My creativity over the last few years has mainly been for personal satisfaction but also most of the best work was done for various school projects, mainly during A-Levels. The two main subjects were Art and ICT at which I best showed my creativity. Therefore I first thought that most of the work was for the teachers, but thinking about it the work was actually done for myself because it was me who wanted the qualifications out of the course not the teachers. There has also been cases in which the work was requested, in one particular case with my cousin’s sports shop, I was asked to design and create them a website, this was linked in with one A-Level project.
It has been done in this way because my school projects always took priority over personal projects, and I felt I could get more out of putting more time and effort into my school projects from the qualifications that I would receive. All the work I have done in the past has been decided by me however, I have been guided in different ways by teachers, tutors and family, to which may have made me change my decision.
In the future I would like my creating to be unique and independent, at this stage of my life I feel like I want my creating to be in web design. However this may change over the next couple of years with so many new fields to try at.
Research can help me get to the new places in many different ways, it can give me experience of successful work in specific areas, and it can also help me link other work in with my own for the future. Out of the four starting points I feel most drawn to the “In Front Of” method. I chose this because I feel that when I see other people’s reactions it can help me as it opens new thoughts in different areas. However, individually I am not brilliant at reviewing work, without some basic information or at least one opinion on the work. The method I feel most wary of is the “Behind” method, this sounds the most complicated although it sounds interesting to look into work in more detail, however I do not feel that I would use this method as a first choice. I do not think that any of the staring points are irrelevant; I feel that they could all help in one way or another.
Showing posts with label Successful Practice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Successful Practice. Show all posts
Monday
Practitioner Development
I feel that I do not purposely go out to improve my practitioner development day by day, I think that it happens in everyday activities and it happens without me even realising it. One prime example of this is when I’m listening to music on my ipod, and even more when I’m downloading new music on the computer. I feel that this is useful in many ways, because when I create a project, say for university, which requires a soundtrack I usually manage to think of a perfect fitting soundtrack to add to it, from my music collection. Therefore, I feel that it is important to keep up to date with music as it can always come in useful, most importantly to develop skills. For example, my one shot video required a song which dragged on to portray awkwardness, the song Zorba the Greek immediately popped into my head. I had this ion my music collection, and I had originally discovered the song from a television advert.
Therefore Watching TV is also a useful way of developing practitioner skills. Television adverts express many different methods of getting a message across to an audience, and this is very useful for a Multimedia student like myself. Many adverts nowadays are animated and as of recent many cars companies have expressed their cars in extravagant ways using animation. The methods used are often useful to use in my own independent projects, as their ideas seem to be fresh and new and very useful.
One other method of developing skills is actually making products. On a couple of occasions, I have been asked to create a website for two different organisations. This is a form of independent learning because I had to create a website for the first time all by myself without the help of teachers, tutors and other pupils. I used the internet to develop my skills on creating the websites; online flash tutorials helped me in many ways. This method was probably the most beneficial for me as it helped me create the perfect animations for the websites I created. All the animations I found were free, and accessible to all, which also made life a lot easier.
One final example of independent study is when my younger brother requires help from me with his ICT A-Level work. This has happened many times when he asks me questions that I do not have the answer to, mainly when using flash. However we both try to solve the problem, mainly with trial and error when using flash, or many times we have looked on the online tutorials. This is not independent learning as in the sense of me working on my own, but I feel that it easily fits into the category of me developing my practitioner skills.
Therefore Watching TV is also a useful way of developing practitioner skills. Television adverts express many different methods of getting a message across to an audience, and this is very useful for a Multimedia student like myself. Many adverts nowadays are animated and as of recent many cars companies have expressed their cars in extravagant ways using animation. The methods used are often useful to use in my own independent projects, as their ideas seem to be fresh and new and very useful.
One other method of developing skills is actually making products. On a couple of occasions, I have been asked to create a website for two different organisations. This is a form of independent learning because I had to create a website for the first time all by myself without the help of teachers, tutors and other pupils. I used the internet to develop my skills on creating the websites; online flash tutorials helped me in many ways. This method was probably the most beneficial for me as it helped me create the perfect animations for the websites I created. All the animations I found were free, and accessible to all, which also made life a lot easier.
