Edgar's Blog

rada rada rada rada rada..............

2010-06-04T11:06:00.001-07:00

Word Processing	OpenOffice	http://www.openoffice.us.com/openoffice/free-open-office-download.php?brand=openoffice.us&s=google&country=US&c=openoffice.us_suite_alotpf_pg_wb_at&k=%7Bkeywords%7D&pk=1546-4
Vector Drawing	Adobe Illustrator	http://tryit.adobe.com/us/cs5/illustrator/?sdid=FNRPU&
Photo Editing	Photo Scape	http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
Music Recording	Cake Walk	http://www.cakewalk.com/Mac/
Presentation	Prezi	http://prezi.com/
Video Editing	Adobe Premiere Pro CS5	http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/
Web Browsing	Firefox	http://www.getfirefox.net/
Animation	ToonBoom	http://www.toonboom.com/main/

Technology....................

2010-06-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

1. What is your relationship with technology?

My relationship with technology is great. It is hard for me to go a day without my iPod or phone.

2. Has that relationship changed over the year? If so how?

My relationship has changed. It has gotten stronger since I got my iPod 3g.

3. Do you think computers will be a tool in your life after high-school? Why or why not?

Computers will always be a tool in my life because some tasks will require help that no person could help me with.

4. What did you enjoy doing/learning about this year in DMA? Why?

I enjoyed working on these wonderful new macs. I enjoyed it because they are fast and have many wonderful programs.

5. What do you think should be left out of DMA? Why?

Nothing. Everything that I learned really helped me.

Life...............

2010-05-28T11:20:00.000-07:00

1. Life is something that scientists have been trying to understand.

2. We can pare it down to its most basic components.

3. We can digitize it.

4. We can regenerate life.

My skills........

2010-05-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

I have a variety of skills that I excel in. For example, I am a neat freak and cant stand being in a dirty environment, I can multi task, good with kids, cook, , follow instructions, and love to write. I work well independently. I am a good ice skater, a good rower and a good leader in my community. I can speak 2 languages and am looking forth to another. I am like my brother and sisters second parent. Both of them. I have been a neat freak for as long as I can remember. I have been good with kids and learned how to multi task and cook about 12 years ago when my sister was born. I use these skills everyday because it is very important that I know how to manage my self in front of other people. I have volunteered in m community at several occasions. For example, I have volunteered at the Brain Tumor Walk in San Francisco and plan on doing it every year. I have hopes to volunteer at the East Bay SPCA and help out 5 times a week at most. I was an intern at the Highland Hospital Model Neighborhood Program for 3 months and received a stipend of $260. By being an intern at the program, I realized that i want to be a doctor and help people out every day.

My life.....

2010-05-19T11:49:00.000-07:00

In life I want to make an accomplishment of receiving my MD and my DVM so I can be a human doctor and a vet. I intend to stay in school and going to UCDavis to get my degree. I want to be a doctor because I love helping people and and I LOVE animals and I am fascinated by science and technology and want to do a little biotechnology in my future. I can get involved in my community by volunteering in SPCA's and in hospital internships so I can get closer to my goals. By five years I hope to be in UCDavis close to getting my degree and on the path for success.

Me.......

2010-05-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

My full name is Edgar Antonio De La Cruz Leiva. My name is basically made up of family. Edgar comes from my dads middle name. Antonio is my great grandfathers name. De La Cruz comes from my fathers side of the family. Leiva comes from my mothers side of the family. My hobbies are going out and exploring nature and I LOVE training and playing with animals. I currently attend Envision Academy of Arts and Technology. I am a Sophomore. I come from La Libertad, El Salvador. I am a proud Salvadoreno. I have a pomeranian/chihuahua mix dog. His name is Cooper. I have two cockatiels. The female is lutino cockatiel named Tweety. The Male is a pied cockatiel named Sweetie. The female as recently laid 5 eggs, but only two were fertile. Unfortunately a chick died in the egg. But on the bright side, a healthy chick hatched. I can make an educated guess that the chick will be a lutino female.

2010-04-16T15:43:00.001-07:00

Artist Statement

The title of my presentation is Top 5 technologies. The purpose of this assignment was to tell the audience the most influence technologies in my life today. i chose my most influential technologies by thinking what most 5 technologies is most used in my life today. One of the images i used for my project was a radio. This shows how music is very important in my life because one day i will join the choir in church and it helps me practice. Another image i used for my project is cell phone. This shows how safe people can because of the dangerous environment that we have now. I chose to design my prezi of a box of a bracket, also designing it with circles and squares. Through these designs choices i am better communicating how these technologies influence me.

