My Year in GCT: Katie Khau

My 5 best pieces of GCT are:

My Year Reflection

This year I have learned many things mostly things involving a mac book. When we had to learn how to edit footage on imovie I couldn't help but find it difficult, but as we kept working only on imovie and learning about all the neat features it had to offer; i started getting more use to it. Another thing I've learned was photoshop; I never really used it before until this year, so it was a great experience for me. Overall GCT was a great experience and a fun course.

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My Year In GCT

Photoshop Element


Stop Motion


First iMovie


Leaves Shot


Quick shot

Reflection

This year in GCT was a blast, I had fun learning new things and taking a lot of cool shots. This year I actally learned how to use iMovie on a Mac, to be honest it was pretty tricky. I also learned how to use the camera like how to change the aperture and stuff. I really enjoyed being in this class because Mr. Harbeck makes it more fun, like that time we took a fall walk and took some shots. That was really fun! The hardest challenge that I had trouble on was my I Have A Dream presentation. It was really hard because I couldn't really make it the way I wanted it. Overall, I enjoyed taking pictures and making videos. :) 

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Tran's My Year in GCT

Martin Luther King Speech



Very first Stop Motion



2nd Stop Motion (Magic Hands)



Athletic Banquet Video (Senior Basketball)

How I captured Paul Walker somehow.




This year I learned how to actually use a Mac laptop!! Which was a huge accomplishment. I learned how to use the camera manually and how to change the shutter and aperture to take nicer photos. I also learned how to get the lens to open to take in more light and how to use photoshop to make my photos look nice. I actually really enjoyed this class. I loved it when we went outside to take photos. I didnt enjoy having to restart my MLK speech about 5 times though but it was kinda fun.. I especially enjoyed making the videos!

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My Year In GCT

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Reflection:
To be honest, I had a lot of fun in GCT this year, it's one of my favorite classes. I learned a lot of things that I could use in the future and I made new friends. If it weren't for this class I wouldn't know how to use the camera properly and know the different settings. One thing I really enjoyed doing in this class was taking pictures, like when we went to the skate park and the fall walk. Because of this course I realized that I'm actually interested in taking pictures :) Another thing that I had fun doing was the stop motion, before I always wonder how they do the motion stop and how much effort it takes to make one and now I can proudly say that I made one! I'm also thankful of this class because I finally learned how to use the Mac and make movies in iMovie. I'm really glad that I was chosen to be in this course because all of the things I learned will be useful in the future. Yes, there was a lot of struggles too but it was all worth it in the end. Also, thank you Mr. Harbeck for making it a fun and enjoyable class :)

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Roselle's Year in GCT

This year i love this class.... the fact that we get to use cameras and use our phones in class were awesome :) It's one of my favorite classes this year. It was really fun!! We got to work on the yearbook and videos for important occasions. It was nice to explore and try the new things we did in GCT this year. I've always wanted how to use iMovie and if it weren't for this class, I couldn't have learned to use it. It was cool to try using a Mac because ive never used one. Also the I have a dream presentation was very useful and helpful for me because now i know how to create nice presentations with different styles. This year was really fast. There were so many opportunities with different ares like photography, video editing, and etc. Anyways I had fun in this class. :)

Photoshop elements PPThttp://gctatsp.blogspot.com/2014/01/photoshop-elements_20.html?spref=bl


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Mariel's Year in GCT

  



Reflection:
This year in GCT I learned a lot more than I thought I would. First of all, I learned how to use a camera properly. I learned how to appreciate the different options you have and how to take pictures like the pros do (although I am still very far from a pro). After learning how to take amazing photos, even though it seems impossible, I learned how to make photos even more amazing using photo shop. I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to taking plain old photos, no matter where my future takes me. Another thing I learned was how to use a mac and imovie. I never realized how much you could do with imovie until this course showed me. Lastly I learned how to make powerpoint presentations interesting, which for me, is a big thing. I'm really glad I picked this course because I now have a better perspective on how big media can change the way you look at things. The whole entire year it wasn't like other courses, we all learned from each other and got things done as one great team. It was a really great, fun and memorable year, so thank you. :-)

