The Final project

When I reach the Final Project, it is the perfect timing for me, because at that time, I will go to Chicago. So the first thing come to my mind is recording the process and share some experiences when I am in Chicago. Thanksgiving Day and black Friday, which give me a prefect chance to do this project. At November 21th, I went to the airport and started this journey. I hate someone around me use video recorder to record everything. So when I recorded something, I did it conceal. This is a reason some shots were a little bit shake. Everyone said that Chicago is a very beautiful city. As for this point of view, I cannot agree more. That is the America in my mind when I was in China. I really like that city. I spend many time hang out with my friends, most of time we were in the Michigan Ave, so I took many video about Michigan Ave. I remember one interesting thing; there are many carriages which lead by a real horse, most of time they moved with a really slow speed. The result of this slow speed was many cars fall behind these carriages and kept push horn. So I also took a video about these horses’ carriages. At the last night, one of my female friends came to found me. We went to a big mall, one thing shocked me. I can never imagine Lego can build such big building. So we went into that Lego store and took some video. Then we have chance to eat in the most delicious fast food restaurant. Then I must go back to Columbus in the second day’s morning. When I came to Chicago, I took some videos on the airplane, such a beautiful night view. In order to corresponding, when I came back to Columbus, I also took the view on the airplane. One big event occurred in the day I came back which is we won Michigan at that day! There were many people around street and campus. Everybody was exciting. At the last of the project, I took video about the getting up situation which indicates that a new school week will come.

Before I make the project, I think I will spend many time in Purdue University. However I did not go to that university. I also think that I will take many beautiful buildings, but my friend and I both are not that kind of person who likes to go to scenic spots. So I missed many types of scenery. I imagine many situations which I would like to record. Such as airplane cross the clouds, or many expensive cars cross the roads. The project in my mind is quiet beautiful and delicate.

During the making process, I feel a little bit regrets. I think if I took more videos this situation will be better. There are many symbols of Chicago I did not record. However, I still feel quite comfortable with the thing I record. It is reality and do not like some official traveling TV program. I feel very satisfied in one shot which is the Lego toy with many heads. This video create a relaxed atmosphere, because I just record things which around me, it closer to the reality. And the views I chose is unique all these series features make this video cover with free. The music I choose also very quiet and very suitable for this video.  

After I finish this video I could stop blame on my friend who helps take the videos. It has some uncomfortable feeling because some of the shots are really unstable. But for the most part, it is alright. I tried best in this project, it let me understand how difficult for a person to make a brilliant video. Because the imaginations always far away from reality. Now I have more experiences about how to make video, if let me go to Chicago again, I will improve more. But at this time, I tied and did it the best way. 

Brainstorming of Final Project

I will use the final project to tell any experiences which occur during the trip from Columbus to Purdue University.This is a prefect timing for me to do the Final project. The Thanksgiving vacation will coming which can provide many experience and  materials to me. I will see the complete different views with comparing to The Ohio State University to the Purdue University. During this thanksgiving break, I decided to go to Chicago and Purdue University. The first thing came to my mind is I want to use flashback to tell this story, which means tell this story from the end to the beginning  I will take a shot of the sky in Purdue University. And the go back to the beginning of this story. Because I will stay in Chicago for one night, I am look forward about the view in Chicago, and also will shot the beautiful scenery along the trip.         

Failure Paper

To be honest, I enjoy this course. Thanks for you to provide such colorful lesson to me. I enjoy the video that you play during class and the project system. From my perspective, I think the biggest failure for me in this course is I do not pay attention of the rules. I did not read the guide carefully. Most of time rules are more important than idea, unless the idea is too significant to control. I cannot come up with some great idea now, so most of time we should obey rules. Also I learn how to use Photoshop and how to make my own movie. All these things are very useful to me and I enjoy it. When I was in China I want to study how to use Photoshop, but I never did. Although this course only give me some basic information about how to us Photoshop, just like how to add layers, how to take a piece of picture out. I still feel these are very useful. I think the most successful project is Project 2, the map one. I really think that one is brilliant. A good work must be different and unique. Take this map for example, we people think about map, them just think the normal map. I want to combine time and map together, because we spend time on walking and checking the map. So this project came out. I learn think things in different can be successful. This point of view can connect with the video which we watch during the class. Every artist has unique style; even some of them are weird. The truth is they are different from all of us. So the thing I learn from this successful is think things differently and comprehensive. If I have chance to redo a project I will redo Project 3. The sizes of each item are not very suitable. If let me redo this project I will choose different background and suitable size.

