Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Post for Pre-Defense
Friday, August 21, I will turn in my third and final draft of my paper and film before my defense. I have been working with Dr. Holmevik this week to get everything together. Tomorrow, August 20, I will take my paper to the copy shop and have it printed professionally to turn in. I have addressed the concerns of my committee and look forward to defending. I know that they may still have requests and have let them all know that I will continue to address any concerns they may have before my defense. On Saturday, August 22, I will travel to Pomaria for the grand re-opening of The Hope School and will screen my film there. My boyfriend and I are going to tape the event so that I can make a presentation for my defense from that footage. Although this will be the last post before my defense, I will post after my defense to let everyone know how it went.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Post for 7/27
Although I have not posted in quite a while I have been working on my project.
After Summer Session I ended I took a little break and then began meeting with Mrs. Ramirez on a pretty frequent basis and also met with Dr. Fishman about changes she would like me to make to my paper. I am keeping a list of revisions requested by my committee so I know what each member has asked me to fix.
I have not received any new comments about my film, but am hoping to receive comments by the end of this week so I can make changes over the weekend and get my third draft out early next week.
After Summer Session I ended I took a little break and then began meeting with Mrs. Ramirez on a pretty frequent basis and also met with Dr. Fishman about changes she would like me to make to my paper. I am keeping a list of revisions requested by my committee so I know what each member has asked me to fix.
I have not received any new comments about my film, but am hoping to receive comments by the end of this week so I can make changes over the weekend and get my third draft out early next week.
Post for 6/25
Since my last post I have been able to meet with both Dr. Skrodzka-Bates and Barbara Ramirez. I met with Dr. Skrodzka-Bates on Tuesday and we discussed how to incorporate race into my film, but she did say that I do not need to change it that much. I am going to incorporate more of the alumnus interviews that I have. She did say that she would rather see me address race in my paper, so I have specific instructions to follow when it comes to that and will work on that this weekend.
I have met with Mrs. Ramirez twice now and we have worked through the Theoretical Context section of my paper. She is helping me to make sure that everything flows the way it should. I have implemented her suggestions and will continue to meet with her until my paper is as perfect as possible.
My plan is to get a second cut of my film and another draft of my paper to my committee by July 1 so that they will have until August 1 to look over it.
I have met with Mrs. Ramirez twice now and we have worked through the Theoretical Context section of my paper. She is helping me to make sure that everything flows the way it should. I have implemented her suggestions and will continue to meet with her until my paper is as perfect as possible.
My plan is to get a second cut of my film and another draft of my paper to my committee by July 1 so that they will have until August 1 to look over it.
Post for 6/17
I have not posted in a while because have gotten a little hectic. The following has happened since my last post:
I will not be able to graduate in August because of my committee’s availability, so I have decided to take research hours in the fall and graduate in December. I have to defend by September 17 and Dr. Holmevik says that it will not be a problem.
I have turned in a first cut to everyone on my committee, Jay Hope, Ron Knorr.
I have received comments from Dr. Skrodzka-Bates and have set up a meeting with her to discuss her comments. I have also received comments from Ron Knorr who suggested I find some different music for one section of my film. Jay Hope also commented and said that the film looks great.
I also turned in another draft of my paper and Dr. Holmevik has given me some feedback and I revised my draft. Dr. Holmevik also suggested I set up an appointment with Mrs. Barbara Ramirez in the 1941. Mrs. Ramirez helps masters and doctoral students with their theses and project papers, so I have set up a meeting with her and will incorporate her comments once I receive them.
I will make a post once I have received more comments and have implemented them.
I will not be able to graduate in August because of my committee’s availability, so I have decided to take research hours in the fall and graduate in December. I have to defend by September 17 and Dr. Holmevik says that it will not be a problem.
I have turned in a first cut to everyone on my committee, Jay Hope, Ron Knorr.
I have received comments from Dr. Skrodzka-Bates and have set up a meeting with her to discuss her comments. I have also received comments from Ron Knorr who suggested I find some different music for one section of my film. Jay Hope also commented and said that the film looks great.
I also turned in another draft of my paper and Dr. Holmevik has given me some feedback and I revised my draft. Dr. Holmevik also suggested I set up an appointment with Mrs. Barbara Ramirez in the 1941. Mrs. Ramirez helps masters and doctoral students with their theses and project papers, so I have set up a meeting with her and will incorporate her comments once I receive them.
