Genius Hour with Gabriel

As Grade 8 is coming to an end, so is Genius Hour. I’ve completed my presentation, and I’m waiting for my mark. So far, I think I’ve done quite well. The presentation was quite short, and it brought my point across well. I really enjoyed this project. I hope next year will be just as fun as this one, and I wish you, Mrs. Englot, the very best.

I finished the sections in the back in relative speed, which surprised me. Because I don’t want spoilers, I won’t show the finished product, but I will present it next Wednesday. It took me 5 weeks to make this, and I’m quite proud.

As well as that, I must thank my professional. It certainly would have been a lot harder without his advice. Similarly, my classmate Matthew also gave me a few tips on editing that worked quite well.

As I mentioned above, my presentation is on Wednesday, so I’ll see you then!

I’m working on the main body. It turns out that it is difficult to find footage of Bulgarian soldiers fighting in 1913, since the Second Balkan War is not very well known. For that reason, I think I will stick with maps.

As well as that, I have found an expert, but she lives in Italy and our timezones are very different. I’m hoping to meet with her soon.

So far, I’ve created the introduction and rerecorded the beginning of the script because the mp3s that I recorded last time didn’t work. I’ve decided that I want to record at the same time as I edit that section. As well as that, I’m going to be using a lot of maps, since they depict the story better than footage of combat.

I’m done recording myself saying the script. I’ve also been contacting an expert, and when I’m done with this video, I’ll be going it over with them. They’ve given me a place to start with background footage, and we’ll meet online sometime in May.

I’m finally done the script, but now it’s about putting a small documentary together. I’m quite excited, and I’ve also began to contact an expert. It’s about time, now.

After consulting Mrs. Englot, I have gotten permission to change projects to. I feel the need to do something related to war again.

I’ve decided to create a few alternate history war documentaries (it could be one, based on the time given), and learn how to edit in order to put that together.

I can’t figure out how to draw lines one the actual animation, and all the units are very hard to move around too. I’ve tried to look online, but all of those tutorials require a stylus pen and an i-Pad/tablet, which I don’t have, nor do I have the money to buy them. I’m considering scrapping this project and trying another one, because I just won’t be able to make any progress on this one. I’ll try and talk to Mrs. Englot next week.

So I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that I was able to add a few more divisions, including Australian, Italian, and South African ones. I can see it coming together.

However, the bad news is that I still haven’t figured out how to take a screenshot in Blender, so I guess I’m just gonna have to tell you guys then.

Just last week, I was asking if my parents if we could get a better PC. Sadly, they said no, but the PC I have for now still runs. However, since I don’t have much storage, or anything really, on my old computer, I will have to stick to 2D animations.

I’ve gotten started with making my first documentary. It will be on the Second Battle of El Alamein.

I know that I am very new at this; if anyone has suggestions for what I can do here, please help.