Passion Project #2

So far, we have developed the storyline and the shooting locations for the movie. Also, we have our character's personalities and their back-stories figured out. We have chosen some areas near Justin's house to record, and we have settings such as my sister's college and the forest behind my house to shoot scenes. We are now working on specific dialogues. Also, we need creative video effects and ideas. I'll keep you updated as we go along.

Passion Project Reflection

Our passion project is a final fantasy-type story incorporated into a video. We have selected the characters for each of us, and we have lots of music to put in at any given parts. We are looking at editing programs and costumes, but in 2 weeks we have all the music and characters laid out. We've also chosen some areas to film, most of which are near Justin's house. I'll keep you posted on our progress!

Apathetic or Empathic?

I am the absolute opposite of apathetic. Apathetic people are awesome, I don't understand how people could be so carefree and relaxed. But you can ask any of my friends, I care way too much about every little thing. If I get in an elevator and someone says "Hey whats up?" and I hear them wrong and accidentally reply with "good" then i'll spend the next hour thinking about how awkward that moment was. By the same token, if I find a dollar on the ground, I'll be happy and content for at least a week. I think that apathetic people and people like me are all tolerable, we're doing it right. However, the biggest problem in the world is hatred.

People nowadays decide to hate people for no reason, just to get their anger out. Blind hate is the worst kind, because there's really no way to get the person to stop since there is no reason to hate in the first place. These people are the biggest problem in the world. Their selfish nature causes them to use others as a form of venting, and by hating random people, their stress is relieved. This is a sick way of dealing with stress. Even aside from blind hatred, there are sometimes a few horrible people that everyone hates. This is where i'll lose my entire audience:

Be nice to them too. 

The horrible guy that makes fun of everyone probably only does it because everyone hates him. It's a chicken and egg story. What came first, the bully OR people judging the bully? I believe the latter. This hatred is the root of almost every problem in the world today. Everyone on the planet deserves a chance. Now you may be wondering, how can we encourage everyone to stop hating? 

Empathy.

Put yourself in another person's shoes. Just as Jeremy Rifkin said, we are wired with mirror neurons. We feel what we see other people feeling. If we use this mindset and show some empathy, hatred wouldn't exist. Hatred for another school, state, region, or country is absolutely unnecessary. Rifkin rightfully says that we are all one human race, and we should not turn on each other. If we show some empathy and cut out all this hatred, I believe that most of our problems would be solved.

Passion Project Part 2

My passion project idea was to create multiple timelines for most Nintendo Franchises. I know and love almost all the franchises, so I knew it would be fun. So far, I have made the template for the Prezi, or the background picture. It looks really nice! It has all the characters in certain corners, and a big Nintendo Logo in the middle, (with 2 yoshi eggs of course). I have also placed the spots where the prezi zooms in (sorry for my lack of proper vocabulary).  The prezi zoom spots have zoomed in on each of the Nintendo characters, to be the spots for their respective timelines. My plan from here on out is just to simply make the timelines for all the franchises.