So in P5, we had to make a video correlating with what 5 meant to you. The only thing that came to mind was things that I have noticed Oregon residents do differently than California residents. I thought it would be funny to film what I had noticed and possibly show the differences. But with the time cap @ 2:00 I realized this wasn’t going to all fit. SOOO….I just took the original footage of doing Oregon fun stuff and just made the video instead! As far as older videos before this class, I never took into account the whole “music copyright” thing because I didn’t think my videos were of that caliber to be noticed or get in trouble for. With that, I had to make my own music/loop for the video which was challenging/fun/frustrating/rewarding.

SPOILER ALERT: The music only consisted of 5 loops.

This is only a test for including a video for P5 http://youtu.be/sYL-TjdgHUk

It has been quite some time since I have produced a YouTube skit, so I decided to go all out on the “five” project. I pulled inspiration from really cheesy local lawyer commercials, which I found to be a great research topic.  I was hoping to convey not just the unintentional silliness of these type of commercials, but the sometimes overall creepiness as well. If you are interested, search for “worst lawyer commercials” in Google or YouTube and you will find exactly what I am talking about. This project allowed me to test out my new green screen equipment and software as well as brush up on my writing, acting and editing skills. I want to thank Jacob Sanchez, Ash Olsen and K.I. Design for their contributions. I hope you enjoy!

Also, I created a blooper reel:

Enjoy!

This short video is all about the Five Chinese Elements. When I first thought about the number 5, I started to think about the different types of Pokemon or the different elements from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Basically the five main natural forces that make up the world. So I found that there are 5 central elements that make up the world that the Chinese have defined as Fire, Metal, Water, Wood, and Earth. Each of these elements affect each other and work with each other and that makes up life.

In this video, I first set up what the element looks like in nature or how you would naturally come upon it. Then, I showed how the element affects us or is used in our daily lives. How every element works together to create what our life is. I put Eastern Chime music to the video to give it a Chinese theme because I based my video on the Chinese elements.

When I was originally given the task of making a video, with “5” as the main theme to this assignment and what 5 meant to me, I thought it was a pretty broad and open topic. I had no idea where I planned to go with it, it didn’t take long however before I decided to approach it “the way I would” under normal circumstances. I thought, it’s a pretty random theme, so the video in turn should be as well. (while still keeping 5 as the main point of focus). In short, what I ended up going for was a mix-mash of videos with “5” through the entire length of the clips, with an overall light comedic feel as the base. With help from my brother (Taylor) and best friend (Eric) The clips where all shot using a “cisco – flip video & iPhone 5. With sound files from: “FreeSound.org” & video effects from: “Movavi Video Editor 10″. which I had found to be the PC equivalent to the Mac’s iMovie video editor. (for those who don’t own a Mac). This was the first video I had ever made with any real level of editing done and I have to say, I had fun with it.

When I was originally given the task of making a video, with “5” as the main theme to this assignment and what 5 meant to me, I thought it was a pretty broad and open topic. I had no idea where I planned to go with it, it didn’t take long however before I decided to approach it “the way I would” under normal circumstances. I thought, it’s a pretty random theme, so the video in turn should be as well. (while still keeping 5 as the main point of focus). In short, what I ended up going for was a mix-mash of videos with “5” through the entire length of the clips, with an overall light comedic feel as the base. With help from my brother (Taylor) and best friend (Eric) The clips where all shot using a “cisco – flip video & iPhone 5. With sound files from: “FreeSound.org” & video effects from: “Movavi Video Editor 10″. which I had found to be the PC equivalent to the Mac’s iMovie video editor. (for those who don’t own a Mac). This was the first video I had ever made with any real level of editing done and I have to say, I had fun with it.