Editing Blog Music Video

Anyeska, Jazmin, Brit and I all worked on editing our music video. It took up the majority of our class time, and unfortunately, the editing process did not go well. Although I was able to dump all the footage from the SD card to the desktop, it took a while to view each scene we would use and for the computer to handle the download size. Eventually, I was able to finish the downloading process and save it all into Google Drive. After this, I found and downloaded The Lazy Song, by Bruno Mars onto the computer. Once I was ready to edit, I opened Pinnacle Studios and imported the footage and audio into the program. From there, I started editing the raw footage. It was difficult to do this because the preview of a scene (on the right side of the screen) would lag and slow down the computer. Thus, it took me some time to figure out the different scenes just by their image, when I was trying to match it to the lyrics. The following paragraph will explain the different tools I tried to use and what happen during my editing process.

Due to the fact that our class time was running short, we were only able to begin editing the first scene. First, I used a razor blade icon to split the first scene because it was too long and unnecessary. I thought to detach the audio from the shot, but it helped to match the first lyrics to our dance. Since the background sound was the actual song, we wanted to dance or act out each scene with a reference and to potentially benefit us while editing. I had difficulty trying to place the first scene as soon as the initial lyrics: "Today I don't feel like doing anything" started. Apparently, Pinnacle Studios uses a magnetic timeline, in which any clip you drag and drop into the timeline snaps to any existing clips. I did not know that you can turn that function off, so I struggled doing that. I let my group members try to fix or get the scene to where we wanted it, but they didn’t know how to either. With little time left, we decided to end our editing process and rely on starting and finishing it next class. Unfortunately, after I saved our music video my group mate Anyeska deleted the footage from the desktop, thinking that I wouldn’t need it, but it backfired and ended up disabling the footage from pinnacle studios. I ended up solving the problem even though it took up 5 minutes of editing time.

There are editing techniques I planned to use in the music video. Some include adding a title screen, subtitles, cropping footage, and a fade in/out. Hopefully next class, when we continue editing that I'll see a vision along with my group members of our music video coming to life. I also hope that editing will be successful. I think it may be hard at first, but my team mates and I seem to be experienced and ready to edit our footage. The only type of sound I plan to use in the music video is background music. The camera movements and angles we used were: High angle, tilt shot, pan shot, long shot, medium close up shot, over the shoulder, point of view, zoom in/out. All of these editing techniques will be used while editing our music video. We will try to edit so it comes in between 1:05 to 1:15. Ultimately, I will create a fun and interesting music video that will excite and engage audiences.

Music video Filming blog

When it came to filming, we made sure to be extra careful with timing and placement. We did this because we did not want there to be any inconsistencies when it came to the music video. We did not want the music to be out of sync with the characters’ actions. We also did not want the items and characters to be in different places in different scenes. These inconsistencies would cause the music video to be flawed and imperfect. In order to get rid of these problems, we memorized placement of every character in each scene. Every character was accounted for and was placed in the same place as the previous scene when it came to dancing scenes. We also played the music in the background in order to know when certain actions should be performed. This was done to match the music worth the characters’ actions.


In my opinion my group and I choreographed our dancing scenes perfectly. We all decided on a dance that we would perform for the song’s lyrics. We had to practice the dance before performing it live. It took a while to decide on the dancing moves for certain lyrics. This is because some of my group mates thought certain dance moves were unnecessary and needed to be replaced. But, after a while, we compromised and created one, synchronized dance. This was done to represent the link between everyone dancing. No one was doing their own thing. We also decided to mouth the lyrics of the song in order to gain a better understanding on the timing.



We had to reshoot many scenes because they did not come out well. The reshooting process was tedious. But, through all of the reshoots, the music video turned out well. Overall, I feel like the filming process was difficult yet entertaining. It was difficult because we had to memorize certain positions of characters in order for the film to make sense. It also took us time to create a dance that went along with the song we had chosen. In the end, the film came out very good.

Music Video Filming Blog

Saturday November 25th, my group and I filmed our music video for the first time. First, I showed up to my group mate Anyeska's house. At this time, it was only the two of us. This dilemma along with the fact that I had to be at school by 4 o'clock made it so that Anyeska and I had to film my individual scenes first. By the time my other group mates Britania and Jazmin came, all of my individual scenes were already filmed. The only scenes that needed filming were the scenes we had together and my other group mates' scenes. I created the idea to have clever transitions in the music video to make the video more interesting. When filming for the scenes, we used many angles. For example, we used high angles, over the shoulder shots etc.

