This week was meant to be the actual week for presenting our work to the class, the aims of this is to get opinions from our peers about our presentation. This would enable us to go back and make any changes in our work.
However after mention in the previous week, we had decided as a group to change the images that we had been using, as we had began to upload our work onto the Knights Park Mac Suit, the system (Adobe Flash) had began to act up. We started by importing each image individually onto the stage however after importing a series of images the Flash player would not recognize some of the images we were trying to import. The software would suspect a corruption and automatically turn off.
Then we had noticed the mac had started to slow down and freeze, leading us to restart the mac again and it left us with missing work, which we had to start again. This kept on occurring three or four times eventually we had to ask for help from the technician to assist us with the software. He tried ways to upload the pictures into the timeline. He then tried to convert some of the images into photoshop by saving it as a photoshop file, but even he experienced difficulty, he eventually realized how temperamental Adobe flash is and could not help us.
This caused a great deal of stress and frustration within the group and even myself, as we had dedicated time and effort to the project, for us to loose all our presentation work so close to the deadline was a disappointment for us. This unfortunately lead to us not being able to present our project to the rest of the class as we had lost the materials for it because of the corrupted software at Knights Park.
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Week 11-Student Presentation Week
This week was in my opinion the most stressful week for myself and for the group. During the session we were informed that the presentations were to be pushed back for the following week. We decided it would be ideal to show our tutor our final presentation movie, as it would give us some feedback from a tutors point of view, and maybe encourage us to change some areas in the presentation to achieve a better outcome.
After we showed the tutor of presentation, he thought it would be best for us to change the images we had been using for our movie which we had originally started with. Our tutor thought we were delivering the wrong message out by using the images at the time. So after careful thought and consideration we decided to shoot the images for the movie again, in order to put out the correct message across.
This was a long and last minute process which took a bit of time, however we wanted to deliver the correct information and create a good presentation to the rest of the class. we had began to rethink about our use of images and came up with different ways to develop a better message across to the audience.
Problems Encounters:
With the rush of taking new images for the movie it was difficult to agree on the correct image for the message, as a group we had difficulty agreeing on the correct image to us. We also had reconsidered the use of Adobe Flash as our main software, we thought it would be best to use final cut pro as it is slightly more easier to use than flash. However as it was soon reaching the deadline we could not change our software because Flash was mentioned in our proposal.
After we showed the tutor of presentation, he thought it would be best for us to change the images we had been using for our movie which we had originally started with. Our tutor thought we were delivering the wrong message out by using the images at the time. So after careful thought and consideration we decided to shoot the images for the movie again, in order to put out the correct message across.
This was a long and last minute process which took a bit of time, however we wanted to deliver the correct information and create a good presentation to the rest of the class. we had began to rethink about our use of images and came up with different ways to develop a better message across to the audience.
Problems Encounters:
With the rush of taking new images for the movie it was difficult to agree on the correct image for the message, as a group we had difficulty agreeing on the correct image to us. We also had reconsidered the use of Adobe Flash as our main software, we thought it would be best to use final cut pro as it is slightly more easier to use than flash. However as it was soon reaching the deadline we could not change our software because Flash was mentioned in our proposal.
Week 10- Project Development
During this week we get together and spend as much time as we can to complete the presentation, we gathered as much information about domestic violence as possibly, and have tired to include as much detail in flash player to finally complete our presentation and prepare any last minute materials for the presentation day.
Problems Encountered:
Time management became a difficulty since most members from the group had other deadlines from half fields subjects.
Problems Encountered:
Time management became a difficulty since most members from the group had other deadlines from half fields subjects.
Week 9- Student Enrichment Week
This week was student enrichment week, so most of the group work required was produced outside university during our personal hours. We met up twice together as a group to establish ways in which we can improve our presentation.
We included a script for each member to say aloud to the class about domestic violence.We began to research what to include in the script, we wanted to produce an effect presentation on domestic violence, to make the class aware of the dangers and how many women suffer from domestic violence in silence. After intense research from book, and websites we began to highlight key terms we could use in the presentation.
Problems Encountered:
Whilst looking at websites and books we understood the amount of organizations there are for women suffering against domestic violence. We wanted to make sure the message we are delivering was not an add for domestic violence campaign, only to raise awareness of the particular kind of abuse.