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Emerald's Year in GCT

To say the least, GCT was probably one of my favourite classes this year. I loved the fact that this class took place inside a classroom, and sometimes it was outside when we went on our little walks and field trips where we could put what we learned into use. I could definitely see myself using a lot of the things I learned in the future, like using typography when making a presentation to make important points stand out. Before I took this class, I barely knew anything about cameras but I always thought that the idea of taking pictures and making them look better using Photoshop was exciting. I also learned how to take better photos with the right settings and adjustments, even the different angles photos could be taken at. And if I didn't like the way they turned out I could always use an editing program or website to do something different. What I liked the most was that almost all the time, we were free to do what we wanted in terms of making things look great. I'll definitely miss this class, and the unique ways Mr. Harbeck taught us to do thingsヾ(●⌒∇⌒●)ﾉ

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Faith's Year in GCT

As this year is quickly coming to an end, looking back to the beginning of the year only seems fair. I've gained skills and knowledge that I wouldn't have expected I would be decent at. Taking my own pictures and having people comment on it has allowed me to work with it and make them better. Learning how to use Photoshop Elements and editing our photos was one of my favorites because we could play with it and make it our own and as unique as possible. When the video part of the year came in, I wasn't as excited but it proved to be very entertaining (stressful and slightly irritating at times, no doubt) and fun enough to do and film the things. The athletic video was pretty fun to make because we used almost everything like picture in picture and snap to beat. This class was my first choice last year and I am eternally grateful that I got to spend my last year doing things that flourished my creative side.

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Alyssa's Year in GCT

POINT AND SHOOT

 

DOUBLE

LEAVES

I HAVE A DREAM

THE LIFE OF PAUL STOP MOTION

I don't know if you could tell but, this was my favorite class this year. It dealt with typography (my favorite), photography, video recording, and editing. These were all very intriguing, as I'd to pursue a career in graphic communications. The different projects, such as the stop-motion movie, the MLK speech, an endeavor into Photoshop, the yearbook, and the graduation + athletic banquet video were all very interesting (but I really liked doing things in Photoshop and with typography :^)). I had fun learning the ways of iMovie, as I'd never really had a Mac before. I'll probably look into one later on, as the editing was fairly easy. I'll truly miss this class and the classmates, but most especially, the teacher! :^)

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Rain's Year in GCT

Year end reflection:
It's unbelievable how quickly the year has passed, yet I've learned a lot of useful things that I know will come in handy in the future. In the beginning of the year, I didn't even know how to use the cameras properly and took the most boring photos ever, but now I know all these different settings and techniques and even different ways to stand for taking better angled shots. I've also learned how to take those great photos and enhance them even further in Photoshop, where I did all sorts of neat things like bend text, fix colours, and add cool effects. Furthermore, I learned the art of good typography, which is something I've become quite interested in and will for sure put to use in the future. We've played with iMovie a lot, editing footage to make it look like we're talking to ourselves, having pictures transition to the beat of a song, and so on. Without a doubt, the whole year has just been such a colourful experience, and I hadn't realized just how much I've learned until I looked back at it all. I have absolutely no regrets in having chosen GCT as one of my classes this year.

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My Year in GCT

 



This year I learned many new skills and techniques that deals with the camera and also the computers/macs. I learned how to take pictures with a different perspective. I got to learn how to work a camera and what all settings did to each photo. Editing photos were also really fun but also tricky at the same time because you had to edit your photo a way that wouldn't take away from the original photo. Another thing I learned in this class was to make a movie on the macs. I had no idea how to really work a mac until I got to actually use one. At first, using iMovie was a pain in the butt because I had no idea what to do but I eventually got the hang of it. Making movies was probably one of the best things I learned in this class. 

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