MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Blog Post of the Day:
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have any traditions? Go in to detail about your plans for the 5 day weekend.

I'm staying here but my sister is coming home from college so that's going to be super fun. It used to be a tradition that since by birthday is today, we would go to Iowa with my dad and celebrate Thanksgiving and my birthday with my dads side of the family. But that's not happening this year for many many reasons. Also my uncle is coming in town and bringing his 3 pets which I'm super excited to see! He already had 2 dogs and recently got a cat. When he gets here were going to see a bunch of movies like we always do and go shopping for my Christmas and birthday present! It's going to be super fun and it will be nice to have a break from school!

Blog Post of the Day:
Reflecting on the comments and grade of your stop-motion animation... what you would do differently if you had to do it all over again? Would you manage your time better? Find better lighting for your photos? Come up with a better idea? Explain what you would change about your video.

I would definitely pay more attention to the angles because when its playing that fast and it changes the tiniest bit it really shows and looks bad. I would have made my pictures more clear and easy to understand whats going on and would I would have deleted that random text box that appeared saying "Enter text here". For the first half of the video i'm so far away that you can't even see me so I would say the whole video just sucked.

Where even am I?

November 17th 2014

Tell me about your weekend.

I had the busiest weekend I think I have ever had. On Friday, I left home at 7am and didn't return until 12:30 that night. I had relay for life registration, cheer practice and then we left the school right when we finished practicing and got on a bus to the Olathe DAC for the football game, which was so cold but so much fun, even though we lost. Then after the game a couple of my friends went to Jillians house to hangout. On Saturday I had to wake up too early and be at the school by 9:45 for our cheer competition at Southwest. It was an amazing performance and everything hit. So ofcourse, we came out on top with the best score of the competition.Then on Saturday night, 13 of my friends and I went to the Hunter Hayes concert for Mallory's birthday. It was an amazing concert and being in a suite made it so much more fun. On Sunday I had to wake up even earlier, and be downtown for the Adrenaline dance convention by 7:30. That was super fun except that I missed Saturday so I couldn't audition for a scholarship. We had 3 classes, a lunch break, one more class, a 45 minute break and then Best Of Show which is where the best numbers that competed perform. So on Sunday night I did absolutely nothing and just completely crashed.

Friday, November 11th

I took my photos on Tuesday and it was actually a lot harder than I expected it to be. My story was me flying down the lockers at leisure. I was wearing a sweatshirt, leggings and UGGS so I was so hot. I had to constantly jump up and down hallways and I was sweating so bad! Sydney was laying on her stomach in the video and had my phone up on a tripod in the sophomore hall. 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Blog Post of the Day:

What is stop motion animation? If you don't know, look it up! Explain.

I don't know, but according to Google it's a cinematic process or technique used to make static objects look like they're moving. It is commonly used with claymation and puppet-based animation. The objects are brought to life by breaking up the figures motions into increments and filming one frame of film per increment. 

My 5 Picture Story Board

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Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your idea for your 5 frame story board. What is the plot? How do you plan to make the story creative? Who's the main character? What is the beginning, middle and end? Tell me about your plan of attack.

My first idea was to do my night at dance, but I can't do it because it's Wednesday night. So now I'm currently sitting here brainstorming what to do. 

Figured out my idea! I did a stunt. I had Sydney Renkemeyer backspot, Lexi Ison and I base, and Jillian Hurst fly. The plot is how to put up a prep. I made it creative by using different ages of people, and doing it in the senior hall, where no one would expect for a stunt to just fly up. Jillian would be the main character because shes our flyer and she stands out the most. The beginning is the stepping into the stunt, followed by the hangdrill, the prep, the arms and finally the ending in the hangdrill. 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Blog Post of the Day:
Yesterday you edited and uploaded photos to your blog. Tell me more about your photos. HOW did you edit them? Why did you choose the photos that you did? Explain your assignment.

These pictures were mostly all taken in different locations and I really enjoyed taking them. The birds eye picture was done under the football bleachers. I actually smiled in the one I had planned to use. but I thought this one looked cooler. The close up of an eye was actually my friend Josie Euston's little brothers eye. I had taken one of mine and hers and was debating between them, and then when we got home we decided he had cooler eyes than either one of us. My medium shot of someone significant was taken at my dance studio. That place is my second home and it wouldn't be the same without the wonderful teachers there. This is Liz, she actually owns the studio but is also a choreographer. Shes wearing her Halloween costume. My next photo is my medium shot of opposite forces. I took it with Liz's sons yellow jeep. And my long shot of someone waving was taken by Sydney Renkemeyer out on the football field. I edited them using the website we were told to use and just by enhancing one color throughout the whole picture. I chose them because I thought they looked the coolest and most "professional".

My Edited Photos

Birds Eye View

Close Up of an Eye 
 Medium Shot of Someone/Something Significant

Medium Shot of Opposite Forces

Long Shot of Someone Waving

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your weekend. Give me details and photos!

On Friday night I cheered at a sophomore football game to make up for a cheer practice I missed. Then I went home and showered headed over to my friends house to get ready for a Halloween party that night. There were four of us that got ready together, I was dressed as a drunk frat star, my favorite twins were dressed as a devil and angel, and my other friend Jillian was a Royals player. We went to this huge Halloween party at Chase Espy's house and that was really fun. Then that night a few of us walked back to our friend Cameron's house and hung out there until really late. Then on Saturday, I had dance for a couple of hours and my sister surprised me by coming home from college. That night, the 10 or so of us that hung out after the Halloween party, decided to hang out again. We went to Reeds house, and it was super fun. We watched Texas Chainsaw and it was one of the scariest movies ever. On Sunday, I didn't do much.  I had dance for a couple hours in the morning and then I went to dinner with my mom and my sister. 

Halloween Squad

Drunk Frat Star and Katrina as a Chipotle Bag