Firstly 5 points if you can guess what show I got my title from.
Moving on. So this is it. We have come to the end of the year which also means it is the end of this course. (insert sad face here). Coming into this course, the only thing I was hoping was that we learned a little bit more than learning how to save a file or use poerpoint, and I'm glad we did. This course inroduced me to programs personally I had never heard of. Sad, but true. When the course began I was a little overwhelmed, but greatly intrigued by all the projects we woul be doing. So now I'm going to run through them for you.
Project 1: Multiple Exposure
Definetly one of the coolest projects ever. You always see these effects and wonder, how did they do that? Well you know what, I know! Heaing this was our first project I was a little scared on how it would work. I mean i can turn on a computer, but a computer genius I am not. Scared at the thought of this project, I was pleasantly surprised on how simple it was with the wonderful program we call Photoshop. Surprisingly the hardest part was taking the pictures. Not fully comprehending all the buttons on my camera, keeping it on auto, wasn't the right choice. The pictures turned out a little dark and grainy. Also a note to keep, a tripod would have been an EXCELLENT idea. Besides a few of these problems, I think the project turned out alright.
Moving on. So this is it. We have come to the end of the year which also means it is the end of this course. (insert sad face here). Coming into this course, the only thing I was hoping was that we learned a little bit more than learning how to save a file or use poerpoint, and I'm glad we did. This course inroduced me to programs personally I had never heard of. Sad, but true. When the course began I was a little overwhelmed, but greatly intrigued by all the projects we woul be doing. So now I'm going to run through them for you.
Project 1: Multiple Exposure
Definetly one of the coolest projects ever. You always see these effects and wonder, how did they do that? Well you know what, I know! Heaing this was our first project I was a little scared on how it would work. I mean i can turn on a computer, but a computer genius I am not. Scared at the thought of this project, I was pleasantly surprised on how simple it was with the wonderful program we call Photoshop. Surprisingly the hardest part was taking the pictures. Not fully comprehending all the buttons on my camera, keeping it on auto, wasn't the right choice. The pictures turned out a little dark and grainy. Also a note to keep, a tripod would have been an EXCELLENT idea. Besides a few of these problems, I think the project turned out alright.
Colour Changed (CMYK Mode)Project 2: Circus Collage
Surprisingly, I had alot of fun making this collage. It definetly put my Photoshop skills to the test, but I think it turned out pretty great. At first I had no idea what to put in my collage, but I found a simple walk-through of my room did the trick. Placing all the images though, is another story. To say I'm meticolous is an understatement. Everything has to have it's place (although my locker might not be the best example of that). So as orderly as a collage can get, is what I did. The "circus" representation that I used for myself was a juggler, and boy did that prove true, especially during June Rush. I found this collage to be a great excuse to go through and use photos I hadn't seen in a long time. I believe this collage is a great representation of the Photoshop skills that I have acquired throughout this course.
Project 3: Pattern/Eccentrick Insparation
Welcome to the wonderful (not) world of vectorizing! This project introduced us to a new program, Illustrator. I found this project to be really interesting and exciting. Although it was time consuming and tested your patience with the number of times it WOULDN'T save, the end product was worth it. Firstly the pattern was definetly very cool. A pattern wasn't the first thing that came to mind when I vectorized a cherry, beach ball and paint pallet, but by playing around with it and some creative help from amanda:) it turned out looking pretty good. What happened to be harder than the pattern, was choosing my eccentrick inspiration! I changed my mind twice, before finally deciding upon John Lennon. I mean you can't go wrong with a Beatle. Hesitant at how my pattern would fit, I really liked the way it turned out. Also from a certain standpoint my objects and inspiration sort of fit. John Lennon was a promoter of peace and all of my objects (painting, eating and the beach) can bring someone peace. Sure a little out there, but hey it works.
Welcome to the wonderful (not) world of vectorizing! This project introduced us to a new program, Illustrator. I found this project to be really interesting and exciting. Although it was time consuming and tested your patience with the number of times it WOULDN'T save, the end product was worth it. Firstly the pattern was definetly very cool. A pattern wasn't the first thing that came to mind when I vectorized a cherry, beach ball and paint pallet, but by playing around with it and some creative help from amanda:) it turned out looking pretty good. What happened to be harder than the pattern, was choosing my eccentrick inspiration! I changed my mind twice, before finally deciding upon John Lennon. I mean you can't go wrong with a Beatle. Hesitant at how my pattern would fit, I really liked the way it turned out. Also from a certain standpoint my objects and inspiration sort of fit. John Lennon was a promoter of peace and all of my objects (painting, eating and the beach) can bring someone peace. Sure a little out there, but hey it works.
Project 4: "I AM" Video
What a way to end the course. This final project used the only program I had ever used before, Windows Movie Maker. Working with Sonya, we created a short film, entitled "PLAY!". The "I AM" we used to describe ourselves were uproarious and ambitious. Together "WE ARE" zealous. As you can tell we love our big words. This film was so much fun to make! Five hours to film and six hours later of editing we were done! We filmed most of the film in our local playground, which definetly brought me back to my elementary days. Refering to Project 1 we were smart enough to get a tripod this time. Dealing with dieing batteries and kids constantly running into our shot, we came out with an amazing end product. I think this project fused both of our styles, musically, fashion wise and personallity wise.I had alot of fun making this video and although it took a while to make, it was DEFINETLY worth it.
And so there you have it. The course through my eyes. Through the highs and lows and document saving I really enjoyed this course, and I think the skills I learned here will help me in the future.
P.S. The title quote is from Jerry's parting words on Seinfeld.
What a way to end the course. This final project used the only program I had ever used before, Windows Movie Maker. Working with Sonya, we created a short film, entitled "PLAY!". The "I AM" we used to describe ourselves were uproarious and ambitious. Together "WE ARE" zealous. As you can tell we love our big words. This film was so much fun to make! Five hours to film and six hours later of editing we were done! We filmed most of the film in our local playground, which definetly brought me back to my elementary days. Refering to Project 1 we were smart enough to get a tripod this time. Dealing with dieing batteries and kids constantly running into our shot, we came out with an amazing end product. I think this project fused both of our styles, musically, fashion wise and personallity wise.I had alot of fun making this video and although it took a while to make, it was DEFINETLY worth it.
And so there you have it. The course through my eyes. Through the highs and lows and document saving I really enjoyed this course, and I think the skills I learned here will help me in the future.
P.S. The title quote is from Jerry's parting words on Seinfeld.
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