Friday, April 4, 2008

Youth Spaces Day-5 Last Day




Today is our last day and Our WORLD PREMIERE!

AS we like to call it !

This is what we have to say:

What was the most valuable lesson you learned from this class?
The most valuable lesson learned was that a real team speaks up about problems or concerns!

What will you miss the most after today?
What I will miss the most after today are the people, because when i came here the people were just so open and we all worked together as a body! ( If you know what i mean.) LuLuAs!-

Any advice to others about getting into video production?
The advice i have for you if you want to get into video production is that if your not already patient you need to learn how to cause it can get long and without patience you might not get through it!

Women's Media, Day 5




Q: What was the most valuable lesson you learned from this class?
  • Never judge a person from his/her image. They can become good teammates.
  • How to use the camera and the accessories that go with it. Learning what kind of angles and shots are ideal.
  • Teamwork, getting used to people I don't know.
  • Production is way harder then it seems.
Q: What will you miss most after today?
  • Working with the cameras in a designated teen Filming Space.
  • Everything and everyone.
  • Being here with everyone.
  • The teamwork and the people I worked with.
Q: Any advice to others about getting into video production?
  • Patience have patience and a clear mind, pre-production can be stressful otherwise.
  • Pay attention, be nice to the instructors and do your best! You'll have fun.
  • You don't have to be super smart to use a camera.
  • Do not slack off people do your best and be as creative as possible.

Women's Media, Day 4

Q:What did you like most about shooting/production today?

A: I liked being the camera guy for a small amount of time.
A: I liked being the Mic Person for some of the shots, I also liked being the director
A: Acting as a news reporter and being a camera man was hard and fun.

Q:Each person list one valuable comment given to your group during the Pre-production critique.

A: At critique time, our classmates said that our attention-getter was really good, also that our tag line was really catchy. Our body was alright and that our topic was broad.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Youth Spaces Day-4 Shooting!!!

Today waz REALLY FUN!!!

Everything was very successfull and we worked together really well!
Today the atmosphere within the whole group was happy and creative overall the days was straight up dope!!!!!

By: Steve, Mark, Aubri


What Did You like most about Shooting/production today?

Mark- " I liked the Acting part of it"
Steve- " I liked the whole thing!!"
Aubri- " My favorite part was being camera person!"

A valuable comment given to our group

* It was very creative
* It was good
* You work together as a group

Day 3 Real Reality T.V.

Women Media Music

What is one thing to improve?
  • We the students, Be on time.
  • We the students, Bring more energy to class.
What is one thing you enjoyed most about the class?
  • Good group communication.
  • Coming up with good ideas.
Youth Spaces

There are a lot of things that the we in this group enjoyed here are a few specifics:

Mark enjoyed researching statistics applying to our topic
Aubri enjoyed working on the story board for filming the PSA
Steven enjoyed writing the script and developing the ideas.

over all we all are having a good time and look forward to filming and viewing the final project!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Day 2: Youth Spaces

Aubriana- Highland Park Junior High school 7th Grade
Mark- Arlington 9th Grade
Steve- S.P.C.P.A. 11th Grade

Why We decided to take this class?

Aubri- " My sister told me about it and it sounded like fun!"
Mark- " Because I would like to be an actor!"
Steve- " To get experience with S.P.N.N. equipment."

One Thing We enjoyed Yesterday about Class?

Aubri- Brainstorming!
Mark- Using the camera and shooting the film.
Steve- I enjoyed filming and such.

day 2: We are the Music and How it Degrades Women group




We are the Music and How it Degrades Women group

The people in our group are:
  • Kiara, Tenth grade at Highland
  • Bee, Twelve grade at Harding
  • Tryca, Twelve grade at Central
  • Jones, Twelve grade at Arlington
Kiara took this class to help develop skills and further her interest as a director
Bee took this class to have something to do over break
Tryca took this class to help her in the future
Finally Jones took this class for the learning experience

What did we enjoy most about class 4/1/08:
  • Group discussions and brainstorming
  • Making video poems
  • Using cameras

Monday, March 31, 2008

First Day of Spring Break RRTV PSA Class

Today was a day of introductions, getting to know each other & instructions. We learned about camera angles and what is a psa. We also discussed "community" and which one's we are a part of. We ended the day with a quote and a journaling assignment. We are excited to begin the production process tomorrow.

* Real Reality TV 2008 is week long class offered through St. Paul Connections and SPNN for high school students. The following blog entries are written by the participants as a processing tool and means to share their thoughts and discoveries with you.