My Humorous Monologue

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So far, I've learned a lot during this project. For one, I have learned how to edit in iMovie and how to film using a DSLR camera. I will continue to learn more creative ways to edit my comedic monologue in iMovie by learning how to add music, transitions, text layovers, and more cool effects. I struggled with focusing the camera, but I got much better.

It is very important to add padding at the beginning and ending of your clip. This is because if you don't, your audio or clip could be cut off. It could ruin your entire clip, and cause you to have to reshoot it if you don't have pad and if it gets cut off. It's always a good idea to add padding for those reasons.

One of my strengths was editing in iMovie because after the tutorial, I got the hang of it really fast. I like to edit and add effects because it's something I can do well. I also find editing fun and a great way to test creativity. One of my weaknesses was filming. It was hard for me to get focused clips and hold the camera steady without filming shaky clips. I overcame my weakness by asking for help from my classmates and teacher. I overcame this weakness, but it was difficult because i had to reshoot numerous clips.

Hope you enjoy!
-Asha:)

Comedy Writing

I think that sense of humor is an important trait because it will help you make people comfortable around you, and not make situations awkward. It is also something that makes your personality more fun and more exciting to be around. It makes you seem more capable socially, and maybe better for certain jobs or careers.

Five tips for writing a humorous narrative are for one, using a fun tone of voice to keep the audience entertained. Another one is using good body language to show that you are comfortable and confident (even if you aren't). Third is to try to not laugh too hard at your jokes, and just focus on making the audience laugh. Fourth is to use proper volume so that you're not yelling at the audience, but they can still hear you.

My comedic monologue is a story of Lani and I preforming a dance routine at the Kauai county fair, and crashing. It's amusing because we failed and everybody was watching. It was embarrassing, but I think that other people could find it funny.

Motivational Poster

Here we go starting off the new year with a new and awesome project!  We are making a motivational poster, Our layer requirements we need a total of four images. Three of those four images are photos that symbolize yourself, and the last one is a profile photo of you. We are also required to have two text layers. One of the two will be your manifesto, and the second one should be your personal quotes. For the design expectations all text must be kerned to create visual balance, leaving no empty spaces. You also must have a triadic color scheme withe one dominant color and two accent colors. We are required to use blending options for our text layers, including drop shadow, bevel, emboss, stroke and outer glow. Another requirement is using adjustment layers for our images, including levels, exposure, curves, and color balance.

How did I make a Motivational Poster?

First, I took a photo of myself, and three symbolic images of my choice. I imported them to my computer, then photoshop. I also Added my text layers which consisted of: my personal quotes and my manifesto. I then kerned the text using adjustment layers and effects. When I finished my text layers, I moved on to my photos. I chose my triadic color scheme, added that to my text, then put an effect on my photos to alter the colors. Last, "command S" and we have our finished motivational poster!

What was my biggest challenge?

I think my biggest challenge was proper kerning. I didn't have a lot of practice with this, and I wasn't very confident in my skills. I didn't do so well with adding text layers, and fonts to make a visual appealing final product. I overcame this by asking for tips and ways to improve, and I think that I did a pretty good job in the end. I think that I could improve this by practicing more, and also trying to stay calm and not stress about it.

Final Product

Image layers

Text Layers