Extra Blog: May

So senior presentations are finally done! woohoo! We are graduating! So excited. As for may I didn't do so much of mentorship just a couple of hours. The rest of May I spent working on finalizing my presentation as well as my activity. This month overall has been really busy and hectic due to the fact that we were all presenting, but its all done now which is nice.

Today I will speak a little bit on my overall experience with this senior project. Besides all the work that needed to get done, senior project was really fun. I definitely feel more confident presenting now than I already did. The fact that I can go up there and present for an hour is pretty great. Overall it is a fun experience just getting to work and learn on a topic that really interest you. If I had the opportunity to do it again I probably wouldn't. It was fun but its not something I would like to redo.  

Blog 23: Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

• I was really proud of the way that my actual PowerPoint came out. I felt that it looked very professional and clean. I also really liked the way my activity turned out.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

• I was really able to gain a lot of experience on my topic because of my mentor.  

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?

• If I could go back in time I would turn things in on time that I didn't. As for my presentation I would speak slower at the end because I sped up then.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.

•  This senior project has helped me in many ways, one being that I grew a lot in being able to present by myself in front of others. Yes I still get nervous but that's normal. This is going to help me in college a lot.

Blog 22: Mentorship

LIA Response to blog:
   Literal
·     Log of specific hours with a total and a description of your duties updated on the right hand side of your blog

Contact Name and Mentorship Place

• Edgar Avendano

• Guadalupe Radio      

 

Interpretive  

•    What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
• One of the most important things I was able to gain from this experience was communication skills. Communicating played a big role throughout this project because if we did not communicate well then the show would not run smoothly especially if it where to be live. Another thing I learned which went hand in hand with communication was being able to work well with a team. 
    

Applied 

•  How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ?  Please explain.
• The experience that I have had has helped me answer my essential question in many ways. When I had chosen camera shots and angles as my first answer I was able to actually put it to the test at my mentorship and see how different camera shots and angles affect viewer emotions. Same goes for lighting I was able to see how at my mentorship they lit different shows diffrently.

 

Blog 21: Exit Interview

1.) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?
 
Essential Question:

• What is the most important aspect of television production in order to influence viewer emotion?

Answers:

• Camera Shots/angles
• Lighting
• Sound/music

Best Answer:

• My best answer would have to be my third one which is sound. I chose this as my best answer because it is something so universal that a majority of us are able to relate to it. When watching many of our favorite TV shows there is always that one scene that is very scary or vice versa very sad and if it wasn't for the music that is playing in the background we would probably have a very different reaction to that specific scene.  

2.) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

• I was able to get to this answer by simply researching as well as speaking to my mentor not only that but by seeing how I personally react to different scenes depending on the music or sound that is occurring in the background. When I was researching I was able to find many articles that described why sound and music went hand in hand with emotion. 

3.) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

 

Problems:

• Overall I did not face many problems with my senior project. My mentor was always very helpful in answering questions for me as well as the other people that work where I do my mentorship. One problem that I did face was that my research started becoming a little bit repetitive.

Resolving:

• In order to resolve the fact that my research kept getting a bit repetitive I spoke to my mentor and he was able to give me different suggestions to look up. As oppose to looking up articles or getting things out of books he recommended listening to podcast. 

 

4.) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

• One of my biggest sources was my mentor. The reason I chose my mentor as one of my sources was because he was really able to guide me and show me the ropes of what it is like to work in TV production and for that I am thankful.
• Another one of my great sources was part of a journal written by Gavin Shafron. This journal entry was really helpful in piecing together my last answer. He was really able to explain why music and emotion went hand in hand.

Extra Blog April

April has slowly came to an end and that means that senior presentations are just around the corner! For the month of April I have primarily been working with my mentor on simple task. Most of the month of   April I have just been helping him with small things like making copies or just by simply editing a video for the show. If I'm not editing I am primarily pulling images from the internet so that they can be shown during the show. Overall this month has been pretty calm, but this upcoming month will be pretty hectic and once May is over graduation is just around the corner yay!