I was inspired by Tamisha when i was making my prezi. My prezi gives people insight in to who i am by the details i gave as i presented my prezi defending how they is so important to me. Through the use of prezi people are able to see better who i am. I used iMovie techniques to make my presentation. I used garageband techniques to make my presentation. I used photoshop techniques to make my presentation. When the audience saw my prezi and my imovie their reaction was amazed.

I had a number of bench marks goals to reach the steps to completing my project. First i had to make sure i knew the top 5 technologies that were going to be used. Next i started to look up photos for my prezi, also did my title in adobe illustrator, and start working on my prezi. Then i started to work on beat for garageband. Later i picked more photos for my imovie and arranged them then added my beat transfered from garageband. Finally i presented my prezi in front of the class to help me practice for exhibition night. I received feedback from my classmates through our in-class presentations. They told me that my project would be better if i make sure to make presentation a little longer and go straight to the main idea. I also received feedback from my teacher during our one-on-one check-ins. he said i could improve my project by making a shorter presentation. I was able to change that making little index cards to help me as i presented. However, i was not able to change my presentation shorter than my first one at exhibition night. Through the completion of this project i learned that i am very organized when it comes to projects. I learned my greatest strength in making this project was my creativity. It helped me to not let my prezi looks boring so the audience just wont sit there and stair. My greatest weakness was when i presented and i kept on shaking which was very distracting me when i was trying to be serious. If i was to do this project again i would change the style up a little bit more stylish.

2010-04-09T11:05:00.001-07:00

Objective, beat, shot	Description of shot	Camera angle and movement	Location, actors, props, visual and sound fx
1.1.1	student walking down hall	medium shot - low angle (why low angle? Is the student powerful?)	hallway
1.1.2	student jiggling door handle	medium shot - low angle (can’t do 2 medium shots in a row = jump cut!)	hallway
1.1.3	student looking around	long shot - high angle	hallway
1.1.4	student sitting down	full shot	hallway
1.2.1	student takes out binder	over the shoulder, high angle	hallway
1.2.2	student thumbs through binder, labeling with post-its	close up, POV - high angle	hallway
1.2.3	student looks up to see teacher	2 shot- high shot	hallway
1.2.4	student rises to feet to greet teacher	full pan from teacher to student	hallway
1.3.1	student hands teacher the open binder, pointing to pages	medium over the shoulder high angle	hallway
1.3.2	teacher nodding	close up - low angle	classroom
1.3.3	teacher reaching into pocket, pulling out a stamp	close up - low angle	classroom
1.3.4	teacher uses stamp on the binder pages	medium shot - low angle	classroom
1.3.5	stamp coming down on paper	close up - action match edit	classroom
1.3.6	thankful student receives binder back and smiles	medium shot - low angle	classroom
END

VOTD

2010-03-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

Looping: When i edit a video i add the looping thing so it can be cooler.

QOTD: Would you like to be a part of a film festival? What would you like to say if you only had 1 minute to say it?

2010-03-17T10:08:00.000-07:00

i would like to be part of a film festival so i can say that they need to involve latinos in more movies but in a good way.

The Giant

2010-03-10T11:37:00.000-08:00

i would add:

death
another giant
mutant rats
a scene where a rat eats a piece of that candy and get hella huge and theres a battle scene where the giant fights the rat and the rat wins and takes over the world. but thats just an idea.

Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen

2010-03-09T10:23:00.000-08:00

a movie i saw that used a green screen was transformers 2 and another is GI Joe. Rada rada rada rada rada rada rada. Transformers used the green screen to make the robots walk net to the actors and to change a setting and make them transform. GI Joe was used to change settings and to take flight to Antarctica.

Rada rada rada rada.................................

2010-03-05T11:40:00.000-08:00

rada rada rada rada.................................

2010-03-05T10:36:00.000-08:00

Jump Cut: That jump cut made me think of teleportation.

Cut On Action: That cut on action confused me.

Match Cut: That match cut made the movie more interesting.

Cutaway: That was a good cutaway shot.