Another day we filmed was Sunday, November 26th. On this day, we re filmed a couple of scenes. We also filmed more scenes of us dancing together to tie up the film. For the most part, we followed the story board. However, there were some scenes we decided to diverge from the storyboard. For example, for a more comedic effect, there was a change from the transition of my first scene into another scene. Another change was the deletion of another scene. We also extended the time of the overall film from about 1 minute and 6 seconds to 1 minute and 10 seconds. This is because we were attempting to get more of the song into the film.

Overall, I feel like the filming process was difficult yet entertaining. It was difficult because we had to memorize certain positions of characters in order for the film to make sense. It also took us time to create a dance that went along with the song we had chosen. It was entertaining because of the fact that doing the project with my group mates made it all the more worthwhile. The filming process was not only subjective as I worked with people I was not only comfortable with, but enjoyed. My group mate Anyeska bought a costume for me to wear in one of my scenes. She also bought matching glasses for everyone to wear for the unison dancing scene we planned. This whole experience opened my eyes to the pros and cons of film-making on my own time.

Today my teammates and I manifested our storyboard in our group chat. After completing our planning blog where we discussed how we wanted to go about filming our music video, we knew it was time for our storyboard. It took approximately an hour to draw and write out our camera angles, camera movements and actions for each scene. Had we not execute a plan in our planning blog last class, story boarding would have been a much longer process. Our teachers restrictedour timing to at least one minute and five seconds, and at most one minute and fifteen seconds. Ourstoryboard consists of fifteen different five second scenes. Meaning, our music video should be around one minute and fifteen seconds long. So far, we are on a good track with timing. Our storyboard is shown down below. It is filled with great details which will guide us during the filming process.

       Within the first scene of the blog we will edit in a fade in transition which then displays a wide shot of my three other teammates, a volunteer, and I dancing to the lyrics “today I don’t feel like doing anything.” Secondly, we will have a high angle of someone laying in bed “sleeping;”Lyrics: “I just wanna lay in my bed.” Third, we will have a jump cut into an over the shoulder of someone silencing their phone then tossing it on the couch— lyrics: “don’t feel like picking up the phone, so leave a message at the tone. ‘Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything.” In the fourth scene: “No, I ain’t gonna comb my hair, ‘cause I ain’t going anywhere.” The actions that match the lyrics would be someone holding a comb, looking at it, placing it down, then shrugging their shoulder. In the fifth scene, all five of us involved will hold up signs which reads “no.” Using the camera movement, pan and a close up shot, we will move the camera left to right going down the rows of “no” signs. The lyrics will play: “no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, noo.” On the last “no,” the camera will zoom into someone’s eye and then zoom out of it in the following scene. The following scene will include the lyrics “I’ll just strut in my birthday suit, and let everything hand loose.” A person will be strutting sound and pulling their suit an appropriate amount to match the lyrics of letting “everything hang loose.” Moreover, the next scene will be a dance sequence similar to the one we introduced the video with; This will be portrayed through a wide shot.  The lyrics: “yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeaaah.” Next, there will be a pan shot of someone playing Xbox, but dropping the gaming controller. Lyrics: "Oh, today, I don't feel like doing anything." Then, there will be a high angle of someone laying in the bed and pulling the cover over their head: “I just wanna lay in my bed.” Furthermore, along with a jump cut, there will be an insert of a phone screen which displays missed calls. The following scene will also be an insert of a phone screen which shows a new voicemail/message. Lyrics: "Don't feel like picking up my phone, so leave a message at the tone) The next scene will consist of a long shot which shows someone kicking off their socks or shoes then laying on the couch. (Lyrics: cause today I swear I'm not doing anything.”) The third to last scene will be everyone throwing papers in the air and having the last dance sequence (Lyrics: "Nothing at all...) The instrumental will then play out as everyone lays down on the couch and floor as though we are asleep. (Lyrics: nothing at all"). Finally, someone will walk from the group and cover the camera with their hands, which signifies the ending to our music video.

      Thankfully, my team mates and I work well together and we all pull our own weight. Everyone makes an effort to contribute towards each section of the project.

Music Video Convention Blog

    Codes and conventions are used by many different companies. They can be used as a marketing strategy in order to grab the attention of consumers. That way the product seems more interesting. A code is a system of signs that are put together to create a meaning. One example of a code is a technical code which are camera techniques, framing, lighting, exposure etc. Another example of codes are symbolic codes, which consist of objects,  the setting, body language, clothing, and color. Lastly, there are written codes which are headlines, captions, speech bubbles, and language styles. Conventions are habits of doing things. In short, what people have come to expect. Examples of conventions are: Camera angles, shots, editing, lighting, sound, music, computer graphics, and special effects.

