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In Dr. Garcia’s class I have started to take less physical notes and more mental notes. I only take notes on the statistics, names and places because those are the most difficult to remember. Although I am a very organized person, I keep my notes like my mind: busy and clustered but understandable. It helps me save paper on useless notes and keeps my quizzes in A grade range. I stress less when i don’t have to take so many notes.

I was made aware of how I take my notes by seeing how much I take. Dr. Garcia likes for us to take as many notes as possible for his quizzes but they are only 5-8 questions. Lately I started to take less notes on the readings. When we take notes off of his power points I tend to write them down so they aren’t in complete sentences and with abbreviations just to save time.

For the note taking methods none of them really helped. I don’t like to keep my notes in a column and row set up because I am unable to write in the margins and take notes on my notes. I would rather have a big notebook piece of paper that I can circle, star and write next to the notes to build off of them. I would rather take mental notes on small things I can remember and write down the important statistical information.

For Dr. Corkery’s class and Dr. Garcia’s, I used my reading strategies during homework. During the homework i reread passages I did not understand. I understood it a little more when I read back over it. I help others when they don’t understand. I also make mental notes on what I remember and how it connects with the subject we are learning.

Strategies that worked was rereading sentences or passages I did not understand. That’s about it because I don’t have any reading strategies. I read the questions before reading so that I knew what to look for. I make mental notes when rereading to remember what means what.

I learn better when i follow along with a voice that’s reading the homework. So for future work I will probably use the computers voice so I understand more. I will probably continue to either look up unknown words or read a sentence ahead and figure it out on my own. I learn better when i make mental questions I can ask the instructor that helps me understand the information better.

I would like to understand what I am reading more often when it’s difficult material. I know I have reached this once I don’t have to go back to reread the material. I would like to accomplish this so I can do my homework faster by not taking double the time to reread. I can realistically achieve this by actually putting it into my reading. I want to accomplish this at some point throughout college so I don’t waste time. I want to do this quickly so I can help others who are in the same place as me.

Making a movie or short film takes a lot of advanced knowledge and preparation. To start a movie or film the very first thing you need to establish is the concept of what you want to make. This can take up to three days depending on how long and how much action it includes. To make it easy on someone just beginning in this field you should make a story board. A story board can create the timeline it takes to create your film and a small glimpse into the future of the final outcome. Depending on the aspect of your story you need to include actors, graphics, special effects and editing skills. The days of filming it is most important to give yourself as much time to film as possible. This helps just in case a problem or new idea is thrown your way. As for equipment, it is always better to have more equipment needed than less than necessary. This includes batteries, tripods, light pods, light stands, chargers, boom mics, wireless mics and much more. As for editing, one of the best platforms to use is Final Cut Pro. This software works best on apple, although it costs around $19.99 and up. FCP has the best special effects, easiest ways to edit and many options to make a great film. It is easier to edit all filmed video footage first before adding in any effects and extra audio and graphics. After all videos are in order of the story board it is important to watch through it multiple times for a few days to make sure that nothing is out of place. You’d be surprised of what you catch during that time period. Audio is very important in a movie. All audio should have the same matched level. It is most important to make sure that your levels do not reach any number over 0. To make it easy on yourself use headphones so there is no distracted sounds. A good way to determine if the volume is okay is to have somebody else watch it. If they turn the volume up or down then you missed some steps above. There are also buttons you can use to match audio and watch your audio levels throughout editing. Now editing can take up to a week depending on how well you want the final project to look. Your most important terms to remember, in order, are timeline, audio, lighting, graphics/special effects. Lighting can be easily fixed when it is too dark or too light. There are dials in most browsers that help make all clips the same brightness. Special effects includes lower thirds, graphics, color effects and sound effects. Many would think that sound effects would be worked into the audio portion but it should not be. If lower thirds are being used you have to make sure all spelling is correct. This is very important for all graphics that contain words. Coloring effects can be the very last editing you do because it does not take as much time. After all editing is done you need to have multiple people watch the finished product. This is especially important to make sure that all your work is not mistaken for anything. It is also good to get their opinion as well since it’s good to have other ideas other than yours. After watching it multiple times and you are proud of the finished product then you are finished and ready for export.

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