Editing for Music Video

After successfully completing all of the necessary scenes for our video we gathered our stuff to leave the beach. We all went to one of our group mates house to start the editing process. We started by deciding which video of each scene that we need. We then sent the chosen videos to my MacBook. The first thing I had to do was import all over the videos onto iMovie. I made sure they were in the chronological order so it would save us time. Next I added the song we chose. We decided to watch the film raw and uncut before we began to edit. As we watched the film we picked out videos that needed to be shortened. When we finished watching it I then began to shorten certain clips. 

Shortening our clips helped us with two purposes; fitting the time limit and making the videos match up with the song. After I completed this we rewatched the film to see if the clips made more sense. It did, so we moved on to the next task. With the music we had to start it at a certain time so it could add a special effect. We had to drag the music bar to a specific time. This required lots of precision. The next thing we had to do was add a freeze frame onto the last scene. This also required precision because we had to freeze the scene as soon as the beat dropped. It took us a while to align the freeze with the best but we eventually got it. After completing both of these steps we watched the video once more. 

The whole video had a perfect flow without any transitions so we didn’t feel it was necessary to  add any. We thought we were done, everything was perfect. However we came to a realization that our video was over the time limit. We had to then go back to watch every scene and decide what to cut out. This part was very difficult for us because we felt that every part was a necessity. After hard deliberation we knew what to do. We first cut out a scene completely. We then cropped two scenes at the end. And lastly we cut 3 seconds off of a scene in the beginning. This cut down our video to fit the time limit perfectly; the editing process was over. 

Filming on break

As mentioned before in my previous blog my group was having trouble to pick a day to film. After carefully consideration we decided to film on December 5th. This would’ve been a perfect day for us because it was supposed to be a PSD where get out of school at 11:59 am. This would’ve allowed to basically get the full day to film. However, a couple days ago we realized that we were not receiving a PSD on that date. This messed up our whole plan completely. We had to quickly think of another day to film that will fit all of our schedules. We first decided that it had to be a day after school. To decide which day was the hassle. After long discussions we finally decided to film Wednesday (December 4th) after school. 

As soon as the bell ring at 2:40 pm we will all meet up in one place. We will then order our uber to go to the nearest beach since this was the main place we were going to film. While we are in the car we will record the scene that needs that scenery. In this scene we will record all of the four of us in the car. The film will shortly cut to when we are walking out of the car, this part will be edited to be in slow motion. We will do this about 3 times to ensure that this specific part of the recording is good since we will only be in the car together once. We will then record majority of the rest of the scenes on the beach. This will include the going back of forth between the main character and the rest of the girls. When the main character is in the frame one of the other girls would record and when when the other girls are in the frame the main character would record. This will continue up until the last few seconds of the music video. 

In the last scenes of the video the scenery will change as well as who is in the frame. For the scenery we will still be at the beach but instead of actually being on the sand we will be sitting at one of the beach tables. We changed the scenery because it correlates with what we had in mind. At first the girls will be surrounding the main character telling her to stop stressing herself over the boy and that she should be having fun. After we will then walk away from the beach tables and start walking to a nearby food place where everyone can enjoy themselves. This part is important because it shows how the girl finally stopped worrying about a boy who clearly did not care about her. In these scenes we will need a tripod to record since everyone would be in the shot. In the part when we are walking to a different location we would probably need someone to record us as we are walking. 

Although we have not recorded yet, everything will certainly go smoothly since every little step is planned out. 

Filming

My group spent weeks preparing for the day to film. We have already discussed on what we wanted to do exactly throughout that day. We talked about ride issues, what time we were going, and other little minor things of this sort. It seemed as everything was going to go perfectly as planned. But everything went quite the opposite. The class before the day we were supposed to film it’s as if everything went left. Starting with everyone’s schedule, all of a sudden two people had last minute things that’s they needed to do. One person had to study for tests and the other had to run some very important errands with their mom. We ended up canceling things and no long was able to film. Although I am an understanding person I was highly disappointed because I was ready to film. 