    Many songwriters use conventions in order to help the audience understand the theme of the video. They also want to give them a feel for the emotion behind it. While in the original music video of The Lazy Song, the dancers dressed in baggy clothes and wore ape masks. This created a crazy, lazy, but happy atmosphere. Throughout the song the dancers dance along with the music. In the Lazy Song's music video, there were a limited amount of camera angles. One camera angle the director used was a wide shot which allows for the audience to see everything lateral. The wide shot was used in the whole music video. This is evident because as the music video was occurring, there were not any changes to the wide shot camera angle. The director is trying to engage with the audience by showing them all of the dancers with Bruno Mars in the center.
 
    For our music video, we will change the dynamic. To start with, we are going to engage our audience by opening with a fade in. This makes the audience seem like they just walked into something. Then right after, we will start dancing just as in the original video. This will catch the audiences eye and make them want to continue watching. To add onto that, our costumes, makeup, and props will surely catch the eye of our viewers because we are wearing bright and crazy colors. Our music video will also take place in multiple settings, rather than just one. We will zoom in to the birthday suits characters eye and transport from the bedroom to a different location. Another thing we show differently is what we’re doing. The actors in the film will be watching TV, combing their hair, and playing video games. These are things that people contribute to everyday life and have genuine interests in. Lastly, there will be more camera movements which allows for a better understanding of the film's theme.

Music video planning blog

 For our music video, we will be filming at my partner Anyeska’s house. There are no present health and safety procedures we would follow. The props would be a phone, gaming controller, TV remote, paper, and hair comb. The costumes would be birthday suit and formal clothing. In the beginning of the music video, there will be a fade in into a wide shot of our dance sequence. Every action by the characters are going to be matched by the lyrics of the song. So, the next scene will be a high angle of someone laying in their bed (Lyric: "I just wanna lay in my bed"). Then, there will be a jump cut to an over the shoulder shot of someone silencing a phone call and throwing it (Lyric: "Don't feel like picking up the phone, so leave a message at the tone, cause today I swear I'm not doing anything"). Next, there will be a jump cut to a medium shot of someone holding a hair comb then putting it down (Lyric: "No, I ain't gonna comb my hair cause I ain't going anywhere" as they lip sync it). After this, there will be a line of five people with signs reading "No" (Lyric: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, nooo). In the last "No" there will be a zoom in to a character's eye, then a zoom out in a different location and showing a person in a birthday themed costume. Following this will be a zoom out from the character's eye to the living room and someone will be shown dressed in a birthday suit. They will be strutting around and dropping some part of the birthday suit (Lyric: "I'll just strut in my birthday suit. And let everything hang loose"). Then, we will have another wide shot of our dance sequence (Lyric: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"). Next, there will be a pan movement of someone playing Xbox, but dropping the gaming controller (Lyric: "Oh, today, I don't feel like doing anything"). Then, there will be a repetition from before where there is a high angle of someone laying in their bed; However, this time they will be pulling the cover over their head on camera. (Lyrics: "I just wanna lay in my bed"). Furthermore, along with a jump cut, there will be an insert of a phone screen which displays missed calls. The following scene will also be an insert of a phone screen which shows a new voicemail/message. Lyrics: "Don't feel like picking up my phone, so leave a message at the tone) The next scene will consist of a long shot which shows someone kicking off their socks or shoes then laying on the couch. (Lyrics: cause today I swear I'm not doing anything.”) The third to last scene will be everyone throwing papers in the air and having the last dance sequence (Lyrics: "Nothing at all...) The instrumental will then play out as everyone lays down on the couch and floor as though we are asleep. (Lyrics: nothing at all"). Finally, someone will walk from the group and cover the camera with their hands, which signifies the ending to our music video. Not to mention, there will be subtitles throughout the music video.

Schedule: (11/18-12/9)

- Day 1: Planning our music video.

- Day 2: Script and story boarding.

- Day 3: Filming.

- Day 4: Edit

- Day 5: Submitting music video.

- Day 6: Reflecting on music video.