Objective: Change A Grade

2010-02-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Early => est. shot of school, tracking shot of protagonist entering, jiggle door handle (close up), sitting down (one shot/full shot).
Prepared => Takes folder out (medium shot), organizing stuff with dividers , move papers around, colored paper clips, Close binder (medium shot)
Granting Request => student looking down hallway, teacher walking down the hall (over the shoulder), meeting up (2 shot), giving work (close up), professor looking at work (medium shot), teacher nodding (close up, Stamping), shaking hands and walking away (full shot).
FIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

TttT

2010-02-17T10:22:00.000-08:00

1. Following the protagonist, the most interesting place to put the camera.

2. Its telling its own story and showing how dramatic the scene is.

3. I think that "let the cut tell the story" means to let the cut explain whats going on.

4. I think the shot list is most similar to a story board because its telling you what happens at a certain cut but it is not drawn out.

5. That can't be filmed without narration because its not really giving details or saying something about his life its just seem so boring.

6. the reason why steadicam hurts the films towards him because it is easy to follow the protagonist around and you don't have no longer to think about where you going to place the camera or anything.

7. A film is like a dream is because the images are uninflected like in a dream and its very intersting because sometimes you wonder how can that be.

Beat (filmmaking)

2010-02-17T10:05:00.000-08:00

A beat is a term used to describe the timing and movement of a film or play. In the context of a screenplay, it usually represents a pause in dialogue. In the context of the timing of a film, a beat refers to an event, decision, or discovery that alters the way the protagonist pursues his or her goal.

Using Focal Points in Photography

2010-02-09T10:40:00.000-08:00

What is this topic?
Using Focal Points in Photography
How is it used in photography (and in video)?
Its used to focus in on what ur supposed to b paying attention to.
How is it supposed to help or improve an image?
The reason a focal point is important is that when you look at an image your eye will generally need a ‘resting place’ or something of interest to really hold it. Without it you’ll find people will simply glance at your shots and then move on to the next one.
What happens if I don’t use it?
Without it you’ll find people will simply glance at your shots and then move on to the next one.

QOTFD(the f was an accident but what do u think it stands for)

2010-02-05T10:04:00.000-08:00

What is a storyboard?

Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence, including website interactivity.
What are arrows used for, or, how do they help?

To show things moving.
What information should be written under the drawing?

dialogue, kind of shot, etc.....

QOTD

2010-01-26T10:23:00.000-08:00

What is your strength in making video projects (editing, camera, lights)? What do you think you need to work on more to make a better video?

my strength is in editing. i need to work on light because ive never done it.

QOTD

2010-01-08T10:18:00.001-08:00

QOTD: How much time are you dedicating to studying for your finals?
alot
When are you going to study?
everyday
Where are you going to study?
at home
How long can you study before you need a break?
an hour and a half

2010-01-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

What were you proud of during exhibition?

my project and my presentation/speaking skills.
What was something you would have liked to have changed?

da # of ppl who came ovr to my prjct.

My list

2009-12-16T10:07:00.000-08:00

Rain
wind
foot steps
shoes squeaking
lockers closing/opening
balls bouncing
balls going through hoop
AIM
cup full of coins/shaking

2009-12-14T11:47:00.000-08:00

What is one thing that went well today?

everything
What is one thing that didn’t go well and what would have made it go better?
nothing

What did you succeed at today?
fooling around

What do you need to do over the weekend?

EVERYTHING

My project thing...........

2009-12-14T10:15:00.000-08:00

Have you thought of a title for your project? What do you think it should be called?

I have not thought of a name for it but, I will call it BasketBall Audio Slide

What/Who will you include in the credits? Make a list of the following contributors:

I will include me, myself, and i.

Photos: IDK

Based on a story by Someone

Voices: Edgar Antonio De La Cruz

Peer Review: IDK

Editing: Edgar Antonio De La Cruz

Special Thanks: To my dog Cooper for being himself.

Today.....

2009-12-11T11:50:00.000-08:00

What is one thing that went well today?

everything
What is one thing that didn’t go well and what would have made it go better?

nothing
What did you succeed at today?

everything
What do you need to do over the weekend?

nothing

What i need to do today......................................................................................

2009-12-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

Today i need to finish my script and start recording.

Vocab

2009-12-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

1. pacing: A unit of length representing the distance between two successivesteps in walking.

2. exaggeration: Make bigger than it is.

3. repetition: To keep doing or saying.

4. volume: A book forming part of a work or series.

5. comic relief: Comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serioussections.

6. atmosphere: The pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.

7. aside: Out of the way.

8. anecdote: A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

9. first person: Using "I" in sentences or stuff.

10. rhythm: A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

The 17 something things....

