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“Hope 4PA” Version 1.0 + Storyboards & Script

Posted on June 15, 2023June 16, 2023 by jesse

Version 1.0

I still have so much to do to this video. It’s a work in progress!!!

Script

I didn’t actually write out a script for this video because of the manner in which I had shot it, but I did write a list of questions for my interviewees:

JOE DESCALA

Tell me your story. What brought you here? What started all of this?
What is 4PA? Is it a non-profit? How does it work? What all do you do?
What is the process of cleaning up a site? Where does all of the garbage go?
How has the community responded to your efforts?
Have you encountered any hurdles or setbacks throughout all of this?
What drives you to get up every day and go out there to do what you do?
Is the organization growing?
I think everyone in this city very much appreciates what you and your crew are out there doing, but what do you think the root of all of this is? What do you think we can do to address that?
What is your vision for the future of 4PA? What is your end-goal with the organization?
What can our viewers do if they would like to help with the effort?

ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE (Optional)

Tell me your story. What led you to become a part of 4PA?
What is your role within the organization?
What is your vision for the future of 4PA?

THEO

Tell me your story. What led you to become a part of 4PA? What is your role here?
What’s a typical clean-up patrol day look like for you?
What do you like about doing this? Is it rewarding?

DALTON

Tell me your story. What led you to become a part of 4PA? What is your role here?
What do you like about doing this? Is it rewarding?

ANY VOLUNTEER WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE (Optional but at least one would be good)

What led you to want to volunteer with 4PA?
What do you like about doing this? Is it rewarding?

BILL HERMANN

Who are you? What company are you from?
What led you to want to sponsor 4PA?
Why did you do so?

Storyboards

Metaverse Madness

Posted on June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 by jesse

Virtual worlds, Second Life, and the Metaverse as a whole are very immersive experiences. This is because they immerse the user much more than an older type of medium such as just reading a book which leaves a lot open to the reader for interpretation. With something like Second Life, it is much more visual. Much more hands-on. The user can be whoever they want, whatever they want, however they want, whenever they want. It’s hard to beat the amount of freedom the user has to immerse themselves in this experience. In my opinion, the only thing keeping this from being a 100% realistic, fully immersive experience would be the fact that you can’t physically walk in the world of Second Life with your physical body and physically touch the items in it. A VR headset could be used to give the user the impression they are in the world and physically interacting with everything, but I would say that’s as close as we are going to get for now. Second Life is truly amazing. You can go into this digital world and get a job, build a house, sell the house, rent property, provide services for other users, you name it!

Even graphic novels are much more immersive than just reading a standard novel. The graphic novel paints pictures for the reader and helps them feel more like they are right there inside the story with the characters. Hence, an immersive experience.

My experience with virtual worlds is still pretty limited. I have some experience with it on the internet, in video games, and a little bit of time on Second Life now, but there is still so much I don’t know or understand about the metaverse. I must say that I am very excited to learn more about it. I’m only 33 years old right now. I can’t even imagine what our technology is going to be 40 years from now. It’s mind boggling to even think about.

The Impact of the Watchmen

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by jesse

First and foremost, “Watchmen” was the first of its kind. It stood out from the crowd in an exemplary fashion. It put other comic books to shame. The writer, Alan Moore, took a more non-traditional approach to writing it. For starters, the storyline doesn’t take place in a fictional city like most other comics do. It takes place in New York city. Also, this story was portrayed as more realistic. While it is still loaded with physical impossibilities, the comic had a more real feel to it due to its setting, timeline, and character personalities. You would also find that the Watchmen graphic novel didn’t look like it fit in on a typical comic rack. The front cover would seem much more boring than that of a traditional comic book. These factors definitely made it unique.

https://screenrant.com/how-watchmen-changed-comic-books-forever/#11-cold-war-commentary

It’s been several years since I have seen the 2009 film adaptation, but I do remember owning it when I was a kid. I can recall the first time I watched it and what my reaction to it was. I could tell right from the beginning that something about this superhero story was vastly different from any other superhero story I had ever seen or read before that. There was just something about how it was filmed that made all other superhero movies seem like corny fiction but this, this was real.

https://www.vox.com/2019/10/18/20917361/watchmen-hbo-comic-superheroes-explained

This work of art was certainly one of a kind and I am still waiting to see something that tops it.

Edutainment

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by jesse

What is edutainment you ask? Why, it is the delivery of education while the viewer is also being entertained. The best example of this in my own memory goes back to my childhood. I won’t ever forget watching those videos in elementary school classes. Bill Nye the Science Guy. It’s hard to just say that without singing it like it was sang in the renowned television show’s hip, upbeat intro sequence.

Bill Nye certainly mastered this technique. He delivered short and sweet bits of valuable information to young viewers while often acting somewhat silly to add a factor of humor to the mix. This formula keeps things from getting stale. We tend to to tune things out when they become slow-paced, repetitive, or not as stimulating.

This day in age, we need that constant stimuli to keep our brains engaged. I apply this same method when I create training videos for the company I work at. I always try to incorporate some type of mild humor in it to keep the viewers engaged. This also ensures that they are always paying attention and willing to watch the videos in the first place because they can expect to see some funny twist on what would normally be a very dry and boring topic.

https://futureparty.com/edutainment-short-learning-videos/

https://youtu.be/g5BHxozBPuA

My Ultimate Level-Up

Posted on May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 by jesse

I would have to say that I had a couple different perspective widening experiences with media. The first was when I was in Stevens Middle School in 6th grade. We would watch a daily news broadcast on the TVs in the classrooms. The broadcast was produced by the 8th grade students in Mr. Edwards’ Advanced Media Technology class. I immediately knew what I wanted to do when I got to 8th grade. I thought it was so cool that we could produce things like this as an 8th grader. Next thing you know, I was in that very class when I was an 8th grader. I stood out from the rest of the class though. I didn’t help produce the daily segment with everyone else. I was off working on my own weekly segment called “The Jesse Report”.

The second experience was more recently as an adult. This hit me once I realized there was potential for me to practice my media production skills at my current job. This got me back into the game. I had a newfound desire to chase my dreams once again. After heading down this path, I started to discover all of the technological advances we have made in media production since I was in that Advanced Media class in middle school. I hadn’t really kept up with the times to be honest.

What type of player am I, you ask? Why, I am definitely a cross between the achiever and the explorer. I love playing games like Bethesda’s Fallout & Elder Scrolls series plus the entire Assassin’s Creed franchise. The AC games are great for the integration of historical events, landmarks, and locations into a fictional storyline. These games offer a huge open world that is ripe with many different locations to discover, quests to complete, and collectibles to find.