Towards the end of the day we begin to think of when we were going to be able to film again. This time make sure that everyone was available for sure. The first option was going to be this weekend, November 30th. However this was not fit into my plans because I was going to be spending my whole break in Port Saint Lucie with my family. In addition, I wouldn’t feel as if it is the most appropriate thing to do in a weekend where we are supposed to be spending it with our families. The second option was do it on the weekend right before it was due, but this would not give us a sufficient amount of time to complete all the editing and re-filming if needed. The last option I came up with was to film on the PSD that we had coming up. December 5th, it was a little close to our deadline but it still gave us time edit and do anything else. I haven’t mentioned it to everyone in the group yet except one person. But I feel like this will be the best choice in the few days we have left. 

Due to the fact that we are filming so late the best thing we could do right now is review our storyboard. There is no more time to waste. From now on everything we do has to effect the way we film in a positive way. In a result of having a smooth filming day. One group mate reviewed all of the notes we took. She made sure everything was what we agreed on. I reviewed the storyboard. I made sure everything was good by checking each of our 6 second boxes and making sure it aligned with the song. The last thing we reviewed was where we wanted the song to start and stop. After reviewing everything I then made sure that our ride for everything was in place. Because everything was revised, our filming day should be a piece of cake. 

Storyboard for Music Video

          After finishing the commercial project, my group and I were eager to start on the music video. We brainstormed so many great ideas together that would make our music video creative and outstanding. We were so excited to begin putting all of our wonderful ideas together for this music video. After lots of thinking and planning we finally agreed what each scene would consist of and put it onto the storyboard paper. After we finished the storyboard we had to go back and determine what shots, camera angles, camera movements, costume, lighting, sounds, and editing techniques to use in each scene.
          Firstly, we discussed the camera movements, angles, and shots we would use. We made sure to think of what would make the scene the best to ensure that each scene was as perfect as we had planned it would be. We chose to use high angles, long shots, close ups, two shots, and a point of view shot. The high angle would be used to show that someone has superiority or authority over someone in that scene. When using long shots in our scenes it will show a view of the person full body so that the audience can clearly see the full costume. Close ups will show just the actors face so that the audience can clearly make out what emotion that character is trying to show. The 2-shots will be used to show more than one actor and how they relate to the main message of the song which is meeting someone at a location. Lastly, we will use a point of view shot to show how the other actor will react to what the other actor is doing. For example, we will show how the man reacts in our music video to when the woman expresses her feelings towards him.
        Secondly, we discussed costume, lighting, actors, makeup, props, and the setting. The costume throughout our music video will include very casual clothes like how any teenager would dress. The lighting of each scene will depend on what is being expressed in that specific scene. For example, in a scene where the character is heartbroken or is showing a flashback the lighting will be much darker to indicate sadness or a flashback. When the scene is happy or current time the lighting will be lighter and brighter to indicate happiness or current time. Some of the props we will use include sunglasses, hats, and beach equipment such as an umbrella and a surfboard. Lastly, the setting will take place on the beach. The beach makes a perfect setting for what the message in the song we chose portrays. We wanted to do the beach because it makes such a beautiful background and will contribute so much to our music video.
          Thirdly, we discussed how we planned to edit all of our footage after we were done filming. We agreed on using cutaways, fade outs, fade ins, and flashbacks. We will use cutaways to show  the main actor and then cut to the scene when she sees her significant other with someone else. This is an important scene because it contributes to the main theme and message of the music video. Next, we will use a fade out to end out the music video. It will go from all the actors in the film and face out to a black screen to signify the end of the music video. After this we will use fade in towards the beginning of the film to signify the start of the film. It will fade in from a black screen into the actors in the first scene. Lastly, we will use flashbacks to show the actor in the past thinking about this man that she used to love. This helps the audience have a better understanding of who the main actor has been thinking of in all of the scenes.
          The final thing we discussed was the sounds we would use throughout the music video. The first sounds we will use is dialogue. We will use dialogue to show the female and male actor communicating about their current location. Next, we will use diegetic sounds from the sounds of the waves or the wind. These sounds will allow the scene to seem more realistic and natural. After this we will use non-diegetic sounds which include the music we will add in and any sounds effects to add suspense or allow the audience to understand what it going on. Next we will use the score which is the actual song that we will edit in to the background. The score is specific to the song location in album that Khalid released. Lastly, we will use ambient sounds to allow the audience to interpret the hype of that scene. For example, we will increase the beat of the song to show the audience that the scene is more exciting or something is about to happen

