Composition Techniques

Composition techniques are used to add interest to your different shots. There are a variety of different composition techniques. The four main ones are rule of thirds, framing, unusual angles and leading lines. Rule of thirds is when you divide your image into three parts, and place your image either to the left or to the right. Framing is when when you create an image using things in the background or foreground to create a frame around your subject.

Three Shot Sequences

In excellent videos, sequencing is a variety of shot types in order with interesting angles that show what is happening. Sequencing keeps the viewer watching. To have good sequencing you need a variety of different shot types. Those shot types include wide, medium, close, and extreme. To add more great sequencing, you can use different composition techniques like rule of thirds and unusual shots. For a great video, you need to first start planning your shots so that way you can film exactly what you need.

While making our three shot sequencing video, we ran into some problems. One problem was that we weren't ready. We made a plan but we didn't exactly follow it.

Spherical Panoramas

 Here are my two finished spherical panoramas that I made during G.T. class. The images for the spherical panorama on the left was taken at maui during my trip. Then the images for the spherical panorama on the right was taken on Kaua'i at the beautiful beach Aliomanu. To make these spherical panoramas, I had to first take overlapping images that started and ended around the same place. Then after importing them onto the computer we edited them on adobe bridge. Then we compiled them into a panorama image using PhotoShop's PhotoMerge plugin.

Next, I resized my rectangular 360 degree panorama to be squared and filtered using polar coordinates. Lastly we used the elliptical marquee tool to select the final spherical panorama's and feathered it by refining the edges. Then finally I applied a black or white background before saving the final composite image.

Practice Story Reflection

Our practice story was based on Lele's passion for singing. We chose this topic as our practice story because of her beautiful voice. We also chose this as our topic because her love and passion for singing. We interviewed her and asked her some questions about her singing. Then we caught some videos of her singing and writing songs. Then finally after editing everything we made it into our practice story.

Some positive things about our story was the amount of information we had from Lele's interview. Another positive thing we had in our story was our shot of the interview. The lighting of our shot was perfect and we were also available to have a microphone in our shot. The microphone was a great add in because it added to the topic. Although we had a lot of positives, we also ran into some problems. One of our problems was that our transcript was created after we filmed, so when it was time to film we weren't as prepared on what we were filming. Another problem we had, was that we didn't have enough B-roll to keep the story interesting.

Overall, I think we did good for our first video making in a short period of time. Next time we are making another video, we will just make sure we know what we are filming before just filming random things that we may not use. But to my team members, Hershel Weiner, Loren Weiner, and Leleaka Anakalea, good job team. I hope that I will be able to do more projects with this team.

Polar Panoramas

 These are my two polar panoramas that I created in Photoshop. First I used the internet to see how to create a Polar Panorama. Then I chose a good location to take my images. After finding my location I took 10-15 images from left to right with a 10-15% overlap. Then I took my images and resized them in photoshop to a square, and rotated them 180 degrees.Then finally I applied the Polar coordinates filter. 

To make my Polar Panorama a little more interesting, I used the quick selection tool to cut myself out of a photo and drop myself onto the world. Then I resized the layer to make myself fit  my polar panorama nicely. The last step I did was copying and pasting my portrait layer, decreasing the exposure to black and turning down the opacity by around 50% to create a shadow.

Final Photomontages

This is a two photomontage examples that were inspired by a famous photographer named David Hockney. I used a digital camera and took multiple pictures from different perspectives of a location. ThenI edited my pictures using adobe bridge. Next I compiled them together to create these photomontages.

All About Me

I was born on January 19, 2001 on the island of Kaua'i in Wilcox Hospital at 4:04 a.m. I was born three months early and the doctors thought I was a boy throughout the whole pregnancy. So while my mom was going into labor, the doctors told her that I probably wouldn't cry because boys don't develop as fast as girls. But as my mom gave birth they heard loud cries and the doctors told my mom it was a girl! Surprised, yet happy, my mom was glad that I was fully developed.  I was actually double the weight they intended me to be. Usually a three month early baby is about two pounds, but I came out to be four pounds. Everyone was happy that I was fully developed and in pretty good health.

 There is 4 people in my family including myself. My mom, dad, little brother and I. My little brother is 3 and so far he is the only sibling I have. In age, my brother and I are nine years and nine months apart. Since our age difference is big, I am able to help my parents with him. My brother, named Mo is very, very hyper and loves to just jump around and play. I really wish I had as much energy as him.

My family and I love going on outdoor adventures. We mainly hike up mountains, swim in different salt and fresh water places, and just cruise. Sleeping giant is one of the mountains we like to hike because its not to hard and not to easy, so its a great family spot. Once you reach the top of Sleeping Giant there is a beautiful view of Kaua'i. We also like to hike to a waterfall in the mountains called Secret Falls. Its a famous tourist spot with a beautiful waterfall. The walk in is about 15 minutes and then you get to the falls. The water is very cold and makes you feel so fresh. There are a lot more places we like to go but it would take a while to write about.

My favorite hobbies are playing basketball, swimming, hiking, and taking photo's. I've played basketball from a very young age. I think I enjoy playing basketball because not only my entire family loves basketball, but also because of the rush it gives you. I love shooting the ball and watching it pass through the net. Also, I love swimming and hiking because it's a good exercise. Also because its able to relax me and have a great time with family. Lastly I love taking photo's because I love to look back at my photo's and reminisce back to that day. Although I don't have a great camera yet, I am able to capture beautiful photo's thru my iphone 5. In the future I want to buy a nikon camera and take more beautiful pictures and edit them on adobe bridge.

This is my second year in the Gifted and Talented Program at Kapa'a Middle school. This program lasts three years and so far has really helped me improve my knowledge about technology. I love G.T. because not only do we get to learn about our newest technologies but we also get to do group projects and we get to explore the many wonderful things about the internet. I also love this class because of the different programs we get to use (photoshop, adobe bridge, garage band ect). At times I struggle to finish projects because of the advanced technology but Mr. Sanderl, our teacher is really helpful and always gives us time and shows us "how to" demo's. I recommend this class to all people because it not only helps you in school but also out of school.