World of7 billion

So this past week, we made a video for the world of 7 billion video contest and the whole point was to think of a solution to the problem of water scarcity, deforestation, or human health/population. I chose deforestation for my project.

I really liked this project because I got to learn a lot about deforestation and learn about why it is such a problem. My solution to the problem of deforestation was to contact your local government and put forth initiatives to plant trees whenever they are cut down. Also I put to join global organizations that advocate for the slowing of deforestation. If I were to change one thing about my video, I would probably change the solution because the music and the beginning were gold. The solution is not very thoughtful. For these kinds of projects I much rather work in groups rather than solo like we did. Video projects I believe have a better outcome when there is a group to work on it. 

service via video

For our service via video contest we are making a video for a local soup kitchen, me and my group. The question I am pondering today is whether or not the video production and the process of making it is more important, or is the actual videot the important part.

On one side the process is a good learning experience and it is very important to take time on the process. If you learn a lot from it and you learn how to do these videos, the next time you make it, it could be even better. However the product is what is helping your client. You are making the video for someone and it is benefiting them. If you make ithe video the best you can, the final product becomes more important than actually making it. It is your masterpiece, your final product.]]

So I think that if you look at the big picture, the final product is the most important thing. Your client is more important and the impact that the video could have on the organization is more important than the impact on yourself. 

For our project we are making a video for a local soup kitchen to help spread awareness and to tell people how to get involved as well as to tell what the soup kitchen is about.

Field Trip

So yesterday this digcit class went on a little fieldtrip. We have been assigned a project to create a video for local organizations. On this field trip we went and visited all of the organizations to learn what they do and what they are about and so they can tell each group what they want in the video we are going to make them. The first place was a rotary club meeting and we were there to listen about what they do and to help raise awareness and support for their club. They need doners and people to support them. Next we visited a local center that offers relief to people that need it, they have a food pantry doctors office dentist, welfare stuff, and everything that people need. We then visited by a women from an organization dedicated to help stopping suicide and related mental issues with that. Then we had lunch and made our way to a local animal shelter where we were able to pet the dogs and play with them but also get an idea of what they need in terms of videos. The best part was playing with the dogs though. There was a pitbull puppy named Bam Bam who was just a lover of everybody. The last place we visited was a soup kitchen that helps the local town. That is my group and my organization. It is a great place and they help so many people. After going to all of these organizations, I am ready to get started with my group on our video project. 

PSA response

SOOO this week we showcased our PSA's to the school. Each day of the week we showed a PSA in every English class. After each day one person from the PSA group would post to schoology and tell everyone to go comment on twitter using a hashtag or comment on twitter. If they did they would be entered to win some prizes. They are some pretty sweet prizes so I hope a lot of people comment and see our videos. 

My video was the first one to be seen and surprisingly it got a lot more views than I thought it would get. It is at like 80 something views and has around five comments. So far I am feeling pretty good. We in our digcit class are having ourselves a little friendly competition between our groups. While I havn't checked the standing so far, I am feeling good. I think we had a really powerful PSA. 

As a recap, on what our PSA was about, it was about digital wellness, specifically it was about self worth. We were trying to encourage people who find self worth in social media to not do that. We want them to find it in things that make them who they are. I hope that it really impacted some people and changed some peoples lives. 

So as a conclusion. I'd say that as a whole all of our PSA's in this class were a complete success they all look great and sound great.

I like my PSA

So in this unit we were instructed to create PSA's ( public service announcements). During this project I learned a lot. I learned that you need to know how to edit and create a video that will really capture the audiences attention. Depending on your topic, you can do this in a multitude of ways. For my groups PSA we, our topic was digital wellness and we specifically decided to focus on self worth and social media. We wanted to show how you should not find your self worth on social media. One of the things we incorporated was painting a picture for what it would be like for a person that found self worth in social media, a world without it. Then we listed all the things they should find their self worth in. The music is also a large part of  a PSA. You need to have impactful music to grab hold of your audience. I honestly wouldn't want to change anything. I think we did a great job. If we had better resources, maybe we could have done a little better but overall i fell as if we did an awesome job.

Early Blog

So I know this weeks blog is a day early, but I have some time to kill. Soooo, this week we are doing PSA videos. Our teachers gave us these problems and we have to make a public service announcement video and then present it to the school. All of the problems are relative to the school environment and hopefully we can change some hearts while we are at it. My groups PSA is about digital wellness and we specifically chose to focus on self worth and social media. It is a problem where people try and define themselves by the amount of follwers and likes that they get as well as the flattering comments. If the picture doesn't meat their expectations on likes, they most likely delete. We want to inspire people to try and look to themselves to find self worth and also look to friends and people around them. Don't look for gratification from others to verify what you are worth. 

I was kind of dreadinig the PSA because I wasn't sure what me and my group would do. It seemed almost impossible to find an idea. Then, one day, I figured it out and proposed it to my group. It was great and then we got started and it turned out to be a pretty interesting idea. One of us was dedicated to the writing on the screen for the video. I was dedicated to making the music on garage band. Copyright free of course. And another person was focused on making the call to action website we are doing at the end. Hopefully this PSA will turn out to be good and impactful and not just silly.

Video Chat

Yesterday, our entire class did a videochat with this freelance photographer and documentary maker because a lot of what we do in this class, is similar to what he does everyday for his job. He does documentaries on social issues and on just jobs people give him. He has to make connections, reach out to people, and make him self known to people so he can get a job from people. That is similar to what I am doing. I had to reach out to a local organizations, make connections with people so I could make my issue recognized. He markets himself a lot through social media and I thought that I could use socail media to spread awareness for homelessness and also to post the youtube link of my interviews so people can realize what the organization is about.

Well I should say that I need to make more connections with people so I can further my project, however I am using my organization I used for the first half of my project. However I need to start promoting my project and get it out their. I made a lot of progress with my hoodie drive and if I could inspire more people to donate to organizations that would be incredible.

Kevin, the freelance photographer is an amazing person. He is a doer and a gogetter and always accomplishes his goals. If I could have that same attitude with