Final Reflection

First Semester

What did I do well?

          During First Semester, I was able to successfully learn how to use a video camera, microphones, and a tripod. I learned about three point lighting and how to set it up. I also learned how to record and interview. About 70%-80% of the shots should be close up, don't film near windows during the day due to the glare they cause, white balance if the video seems too blue or too yellow, and keep all of you adobe project in a certain folder so Adobe Premiere doesn't lose your footage.  

Where can I improve?

          There is still much room for improvement. One is with editing. I am not the best at doing voice overs and sometimes struggle with sound when editing a video. I also need to improve with where to place voice overs and recording Nat sound.

Plan to improve?

           For voice overs, I just need to be confident and not make my voice sound too dull. For editing, I need to listen closely to audio levels to make sure it isn't too loud or too soft. Same with Nat sound, I need to make sure it is quiet, and for placing Nat sound and voice overs, it is just a matter of repetition and practice.

Feature Story

Feature Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM-BDo4UJCs

About the Project

            In e-Comm, we interviewed a student in our class and made a feature story about them or something they like to do. We edit the video in a software called Adobe Premier Pro. After the edits, we posted our video on YouTube. The link to the video is above.

Filming 

            We used cameras, tripods, and microphones provided from our video class to film the entire project. The filming could happen on or off campus, but my partner and I thought it would be best to film on campus. We had to use delayed leads, voice overs, Nat sound, and b-roll when recording. Nat sound is the natural sound of the environment we are recording in. Delayed leads are when one shot with the natural sound is playing and then you hear someone talking. The the shot changes to see the person talking. Voice overs are when the interviewer talks over a shot to summarize a question. B-roll is the footage of what the interviewee is talking about.

Editing the Video

        Once we got all the shots and voice overs we needed, we put the clips into Adobe Premier Pro. It was a bit tricky trying to figure out what to do with the shots, especially with the voice overs. The rest, like audio levels was easier. 

Review

What would I keep the same

         I did some good things with the video. When showing the student's name, I made sure to get rid of it before it was on the screen too long. I also made it a trumpet, which wasn't easy. I was also good with some of the shots taken, especially with the b-roll.

What would I do differently next time

          Next time, I will film in different place to get more of the feeling when talking about band. I would edit out the part when the interviewee repeats the question not to make the voiceovers sound repetitive. And with the trumpet, I would put the text under it or above it so it isn't hard to see. I might even use a better microphone to record the voice overs, they sounded a bit sloppy since I used my phone camera.

         Overall, I had lots of fun filming this and I think the project went well since this was my first time doing it. Moving on, I am excited with my new knowledge to film another feature story. 

4th Quarter Project

Final Freshman Blog

Fourth Quarter Project

In fourth quarter, we made a company and item for our company. My group's project was called the Mini Coach. It is a fitness device you can put on your neck and exercise. We had to make a website, two 2D animations, two 3D animations, a logo, and then we had to pitch the ideas in front of our peers like in Shark Tank. The project took us all of fourth quarter. Some of the challenges we faced were arguments about stuff to do and problems with the computer. But in the long run, we were able to work them out and finish with a very successful outcome. In the long run, I learned that not everyone will have the same mindset and outlook on things, and it can take lots of hard work and determination to finish long  and stressful projects. I didn't see any of the feedback I have gotten so far, but I think I did great since I was the leader of the group and helped out everyone as much as I could. Overall, I think that our product turned out great and I had lots of fun making it.

This was our website.

This was our commercial.

This was our logo ( I designed the logo).

This is the moving banner for our project.

This was our coupon.

This was the banner for our project.

Time in Class

During class time,we worked hard on the entire project. We needed to use raven 50 to work more on the website because without any of the final parts, we couldn't get the whole project done. We stayed productive most of the time and didn't quite finish early, but it is much better than finishing late. The whole project was a struggle mainly because it was hard to stay focused, but I learned just to take a deep breath and focus.Outside of class, I went to Raven 50 to see what I could do to make the video or website better.

Strengths 

My strengths as an e-Comm student have greatly improved since the beginning of the year. I am better with communication, I can think faster, I work harder, and can now stay focused really well. 

Weaknesses

What I need to improve on is not being to pushy. I like to get things done fast and efficiently and can chew others out if they don't get something done.

Overall

In fourth quarter, I really liked having a group that worked well together and had so many ideas. It was fun making the entire project. What I would change is getting things done right the first time and seeing how different things could affect you in the long run. It would also be better to plan ahed with the people in your group so they don't fall behind. Next year,  I would like to improve more on my animations and videos and try to make time to make more of them. My final thoughts is that I hope I have more projects like this in the future.

Personality test

Personality Test

For the personality test, I was an ISFP. I agree that I am an ISFP because I am quiet. I am not that shy, I just like to listen more than I like to talk. I am kind and loyal to those who I care about and can't stand disagreements because I get really mad and often don't know how much I hurt others feelings when I do so. I have a big heart and hate to hurt other peoples feelings, but my feelings can also get hurt easily.

In the LOBR test, I was a lion and an otter. That means I am a good leader and positive. I often have a messy room and rush through things instead of getting them done properly, however I am always encouraging others and I help them do their best. I am strong and share my ideas that I believe are the best way to solve a problem or get something done. My weaknesses are I am argumentative, to dictatorial, I talk too much, and I'm too permissive.

Some famous people who are ISFP are:
Justin Timberlake
Brad Pitt
Ryan Gostling
Frank Ocean
Marilyn Monroe
Britney Spears
Princess Diana
Lady Gaga

Logo designs

 In eComm, we made our own logos. It was very difficult because you had to make it up all by yourself just by using your creativity.

