FINAL BLOG!

FINAL EXAM

For the final exam, I was part of the green group. We met outside of the College Center and everyone in the class brought a few friends to participate. This class was probably one of my favorites because even though it was our final exam, it was a lot of fun! We all participated in taking pictures and videos using sight, sound and motion. I loved how my friends got involved and we all had a great time. Also, the weather was GORGEOUS, so overall it was a wonderful experience. In addition to all of the fun I had, I learned a lot. I worked with my team to articulate sounds, motion and sight for people to take pictures and videos of us. We did a great job as a team!

SIGHT

Image One

Opinion: 

I like this picture because the color of the trees and grass in the background are bright and cheerful. I also like this picture because as the people are bent over, the height of the people go in order from the tallest to the shortest. 

Vulcan:

In this image, there are six people tilted forward with their heads faced down to the ground. The second person to the left has a head covered in white and the fourth person to the left has a yellow and grey colored head. All of the people are wearing a red top except for the last person on the left. She is wearing all black. Four of the people have bare legs and two people's legs are covered in blue or black. The ground that the people are standing on is grey with small squares making a pattern within the grey. To the right, behind the people there is a thick vertical line of brown with different shades of green at the top. Behind the grey ground in the background, the ground is bright green.

 Image Two

Opinion: 

I also like this picture because of the bright greens in the background. The people are kneeling with their heads resting on a fist and it is a humorous pose. 

Vulcan: 

There are six people in this photo crouched down resting on one knee. The other knee is propped up and they are all resting one elbow on the propped up knee. Their heads are resting on their hands which is made into a fist. All of the people in this picture are wearing red and the girl at the far right is wearing a shade of pink. Her height is smaller than the rest of the people in the picture. The ground that the people are kneeling on is grey with small squares making a pattern within the grey. To the right, behind the people there is a thick vertical line of brown with different shades of green at the top. Behind the grey ground in the background, the ground is bright green.

 Image Three

Opinion: 

In this picture, six people are standing spelling out the world "LOYOLA" with their arms. I think this is very funny to look at and a creative way to spell our school's name.

Vulcan: 

There are six people standing in a straight line. They are all wearing green shirts with bare legs. The first person to the left is wearing a white bottom. Her right arm is vertically straight and her left arm is horizontally straight. The person to the right is wearing blue bottoms and her arms meet above her head making a circular shape. The person to the right of her, is wearing a floral bottom and her arms are above her head and create a "U" shape. The boy to her left is wearing plaid bottoms and his hands meet above his head making a circular shape. The second to last person's right arm is vertically straight and her left arm is horizontally straight. The last person on the right has white bottoms, and his arms meet about his head. His hands make a pointy shape. The ground that the people are standing on is grey with small squares making a pattern within the grey. To the right, behind the people there is a thick vertical line of brown with different shades of green at the top. Behind the grey ground in the background, the ground is bright green. 

Image Four

Opinion: 

This picture is interesting because it is of just peoples legs and feet meeting together. All of their toes are bare and showing. This is a cool way to portray people's feet.

Vulcan: 

Five different legs and feet meet together and create a semi-circle shape. All of the toes are bare. Everyone's shoes are brown except for the foot on the left. Also, all of the legs are bare except for the leg on the left which is covered in blue, and the leg on the right which is covered in black. The ground the feet rest on is grey with small squares creating a pattern within the grey. At the back left of the photo, there is a small area of bright green.

Image Five

Opinion: 

I like this picture because it is very plain and simple except in the background there are a pair of orange rain boots. It's a cool image because the orange jumps out.

Vulcan:

The bottom half of this image is all grey with small squares creating a pattern within the grey. The top half of the photo is bright green with a stub of a darker green branching vertically out of the picture. To the right of the stub, there are two thin objects. They are both vertical and the bottom half of the object is orange, and the top half is navy blue.

SOUND

Sound One 

Sound: 

People are clapping creating an applause like sound. There is a mumble of people talking in the background. At the end of the video, a man with a deep voice asks a question.