Planning

Location: As a group we collectively decided that we would film our music video at the beach near where we live. The beach makes a perfect scenery for the background with the sand and waves crashing in the background. Not only is the scenery beautiful but the waves, wind, and dialogue from people nearby create great diegetic sounds that can be used in the background of our music video. We chose the beach as our location because of how fun and cool the vibe always is. Everyone at the beach is always having fun or enjoying themselves and we wanted our music video to be fun and exciting for us and the audience. The beach always has such an amazing vibe and we wanted to ensure that we included this throughout our music video.

Health and Safety: Our health and safety along with the people around us is so tremendously important. We want to ensure that the environment we are filming in is very safe for everyone. We will be very cautious and will take some protective steps ahead of time to ensure that everything is safe and goes as planned. Firstly, while filming at the beach we will ask any lifeguards or workers on the beach if it is okay and safe to film in a particular location. We would not want to cause any danger to anyone around us, safety is extremely important to us. Secondly, we will also make sure to film on a public beach so that we are not trespassing on anyone’s private property. Finally, if we plan to go in the water for any reason we will have life vests with us and we will alert the life guards because our health and safety is our number one priority.

Props: Props are an essential part of any music video. They allow the scenes to come to life and reach the full potential that they can. Props also allow the audience to better interpret what is going on in that scene that the director wants them to understand. Some props that we will use include any type of beach equipment such as chairs, umbrellas, and surfboards and also sunglasses, hats, sweatshirts, and and cell phones. We will also used some advanced technology along with our camera, such as a drone and a GoPro. These props will allow us to make each and every scene look so realistic and really come to life for ourselves and the audience.

Costumes: Costumes are also very important to a film. They allow the audience to understand who the person is and what they might be feeling in that scene and throughout the music video. Costumes represent who that person is and what the directors of the music video portray that person to be. The costume in our music video is very casual and how a teenager would usually dress. The costume is nothing fancy, it’s very relaxing and chill clothing. The costume represents that persons interests and how they feel.

Research for Music Video

After a couple of long dreadful weeks of completing the Gatorade Commercial we were presented with a new project. Although the previous project was quite hard on us we expected way different for this one. Music videos are something you are just prone to. Whether is was watching a ABC video is listening to nursery rhymes on youtube we’ve been watching music videos from a very early age. Music videos are excited to watch because it incorporates you music of choice and an interesting way to watch the actual video. Directors always make the videos entertaining for purposes of keeping the targeted engaged. It’s very hard to look away from something when you enjoy both aspects of the production. 

As soon as we turned in our previous project to our instructor she suggested that we should start to brainstorm on what song we would like to do. My group had a group facetime call to agree on one song. Unfortunately I was sleeping when the call occurred but even though I missed the discussion I was informed with everything that was said. The final choice turned out to be the song called Location by Khalid. This song was the best choice for our group because it combined all our interests into one with just the soundtrack. The song is very calm, catchy, and has a sense of authenticity. As for the video, not too much was done but just the amount to match the tone of the music. 

