Movie Trailers

Hey everyone,

I completed my movie trailer assignment so here is the original:

And here is my version:





I tried to play up the connection between some of the characters as well as change the mood to a more light hearted action film. The original trailer gives off thriller type mood so going for a more light mood drastically changed it. I had a bit of trouble finding a song to go along with mood I wanted to portray, but in the end I think it worked out nicely. I used one of Beethoven's musical pieces to match my trailer as well as keep it legal. It is illegal to use current artist's songs without their consent. Although this is only a school project, I wanted to honor that industry rule. All the sound effects I used were also royalty free or made through foley. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to give any constructive criticism!

~K

iMovie'11 Tips

Hey Everyone,

Recently, I updated my personal Mac to iLife'11. This means I now have iMovie'11 to work with! Sadly, this is a bit of a problem even though the software is waaaayyy better. It is so different from the old iMovie I had ('08). After googling and searching, I've found some things to help me navigate and learn the new features. This site was very helpful in pointing out that I can change the layout of the program to be more like the old one and some of the drag movements I can use on the trackpad.



I also found this site, which gives some tips about editing the audio in your movie. This was very useful to me as the sound editing is also much different in this iMovie compared to the last. One of the most interesting things I learned was that iMovie '11 has new audio effects. Some example effects you can choose from are: robot, telephone or cathedral. There are many more, but these three jumped out at me. Hopefully one of these sites can help you in one of your future projects. I know they will help me!

K.

The McGurk Effect

Hey Everyone,

As we are currently creating our own audio tracks for our re-created movie trailers, I thought of this interesting video I saw once. This video is about The McGurk Effect which is about our senses of sight and sound. In a nutshell, this effect is makes you aware of your brain's sight perception. When you hear someone making a sound, you recognize not only the sound, but how the sound is made. This includes small things that you don't even realize you are picking up. For example, how the lips are moving. The cool thing about knowing this is when you apply the McGurk Effect. Lets say the person you are watching is making the same sound, but moving their lips in a way that you know creates a different sound, suddenly you don't hear the actual sound but rather the one that those lip movements should be making! This video demonstrates this phenomenal occurence. Also, no matter how much you know about this effect, you can't over ride your sight perception! This can really show the power of sight and sound in art. One little change can create a whole illusion. Check it out :)

A New Year.

Hey Everybody,

Its a new year and a new semester. I'm back in cyberARTS to learn more about art. Hopefully with all the knowledge I've gained and will gain through cyberARTS, I can pursue Interior Design or Architecture. I want to learn more about designing this year and how to take ideas into reality.

Whats New With Me?

Some things I like now and still enjoy are: speaking different languages, writing, reading and traveling. I've also found that I really enjoy fashion and creating outfits for people. I'm not too great at sports, but I do like to play badminton and soccer. In the future I'd like to attend school in a different province and create my own business.

What I Want to Achieve This Year?

I want to learn more about how to make things to please clients and how to use photoshop better. Photoshop is something I have difficulty with sometimes. I think my strengths are video editing, web editing and illustrator. In art, painting is my strength.

~Katelynn