So here I am writing about what I've learned during last week's meeting. A portuguese translater came in to translate some of the videos the kids in San Paolo made. I first viewed these videos the week before, but i couldn't understand them. Even though visuals are strong, language difference is a huge barrier. Well anyway, she translated the videos very thoroughly. We dicussed about the issues they're trying to convey and I think we here in the U.S. can definitely relate, on some level. I also reaquainted my brain with photoshop. I haven't used it in a long time so I just played around with the tools and such. I edited some pictures and finished today when i came in to work some more. I'm done with filming and for tomorrow's meeting i need to put everything together.
Second learning journal post! Today we did planning videos (look at previous entry) on the camera phones before we went out to shoot. We edited them and uploaded them on vox. I also learned to create my own map of the excelsior district and pinpoint specific areas iin which i was going to film. After, I went off and filmed. I got most of the stores and street life, i think i'll film more later on saturday of the watertower and mclauren park. It was pretty interesting going around the neighborhood and noticing all the unique places. Even though I've lived here most of my life, it's kind of sad to realize i practically know nothing about it! Well, the specific areas and all the cool things around, i guess i've always overlooked it. Anyway, it's going to be interesting putting it all together.
Hey I'm Diem, and I'm pretty excited to be apart of this project. I look forward to making influential videos and informing the peoople over in south africa about our culture and our lifestyles. What i learned the first day of ProjectView is that there are so many unique and different aspects of san francisco, and it's important to tell other people about it. I think the whole concept of educating other cultures about our culture is not just intriguing, but essential, to promote tolerance and respect. when you're not from the area you're familiar with, you often make assumptions and prejudgements about it and the people there. And I think our job here is to wipe away those things and tell people the truth.
