Monday, 18 May 2015
Sunday, 17 May 2015
UNIT 6: Feedback From Other Students
After finishing my video I showed it to a few friends and family, I showed it to my friends Joe and Sebastian in a Media lesson, They gave really good feedback but they said I should have added a few things: At the end of the film I should have added a song or soundtrack in the background of the chase scene because it would have added to the tension in the scene. The ending of the film is very dramatic because someone gets hurt and the truth is revealed, so it needed some kind of music in the background or else it would have been very dull and anti climactic. The kind of music I would have used is something by Hans Zimmer or John Williams who composes for action films.
They also said I should have made it shorter. I was supposed to make a 3 to 4 minute long video. My turned out to be nearly 7 minutes. I think I should have made it shorter as well by taking out some of the dialog in the middle of the film. I could have also shortened the chase scene at the end. The dialog went on for a while and I felt like I was repeating myself a little in the story. I would have cut out bits to make it shorter but still keep the sense of what was going on.
The good stuff about it was the camera angles and the acting, I used a lot of over shoulder shots because thee was a lot of dialog. There was also a lot of running camera and close ups for reaction shots. The camera wasn't the best and the lighting and darkness contrast wasn't the best because of the camera settings however some of the perspective long shots were pretty good and short of professional according to some viewers.
I also liked the writing, coming up with ideas and getting my actors to become those characters. I also enjoyed the Recce I carried out and the locations I decided. Sadly I didn't have time to do a story board and I did rush making the film. The story board helps you remember the scenes and where to place your characters. I could have spent more time filming than I did editing. Make sure I make a story board and spend a little more time looking at the camera settings.
Back in December when I started, I originally planned to have a character called Jake but I changed the name to Dean Jombs because its an anagram of 'James Bond' and I thought that would be clever. I originally planned filming in a school hall to do some of the takes between Dean and Adam. Sadly the hall I wanted to book out was being painted so I was unable to book it out in the end. I did manage to get a few takes done but not many. So I had to cut a bit of the script out and change some of it so that it was in a different location, I also had to add a few takes in because of this. Filming days did change because of the weather. Next time I plan to film I will watch the weather to try and find days that the weather is good for the scene. So overall things did change when filming and planning. Characters changed, locations, the script changed a bit. These are all things I would improve on next time. Those are the things I would fix if I was given this task again. Also to cut down the long dialogue.
Things I would have added would be more clear dialogue because the story was confusing in areas and I did take a few lines out that I really shouldn't have. Sadly the film was only allowed to be 2-3 minutes long so I had to try really hard to cut it down. In the end the video was about 7 minutes long which wasn't good. So I would have add more lines if there wasn't a time limit.
They also said I should have made it shorter. I was supposed to make a 3 to 4 minute long video. My turned out to be nearly 7 minutes. I think I should have made it shorter as well by taking out some of the dialog in the middle of the film. I could have also shortened the chase scene at the end. The dialog went on for a while and I felt like I was repeating myself a little in the story. I would have cut out bits to make it shorter but still keep the sense of what was going on.
The good stuff about it was the camera angles and the acting, I used a lot of over shoulder shots because thee was a lot of dialog. There was also a lot of running camera and close ups for reaction shots. The camera wasn't the best and the lighting and darkness contrast wasn't the best because of the camera settings however some of the perspective long shots were pretty good and short of professional according to some viewers.
I also liked the writing, coming up with ideas and getting my actors to become those characters. I also enjoyed the Recce I carried out and the locations I decided. Sadly I didn't have time to do a story board and I did rush making the film. The story board helps you remember the scenes and where to place your characters. I could have spent more time filming than I did editing. Make sure I make a story board and spend a little more time looking at the camera settings.
Back in December when I started, I originally planned to have a character called Jake but I changed the name to Dean Jombs because its an anagram of 'James Bond' and I thought that would be clever. I originally planned filming in a school hall to do some of the takes between Dean and Adam. Sadly the hall I wanted to book out was being painted so I was unable to book it out in the end. I did manage to get a few takes done but not many. So I had to cut a bit of the script out and change some of it so that it was in a different location, I also had to add a few takes in because of this. Filming days did change because of the weather. Next time I plan to film I will watch the weather to try and find days that the weather is good for the scene. So overall things did change when filming and planning. Characters changed, locations, the script changed a bit. These are all things I would improve on next time. Those are the things I would fix if I was given this task again. Also to cut down the long dialogue.