The genre of the song Location is contemporary R&B. Contemporary R&B combines rhythm, Pop, soul, hip-hop and electronica music. This is evident because of the use of instruments in the song. This includes bass and beats, and lots of keyboard. Khalid normally wears casual comfy clothes and his music videos. He does this so that his audience can relate to his songs and music videos. So instead of him wearing an outrageous bright outfit that no one wears on a regular day, he wears outfits,that any normal person would wear. In a lot of Khalids music videos the lighting is very dim which gives off a relaxing mood. Even if he is outside, they edit the lighting to make it look more dim to give off that relaxing vibe. When it comes to actors Khalid is normally the only person in the music video, and if he isn’t he is alongside a woman. The actors usually go along with the storyline, and play a big role in the message of the video. For make up, Khalid’s face normally is bland and has a little to no products. This is again to give across the relatable message, especially to most male listeners. For props Khalid normally uses regular things that you can see and find in every day life. This includes cars or phones. The props normally add to the storyline as well. And lastly, The setting is always a cool and empty place. He is normally the only person there, and the place is not crowded. And Khalid does this because he wants the audience to see him and his emotion. Khalid normally uses standard camera movements and angles because us he wants his videos to be calm and not exaggerated to again give off that relatable feel. The sounds and editing is also mainly basic and neutral, because he doesn’t want to add exaggeration.

Editing Blog

With the frustration that came from the last attempt of editing my group had high expectations that this time it would work. We had laptops this time which made the situation seem better. However our expectations were crushed when we were told that the laptops were limited and we would have a shorten amount of time to edit. We then realized that the software was still lagging which made things worse. Our instructor told us to just continue editing and that when the film was exported it will be fine. Although we did begin to edit the lagging was making the process very slow. We begin to worry because we had a limited time to complete the task. After about 10 minutes we made the decision to just use iMovie for this particular project since pinnacle studios was not fully cooperating.  Everyone in my group had an iPhone so we were all familiar with iMovie. We begin editing on one of our phones; the editing process went relatively quick. 

Since we decided to use iMovie instead we had to then get all the videos on our mobile devices. Luckily for us I already uploaded all of the footage onto my google drive. I then had to save every video I felt would be used in the commercial, then we started to edit. In our commercial we had 4 different scenes but the idea was consistent throughout the whole video. We wanted each take to go into a black screen then go to the next take, this got the effect we wanted across. At first my group mate did not know how to complete this effect and since the editing was being done on a phone it was a bit of a hassle. After asking a few other classmates and playing around in the app we figured it out. We started with the track scene. Sooner or later our limited time came to an end and class was over. Out of the 4 scenes we completed 1. 

The following class my group mates had to complete editing the other scenes. I was not in class so I do not completely know what went on. My group did have some issues adding the audio onto the video. This was because the were editing on a phone, on a Mac it would’ve been easier. Therefore I was sent the video and I began the process of adding the sound. I started by getting the audio we needed for each sound. I then went onto an online mp3 converter and put each sound into it. I then saved each sound in my downloads so i could access the sounds through iMovie. I opened up the app on my personal laptop and begin editing. I dragged the edited video onto the film slot. I then added each sound for the appropriate part of the video, after I adjusted it a little our editing process was complete. 

Editing the Commercial

The dumping process was already completed last class which went very well. However, the editing process in pinnacle studios did not start off very well. There were a lot of issues and setbacks. We saved all of our footage on my flash drive so we wouldn’t have to worry about it being deleted from the computer. When pinnacle studios was open I called over our teacher so she can log in for us to start the editing process. Transferring the footage from the pinnacle studios was probably the easiest thing we did all class. After that everything was pretty much going downhill. The whole software was going completely slow. So it was very difficult for us to get anything done. This caused a delay on the whole project. 

First we tried to look at our footage that was taken off of the camera. The footage on the computer was very blurry and glitchy. We then realized there was some random already in  pinnacle studios. I then had had to delete the other video’s soundtrack, video, and transitions. This was somewhat dreadful because of the technical difficulties that were going on. It took a very long time for all of the footage to be completely gone, which took time out of our editing. When everything was completely blank I then tried to drag at least one video to the “video track” to see how the our footage will play. I had a little hope that it would play perfectly fine but my wishes were crushed. Almost all of the footage was horrible. I began to worry and stress because nun of out footage was coming out as expected and the class period was almost over. 

