A good few actually!
I’ll start with Project Management. Basically, we have to take a toy, take it apart, use the buttons and what have you, and take the output of these buttons and turn them into inputs into the computer using Director. It’s fun and I’ll have a load of updates here when it actually gets going. As part of the assignment we also have to setup a dedicated blog to mark our progress so I’ll link to that when it’s up aswell.
Second is Multimedia Tools and Techniques which is basically Flash and Illustrator class. I have to create characters and make a 60 – 120 second animation on whatever theme I want. All has to be designed in Illustrator and then brought into Flash to actually animate it and make it all lovely and shiney. Again, updates when I actually start it all.
Thirdly is Digital Editing which is Final Cut class for everyone not in my course. Basically, I have to create a 30 second montage with the emphasis on the passing of time. I have to shoot the video myself and edit it as I see fit. I already have an idea for this one so it shouldn’t be too hard. *crosses fingers*
Fourthly and finally is Digital Editing again. This time it’s a 60 to 120 second video which is supposed to incorporate as many types of media as you can with original content gaining more marks than stuff nabbed of Youtube. It also has to be directly related to and have some elements of the Animation (stated above) in it. So, it has to be a prequel, equal or just be something involving it and it needs to include original recorded sound, video and animations. An example given in class was say, there is a shot of a T.V. onscreen. Our job would be to replace what is on the T.V. with video of our own. Again, I have an idea for this one aswell so it should be cool.
It’s all go but it’s all good at the same time. I’m actually really looking forward to the rest of the semester. There are a few more minor projects thrown into the mix so I’ll post them when they are all done and dusted.
Today I completed a project that isn’t due until Friday the 20th of February. This project was to design and create a Film Production Company Logo. On our first day of this semester, our lecturer made us all come up with our own Film Production Company name. Later, the names were shared and swapped throughout the class and, in essence, everyone became someone elses client.
I was chosen to design and conceptualise a logo for someone who’s Production Company was called “TakeTwo”. Firstly, I had to come up with an idea and this was achieved my quickly sketching some basic ideas with pencil and paper. After about 20 some jumped out at me as being pretty good and then I felt that I should draw them out in greater detail just to show them in a better light.
I showed these drawings to my client and she chose here favourite one which, coincidentally, was mine too. I then drew this up on Adobe Illustrator. I did some little tweaks that I thought would improve it even more at this stage.
Logo
It was at this stage that I added the film reel cut-outs to tie it in with the Film Production Company. I also made the “PRODUCTIONS” type a little smaller than “TAKE TWO” as there was no need for it to be as prominant.
Tada! All done. I’m pretty happy with it. 
However, I’m not all done there. We then had to make a Compimentary Slip, Business card and Headed Paper. All of which, can be seen below.
Business Card
Compliments Slip
Headed Paper
Any comments are greatly appreciated. Creative Critisism is also welcomed. Thanks.
Last semester we were assigned to create a 4 page (A5) brochure using Indesign. The photos used had to be your own and marks were awarded for the general loveliness of it all. Mock ups were done in Photoshop but that goes without saying really.
Here it is anyway in all it’s loveliness.
It’s good when designers give a little back to the community. All this giving has be organised and put together over a Dzineblog. There are some nice wood textures and just some really nice stuff in general there.
Don’t you just hate it when you get home from college or school and know how to do something that you were shown in class but as soon as you get home you forget?
Yeah well, I was trying to do something for college that isn’t due until the 23rd of January and not leave it until the last minute like I normally would. It’s annoying because I actually want to do it as it’s quiet enjoyable. My brief is to make and Interactive Photo Gallery to be produced in Director using hand typed code and not the pre-built library scripts.
I could do it using the library but I’m sure I’ll lose marks so I’d rather not. I did however do the mock up in Photoshop and I tried to make it cool looking. It’s pretty much a waste of time because very few marks are actually being awarded for aesthetics but I don’t see the point in doing anything half arsed.
Here’s a screeny!
Right, I’ve decided that I’m actively gonna post photographs, photoshopped stuff, illustrations and everything else that I do over my next semester in college because there is a lot of stuff that I do that just gets burned to a CD and submitted and never seen again.
So, it’s the start of semester and so I’m learning new stuff. I’ve drawn a few things in Adobe Illustrator but conveniently, they are on the computers at college so I’ll post them when I can.
Actually, one of my lecturers said that he’s gonna make everyone sign up to flickr.com and says that everything we make should go up there. I’m assuming he’ll make a group so we can all view each others work. I have a few things up there already on an account that I made ages ago.
I made a new skin for bebo there last night. I think it’s pretty funny and I’m particularly proud of the logo although it’s simple enough.
It didn’t take me any time at all really (which probably shows) but I like it anyway.
