Imagine

Dayna G.
Period 3
5-3-12

My team worked hard and put our brains together to create our invention. Through the steps of creating the final poster and shooting the video, we acted as a team working towards the same goal. As a team, through the use of technology, we have created the Mystical Makeup Machine. What’s the Mystical Makeup Machine? It’s an Iphone like piece of equipment where you set your makeup preferences. It is connected to a spray bottle. After you’ve set just how you like your makeup, just squirt you face once. Shazam! You now have perfect makeup on and are ready to go in seconds. It took a lot of thinking and many ideas that have been discarded like the “straight-a-brush” but none were waisted.

After brainstorming, we all created our thumbnail sketches of the Mystical Makeup Machine. Everyone had different formats and pictures they preferred but we all compromised for one final product. The name, price, and the function of the invention were easy. We came into some turmoil trying to figure out the color and ideas on how to write why someone should buy it. In the end, we all were happy with how our poster came out, even though not everybody may have gotten exactly what they want.

The script, surprisingly, was very easy to write. Even though I thought it would be one of the most difficult parts, we didn’t run into many problems and everything went smoothly. We didn’t get “writer’s block” very often where we couldn’t think of anything. We had already discussed many desired aspects of our videos and everything came together nicely. I think we were all pleased at the short time It took us.

Since we had already written the script, the storyboard was a breeze. Most of our shots were medium shots with little variation. I think it is what’s best for our video. Others shots weren’t really needed. The Mystical Makeup Machine was coming along nicely and we were ready and anxious to shoot.

Shooting the video was definitely the hardest part in this process. Hearing our voices in the video was definitely a huge problem we encountered. We had to talk very loud sometimes practically screaming. We worked with how to face the camera and how to move in the shot. We learned mainly from experience. The more we shot, the more we knew about what looks and sounds the best. A large majority of the shots could not be used. I think that I would test out where you could hear our voices the best before we shot, so we knew where to film right away.

This project has been a huge learning experience so far. We’ve learned many teamwork skills. These include compromising, communicating, and brainstorming. We’ve learned how to put our minds together to create something we all wanted and strived to do our best. Creating the Mystical Makeup Machine taught us skills we will use for the rest of our life.

Mireille S.

5/3/12

Period 2

         What is my invention? Well, my group and I chose to make something that was a cheap and easy way to travel, we decided to use Nathans dog tag as the product aka the Super Traveler 3000. We would operate this product by telling it where we want to go. In a flash we would be in our destination.

 We got the idea for this invention because this summer I’m leaving the United States and going across the seas, this is not only a long flight but it is a stressful journey. I think if this invention could actually be built it would save a lot of people there time and money. The invention would cost only $3,000 that’s not that much considering the fact that you could take as many  people you want to anywhere in the world with a small object.

          The first step to creating the invention is to decide who’s going to be in your group, then after decide what each person is going to contribute to the group. When that part is decided you will start writing your script then you shot your video. But make sure that everyone is happy with their parts and is willing to do everything they said they would do. Brainstorming is a very big part of the project. Creating a thumbnail sketch for your poster is another thing that is required. Our teacher wanted us to make a poster/ advertising for the product to sell it. Are script was about friends buying the invention and traveling to new places with their newly bought super traveler 3000. The first sketch for the store bored was us going to Paris. The problems that we had were not having someone to record us. Because we all would be in the video at one time and not have anyone record.

       The end result was inspiring because I never thought that I can do something so well and learn how to edit a good video all in a matter of 2 weeks or less depending on the time you have to complete your video. In conclusion making videos is not as bad as it sounds all you need is time and determination.

JonathanCC & Isabella G

Time Remote

We were assigned an invention project where we had to create our own invention and create various advertisements and descriptions. When we first formed a team to start our invention project we had major trouble brainstorming ideas. We started by making a thumbnail of what our poster would soon be. Sometimes we got into arguments because we are all a little bit stubborn, but, we managed to make compromises to work together.  Also we had a very hard time brainstorming because we each had ideas. Our teamwork was not the best but we had to fit our invention into everyone’s needs also some of us could not get the idea we wanted but I personally think that everyone’s is now satisfied.