I exited out of pinnacle studios and tried to watch the footage from the computer alone. The clips were still going slow, at this point we started to panic. We barely got any editing done because the software was going not as expected. We then realized that the reason that everything is glitching is because of the computer in general. One of my team members then called over a student so she could help us download it to our google drive. I first logged into my google accounts, selected all of the footage from the computer, then dragged it to google drive. The wait for all of the 51 videos to upload to google drive did not really take a long time. We then watched the clips from the google drive which bring us some hope. The footage was no longer glitchy and came out perfectly fine. This bring us some hope because our footage was not the problem. Although we didn’t really complete any of our true editing processes it wasn’t our fault. 

Filming Blog

To actually leave the classroom to film our group would have go through many prerequisites. First we would fill out a signing sheet and checkout both a camera and a tripod. In this step I grabbed the camera and made sure it was working properly while the others signed the sheet. After these things were done were done we were free to go. We then started to change in our attire that was appropriate for our commercial. I took part in the running scene of the commercial, so I wore a school track suit that I received from the previous school year. After all four of us changed we made our way down to the track/field. The first scene was filmed on the track including another girl and myself. We both did the same thing for the entire scene. Which was mainly focused on us running out of the block starts and drinking from our gatorades. 

Starting blocks are basically what they sound like they are, they are used in the sport of track to help runners begin running. So when we got to the track the first thing I did was grab a starting block. I then set up the blocks to match up the leg I run with and my shoe size. I got into the starting position which is when one of my group members started to film. She then said the words “on you mark, get set, go” which is when I took off. I did not go into a full run as if I were at a meet but only ran about 30 meters for the purpose of the commercial. Although I did not run a long distance I still make sure it seemed realistic as possible by coming out strong and fiercely. Me and my partner did this about 3 times just so we could have a choice to pick when we edit. After all the running scenes were completed they recorded us drinking the gatorade. When we did so we made sure we looked sweaty and tired, we did this by spraying ourselves with a spray bottle and breathing heavily. 

After the track scene we had two sports left to record; soccer was first. While our team members recorded/filmed the soccer scene my partner and I packed up all the track items. I picked up my starting blocks and brung them back to where they belonged. I then moved all of our personal belongings closer to where they were recording. After the soccer scene we switched locations at went to the patio. At the patio we recorded the yoga scene. While my group members were fulfilling this task I found it to be a great opportunity to go change back into my regular school clothes. Shortly after I came back from the restroom our camera died so we had to record one more shot off of our phones. To save time I returned back to class with the SD card to begin dumping out our footage. It took a while for all the footage to download onto the computer but we finished right on time. The last thing I did was saved the footage to my flash drive just to be more safe. 

Storyboard

Today, our group did a storyboard for our Gatorade commercial. In each box we carefully planned out what we will do for each 5 second scene in our commercials. The first scene of our commercial contains 2 track athletes at the starting blocks preparing to take off. This scene will contain heavy breathing and heart beat sound effects (non-diegetic sounds). These sounds effects  and action shots will help to emphasize the importance of the scene. The second scene of our commercial will be a jump cut from the first scene into a girl playing soccer. She will be juggling the soccer ball or shooting into a goal to show that she is playing soccer. We will use long or medium shots to focus on her playing soccer through different camera angles. In our third scene it will be a cutaway from the girl playing soccer to a girl doing yoga. The music will change into a very peaceful sound to show the change in the scene from a more hardcore scene to a very soothing scene. In the fourth scene it is an action match of each of the athletes from the different scenes drinking Gatorade. This will show each subject and the main product of the commercial. In the fifth scene all athletes join together and fiercely slam the Gatorade bottles down for effect purposes. This will show effect of the Gatorade bottles that are emphasized throughout the commercial. The sixth and final scene will cut to a black screen with the Gatorade logo and a member doing a voiceover of one of the companies’ popular slogans.

