For this project I have decided to create a slide show of the Bahama’s, while narrating in the background about what is going on in the slides. This relates to my course topic because the Bahama’s is one of the top places to travel in the world, and that is exactly what my course topic is about. I was mainly inspired by videos that I normally watch on YouTube such as watchmojo.com and the richest, who talk about interesting real facts/topics and they narrate in the background on what is going on, and what is happening next. I actually had to do a lot of research in order to find information about the Bahama’s. I mainly researched about the history, origin, GDP, resorts, traveling, food, culture, and more.
The significance of the elements in my design is how I am creating my own short movie from different topics that I enjoy, and different scenes that encourage me to proceed throughout my project. My design process is not very long, because this is only my draft, but my final will take me much longer. I started off by researching about the Bahama’s and gathering information I thought was interesting. Once I got all of that I incorporated it into my own words and typed it into my notes so I could read off of it. I then recorded myself saying what I just typed out, which took me a couple tries as I wanted it to be perfect. I then transferred that onto my computer and into premiere. Once it was in, I edited all the parts where there is no narration or popping noises. Then, I went on a free to use website and found pictures that worked perfecting in my design. I put them in the exact spot of where I was talking about them in my audio, so that it is very easy to follow along and so there are visual images for you to picture with the narration. Once everything was in order I did a few tests and edits and uploaded it onto YouTube.
After I created my draft video story and seeing my peers versions, I realized I needed to make quite a few revisions. I was told that my images did not fit, my narraration was to loud, I had no sequences, and it really looked sloppy. After I reviewed all of that I completely started over, I wanted my final to be fresh and very professional looking. I kept my original narration as there was nothing wrong with it, but changed the volume. I then found new HD photos of the Bahama’s to use to get the best look for my project. I also added sequences to each slide so it is not as dull. Then I put in a title and a conclusion so you knew what it was about, and who it was by. And made sure all of my images fit the screen. The final thing I added was some silent background music to give my viewers a better and lightening feel as they watch.
I collected all of the elements in my design from free to use websites, and websites that had a lot of basic information about the Bahama’s. My process for constructing my project using premiere was basically using the razor tool and selection tool in order to cut my audio/media and being able to place them in their desired locations. I had a bit of trouble putting my images into premiere at first and I thought something was wrong, but premiere was just being very slow and sometimes didn’t allow me to click certain tools. Not really any solutions to that, I basically just waited until it would allow me again.
All of my images and background music were from free to use websites:
Images:
https://unsplash.com/search/photos/bahamas
Music:
Fascinating Travel Destinations 
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