Where Do You Want To Go? – “Where is somewhere that you have always dreamed of going? I really like traveling, and I often think about where I would go if I had all the money in the world. Do a video montage of images and/or video of the places that you would like to go, and add music that is native to the that area or just something fun.”

Tutorial:

1. Find pictures of places to see and things to eat!
2. Upload and put pictures in an order that makes sense on Youtube
3. Add some audio that sounds fun and cheery
4. Upload and save slideshow
5. Upload show to Movie Maker (if you have Windows)
6. Make a title and short ending credits (because it was probably only you making the video)
7. SAVE and upload to Youtube
8. Upload from Youtube onto your website!

So I have fairly recently already been to Europe, but I hope to return in the future! Italy and Japan are two places I would love to go to! I won’t exactly be descriptive in my story because I am not familiar with the cultures because I (obviously by the name of the assignment) have not been to either country. I apologize. Also, the first things I went over before my Europe trip were things to do, things to eat, and souvenirs. SO I will go over the first two, because the third one is just a bit excessive for this movie!

Let’s take a trip to Eurasia! First, we of course have to make the flight over, take a taxi to the hotel, and get acquainted with the new time zone. By now you hopefully have your whole stay mapped out, but most importantly, what to do and what to eat!

First we will go to Italy. So in the morning we will grab coffee and hike up to Mount Vesuvius where there is not only history but an amazing view. Then we will make the trek to Sistine Chapel to see all the beautiful artwork on the ceilings. When we leave we will be super hungry so we better find a place with some awesome pizza! On the way to the Leaning Tower of Pisa we will probably come across a gelato vendor and won’t be able to escape unscathed. Then that evening we will take a boat tour of the Grand Canal and all it’s beauty. Then for dinner we will get some great pasta and tiramisu for dessert! Then at night, when the stars are shining, we will head over to the Colosseum!

Next up we will go to Japan! Early in the morning we will go to a nearby Japanese tea room that smells of herbs and honey. Then we will go out to see the famous Itsukushima Shrine in all its glory. Then we will stumble upon a beautiful Japanese Zen garden that is 100 times the size of the small one you own at home! Then while souvenir shopping we will probably smell some delicious ramen and have to grab a bowl (or two). After shopping we will visit the sacred Rokuon- ji templ and bask in the glory of it. And I am sure there will be cute vendors around there selling rice balls or adorable bento boxes and we will just have to experience them! Next up we will buy some tickets to go see the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium and all the fish they have. (We will of course try to take some selfies in front of the whales.) Then we will hike up Mount Fuji and look down at the country side around it and just wait for the stars to come out. Afterwards, we will grab some sushi and japanese strawberry cake for dinner and dessert. Maybe if there is enough time in the day we can soak in some hot springs! But hey, this is all part of my dream, to travel to Italy and Japan.

Will you join me?

Original Assignment

I may have spent just as much time debating what to do a review on then working on itself. I chose my pair of Croakies. They’re made to hold your glasses around your neck. Made popular by fraternity members, Croakies are more of a fashion look than a practical use. This is my personal opinion. I’m more likely to take off my glasses and fold them, allowing them to be hung on the collar of my shirt. I was only limited in this review by the simplicity of the product.

I made this whole movie (review) without ever leaving Movie Maker. Upon opening Movie Maker, the program I clicked on the Home tab and selected Webcam Video. Once it was selected it was ready for recording. I clicked on the big red dot signify record and I spent the next four minutes talking about my Croakies. When I finished I went back to the Home tab. I was able to add both a title and credits sequence from here. I was finished after exporting the file and then uploading the file to YouTube.

Original Assignment

This assignment is my favorite since I created my first GIF files. I enjoyed using Movie Maker, which I thought was surprising. It was too difficult to choose my three favorite movie scenes of all time. After ten or so minutes I decided on my three scenes.

The first is from Saving Private Ryan. It is my favorite war film. the classic D-Day invasion directed by Steven Spielberg will forever be remembered. Tom Hanks acting when stunned and in shock is admirable.

The second scene is from the movie The Shawshank Redemption. I first saw this film when I took a film study class in high school. I would have to say it is my favorite movie of all time and I happened to choose it among many great scenes in that movie.

The last scene features what I like to think as the creation of Wolverine. Wolverine had already existed (actually for almost a century) previous to the operation. This form of Wolverine is what people remember in what I think is a thriller.

So how did I create this assignment? It was not that difficult. I used the website SaveFrom.net to record the three scenes. I downloaded Movie Maker for Windows 10 to my laptop. Once I uploaded the scenes I used the Trim Tool to set the beginning and ending of each scene. You’ll notice you can move the scenes around. This is helpful if you did not upload in the order you wanted the scenes to show. Under the Home tab you may give the movie a title and an ending credit scene. Also under the Home tab is how I recorded my voice. Upon clicking annotation record you will be able to play the movie and talk as it plays. Under Options (Narration Tools) I was able to make my voice louder than the film so I could be heard. I exported the finished product and then uploaded it to YouTube.

Have you ever thought about what you would do differently in life if you had the chance to go back? I know I have… I luckily came across this video assignment which allowed me the opportunity to do just that. The assignment required that I do a video letter to my sixteen year old self talking about anything that I would’ve wanted the sixteen year old me to know. I thought giving advice to the teenage me wold be easy, turns out it wasn’t. I spent more time just thinking about what I would say than I did actually recording it. Since this is going up on the internet I didn’t want to get too personal…anyhow here’s the best I could come up with.

You can follow these steps to make a video letter to your sixteen year old self.

The task: Take a short section of one of your favorite songs, and turn the song into a video using only lyrics.

The Video:

I chose to use the song Dancing Queen for this assignment for a couple of reasons

1. I LOVE the movie Mamma Mia (and most other musicals…). I know basically every word to every song.
2. I went to my cousin’s dance recital last night, and one of the songs in the performance was Dancing Queen. In case you were wondering, it has been stuck in my head ever since. (We’re going on 24 hours now.)

Too bad large groups of people don’t appear out of nowhere and burst into song with me when I sing it. Sad face.

How it was made:

I started off by selecting a song. I went with Dancing Queen by ABBA, and I found a YouTube video of the song.

I used a converter to download an mp3 version of the song.

I copied the YouTube link into the conversion website and then clicked download to save the file to my computer.

I used the Superstring program to create my Lyric video. Once the program is installed on your computer (it is free!), it is pretty easy to use.

When the program opens the first time, it will take you through a tutorial. Once the tutorial is completed, choose the add to library button in the middle of your screen. When the menu pops up, select choose songs, and select the mp3 file that you just downloaded.

Once the audio file has uploaded, you will be able to type in your lyrics. Each box will appear individually in the final product, so break them down as you want them to appear. Double click in each box and begin typing. (tip: you can tab from box to box)

Now, you can click on the top and bottom of the boxes and click and drag them. Dragging will change the size of the box (which is the amount of time the lyrics within will show in the video). The larger the box, the longer the lyrics will show. The times to the left represent the total time the song has been playing to that point.

Now, you can adjust the formatting using the tools to the right. (tip: highlight all of the lyric boxes before making any changes, unless you want each box to be different).

Once you are done with the formatting of the video, you can export the final product by going to Control?Export and saving the file to your computer.