Things I would have added would be more clear dialogue because the story was confusing in areas and I did take a few lines out that I really shouldn't have. Sadly the film was only allowed to be 2-3 minutes long so I had to try really hard to cut it down. In the end the video was about 7 minutes long which wasn't good. So I would have add more lines if there wasn't a time limit.
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Evaluation: Review My Work And Others
My short animation is good in some areas but I fill like it was very rushed. Its very short and the text is said very quickly. I had to get it done very quickly because of the deadline day. Really I should have done more work outside of College and planned well in advance. This impacted the on the colour which I was planning on adding but rushed it. The only thing in colour is the phone which flashes from blue to green to red to yellow. This sort of works to the point that I was making. It draws attention to the phone which stands out from the greys, blacks and whites.
Some people commented that I made the most of the fact that I'm not the best a drawing but I managed to get character between the different stick people. I think it works really well but could have had more detail on the faces and body to add more expression. However for the purpose of the project, the information is all there and technology works as a short animation.
I asked Kat what she thought and she said 'It was good but short and a little rushed"
After Kat reviewed mine, I reviewed hers: her's was a lot shorter than mine which was a disadvantage but still good. The message was clear and simple. Nothing really bad about it. Seemed like a really good video.
When I started making my animation I didn't really know what to do. I started by putting together the background and coming up with the characters and what they would say. I spent a lot of time testing mouth movements for my characters but in the end I didn't have the features due to the little amount of time, also because it would have been quite complex.
I would have liked to add sound effects but ran out of time. If I could go back I would have added them. I would have added background sound effects of people talking, footsteps and dialog. Also maybe sound effects coming from the phone would drawn your attention to the phone and created humour.
Next time I make an animation I will work on colour and I'll put more time into it. Won't rush it and I'll add sound effects. I enjoyed it (even if I was rushed) I would have liked more time on it. I liked watching videos showing how to do walking animations and I learn't a bit more about Flash and how to create characters.
Some people commented that I made the most of the fact that I'm not the best a drawing but I managed to get character between the different stick people. I think it works really well but could have had more detail on the faces and body to add more expression. However for the purpose of the project, the information is all there and technology works as a short animation.
I asked Kat what she thought and she said 'It was good but short and a little rushed"
After Kat reviewed mine, I reviewed hers: her's was a lot shorter than mine which was a disadvantage but still good. The message was clear and simple. Nothing really bad about it. Seemed like a really good video.
When I started making my animation I didn't really know what to do. I started by putting together the background and coming up with the characters and what they would say. I spent a lot of time testing mouth movements for my characters but in the end I didn't have the features due to the little amount of time, also because it would have been quite complex.
I would have liked to add sound effects but ran out of time. If I could go back I would have added them. I would have added background sound effects of people talking, footsteps and dialog. Also maybe sound effects coming from the phone would drawn your attention to the phone and created humour.
Next time I make an animation I will work on colour and I'll put more time into it. Won't rush it and I'll add sound effects. I enjoyed it (even if I was rushed) I would have liked more time on it. I liked watching videos showing how to do walking animations and I learn't a bit more about Flash and how to create characters.
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Textual Analysis & My Plan
I have looked at different posters and studied what is good and what is bad about them, I have plans to make a survey either in surveymonkey.com or in Google Forms. I am also hoping
I have found out about many different parities and why they use certain posters.
Analysis Of Requirements
The main issue and problem is that they want to find out why young people aren’t reading their magazines or going on the web site and they want to encourage them to do that by having young people from City of Bath College to come up with ideas for articles that young people should hopefully enjoy. Young people from City of Bath College will be sent out to find stories around Bath. It turns out that the age range of people who read the Chronicle is between 16-35 and they have 57,000 readers.Colour Theory Harmony
Complementary
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors
The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation. This color scheme must be managed well so it is not jarring.
Complementary colors are tricky to use in large doses, but work well when you want something to stand out.
