Beautiful World (25 Points)

THEME: Dreaming


http://photopeach.com/album/16b3vr5

Remix Your Own Music Video (50)

NO ONE JUDGE ME.
I was able to make this using my old Sony Vegas software and old favorite Disney tv shows and songs on my home computer.
It turned out pretty good, but I'm so embaressed by the topic haha.
Back when I shipped the "Nelena" couple (I liked Nick and Miley more..and let me tell you I still secretly ship that!), I used to make videos like this all the time and it's what got me started in editing.
Oh those were the days....thank God for growing up and moving on to bigger and better things!

http://youtu.be/31jVcPEUhcQ

Also, this song is on point if you're single and heartbroken!
hahaha..

You're The Teacher (75)

Peace Movie (50 points).

To me, peace is the world around us. The world without the technology, just all the natural things that go on around us in our daily lives. I think we take advantage of how wonderful and delicate life is. If you really look, you can find peace in the simplest things, such as the way the clouds fly by each other in a strong breeze or the growth a a flower to the growth of young love. This simple yet beautiful world, to me, is the most peaceful thing of all.

CAMPUS COVER WITHOUT SNOW

 

http://youtu.be/pH7hmjC6Eu0

That's Not What I Heard!

Those mean girls....

"Do The Mash, Genre Mash!" (Horror Trailer to a Romance Story)

Story Structure and Genre

Story Structure and Genre

Genre: Horror

            Something about mysterious phone calls, psycho killers, and old curses seem to interest me, along with many other horror movie viewers. I find horror movies to be the best genre and that is why I chose my favorite horror movies to analyze. The three films I re-watched are When A Stranger Calls, The Grudge 2, and Saw 2. I think, to different audiences, these films could be categorized under either the act structure or the story structure. Personally, I think all three films fall under the story structure. All three of these horror stories have an inciting accident that leads to a bigger problem or situation, and there are many turning points throughout the story but ultimately the initial problem is resolved.

            This structure is most obviously presented in my favorite movie, When A Stranger Calls. When A Stranger Calls tells the tale of a young high school girl who innocently takes on a babysitting job. While at this house, she begins receiving mysterious phone calls. In the beginning of the movie we are told about a bonfire for all the seniors being held at a local lake. This sets up the young high school girl to believe they are just pranks calls from her friends. When one of her friends, whom she was earlier arguing with shows up at the house and calms the girl down for a moment. After she leaves, all seems to be going well and the phone calls become less frequent. Another turning point is placed in the film when the young girl finds her friend murdered in the guest bathroom. From here things get worse and worse as she tries to escape a killer. In the end, it is resolved when the police take the man into custody and the young girl is taken to the hospital. Yet, when you think she’s safe, another turning point hits again as she shows signs of post-traumatic stress. Similarly, The Grudge 2 and Saw 2 have plot lines where things appear to be okay, but soon enough mishaps and suspense is used to keep the viewer entertained and to continue watching. Although, with these two movies, they continue from previous films and the story takes pieces from the prequels. Unlike When A Stranger Calls, these movies also don’t get completely resolved in preparation for sequels. Yet, they still do follow a story structure.

            Overall, these three films take the story structure and use it in a way to grasp audience attention. With these story structures, the films can use many turning points to create suspense and drama. This keeps the audience guessing and alive along with the movie. There are many aesthetic techniques used to pull at viewers’ emotions in horror movies. Methods that involve scaring the audience and creating anxiety, even for short movements, are frequently used throughout horror films. This gives them their genre title. Ultimately, this makes the story structure the best set up for this genre.

Icon Switch

"Party In The USA"

I hopped off the plane at L.A.X.
With a dream and my cardigan
Welcome to the land of fame excess (whoa),
Am I gonna fit in?

Jumped in the cab,
Here I am for the first time
Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so famous

My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous,
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on

[Chorus:]
So I put my hands up
They're playing my song,
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like yeah
Movin' my hips like yeah
I got my hands up,
They're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be OK
Yeah, it's a party in the USA
Yeah, it's a party in the USA

Get to the club in my taxi cab
Everybody's looking at me now
Like, "Who's that chick that's rockin' kicks?
She gotta be from out of town."

So hard with my girls not around me
It's definitely not a Nashville party
'Cause all I see are stilettos
I guess I never got the memo

My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on

[Chorus]

Feel like hoppin' on a flight (on a flight)
Back to my hometown tonight (town tonight)
Something stops me every time (every time)
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright

[Chorus 2x]

1.     And an Iron Maiden song was rocking

And an Iron Maiden song was rocking

And an Iron Maiden song was rocking

      "Don't Let Me Get Me"

Never win first place, I don't support the team
I can't take direction, and my socks are never
clean
Teachers dated me, my parents hated me
I was always in a fight cuz I can't do nothin'
right

Everyday I fight a war against the mirror
I can't take the person starin' back at me
I'm a hazard to myself

Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else

I wanna be somebody else, yeah

LA told me, "You'll be a pop star,
All you have to change is everything you are."
Tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears
She's so pretty, that just ain't me

Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
somethin
A day in the life of someone else?
Cuz I'm a hazard to myself

Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else

Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else

Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
somethin
A day in the life of someone else?
Don't let me get me

Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else

2.     They try to cut my hair, it’s a national virus like Miley Cyrus

She’s so quirky, I just can’t believe

"Moves Like Jagger"
(feat. Christina Aguilera)

Oh, yeah
Oh!

