This week I learned the basics of film making in this class. But I spent most of my time working on these two blog posts because I fell behind due to the amount of work in my other classes.
PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)
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I structure my day to produce D.O.S.E. happiness brain chemicals. I start this very early in the morning, every morning I wake up early and work out, this helps get all the energy out of my system and gets my brains and body jump started so I am happy and I can focus on my homework, so I can get it done sooner so I don’t have to stress and finish last minute homework. I have a GTD system of work I need to complete so I can organize my work and prioritize what I need to get done. This also helps avoid stress and late work. I also set a timer and work super hard for an hour straight and then I have a 10-15 minute break, this helps me get work done while also having fun and relaxing.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
I learned about PSA’s and how important of what is inclueded to make the point clear. I also learned a lot about the history of film and how they developed into what they are today. A problem I solved was that I was getting behind on my homework and I was getting stressed out, but then I decided to structure my day and I was able to get my work done and stay happy at the same time.
Your toughest work is defining what your work is! – Peter Drucker
SUMMARY
This week I worked mostly on history homework. My teacher assigned us with a long video to watch and then answer a lot of questions, it has taken up most of my time this week. Other than that I have been working on my poetry project from English and last but not least I have been spending my remaining time working on this blog post.
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
Screenshot from David Allen TED Talk
This video that you had us watch was on how to organize all of your work so you don’t get stressed. The guy in the video talked about how even new technology like iphones won’t help us focus any better than the older. The best way to stay on track is to make a system where you write down all of your assignments and order them into how important they are and then check them off when you are done. This technique helps your brain calm down and get into a rhythm and you will be able to be more organized for the rest of your life through a few simple steps.
PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)
In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done(GTD).
STEP 1: MAKE A LIST
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Spanish: Finished everything so far
Film: This blog post, GTD 1 blog post
History: John Adams video questions
Chemistry: Finished everything so far
Literature: Poetry Project, Independent Reading Nov 25
The guy in the video was saying that there are a few bsic steps to being organized and finishing your work and those steps are: Capture, clarify, organize and reflect. You first need to capture all the information on all the assignments you have like when they are due and how long they are and how important they are. You then need to clarify on what you found with someone else. After that you need to use the information and organize them on how important they are so you can prioritize and work on the important ones first. After you are done you can reflect on how well this system works to determine if you want to use it again.
OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Read the article and go for another walk 🙂
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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
I learned that making a system to organize all of your work really helps and can be the most useful tool ever. The main steps to this are to capture, clarify, organize, and then reflect on what you have done. Using all of these steps will help you out in life.
A problem I solved was getting all of my assignments done this week. I had so much homework assigned to me this week and I was stressed, but I used this tactic for organizing my work that I was able to prioritize the important work and finish it all.
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Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/
“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com
What is a quality workflow? How do we develop it? Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something. First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage. Read on and find out!
Stages of Creation Development
Inspiration
How do we find ideas to develop?
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? The tools that we should use are: brainstorming, using other peoples ideas and just observing the environment around you.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? You should have your own process, if everyone used the same process than we would have no new ideas, you should make your own process like getting lot’s of sleep, clearing stress from your mind, and then just brainstorming.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? I say the best way to measure quality is to determine how much effort the person put into it, because not everyone is a s good at the same thing as each other so something might be quality work by some other persons standards by it would not be quality work by someone else’s standards.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? The person who measures the quality is whoever sees your product. If you work at a company than the boss measures the quality, if you are a salesman than your customers measure the quality, and if you are a student, then the teacher measures the quality.
Intention
How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? You should use a storyboard to get all of your ideas organized and ready.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? A process that works for you, like you should get the basic ideas down, then you should start perfecting those ideas and building around them, then you should clean up your project and it should be done.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? You should measure quality by how it compares to your past projects, like if it is like one of your worst projects than you should dump it but if it is like one of your better projects ad it is unique in it’s own way then it is good.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? The person who you turn your project to like if you are in school then your teacher measures the quality but if you are working on an actual film than the editors and directors determine the quality.