Editing Lesson Blog

Almost everything that was taught to me today was brand new. Starting with the procedure for checking out everything from our classroom. The first thing to be done is by completing a agreement form. On this form things that will need be filled out are thing like our name, date, period, and members of the group. We will then bring the form to our teacher to receive a camera. After receiving the camera we will write the number of the camera and (if needed) tripod number & sd card number. Getting a pass and having our school ID’s to go out of the classroom but these rules are only for on campus filming. After this step we are almost to the end of this procedure. We will then put the agreement form in our class folder then go out for filming. When retiring our camera and anything else we checked out we will then do this procedure in reverse. Starting by getting out completed form then bringing it to our teacher to give back the camera and returning anything else needed. This procedure is in fact important and specific for multiple reasons. Such as there is a very limited amount of resources in the classroom and everything is to be organized. 

After you have recorded all of your footage you then begin the process of dumping it onto the computers provided for us. The software we will be using throughout the year is called Pinnacle Studios. By using an SD card and SD card reader you will dump all of your recordings. The recordings should usually be in a folder called DCIM but if not you will be able to go in a private folder and click on “Your Stream” which will show basically everything on that SD card. As suggested to us by our teacher, we will then bring all of our footage into a folder and save it there rather then it staying on the SD card. Doing this will allow others to use the SD card if needed. This will end the process of dumping and begin the process of importing/exporting. 

To begin importing on Pinnacle Studios you will click on the “Import” button in the right hand corner. Then you’ll look for your folder which should be under the “My Computer” tab. You should always import all of your footage just to be safe when it comes to losing media. You will then click start import when you have selected all of the footage you want to edit. After this step you will begin editing. 

You will start by dragging the footage onto the av track 2. While the footage is on the track you will wait for the yellow bar to turn fully green; this indicates that it is fully loaded. Navigating through Pinnacle Studios doesn’t seem very hard. For example, you can use the red bar to go through the video , if you want to add a title you click on the big letter T, and if you want to cut parts out you click on the razor blade icon. Furthermore, when you have completed all of your desire edits you will then move on to the exporting phase. You click “export” at the top right corner of the screen, then press start export then your all done. 

Planning Blog For Gatorade Commercial

    For our blog, today we are going to be planning out the details of our Gatorade commercial. This includes props, costumes, schedule,location, and our back-up plan. All of these will be very essential in creating a commercial that is entertaining and effective. Planning is a very important step in film making. This is because planning helps you write out step by step what your commercial will consist of and look like. Without planning the filming process becomes long and unorganized. Planning helps to save time and money and insures that filming will be successful no matter what.

  Props are extremely essential to a commercial. They give the commercial livelihood and make it more entertaining and understandable for the audience. Throughout our commercial some of the props we will be using consist of : 4 Gatorade bottles (different colors), spray Gatorade bottles, regular spray bottle, 2 block starts, a soccer ball, and a yoga mat. All of these props will be incorporated into our commercial to make the commercial the best that we can. We will include the Gatorade bottle with different colors throughout each scene with a different sport being idolized. For example, for one scene we will focus on yoga using our yoga mat as a prop, we will play soccer for another scene using our soccer ball as a prop, and lastly we will show track using our starting blocks as a prop for that scene.

     In this paragraph we will discuss another very important part of film known as costume. Costume plays a huge role in how the audience will interpret the scene. The costume allows the people watching to understand what you are trying to portray in that specific scene or the entire commercial in general. For example we will be using a school track and soccer uniform to allow the audience to understand that we are trying to show athletes playing soccer or running on the track. We will also be using athletic clothes as costumes to show the audience that the main focus of that scene is working out or doing something athletic. Going along with costume, another essential part of a scene is location. Location sets the entire basis of where you will be filming for each of your scenes. For our scenes we will be filming on the schools track field and the football field . This will set the scene that we are going to be playing sports or doing something dealing with physical education. This is a very important part of film because it allows the audience to know where you will be filming and gives them a better idea of the scene and film in general.