            Our invention is called the time remote. It allows the user to travel forwards and backwards in time as well as being able to pause and play the fabric of time itself. We created a fake company that endorses our product, called the TR Company. To come up with this idea we started thinking about how we wish we could go back in time and redo something (like a test). We thought about different designs for the remote as well as different colors, but in the end with a lot of arguing we came up with a modern and sleek design with contrasting color purple and dark gray to stand out. We used this contrast in the description of the poster too.

            The script was basically why decided on the time remote as an invention. The commercial starts with a girl sitting at her desk worrying because she didn’t study for a test. The teacher then comes in with the test, and then leaves to hand in the attendance. A very enthusiastic sales person comes in next advertising the time remote, talking about all of the awesome features. They then are transported to the Jurassic period and hear a dinosaur roar. The next scene shows the girl back in the future getting an A on her test. She thanks the Time Remote for helping her get an A. It was really hard to shoot the scene with the salesperson saying all the side effects and prices because it was really fast.

            With the story board, we originally wanted the first scene in a classroom but it was too loud so we opted to have the first scene outside. The camera shoots us all on a straight on angle with the camera never moving from the scene. We’re having a long difficult time trying to insert the dinosaur into the clip where we travel back in time. We have to make cutouts of us to put into the animation but we are stuck in one pose so we switch poses halfway through the clip. We have to cut out all of the background in the clip so that we are able to see the jungle background we choose as our setting for going back in time. We still have to fix the dinosaur coming behind us as well as the dinosaur roar overlapping our talking. It took several days of trial and error before we even fully understood what we had to do, so now we are still in the process of cleaning up the edges of our second cutout.

            In conclusion we learned all about the process of making an invention. We encountered some difficulties with working in a team but we solved them and it was a great learning experience.

Henry A

Time Remote

We were assigned an invention project where we had to create our own invention and create various advertisements and descriptions. When we first formed a team to start our invention project we had major trouble brainstorming ideas. We started by making a thumbnail of what our poster would soon be. Sometimes we got into arguments because we are all a little bit stubborn, but, we managed to make compromises to work together.  Also we had a very hard time brainstorming because we each had ideas. Our teamwork was not the best but we had to fit our invention into everyone’s needs also some of us could not get the idea we wanted but I personally think that everyone’s is now satisfied.

            Our invention is called the time remote. It allows the user to travel forwards and backwards in time as well as being able to pause and play the fabric of time itself. We created a fake company that endorses our product, called the TR Company. To come up with this idea we started thinking about how we wish we could go back in time and redo something (like a test). We thought about different designs for the remote as well as different colors, but in the end with a lot of arguing we came up with a modern and sleek design with contrasting color purple and dark gray to stand out. We used this contrast in the description of the poster too.

            The script was basically why decided on the time remote as an invention. The commercial starts with a girl sitting at her desk worrying because she didn’t study for a test. The teacher then comes in with the test, and then leaves to hand in the attendance. A very enthusiastic sales person comes in next advertising the time remote, talking about all of the awesome features. They then are transported to the Jurassic period and hear a dinosaur roar. The next scene shows the girl back in the future getting an A on her test. She thanks the Time Remote for helping her get an A. It was really hard to shoot the scene with the salesperson saying all the side effects and prices because it was really fast.

            With the story board, we originally wanted the first scene in a classroom but it was too loud so we opted to have the first scene outside. The camera shoots us all on a straight on angle with the camera never moving from the scene. We’re having a long difficult time trying to insert the dinosaur into the clip where we travel back in time. We have to make cutouts of us to put into the animation but we are stuck in one pose so we switch poses halfway through the clip. We have to cut out all of the background in the clip so that we are able to see the jungle background we choose as our setting for going back in time. We still have to fix the dinosaur coming behind us as well as the dinosaur roar overlapping our talking. It took several days of trial and error before we even fully understood what we had to do, so now we are still in the process of cleaning up the edges of our second cutout.

            In conclusion we learned all about the process of making an invention. We encountered some difficulties with working in a team but we solved them and it was a great learning experience.

Henry A

            The project that we have created is called the time remote. It took many steps in a long process to create. The name of the invention is called the Time Remote. The time remote is a device that looks like a ordinary televion remote, but it travels through time. First, we worked as a team to brainstorm the idea—this was a lengthy and frustrating process. Next, we created scetches, a poster, and a video to advertise it. We created a flash, a script, and a vokki—an animated character to introduce people to a blog. These, and many other steps we had to complete as a team.

