Terrible Timing

So last week I video taped my final so I would have enough time to edit, revise, and post the damn thing. Little did I know that wouldn't be so easy. I learned that in order to edit/delete a segment from my video clip that I would need to use the Video Tech room's computers because they have the only computers with the necessary video editing software. So I had planned to meet with a friend and the video tech teacher who would help me with my video editting. Well, Monday night before school I came down with a horrible stomach virus and fever. That put a huge dent in my plans. I'm very frustrated. This was all terrible timing. Of course, I couldn't control when I got sick. I have met all the requirements for this project and I have everything I need to complete it. I just need to put all of it together. Thankfully, Mr. Miller and I talked and he will give me the time I need to complete the project without deducting points or credit. yay!

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Lights, Camera, Healthy Food!

Last night I fully recorded the video I plan to post on the newspaper's blog site. It took me about forty minutes to record the video and I prepared for about three hours to memorize my speech. My boyfriend came over to help me with the camera technicalities. Without him, it probably would have taken me twice as long to record myself. I only screwed up my lines a few times, but that was because I practiced so many times. My only concern is that I can't delete a scene that I fumbled on. The deletion setting on the camera only allows the person recording to delete the last scene and by accident, my boyfriend pressed the record button twice, which started another scene. I couldn't access the deletion application to the initial scene, which has me a little worried. Also, Mr. Miller told me to bring in the hard drive today so we could put the video on the newspaper blog site. Well, Mr. Miller isn't here, so I hope I'm not screwed completely. I guess I'll find out tomorrow what my O

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Health Food Nation

Yesterday I gathered all the food and nutritional information I'm going to include in my video. Most people under-estimate the access they have to making a healthy, yet delicious food. Many of these meals can be made from food sitting in the back of your kitchen pantry or cuppord. And if you don't have them, they are easily accessable and are usually affordable at a local grocery store. A lot of my friends purchase lunch after school or during their opens from local delis and luncheons. Most of them work and have visable spending money, but I think they could use their spending money on other things if they take some time to explore the options in their kitchen at home. If their family orients most of their meals around eating out, they could consider many of the healthy options now offered by our school.

I'm very excited to film my project. Not only am I learning about something new, but I'm enjoying it, too. I feel like I can really help a lot of people and educate them about their nutritional health. In a way, I feel like this was the aim of our project and that I am fufilling the requirements.

Switch-a-roo

As we know, I was going to write a feature article in the school newspaper about our school's carbon footprint and how it compares with schools across the country. Well, that wasn't working out. My sources were not answering my questions but, instead, were referring me to other people, who referred me to other people as well. There was too much data and information I need by the due date of this project. I was very frustrated because none of this was my fault; my only contacts and sources turned out to be unreliable ones. I did everything I could to get the information and I ended up getting nothing in return.



I changed gears. Something I research for my previous idea influenced my new project idea. Diet and food trends are everywhere. They're advertised on TV, the internet, in store windows, and even at work. They appear to have magical affects, and try to convince their audience that all you have to do is take this pill and watch the weight disappear. Obviously, in the real world, this is not true. The most practical, realistic, and healthiest way to lose weight is a healthy diet and exercise. I'm going to film a quick five minute video showing the healthy food trends of 2009 and post it on the school newspaper's website, following it with a brief summary. This can be easily accessed by not only Branford students, but to any student who has internet access. I'm excited to begin.