Sound Two 

Sound:

People are stomping there feet. There is a mumble of people talking in the background. At the end of the video, a man with a deep voice speaks.

Sound Three
 

Sound:

There is a mumble of people talking in the background and a man with a deep and loud voice speaking over them. Then, there is a pattern of snapping in unison. There is also occasional clapping.

MOTION

Motion One

Motion:

In this clip, two people meet together, slap hands in front of each other, and slap hands behind. After they slap hands twice, they walk directly away from each other. This motion occurs four times which includes eight different people. Each motion of the slapping of the hands is quick and fast.

Motion Two

 

Motion:

First a person dances forward in a steady but slow pace. He puts one put in front of the other while snapping his fingers with a beat. The next person walks forward while turning her hands in circular motion and then stopping to put one arm out at a time. The next person dances forward and moves his legs, one a time, to the side, while opening and closing his jacket. When he finished dancing forward, he jumps up and brings his legs together. Next a person walks back and then skips forward while waving her arms in the air. Another person  dances forward slowly and puts her hand in a fist and moves them around. Her legs are bent. The final person takes his hands and pumps them up and down.

In Class Exam 2

For this exam, we went outside to the quad on campus and took pictures and recorded videos of "sight, sound and motion."


IMAGES

IMAGE 1:

My Description: In this photo there is a Loyola banner propped up to the right of a black lamppost. In the background there is a brick building with a green door. A gray pathway leads up to it and people are walking up it facing away from the Loyola banner. To the left of the building, there are green bushes and behind the lamppost to the right there is a tree without leaves and branches.

Vulcan Description: There is a tall, thin black pole with 4 silver bands. At the top of the pole there is a white rectangle with two vertical black stripes and a black top. To the right of the pole there is a green rectangle held by the silver bands with gold writing. Behind the pole there is a brown vertical line with many smaller lines branching out from the main one. In the distance there is a large brown object that is made up of two big rectangles. In the middle of the left rectangle there is a very small green rectangle. In from of the green rectangle there is a long area of green. To the right of the picture there is a wide path that is grey and it slowly gets smaller. People are on the grey path.

IMAGE 2:

 My Description: There is a flower bed with a bunch of small yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind the flowers there are two bushes of twigs that are light grey. These plants and flowers are all on top of brown dirt and white rocks. There is a light grey/white ledge behind the bed which is in front of bright green grass.

Vulcan Description: There are small yellow dots surrounded by specs of green. Behind them there are two messy clumps of light brown which is all on top of white and brown specs of ground. There is a white thick horizontal line behind the clumps but it is in front of a green background.

IMAGE 3:

My Description: There is a staircase with white walls and grey steps. The railings are silver poles. In the distance there is a walkway with brown double doors with a window on each. To the sides of the walkway, the buildings are grey stone and have two windows on each side. The floor below the staircase is grey cobble stone.

Vulcan Description:  There are two white walls parallel to each other and in the middle there are grey ledges slowly getting higher. In the distance there are two brown rectangles with two black rectangles in the middle of each. Behind the walls and grey ledges the background is grey with two rectangles on each side with white boarders. The floor is textured and grey.

IMAGE 4:

My Description: There is a long white trailer with a green horizontal top. There are four windows with a brown porch in front with a brown railing. In front there is a small tree without leaves with many branches. Behind the tree to the left there is a yellow fire hydrant. There is a grey pathway to the left and to the right there is a lawn of grass. To the right of the trailer there is a building made of brown cobble.

Vulcan Description: There is a long horizontal white rectangle with a thick green boarder at the top. Within the  large white rectangle there are four small rectangles with green boarders. In front of the white rectangle there are three, thin brown horizontal lines. To the right there is a larger object that is made of different browns and is taller than the white rectangle. The ground below is green except for the right where there is grey ground. In front of the white rectangle in the center there is a brown vertical thick line with small brown lines branching off of the main one. To the left of the brown lines there is a very small and rounded rectangle.

