Author Archives: Jack Grubb

This was a very fun project to film and edit! I used Sony Vegas to edit, and my Samsung Galaxy S8+ to record the shots. I used a lot of sound effects from the internet such as the first 2 seconds of Guillotine by Death Grips, The Bazinga sound effect from the Big Bang Theory,Continue reading “Final Project: We are what we eat!”

Speaker Juan E Contreras offered to us his knowledge about the three stages of video production: pre production, production and post-production. He also offered many points about proper framing. He reinforced the idea of different ways of framing by showing examples of successful ways to frame. He gave solid advice for shooting with a smartContinue reading “Speaker Reaction: Juan E Contreras”

This was a very fun project to work on. I used Adobe Premier to edit this video. I shot this with my Samsung Galaxy 8. I did not have a tripod to record a steady shot, so I improvised and used a fan to record each shot. My friend Derek generously participated in the videoContinue reading “You are what you eat.”

This week, my goal was to design a short animation that was between 30 seconds and 3 minutes. I am not the best artist, but I really like to sketch buildings and roads when I am bored. (Partly why my major is civil engineering). The basic idea of the animation was to design a cityContinue reading “City Animation.”

In this podcast, I tried to tell the story of when I went to Disneyland last summer! As a musician, I have learned how to mix and record audio. I recorded my voice with a Rode M5-mp condenser mic. I usually do not record my voice so it was weird trying to mix with it.Continue reading “The time I went to Disneyland!”

In this infographic, I tried to lay out a good plan for studying. I made this infographic on canva. At first I had these flashy images that were really nice. Unfortunately they costed money. After tweaking with canva, I was able to download this infographic for free without any problems. One criticism I have withContinue reading “A college student’s guide for studying!”

Reflection: With this single image, I tried to capture the essence of my friend Dekin playing guitar and my roommate Jacob trying to block the noise out! I only had my phone to take the shot and Dekin happened to have his guitar with him that day. I think it turned out to be aContinue reading “Single Image Project”

Tim Bajarin offers an interesting take on how AR (Augmented Reality) technology could revolutionize the way we consume media. He gives an example of how the company Aurasama implemented a way for readers to scan their magazine and learn more about an article with the tap of a button. Bajarin also went into detail aboutContinue reading “Augmented Reality is Revolutionizing the Publishing Industry. [Reading Reaction 2]”

The basis of this story is about a man who lives in a cheap apartment with his dog Max. The man is late to work due to not having reliable transportation and is terminated from his job in the third and fourth panel because of this. He is miserable as he waits for the bus,Continue reading “Max to the rescue! Project – 1”

The article 10 Simple Rules of Visual Storytelling, by Ernesto Olivares, lays down the fundamentals of visual storytelling with 10 broad rules: 1.) Show, don’t tell. 2.) Context is everything. 3.) Show people. 4.) Be personal, be true. 5.) Show conflict. 6.) Reveal hidden things. 7.) Focus. 8.) Keep moving. 9.) Don’t be obvious. 10.)Continue reading “10 Simple Rules of Visual Storytelling.”