Today during class, I was researching Six Word Stories and Ernest Hemingway. I learned more about Ernest's famous six word story " For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn". and the impact six word stories can have in general. Through Hemingway's famous six word story, I learned through only a few short words, a very dark idea can be introduced. But the opposite is also true. After further research, I learned that six word stories can bring about positive ideas as well without saying anything directly. Such as "Missed my plane, caught her eye" by Tim Sevenhuysen on Twitter. This short story could have many meanings or interpretations, like most Six Word Stories, but the main thought of the story seems to be love. Six word stories are always good for getting a message across in a way that can be interpreted in many ways. They can be happy, sad, or deep. There is hardly any right or wrong, as long as it's six words. There are also other famous Six word stories by authors such as "As she fell, her mind wandered" by Rebecca Miller. A mere six words can have up to a thousand meanings. There is a hashtag for six word stories on Twitter that can help introduce six word stories. And another website describing Ernest Hemingway and his famous story.
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Over the past few weeks, I have been working with professional video cameras and editing. I have learned new camera techniques such as white balancing, and ways to get wide, medium, tight, and extreme tight shots. I learned the importance of certain shots too. With wide shots, the location is established. With medium shots, the main focus of the shot is established. And with tight and extreme tight shots, the action of the focus is revealed. Also, certain techniques that stuck with me were white-balancing and adjusting my tripod. With white balancing, you can focus on a white surface to give the rest of the shot better focus. Also, adjusting the tripod that your camera is on can give your shot better positioning. While I enjoyed the camera work, I feel as though I was more taken with editing. With editing, I learned how to adjust audio, add transitions in between shots, and color balance the shots to make everything look better. With transitions, you can make the shift between shots more smooth. You can also add transitions between bits of audio to make the sound change between shots less abrupt. Color balancing is also a very important techniques to know. It can be used to make the colors more accurate and look better on screen.
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