the animations

so today we went over our animations in class for lastminute.com i felt my animation was verry poor i could have done alot better. I am going to have to make up for it in the next animation. I thought some of the other animations where good but nothing stood out to much.

hardware and systems

today in hardware and systems we pretty much had to help the class. i finished my assessment on the motherboard and passed to this lesson i am to help other people in the class who didnt pass which isnt bad but could be better sapose since the only thing in my head atm is trying to proceed and finish stuff quickly and get them out of the way.

Hardware and Software Assessment: Individual

Radio Advert, Poster and Animation for Lastminute.com

Target Audience: Well off, 18+, male and female

Tagline: Travel the world with lastminute.com, find exclusive deals on hotels, flights, holidays, restaurants, theatre, spa breaks and more.

Hardware and Software
Outcome 1 – Written and/or Oral Evidence

The evidence for Outcome 1 will be in the form of written and/or recorded oral evidence which demonstrates that the candidate has identified the main hardware and software needed for the given project and has explained the purpose of each piece of hardware and software identified.

merry xmas

this is a quick christmas animation i made using adobe flash this has 5 layers incuding picture background word and snow so enjoy :P

how much do you know

WE WIN

Audio, radio, online play list, itunes, mp3, voice recorder, control panel speech, voice panel, voice recognition, CD , screenshot , microphone , audio programs , voice mail

Text: Mobile, windows office, email, chat room, social networking, creative drawing (etc) poster, banner , pagers, graphiti,

Video: youtube, social network videos, video messaging, student short movie, mobile short films, promotional video (etc) advert, animation, webcam, green screen

Anonymous, Bluetooth, smart board, video games, creative software, pictures, internet, social networking, wireless services (etc) hotspot, graphics tablet, photo copier, media centre, projectors, flash drive, xbox, ps3 , wii ,

Websites: blogger, youtube, bebo, facebook, myspace, photo bucket, blogtv,

this was a short assigment to see how any media stuff we could think up in 15 mins i was partnerd with paul :/ all went well at the end as we did pretty good

Comic

today in media we went on a website called comic creator which is a student program it creates simple comic strips. We where told about a website called toondo but the layout for the website is okward they made it okward to use and not so simple so i just stuck whith tho more basic program i found it just more satisfying to use. Also today i managed to finish my assessment for allans class harware and systems ust detailing how to remove and insert components of the computer and motherboard

i tought myself

at home i was playing around with premier pro and came across the key frames. Once i discovered this i made a short animation using wow model viewer where you create characters rom games providing u have the games installed. I was able to make these animated characters run across the screen and change sizze by using the key frames technique. its verry easy and simple to get used to however first time trying to find it i found pretty tricky but after that all was well.

the wonders of premier pro

On monday we got a shot of adobe premier pro. We all got to take a finger pupet and a green piece of paper that we would use as our greenscreen. once we filmed the puppets dancing we put the videos into premier pro and started working the layers.

So what you do is you put the video into layer 2 and select the video efect chroma key noce that is done you selsect the eye dropper and click around the image then by diming the chroma key the background will disapear add a picture or video to layer one and you now have the puppet dancing anywhere in the world.

02 october

today we where playing around with photoshop and making a sort of A4 poster about stuff you would find in media. In mine i added some things such as a top of the line computer and camera the iphone and software such as adobe. This took me about 1 houre i wasnt realy rushing tho. i think the product at the end was not to bad i thought in future i will be doing alot better in this tho it was pretty much just resizing the image rotating and making sure there was no white around the pictures so altho basic i still find it was a not bad piece of work

Photoshop

this is a small banner i made using photoshop. this was realy pretty simple once i knew what to do the basics of changing the colours and then croping the image to a heading size :D

28th september

Project Proposal

Brief
Pages
Content
images
animations
meetings
budget
time
resources
prototype
portfolio
script
evaluation
testing
storyboard

this is a picture full of words about game creation i created this using the wordle website. On the website you get alot of fun options to completely personolise how you want youre worlde picture to look

web design 14/9/09

WEB DESIGN

A web designer creates the visual elements that make up a web page, deciding on layout, colour schemes and text formatting.
A web designer works with a variety of programming languages to create web pages and Internet sites. Web designers are responsible for the visual look of a page, and in larger organisations they usually only work in the design field. In smaller operations they may be responsible for the efficient functioning of the entire site.

