For those of you wonder what exactly ALF is, it stands for the American Liver Foundation! Just about two years ago my little sister then 15 years old out of no where started suffering from acute liver failure. And within two weeks only 20% of her liver was functioning. We needed a miracle! And I am happy to say we received one, my sister has been doing well in recovering, and will be off to her first year in college come the Fall. With all that being said my family and I participate annually in the Liver Life Walk and with the American Liver Foundation. So every year I speak with co workers in hopes that they will find the cause just as important as I do and either contribute a donation or participate in the Liver Life Walk with a team. Every little bit helps towards research and educating those who don't already know that Liver Disease is one of the top ten cause of death across the United States.
Because I am not an educator I chose to do my Animoto on ALF because I know it is something I am able to share with my colleagues in trying to rally their support around this cause. I found creating the Animoto to be pretty easy, however I did accidentally produce my first draft when in fact I thought I was previewing it. But I quickly realized my error and got back to the drawing board. I hope you guys enjoy my first Animoto!
For my images I used the Google advanced image search. When doing this image search I actually found an image of my family and other participants from an event we were part of which was kind of cool because we had no clue it was searchable! I also used the American Liver Foundation website for a couple of the facts listed in the Animoto.
Wow! That was amazing! You should send that to ALF :) I'm happy for your sister and your family! Also, fantastic job mixing the text with the images and captions plus using fitting music!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Erika! It took me a little while to find the right song with the available music on Animoto, but when I heard this one I knew it would work well with the piece!
DeleteI think it came out wonderful. It's great to hear that everything worked out well for your family and is nice to know that you now spread the cause to others. I think the timing was perfect for being able to read the text and the music complimented the video nicely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura, I was happy that I was able to find images outside of my personal pictures by using the Advanced Image Google Search to convey my message. It made putting the project together even more enjoyable :)
DeleteGlad to hear that your sister has made a full recovery and is doing well. The music blended very well with the photos and story about liver transplants. I think this is a great cause and when you are ready to collect donations for the walk I will be happy to make a contribution. This was a good way to educate people about this important cause.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, this was such a great presentation in so many ways. The music you chose fit the overall tone really well, and I loved that you incorporated your own personal story into the presentation. I'm so glad that things worked out for your sister!
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