ONW Procedures Video

   

     For this project, our team had to choose a procedure at ONW to create a video on to show how the procedure should be done. My team chose seeing teachers during Power 50. We originally wanted to do a different idea, but we felt that this one was more important, because there is a new program to assign students for Power 50, and we wanted to show that. We thought our idea was original, and could easily be portrayed. During this project, my role was Director. I helped lead my team and keep us on task.

     During pre-production, the first thing we did was share our ideas with each other for the video. We made sure to incorporate everyone's ideas, and compromise if needed. Using these ideas, we created a very basic outline of what we wanted the video to look like. Next, we brainstormed things that we would want to include, or even exclude. For example, we decided to cut out excessive walking, and instead use our time of 30 seconds to include some more important shots. Our next step was to create a list of each shot, and the details of it, such as the type of shot and what was happening. This helped us write our script and storyboard, which we ended up doing at the same time to avoid inconsistency. After we completed pre-production, we were ready to film.

     My team filmed for 3 days. The first day we got a few shots, but we ended up not using them. The second day, we filmed in the library for half the time, and then filmed in the classroom. Finally, the third day we shot the scenes where the actor goes back to see his teacher during Power 50. While we filmed, I learned a lot more about the camera than I did before. My team spent almost all of the first day of filming trying to set the camera up right, and learn its functions and what they do. When we filmed, we got multiple shots of each scene so we had some to choose from. Our filming process went great, and it helped me learn more about the cameras.

     After filming, my team edited the video. I started by putting the clips in order, than making cuts and trimming them. Once this was done, I added effects, such as fade to black, or blurring the background in the screen capture of the email. I added music that was a good tempo, it didn't go too fast and it wasn't too slow. I learned about new effects for Premier Pro, and it helped me improve my skills for the next project.

   Overall, I enjoyed doing this project because it challenged me. It was our first project using a new camera, and I had to refresh on my editing skills. If I could do something different, I would slow down the ending to my video because it went too fast. I would keep the beginning because I thought that part was the better part of the video. For my next project, I know how to use the camera and more skills in Premier Pro.

Photoshop Pop Art

     For this assignment, we took pictures of other students in our class, and created pop art. During class, we learned about different artists who created pop art, and their different styles. I incorporated Warhol and Lichtenstein's styles by using bright colors, outline, and repeating shapes. I liked the way they changed the colors, and wanted to use some of their ideas in my pop art. 

     My picture had a color scheme of mostly blues, with a little bit of yellows and pinks. It was also a cool colors scheme. I wanted there to be a lot of colors, but still be able to tie into each other. I began creating my design by cutting out my subject and creating a mask so that there was a background. Then, I played with the different shapes and found the lines which I liked, so I included those. I also included a gradient shadow behind the subject, because repetition was a main focus in pop art. On my subject, I applied a photoshop filter that has dots on it, which was another aspect of pop art. I also added a gradient in the shape of my subject, and used it as a shadow. On the left side of my pop art, I included a line of squares that were turned on its side. This was repeating shapes, another aspect of pop art. I also repeated the long rectangles coming from the corner. I also used a special brush tool that allowed me to do a pint splatter, so I incorporated that as well. Finally, I outlined the subject an the gradient using the white brush tool. I wanted it to be more free hand, and look a little more messy, because pop art is not always crisp, clean lines.

     During this project, I learned a lot about using Photoshop, and it challenged me because I had to be creative and use my own ideas, while also incorporating pop art requirements. I enjoyed creating this project, because it allowed me to try new tools, and experiment with different colors, shapes, blending modes, and filters. If I were to do this project again, I would try using a different color scheme, and try to make my project more detailed. Overall, I really enjoyed this project, and it helped me learn a lot about Photoshop. 

     

Photoshop Challenge 1

Photoshop Challenge 1

     I created an edited version of the given picture in Adobe Photoshop. When I first opened the picture, I had a few ideas, but I originally started on the fire idea. After creating it, it didn't look how I wanted it to, so I started creating some of my other ideas, which was sand and water, and a sky theme. I eventually decided to go back to the fire idea I had originally had. When I put the fire in the background, I thought it needed more, so I looked for a picture of smoke to use for his jacket. There were no pictures of smoke that looked how I wanted it to, so instead I used a picture of dark clouds. I also changed the color of the fire and added some more red to bring in some warm colors. The end result turned out good, but I wish I could have done something to his hair to improve the project. 

     In my project, I incorporated layer masks, blending modes, and adjustment layers. I used a mask on the jacket, so it would fit the jacket perfectly. I also turned down the opacity so you could still see a little bit of the texture and the wrinkles on the jacket. For the fire, I blended the black background it originally came on, and then painted on a layer mask to hide some of the extra parts that did look exactly right. I used the blending mode linear burn on the fire to darken it. I chose it because it had a cool effect on the fire. The adjustment layers helped me change the color of the fire by using a hue/saturation layer. Overall, I learned a lot of new uses for tools by using them for my project. 