IMAGE 5:

My Description: In this photo there is a red fire hydrant with a thin pole coming out of its left side that is red and white stripped. The ground the hydrant is on is brown with green weeds and behind there is bright green grass. On the grass there is a tree trunk and to the right of the grass there is a grey walkway. To the left of the grass there are green bushes.

Vulcan Description: There is a red object with a rounded top and two small cylinders sticking out of the sides of it. There is a very thin line coming out of the side of the object vertically with red and white stripes. The ground the object rests on is brown with green objects surrounding it. Behind the brown ground there is a solid green ground. A vertical brown rectangle comes out of the green ground. To the right there is a small amount of grey ground. To the left there are many clumps of dark green. 

VIDEOS

VIDEO 1:

Sight:

In this video there are many people walking on grey ground The first person is wearing a green shirt and blue pants with a black object on his back. Another person is standing to his left wearing a yellow shirt, blue pants and another object on his back. Next to them is a shorter person with yellow hair, a green shirt, a grey object on her back, and dark blue jeans. Next to the girl with yellow hair there is a girl with brown hair, a blue and yellow object hanging off of her shoulder, and light blue pants. To the left of the four people there is a large white rectangular prism. Finally, a person in a yellow shirt opens his arms and smiles while moving his mouth to make words.

Sound:

People are talking in the background and there is laughing ever few seconds. A boy is asking a girl a question and she answers.

Motion:

People are walking forwards moving their legs in front of the other. A person to the left opens his arms wide and opens his mouth into a smile.

VIDEO 2:

Sight:

There is a grey cobble stone ground with two sets of silver poles parallel to each other. Underneath the poles there are two sets of light brown stripes parallel to each other as well. To the right there are green clumps and to the left there are grey objects all of different heights and lengths. As the video continues, the screen moves forward down the ground. After moving forward for 20 seconds the direction shifts to the right where at the left there are vertical thick brown lines with pink circles surrounding the top of the lines. In front of the pink objects there is a thing green vertical pole. 

Sound:

There are footsteps in the background and the sound of wind rustling. There are also birds chirping.

Motion:

Although the objects in the video are still the camera is moving forwards making it seem as if the ground is moving backwards. The perspective changes.

Class Reflection 4/7/11

RECAP:

Today in class we did a second exam! Yet again, it wasn't a typical in-class test. We weren't even in the classroom and we met outside of the College Center. We all negotiated and "flipped a coin" to decide how many pictures and videos we would have to take. After some deliberating, Doc gave us around a half hour to take pictures and videos around campus of "sight, sound, and motion." We each were assigned to take five pictures and two videos, and those without cameras were told to tag along with someone that did have one.  It was fun to be able to go about on my own and choose what images I wanted to take. I took pictures that I thought would be ideal to analyze in "vulcan style." Next, we all talked about upcoming classes and events. Next class Doc decided that it would be outside again which is awesome! He asked us to bring as many friends as possible to class so we can teach them about sight, sound, and motion. Hopefully I can get some of my friends to agree! We also talked about going to a LIVE baseball game (Orioles?!?) to witness sight, sound, and motion. Nothing was ever finalized but I'm definitely crossing my fingers that it works out!

Today I learned a lot about how to brainstorm my class reflections and improve my writing. Doc stated that we have improved since the first reflection we have ever done in this class and it's relieving to hear that. He also posted in the "Doc" section of the Facebook group about how to elongate reflection posts so I have been referring to that as well.

During Doc's court trials I learned more about how sight, sound, and motion was used to conduct his trials. The video camera he uses is not just for decoration but it preserves the sight, sound, and motion. It's also helpful to see what other student's are doing in class and out of class for the homework because it serves as an example of what I need to live up to.

Although my team Shine didn't exactly work together, we all recorded videos and took pictures that we will be able to share with each other. We all put our best effort into these pictures and videos to ensure all of us will get the best images for our homework. Although we weren't doing the assignment together, in the end we will end up helping out each other.

Today I feel that I was very productive and took pictures that will really make my homework stand out. They are colorful and detailed which will make the vulcanized analysis interesting and educational. I really put a lot of thought into each picture.