      Back-up Plan: We will be filming at my house. It will be the same where in the beginning of the music video, there is a fade in into a wide shot of our dance sequence. Every action by the characters are going to be matched by the lyrics of the song. So, the next scene will be a high angle of someone laying in their bed (Lyric: "I just wanna lay in my bed"). Then, there will be a jump cut to an over the shoulder shot of someone silencing a phone call and throwing it (Lyric: "Don't feel like picking up the phone, so leave a message at the tone, cause today I swear I'm not doing anything"). Next, there will be a jump cut to a medium shot of someone holding a hair comb then putting it down (Lyric: "No, I ain't gonna comb my hair cause I ain't going anywhere" as they lip sync it). After this, there will be a line of five people with signs reading "No" (Lyric: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, nooo). In the last "No" there will be a zoom in to a character's eye, then a zoom out in a different location and costume. Following this will be a zoom out from the character's eye to the living room and dressed in a birthday suit. They'll be strutting around and dropping some part of the birthday suit (Lyric: "I'll just strut in my birthday suit. And let everything hang loose"). Then, we will have another wide shot of our dance sequence (Lyric: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"). Next, there will be a pan shot of someone playing Xbox, but dropping the gaming controller (Lyric: "Oh, today, I don't feel like doing anything"). Then, there will be a repetition from before where there is a high angle of someone laying in their bed (Lyric: "I just wanna lay in my bed"). Along with, the jump cut to an over the shoulder shot of someone silencing a phone call and throwing it (Lyric: "Don't feel like picking up my phone, so leave a message at the tone, cause today I swear I'm not doing anything"). The second to last scene will be everyone throwing papers in the air and having the last dance sequence (Lyrics: "Nothing at all, nothing at all"). Finally, someone will walk from the group and cover the camera with their hands, which signifies the ending to our music video."

Intro to new project

I recently finished the commercial project and it overall helped me develop many skills for future films. I researched a lot about making a film, using a camera, and editing. In addition to working as a group, sharing my thoughts with my friends, and gain some confidence. A music video is a videotaped performance of a recorded popular song, usually accompanied by dancing and visual images interpreting the lyrics. The main purpose of music videos is to promote artists and promote brands. But, it's mainly to promote the track. Music can be divided into different genres in many different ways. The top 10 genres of Music Industry are electronic dance, rock, jazz, dub step, rhythm and blues, techno, country, and elector music. We will be choosing a song to make a music video to. This will be addressed in the following paragraph.

The song my group and I chose was "The Lazy Song", by Bruno Mars. It will be a clean version of the song so it is school appropriate. I recommended this song to my group and they all agreed. We will start from 1:57 into the music video and end at 3:03. This is because the minimum is 1:05 seconds and the maximum is 1:15 seconds. One good thing about this song is that it has lyrics that are easy to act out. This limits confusion on what to do in specific parts of the song. This song is a fun, upbeat song that highlights how many people feel when they are tired and do not want to do anything. The fact that the song relates to the audience makes the song more interesting. I am super excited to film this music video!

A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. Music can be divided into different genres in many different ways. The artistic nature of music means that these classifications are often subjective and controversial, and some genres may overlap. The camera angle we would use in the music video will be a high angle. The camera shots and movements would include pans, tilts, variants of medium to close up shots, wide shots, and long shots. The sound would be a score and sound bridge. The editing process would include fade in and out, insert, and cross cutting. 1. Costumes: Birthday suit but formal clothing. 2. Lightning: Dim, to set the mood of being lazy. 3. Actors: Everyone in our group (Anyeska,, Jazmin, and Brit). 4. Makeup: None. 5. Props: Phone, gaming controller, TV remote, paper, and hair comb. 6. Setting: In a house.

Editing Blog (2)

Today I was able to access Pinnacle Studios and edit my film. In the beginning, I was not sure about what scenes I wanted to import into Pinnacle Studios. I had to re-watch the scenes to see which scenes would be best for the commercial. This process was arguably the most time consuming process out of all. I had trouble selecting the "best" scenes for the commercial. After i selected the scenes, I imported them into pinnacle studios. Then, I had to drag the scenes down in order to put them in order.


After i dragged the scenes, I watched the commercial about three times. The first time I watched the commercial, I noticed an inconsistency in one of the scenes. This inconsistency caused me to change the scene to one of my other options. The second time I watched the commercial, I noticed one of the scenes was too long so I decided to shorten the length of the scene. This shortening caused the length of the commercial itself to reduce from 37 seconds to about 34 seconds. The third time i watched the commercial, I realized that one of the scenes that would jump cut looked choppy. This caused me to edit the jump cut to make the edit look cleaner and more believable. After this, I felt like the commercial was complete.

