Today I continued with self-directed study, working on the final parts of my animation and contemplating possible improvements which could enhance my final piece. One area of thought would be to extend the animation slightly in order to enhance the meaning. This could be done by adding in some information which could sum up the critical stance.
I also recieved my feedback for the Visual Thinking unit towards the end of the day. Overall I felt the feedback received was very fair however I was unhappy that my grade was slightly lower than that in my previous unit. However I understood why I had dropped marks and felt that an improvement to time management would of helped me to achieve more. I am now ready to improve my performance with Screen Based Communication.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
On Monday the 15th of February I had a PAL session in which me and my group were shown some animation work that our PAL leaders had created in the previous year. It was good to see some existing work and gave me a greater insight into what I would need to produce in this project. We were also able to find out more about what we would need to include in our work in order for it to be most successful.
After focussing on the statistics project we then began going over work placements, talking about what componies we were interested in and what we had been doing so far in order to gain a work placement. This part of the sessions was very helpful as we were able to ask the second years how they had got on with placements and what we would need to do to have the best possible chance of obtaining a placement.
On Tuesday the 16th of February our group had self directed study while tutors were at hand in order to give tutorials and help. I was able to use the study time to enhance my animation and begin building on what I had already created. I began improving some of the motion tweens that I had used, making them run smoother.
Today I had self directed study with flash in the morning, allowing me to work further with my animation before the Interim Critique which would be taking place in the afternoon for my group. I began working on the next section of my animation which was the "Population" text flying in from outside the stage. I used text that I had imported in from Illustrator and began setting up each piece of text with the required motion tween.
After the self directed study I had my Interim Crit which I felt went very well. I was able to see what everyone else had created and gain some effective feedback on my own work as well. The feedback received was to keep working with the same style and to avoid over complicating it. I was also given advice on possibly making the icons at the start of the animation rise up from the land in order to portray the people growing from earth, however I felt this would be a contridiction as there are people dying on earth which would effect the population scale and therefore represent icons lowering down, which I felt would be effective. The use of icons flying in helped to bring a dynamic effect to the animation which I felt helped to show a metaphorical image of an existing population figure.
We were also going to recieve feedback for visual thinking but there wasn't enough time so we will be receiving it next week.
After focussing on the statistics project we then began going over work placements, talking about what componies we were interested in and what we had been doing so far in order to gain a work placement. This part of the sessions was very helpful as we were able to ask the second years how they had got on with placements and what we would need to do to have the best possible chance of obtaining a placement.
On Tuesday the 16th of February our group had self directed study while tutors were at hand in order to give tutorials and help. I was able to use the study time to enhance my animation and begin building on what I had already created. I began improving some of the motion tweens that I had used, making them run smoother.
Today I had self directed study with flash in the morning, allowing me to work further with my animation before the Interim Critique which would be taking place in the afternoon for my group. I began working on the next section of my animation which was the "Population" text flying in from outside the stage. I used text that I had imported in from Illustrator and began setting up each piece of text with the required motion tween.
After the self directed study I had my Interim Crit which I felt went very well. I was able to see what everyone else had created and gain some effective feedback on my own work as well. The feedback received was to keep working with the same style and to avoid over complicating it. I was also given advice on possibly making the icons at the start of the animation rise up from the land in order to portray the people growing from earth, however I felt this would be a contridiction as there are people dying on earth which would effect the population scale and therefore represent icons lowering down, which I felt would be effective. The use of icons flying in helped to bring a dynamic effect to the animation which I felt helped to show a metaphorical image of an existing population figure.
We were also going to recieve feedback for visual thinking but there wasn't enough time so we will be receiving it next week.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Yesterday I received my essay results with accompanying feedback. I found out that I had passed which was great and the feedback I received was very helpful, stating that I need to continue with the same progress and that I was working at a good level. The feedback also stated how I could improve my work by including even more refferences to back up my statements as well as going into further detail with even more terminology.
