2nd and Final week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 4 August 11, 2011

Today we had to get everything edited and done. So we filmed our last video call "Lettuce Make a Sandwich". In this video we had to demonstrate how to make a sandwich that is good for you and we name our sandwich an "Athlete's Sandwich". We had to bring in a tomato, two hard boiled eggs, lettuce, and wheat bread. In this video Robert Kralle starred are the demonstrator/cook. This like the muffin video has sound to it. It took 15 takes to get this video perfect. Then we started importing this video and started to edited it. Then we finished up editing the PUFFA video. We stayed a little later than usual but we got everything done.

2nd and Final week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 3 August 10, 2011

Today we started to video tape our next video about the whole grain muffin. We use the lockers at WHYY and two camera to get different shots. This time around I starred in the video and so did another girl named Julie Mark. Unlike all of our other videos this one has sound because Julie and I had to talk to get our point across. It took us 34 takes to get it absolutely right. Then we had to import all of the good takes into the computer. Then we had to start editing the video. While every one was editing Steven Dixon and I had to go to a radio room so we could do the voice over for the PUFFA video. It took me a couple of times to get it perfect but it happen. Then we went and imported the voice over into the PUFFA video. We had to time it right with the pictures and we had to change pictures around and add some pictures too. At the end of the day we had made good progress.

2nd and Final Week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 2 August 9, 2011

Today we finished up editing for all of our videos and started on the back round music. We started creating some music in a program called Garage band. This program helps you create any kind of music you want. It already has recorded instruments on there that you can pick and choose from. It was alot of fun to play around with. Then we had to put the music with the video and time it right with the video. Then we started think about ways we could do our next video with the whole grain muffin.We came up with two teenagers at their lockers at school and one of them didn't have breakfast so the other gives them the whole grain muffin. But it brings up the question " Are muffin good for you?" and the answer is whole grain muffin are good for you because they lower your of having heart disease, type two diabetes and cancer. Then we started animating a title for this video. It was hard but we figured it out.

2nd and Final week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 1

Today my group had to go to a park so we could record our next video for the apple. The way we made this video is a male teen missing passes while playing football and after he eats an apple, he has more energy and starts to catch all the passes. So we had one of the boys in our groups, Robert Kralle, play the football player and another boy, Brandon Mark, throw the football to Robert. We taped from many different angles and points. Then we came back to WHYY  and started importing the video on the computer. Then our group split up, half of us started editing the apple video and the other half started working on the PUFFA plug video. I was working on the PUFFA video. We had decided that we were gonna make it a slide show of all the pictures from this summer intern ship with a voice over in the back round. We had to download all the pictures from our face book page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Puffa-Youth/170936122960369) and import them into the Project Pro, so we could edit. We had to go through the pictures so we had them in the order we wanted them in. By the we got done that part it was time to go.

Another Movie!

Day 4- August 4, 2011

Today we went out and continued filming our second PSA's! We went to the park and filmed the rest of the footage. After lunch we went to the McCaan Farmers Market on 10th and Chestnut. We also filmed some more footage there. We came back to WHYY and uploaded our film to the computer. We began editing and were already half way through our PSA! It is very exciting to be official movie makers. Tomorrow we will go the our WorkReady development classes and we'll be back on monday. Until next time, Beet the heat and stay inside! :)

Get It Going!

Day 3- August 3, 2011

Today we decided which commercials we wanted to start filming and we got right down to work! We laid out the order of our shots and started filming. We went to the park and got as many shots as we could before it started to rain :( We then came back inside and started editing our clips. I even began creating the background sound and effects for our next PSA. Hopefully tomorrow the weather will be better so we can continue filming. Until next time readers, Take it easy and don't eat greasy.

On Our Way To Hollywood!

Day 2- August 2, 2011

Today we came into WHYY ready to finish our PSA's! We got right down to business editing and producing our video clips. We learned  how to work Movie Maker and we received many tools that will help us edit our videos easier for the future. After our videos were completed we showed each other the final product. It was an amazing moment. OFFICIAL MOVIE MAKERS! We then brainstormed more ideas we wanted to use for our final PSA collection. Immediately we chose one we wanted to focus on for tomorrow. We learned about different shots and angles to hold the camera at to make it more uniform. Then we wrote the script for our next PSA's and drew out the order in which our shots would go. I can't wait until tomorrow when we get to film again. :)

Theme Week: Farm 2 Table : Day 4 July 28,2011

On Thursday we went to the Walnut Hill Farm for a work day. We worked with some of the people from the Rooted in Community conference and some of the people from the community. We had to weed and plant cabbage in some of the beds. We also had to install two more community beds. Then we had to lay some mulch down. It was really hard getting the mulch out of the trucks on to the ground and then shoveling it in to the wheel barrels to take it bake to the beds. In the end we got everything done with a lot of team work and sweat.

Theme Week: Farm 2 Table : Day 3 July 27,2011

On Wednesday we went to the Septa building to visit the other Walnut Hill Farm stand and then we went to a very nice restaurant called Zahav. At this Farm stand we met and talked with one of the farmers named Tim. He was really helpful and told us about how some of the food comes from common market but most of their food is from their own garden.The Walnut Hill Farm stand coincides with the theme for this week because they're selling their produce and the people are taking it home to have for dinner. Zahav is a restaurant where they cook all their meals over hot coals. Every couple of days they go to a farmers market to get some fresh produce. Zahav coincides with the theme for this week because they are taking freshly grown food and cooking the meals at their restaurant.

Theme Week: Farm 2 Table : Day 2 July 26,2011

On Tuesday we went to the Walnut Hill Farm and Farm stand. The Walnut Hill Farm is a community garden where most of the community has their own bed that they take care of. The farm stand is where they sell their produce for a profit. The Walnut Hill Farm coincides with the theme for this week is because they are selling their produce and the people are taking it home to eat. Then we went to the Philly Rooted Growers community farm. We got to meet some of the community families and they helped us weed. They were really invested in the garden and what comes out of it. At the end of our work day we harvested some of the cucumbers and they came out nice and big. Philly Rooted Growers coincides with the theme for this week because the community is literally harvesting the food and eating it.

Theme Week : Farm 2 Table : Day 1 July 25,2011

On Monday we had to go to the Carousel House to have a work day with Teens 4 Good. Teens 4 Good is an organization that transforms many vacant lots into garden where they produce local, freshly grown food to sell to the community. We helped them weed their garden. I learned that you have to plant beans in a triangle formation, so they can grow correctly. I also thought it was great how these other teenagers like me were working hard and having fun doing it. The reason why Teens 4 Good coincides with the theme for this week is because every week at Carousel House they have a cooking demonstration with the food they grow in the garden.