't know, look it up! Explain.

Stop Motion Animation is a technique people use on pictures to make it look like the static objects are in  motion. When you put the pictures in order it looks in motion. When you make a movie with animations, you have to make them walk. You do this by taking pictures of them every step by you moving them. By the time you take all the pictures and put them in a fast motion, it looks real.

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5 Frame Storyboard

November 5, 2014

Tell me about your idea for your 5 frame story board. What is the plot? How do you plan to make the story creative? Who's the main character? What is the beginning, middle and end? Tell me about your plan of attack.

For my five frame story board, my sister is the main character. I wanted to make it creative by having it be funny and to have everyone enjoy it, instead of it being boring and no one is interested. My story starts off as my sister is walking down the stairs. I then take a picture of my foot about to tough her back, and then I kick her down the stairs. Finally, the end is her laying at the bottom of the stairs.  

November 4, 2014

Yesterday you edited and uploaded photos to your blog. Tell me more about your photos. HOW did you edit them? Why did you choose the photos that you did? Explain your assignment.

Yesterday, I edited ten different photos that I took for my project. I picked five out of the 15 I took. I chose the ones I did because I think it shows a lot of different color values and have multiple designs. I edited my pictures by making them more vibrant and I was tying to make them stand out more. I think the after picture is way cooler than the first because the colors pop out more. 

Edited and Non-Edited Pictures

November 3, 2014

Tell me about your weekend! Share Pic!:)

This weekend I had a lot of fun. On Sunday, I went to the chiefs game. We tailgated and ate breakfast with our friends. After awhile, we finally went into the field. While walking in, it was chaos. When we first sat down at our seats, they were throwing shirts, and  he threw one right toward me! Then, right before halftime I was on the big screen. They had a win against the New York Jets. I cant wait to go to another game next year!