Today I had a Flash Tutorial which was based around photo manipulation and how to create a simple but effective stock frame animation. I also learnt about how to use Photoshop to apply one effect to a number of different images through using actions. In order to apply an effect to multiple images I had to open an existing image and open up the actions pannel. I could then create a new action and begin recording the process. I changed the resolution of the image, applied a filter effect and then saved the image. I then had to move the saved image out of its folder so it wouldn't be effected when applying the action to all images in that folder. I could then use the automate and batch feature to apply the action of a resolution and filter change to the specific folder.
I also learnt about how to import sound and video into flash and the different types of files that are compatible.
Later on in the day I had a group session which was focussed around the presentation of storyboards and what we would need to include in them. The session was very helpful as we were able to look at existing storyboards and the different styles and techniques that can be used to create them. We were also given examples of how abreviations and certain terminology can be used to add information and make developing a storyboard much easier. For example placing the text "s/a" in the next frame of a storyboard where an image or images remain the same can show that a certain area of imagery is the "same as" before.
Today I had a Flash Tutorial which was based around photo manipulation and how to create a simple but effective stock frame animation. I also learnt about how to use Photoshop to apply one effect to a number of different images through using actions. In order to apply an effect to multiple images I had to open an existing image and open up the actions pannel. I could then create a new action and begin recording the process. I changed the resolution of the image, applied a filter effect and then saved the image. I then had to move the saved image out of its folder so it wouldn't be effected when applying the action to all images in that folder. I could then use the automate and batch feature to apply the action of a resolution and filter change to the specific folder.
I also learnt about how to import sound and video into flash and the different types of files that are compatible.
Later on in the day I had a group session which was focussed around the presentation of storyboards and what we would need to include in them. The session was very helpful as we were able to look at existing storyboards and the different styles and techniques that can be used to create them. We were also given examples of how abreviations and certain terminology can be used to add information and make developing a storyboard much easier. For example placing the text "s/a" in the next frame of a storyboard where an image or images remain the same can show that a certain area of imagery is the "same as" before.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
On Monday the 1st of February I had a PAL session which was focussed around work placements and CV writing. We went through how are CV writing was going and also what type of placements we were looking for within the design industry. We were advised to start looking for placements as soon as possible and begin contacting companies making phone calls, sending emails and also letters. I found the tutorial very helpful and gained motivation to improve my CV and begin looking for placements.
On Tuesday the 2nd of February I had a second Flash tutorial which still focussed on the basics of flash but extended the learning much more. I learnt how to take an object and convert it into a movie clip in order for it to be tweened and developed into moving imagery. We also went over the type of images to use within the program and also what video files to use with the program. We also built a figure from illustrator objects taken from blackboard and tweened the figure. The session was very informative and allowed me to gain a greater insight into flash.
On Wednesday the 3rd of February I started off the day with a Flash Tutorial, learning about how to create buttons and how to use the correct action script in order to make them function. I began by creating 5 new key frames and creating a different shape in each one. I then created a new layer with no key frames which I would use for the action script. I also created another for the navigation of the buttons. I then added in text in the navigation layer and began converting them to symbols, selecting button. I was able to alter the different states of the button, changing the up, over, down and hit states. I then began adding in the relevant code in the script layer, allowing the buttons to link to the correct frames. Overall I felt the tutorial was very helpful and allowed me to experiment further with the use of buttons and also the action script used.
On Tuesday the 2nd of February I had a second Flash tutorial which still focussed on the basics of flash but extended the learning much more. I learnt how to take an object and convert it into a movie clip in order for it to be tweened and developed into moving imagery. We also went over the type of images to use within the program and also what video files to use with the program. We also built a figure from illustrator objects taken from blackboard and tweened the figure. The session was very informative and allowed me to gain a greater insight into flash.
On Wednesday the 3rd of February I started off the day with a Flash Tutorial, learning about how to create buttons and how to use the correct action script in order to make them function. I began by creating 5 new key frames and creating a different shape in each one. I then created a new layer with no key frames which I would use for the action script. I also created another for the navigation of the buttons. I then added in text in the navigation layer and began converting them to symbols, selecting button. I was able to alter the different states of the button, changing the up, over, down and hit states. I then began adding in the relevant code in the script layer, allowing the buttons to link to the correct frames. Overall I felt the tutorial was very helpful and allowed me to experiment further with the use of buttons and also the action script used.
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