Printing Project

The Process 

     At the start of this process, I printed two of my designs out on white printer paper, and they were the size 6 by 4. I also made sure to reflect them so they wouldn't turn out backwards on my final print. I then cut the out designs. The next thing I did was watercolor two different pieces of  watercolor paper with the color schemes that were on the designs. After that, I painted the designs front with Mod Podge. I painted enough so that you couldn't really tell what the design wad through the Mod Podge layer. When doing this, you have to work fast so that the Mod Podge doesn't dry. After that, you place the picture face down in the middle of your watercolor. You than take a squeegee and smooth out the picture and press it down. Make sure to not get any Mod Podge on the top of the design because it will later impact your process. After it dries, get some water on your fingers, and rub the paper off of the design. Make sure you don't leave any paper fuzz on the design. Lastly, place a clear coat on top of the design.

My Experience

     During this process, I thought it went overall really well. My prints turned out good, and they had almost no paper fuzzies on it.  If I were to do this again, I would try to not rub off the watercolor. I would keep the same amount of Mod Podge on it, because my print transferred pretty well. I really enjoyed this project, and it was interesting to see how the printing process worked. Overall, this project was really fun to complete, and I thought that my print went well. 

ONW 1 in 2000

The Project

    For this project, our group had to find a story to report about, going along with the idea of 1 in 2000 (each student has a story to tell). My group decided to do our story about Brooke Cunningham, who passed out at homecoming pictures. We chose this because we wanted a story that had a message along with it, and this ones message was that you can always look back and laugh on embarrassing moments. 

The Process

    My group started out by finding another person we could interview about this topic. We chose to interview Alex Pauli, because he was her date for that dance. Next, we created around 20 interview questions about the topic for each of them. We then began filming. We started with interviewing Alex. The next day, we interviewed Brooke, and also shot some B-roll. While putting the videos on the computer, we realized that our interview with Brooke had no sound, because we had forgotten to use a mic. So the next day, we re-filmed her interview, and everything in that one turned out okay. I began editing the day after that. I started with watching through the interviews, and finding which parts I wanted to use. Then, I sequenced them so that they made sense. Next, I added in B-roll. After that, I filmed voice overs at my house, and put them into the video the next day. Finally, I added background music. 

What I Learned

     During this project, I learned a lot about news writing because this was our first "news" project. I learned about sequencing, voice overs, B-roll, and more. This project also helped teach me about motivation and project management because my group faced a lot of setbacks during it, but we kept going. For the next project, I would do audio checks before filming, and work faster so the video can be done in time. I will follow the same editing process for the next one. I learned a lot doing this project, such as messing with graphics and effects on pictures and video clips, and to make sure to always check your audio!