In the video section of our 4th quarter project I was one of the actors and I edited my own version. We used my house and my puppy Rusty. Our goal for the commercial was to pull on your heart strings by making you feel sympathetic to a young boy who doesn't have any friends except his dog, but now he can talk to his dog with the woof collar and be the best owner he can be! Everyone in my group was an actor and made their own version. We had a blast making our video plus we had quite a view bloopers.
Animation
In the animation section of our project I was in charge of designing on the product in the program Sketchup. I really enjoy animation and making things in Sketchup. I had some struggle dealing with all the circles, but i learned a lot of new techniques and short cuts because of it. I would say I could have maybe added a texture on the collar to make it look more realistic, but otherwise I think I did a decent job adding the leash loop and the box for the speakers and the buttons and the clip.
Graphic Design
In the graphic Deign section of our project I was in charge of making the website banner. I also helped with the logo and choosing the color scheme. We chose blue on the outside because it relates to our packaging and we chose green because it gave the whole company and very down to earth and playful feel. We also downloaded this font because we thought it incorporated our company's intention the best. I think I could have added some more detail, but I think I made a nice appealing banner
Reflection
I will take away a lot from this project such as working with other students, presentations skills, and collaboration. I had a ton of fun with my group we all equally wanted to do great with this projects and all of our personalities worked very well together. I will really miss not seeing my group every morning during 1st hour.
In illustrator we made orthogonal cubes. We watched a tutorial on Lynda.com to figure out how to make all of the sides equal. We had to copy and paste the three main lines and copied them several times to finish off the cube. Then we added color to the cube to give it depth/perception. The darker colors make it look farther behind and the lighter shades make it come forward. Then i rounded the edges of the cube so that way it did not have weird tails that lost the flow of the eye making it look 3D. This was a challenge for me because there was so many steps to do to make it look accurate. However the end result was with it, because it looked really awesome and it's cool to say that I made this from scratch.
I have finally finished my magazine. 1 front cover, 3 articles, 3 visuals, and 1 back cover. I did it. I am super proud of myself for all that I accomplished. I finally made something that represents not only my creativity, but also what I believe in. This project has also given me the confidence to know that I can start something from the sketches all the way to the final file, and have every single word and design come from me. I am so thankful that I trusted my gut and chose this as my final project. But most of all, I am glad that I learned that it is okay to use your experiences to influence your creative work.
During this quarter of video I learned how to use Final Cut Pro and all the short cut keys that make is easier to use. Like command B is the blade tool and command I is import and command E is export. I also learned what the six shot system was and how to frame all of the six shots. The hardest ones to frame are the close up, extra closeup, and the over the shoulder shot. I also learned how to work in a group and spread the work out evenly so that everyone has a fair amount of work so that everyone did a part so that the video got done by the due date. In the future I can use my group working skills in whatever strand I choose to go in because no matter what I do I will always have to work with people, and communicate my ideas and what I am envisioning in my head so that the people I am taking to can see what I am seeing.
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