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? You should use a storyboard to organize your ideas and you should have a team of people to help brainstorm, you should also have a clear room with a lot of work space.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? Whatever process works, but I would get a lot of sleep, then you should set aside all distractions then work and brainstorm for as long as you can and then take a short break and then get back to work.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? You measure quality by all of the people in the group determining if it is good or not, you could also determine quality by how similar it is to how the director or what your boss suggested.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? If you are a student than your teacher determines the quality, if you are working on an actual film than the directors, editors and the critics determine the quality of it.
Production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? You should use different editors and special effects to help you perfect everything.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? Use an organized process so you can perfect the move as much as possible and finish it soon enough.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? I measure quality by how much everyone else likes it or how unique it is.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? The directors, the critics and the people who are going to watch the film.
Post-production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? You should create new tools and use your phone to contact the directors and producers.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? Use an organized process that allows you to edit the film but not really affect it to much.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? I measure quality by if it was better than it was before the post production like if there are less mistakes and the lighting is better or if it is better looking.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? Your boss or the people you are sharing it with.
Presentation/Performance
How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? Use google slides, or another slideshow or power point app to help you present the project in a stunning way.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? Organize the project by using google slides so it keeps the audience attention while keeping them interested.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? You measure it by asking yourself it it makes the point you are trying to make clear and professional.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? The people that you are showing the presentation to.
Feedback
How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?
WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? Your team members should help you answer the crowds questions and feedback.
WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? Split the questions among your group so no one person has to answer a lot of questions.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? I measure quality by if we don’t get a lot of feedback because that means my project was good and no one has any advice for it to better because it would already be perfect.
WHO MEASURES QUALITY? My team and I because we could determine how to use the feedback to make our projects better in the future.
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Who is one of your mentors?
DELETE THIS PARAGRAPH AFTER READING IT… This is a case study in success. What is success? How do you define it? Who has been successful, from your perspective? I want you to define success for yourself and find an example of this success in the people around you. The person can be famous or family. Success is everywhere. I want you to find it and examine it. What made this person successful? Through examining success in others it helps us see a path to success ourselves. I want you to practice being successful in all areas of your life. So, engage in this case study and find and fill in the information listed below. I used Bill Gates as an example.
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List the person’s birthday and place
EXAMPLE: Born: October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington
Personal Success Definition
EXAMPLE: I define success as someone who creates amazing art or material for the world and who gives back to people around them.
State why are they successful, with your definition?
EXAMPLE: Bill Gates has created a successful business. He helped bring about powerful, useful computer applications. He has also helped improve the living conditions for millions of people through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Skills for Success
Describe what skills did they need to master to become successful?
List and describe at least 3
EXAMPLE: Bill Gates is a 1) computer programmer, 2) smart businessman and 3) poker player. Bill was interested in computers from an early age and learned to write small computer programs. He was also very smart, “Gates graduated from Lakeside School in 1973. He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT[18] and subsequently enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of 1973.[19] Prior to the mid-1990s, an SAT score of 1590 corresponded roughly to an IQ of 170. . . ” – Wikipedia. Bill quit Harvard to start a computer programming company that wrote programs for one of the first hobbyist computers, the MITS Altair 8800. He was also an avid poker player.
How They Used These Skills
Explain how did they use these skills to achieve success?
Picture of Altair 8800: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MITS_Altair_8800
EXAMPLE: He and Paul Allen used their abilities as programmers to build some of the first programs for hobbyist computers. This brought them business prospects which they capitalized upon. Being a poker player helped him with business negotiations. He was clever and very persuasive. Bill made a shrewd business decision that led to computer software licensing as we know it and helped him build financial success.
Challenges Overcome
Describe what challenges they had to overcome to be successful?
EXAMPLE: Bill Gates had to overcome the stress of starting a small business and the doubt of the people who didn’t see a successful future for Microsoft. There were hard times for Microsoft in the beginning. Lean times of low cash flow where success was in doubt. He persevered through to see his company grow. He also had a vision of what his company could become.
Significant Work
Embed something they have made that is significant, famous, etc. This could be a song, YouTube video, an image. Something to show the reader. The embedded media will give the reader context for this person. Write a brief decription of the media you embedded.
EXAMPLE:
Image from https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ on 9-28-2020
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helps people in the United States and around the world.
