So today was a successful class as well, I started off the class by re watching the tutorial that I watched last class. But this time I actually also tried making the camera move and in addition the camera I learned how to make the character move through out the camera movement. I also decided to record my screen in order to upload it do my blog so I downloaded Quicktime player for Pc but unfortunately that didn't work out. Instead I tried something I have tried yet I send the edited version the mail from the Pc to my Mac. Which worked very nicely and i was able to record my screen from my laptop. I also watch a couple of tutorial to teach me how to add a background song to the animation. I had some trouble figuring that out. But by next class I would defiantly  know how to add a song.


This is the screen recording but the audio did not work, I don't know why.

So today I took a portion of the class working on the mid term report, Than I started looking for some useful video that i might be able to incorporate in my final project. I came across a very useful tutorial which takes about how to make the animation objects move around and how to move the camera to be able to capture some specific thing you want and crop the rest of the things that you don't want in that spacifc scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKX9oNKgfqU
this is the link of the tutorial which i watched and got a lot from

Mid Quarter November 2013	Please answer the questions fully in the spaces below.
Name	Mateen Yazdani
Module	Blender
Summarize what you have achieved in the first half of this quarter.	I have achieved many different types of animated things like a character, coffee cup, clock etc..
Please indicate any days that you know you will be missing between now and the end of the course. ISST, APs etc.	No I will be attending school hopefully
Describe what you expect to achieve by the end of the module? How much material will you have covered? What projects will you completed? What will you be presenting?	What My goal is to make a video of me sleeping and than waking up from the alarm clock and just as I smash the clock I enter a new animated world. And I will decided later what I would be adding to it.
Your teacher will be entering a grade-in-progress in PowerSchool for mid-quarter. He will be considering your performance in terms of theassessment guidelines. At this stage he will be asking about the extent to which the statements below apply to your performance in the course.	Comment below if you feel there has been a change since mid-semester.
His/her written communication (blogs and reports) are done according to deadlines and contain enough information for the teacher to understand what he/she is doing, what kinds of problems he/she is facing and how he/she feels about his/her learning experiences. Are you consistently doing your blogs? How does your BLog keeping compare to the first half of the quarter? Are you providing more details of your learning? Do you take care to express yourself clearly and use conventional grammar and spelling? Are you using images, videos, links to illustrate the work that you are doing? Are you satisfied that your blog reflects in a complete way what you are doing?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Since the begging of this quarter I feel like I have been putting much more time and effort to my blogs. I started to show my final results and also the links to were I watch my tutorial.
Typically this student makes effective use of class time by increasing his/her competence and confidence using software that he/she has chosen. Are you using your time effectively? Are you learning each time you come to class? Are you becoming more competent and confident?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I am trying my best to put effort to my work, especially since I really like this muddle I am doing now. And Yes I am becoming more competent with my things
He/she attends all class sessions, coming and leaving on time, making sure to make up missing time by working during free periods or at home. Have you missed class this quarter? How many times? What have you done to make up lost time?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) From what I can remember i missed around one class, And I cant remember what i made up I think i watched some video at home to make up.
His/her oral communication during class is focused on the learning tasks that he/she is engaged in. Are your conversations in class focused on your learning tasks?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I am focused and the only conversations i have during class is talking to angie for some advices vice versa.
During class he/she remains focused on the task at hand and generally respects the integrity of the learning environment for all students. Do you stay on task throughout the block? Do you effectively resist temptations to use the computer for unrelated activities (other homework, e-mail, facebook, youtube, sports results, music etc.)? Do you resist temptations to take unnecessary breaks, arrive late, leave early? Are all your interactions with other students focused on the task at hand?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I try my best to stay on task through out the entire block since it is very difficult for me to stay seated for 1:30 in front of my screen. And I am on task no distractions. I only use youtube for tutorials
He/she has positive attitudes towards acquiring technology skills, and makes a conscious effort to acquire new skills and apply them in meaningful ways. Are you acquiring new skills each class? Are you effectively documenting these in your blog? Have you found ways to apply your skills beyond classroom exercises?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Most classes i learn new things because i am building new thing which need different tools and make me feel more familiar with them. Not much I can do beyond the classroom excises since it is only for blender use.
He/she is an independent learner, who tries to solve problems by himself/herself, but finds effective ways to overcome problems using a variety of other resources. Have your become more independent as a learner? What resources are you using to learn effectively?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I have , I use blender to help me out sometimes
He/she is respectful of all members of this learning community and his/her behavior is in compliance with all school policies, in particular the AUP (Appropriate Use Policy) and Academic Honesty Policy. Are you respectful, appropriate, honest? Do you make sure that your behavior does not interfere with the learning of others to by distracting them from their work?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment)  Yes I am sure
Your grade will take into account your performance in the above areas and also..  The amount of documented learning time that you have spent in and out of class. The amount and/or depth of material that you have covered
What is your grade-in-progress (see PowerSchool)? Typically if the grade is in the 80s your overall performance has been good. If your grade is in the 70s your performance has been adequate. How would you describe your overall performance at this point? Is your assessment in-line with the assessment of your instructor?	At the moment my score is 88% I would describe my overall grade performance to be very good. Yes my assessment is in line
Is there any other information that you would like to provide your teacher to help decide on your grade-in-progress?	I would think that i deserve more than last quarter since I have putting more effort to it and get more things done.

So today I watched how to make a simple character in blender using this tutorial, this is the link were I watched it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzoIUfUH8I . This was quit useful for me since now I learned how to make a person and also I learned how to make poses for the charter to move. I learned that you make the charter move by adding some bones. In order to move the make the character move you have to select each bone and move it were ever you want to. This well be important for my final project since I can make my charter move around. This is a picture of my simple charter without the bones inserted. 

Today was a good and successful class in terms how much I got done. At first I consulted about my project and how I am going to do and what I am going to do. For now my plan is to record myself in bed waking up from the alarm which is next to my bed. After the video of me is finished I am going to try and put the animated version of it. Which well hopefully turn out nice. Today I concluded the second part of the clock tutorial which is looking good. The only thing I have to add to it is the numbers which is not so important at the moment.

So today the class was not so successful and I did not finish what I was hoping to finish by this class. Mainly due to the wifi my since my tutorial was not loading so I could not watch it. A came across of a problem that i was stuck on most of todays class and I am not sure how to solve it since I followed the tutorial step by step. I will try to figure out a solution during this long weekend either my asking Nabil or  searching google for answer.

So last class I started working on the first part of the clock animation. I got around half way through the first and my aim is to finish the first video by the end of next class. I started t a few time but for some reason it did not save that's why I did not get to far. And also I ha enjoyed my ankle which took a lot of time waiting for the nurse to arrive.

So today was a very short class specially since i got to school late. Today I decided not to build or make something in blender instead I looked around youtube choosing something that I will be making next class. So I choose a two part video I watched them both. The first part is making the clock and the second part of the video is putting it in animation

The first part is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7fgeQC1WI
The second part is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZC8i7nq32k

They are well explained tutorials 

At the start of class today my computer was having some volume issues, So I restarted and decided to work on my laptop and try it out because If I use the desktop only than I will have trouble working on it at home. Than I started watching this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-CWSn_kms. 

it was a basic tutorial that help you make a text animation. My text was Ice and this is how it ended up looking like by the end of the class.