This week we were assigned to complete 10 stars worth of video assignments. I have linked them both below with a little description.

The first one I completed required I create a product commercial. Considering I had just gone to Wawa and bought a Peach Iced Tea, I decided to create the commercial off the tea. I first thought of how I wanted to film the video and thought about modern day commercials. I then incorporated shots with sound clips and audio, as well as text, to give it that ooh la la effect. One thing I do wish I could of change is that I wish I had bought a tripod prior to filming to reduce the shaking in the camera.

The next video I created was a “How To” video. I wanted to do a little spin off the assignment, and decided to create a parody of a “How To” video. My idea was how to become a video gamer, in a jokingly way, so if you do watch this video (and are a gamer) please do not take offense. This is simply a joke. To do this, I used my boyfriend who is seriously into popular video game, Super Smash Brothers, and directed the way I wanted the clips to be filmed. I then joined the clips with audio and a voiceover to create the final product.

One of this week’s tasks was to complete ten stars worth of video assignments, four of which had to involve my western character. As such, for this assignment I acted as my character, Talie. You can read more about Talie here. This assignment required me to create a commercial for something I created myself. As such, the product I created for my commercial was a chocolate protein shake. Talie markets this chocolate protein shake as Talie’s Terrific and Nutritious Rejuvenation Shake. Within the commercial I try to direct the product toward farmers and ranchers who need to replenish their bodies after working out on the ranch all day. These farmers and ranchers compose a large part of the population in Talie’s town (Tombstone, AZ). In the commercial I go through how to make the shake and the ingredients that I used.

To create this video I had to first decide what my DIY project would be then I had to figure out how to tie my western character into the commercial. Next, I had to make the protein shake so I could use it to display in my commercial. I videoed myself acting as Talie on my phone and then saved the video to my computer and uploaded it to youtube so I could embed it here. Hope you would buy one of Talie’s terrific and nutritious rejuvenation shakes! This assignment was worth five stars.