In order to make our logos, we had to start off with the design. We learned how shapes, fonts, and colors could benefit or hurt the look of our logo. We scotched our ideas on notebook paper. the more we did it, the more ideas we came up with that benefit our designs. I decided to have the logo as my initials and came up with the idea to combine the letters to make them fit together.

Once we had our designs, we put it on the computer. We used different shapes and fonts if we had other ideas on the computer. Then we made multiple logos with a certain design. Then chose which logos looked the best in our opinion and then decided what color fit best with them.

After we decided the color that fit best, we put the logo on items, shirts, vehicles, and signs. I am very happy the way the logo turned out. It looks really cool to me.

Wizard of Oz poster

Contrast

For contrast, I made The Wizard of Oz bigger than anything else on the poster because the title is the most important thing. I made the date bold but way smaller than the title because it is important know what day the play is. The ticket cost is below the title but not bold because you don't want it to be the first thing to catch your eye, but it also has some importance. And I made the producers smaller since it isn't that important to anyone looking at the poster.

Alignment

For alignment, I placed the title between the two broken parts of the yellow brick road to fill in the gap. I made the tickets emails center alined with the poster. I didn't really line up the date with anything because I wanted the white to be in the center of the green so it would catch your eye.The producers I lined up with the right side of the poster.

Repetition

I used the color white a s repetition on the poster. It was easier to see if I put it on the green parts of the poster. It helped it stand out. I also used the same font for the ticket cost, emails, producers, date,  and Olathe Northwest Theater. It fit well with the title's font even though the font wasn't the same.

Proximity

For space, I put the thins that didn't go together  farther apart than the things that went together. I put the emails and ticket price together. They went together so you would know where to purchase tickets from. The date I separated from the producers because they didn't fit well with each other.

Typography Project

Typography Project: 

In Ecomm, we learned about fonts and typography. Different fonts go along with different things better than others. For example, you wouldn't want to see the Comic Sans font on a gravestone, you would like to see a more serious font. Fonts also have typefaces. Typefaces are the lines and spaces on letters. Where it curves on a lowercase h is a shoulder. That is a typeface.

What I have Learned about Typefaces: 

Each letter has multiple typefaces, even if it is a capital letter or lowercase letter. The letter l has a sterm because of the straight line. It also has a serif which is the little feet on it. An a has a counter for the large connected gap in the middle. The curve that makes that gap os called a bowl. And the drop-off at the top is called a terminal. An o is almost the same except it doesn't have a bowl or a terminal, it has a hairline instead. A hairline is the part where it gets thinner at the top and bottom.

Color Wheel

What was the Project:

In this project, we had to use Adobe Illustrator to make a color wheel. We didn't use Adobe Photoshop since it works well with images and frame animation. We used many shapes, tools, and colors in order to make our color wheel. We used the shape tool to make triangles, squares, and circles. We used the Text tool to add words. Then we found a font that was easy to read. For colors, we started out with red, yellow, and blue, our primary colors. Next we added our secondary colors, orange, green, and purple. After that, we added our tertiary colors, Yellow orange, red orange, red violet, blue violet, blue green, and yellow green.

What I Learned:

I learned how to make dashed lines, get rid of an outline, and how to copy using the keyboard. You have to select your shape, go to the top of the bar in Adobe illustrator, and click on stroke. A bunch of different options pop up, but click on the box that says dashed lines. I also learned how to keep the background color or make it transparent when saving it for web.

How I Did:

For my first attempt in making a color wheel, I feel I did great. I found an easier way to find a primary colors so I feel I should have used that way instead, but otherwise, everything went well.

Next Time:

I will try and work faster and make sure to familiarize myself with some of the tools and options before I use them.

Another color wheel:

Logo Color Schemes

Logo Color Schemes

Analogous

 The bp logo uses the analogous colors of yellow, yellow green, and green. The reason i believe they used these colors in their logo is because these colors catch your eye as you are driving which would make you look and consider going here.


The Firefox logo uses the analogous colors of red, red orange, orange, yellow orange, and yellow. They used these colors because they make a fire, the fire represents a fast and reliable internet browser to use.

Complementary

In the Mountain Dew logo, the colors green and red were used. The reason they were used is because red and green stand out really well and are easy for your eye to catch.


The 7up logo has the complementary colors of green and red. They used these colors because they catch your eye and the green makes you think of fresh, so it convinces you to drink it.

Warm

The Shell logo has the warm colors of red and yellow. They used these two colors to catch your eye while you are driving to convince you to go there.


The Tostitos logo had the warm colors of red, orange, and yellow. These colors are used to convince you to buy and eat it usually because when you see warm colors, you are more likely to eat it.

Cool

The Skype logo is made of the cool color sky blue. When you see this color, you want to use Skype because it represents the sky and how it is easy to connect to others far away that you don't normally get to see.


The Samsung logo has the cold color of blue. Blue was used in the logo because it can make you think of the earth and since Samsung is a phone, how it is reliable when it comes to communication around the world.

Monochromatic

The Ford logo uses different shades of blue since it goes form blue to dark blue. This color was used because it adds detail to the logo and makes it nice to look at.


The Volkswagon logo uses the shades of blue. It uses this color because it is pleasing to look at and will be something that can stay in your mind for a while.

Triad Colors

The burger king logo uses the triad colors of red, yellow, and blue. They use these colors because the work together really well and convince you to eat there.

The nascar logo uses the triad colors of red, yellow, and blue. They use these colors because if represents a fire, this represents how fast the cars go when they race and it makes it more entertaining to watch.