Cracking the Code

Everyone should learn to code. You can learn to create apps, read codes. It might gets really difficult but it helps to train your brain to think more complex. Learning to code is like learning a new language. Smartphones, computers, calculators, basically almost every electronic thing around us is rely on codes. Without codes, they will not be able to function/operate. Did you know that computers are actually not that clever, however they are pretty obedient, they will do exactly whatever you want them to do. How is that possible?!!... By using codes ;).

My first experience with programming was easy, but as the level gets higher it gets harder. The program adds every different block every level. It also teaches you math like moving the character in different angles (45 degree angle, 180 degree,...), you have to calculate which angle to move though. After that you get to see what code you used for your level. I even got a certificate!!

If I could design any program or game I would design something that has a limitation of time that you could go on social media and alert to your parent's phone when a person online is trying to bully you. For example, social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are pretty addicting, and that is not good. Sometimes, you are too busy to go on those things but forget to notice what is happening around you. Social media is also where cyber-bully happens, there is no boundaries, the other person on the other side can say whatever they want to, use profanity, lower your self-esteem down on purpose, etc. My program would have a timer that only parents can adjust how long they want their children to be online, and yes children will have their own privacy, the parents will not be able to see what they are doing online, but if someone is trying to bully your children, the program will immediately send an alert message to the parents.

My Humorous Monologue

Did you know that, in comedy, body language takes up to 55% out of 100%, voice infection/ tone is about 37%, and words/ sentences is the least which is 7%. What I learned from this project was writing a comedy story is not easy at all, especially for the people who aren't funny (like me). It was hard to make a funny video with the limitation of 30 seconds to 60 seconds. I had to plan, think and prepare for each one of my b-roll, how is it going to fit, how long is that scene going to be, but it still ended up not what I expected :(. It was actually my first time I got to plan my own video, and Mr. Sanderl (our GT teacher) even provided us with a template that we can do our timing, audio and visuals which turned out to be better than if we do do all that stuff on our own. 

Pad is an additional clips you add before your actual video starts and ends. Padding your clips are very important because when you start to film your video, you might say ''1,2,3 start'' and you do not want the audience to hear when you say that so you will need to have extra spaces to cut it out. If you don't add pad, you're going to have to re-do it or else the audience would be like ''Wait what? What did that person say at the beginning?".

My weakness in this project was my video was over 1 minute. Some parts did not make sense because I guess I was in a hurry to to put an end in my story. My strength in this was I was not a procrastinator. I got started right away when I got all my b-roll done. What I could have done better was, I could have chose a topic but that will not take up a lot of time. And I should have added more effects and sound to make it more ''cool''.