I will make a post once I have received more comments and have implemented them.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Problem and Solution
Before leaving for Maryland I turned in a copy of my first cut to Dr. Holmevik. We watched it together in his office and he gave me some pointers on things I could improve on. While I was away, he watched it a few more times and thought that the narration had a metallic sound to it and would like me to have Jay Hope do it again with a voice recorder instead of video recording it.
I was able to set up a meeting with Jay Hope for May 21 and went to Greenville to do so.
Drr. Holmevik also thought that some of the pictures I had were grainy and I tried to find some better quality photos, but a lot of the pictures are from the 1920s and later, so the original quality of them is not the best. Having a good quality photo will make my project look better, but for some of the photos, a better quality is just not available.
Before going to Greenville, my computer died again, so I spoke with Apple and they completely replaced my computer, so hopefully those kinds of problems are behind me. Since my computer did not arrive before I met with Jay Hope, I went to the MATRF and borrowed an Olympus digital voice recorder and a microphone.
Now that I have my new computer, I will again work on a new first cut to get out to my committee and client by Monday, June 1. I will be meeting with Dr. Holmevik this Thursday and will have a cut to show him.
I was able to set up a meeting with Jay Hope for May 21 and went to Greenville to do so.
Drr. Holmevik also thought that some of the pictures I had were grainy and I tried to find some better quality photos, but a lot of the pictures are from the 1920s and later, so the original quality of them is not the best. Having a good quality photo will make my project look better, but for some of the photos, a better quality is just not available.
Before going to Greenville, my computer died again, so I spoke with Apple and they completely replaced my computer, so hopefully those kinds of problems are behind me. Since my computer did not arrive before I met with Jay Hope, I went to the MATRF and borrowed an Olympus digital voice recorder and a microphone.
Now that I have my new computer, I will again work on a new first cut to get out to my committee and client by Monday, June 1. I will be meeting with Dr. Holmevik this Thursday and will have a cut to show him.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Post Production Begins
When beginning post production, I realized I did not have enough content for the narration, so I went online to find more photos. I also needed to find photos for other parts of the documentary. I found the following photos: the first Rosenwald schools; the blue prints for different sized schools; Rosenwald and Washington, together and separate; children playing outside of a Rosenwald school; students in the Tuskegee library; a teacher with a student in a Rosenwald school; a child studying; a bible; and a vacant Hope School. These photos will be included to help me tell my story.
When I began putting things together I had to refer to my script and the story I wanted to tell. I knew the kinds of photos I wanted to place in the beginning of the documentary and how I wanted to display them. The photos I chose are serious and reflect the seriousness of the documentary.
Before I could import any of the video files into iMovie, I had to convert them from .mpeg to .mov because iMovie does not import movies in .mpeg. I downloaded a free program called ‘Prism’ in order to do this. As of right now I have not been able to convert all of the files because it freezes a lot, so I may need to use a different program or try it on a different computer.
After converting the files, I needed to figure out how to get the audio from the narration to go along with the photos. I went online and found help through a blog “Unlocking iMovie ‘08” that was written by someone named Aaron. The most difficult part of this process was making sure I only had the audio I needed for that section.
The decisions I made during post production were intended to reflect what I set out to do. I was thinking about what my client wanted and how they would be reflected in the film. I also wanted to be sure that the importance of this time in history was stressed.
The font I chose for the opening of the movie and subtitles was Papyrus. This font looks serious, but also soft at the same time, reflecting the seriousness of the documentary, but also showing a more emotional side of the film.
When I began putting things together I had to refer to my script and the story I wanted to tell. I knew the kinds of photos I wanted to place in the beginning of the documentary and how I wanted to display them. The photos I chose are serious and reflect the seriousness of the documentary.
Before I could import any of the video files into iMovie, I had to convert them from .mpeg to .mov because iMovie does not import movies in .mpeg. I downloaded a free program called ‘Prism’ in order to do this. As of right now I have not been able to convert all of the files because it freezes a lot, so I may need to use a different program or try it on a different computer.
After converting the files, I needed to figure out how to get the audio from the narration to go along with the photos. I went online and found help through a blog “Unlocking iMovie ‘08” that was written by someone named Aaron. The most difficult part of this process was making sure I only had the audio I needed for that section.
The decisions I made during post production were intended to reflect what I set out to do. I was thinking about what my client wanted and how they would be reflected in the film. I also wanted to be sure that the importance of this time in history was stressed.
