{"id":66,"date":"2024-05-13T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2024-05-17T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T18:21:17","slug":"zenith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/zenith\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Zenith project is a final project to demonstrate all we have learned at Freestyle while still expanding our skillsets. It is defined as the &#8220;Ultimate Freestyle Project.&#8221; As film students, we apply our knowledge of pre-production, production, and post-production to make a video that we have complete creative freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KylieO - Zenith Reflection by Freestyle Academy\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1823859414&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=960\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zenith Reflection Audio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Zenith Project is an experimental documentary that incorporates animation and digital camera footage. I loved the documentary unit, and I wanted to try a new documentary mode while also learning how to do animation on Procreate. Reaching out and interviewing over forty high school seniors and hearing their experiences and stories from childhood to now led to a product that hopefully portrays the message that although we have many differences, we all have common passages of life.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-1024x715.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" style=\"width:506px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-1024x715.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-768x536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-1536x1073.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-2048x1431.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0595-1140x796.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behind the Scenes Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest challenge throughout this process was learning animation. I had never done anything even close to animation in the past which made this project a great final challenge in my Freestyle career. Drawing each frame was extremely time consuming, and blending the different visuals was an added difficulty, but I am happy with the final product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I incorporated my production class skills into my project. During pre-production, I wrote out interview questions that I thought would be the most thought provoking. I learned this through our past documentary project and tried to implement what worked and what did not work during the interviews. During production, I used my knowledge of film techniques, and camera angles while interviewing people, as well as getting b-roll. Finally, in post-production, I used Premiere Pro to edit footage, animation, as well as audio to create a unique blend of visuals and sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the Scenes: Procreate + Premiere Pro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gallerySet\"><!-- DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE!!!! It is REQUIRED.-->\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"> \n\t  \t<a href=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic1.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Caption for Pic2\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic1.jpg\" alt=\"Caption for Pic2\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic2.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Caption for Pic2\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic2.jpg\" alt=\"Caption for Pic2\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic3.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Caption for Pic3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic3.jpg\" alt=\"Caption for Pic3\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic4.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Caption for Pic3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~KylieO\/imgSet2\/pic4.jpg\" alt=\"Caption for Pic3\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE!!!! It is REQUIRED.-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Completed Project<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.11-PM-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" style=\"width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.11-PM-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.11-PM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.11-PM-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.11-PM-1140x649.png 1140w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.11-PM.png 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                           Co-Director: Kylie Outten (Me)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.28-PM-1-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" style=\"width:399px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.28-PM-1-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.28-PM-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.28-PM-1-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.28-PM-1-1140x630.png 1140w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.39.28-PM-1.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                       Co-Director: Lemo Sekiguchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1204\" style=\"width:613px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-2048x1239.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-13-at-8.37.51-PM-3-1140x690.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behind the Scenes Premiere Pro File<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"23 24 p7 Zenith KylieO LemoS\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5YnDrQ-NRGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                                                                                           Final Product<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"23 24 p7 Zenith Celebration LemoS KylieO\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BdSw4FN7nek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                                                                           Presentation to all Freestyle classes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The Zenith project is a final project to demonstrate all we have learned at Freestyle while still expanding our skillsets. It is defined as the &#8220;Ultimate Freestyle Project.&#8221; As film students, we apply our knowledge of pre-production, production, and post-production to make a video that we have complete creative freedom. My Zenith Project is an experimental documentary that incorporates animation and digital camera footage. I loved the documentary unit, and I wanted to try a new documentary mode while also learning how to do animation on Procreate. Reaching out and interviewing over forty high school seniors and hearing their experiences and stories from childhood to now led to a product that hopefully portrays the message that although we have many differences, we all have common passages of life. The biggest challenge throughout this process was learning animation. I had never done anything even close to animation in the past which made this project a great final challenge in my Freestyle career. Drawing each frame was extremely time consuming, and blending the different visuals was an added difficulty, but I am happy with the final product. I incorporated my production class skills into my project. During pre-production, I wrote out interview questions that I thought would be the most thought provoking. I learned this through our past documentary project and tried to implement what worked and what did not work during the interviews. During production, I used my knowledge of film techniques, and camera angles while interviewing people, as well as getting b-roll. Finally, in post-production, I used Premiere Pro to edit footage, animation, as well as audio to create a unique blend of visuals and sounds. Behind the Scenes: Procreate + Premiere Pro Completed Project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1240,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/1240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~KylieO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}