     

     

Graphic Design Tutorials

Tutorials

     I created and edited images using Adobe Photoshop this week. I learned a lot from these tutorials because I was not very skilled in Photoshop before, but now I know how to do certain things and use specific tools in Photoshop. I learned about the uses of the clone stamp, the healing brush, content aware fill, and many other feautures. I also learned lots of helpful keyboard shortcuts that can save me some time while working. I can incorporate these skills when I run into a problem with a photo.

     Before completing these tutorials, I did not know  alot about Photoshop. I just knew the basics functions from last year. These tutroials helped me understand how to use Photoshop better, and made me more comfortable with its features. Some of the tutorials were harder than others, but overall I think the hardest one was the girl in black. It had many different steps and components that were essential to the process. I felt way more comfortable using the program after completing a tutorial that challenged me. Overall, I think these tutorials helped me gain confidence in Photoshop, and helped prepare me for future projects.

     

      

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Describe

     In my self-portrait video, I chose to represent myself by filming a video about my dog, and the girl I babysit.What I wanted to show about myself was that I like dogs, and I also like kids. Most of my time is spent with my dogs. I also wanted it to give a playful vibe. Other peoples self-portraits that made me laugh inspired me to make one that was more playful. It helped show their personalities better and showed us more about them. 

Explain

     Some of the elements of my self-portrait was lighting and slow motion. I was outside so we had good natural lighting. I also filmed the whole video on the slow motion feature of my phone, and then just chose the part that I wanted to slow down. I used the slow motion feature because we were throwing a tennis ball for my dog, and it was to show her trying to catch it in her mouth. The slow motion part was funny, because the dog missed the ball, which contributes to the fun vibes. Next time, I can improve on including more interesting parts in the video, because some parts were a little boring.

Reflect

     When people watch my video, I want them to see a fun and carefree side of me. I think I was succesful in acheving this, because my video was not scripted and it was a fun "topic". When I created my self-portrait, I had the challenge of coming up with an idea. I finally decided on my video idea because it was just a "day-in-the-life" essentially, and it was more real than a script could have been. My favorite aspect of my self portrait was the slow motion part, because it gave a new twist on my video. Overall, I learned a lot during this project, and it helped me portray myself to my classmates.

Final Reflection

   

   

The Project

     For our final project, we had to create a new, innovative product, and use graphics to promote the product and pitch it to an audience. My team created the product Flare, which is a rechargeable, heated coffee cup with adjustable temperature. We started the project at the beginning of fourth quarter, and it took about 9 weeks. my team disagreed on some things, but we compromised and used everyones ideas. I learned a lot about teamwork and collaboration, and also things about design and graphics. we were given some feedback on our presentation, so we made our presentation flow more. I think that my team worked well together and had fun, and I think our project ended up being pretty good.

 What We Made     

     My team stayed productive during this project by looking at due dates and deadlines, and seeing when things needed to be done, and then splitting up the tasks so it would get done faster. Our team had to create a website for the project, along with other graphics, and a commercial. The website was mainly done by one person, and all of the graphics were created by the other people on the team. I created the web banner, the mascot, the word mark, and the animated ad. The commercial that is embedded is my commercial, but we did not use it for our website. There was also a coupon, and all of these are shown above. If we finished our part, we would help our teammates if they needed it. We also communicated outside of class to make sure we had everything done, and to communicate important information.
     

Strengths and Weaknesses

   I think my strength in e-Comm is graphic design or video. I can be creative and create different things. I am also better at using the programs for these two areas. The areas where I struggled were animation and web. I am not good at using Dreamweaver and Sketchup. 

Conclusion

     During this quarter, I liked rotating classes because it gave you a chance to try everything and meet the teachers. I also liked creating our own logo because we had freedom to create whatever we wanted. If I could change something, I would want to have the projects build off of each other. I learned a lot of new things this year, and how to use many new programs that I had never used before. Next year, I want to improve my skills and make new projects.  this year was really fun an always enjoyed going to class. 

CSS and CARP

Overview 

      For our quarter 3 web project, we re-designed a poem about a dog. I used Adobe Dreamweaver to create my project. The HTML file was changed using the CSS designer. You can change the properties of the different components in the program.  The two attached pictures show the before and after of the HTML files.

Contrast

     I changed the color of the title, so it was different than other parts of the project. The font in the title was also changed. In the first paragraph, the very first line was bolded to create contrast. The background was also a different color than the other background. 

Alignment

     The poem was aligned to the right, while the picture of the dog was to the left. The title was center aligned to show it was important. This made the project look more organized.

Repetition 

     The color of the title matches part of the dog's fur. This color appears again at the bottom of the screen and also at the top. Th lighter background color was also repeated from the dog. 

Proximity

      The poem was grouped together because the color was the same. The dog was in its own group to the left. In the title, the color was the same so it was its own group. 

Conclusion

     During this project, I learned a lot about CSS Designer and web design. I learned how to change the properties in CSS. I also learned more about Dreamweaver because I haven't used it a lot. It is interesting to see the way the file changes if you change the code or the properties. It was fun to learn how to create HTML files in Dreamweaver, and using the CSS designer.