Editing Photos

I started to edit the other photo for the interior of my digi pack. Although I can't remember what effects I used on the other photo, therefor I can't make the second image look similar with the same effects. So I was going to start fresh with both images but I don't seem to have the image with the green food colouring on my computer or my memory stick so can only hope that it's on my school computer which I can access when I get back in January. This is rather annoying as I could be getting on with it no over the Christmas break but I am going to try get the back cover finished instead then at least I will have made some progress. Below is what I did with the image quickly. It is just a tester of what the effect looked like.

Progress

Second powerpoint progress

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Digi Pack Progress

Tonight I took the final images for the inside left image for my digi pack. They have turned out well and I'm confident I will find one out of the bunch that will work alongside the other images. I have now got to find the picture that i think will work best and begin editing it in the same style as the other images on my digi pack. Below is an example of the images I took tonight before being edited.

Productive Hour

I popped in to do some work in my free period today and for once the computer didn't crash on me and I actually got a good chunk of my video done. I have stopped working chronologically and instead I am picking out main sections, roughly editing them for me to then return to it at a later date when i have the whole video roughly done.
I am pleased that I finally seem to have made some progress.

Stressfull Problems

Again there is problems with the Adobe Premier programme on my computer. I made little progress today, although I did overcome the cropping problem but the image is now pixilated so if I have time at the end of the video editing process I am going to re shoot the few shots that need it. After solving this problem the Adobe Premier programme froze for over an hour and is still currently frozen. This is again hugely frustrating as I want to get on with my video and be at the same stage as my fellow class members but I feel as though I am being held back .

Email to Universal Records

I have spoken to my teacher and she has advised me that uploading my video to my blog will earn me higher marks. Therefore could I politely request a licence?

Thank You

 

Megan West

Reply from Universal Records

OK - just let us know if you're posting online and we can issue a license

Regards,

Nina Juliano
Film & TV Music
Universal Music Publishing Group

Images

I have now bought my red food colouring so I can re-create the image with the bowl of water with red. I am hoping to use this image for the inside of my digi pack alongside the green food colouring image.

Problems...again

The effects I want and need to use on my video are not working which is causing me to get a little behind. We are 40 minutes into the lesson and I haven't done any of my video so far this lesson as I am spending my time faffing about trying to get the crop effect to work. This is really frustrating as it has worked for other students but for some reason now isn't working for me. I am going to have to either get on with another part of my video which I do not want to do as I'd like to do it chronologically or get on with my digi pack. Although it will not solve the problem so my best bet it so scrao the shots and effects I want to use and find something else.

Another Email

I have sent an email back to Universal Records about where my video may be used/uploaded.

Thank you for your reply. I would like to seek further clarification as there is a chance the video I make will need to be submitted via an online blog. However, in the past the videos have not loaded successfully onto the blogs so we may not use this platform. Again rest assured that the blog is only used for academic purposes although it is available in the domain.

 https://webmail.wscampus.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.meganwesta2.blogspot.com

 

 

Megan West

Universal Records Replied!

Hi Megan,

You do not need permission to use any songs if they are only being screened privately in a classroom. If you are going to post the video online or screen at a festival, you will need clearance and sync rights. Hope that helps!

Regards,

Nina Juliano
Film & TV Music
Universal Music Publishing Group
www.umusicpub.com
2100 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
umpglicense@mgd.umusic.com

Problems

I have noticed in my video that one of my clips is a lot smaller than the others. It cuts from a full screen clip to a much smaller clip. I do not yet know if this will effect my grades but I am leaving the clip in for now until I have finished the rest of my video then I can look at my video and decide if it effects it much. This is hugely frustrating as it is not my doing that has caused this error as the clips for this section are off the same camera and have been converted in exactly the same way etc.

Video Progress

Video progress powerpoint

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Progress

I am currently putting together a powerpoint presentatio on my progress on my video. It will be uploaded later today.

Images

I was having problems with my blog Tuesday and Wednesday so was unable to update my progress.

Tuesday evening I took some pictures of bath water to  try and create a plain yet effective image that i could use on the back of my digi pack. I tried colours and felt that they still didn't tie in with the front cover. I added a sepia effect to the image to try and make it similar to the colours on the front cover image which I think has worked. I am now going to put the image onto my page with the text and front cover and see how they work together.