Complementary colors are really bad for text.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They usually match well and create serene and comfortable designs.
Analogous color schemes are often found in nature and are harmonious and pleasing to the eye.
Make sure you have enough contrast when choosing an analogous color scheme.
Choose one color to dominate, a second to support. The third color is used (along with black, white or gray) as an accent.
Triad
A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.
Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues.
To use a triadic harmony successfully, the colors should be carefully balanced - let one color dominate and use the two others for accent.
Split-Complementary
The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement.
This color scheme has the same strong visual contrast as the complementary color scheme, but has less tension.
The split-complimentary color scheme is often a good choice for beginners, because it is difficult to mess up.
Rectangle (tetradic)
The rectangle or tetradic color scheme uses four colors arranged into two complementary pairs.
This rich color scheme offers plenty of possibilities for variation.
The tetradic color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant.
You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.
Square
The square color scheme is similar to the rectangle, but with all four colors spaced evenly around the color circle.
The square color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant.
You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.
All the information I found was from this website http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors
The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation. This color scheme must be managed well so it is not jarring.
Complementary colors are tricky to use in large doses, but work well when you want something to stand out.
Complementary colors are really bad for text.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They usually match well and create serene and comfortable designs.
Analogous color schemes are often found in nature and are harmonious and pleasing to the eye.
Make sure you have enough contrast when choosing an analogous color scheme.
Choose one color to dominate, a second to support. The third color is used (along with black, white or gray) as an accent.
Triad
A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.
Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues.
To use a triadic harmony successfully, the colors should be carefully balanced - let one color dominate and use the two others for accent.
Split-Complementary
The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement.
This color scheme has the same strong visual contrast as the complementary color scheme, but has less tension.
The split-complimentary color scheme is often a good choice for beginners, because it is difficult to mess up.
Rectangle (tetradic)
The rectangle or tetradic color scheme uses four colors arranged into two complementary pairs.
This rich color scheme offers plenty of possibilities for variation.
The tetradic color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant.
You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.
Square
The square color scheme is similar to the rectangle, but with all four colors spaced evenly around the color circle.
The square color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant.
You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.
All the information I found was from this website http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm
My Storyboard For Steve Animation Project
I did try to scan it in on the day I made it but it didn't work so I took a photo of it. Hopefully It helps
Work With Steve
Today we went out around town and took photos of text.
We then edited the text and mashed them up in Photoshop
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| Staff sign we found on our journey |
We then edited the text and mashed them up in Photoshop
Monday, 23 March 2015
Target Demographic
My target demographic is 17-24, the reason I chose 17 is because you are at the age where you start doing more. You can learn to drive, When you're 18 you can vote 19 and 20 year olds will mainly be at University or still in education. I think it would be good to start at 17 and not at 16 because at 16 you still feel young and you're still in school and not in higher education like College or Sixth Form. I know that “39.6% of young people aged between 18-24 enrolled for 2 or 4 year course in October 2008” this shows that even at 24 people are still in education.
I’d like to look at many different things. One beginning acting because I enjoy a lot and I know a lot of young people who feel the same way and would probably more likely to read about it than an old generation, Young adults probably would read about it as well but more likely young people because Media and Theatre is all around these days, tv programs and movies which a lot of young people really enjoy. I know this because a lot of people share stuff on Facebook and Twitter related to film. I’d like to use social media to help get my message across. I can also use this to promote the Bath Chronicle Facebook and Twitter page. I know that 39% of white teenager go online several times a day, 33% of black teenagers do & 26% of hispanic teenagers do.
People between 17-24 will more likely have a job compared to 19-24, the reason beginning people between 21-22 will probably be at University and won’t have time for a job. especially in the last year of uni meaning they might not have the money to buy a newspaper or might not have time. Like I said early 39.6 of young people between 18-24 are still in education whether it's College or University. These people will probably have loads to do unless there on a gap year but they could still have a job and stuff to get done. They might not have time to read a newspaper but compared to a generation between 20-30, younger people have more time to spend then they’ll ever have again so they are more likely to have the time to read a newspaper.