    The schedule for our filming process will go as follows. Today we began planning for our commercial which included props, costumes, location etc. Then we are going to storyboard over the weekend so that we can start filming on Monday 10/14. On Monday we will start the filming process. We will shoot the scenes from the storyboard we drew up over the weekend. We will then change into costumes and go to our locations. Next we will continue to film on 10/16. We will shoot any scenes that we feel we should redo and shoot some scenes twice so that we can pick from the better out of the two. We will be filming outside for our whole commercial so if it rains we have a backup plan that will work and still cut across the same message. If it starts to rain then we will change locations from the track to the stairs and shoot two people running up and down the stairs. We would also change from the outdoor patio for yoga to a roofed hallway. Also, if someone from my group is absent then we plan to shoot everything the same but the activity that that person was supposed to do in that shot someone else will have to do. These plans will work when we are faced with any scenario.

Research Conventions & Codes

The product my group selected is the refreshing and revolutionary Gatorade. We selected this product because we thoroughly enjoy the drink and watching the entertaining Gatorade commercials. In most Gatorade commercials there are little to no women at all. This encourages us to want to make a commercial to show that everyone can be in a Gatorade no matter who you are or what you like. We want to be able show equality throughout different things in society, even through commercials. Throughout most of our lives we have been all played a sport or been involved in athletic activities. While playing sports we always look to Gatorade to fulfill our thirst quenching mouths. Gatorade is such an essential part of al of our lives.

In most Gatorade commercials we usually see people performing athletic activities. For example, activities like running, football, soccer, and cheerleading are usually idealized in these commercials. Mostly in Gatorade commercials there are different amounts of people who belong to a team or are performing individual sports. They are usually either warming up, exercising, or actually doing the sport. Towards the end of the commercial the product is displayed in an exaggerated way to catch the attention of the audience. The producers of the commercial usually portray this by having the athletic figures walk away and drink the Gatorade in a somewhat refreshing way. They also do this by placing the Gatorade in a focused area with the background as the athletic activity.

The company Gatorade uses sports because Gatorade is a sports drink directed at active people that want to “fuel” their bodies. These commercials usually convince their audience to want to get up and be active. That’s when their product comes in play. Whenever the audience decides to be more active or workout they will feel that they should pick up a Gatorade to drink in order to perform accurately. These commercials usually use score in their commercials. This consists of intense inspiring music that helps to inspire and engage the audience. Also common amount these commercials is tracking shots. These shots are used when the athletes are performing in the sport. Commonly used as well is a zoom. This is used to mostly zoom in on the drink and show a refreshing icy looking drink that makes the audiences mouths water. They also use this shot to zoom in on athletes drinking or holding the drink. Sometimes Gatorade companies use star athletes in their commercials. They do this to show watchers that professional athletes use this product and so should they.

Introductory

Hello, my name is Katia but my friends call me Katianna for some odd reason. I look at myself to be someone who is humble, ambitious, and chill. I wouldn't consider myself to be an extra type of person. I'm just a typical 16 year old who goes to school, watches Netflix when bored and goes out with her friends every once in a blue moon. When people see me in person they automatically think "she's one of those girls who's stuck up" or "she's all that." But in all honesty I am one of the nicest, caring, and funniest people you'll ever meet. Some characteristics I value when a person is honesty, truthful, and humor. Meanwhile, some characteristics I do not wish to see in a person is someone is negativety,  arrogant, and bossy. When it comes to food some of my favorite dishes are Haitian macaroni, fried shrimp, and Alfredo. Some plates I do not favor are oatmeal, vegetarian food, and fish. And as for things in general I like to sleep, be with my friends, and binge watch shows. However, some things I do not like to do is party for hours, talk to people, and cook. To some things up I am a 16 year old who attends Fort Lauderdale High School where most my classes are college leveled. I am Haitian as well as both my parents. I have one older sister and two younger siblings on my dad side.