Looking back from units 1 - 7 I've seen my progress that i have made since i started, i have improved on many things throughout this time such as photoshop skills, i have learnt about the basic skills that you use when using the adobe photoshop package like, what all of the tools do, short cuts, layers etc.
I have found that as time has gone on i have been putting more effort into my work, i.e.. my postcard was extremely progressive compared to the first few tasks we done in september.
I am looking to put more effort into the FMP than i have in previous work as i would like my short film to be really professional, and to have a great effect on the viewer.
Unit 1 & 2 & 3 -
In the unit 1 and 2 you i learnt skills in the media and how to use software etc. I learnt the basics that you need to progress. I then looked at a into to production techniques in creative media production. Then in unit three you get to learn and understand an audience in creative media Production.
Some work to do this was using Indesign and how to layout your pasteboard, and learning the basics in photoshop, such as the tools and the shortcuts.
Then finally to show progress we designed a infographic, using Indesign photoshop or Illutrator.
After looking at that we moved on to moving image. To start we looked at the process of film making then we went on to film a few shots in green park to get the feel of the shots that we can do and to get a feel of a camera. I felt that as time progressed and the more tasks we did the more everything fell into place. For example, i feel that i improved when filming, i use to feel that if something got in the way i would give up of result to a different idea, but now i feel like i have learnt from this so i stick to what i have been planning. I also feel like that i have improved in editing, as when i started all i knew was how to put clips together, but now i have learnt how to change speed duration, audio levels, audio/visual effects.
Unit 4 & 5 & 6 -
Firstly to start unit 4 i done contextual research in creative media production. by doing this we made things like pinterest boards and researches and ideas of making xmas cards. All of this came under unit 4 as it was showing post production.
I also did the exact same thing but the final product was different. It was a comic book, we made another pinterest board and blog posts. Then we experimented with the adobe packages.
Then finally a analisation to look back on the project.
Unit 5 we looking into production of our own sound in the unknown caller project. We had to reccord our own sound and put it over the top of our films.
Unit 6 we made a short film, we were set the basic intro (get a phone call and t get somewhere in 2 minuets) i made my short film in royal cresent with a few shots in college
I started i unit 4 with basic skills with the adobe package but we done bits of work to help improve and i can now say that i feel confident in photoshop etc. i learnt things like how to adding effects to text and basics like layers and all the short cuts in the software
In unit 5 i didn't feel like anything changed because i found the foliage fairly easy and some sounds i found that you couldn't record yourself anyway. But some of the things i recorded worked well which made some progress e.g. footsteps, phone call, phone ringing.
In unit 6 i improved in filming and editing as i feel that i went for a different approach, The last shot in the short film particular. I feel like i improved on the set up of the scene as i used lighting to an advantage and made the shot erie which i feel is what i improved on as it made me realise how important lighting is.
Unit 7 -
Firstly to start reflection of unit 7, i used the skills that i learnt in the previous units.
After playing around with the layouts of the boxes we wanted our drawings going into we started designing our double paged comic book. After we had done this i realised how much i have learnt in Adobe Illustrator. I found that the designing process went really well as the sketch that i did was easy to design and i already knew the basics of Illustrator. Overall i learnt a lot more easy techniques and i felt that i have the right state of mind to see how something can be fitted media related due to all of the work that i have done, i can also see it improving more if i carry on to level 3
