lunes, 11 de abril de 2011

miércoles, 30 de marzo de 2011

Intwerwar period

During the Interwar period various countries in the world including: Germany, France, Japan, China and the United States suffered severe changes in both their economy and political matters. This interwar period lasted from 1918 to 1939 and occurred between World War I and World War II. In this period most of the countries changed their government by creating revolutions and taking out the old government. During the year 1868 Japan took the Tokugawa Rule and replaced for the old Meji regime. This also happened with China when they took out the Quing Dynasty to replace it with another democracy which later turned into a dictatorship. Another important circumstance that related all of these counties specially the United States was the Great Depression during 1922. This Economic failure affected countries worldwide. When this occurred the country of Germany got seriously affected by it because they were vulnerable due to the World War I that had already weakened them in a strong way.

During the years of the Interwar various strikes were performed by workers against their bosses and the government. This was going on in various places because people were desperate for money but didn't want to loose their jobs. An example of a place that did this was the United States. Before the Great Depression workers were making strikes for better payment but stopped because during the time of economic drop citizens could hardly get a job or maintain the one they already had. The United Kingdom is another country that did strikes done by desperate workers that wanted less hours of work and more payment but it was unsuccessful. During this time I believe that a person that would make a better job in controlling the situation would be Hitler. In this moment people were becoming insane and desperate for a better economy and I think that Hitler would do a great job in persuading the people to be calm and make them realize that it would change in a positive way in the future and right now instead of panicking they should get their head up and try to reconstruct their lives.

So the Interwar period was a time were various nations were in tough times that had to be overcome in order not to fall into ruin. Each country had different problems that came back to the issues from world war I. They all solved these problems in their own way by changing their government,ruler, or their own attitude towards the situation, anything that would contribute to the reconstruction of the economy. Although the Interwar Period was harsh for almost all the countries in the world, it was only preparation for the World War II which was a real problem that was not imagined until seen.

My prezi

martes, 15 de marzo de 2011

Prezi


Last week all the class was introduced to Prezi. An internet device similar to power point that combines the creativity of adding videos and pictures and the creation of paths that lead you to the order of the presentation. I really prefer this from the old boring powerpoint. It was too simple, now with Prezi you can expand your ideas into more complex images. It has far more privileges than powerpoint and its free. Another thing I really like is that it is simple and you only need 2 minutes to understand everything with the video tutorial. What I did find a little confusing is how to use some tools that were in the side of the page. Besides this everything else was great and successful for me.

If I could choose between powerpoint, word or any program for writing I know I would choose Prezi. Its the new thing, it has more features like pictures, videos and different shapes that can be led to your choice. Another great thing about this page that I liked was that its everywhere. If you have internet to hand you can open it in any place you like to show it to different people. You can even open it from your cellphone. Google docs is also a great choice for these types of works but Prezi is now my favorite website for easy a working.

http://prezi.com/learn/ here is how to learn how to use prezi

miércoles, 9 de marzo de 2011

Prezi 5 years

jueves, 3 de marzo de 2011

miércoles, 2 de marzo de 2011

PSA video reflection

The PSA I was assigned to do was safe sex. I believe that it turned out pretty well. Mahonty and I did it last Friday with help of Ximena and Courtney. The videos were shot behind the house of my classmate Mahonry and in his room. It took us to shot everything in about an hour. For the editing, I finished after 30 minutes. At the end Mahonry and I were satisfied with our work and even other people in the class that were watching it think the same. For the project we did 2 videos, about 2:45 min and another one that was sent for marking of 1:30 min plus 4 secs of credits. Even though it was good i still think that the longer version we did was much better.

When watching my video I always look for things that I can change and for this one I specifically found many. First, I would reduce the movement of the camera when following the car. another thing I would do is repeat the scene when Mahonry talks. Anohter possibilty would be adding subtitles for more clearness. The last thing I would change is the number of actors. I personally think that we needed more actors to form a better "party". Besides adding more scenes the rest of the video came out perfect.