The font I chose for the opening of the movie and subtitles was Papyrus. This font looks serious, but also soft at the same time, reflecting the seriousness of the documentary, but also showing a more emotional side of the film.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Production Day
Because of all of the planning I did during pre-production, my production day went smoothly. My day began in Pomaria where I met Jay Hope and Ron Hope. Ron Knorr and I drove from Greenville. Once I arrived, I had to figure out where I wanted to shoot. I had to make sure the location I chose had enough light and there was not too much extraneous noise. Ron Knorr showed me the spot where he conducted his interviews when he was there previously, so I thought that it would be a good idea to shoot my footage in the same spot. The lighting was good because the room had multiple windows and some lights. I began to set everything up and my tripod broke, but Jay Hope had one that he let me use.
Since I had given everyone a packet that said what I needed to accomplish that day, we were all on the same page. First we decided to shoot the narration. I shot the narration because Dr. Holmevik thought that I might want to include some of it in the documentary, but I am just going to use the audio because the script is lengthy and would have taken a long time to memorize. I was very flexible while shooting the narration. Jay Hope had some recommendations for some parts of the script, which I agreed with, so he said a few things differently than what I had written. I made sure to shoot each section a couple of times so that I could get the best audio possible. I also did some tests and the Bluetooth microphone worked very well. Before Jay Hope left I asked him if he knew of any music that I could include because I have had trouble finding some. I told him what kind of music I was looking for and he said that he could find some.
After I shot the narration we took a break for a minute because the room was pretty hot. Next I decided to shoot Ron Hope’s interview. I had already prepared the questions I wanted to ask, so I proceeded to ask him the questions and got a lot of information from of him. After I was finished with this interview I had to charge the camera. Even though I charged it the night before so that it would be fully charged, but the narration and the interview with Ron Hope used a lot of the battery and I did not want to have it die during my interview with Ron Knorr.
While the camera was charging I decided to take the stills I needed to get. I walked around the grounds and took exterior pictures of the school and also of the church. When I first arrived I had taken some interior pictures to show the restoration that Ron has been doing.
After I took the stills I needed to take, I interviewed Ron Knorr. He also had a lot of valuable information to tell me. Lastly, I took a picture of all three men separately and together, along with one of the two Hopes together.
After Ron Knorr and I left Pomaria, we traveled to Newberry College, where James Haskell Hope received a Master’s. I took some pictures of a dorm that was the only building left on the campus when he was there. I also took some stills of the signs around the campus that talked about its historical significance.
When I got back to Clemson, I went to the MATRF and imported all of the footage from the camcorder because I had to return it. When I got home I looked at the footage in order to figure out what I needed to do to start laying out the film.
Since I had given everyone a packet that said what I needed to accomplish that day, we were all on the same page. First we decided to shoot the narration. I shot the narration because Dr. Holmevik thought that I might want to include some of it in the documentary, but I am just going to use the audio because the script is lengthy and would have taken a long time to memorize. I was very flexible while shooting the narration. Jay Hope had some recommendations for some parts of the script, which I agreed with, so he said a few things differently than what I had written. I made sure to shoot each section a couple of times so that I could get the best audio possible. I also did some tests and the Bluetooth microphone worked very well. Before Jay Hope left I asked him if he knew of any music that I could include because I have had trouble finding some. I told him what kind of music I was looking for and he said that he could find some.
After I shot the narration we took a break for a minute because the room was pretty hot. Next I decided to shoot Ron Hope’s interview. I had already prepared the questions I wanted to ask, so I proceeded to ask him the questions and got a lot of information from of him. After I was finished with this interview I had to charge the camera. Even though I charged it the night before so that it would be fully charged, but the narration and the interview with Ron Hope used a lot of the battery and I did not want to have it die during my interview with Ron Knorr.
While the camera was charging I decided to take the stills I needed to get. I walked around the grounds and took exterior pictures of the school and also of the church. When I first arrived I had taken some interior pictures to show the restoration that Ron has been doing.
After I took the stills I needed to take, I interviewed Ron Knorr. He also had a lot of valuable information to tell me. Lastly, I took a picture of all three men separately and together, along with one of the two Hopes together.
After Ron Knorr and I left Pomaria, we traveled to Newberry College, where James Haskell Hope received a Master’s. I took some pictures of a dorm that was the only building left on the campus when he was there. I also took some stills of the signs around the campus that talked about its historical significance.
When I got back to Clemson, I went to the MATRF and imported all of the footage from the camcorder because I had to return it. When I got home I looked at the footage in order to figure out what I needed to do to start laying out the film.
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