e9 Final Exam (4th Quarter)

4th Quarter Project:

The project we were given was to create a product and a business that we would eventually present to the other e9 students and staff. This project took all of 4th quarter and there were many challenges along the way. The main issue was creative differences. I feel we all had our own view on what we wanted to do with our production. I feel I have learned that working in a group is very difficult if you don't communicate the same message to all your teammates. Feedback included things such as the safety of our product, the commercial's main focus, and our color scheme. All of which we modified in the best way possible. We changed how our presentation would go and the overall emotions of the product. I feel overall I put a lot of effort into this project and I'm happy with the outcome.

Time Management:

I completed all of my works in class and on time. I've stayed ahead of the game and finished early most of the time with maximum effort. I stayed productive by always finding a way to improve my project, like with the final ball project in animation I was playing with textures and added many more scenes. I was always trying to improve upon what I had already done. Outside of class I am a photography machine and video maker. I'll always have Premiere running and making short clips, I am always on Photoshop making something, I am always in After Effects trying new things. I have learned that experimenting has improved my skills by a long shot! This is my dream after all, I'm not letting it slip away.

Strengths:

I feel as if I am a video focused individual. I feel for any project, if you give me a camera and some time with Premiere and After Effects, I can make something amazing. I feel I can truly express myself with video and that I show off my skills in video production. I am also very decent with Photoshop, I can make something goofy or something intriguing! I maximize my skills by practicing daily! I'm always making something and always brainstorming ideas.

Areas of Improvement:

My area of improvement is Graphic Design, but most importantly.. teamwork. I am horrible when it comes to teamwork. I need just myself and my camera. When I have teammates, they will almost always shut down my ideas and I feel working in a group constrains my creative ability. I think I should be able to express myself on my own! I tried my hardest with this project to work with others, but I had to bite my tongue sometimes. It's hard to accept other creative ideas sometimes. If I want to make a dark and horrifying but my team wants to make a light hearted feel good movie, I can't work with that!

Summary and Closing Statement:

I loved being able to go to school and do what I love. This program truly is guiding me where I want to go! I want to attend Full Sail University and I feel this is helping me get there. I can express myself here! If I had to change anything, it would be how I did my A to B video project because I hate that thing. I learned that this year, I belong here and I can be myself here! One goal is definitely go all out for these video projects and just let loose! Have fun and express myself. My final statement; I'll miss you Mr Olson, and thank you for an amazing year. Thank you to the other e-Comm teachers for setting the bar that I will shatter. I will pursue video with all my heart, that's always been my plan. Next year I am going all out

(Web) CSS and CARP Design

The Web Project II: Attack of the HTML

Here we are again with another web based project using Dreamweaver. The only difference between the two HTML pages is the blank one has no CARP design. It's bland and hard to look at, but the one we fixed has pops of color and is more organized.

Contrast

The contrast comes from the colors being used. The colors of the tan and black contrast with some colors matching the image. Darker colors are used for text in the poem and the titles. Lighter color used for less needed information.

Alignment

Alignment can be seen from the formation of the poem and the base of the title. The image is also alignment off to the right side, floating. The text at the top the page leading to the before image could be a little better, but it's still good alignment.

Repetition

Alongside the repetition or pattern of colors, the font also is repeated a few times. We see the repetition of tan on black used over and over a few times. 

Proximity

The sizing of the text to image is used quite nicely. The size of the text is properly sized so the text isn't overpowering to the title or image. The credit down at the bottom is also fixed not too big.

So in conclusion, web projects aren't my specialty. These are fun to do, and I learned how to use CARP in Dreamweaver, but I think I'll stick to the other branches of e-Comm

(Animation) Sketchup House

Sketchup House Creation

Starting off the project, we had to proceed to find a house plan. I decided on a simplistic cabin house. The plans show nothing too extravagant. Once we were in Sketchup, I had to get the dimensions of the house and its sizes. Started off with a basic rectangular prism and went from there. The windows on the house took the longest, trying to get the glass on them and angling them correctly. The details on the steps I am quite proud of. The stairs and windows are probably my most favorite thing about the house.











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And here's the finished product...

My Personality Type (it's pretty cool)

(Animation) The Legend of the Bouncing Ball(s)

 The Start:

So we started off with the basic frame animation and making the ball bounce vertical. I added a little squish when it hits the ground. Using Photoshop to animate is weird, but I love it! Not much of a thought process with this one.

The Second: Electric Boogaloo 

Here we started to play with gravity a bit and how the balls bounce gets less and less with each hop. The only thought process with this one is the angle and arch of each bounce.

 Playing with Fire:

Here we were told to elaborate with the past two trials of animation and for some reason a more darker color schemed project came to mind. I love the colors and the fire burning the ground.

Playing with Fire (Again):

So basically I wasn't satisfied with the first time I did this and added a bunch of more action with the cloud and even labelled the animation, Life and Death. Even with simple Photoshop frame animation you can tell a story or have meaning.

(Graphic Design/Web) Creating a Website

The Creation of My Website:

First of all, knowing how to use Adobe Dreamweaver helps a TON! I'm glad I had some experience. We had a template already made for us, which saved a lot of time and effort. The color scheme I used was a blue/orange. I'm really a huge fan of these two colors. Showed off my two favorite projects on the second page. Nothing more I can really say about this, it's just a website. 

(Graphic Design) Logo Project!

The 1st Step:

For the logo project, we first had to think of our shapes and sketch out a few ideas. Most of my ideas involved a camera, because my love and passion for video and photography. My first couple that I want to try was an atom, but the nucleus was a camera, my name but with the 'a' of Blake being a camera, and then a sword and shield with my initials engraved into it.

 The 2nd Step:

Now that we had some sketches made, it was time to take to Illustrator and make some black and white rough drafts. I ended up trying all of my sketches with all of them being failures. All of my sketch ideas were either too much and looked wrong, or looked very cartoony. I wanted to make an artsy, slightly professional looking logo, but with my own personal touch and after days of getting nowhere I was very upset. On the last work day I decided to just mash some shapes together. I love the 3D shapes I make on Illustrator, so I started to make a 3D triangle shape and ended up with a three layer, almost gradient style triangle. I decided to go further with a circle border and of course I needed text. I then had a logo that looked like it was made for a bank, and I sort of loved it.

The 3rd Step:

After getting my B&W logo, I had to polish up some of the lackluster color and design. I am personally a fan of the blue and orange color scheme, so obliviously I'm going to try this design first. I also changed the full name into the initials because of the empty space left in the triangle. I ended another ring of color to give it the badge look as well. I ended up with these four designs. I used the triangle as kind of a point of focus, and the circle because I want the badge feel. I could easily see the final design on a hat or some sort of shirt.

I then ended up falling in love with this one...