Creative Tension
This is my final video project of my undergraduate career. The idea was based around tension and the project came to life. This was done in my editing class Theatre 635 with Janet Parrott. I played around with color saturation and things came out pretty interesting. Featuring myself, Matt Terrell, and Marcus Brooks. As I finish uploading the project I think more and more about how I am going to miss this school and my wonderful professor who help with every step of the way during this course. Thank you Janet I really appreciate you and all your help- maybe some day we will work together!
* I would like to not that this video broke the 180 degree rule. As a student I have to make adjustments when using my friends as talent. I did get negative feedback from my instructor for that close up shot on the opposite side of where I had all the others… Please excuse the confusion. I would also like to note that the frame rate is 24fps/ compressed.
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Performance 2010 Buckeye Talent Show
Ohio State’s track team won the Buckeyes Got Talent competition for the second year in a row. The show benefits will go to the Boys & Girls Club of Columbus which raised over $9,000 this year.
* Mens and Womans Track and Field teams along with Womans Cross Country team performed a combine act to win the 2010 Buckeye Talent Show. The running athletes decided to bridge the gap between the mens and womans track teams. Their efforts proved to be successful!
** I performed in the talent show as well. It was a lot of hard work but we pulled it off. Everyone did an awesome job. Alana Gray, heptathlete on the womans team brought every together to show off a great performance.
Performers throughout the video are Alexis Thomas, Rachael Mack, Alana Gray, Kelsey Kuzmic, Christienne Linton, Ashley Woodruff, Kelcey McKinney, Aaron Roberts, Jonathon Francois, Skyler Schmitt, Taylor Candella, Sarah Lowe, Sara Klinvex, Tori Brink, and MarDez Desmond (me).
OSU Woman's Track and Field and Cross Country:pictured: Sarah Lowe, Kelsey Kuzmic, Tori Brink, Alana Gray, Alexis Thomas, Kelcey McKinney, Rachael Mack, MarDez Desmond (me), and Sara Klinvex. (not pictured mens track team)
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Montage Matrix Spoof Pill Scene
According to dictionary.com
Montage Definition: the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition.
Dialogue Definition: A conversation between two or more persons. Or the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
This project was done Winter 2010 in my Theatre 635 Editing course at The Ohio State University with Janet Parrott.
Actors: MarDez Desmond as Neo and Derek as Morpheus
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Never Peaceful : Audio Projection
This visual is an example of how audio can make a piece more interesting visually. Pay attention to the sound being projected. This project was created for Theatre 635 an editing course at The Ohio State University with Janet Parrott.
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Columbus Bomb Squad Call To OSU Campus
Bomb Squad called to a suspicious package on the OSU campus March 12, 2010. Director of Emergency Management, Brian Thompson spoke with a few journalist on scene after the evacuation of the Wexner Center. Part of College Road had been closed down until emergency declared safety for entrance.* FYI- I know that content goes by quickly. This was made on video software. To read the content message click pause. Listening to the audio one time through without stopping is recommended.
A classmate, Alexis Hopkins who is also in 426 multi-media journalism noticed police and emergency vehicles on the south oval of the OSU campus as we were walking passed. We decided to cover the story because it was definitely considered spot news. Luckily, I remembered a good method from my 426 multimedia professor told me to always carry my SLR camera because I will never know what news content I will come across. GOOD advice Leonardo!! With limited resources outside of class we had to figure out a way to produce this content for our blogs. I used AVID Media Composer software to produce this content and had a tremendous amount of help of my Theatre 633 Editing Course professor, Janet Parrott. Importing photos isn’t as easy as it seems when your working with retaining the format of your original content. Special thanks to Janet! This was a very exciting production.
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Pants Saggin’
Pants saggin’ is a topic that is not really talked about but members of the OSU community shed light on the controversy.
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In the Zone
By MarDez Desmond 2010
According to dictionary.com
Montage Definition: the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition.
Dialogue Definition: A conversation between two or more persons. Or the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
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Gearing up for Indoor Track and Field Big Ten Championships.
On February 19, 2010 Buckeyes geared up for Big Ten Championships. This was the last opportunity in a meet setting prior to the championships at Minnesota (men) and Penn State (woman). The invite offers a unique opportunity for veterans to fine tune their respective fields heading into the conference meet, while also allowing less experience athletes a chance to compete in front of the hometown crowd.
By MarDez Desmond and Alexis Hopkins
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Wikipedia.com Defintion: Trailers or previews are film advertisements for feature films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown. The term “trailer” comes from their having originally been shown at the end. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the theater after the films ended, but the name has stuck. Trailers are now shown before the film (or the A movie in a double features program) begins. Movie trailers have now become extremely popular on the internet. Of some 10-billion videos watched online annually, movie trailers rank #3, after news and user-created video.
By MarDez Desmond 2010
A trailer I created in an Avid Editing Course (Theatre 633) at The Ohio State Unversity.Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created in 1955.The television version of Gunsmooke ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975. The music was downloaded from www.freeplaymusic.com and added during editorial process.
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Staying Fit
This story is about a young woman who is motivated to work out not only because of her family history with heart problems but her drive to get fit for upcoming spring break. She talks about her routine mainly and what she likes to do mostly when she works out.
By MarDez Desmond
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This video is not my work but I am interested in the topic.
Wikipedia definition of Dark Matter: is a form of matter that is undetectable by its emitted electromagnetic radiation, but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter and background radiation.
Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can’t be directly measured, but their influence is immense. Patricia Burchat studies the structure and distribution of dark matter and dark energy. These mysterious ingredients can’t be measured in conventional ways, yet form a quarter of the mass of our universe.
This information is just in case anyone was wondering what is holding everything together. This is not apart of the class assignment, I just love her commentary of the topic. Check out www.ted.com it has “Ideas Worth Spreading.
