Videos

Today, I have to talk about some video things and have to research a bunch of things. I have to define some words that are vocabulary for making videos. So these are the words: 
Zoom - A camera shot that changes smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa.
Pan - Swing (a video or movie camera) in a horizontal or vertical plane, typically to give a panoramic effect or follow a subject.
Tilt - Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Transition - a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc.

Fade - To appear or disappear gradually, especially by becoming lighter or darker.

Video Editing - the process of editing segments of motion video production footage, special effects and sound recordings in the post-production process.

Close-up - shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale.

Extreme Close-up - The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can be seen. 

A video I have seen that I really like is Tomska's video called "Kill Bing".

http://youtu.be/Erwxpr5viCM

This video doesn't have the BEST transitions but it does have REALLY good video editing. The camera shots are very well done and are neatly put together. I like the effect they put at the end which the fast motion of Tomska's hands kind of slows and overlaps them on the normal video.

Another really cool video by Tomska is called "Needles"

http://youtu.be/3I3LCyLY_m0

There aren't really any transitions but the way the movie is shot is really good. They do many close-up shots. There are also a lot of shots that are over the characters' shoulders. The effect they do with the glhe gun are really good and perfectly aligned.

One gift that I received this Christmas that I would give to someone less fortunate

This Christmas I received many gifts, but there is only one that I could give to someone less fortunate that I know will not be used for evil. This year, my family gifted me with clothes. I would give this to someone less fortunate than me because they probably can't afford to have as many things as I do. I would also give this to someone else because I believe I already have plenty of clothes and more would be completely unnecessary. My family has always taught me to help others and give to the less fortunate. I try to help others as soon as I got the opportunity.

I would also give away my ukulele away. I'd give it away for someone that aspires to be a musician or that wants to play in a band. I would also give it away because it cannot be used for evil either (unless they sell it and use it to buy drugs or alcohol or other illegal substances). This also gives that person something to do. It may keep them away from doing drugs and also from being bored. They could use it to get a job as a musician or get money from the streets. But if I give them the ukulele I would also have to buy a ukulele tuner so that they can tune it to the correct tune and play right.