Our invention is called the timeremote. It helps people travel to any exact point in time, or any place at any time. For example, you can travel to france in 1222, from 2012. The company that approves, and endorses our product is called the time remote company. the time remote can be used to study for a test, change the past, or peek into the future. The time remote takes on a modern sleek remote that is a dark gray shade. The time remote is a key to the future.

The steps that my group took to complete this project were brainstorming ideas, creating  a thumbnail sketch, designing a poster, a video, a script, forming a group, and created a flash assignment. Brainstorming was the hardest part for me because two other people in my group kept acting like ceo’s, and never let me come up with a good idea to use. Creating a thumbnail sketch was easy because it is a rough draft for the poster—a miniature version. The video took a long time to complete because we kept reshooting. The rest of the steps were a breeze.

The video took place outside, it starts off with a  girl who did not study her notes for a popquiz, then a fast talking salesman jumped into the picture and said “why study when you can visit the triasic period yourself?”. Next, they returned and finished the advertisement. We honestly had no special camera shots besides the establishing shot. The video was short with some animation.  To fix the problems next time, the groups should all have equal say. To be general, it was hard.

To conculde, we learned and applied all of the skills from this year. Including flash, and some other stuff. The other stuff is stuff such as stuff like moviemaker. Moviemaker had uploaded videos from a camera. The camera was red and we had to figure out how to use it. To conclude it was fun. All in all, I had this class last year.

My invention is The Hunger Game. My group and I all love the book and movie, The Hunger Games. So that’s where we got the idea of this product. Our product is a pin that you put on and it automatically transports you into the game. You can play as Katniss, Peeta, Rue, and many more. When you go into the game you fight. When you want to leave you just take the pin off and you transform back into the real world with no injuries. We came up with this idea because we all love the Hunger Games so we decided to make a product that has to do with it. Then we thought about the pin in the movie and we decided to do something that involves the pin.

First, we were brainstorming ideas for the product. We were talking about the Hunger Games and then my friend in the group said we should do a product about the hunger games. So we did. Next, we practiced making a poster for the product so we each made a thumb nail sketch of it and when we all were done we decided which one was best. After, when we decided which one was best we used that for the big poster. On the poster we had to have the name of the invention, a drawing of the invention, a description of the invention that tells what the invention does, and why someone should buy it and how much it costs.

Our script for our video for the invention was about what the product does and how it works. Also in the video we showed a boy and a girl playing the hunger games and them fighting. In our storyboard we showed the spokesperson talking about the product and a boy and girl fighting in the hunger games. When we shot the video we had problems finding an area where we could shoot. After like 10 minutes I thought of the idea to do it outside where there were trees and stuff. We have learned from this project that we need to manage our time.

  My invention is The Hunger Game. My group and I all love the book and movie the hunger games. The Hunger Games is about a sixteen year-old girl, names Katniss Everdeen. She lives in the future, where America is now called Panem. Instead of states, there are twelve districts all surrounding the capitol and each year a boy and girl from each district are chosen to participate in the Hunger games. The Hunger Games is a televised, fight to the death. Only one can win. Our product, the Hunger Game, allows you to enter the hunger games arena and play as your favorite character. When you die in the arena, you transport into a new arena to start a new game. If you remove the pi you are brought back to the real world with no injuries or pain.  This is a wonderful product for only $1000.99

    When we were brainstorming ideas, we all wanted to do something we all liked. After thinking it over we all decided that The Hunger Games was a topic we wanted to work with. The Idea for The Hunger Game, was then created.  When we did our Thumbnail sketch we wanted to show a picture of the product. In our case, the product is a shining gold mockingajy pin; similar to the one Katniss wore in the movie.  On our sketch we drew a picture of the pin, and wrote a brief summary of our product. Creating our poster was very easy and fun.  We pretty much copied our thumbnail sketch onto a bigger format. We gave a summary of the product, the price and a large, detailed mockingjay pin.