At the start of the class I saw all my classmates videos so I could choose the winner. The video I chose for winning was Debora and Jade`s. Their topic was ¨ does drinking affect the ones around you?¨ The video itself is about a girl that parties and drinks and does not care about her grades or the other outcomes that could affect their family and friends. Something I think they could change was the moving of the camera. The shots are to shaky and sometimes unfocused But I also think that it was somehow in purpose to represent the crazy party. Besides that the rest of the video was well made with: Great story, good scenery and awesome editing. I really would like to congratulate them.

martes, 15 de febrero de 2011

So a PSA is an advertisement announced on any sorts of media mostly in television that does not try to sell a product but to inform people of issues of society. The most common topic of these commercial peoples health or safety. This is similar to a commercial because it has a main topic or situation and has a duration of about 2-3 minutes. A PSA is always done to benefit or give help to a problem that is happening in the world. An example of a PSA is taking car of our streets by cleaning it or not drinking and drive at the same time.

The person that I would like to work with is Mahonry. This is because I had already worked with him and it went very well. Another reason is that we both have a lot of creativity so everything should work out well. Last time I worked with Mahonry it was really easy because even though he had the ASOMEX approaching he had time to work on the project and finish it successfully. The last thing why I chose Mahonry is that we get along well.

. not drinking and driving
. Eating healthy
. exercise
. Maintain our city clean
. no drugs


first, not drinking and driving- Guys at a party going to get a taxi because they are drunk but one decides to go in his car. the others follow him crash and they end up injured. exercise- guys having fun and exercising, people laughing people falling and drinking gatorade. maintain city clean- many pictures of trash being cleaned. video of lots of people cleaning at the streets and beach

miércoles, 9 de febrero de 2011

superbowl commercials

Even though I didnt get to see the whole superbowl this past weekend I did see some commercials that I liked. The one I liked the most was the Darth Vader car one. I mean that kid really knows how to act. I heard in the news that he never saw a star wars movie but he did a great role as darth vader. Another one I liked was the chevrolet camaro one. I love that car but besides that fact I believe that the commercial itself is great. I mean the scenery and the stunts are really cool. It really catches the viewers attention. The last video I really liked was the doritos one. The pug really made me laugh. It was a really original idea and its simple. These were my favorite superbowl commercials from 2011.

Besides the ones I liked I also found one I would really change. I really liked the prision break with the audi but I believe they could have used more funny ideas. some of them could have been famous people that have gone to jail appear doing something funny like the crime they did. I am not a professional video maker but I do believe that the end is somehow confusing. Maybe what they could have done was make it more explicit so that people can get the ending of the video better. Besides all these insignificant errors the rest of the video was pretty well done.

My favorite commercial of my class was the Coca Cola one. This was done by Jorge and was the most original and funny of all. The subject of it was a remake of the rocky scene were he trains for a very long time. At the end Jorge comes in front of the camera and announces his product by saying that he drinks coke when he does sport. This commercial had everything, originality, good music and the exact timing which was 30 secs. I believe that Jorge´s commercial should win the contest of best commercial from the class.

superbowl commercial just do it

miércoles, 12 de enero de 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uFmqynVSxE

Really funny anti-smoking video and also shows you lesson about how this can affect you and your family.

My commercial

The commercial I am doing is going to be about how Nike shoes help you improve your physical strength when doing certain sports. If it is possible I am going to do it with my friend Mahonry. I am not sure if we can do it in pairs but if its possible I will. The video itself is going to show some of our skills when using these shoes. We are going to show examples of sports like skateboarding, soccer, Basketball and many others. I think that the hardest challenges we are going to face while doing this commercial is the organization and the place we are going to film it. Besides that the rest of the video will be easy because we already got planned what we are doing. This commercial will be sick and entertaining.

martes, 11 de enero de 2011

Comercials

All the commercials I saw were great but the one I most like was the Carlton Draught one. The reason is that its full of action and different scenes which is usually going to be more entertaining to the viewers. The commercial is very unusual and complicated and I really like how it is all planned perfectly. Besides this great commercial I also liked one of my one i saw a while ago. This commercial is also about a drink which is Pepsi. This one also has many impacting scenes with great soccer players including: Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos and Thiery Henri. The Pepsi commercial has a profound effect on me because I identify with soccer, its one of my favorite sports.