Hey everyone!
Our newest assignment for class was to film and edit a video about our community, which for us would be Silver Spring.
This video certainly had it's challenges. Laura and I had already picked an idea, and gone through with it (which included waking up at 5 A.M. to watch the sunrise). However, on Thursday we were told to do something else...still not entirely sure why.
So working with those 4 days we couldn't film Thursday or Friday because of the snow, and ended up filming Saturday night. I edited most of it that night, when WeVideo crashed. I then spent Sunday doing it all over again, as well as having a 3 hour change project meeting (at my house), going out with my family, and doing work on my LFFP documentary. So that made for a busy weekend.
I enjoyed the project, although doing it twice was time consuming and a little inconvenient to my weekend.
The camera work and audio aren't as good as they could be with an outdated camera,
and the website I edited on, WeVideo, wasn't working well.
I do like the final outcome.
Hope you enjoy!
Something I've been wondering about lately, about myself, and about people in general is; why do people seem happier being out of their normal environments?
This applies to going away for the the weekend, to a relative or friend's house,
people leaving their home/state for college,
having sleepovers,
going on vacations,
and just leaving when you're angry instead of staying put and working it out.
It just makes me insanely curious to know why people do this.
Is it the fight or flight response?
When an animal feels threatened they respond by fleeing or fighting, could this apply?
I wonder, because I'm the type of person who doesn't like staying put. I don't want to be at home doing nothing. I don't want to be surrounded by the same people, despite if they're my family or not. I leave for the weekends, going to my god mother's house like this past one, or to my aunt's which I did the majority of the break, or to just my friends houses. I never miss a chance to go sleepover somewhere else or be somewhere else.
I don't know if that's just me. In fact i'm pretty sure it's not just me.
When I tried to research this topic, I got results completely unrelated.
my comment on this... it's actually an interesting article. But I wouldn't say I'm from a broken home, or that that's related at all. What defines a broken home anyway?
Well thank you internet for this beautiful advice.
4. 21 Ways Rich People Think Differently I found this article extremely thought provoking. I'm middle class, and I neither think poverty or riches are the root of evil. What is the root of evil? I'd say desire. This does relate back to status. Rich can usually have what material possessions they desire, but not necessarily the love, the feelings, the people or life style they desire. Poor can't necessarily have those things either, and can't have those material things as easily.
I'll return to this subject in another post. 5. Obama’s Way
This is so completely off topic.
One thing I did find was a quote, and I think it stands true.
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”-Terry Pratchett
I'll always still wonder, but I do like this quote. It makes sense. You want what you come back to to have adjusted and be better.
So apparently this post has been lying in my drafts. It was supposed to be posted by December 19th, which is totally my fault.
Here we go,
This film was truly scary. I had seen Super Size Me before, in 7th grade science, but i wanted to see the effects of unhealthy eating-which many people in Blair, my community, or even family take a part in.
Here's the trailer:
The main Character of the documentary is Morgan Spurlock, an American adult who wanted to test the effect of fast food on people's bodies. This led Spurlock into independent film making. He chose to eat McDonald's fast food, every meal, for 30 days!
The documentary does a play by play of his life, meal habits and his health. After the 30 day period ends Spurlock is over 24 pounds heavier, and is at a much higher risk for heart disease, and heart failure.
An interesting aspect of Super Sizer Me, is Spurlock's relationship with his girlfriend, Alexandra Jamieson. She was constantly worried about his health, and as the doctors in the movie said, if he continued on with the fast food diet, he'd be on the path to death. Jamieson, who herself was a vegan, did not approve of the risks he was taking, After the 30 days ended, despite Spurlock's love of meat and craving for McDonald's, Jamieson was determined to make him healthy again and converted him to her vegan diet.
Another interesting aspect, was the cinematography. The camera was out of focus, shaky, and unprofessional for the entirety of the movie. However, it worked for it. This was just a normal guy making the film, and the camera's sloppiness didn't deteriorate the message of the movie.
Thirdly, the graphs, charts, and animations showing Spurlock's change in health were very effective. One animation showed the changes in his body from the first to 30th day.
He gained 24.5 pounds, had a fatty liver etc.
Here's a clip:
I found this the most impressive and convincing part of the movie, because these were actual changes occurring in his body, proved by doctors and medics, and definitely displaying how fast food is terrible for one's body.
I really enjoyed this movie, it was humorous, informative, and shocking. when thinking about what Spurlock went through- I definitely want to cut back, or even cut out any fast food from my diet. I do recommend this movie, but only if you have a strong stomach (it gets gross in places).