 

 

Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
(a) I, Gicelle Alarcon, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

(b) 

"Different Camera Angles May Evoke Emotion in Audiences." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Why Does Music Provoke Emotion?" Why Does Music Provoke Emotion?N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Lighting_Techniques." Lighting_Techniques. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Mood Lighting: Light Intensity Affects Our Emotions." A Healthier Michigan. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"20th WCP: Music, Emotion and Language: Using Music to Communicate." 20th WCP: Music, Emotion and Language: Using Music to Communicate. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

(c) Update your Independent Component 2 Log

(d) Explain what you completed.   

For my independent component two I spent thirty hours evaluating television shows. This consisted of me watching four to five episodes of a television show and seeing what the production team did in order to create emotion. What I was also looking for was whether or not the show had a certain style that was showed evident throughout the couple of episodes.

INTERPRETIVE

For my work as I mentioned previously, I watched four to five episodes of a couple of shows and evaluated them. As for evaluation I would see how each show tries to create emotion, I also was trying to see what the common goal of the plot was. This component was also very helpful in the fact that I was able to really play close attention and look at everything in detail as oppose to for enjoyment. My mentor had always mentioned this to me beforehand as well, he would say that when watching a show try to look at everything that is occurring in a scene because each thing plays a significant role and us there for a reason. One of the things he would have me do as well is watch shows to look at detail not for the fun of it which is what we usually do. This is why I chose to do this for my independent component because it  allows you to see the different things that are occurring in a scene as oppose to just watching it as a whole.

Evidence: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AKo2zmnzZyBpI7Tdg2a6EdtcP0TtaJ-7w0zkQpoNdV0/edit?usp=sharing

 
APPLIED

This component played a really significant part in answering my essential question. When I was watching the different TV shows I was able to see the different ways that each TV show portrayed emotion. This would usually depend on the plot of the show. When watching all of

Extra Blog March

Wow cannot believe that we are already going into April! Graduation is just around the corner and I could not be more excited. With that being said senior project presentations are just a month away as well. For the month of March I spent a good amount of my time at mentor ship helping my mentor with a play that he was directing. It actually just occurred this past weekend. I was not able to attend due to work but from what I heard it was a phenomenal play. I was in charge of doing the pre-production steps of the play. I primarily went over the script and had to make different sheets for every scene of where the character was going to stand and where they were going to end. 

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

EQ: What is the most important aspects of television production in order to influence viewer emotion?

1. What are the ways that you are able to captivate viewer emotion through television?
2. How do TV shows captivate your emotion? 
3. When do you use certain shots while filming in order to get the most emotion out of it?
4. How do you think TV and emotion relate to each other?
5. How can lighting be used to create emotion?
6. In what ways have you used lighting before to create emotion?
7. Do you capture more emotion when filming something live or when something is edited?
8. What role does editing play in TV production?
9. Would you say that editing is a huge part when it comes to creating emotion? If so why?
10. What is the best technique that you are capable of using in order to create emotion within a scene?
11. What is the best way to use light within a scene?
12. Is it better to have many camera shots when editing?
13. How does music influence a scene?
14. How can music benefit/ ruin a shot?
15. Would you say that music is a way of creating emotion? If so why?
16. Between music, lighting, & camera shots which would you say is the better technique in order to influence viewer emotions?
17. What other ways are you able to create emotion within a scene in order to influence the viewer?
18. What are the many things involved in TV production in order to execute a good show?
19. How does zooming in and out throughout a scene affect the way it looks?
20. What is the most important thing that you should learn when working in TV production?

Blog 16: Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

• What is the most important aspect of television production in order to influence viewer emotion?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• The most important aspect of television production in order to influence emotion is camera shots.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• When working within the field of television production, another way to influence viewer emotion is through lighting. 

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• Lighting is used to illuminate the setting (Real world: You are able to see where you are going when walking home or just doing everyday things. Through this you are able to capture emotion from everyday things.)
• Suggest time, age, & wealth (Real world: When you go out and watch a movie and it's still in black and white your first instinct is that it is either a flashback or its old.)
• Prop (Real world: When you are camping and have to go to the restroom so you use a light to guide you.) 