2009-11-17T11:32:00.001-08:00

Answer the following questions. This will be used as your outline for your project. If you need to fill in gaps that weren’t present in the interview or your personal statement, do your best to honor that individual by making it a reasonable and believable embellishment. Remember that your projects are BASED ON A TRUE STORY.

Prelude:

What is your hero’s archetype(s)? What is the evidence of this?

Underdog, He was always doubted to be a leader.

Departure

What is your hero’s call to adventure?

WWF discontinuing due to not that many supporters and no funding. He has the will to move the WWF forward and he has strategies that will get them funded and thousands of people to support them.

What is their refusal of the call?

He is shy and thinks that no-one will support him.

What do they have that can help them in their journey? Who gave that to them?

He talks to the remaining few supporters and they encourage him to go on with his plans.

What happens when they first leave their home or safe place?

He goes to the head office and speaks to the CEO and they replace the president with him with the president but only temporarily.

How do they show their complete submersion into the new realm?

He starts feeling uncomfortable and tries to deal with it.

Initiation

What challenges do they face?

He finds it hard to move around to other countries with out that many connections and no money.

Who did they meet that they love?

He is introduced to WWF’ism, a new religion that involves the saving/helping of wildlife all around the world

Who, or what, did they get tempted by?

He got temped by taking the easy way out and just dropping everything and going home.

What/who did they have to make peace with?

They had to make peace with Obama so they can get help financially and global support.

What or who did the hero have to sacrifice to succeed?

He had to sacrifice getting laid. He was gonna get laid the day before he left.

What is the achievement of your hero?

He raised awareness all around the world and he kept in contact with the leaders of each state and country so that they will do something to help out the environment.

Return

How do they refuse to share success with their old self?

He is too proud that he will be remembered to come home and give the president of the WWF his position back.

How do they return to their old life with the new success? Do they? Does someone help them?

He is forced back home by is girlfriend and he is okay with it.

Now that they succeeded, who do they turn to when they need help in their everyday life?

He now turns to his girlfriend for help in everyday life.

How do they share this success with the rest of their world?

He shares his success with the rest of the world with generosity.

How do they express that they have mastered this new world and their old one?

He has connections all around the world.

How does this new freedom manifest in the hero’s life?

He understands how the world works.

The Hero’s Journey

2009-11-17T10:42:00.000-08:00

“What is the hero’s journey?”
“How can I use the hero’s journey structure to tell a story?”
“How can all stories fit into the hero’s journey format?”

The hero's journey is when the hero goes on a quest to fix a problem or something.

I can use the hero’s journey structure to tell a story by filling in the blanks.

By the types of all characteristics that is basically saying where they fit in.

Cloudy's 15

2009-11-16T20:19:00.001-08:00

UnderDog

2009-11-11T11:46:00.001-08:00

Which Heroic Archetype Are You?

Rogue/Underdog

Every one of us has a hero inside of us, but all too often, the beauty of our heroism is overlooked by the people who make the ârulesâ. A secret hero lives inside all of us. We know some cool things about ourselves that we wish other people would see. Thatâs what makes the rogue so interesting. The rogue is the person who does incredible things that surprise everybody, including him/herself. A rogue may be someone who has led a life of crime, but they realize that their actions could save the lives of thousands of people. Maybe they have to do an important job that no one else can do. Maybe other heroes have gone about things the ânice wayâ and failed. Who knows? A pirate becomes a knight in shining armor. A child defeats a terrible villain. David kicks Goliath's butt. The rogue is the underdog.

Examples: Han Solo, Frodo, Harry Potter, Jack Sparrow, Huntress

12 Stages to a hero's journey

2009-11-10T10:17:00.000-08:00

12 Stages To A Hero's Journey

Ordinary World
Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Meeting with the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold
Tests, Allies, Enemies
Approach to the Inmost Cave
Ordeal
Reward
The Road Back
Resurrection
Return

17 Stages To A Hero's Journey

2009-11-05T11:11:00.000-08:00

Hot & Cool Medium

2009-10-29T10:33:00.000-07:00

A "cool" medium requires a higher degree of participation or completion on the part of the receiver.
Cold medium does not mean its actually cold or mean, like when people say "that's cold"

A "hot" (i.e., high-impact or data-saturated) medium requires relatively little participation or completion by the receiver.
Hot medium does not mean its actually hot or popular.