The assignment today as a whole was productive as well and the class was enthusiastic and worked well together. Doc Chris also was very enthusiastic and encouraged us along the way which was very helpful! It was a very interesting class because we were able to do hands-on activities rather than sitting behind a computer and reading out of a text book.

Next time, I can't wait to be outside again!

In Class Exam

My Description: In this photo there is a grey ramp with a silver pole. A boy is walking up it and to the right there is a boy and a girl walking in the same direction. Behind them is three people. The floor has a brown carpet and in the far background there is a big window with bright light coming out. The walls are off-white.

Vulcan: there is a grey floor elevated with a silver thick line following it. One person is on the grey floor. The rest of the floor is brown and two people are on it with three behind them. In the back center background there is a rectangle that is bright yellow and green. The rest of the background is off-white.

My description: There are four shelves with gatorade filling the case. The case and shelves are black. The gatorade bottles each have orange caps and grey paper surrounding the middle of each bottle. The colors of the gatorade are dark blue, light blue, dark orange, light orange, yellow, red and purple. A boy is to the right of the case with a hat and a black jacket. His skin is tan with a shadow and his had is tilted to his right.

Vulcan: Four black surfaces hold cylinders of many different colors including ark blue, light blue, dark orange, light orange, yellow, red and purple. Each cylinder has a smaller cylinder on top which is orang and a grey is in the center of each large cylinder with a white "G" in the front of the grey. There is a thick black line vertically next to the surfaces. A boy is to the left and he is wearing a hat and a black jacket. His skin is dark. 

My description: A man with dark skin and glasses is wearing a brown suit, a white shirt and a yellow tie. The walls in the background are grey and white stones. A window is opened with bright light coming out of it. A red door is opened from the window. White cylinders come from the ceiling and in front of the window is a brown table with green napkin holders.

Vulcan: A man with dark skin has shiny eyes and is wearing brown, white and yellow. On his left shoulder there is a thick black line. In the background there is a red rectangle with yellow in the middle. A smaller red rectangle is to the side of it. A brown surface is in front of it with two green squares. White cylinders are vertically behind the man.

My Description: Two pizzas rest on a silver table. Another silver table is on top of it with plain two plain pizzas of just dough. In the background there is an oven with a silver handle and a red label underneath the table.

Vulcan: Two circles are on a silver surface and another silver surface is on top with two white ovals. Behind there is a silver box with a small silver rectangle in the middle of it and a red rectangle underneath that.

My description: Two tables are close together with black sides and grey marble surfaces. Two more smaller tables are on top of them with tall grey cups and black tops and handles. Three people are interacting in the background and to the right there is a wooden counter. The floor is dark grey marble.

Vulcan:There are two boxes next to each other with grey surfaces and black sides. Two more smaller boxes are on top of the bigger ones and they are black. Silver cylinders are on top of the smaller boxes and have black parts. To the right behind the boxes there is a long brown rectangle and to the left three people are facing each other. 

Video 1:

Sight

A person in grey  is walking forward in a hallway and first passes a girl in a green shirt and white scarf. People are ahead of him and then he enters an open rectangle. He walks down an incline following a group of people and the hallway gets wider.

Sound

People are talking in the background, there is a lot of noise. At times there is laughing but there is mainly talking.

Motion

A person is walking and swinging his arms back and forth. People are ahead and they are moving too. As the person in the grey walks forward people pass him in the opposite direction and walk in a similar pace. 

Video 2:

Sight

First there is a brown bench with another bench slightly in the background. Two people come into view and they are in conversation. The boy is wearing blue and the girl is wearing black.

Sound

There is a lot of people talking in the background and there is a noisy humble.

Motion

There is not much movement as the camera focuses from the benches to the people. The people are facing each other but staying still.

Video 3:

Sight

A person with dark skin walks around a table and is moving his hands. The camera moves and people are walking away and then the scene shifts and a group of people are standing and in conversation.

Sound

There is a lot of people talking in the background and there is a noisy humble.

Motion

First the man walks around and is using his hands to make movement. People are walking and in the end people are standing still with little movement. 