One of the biggest interests young people have is watching films and tv shows. Lots of them watch films will friends and girl/boyfriends. Its a nice thing loads of people do. There are lots of shows on tv that young people enjoy. More shows for girls than boys. Programs like ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ and ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ are shows lots of young girls like but programs like ‘Top Gear’ are more likely to be watched by young boys. These are just a few examples of tv shows young people watch. I know this because these 4 shows often come up on facebook shared and posted by friends of mine.
Where I found the information
http://www.checkmyarea.com/ba11up.htm
Where I found the information
http://www.checkmyarea.com/ba11up.htm
Steve's Animation Project
This is the final version of my short advert to stop people using phones in class by explaining the rules to them, what you can and cannot do.
This took me a week to come up with an idea and a few weeks editing and perfecting
Link To YouTube if Embed Version isn't working https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5w7GpeDKXU
This took me a week to come up with an idea and a few weeks editing and perfecting
Link To YouTube if Embed Version isn't working https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5w7GpeDKXU
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Mark's Critical Evaluation Blog Post
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Why do we use research methods?
So that we can find information easily, also so that we can repeat the same thing instead of doing something wrong like a different method, all the attempt are with the same methods. Primary and Secondary research worked well with me to Audience and Marketing I got a little stuck on and didn't focus as much on, I now feel strong enough to use Primary & Secondary research in my free time and from future projects.
How do they influence our decisions throughout a project?
They can help with finding out already existing research and help us use quotes and back up someone elses work or someone elses answers. It has also helped me to research in future projects and future task, I now know how to research in different ways.
Compare the research methods you have used in the Election Connection Brief (Primary, Secondary, Audience, Market - what has worked/what hasn’t...?)
The research I did in my Election Connections Brief worked really well, nothing didn’t work, I found out that some young people are interested in politics but when I research through books it said they aren’t but it does affect them a lot, so overall they kind of contradict the other but not by much, the research I did in my local area and the survey I did online were very good and came out with the same answers.
Why have you used the certain research methods you have used for the Election Connection brief? (If you looked at other campaigns/magazines how did they influence your ideas and why?)
I used them because they seemed to work with what I was trying to find out, I made a survey online for young people to answer because a lot of young people, are online and if they come across this survey, they are more likely to answer it then older people. Also asking people in my local area was good because I live very close to a school, meaning a lot of young people live near by and I could ask them. Like I said early Primary and Secondary research is probably the best two I used and I could use in future tasks, but a few of the other methods where a little hard.
What skills have you developed through this research?
How to talk better in public and ask strangers questions without worrying, also I have learn’t how to research online and offline, using books and making surveys is also a good thing to do that I have learn’t. I have also learn’t how to use Primary & Secondary research even more, I feel confident enough to do it myself without any help and could probably start using it outside of college and in future tasks.
Now what? How might you develop your research techniques/develop ideas in the future?
I will try and do more Audience and Marketing research in future tasks, they are probably the two things I did very little on and should have included more in my task.
Has your product achieved what it was set out to achieve? How will/have you tested this?
It has done good but not as good as I planned, like I said i didn’t do much Audience and Marketing research which I originally planned to do, so overall that is something i did not achieve which I wish I had, I know this from my research and from my original plan.
My website has quite a dark background which is similar to the picture on the left, it has big sub headers and images, it also has a tool bar but unlike the one on the left, mine is at the top instead of the side.
Monday, 9 March 2015
My Work Today (How I Feel)
Today we started are work on the Bath Chronicle. I sadly didn't arrive in college till gone 11am, I missed first lesson which set me back a little, I later tried to catch up in my lunch break with Rob. We looked through the brief to find out what i missed but never really got round to filling out the Analysis of the requirements. Later on in Ed's lesson, everyone continued their work on the Analysis of requirements. Sadly I had not started that because I was not in first lesson, I started it there and then in Ed's Lesson. I haven't finished the Analysis of requirements yet. Hopefully I'll finish it tomorrow in James and Ed's lesson. Overall today has been a good day, Its a shame I wasn't around in first lesson but sadly I had a family emergency the night before and was in A&E till gone 2am, which meant I didn't get much sleep the night before.
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| Screenshot Of Work From Today 09/03/2015 |
My Animation
I have been working on my short animation for Steve Spicer. Mine is about the rules of using your phone in lessons, The screen shot below is what I have so far
I just need to add sound and maybe some text to help explain the story.
