web design reflection

the process was watching videos and using dream weaver to make a website. I used my time in class to get fairly close to the end but couldn't make it to the very end. Some challenges I faced was my picture wouldn't align where I needed it to. I learned that website making is hard. My opinion on web design is kind of boring. I don't think i would go into web design.

Quater 2 reflection

I think my area of strength could possibly be story boarding. I could probably improve on using the axis line to my advantage. I loved working with my friends in video. I wish I could change it so we could have worked in  group of our choosing more. I didn't like the first project where we had to do something on our own. Next semester i hope to work more on posting blogs

Sequencing

I thought this was the chase scene so we did a chase scene, apparently it was Sequencing and not a chase scene.




So what I could have done better was added music and edited my shots so it looked like she was running continuously. I also would have removed an accidental speaking line I said. What I think I did well with was designing the story board and carrying the camera up the stairs without falling.

6 shot system

In E-Comm we learned about the 6 shot system and the rule of thirds. We applied the skills we learned to create a video



My video was made with objects instead of real people; I still used the shots and made the video. I made mine look bad on purpose due to the lack of an actual marshmallow. What I wish I had done was to write "marshmallow" on the marshmallow since you wouldn't know it was a marshmallow otherwise.

6 Video Shots

In Movies and TV shows there are 6 types of camera angles. Each shot lasts from 2-3 seconds. The 6 types of shots are:

Closeup

Closeups are used to show something in detail

Extreme Closeup

Extreme Closeups are used for more detail than a closeup

Extreme Wideshot

Extreme wideshots are used to show setting like where people are thats larger than normal wideshot

Over the shoulder

Allows the viewer to see whats happening from the shoulder's point of view

Medium shot

Medium shots are ideal for two characters talking as its a middle ground between widest and closeup.

Wideshot

Wide shots are used to show a large area of the scene but not as large as extreme wideshots

Social Media

We read an article on Social Medias and how employers can find social medias of students and how it effects whether you could get hired or not. You have to be careful of what you post online, since yours future employers could see it. Remember that time on twitter when you called someone out? Your employers saw it. The time when you posted something hurtful towards someone? Employers can see it. They know your social medias and they want to see what kind of person you are just based on your social media. It doesn't matter your GPA or test scores; if you post bad things online they will decline you. A way to avoid this is to think about what you type and/or send over social medias. You should have a professional email that is not connected to any social medias to help.
I'm personally not on as much social media as normal people my age, so I don't post anything that I regret.

Graphic Design Elevator Pitch

   
        I am an e-Communication student at ONW with a skill set for design. My fellow classmates compliment me on my art of characters or just general designs. I'm hoping to learn where I can put myself into a job centered around graphic design. I am a powerful thinker who is inspired to helping people with designs. I now want to use my skill in the best way I can to make ONW a colorful place. I hope I can help with logos in the school.

House Spin

Over the past week or so we used the 3d program "SketchUp" to create a 3D model of a house. To create the house we started with just a flat rectangle and molded it to resemble a house. Looking for a good house to model was not easy, we used a website to look at houses until I decided upon this small duplex. The hardest part of this was probably cutting the shapes to form the house, a lot of the lines ended up being slanted which prevented me from making an entire shape. I felt like the house was very empty but I didn't want to add people in the house; that would make it seem more normal. So I went into the SketchUp workshop and added pokemon instead.

10 Strengths Animated

This project focused on using the video timeline in photoshop. We used our 10 strengths and animated them to learn about the video timeline and animating text. What we did was first put all the text where we wanted them to be at the end, then, we animated them to make them turn and spin. My ten strengths are on the widget to the right in case you wanted to see a list form. For the background, we used non-copyrighted scenery and I chose my background because I felt it was very peaceful seeing the hot air balloon by itself in the night sky. A difficulty I came across while animating was that the words kept randomly vibrating. I tried messing with the key frames but to no avail. Eventually I figured out it was just the preview doing that and when I rendered the video was all fixed

Here is the video, I hope you enjoy

Ball bounce animation with ARCS

This is my ball bounce animation with arcs! What we had to do was make it fade in and fade out and have the ball do something at the end. I made the ball jump up and down angrily for being thrown and bounced on the floor. As you might be able to tell, we had two faces for the ball, one for being squashed and one for just normal bounce. The setting of my animation takes place inside a house, hence the wall border near the floor. It also seems to be fall outside due to the leaves on the ground.


What I did first was draw the arcs in and designed a background and floor. The arcs are important so you can see where the ball goes to get to its destination. Then, I drew the ball and the face and moved them to match up with the arcs. Adding the squash and stretch was slightly difficult to do with an arc but I managed it well enough. After animating everything I added the fade in and fade out and lastly, added my name.


If you would like to learn more about ARCs in animation, watch the video below:

Ball bounce animation

The past few days in E-Comm we focused on animating a ball bouncing up and down. We used the  squash and stretch method to make the ball seem less flat and have more movements. Being completely new to photoshop, I learned a lot from this, for example, I learned that layers are very important and you can make navigating easier by knowing the shortcut keys. To make the ball itself we used the circle tool and a gradient. I would try to follow the directions exactly how they were told if I had the chance to do this again.

Sidewalk chalk

Over the past 3 days my team and I made a flag that represents us using chalk. In the two day planning period we researched different colors and symbols to add to our flag. The symbols we used were a soccer ball, a camera, an arrow, a pencil, and a joker playing card. Each of our symbols represented us; like mine for example represents my love for drawing, hence why it's a pencil.

The colors of our flag were not chosen randomly, we researched the meanings behind a handful of colors and chose a few that represented us. The colors we used were orange, white, red, blue, and green. Red represents the color of passion, we decided to choose this color since our symbols are things we feel passionate about. The color green represents youth and blue represents harmony, since we all worked together to create our flag. The color orange represents enthusiasm and the color white represented peace.

All of our colors and symbols created a flag that we could all relate to and be proud of

Sidewalk chalk

Over the past 3 days my team and I made a flag that represents us using chalk. In the two day planning period we researched different colors and symbols to add to our flag. The symbols we used were a soccer ball, a camera, an arrow, a pencil, and a joker playing card. Each of our symbols represented us; like mine for example represents my love for drawing, hence why it's a pencil.

The colors of our flag were not chosen randomly, we researched the meanings behind a handful of colors and chose a few that represented us. The colors we used were orange, white, red, blue, and green. Red represents the color of passion, we decided to choose this color since our symbols are things we feel passionate about. The color green represents youth and blue represents harmony, since we all worked together to create our flag. The color orange represents enthusiasm and the color white represented peace.

All of our colors and symbols created a flag that we could all relate to and be proud of