We included a script for each member to say aloud to the class about domestic violence.We began to research what to include in the script, we wanted to produce an effect presentation on domestic violence, to make the class aware of the dangers and how many women suffer from domestic violence in silence. After intense research from book, and websites we began to highlight key terms we could use in the presentation.
Problems Encountered:
Whilst looking at websites and books we understood the amount of organizations there are for women suffering against domestic violence. We wanted to make sure the message we are delivering was not an add for domestic violence campaign, only to raise awareness of the particular kind of abuse.
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Week 8- Project Development
During this week, we continued editing our images on photoshop, after uploading them onto flash by importing the files on the timeline. The purpose of flash was to create a stop motion movie, with the guidance of our tutor he suggest Flash would be a suitable software to use.
However this did come with its difficulties, when working as a group using the software without the assistance of the tutor or IT technician was confusing at times. The software was easily understood in the workshop, however at times we were stuck on motion tweening. Using the online handbook we were able to teach our self how to use each icon including motion tweening.
We also started to research the correct sound we wanted to include in our presentation, the aim was to find a music piece which linked with the theme of domestic violence, for example the part of the movie were the female would experience physical abuse the sound would become more upbeat and aggressive.
Problems Encountered:
As a group of three it was difficult to get in contact with each other at times outside university hours, due to some members having personal reasons and having part time jobs.
However this did come with its difficulties, when working as a group using the software without the assistance of the tutor or IT technician was confusing at times. The software was easily understood in the workshop, however at times we were stuck on motion tweening. Using the online handbook we were able to teach our self how to use each icon including motion tweening.
We also started to research the correct sound we wanted to include in our presentation, the aim was to find a music piece which linked with the theme of domestic violence, for example the part of the movie were the female would experience physical abuse the sound would become more upbeat and aggressive.
Problems Encountered:
As a group of three it was difficult to get in contact with each other at times outside university hours, due to some members having personal reasons and having part time jobs.
Week 7- Absent
Due to the amount of work from my other half field subject, I was unable to attend week sevens workshop. However I was able to further my own individual research on motion tweening, this would be beneficial for me as i did struggle a bit when it came to motion tweening.
I was able to research the following websites and books to help me increase my knowledge on motion tweening.
Books Used:
Flash Web Design,Indianapolis, Ind, [Great Britain: New Riders,2000
Macromedia Flash 8, Berkeley, Calif: Peachpit, 2006
Websites Visited:
http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/motion_tween.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgNhESiPRM
Group Update: We Have taken the Images and are editing them on photoshop, adjusting and retouching some of the images may need.
I was able to research the following websites and books to help me increase my knowledge on motion tweening.
Books Used:
Flash Web Design,Indianapolis, Ind, [Great Britain: New Riders,2000
Macromedia Flash 8, Berkeley, Calif: Peachpit, 2006
Websites Visited:
http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/motion_tween.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgNhESiPRM
Group Update: We Have taken the Images and are editing them on photoshop, adjusting and retouching some of the images may need.
Week 6- Continue Working with Flash MX timeline
Week 6, is very similar to the previous week, however we began to work with importing sound and integrating audio into flash. The idea is to help add special effects to the presentation on domestic violence.
I was able to import mp3 into my library, very similar to importing images to flash, when the sound is imported , it will be available as a choice from the library or from the sound panel. I had designed to Import music to create a special effect to relate with the theme of domestic violence.
Problems Encountered: Understanding of timeline at first, the whole concept of uploading sound was tricky for me at first, at the choice of selecting the appropriate sound to link with our theme of domestic violence took a bit of research, and group decision.
Group Update: At the moment as a group we have taken our images to make our movie. Overall we took around 150 images, using three of us in the movie. Myself and Rebecca acting out as male and female and Aneeka capturing the images using an SLR camera.
I was able to import mp3 into my library, very similar to importing images to flash, when the sound is imported , it will be available as a choice from the library or from the sound panel. I had designed to Import music to create a special effect to relate with the theme of domestic violence.
Problems Encountered: Understanding of timeline at first, the whole concept of uploading sound was tricky for me at first, at the choice of selecting the appropriate sound to link with our theme of domestic violence took a bit of research, and group decision.
Group Update: At the moment as a group we have taken our images to make our movie. Overall we took around 150 images, using three of us in the movie. Myself and Rebecca acting out as male and female and Aneeka capturing the images using an SLR camera.
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