уторак, 2. јун 2009. у 08:26 | 0 коментара  
DESIGN

Create at least two story boards that will list all the elements of each scene: text, background, audio, visuals, transitions, special effects etc. Consider what elements could be “self produced.” Chose one storyboard, and justify your choice. Check them against your Design specification. PLAN

Storyboard 1:

Text: I will use text accordingly with the rhymes. Any two sentences that rhyme I will put in the same slide. According to the meaning of the rhyme I will find the appropriate background. For example if word love is used, I will find a picture of a heart to use as my background. For some lines background will not be included, but words will be emphasized and special effects will be used instead.

Audio: I have recently listened to Jason Mraz's song Lucky, and so I decided to use it as the audio to my MMP as it seems like a jolly tune, in instrumental, and I believe it fits well with the words of the poem.

Visuals: I will download pictures from www.photos8.com, and just any searched on the google search engine. All pictures are of high resolution.

Transitions: None. No fade outs, nor anything else. After a slide dissapears, immediately the next one appears.

Special effects: Various effects found in Adobe After Effects such as: distort, 2D animation (moving of pictures), spherize, turbulent displace, bulge, fast blur, dropshadow, and many more.

My storyboard fits in my design specification. As I stated in my design specification the song will involve no lyrics, thus I selected the instrumental of the song. The MMP should be 2-3 minutes long. The song is 3 minutes long, my MMP will not be longer than that, I will time it out to be exactly so. Perhaps longer with the introductory slide and the credits. Only high resolution pictures were downloaded and saved. I will stick to the maximum 2 lines per slide. And I will include special effects.

Set a time frame and work plan for all work to be done. Do what? By When?

29.04. Brainstorming ideas
06.05. Continuation of brainstorming and developing a design specification and a storyboard
12.05. Look for pictures and view last year's MMP's
18.05. Look for pictures and download the instrumental music
22.05. Start working on Adobe Premier (Editing) and Adobe After Effects (Special effects)
28.05 Have the MMP completed. (Accomplished)

How are you going to do it, what tools or application programs are you going to use?

I am going to do it using my technological and design experiences and skills. :) I shall use these skills on Adobe Primier and Adobe After Effects to create my MMP. I will use Adobe Premier for combining the pictures with the text, and then insterting the music. (Editing process). After I am done with this I will use Adobe After Effects to create special effects such as: distort, 2D animation (moving of pictures), spherize, turbulent displace, bulge, fast blur, dropshadow, and many more.

Collect, select and organize your media in a folder on Students Storage and name it appropriately.

Done.
Објавио Nikola Garic
недеља, 24. мај 2009. у 07:55 | 0 коментара  
I Don’t Understand



I don’t understand…

Why are people happy,
when there’s so many things wrong,
Why so many things might distract you,
like the sound of the gong,
Why love is so complicated,
from the existence of Cupid,
Why do we die,
when Earth still keeps on living,
Now this is all just stupid.


I don’t understand…

Why day becomes night,
Why at the end of every tunnel there’s light,
Why night becomes day,
Why is there still hope when all might seem gray.


I don’t understand…

Why some people don’t try,
and why kids believe superheroes can fly,
Why everyone dream’s of fame,
even though the path to it can be lame,
Why is it hard to understand the true purpose of life,
and how come not many even bother too.





I don’t understand…

Why dreams are so hard to reach,
Why do all good things come to and end,
Why do some give so much but get nothing in return,
Why is it sometimes so hard to say “I’m sorry”.


But most of all I don’t understand…

How many seconds will it take to wait a while,
How much do we have to struggle to make it through,
Where can we find the ones who truly care,
and how can we endure the hate we bear,
Who are the people you can really trust,
and why in this world, fight you must.


Објавио Nikola Garic
понедељак, 18. мај 2009. у 05:04 | 0 коментара  
I believe that the appropriate test for my MMP is just asking the DT teacher for any possible advices for improvement. I would know that my MMP is effective and of appropriate quality by checking the assesment form and seeing if my MMP has reached the certain criterias of a high grade. Such as: if my poem reflects a high degree of imagination and sensitivity, if there is a clear message, if the stanzas and lines consistently emphasize the theme of the poem, if the vocabulary is is appropriate if all graphics are attractive, if the information is neatly presented, if transitions / sounds are carefully used, and all the other essentials of a good multi media poem.
Објавио Nikola Garic
Graded 1-10


Content: The poem reflects a high degree of imagination and sensitivity. There is a clear message.
Organization: The stanzas and lines consistently emphasize the theme/s of the poem.
Style and Language: Usage The vocabulary is appropriate. There are very few errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.
Font choice and formatting: Font formats (size, colour, type) have been carefully chosen to enhance readability and content.
Number of words per slide: Information is concise and neatly presented on each slide.
Use of Graphics: All graphics are attractive (size, colours, clarity) and explain / reinforce the poem.
Transitions and Animations: Transitions / sounds are carefully used and add to the meaning of the poem.
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Requirements and Restrictions


- Poem approved by Mrs. V!?

Yes.

- Time (min 1 min – maximum 3 min)

Lets say 3.

- Images or Video (resolution, self created, copyright)

Copyright, high resolution pictures.

- Text/Fonts (how many lines per slide, how many fonts, color of your fonts?)

Maximum 2 lines per slide. Depends on the line. Perhaps each stanza will be done with a different colored font.

- Sound ( with lyrics or without?)

Preferably without.

- Effects/ transitions (any, how many?)

Various effects suing Adobe After Effects, no transitions. After a lot of transitions the sldies become messy, so no transitions. After a slide dissapears, immediately the next one comes up.


- Credits*


* must
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четвртак, 14. мај 2009. у 01:55 | 0 коментара  
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