    Our script was about two kids who just bought the hunger game, and decide to go try it out. It also includes a spokes person talking about the product and shows footage from inside the games. In our storyboard we drew four pictures. The first one was our spokesperson talking, the second was the two kids talking, the third,, was the two kids in the arena, and the fourth was the spokes person talking while the two kids fight in the back ground.  When we shot our video, the only problem we really encountered, was trying to find a place to shoot. We finally walked around and found a perfect spot.

  In conclusion, this project was really fun. I have learned to work better as a group. This was by far, my favorite project!

Technology-invention-project-essay

My invention is Wish Maker. My group came up with this invention thinking about anything we could wish for and I said what these thing is could actually come true thus the wish maker was born.

 At first it we had to brainstorm different ideas of what our invention was going to be and we had many ideas how it was going to look and how it was going to work.

We had make a thumbnail sketch which was basically showing what the invention looked like and what it was. Designing was not the hardest part it was actually the most fun. First we drew it then colored and the colors were very bright. Basically our invention was to make peoples wish to come true and wish at all. Someone should buy this because it is cool and who wouldn’t want to make wishes for the rest of your life and it cost tow-hundred-and fifty- dollars.

Our script is about a person who needs something and has no way to get it until she sees the wish maker ADD on TV. A person making a wish and a salesperson. And we had close-ups and zoom.

We encountered problems like forgetting our lines and the props fell over because of the wind outside. What we did to solve them was study or lines and we had to shoot on a day where there was not as much wind. Make it look better and neater.

In conclusion I learned a lot about cameras and making commercials.

My invention is the Microzap. I came up with the invention when I was thinking about food. I wondered about what invention would give me food instantly. All you do is write what you want on a piece of paper , put it in the microzap, and ZAP!, its there!  I came up with the Microzap.  The steps in creating the Microzap were first building a Microzap out of a box. We designed a poster showing how the microzap works and how much it costs and what it does. We shot our video outside in our school courtyard. We wrote a script with a salesman , a person who is hungry, and other people commenting on how well it works. All of us worked as a team to set up all the props.

We sketched storyboards to help us with the video shooting. Storyboards made it easier to shoot the video. The thumbnails were also a big part in helping us getting ready to shoot.
Overall, I learned that the steps in working on this invention are very hard and require a lot of thinking and working. It is a very fun process and id look forward to doing it again.

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I’m Alex and I am the co-inventor of the Invisicloak. While working with Jacob we came up with the Invisicloak. On our blog page you can see our poster, thumbnail sketches, storyboard, and commercial.

My invention is the Inviscloak. The Invisicloak is a cloak that turns you invisible by refracting the light around you. With this invention you can pull awesome pranks on your friends or enemies. This incredible invention can be yours for $365.12 + Shipping and Handling and tax.

It was difficult to come up with an idea for our invention because Jacob and I both have different interests. It took us about 10 minutes to settle on the Invisicloak. We chose this idea because it was a mix of both of our interests.

This process has been long and difficult. After finally settling on an idea we then had to make thumbnail sketches that would be like mini-posters for our invention. The thumbnail had to include a picture, the name of the invention, what it does, and the price. Next, we made a poster for our invention. This was extremely challenging because Jacob was absent for three days in a row, but insisted that he should do the coloring because he was much neater and had good markers. So I was stuck doing nothing for three days. I think the poster came out good.

I wrote our script while Jacob was out. Our script described what our invention did, how much it costs, and why you should buy it. It also included a prank that you could pull on your friends or enemies with the Invisicloak.

I also did the storyboard while Jacob was gone. The first shot would be me putting on the cloak and becoming invisible. This was an establishing shot. Our next shot was me talking, but I was not in the picture because I had the cloak on and was invisible. This was also an establishing shot. The next shot was me pulling on Jacob he would spill his water, and then he thinks someone pushed him, then he realized no one was there. This was a pan shot. The next shot was me taking off the cloak after the prank. This was a medium shot.

The video was my favorite part. It was very windy and difficult to hear the person talking. To solve this we moved the person talking closer to the camera. We had to take at least 25 shots even though we only needed 5. I would have chosen a different day to shot when the weather was better.

I have really enjoyed this project. I have found that it is easier to work with a small group. Coming up with an invention is a long and difficult process, but it pays off in the end. I cannot wait to finish the project. Below is our storyboard, thumbnail, poster, and video.

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