  

Project 5

My word is “store”. When I look this word, the first impression is the real store, such as Best Buy or Target. However, this store is not a noun, this time store is use as a verb. Then I look up this word in dictionary, “Store” is mean to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use. So I must put my object into a thing like container. Then I decided to use my IPod for my object. I use this IPod listen music every day.  Every product is stored in pack and most of them are selling in the store. So I decided this project by reappear the process of shopping my iPod, but the difference is I want to flashback this process.

First I take out my IPod and put it on my desk.  It is quite dirty at this time.

Then I need to clean it up, just like it is new. I put it out of the protect case, and swipe it especially the screen part.

I have a hobbit; I keep all the cases which store technology products, next I found the pack for IPod and put all these things together on my desk.  

Then I use this pack to store my IPod again, just seems like when I brought it.

I close the cover of the pack; my IPod is stored in this pack. This scenery makes me think IPod is going back to home at that time.

Next step is using tape stick this box.

 

I writes “New Arrive” on the box, forget my poor handwriting. I just want to create the situation this product is new, and also make me feel the exciting feeling when I get this IPod again.

 

I flashback this process of buying a new IPod, use the original pack to store the IPod, and recover the Old IPod just like we I first time open it. I feel it is quite meaningful and interest. 

MP4

The first place I choose to shot is my home’s door. I open this door every day. I take this place and record the sound of door open. Every time I open this door which means that a new day coming. Because I have a habit which is I test the temperature by open the door and feel it. This habit decides what clothes I choose to wear and what mood I am in that day. When I close my eyes I can hear the sound of door open and feel a fresh starting of a day. Second shot I take is the door of Fisher Business College. Right now I am in the pre-business program I hope and I should get into Business College in the future. It is more like a challenge for me, because all the classes in that college are quiet hard and I will try my best to learn something from that program. When I close my eyes I can image every time I open that door the hard working environment and the busy time I will have. The last shot I record is in the class. I record my friend typing sound. This is the evidence of our working. I really love this course, I learn a lot in this course. I went an art exhibition, and edit picture by myself. When I close my eyes I can hear students ask questions and typing sound around me. I can recall all the time I spend on this class which is interesting and enriching.     

From my perspective, I believe that sound has their own glamour. When people saw something, there is no space left for imagination. However, when people hear sounds which there a brunch of points that people can put the imagination. All these reason make me like sound better.  



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COCD2JEAvYk&feature=youtu.be which is the URL of my video.  

Response to Carver “Cathedral”

This article talks about a story between three persons. A blind man, a women and her husband. This blind man plays a key role in the relationship between these two person. I like this article because this blind man teaches the man how to feel by using heart. Because this blind man cannot see anything, so he uses his heart to feel everything. At the end of this passage, this man make sure he can feel by using his heart, there really are somethings he been ignored for a long time.

About the places I do not like about this passage is that there is too many dialogue but do not have enough descriptions. I want to try to understand the relationship between the man and the blind man. I can see the women like this blind man and consider he as a teacher and a listener. From my perspective I believe the relationship between these two male cannot be good. However this is only my conception. I believe writer can spend a little bit on the description part in order to make the relationship of all these three people is clear.    

Response to Wallace's article

This passage is a great one. It explain deep principles by using very easy language. I like this passage, especially one example. In this article, writer mention a example that a theist was in trouble in a cold environment and all the world covered by snow which is Alaska. This theist prayed to God to save him otherwise he will die in this area of snow. At that time there were Eskimo saved him. However, the atheist think this is a coincidence. I like this example is because is there have God always be a contentious topic. But the example he used to explain this topic is very easy to understand. 
One thing I dislike is this article address too much about the bad side of adult world. From my perspective, I believe that everyone can live in different style. I like to read,  like to sport. However in this passage, Wallace mention one point of view which is adult life, you will be totally hosed. I disagree with this point of view. Totally hosed means you will become the same with other people， I do not think this is reliable and possible. Everyone should live in different way and everybody wants to be different, so it cannot be hosed.