Graphic Design Color

Over the first part of graphic design we have learned about color. There are many different color wheels that you can make. We have been taught to be as creative as we can. We have learned to try new things instead of doing the same thing over and over again. On our shower gel handout we had to compare two brands. You could tell what the brand's message was just by looking at the color of the bottle. Green models mean that it has a fresh and clean type of product. Blue can show that too except it can mostly represent water. Not only does the color show what the product is like, the style and shape of the packaging can also show what the product is like or used for.

Graphic Design Summary

Graphic Design is communication, idea, life, and language. Concepts of Graphic Design include color, theory, behavior, and even more. You can or already use Graphic Design in every aspect of life.  Creativity is clearly the main idea in Graphic Design as week as other parts of life. People in the business create a moment that you will remember. There is not one select style that people use in the industry.

Interview/ Learnings

Over the nine weeks or so that I was in this class I learned a lot. I learned everything from the Final Cut Pro basics to how to use a video recorder. In Final Cut Pro I learned many shortcut keys. Some of them I learned were Command B for the blade tool, command I and O for input and output, and shift Z which shows the whole timeline. I also learned many tools on Final Cut Pro such as adding transitions, music, sound effects, and more. On the camera I learned that you can’t hold it because of how shaky you are. When you are using 2 or more people you can’t move the camera on to one of the side of the scene because the viewer won’t know what is going on. I had so much fun in this video strand of eComm. I think that I want to go into I next year.

The Chase

During the project I learned a couple new things. I learned how to add sound effects. I also learned how to slow down, speed up, or normalize the speed of the video. One other thing I learned how to do was to change to any type of tool using the dropdown menu right above the editing area. During the next project I am going to possibly add more sound effects. I’m also going to edit the video better next time so the clips flow better together and make the film easier to watch. Collaboration was a lot different this tome using three people. Each person had more pressure on them because each person had their one individual job. During my next project for collaboration I will help my partners with their jobs more often to help each other improve. Overall, this project was a great improvement from my previous projects.

AB Sequence

In this project I learned quite a few things. I learned that there can not be any jump cuts because they do not make sense to the viewers. Even though we had trouble with that I learned that I will not do it again in future videos. I also learned that viewers do not like very long clips. Therefore each clip was at max 3 seconds. During next project I am going to not have jump cuts obviously. I am also going to add transitions if I need to. Another thing I am going to do is cut my clips the way I need to make it look the best it can be. Collaboration is working together as a group to complete a task. That was a big key for this project. Mainly because it was a partner project, but you had to communicate with your partner many times to complete the tasks.

My Personality Type

My personality type is ESFJ, which means that I am an extrovert, a sensor, a feeler, and a judger. Each of these concepts or traits are things that shape my personality. I completely agree about how it says my personality is inferred. Each of the explanations for each trait seems to fit me perfectly. Extroverted means that I am open to people and that I like to communicate to get the job done. Sensing means that I feel emotion and such for other people. Feeling means that I like to do hands on activities and things like that. And finally, judging means that I like to be loyal about things, not just joke around about serious things.

I think that my personality type fits me perfectly! Everything pretty much flawless besides that sometimes I am an introvert around people. Other than that I am surprised at how accurate the test was. My personality type does help me better understand how I act and react to things as well as to people.

When I work as a team, I am and extrovert so I am open to conversation and changes. I also sense so I am respectful to other ideas. Feeling means that I like to be organized on the project but loyal to other people's work. People may have misunderstood how I like to do hands on activities or practices before anything else.

6 Shots

Sunday, September 7, 2014

6 Shots

 During editing and making this video I learned quite a bit. The six shot sequence we used was a beginner for me. I had never recorded anything serious before. The XCU means extra close up is basically a clip of what the hands of the person are doing. A CU is a shot that shows much of the upper side of the body. OTS means over the shoulder. A MS is a medium shot of the hips up. A wide shot shows what the person is doing, but not the entire scene. An XWS is an extra wide shot and it sets the scene for the video. I learned over this project that during a video, you should shoot a variety of shots from different angles and that you clan only use legal music on youtube videos. During my next project I will get much better shots with nobody in the background.