Even though my scenes were edited to perfection, I still had one problem: The commercial itself was too long. 4 seconds too long to be exact. In order to fix this issue, I had to shorten the length of a couple of my scenes. I also had to create quicker edits from one scene to another to make the jump cuts more effective. I was able to shorten the length of my commercial from 34 seconds to abut 29 seconds. After this, the only addition I needed to add was the voice-overs. I had to drag the video with the audio I needed. After this, I had to detach the audio of the video from the video itself. then, I deleted the video and split the audio into parts to match the action that the voice-over was describing. When the voice-over was added and the film was ready to go, I finally exported the film onto the desktop and finished the film successfully.

editing blog

Due to my absence the previous class, my editing time was cut short because I had to take 30 minutes out of the class period time to film the scenes that I missed. When I finally arrived into the classroom, I was greeted with the somber knowledge that Pinnacle Studios was not able to be opened into the school computer . This brought me major frustration because I was prepared and even excited to edit my raw footage into a commercial. Because things did not go as planned, I had to write a filming blog instead if editing the footage.

Writing this paragraph is also frustrating because it is difficult to find things to write about because I did not edit and this is supposed to be a blog about editing. This dilemma caused me to contemplate the topic and contents of each paragraph. We only managed to dump the raw footage into one of my group mate's google drive. There, we will have to wait until next class in order to start editing .

For next class, I will feel more comfortable writing my blog because I will have edited the footage into a commercial. Because of this, I will be able to right a proper paragraphed blog. Next class will also be easier because the footage was already filmed and I will have the whole class period dedicated to editing the footage.

Filming blog

The filming process was hectic for me individually. This is because I was not present the first day of filming because I was taking the aice history and the aice psychology paper 2 exams. This was especially difficult because I was in a majority of the scenes. Because of me not being there, my teammates only got to film a couple of scenes. I was not able to complete the filming blog the day it was due due to the fact that I did not film my commercial so I did not know what to blog about. I knew when I came to school the second day of filming I had to be on my A-game. When I was leaving my house I just remembered hat I had to bring my vans so I quickly went back inside and Changed into vans. I also brought a second backpack to hold my other shoes. My other shoes had to old and worn out. This is because I was trying to make the worn out shoes represent any brand opposing vans.

When I got to school, I signed out a camera and went outside to start filming. One of my teammates had to change because she had to wear the same outfit she did the previous week. We had a couple of setbacks. One setback was that one of my group mates did not have the outfit they wore the previous week. One major setback was that one of our characters who filmed with my group mates the previous week did not show up to school. This caused my group mates and I to improvise. We had to stray away from the script, which was expected.

Another setback we had was the audio. There was someone who was mowing the lawn which caused the camera to not hear me speak in my scene

Storyboard blog

The storyboard below starts off with a wide shot of a boy who is walking and then falls down the stairs. Then, there is a shot of the boy declaring "I can't do anything in these!" with a tilt occurring from his gloomy face to his worn out shoes. All of a sudden, there will be someone running past the boy, which attracts his attention. During that, there will be a voiceover saying "Run" and background music. Next will be someone skating (Voiceover:Skate), and the skater meets up with the model in the Vans outfit (Voiceover: Be yourself in Vans over the background music). All three people representing Vans will meet up and face the boy. They all snap their fingers and a jump cut occurs from his worn out shoes appears to Vans shoes. Finally, he exclaims "Vans Off The Wall!".

Editing Lesson Blog

On today, October 14th 2019, I learned about the process of editing footage. The lesson taught to me today in media studies was very interesting and informative. I learned the definitions of key terms such as import and export and how to perform these functions. I learned that after filming, we need to open an application named Pinnacle Studios which is an editing software. The first step was to put the SD card in the SD card reader, then the USB port. There, I would need to create a folder on the desktop. All footage in the folder is dated and the document on the bottom is most likely the most recent footage.



The first vocabulary word I learned was dumping. Dumping is when footage is moved from a camera onto a computer. Then, I learned that importing is when footage is placed from the desktop to another source such as the Pinnacle Studios editing software. Furthermore, exporting is when footage is moved from the software back onto the desktop. I also learned that it is best to import all of the footage onto the editing software. When footage is first imported into the editing software it is referred to as raw footage. This is because the footage has not been modified.


When editing, there are certain icons to look for. One example of this is the razor blade icon in the Pinnacle Studios application which splits the chosen footage in half. Another icon to look for is the "T" icon which does the job of adding text onto the footage. A good use of this icon is when establishing the title of the film you are attempting to create. An additional icon is the music icon which allows users to import music, or MP3 into their film. Alongside icons, there are various techniques that help make the editing process elementary. For example, the transition function can be performed by right-clicking on a selected take, opening effects editor, and clicking whichever transition you deem necessary. A second technique is the addition of a voice-over. In order to successfully complete this task, you must detach the sound of the footage from the footage itself. Then, delete the detached sound and then add the desired audio.