I just need to add sound and maybe some text to help explain the story.
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Dubbing & Adding Sound Effects
We were asked to choose a video of our choose from a film in group. So we choose The Shining and we recorded Audio for the Here's Johnny Scene.
SWOT Analysis
This is a list of my Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities to overcome my weaknesses and threats that could prevent me.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
News Video
This was a short video I made in Ed Powell's lesson with Jake, Ben & Lewis
Here is the video on youtube
It took a day to film and a day to edit, It was hard to come up with an idea for a news story. We did think about don't stuff about food like from the cafe or from McDonalds, but in the end we decided to use the vending machine to tell a story.
Here is the video on youtube
It took a day to film and a day to edit, It was hard to come up with an idea for a news story. We did think about don't stuff about food like from the cafe or from McDonalds, but in the end we decided to use the vending machine to tell a story.
My Website
Editing News Video
We had to edit a short news video for College about a fictional event, So we did a story about a boy who got his hand stuck in a vending machine.
Monday, 9 February 2015
Spreadsheet Practice
Practice making a double page magazines. Using Columbus, photos, background colours. use of white space and text. Using headers and sub headers.
It took me a few hours to make in Publishing lesson, its good to have a not over crowed layout and with images. The article from a distance looks like a magazine for a holiday, whether or not you go on holiday alone or with friends or family.
Conclusion: its very important to have the right image for the right article.
Two Animations
Walking Animation Test
Driving Animation Test
I made this in Adobe Flash, that includes the buildings and vehicles. There is also a lot of depth even thought they are all flat objects
This was linked to a safety for driving advert campaign and what not to do.
(These two were tests done in lesson and took 2 hours, an hour each)
Driving Animation Test
I made this in Adobe Flash, that includes the buildings and vehicles. There is also a lot of depth even thought they are all flat objects
This was linked to a safety for driving advert campaign and what not to do.
(These two were tests done in lesson and took 2 hours, an hour each)
Monday, 2 February 2015
Article Home Page
Just working on the Article Draft Outline that will feature on the main page of the website.
I am now going to think about columns and images to go on my website.
I am now going to think about columns and images to go on my website.
My Plot For Short Mobile Phone Advert
My Plot
Starts of with a kid in a class room, he is texting on his phone, then the teacher comes over and says "you can't go on your phone in class, you need to focus on the work", then he gives the phone back and the kid asks, what if it is an emergency. The teacher replies with "If you need to call a family member or something has happened at the college and you need to call 999, then that is ok. It is also ok to use your phone to help you with your work like using the calculator on your phone or researching something.
Monday, 26 January 2015
Website Ideas
My web site plan is to show politics online with videos, pictures, trends & posts. The audience will also be able to make comments and communicate with the page; it will also show the latest news & Information.
Language will be short (similar to the way people text on Facebook and Twitter), the page will basically be similar to Facebook & Twitter, where people talk politics, also slang words.
The website will post the news and people will be able to comment and communicate with each other while on the website. The website can post pictures and videos about certain parties. Design will be colourful, probably all the colours used in all the parties.
Who: Young people who use the internet. For example social media users & Students.
What: It’s a web site to encourage young people to learn and get involved in politics.
Where: It will hopefully be within the college system.
When: Before the May election.
How: Make it InDesign and find a website making software.
Why: Because young people don’t know much about politics, but do know a lot about the internet and social media.
Overall aim of the website is to encourage young people to learn about politics and vote for a political party and to do this through social media.
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| This is an draft layout of what the website might look like on one of the double pages spread |
Thursday, 15 January 2015
Adding Subtitles To YouTube Videos
I went through an old video I original made in Tom's class and added subtitles using YouTube add subtitles option in the Video Manager area.
I had to go through the whole video and add audio in when people spoke
This is the video with the subtitles, just go to the CC option at the bottom or the setting button and click subtitles/CC
I had to go through the whole video and add audio in when people spoke
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| Adding Audio at the begin |
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| Going through the timeline about to edit a new piece of dialog |
This is the video with the subtitles, just go to the CC option at the bottom or the setting button and click subtitles/CC
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