advantages of digital video;

Digital video has may advantages due to its ease of use, portability and durability. The advantages of digital video include:
• enhanced learning as moving pictures with sound are more effective than stills
• footage can be updated or changed with ease
• digital video adds a whole dimension to presentations as it can easily be incorporated computer presentations
• with network capabilities, presentations can be distributed easily
• since digital video clips are basically files, they can be integrated into many databases

internet speed;

School's internet speed:

From Sydney
Download speed: 0.30 Mbps
Upload speed: 0.64 Mbps

From the US
Download speed: 0.13 Mbps
Upload speed: 0.54 Mbps

The data transfer rates vary because -

internet use;

For December 2010:

In December 2010, 10 446 people subscribed to the internet.

Of these numbers, 2 333 were for business and government use and 8 122 were household subscribers.

broadband vs dial up;

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advantages of broadband;

When downloading or streaming videos, having a broadband connection is better than having a dial up. This is because the speed that a broadband connection provides is much more faster than dial up. In terms of downloading/streaming videos, a broadband connection transfers much more data - therefore, it is quicker to download. For large files, it would take a couple of seconds/minutes for a broadband connection to download and most likely a couple of hours for dial up connection.

broadband & dial up speeds;

Dial up speeds usually provide a speed of 56 kbps, with some providing speeds of up to 320 kbps.
Broadband internet connection is generally around 2 mbps.

In comparison, broadband connection is just under 2 mbps (2000 kbps) faster than dial up connection.

bandwidth units;

There are several ways to measure bandwidth, with some measurements very similar and others often confused.

Data rate units:
• kilobits per seconds - Kbps
• kilobytes per second - KB/s
• megabits per second - Mbps
• megabytes per second - Mb/s

broadband;

The definition of bandwidth ranges according to the context.

In terms of telecommunications, broadband refers to a signaling method that includes or handles a relatively wide range (or band) of frequencies, which may be divided into channels or frequency bins.

storyboard;

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pictures;

labville:
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad308/NazriTakiya/techno.jpg

characters;

Protagonist:
buzz lightyear

Acquaintances/Suspects:
robot
mickey & minnie
alvin & simon
winnie the pooh
jessie

Antagonist:
alvin & simon

final plot (detailed);

Opening scene:
the past
• in greyscale
• party scene
• voiceover of Buzz talking about the 'perfect' day
• softer music
• 'suddenly the lights go out'
• gasping, screaming, etc.
• lights go on and the item's gone
• 'and my thing is gone'

Scene 2:
present
• blank background
• Buzz sitting on a chair
• talks about how much they love the thing
• Buzz saying 'I'm going to do whatever it takes to find it and whoever stole it'

Scene 3:
suspect 1 - Robot
• black background with suspect photo, name and location - typing animation
• located in LABVILLE
• Sound effects of computing equipment
• Buzz visits Labville
• Asks Robot questions
• Obvious signs of suspicion from Buzz

Scene 4:
suspect 2 - mickey and minnie
• black background with suspect photo, name and location - typing animation
• located in MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE
• Theme song
• Asks Mickey and Minnie questions
• Slight signs of suspicion from Buzz

Scene 5:
suspect 3 - winnie the pooh
• black background with suspect photo, name and location - typing animation
• located in 100 ACRE WOODS
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Scene 6:
talking to jessie
• located in Andy's house - by the window & desk
• quiet and moody instrumental piece
• Buzz appears sad and lonely without his cookie
• Jessie approaches Buzz and talks about Alvin's & Simon's party for completed food collection
• Buzz is highly suspicious and makes his way to Alvin and Simon's party

Scene 7:
suspect 4 - alvin and simon
• black background with suspect photo, name and location - typing animation
• located in FOOD PARADISE
• song about food
• Asks Alvin and Simon questions and threatens that he will eat all their food
• Alvin and Simon confess

Scene 8:
court scene
• sentence Alvin and Simon to 5 years in Broccoli Land
• mallet sound effect

Scene 9:
final scene
• Alvin and Simon screaming in Broccoli Land as camera zooms out
• Screen turns black and credits come up
• Scene of Buzz and his cookie as credits roll

plot;

• use toys
• re-enactments
• going to another world
• having a dream
• starts with the truth
• quest
• mystery - something goes missing

Basic plot -
#1
• having a dream
• wake up
• dream happens in reality
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#2 - antagonist steals protagonist's treasured possession
• stealing scene in greyscale - past
• protagonist narrating
• finds out the possession is missing
• tries to find it and who stole it
• finds the culprit
• court scene - sent to broccoli land
• antagonist screaming

effects;

• telling a story from the past (greyscale)
• having a dream (blurry, hazy)
• scene to scene (cut, wipe, fade in/out)
• green screen for background

introduction: (title);

• adding title in as video progresses
• using stop motion animation for the title using lego blocks, etc.

Plot/Body:
• soundtracks:
- instrumental
- song

In italics is the idea we'll be using. I will edit later.

inspirational videos;

We found these videos from youtube to be particularly helpful in showing us what we can achieve with our videos:

audio bit depth sampling size & sampling rate;

Sound travels by means of air. Since sound is pressure waves of air, without it (air), sound would not exist. In more technical terms, sound travels through mechanical waves that transfers energy from one place to another by means of mediums. This means that sound can travel through any form, whether it be liquid, gas or solid.

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Sample size is the number of digits in the digital representation of each sample. It is measured in decimal digits.

Sample rate is measured in Hertz (Hz), or samples per second.

• AM radio ranges from 535 to 1705kHz
• FM radio ranges from 88 to 108 MHz
• Digital radio has frequencies below 30MHz