Music Video Finale

Hey everyone! For the LAST project of this school year and possibly the last of these types of projects, we are doing, once again, the Music Video. My team for this project is Isaiah, Nick, and Callum. Our song for this project is "Breaking Free" from High School Musical. We chose this song through a voting system, each member of the team presented a song of their choice, than we voted on the songs that were presented. I believe this is a fair system, but it does ignore a member's opinion. We chose this song because because it's topic really fit to a theme that we all wanted to do for a while. Which was, of course, breaking out of something.

For our music video, we did a storyline about chores. In this storyline, Nick and Isaiah are forced to do multiple types of chores by Callum and I. This relates to the lyrics because it relates to Nick and Isaiah breaking free from their mental and physical barriers of not doing their chores. Showing them that in the end, when they finally do break free, they are "free" to do whatever they wish. For example, when Isaiah breaks free from his job of folding the laundry, he can finally go back to sleeping.

I believe that me and my team are extremely proud of how our music video is currently looking. This music video is surely one of the best projects I have ever done before. For example, we have lots of effects, two well-designed band posters, many different shot types, and finally, a easy-to-understand storyline. Our "band name" for this music video is the Jumpy Beavers. My team and I also had lots of fun filming, and editing this project. This project was, and will continue to be a great project to finish the school year.

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We used the following lyrics:

We're soarin', flyin'

There's not a star in heaven

That we can't reach

If we're trying

So we're breaking free

You know the world can see us

In a way that's different than who we are

Creating space between us

'Til we're separate hearts

But your faith it gives me strength

Strength to believe

We're breakin' free!!

We're soarin'

Flyin'

There's not a star in heaven

That we can't reach

If we're trying

So we're breaking free

We're breakin' free

Uhh-uhh-uuuhhh

Can you feel it building

Like a wave the ocean just can't control

Connected by a feeling

Uuhhh, in our very souls

Very soul,oh-oohh

Rising 'til it lifts us up

So every one can see

We're breakin' free!!

We're soarin'

Flyin'

There's not a star in heaven

That we can't reach

If we're trying, 

So we're breaking free

We're breaking free

Uhh-uhh-uuuhhh

Yeah-Yeah

Ohh-ohh

Now's the time

Now's the time

So we're breaking free

Ooohhh,We're breaking free

Uuuhhh, yeah

More than hope

More than faith

This is true

This is fate

And together we see it comin'

More than you

More than me

Not a want, but a need

Both of us breakin' free

Soarin'

Flyin'

There's not a star in heaven 

That we can't reach

If we're trying

Yeah we're breaking free

Breaking free, yeah-yeah-yeah

Were runnin'

Oohhh, climbin'

To get to the place

To be all that we can be

Now's the time

Now's the time

So we're breaking free

Movie Trailer Premier

Hey everyone! For our next project in GT, we are doing movie trailers. Our goal for this project is to compose a 90 - 120 second trailer, that "grabs" our audience and leaves them on the edge of theirs seat. We are required to have Voice Acting, and of course, the cliffhanger. We are also required to make one, or two movie posters that interest the audience. I contributed to my team (Isaiah, James and Nick) by doing the synopsis of the plan, as well working on parts of the storyboard, which is the scenes, audio, foley, etc.

For this project, our biggest challenge was probably finding the setting for our trailer. We originally planned to do it behind Nick's yard, as he said there was a forest we could use. However, due to "erosion" we almost walked off a waterfall when going to the forest. In the end, we were able to do it around the edge of Nick's backyard. Our biggest successes are when we were able to use the shaded areas of Nick yards and angle the camera to make it seem like we are positioned in a forest, but in reality we are in a open field.

For the movie trailer critique, I believe we got a good score. Our team scored well in each of the three categories, which were Audience, Creativity, and how well we met the requirements. We also received the award for the 3rd best movie trailer in 2nd period GT. My team and I really do feel accomplished of what we did in our movie trailer.

Metamorphosis Animation

Hi everyone, for my next project in GT we are doing a Metamorphosis Animation. I am with a team of 8th graders, (Dana, Angela and Lilli). The goal of this project is to use Stykz and different type of animation types.. An example of a animation type we are going to use is stop-motion.

eate a google slide presentation that pitches two animation ideas to the whole GT Class, as well fill out a animation "action plan". This helps the team easily plan the jobs, slides, etc. Finally, after the pitch and the action plan, we need to create a 1 - 2 minute animation using a program known as

Our focus statement for this animation is "Death Improves Generations". Our animation starts out
with a old man named Henry. Henry is a kind and generous old man. One day, while walking down the streets, he encounters a young homeless child named Anna, who is begging for food. Henry goes into the forest to obtain freshly picked apples to feed the child. However,
when picking apples, lightning strikes in the distance, and a wildfire starts. This wildfire circles Henry, and burns everything in its way. Leaving Henry's ashes, and apple seeds. Years pass as the apple tree "absorbs" Henry's ashes, it grows into a large, healthy apple tree. One day, Anna walks into the forest, as she sits under the apple tree. Eagerly eating apples from Henry's reincarnation, (Apple Tree). In the end, Henry is apple to supply the girl he wanted to help with plenty of apples. Which can feed her for a long time.

I am actually very happy about my team's results, we were given a pretty good grade, which will most likely be a B. However, it also surprised me that we were voted the best animation in the second period of GT. It was a close call though, we only beat out the other team by 1 single point, the "tables turned" on the last voter, when they voted for our team. Since 1 more vote could have easily changed the outcome.