A web designer will spend most of their working day on a computer with an Internet connection. This allows a certain freedom to the job and many web designers work from home. In some cases, web design work is outsourced outside of the UK.
HTML, Javascript, CSS, PHP and Flash are the most widely used programming languages that allow web designers to formulate and control different elements on a web page. A web designer must have a good grasp of at least some, if not all, of these. Adobe Photoshop is the most popular image manipulation software, in that most specialist, design incarnation web designers use Photoshop almost exclusively.
People that are interested in being a web designer should get the qualifications
• for the job by going to college and doing a NC,HNC,HND course and then maybe going on to university to gain a masters degree
• Experience working with basic word processor and database packages.
• A reasonable understanding of up-to-date HTML coding.
• Experience with HTML editors such as Dreamweaver.
• Very good knowledge of image manipulation software such as Adobe Photoshop.
• A keen eye for design, colour matching and detail.
• A genuine passion for finding out about and using the latest Internet technologies to make exciting, interactive web pages.

Web designers typically progress to managerial roles such as web editor or web project manager where they will be in control of a large website and perhaps a number of staff. The more technically skilled can work with web architecture where they oversee the layout and programming of a large and complex website.
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film :) 14/9/09

FILM

While there is a high degree of variation in animation applications, there are some common tasks that animators in any field may complete in the course of a normal day's work
• Drawing storyboards and creating models
• Designing an animated environment that includes backgrounds, sets and objects
• Designing characters
• Creating each frame
• Working out the timing of movements and making sure things meet the script and soundtrack requirements
• Using computer software, including Flash, Maya, Light wave and others
• Working as part of a team
• Working with clients (developing concepts, pitching ideas, etc.)
Description of where in the development and production process a person with each of these job tiles is usually most involved
Pre Production and production mainly but also post production.
Description how someone with this job title may have begun working in the industry and what qualifications he/she needed
Going to college and or university and do a digital media degree or computing degree. There are also degree courses in animator
Description of how someone with this job title can progress within the industry and what qualifications may be required
You would probably need to be able to use different programmes on the computer and be able to use the animator programme especial

5. Provided your sources of information
http://www.allartschools.com/faqs/animation-career

14/9/09 games developer

VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER

A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.

Some developers also specialize in certain types of games, such as computer role-playing games or first-person shooters. Some focus on porting games from one system to another. Some focus on translating games from one language to another. An unusual few do other kinds of software development work in addition to games.

Most video game publishers maintain development studios, such as Electronic Arts's EA Canada, Activision's Radical Entertainment, Nintendo EAD and Sony Polyphony Digital . However, as publishing is still their primary activity, they are generally described as "publishers" rather than "developers".

A games developer is completely involved from the first process, The games developer can help with most parts of the game from animation to creating characters and backgrounds.

At least 3-5 years experience in managing teams of creative people, and managing creative projects from concept to release. A technical background is preferred.

- A willingness to do whatever it takes to get the highest quality games shipped, including the occasional unpleasant task (making installers or wrappers).

- A passion for game development, and the ability to manage equally passionate people in a rapidly changing marketplace.

- Ability to balance the needs of a business with the talent of a creative team.

- Independence and initiative - a proven track record of seeking out tasks, finding new ways to enhance productivity both personally and for the team.

- Extreme attention to detail without compromising the ability to do many things at once with ongoing interruptions.

- Ability to create top-quality products with a limited budget and resources in a highly competitive market, all in 40 hour weeks.- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills. Must communicate ideas easily to the entire team including artists, designers, and offsite contacts.

A games developer can start of by just testing games and proceed onto being a team manager or even running a games development company. Many qualifications are needed to get further such as animation art media studdys.

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own knowladge

14/9/09

over the weekend we where given a word document to help us to revise for the test we sat today. The test was pretty hard it went over binary and alot of the hardware. After lunch We came to class and found that i had passes my hardware assessment.

assessment 3

Sitcom Soldiers are a digital media specialist company, offering a variety of services from web design, photography, web hosting, to video production. They have been working with multi-national companies and worldwide artists from 2003. Although they produce high-end pieces of work for all of their mediums, they have become renowned for their work with music video production.
When creating a music video the producers would have to go through several stages of production. Initially they would have to go through the planning process. Once they had decided settings, lighting, location, hardware needed, etc, they would proceed onto the production stage in which they would create the set and film the footage. After this stage they footage would be uploaded to a computer and edited along to the song the band had chosen. Once the editing stage was complete the video would be given to the band and allowed to distribute it as they want.
Sitcom Soldiers advertise mainly online. At the end of all their videos they have a several second long clip which advertises them and their website. This is how I found out about their website, which proves it is an effective technique. Although Sitcom Soldiers is quite a small company they have proven their work to be very professional.