Prezi Presentation

2009-10-29T10:28:00.000-07:00

Advisors: Circle yes or no based on the persenter’s presentation skills

Category	YES	NO
Speaking/Clarity Of Voice - Can you understand the presenter?	Presenter is easily understood.	Speaker mumbles or talks quietly
Body Language - Is the presenter using their hands to express themselves? Eye contact?	Presenter uses hand gestures and eye contact to better communicate their point.	Presenter has hands in pockets and does not look at the audience
Content Familiarity - Is the presenter confiedent and knowledgable about their presentation?	Presenter uses note cards and visual cues to present their content.	Presenter reads off of prezi or paper
Structure of Presentation - Does the speaker begin with a brief introduction and finish with a brief conclusion?	The presenter gives a brief intro and conclusion to frame their presentation.	The presenter does not provide an introduction or a conclusion to their project.

Total Score = Total number of yesses

2/4

Prezi Steps

2009-10-27T10:20:00.000-07:00

The following bullet points state what i did when i did:

asked myself what are my top 5 teks.
wrote them down on prezi
i jot down their +'s & -'s
i specified each one by hot and cool etc.
i added my photoshop tittle
i added my montage.

Prezi Difficulties....

2009-10-20T10:27:00.000-07:00

A challenge i faced with prezi is the part where i get lost in the zoom in and out.

Prezi....

2009-10-16T10:24:00.000-07:00

http://prezi.com/mwjmblbegsbx/

i like how in this prezi they put everything so well organized and how it looks

http://prezi.com/nk6yv4atvm1u/

for this one i like how they used many colors

My Imovie

2009-10-09T11:49:00.000-07:00

Montage.....

2009-10-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

TTTT

Montage: A clip that shows a passage of time.
Soviet version: Soviet montage theory is an approach to understanding and creating cinema that relies heavily upon editing

A movie(clip) that i have seen that shows this symbolic meaning is a clip from the movie Hachiko.

3) 5 types of montage.

Follows a specific frame
Music
Emotional Meaning
A combo of 1, 2, and 3
Intellectual meaning

My Prezi....

2009-10-01T10:17:00.000-07:00

Overall i feel i can present my prezi whenever, wherever.

Technology

2009-09-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Technology can taste like anything and feel, sound, look, and smell like anything also.

Self Portrait

2009-09-22T11:47:00.003-07:00

Factors And Effects

2009-09-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

4 Factors And Effects:

Values:The implementation of technology influences the values of a society by changing expectations and realities.
Ethics:Challenges traditional ethical norms.
Life Style:
- Creates denser social circles
- Cheaper prices
- Greater specialization in jobs
Environment:

Illegalization....

2009-09-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

If you ask me i think that the state of california should make Drinking Alcohol illegal for everyone. I say this because people are always getting drunk and driving and sometimes end up killing someone.

YOU LIE !!!!!!

2009-09-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

One video was against Obama and the other was defending Obama. They both defenitely show a different side of the story. I dont think the outburst eas racist.

Taboo

2009-09-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

One time i was mad and broke out in a taboo was when some one(damon) said that salvadorenos come from mexico. i just get offended when im called a mexican

That One Movie...

2009-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

I think that the message the movie was trying to tell me is that we have so many ways to do thing without harming the planet.

My Life Without Technology...

2009-09-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

My life would be a little weird without Vitamin Water.

5 most important...

2009-09-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

5 most important technologies in my life:

Vitamin Water
Laptops
My iPod Touch
My Armitron Diamond Watch
Creative(the brand) & Vans Shoes

5 things that they take away from me:

Vitamin Water: Got alot of calories
Laptops: I need to pay for Wi-Fi at home
My iPod Touch: I need to buy the music
My Diamond Watch: I feel unsafe when i'm out with it
Creative & Vans: They're somewhat expensive

5 things they help me with:

Vitamin Water:Refreshes me
Laptops: They help me find things on the internet
My iPod Touch: Lets me listen to music
My Diamond Watch: Lets me tell time
Shoes: Make me look cool

Prezi Day 1

2009-09-04T11:47:00.000-07:00

Overall i like Prezi better than keynote. Its just so much less boring. I was able to do much more with Prezi than i 've done with keynote and/or powerpoint. Prezi is very easy. I don't have a clear picture of the benefits or the drawbacks yet.

Obama Joker

2009-08-28T11:38:00.000-07:00

In my words the Obama Joker picture is the most childish thing that a grown person could do. I say this because not even my 11 year-old sister could have comed up with that. If you ask me this doesn't look like a race issue, but a Republican vs. Democrat thing. Even if the person that did this was white it wouldn't be racist. Latino, Asia, White, Arab, Black, NO DIFFERENCE.

(Sorry if it offends anyone but i founded online)