[Verse 1:]
Just shoot for the stars
If it feels right
And aim for my heart
If you feel like
And take me away and make it OK
I swear I'll behave

You wanted control
So we waited
I put on a show
Now I make it
You say I'm a kid
My ego is big
I don't give a shit
And it goes like this

[Chorus:]
Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

[Verse 2:]
Maybe it's hard
When you feel like you're broken and scarred
Nothing feels right
But when you're with me
I'll make you believe
That I've got the key

Oh
So get in the car
We can ride it
Wherever you want
Get inside it
And you want to steer
But I'm shifting gears
I'll take it from here (Oh! Yeah yeah!)
And it goes like this (Uh)

[Chorus:]
Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you (Uh)
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

I don't need to try to control you (Oh, yeah)
Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger (Yeah yeah)
I've got the moves like Jagger

[Bridge:]
You wanna know how to make me smile
Take control, own me just for the night
And if I share my secret
You're gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this

So watch and learn
I won't show you twice
Head to toe, oooh baby rub me right
But if I share my secret
You're gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this (Ay! Ay! Ay! Aaay!)

And it goes like this

[Chorus:]
Take me by the tongue (Take me by the tongue)
And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you (Yeah yeah yeah!)

All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
(Oh, yeah)
I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

3. I got style like Beyonce, Making moves like Beyonce, I rule like Beyonce

Cover Music Video! (100 Points.)

We picked this song because it fit our lives perfectly. It was really fun to run around campus and film. Singing the song was very hard, but it was worth the extra points!

http://youtu.be/Q61TBUH4bXs

Sound Library Project.

I recorded all these sounds in Boyd Hall, the residence hall. I chose this area because I wanted to get the sounds a typical college student experiences. I got a few sounds of students talking, walking to their rooms, and even typing on their computers. All of which are a part of the daily life of a student here at OU. Along with the typical sounds, I got some sounds that were common to my floor in general. I recorded my RA, Andrew, playing one of his favorite instruments which is a common sound heard throughout the hallways. I think every sound relates to any student here, and also relates to me. That's what is most important about this project.

https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-meeting-sounds-31
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-walking-through-the
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-west-nest-basketball
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-room-307-keyboard
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-floor-3-lounge-super
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-stairwell-keys-21
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-floor-3-water-fountain-30
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-floor-2-hand-dryer
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-floor-3-closing
https://soundcloud.com/krissyl316/boyd-hall-floor-3-ra-andrew

Inspired Fiction - Ex BFFS

I think most people don’t realize the effects of the words they say. When one speaks, words sometimes shoot like fire. Blaze after blaze, a cannonball of emotions all put together in a small word or statement. That’s where the destruction occurs. Some fires are way too large to put out. Some fires engulf a once sturdy foundation in flames, and that’s what happened in this situation. Instead of fire, my best friend’s words shot me, and destroyed, a once believed unbreakable bond.

            If someone where to tell me, “This friendship is a waste of time. You’re going to be left lonely again,” I would have stood up and knocked them out. For once in my life, I made a friend who was an outcast like me. Nicole was someone I could share my deepest secrets with. I had someone who was hurting about the pains in their life as much as I was and in that way, we could help heal one another. I thought she would stick by my side no matter what. No bullies, family problems, or boys would abolish our friendship; we were practically sisters. That is, until Tyler came in.

            Tyler was they new boy at Four Corner Church’s youth group. He had bleached out hair, which he spiked high on his head. She fell for him instantly, and he became my closest guy friend. Or so I thought. We hung out together practically 24/7 and I never felt like a third wheel, but as their relationship got stronger, I became worthless to both of them. When they spoke of how no one else mattered but each other, they literally meant it. Every day was the same, “I can’t hang…I’m meeting up with Tyler.”

            Soon enough, I got tired of the loneliness and I messaged Nicole expressing how I felt about her blowing off our plans constantly. She stated an apology and things were mended, for a short while. It wasn’t long before Tyler got tired of me being around; he constantly persuaded Nicole to chose him over me. He told her I was tearing their relationship apart. It was then I realized how manipulative and abusive their relationship had become. Tyler constantly tried to put me down, calling me names and telling me I had zero worth. Although, when I tried to share these low words to Nicole he would deny every letter. At this point, I had let go. I gave the couple their space, because I was tired of getting hurt and ignored.

            I was still a friend to Nicole, whenever she needed it. I kept true to my promise of always being there for her. Unfortunately, she could not do the same. It was the summer of 2011 when I logged onto Facebook and the crumbling remains of our friendship had finally disintegrated into dust. All over my timeline, were statements mocking me, from both Nicole and Tyler, and a few of their other friends as well. I was fed up, and immaturely made some rude comments back. That summer, I lost my best friend. Although, it turned out to be the greatest thing for me: I didn’t need people with degrading personalities in my life. Even better? Tyler dumped her in the following month.