Class Reflection 3/31/11

Today class started slightly early and we had to come at 4:30.. Doc Chris came at 5!! should we put him on trial?? :)

We had an exam today but it wasn't a typical exam.. we travelled upstairs to Boulder with our cell phones and took videos and pictures of our surroundings using sight, sound and motion. It was so awesome to have such a hands-on test. People eating in Boulder were very curious as to what we were doing and I could tell they were VERY envious that we were taking an exam.. I bet no other professor gives an exam like the one we had to take!

From this experience learned how to apply sight, sound and motion to real life situations!

Class Reflection 3/24/11

Today was yet another entertain class with Doc Chris!

First class started off with court. Each person that missed class on St. Patty's day was interrogated in front of the class by Doc Chris. Unfortunately, I was one of the people to skip class on Thursday but it wasn't too bad. I plead guilty and was let off! PHEW Of course, sight sound and motion was used in the process and Doc Chris interrogated us while video recording us at the same time. To put an even bigger effect on the court, "Law and Order" music played in the background.

Next a student posted a video from YouTube..

We recorded sight, sound and motion for this as well on our class Facebook page.

Then we had a QUIZ! Luckily, as students in Doc Chris' class, the quiz was unique and entertaining at the same time. We simply had to record sight, sound and motion for three different things presented by Doc Chris...

Sight Quiz:

First item: a rectangular gray box with upside down letters on the front. a black circle is also in the front with a blue light coming through it. it is hanging from the ceiling by a black thin object. there is a black vent on the side and the bottom has different buttons and letters.

*this is a projector handing down for the ceiling

Second item: a large white/greyish box with two drawers on the bottom. the bottom drawer is slightly larger than the one above it. there is a large section above it but it does not appear to be a drawer. there is letters on it. the drawers on the bottom have handles.

*this is a printer

Sound Quiz:

trombones, a man singing, cheering, clapping, drums, background singers, jazz instruments, piano, saxaphone. the chorus consists of him saying "i feel good" and there is a nice beat. music is played by itself without the man singing and he comes in at the end. The music is fast paced and upbeat.

Motion Quiz: (SO EMBARRASSING)

- leaning backwards, rubbing his head, moving body like he doesn't have a backbone

- walking sideways and dancing, skipping

- she's walking forward and touching her hair as if walking down a runway

- he's touching his head and moving his hands to the back of his head

- he's walking foward while leaning backward

- she's walking forward as if she's swimming and doing the frontstroke with her arms

- he's rolling his arms and dancing backwards

- he's moving forward and backwards by swinging his arms

- they are kicking their legs to the side and jumping

- doc Chris is moving his legs slowly and then he goes into a squat and jumps

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods' Interview with Jimmel Fallon

Sight:

Two men in nice suits appear to be engaged in conversation. One is light skinned and is sitting behind a desk. The other man is dark skinned and sitting in a blue chair. They are both smiling and speaking to one another. In the background there is a night city skyline seen through a window. The scene focuses on a rectangular small object and then the scene focuses on the two men again. The scene shifts and the dark skinned man is standing in a red shirt and the white skinned man is wearing a grey and white striped shirt. The white skinned man is jumping up and down and putting his hand in the air. He is smiling and appears to be yelling. He then is shown eating food and smiling. The scene shifts back to the two men engaging in conversation and a blonde woman appears to the right of the man in the blue chair. She appears to speak and then the men continue their conversation. The clip ends with the two men shaking hands.

Sound:

Two men are having a conversation with a neutral volume. Throughout the clip, people in the background clap, cheer and laugh at what the men are saying to each other. Jokes are told that the people in the background find very funny. The sound changes to an edited, live-sounding atmosphere and a man is cheering. The two men with the quieter background are heard again and they continue their conversation while people in the background cheer and laugh.

Motion:

The two men are pretty still except for the movement in their arms and hands. Their heads turn slightly and they move when they laugh or smile. The man in the chair keeps his leg grossed while the man in the desk is leaning over towards the man in the chair. At the end of the clip, they reach over to each other and shake hands.