Planning Blog for Vans commercial

For our Vans commercial we will be filming at the school's bus loop area. We will have a person walking and falling down the stairs, declaring "I can't do anything in these!"(a tilt shot occurs from his gloomy face to his worn out shoes). Then, the boy looks over and sees three people: someone who is running, someone who is skating, and someone who is walking(dressing in a Vans outfit). A voice over occurs for every person. (" Run, skate, and be yourself in Vans" respectively). After this, they will all meet up at a general area and there is a fade out from the scene to the vans logo. 

• Props: Vans skateboard.
• Costumes: Van shoes, Vans socks, Vans shirt, Vans pants, and Vans beanie.
• Schedule: 

- Day 1: Planning our Vans commercial. 

- Day 2: Script and story boarding.

- Day 3: Filming.

- Day 4: Editing.

- Day 5: Submitting commercial.

- Day 6: Reflecting on commercial.

• Location List: We will be filming at the school's bus loop area.
• Back-up Plan: We will be filming at the school's car loop or student parking lot. It will be the same plan where a person walks and trips, declaring, "I can't do anything in these!"(pointing at his worn out shoes). Then, the boy looks over and sees three people: someone who is running, someone who is skating, and someone who is walking(stylish in a Vans outfit). A voice over occurs for every person. (" Run, skate, and be yourself in Vans" respectively). After this, they will all meet up at a general area and the scene fades out.

Vans Commercial Conventions

Codes and conventions are used by many different companies as a marketing strategy in order to grab the attention of consumers and make their product seem more interesting. A code is a system of signs that are put together to create a meaning. An example of a code is a technical code which are camera techniques, framing,lighting, exposure etc. Another example of a code is a symbolic code which is a code that consists of objects, setting, body language, clothing, and color. Lastly, there are written codes which are headlines, captions, speech bubbles, and language styles.  Conventions are habits of doing things. In short, what people have come to expect. Examples of conventions are: Camera angle and shots, editing, lighting, sound, music, computer graphics, and special effects.

Vans uses codes and conventions in their commercials to make their shoes appear more appealing and pop out more to audiences. One example of this is one of their commercials that use a boy skateboarding at a skate park with vans on. In this commercial, different conventions. For example, in the commercial the boy is skateboarding and the shot changes to a wide angle shot of the boy skating. Another convention that was used in this commercial is when their is a tracking shot that tracked the boy skating to give the audience a better understanding to the boy's point of view. This use of convention make audiences see the shoes as more appealing and "cool"



We chose Vans because we have an interest in this brand of shoe. Now-a-days this type of shoe is very popular and has caught the eyes of others in the skateboard industry. We all love skateboarding and vans provide the perfect shoes to ride and do tricks. The company sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams. The company also has a Vans Warped Tour traveling rock festival that we all enjoy to watch.

Introductory

Good afternoon. This is my first post so I need it to be interesting. For starters, my name is Lesly and I am in the 11th grade. I am 6'3(I know, I know) and skinny. My family is fairly small with random family members who I swear i have never met before showing up to family reunions saying things like, "It's been forever Lesly". I am a very nice person who is approachable. I am good at listening and according to other people, I give good advice.

My favorite color is blue because it is very majestic and calm. My favorite food is pizza from Little Caesars. My favorite flavor of ice cream is vanilla because it is simple yet still tastes good. I enjoy watching anime and reading manga because of the multiple beautiful plots and the amazing art and animation styles. Anime such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, and My Hero Academia are prime examples of anime that i would watch till the end of time. I have a PlayStation 4 and I enjoy playing online with my friends. I love interacting with new people because i can learn about their different backgrounds and interesting lives. 

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone bullies another person. Don't get me wrong, I like occasionally cracking jokes with my friends but I dislike it when someone else makes fun of someone to the point where it puts the victim in a bad mood. Another thing i dislike is pickles. Pickles are nasty and taste very bitter. The only way I can eat pickles is when they are in a burger or sandwich. Another thing i dislike is Korean music or as some like to call it-K-Pop. Lastly, another thing I dislike is someone getting hurt. When someone gets hurt, it makes me cringe with disgust. 

Thank you for reading my first post.

Sincerely, Lesly