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

• Role of Lighting in Creating Mood and Emotion by Murali Basa.

6.  What other source supports your answer?

• Using Light to Create Emotion by Alison Sky Richards.

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

• Overall light is something we use everyday to allows us to see things, whether it be natural or artificial it is still useful. In the area of TV it allows for different emotions to be portrayed.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• For my 30 hours I plan to watch a variety of TV shows and analyze the different ways that they (production team) try to create emotion. I will also be documenting all of my information on a Google docs so that I am able to look back upon it and see how different genres of shows created emotion.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• I will show evidence of my work by documenting it on a Google docs as well as taking pictures of what I am doing, in this case watching a variety of TV shows.    

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• This component will help me explore my topic into more depth because it gives me an opportunity to analyze the small details that we don't really focus on when watching TV. 

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

 

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

LITERAL

(a) Write: “I,Gicelle Alarcon, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 31 hours of work.”

(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

• Sheridan, Sherri. "Designing Camera Shots." Peachpit: Publishers of Technology Books, EBooks, and Videos for Creative People. N.p., 23 Apr. 2004. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
• My Mentor: Edgar Avendano 

(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

(d) Explain what you completed.    

• Throughout the course of my independent component I did 31 extra hours of mentorship which involved planning out shows, going to events, filming shows, and just running errands that my mentor needed.

INTERPRETIVE 

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j1kPRkHWDWa9uGZd4v4Dvcrt0mK9mhXYQxV_aV9WCF8/edit#gid=2040011782

APPLIED

• How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  

• This component helped me better understand my topic by introducing me to different things. One of the things that I was introduced to was scheduling which there is an example of above. With this I was able to understand how they where able to run all the shows and have everything go up on time. Apart from scheduling you actually had to put the shows on a program which is called fork and that program allows you to view the shows on TV. Another thing I learned that helped me better understand my topic was pre editing. This is when you rough edit a show in order for it to fit into the time slots on the TV show schedule. When doing this you primary leave in just the main content and you take out what is not necessary. This component helped me better understand my topic in the sense that there is so much that goes on within TV production and that it is not just the filming.

Extra Blog: January

For this extra blog I am going to be speaking of different ways that lighting affects a scene.(:

Emotionally Neutral Lighting

• This type of lighting is commonly seen used within news broadcast or game shows. This lighting tends to cast very few shadows and makes the whole scene seem bright and happy at the same time. 

Dramatic/Serious Lighting 

• This type of lighting is used when trying to achieve/ highlight an important scene. Is is commonly seen withing really important scenes. This usually implies that the actors are speaking of something very important. 

High Intensity Lighting

• This introduces a style of lighting called cameo. This creates a feeling of high drama as well as intensity of mood. This can also imply deep love or deep terror within a scene. Without having the reference points of the walls your audience has the capability of being drawn closer to the talent which creates a bond.

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• I am most proud of the fact that I had pretty good content within my PowerPoint and was able to explain it all.

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
      AE       P          AP       CR       NC

    b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• I gave myself this grade because all though my presentation was good my activity didn't come out the way I would have liked it to.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• I was able to meet time. I added many slides to my PowerPoint due to the fact that I speak quickly which helped.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• I would go back and really think my activity through. It made sense in my head but I just didn't know how to execute it correctly.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• My answer to will most likely have something to do with either sound or lighting.

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 hours check

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

• I am doing my mentorship at Guadalupe Radio/TV.

2.   Who is your contact?

• My contact is Edgar Avendano. 

3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?

• I have done a total of 25 hours as of now.

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

• A lot of my hours have came from doing events which is when we tend to get really busy because we are broadcasting live. When we are not doing events I help out at the station and help them with whatever is needed while they film a TV show.

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

Yes it is important to consistently work on my senior project no matter the circumstances. Over break we primarily spent the time getting things ready for Christmas.   

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

• The most important thing that I learned was that you are not always working just to help yourself but to help others as well. I learned this because since I mentor at a catholic radio/TV station there were plenty of people donating different things like food and clothing so that we can take them to Mexico for the people in need. 

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

I would talk to one of the guys that works at the station because he also works on different projects outside of work.