One final example of independent study is when my younger brother requires help from me with his ICT A-Level work. This has happened many times when he asks me questions that I do not have the answer to, mainly when using flash. However we both try to solve the problem, mainly with trial and error when using flash, or many times we have looked on the online tutorials. This is not independent learning as in the sense of me working on my own, but I feel that it easily fits into the category of me developing my practitioner skills.
Punch-Drunk Love
Having been suggested by Roma Patel to watch the film Punch-Drunk Love during one of the complimenting colours lectures, I had chance to watch it over the Christmas period. In addition, the fact that Adam Sandler is one of my favourite actors now gave me the drive to watch it as he is the main character in the film. Right from the start of the film I noticed that the film could be based around colours because the title screen is clearly expressing the contrasting colours of red and blue on a colour spectrum.
Immediately when the two main characters meet (Adam Sandler and Emily Watson) we notice that they have the same colour contrast on their clothing. Sandler has a blue suit on which he remains wearing throughout the film and Watson has a bright red dress on. The producer always makes this contrast clear by the was he positions the characters face to face at each side of the screen. The coloured clothing could have many different meanings although I believe that the blue suit is expressing the personality of Adam Sandler’s Character, this personality is warm and friendly most of the time although a cold violent angry side of his personality is regularly expressed to show the issues that he has with himself and his family. In a complete contrast, Emily Watson’s character is warm and friendly ass the time, this is expressed through the bright red clothing that she regularly wears throughout the film. There is also the contrast of their personalities, which becomes insignificant as they fall in love throughout the film.
Finally, the film has small animations, which regularly get thrown in to skip through to different other scenes. These animations also contain the two contrasting colours of red and blue, this shows that the contrast of colours and personalities are one of the main themes throughout the film.
Immediately when the two main characters meet (Adam Sandler and Emily Watson) we notice that they have the same colour contrast on their clothing. Sandler has a blue suit on which he remains wearing throughout the film and Watson has a bright red dress on. The producer always makes this contrast clear by the was he positions the characters face to face at each side of the screen. The coloured clothing could have many different meanings although I believe that the blue suit is expressing the personality of Adam Sandler’s Character, this personality is warm and friendly most of the time although a cold violent angry side of his personality is regularly expressed to show the issues that he has with himself and his family. In a complete contrast, Emily Watson’s character is warm and friendly ass the time, this is expressed through the bright red clothing that she regularly wears throughout the film. There is also the contrast of their personalities, which becomes insignificant as they fall in love throughout the film.
Finally, the film has small animations, which regularly get thrown in to skip through to different other scenes. These animations also contain the two contrasting colours of red and blue, this shows that the contrast of colours and personalities are one of the main themes throughout the film.
Complimenting Colours
Here are the two photographs in the state of before and after, I created by altering the colours to pairs of complimentary colours. As I researched the definition of complimentary colours I found many websites showing a visual example of the colour spectrum. I found that complimentary colours were to be found opposite to each other on the colour wheel.
The first image I chose to use was an image of the bandstand in the Arboretum in Nottingham. I decided to take a photograph of the band stand because it involved I strong green colour and was surrounded by blur railings. I found that the colours blue and yellow were complimentary to each other because they are opposite to each other on the colour spectrum. Therefore I edited the green colour of the bandstand to a strong yellow, and highlighted some of the weaker blue colours on the railings and to some parts of the band stand. I really like the effect that the yellow creates when added to the blue of the railings, the yellow lightens up the image to give a sense of a warmer atmosphere and a more exciting mood.
The second image I used was a photograph that I took of a large house located just outside of the Arboretum. I found out that the colours green and red were complimentary to one another, and therefore decided to change the sky from the light blue colour to a light red, simply because this was more realistic than a green sky. I then decided that a nice effect would be to create the roof into a green colour to give a moss style effect, this turned out ok but I didn’t feel that the image had enough of the colours to compliment each other. I decided to add the effect of a warm glow to the windows to give an eerie effect to the house, I also added the red effect to the street lamps to add a scare factor. I like the effect and mood that the new image gives off but I don’t feel that this looks as professional as the image of the bandstand, simply because I airbrushed in the glow from the windows. This often looked slightly messy and also a bit rushed.
The first image I chose to use was an image of the bandstand in the Arboretum in Nottingham. I decided to take a photograph of the band stand because it involved I strong green colour and was surrounded by blur railings. I found that the colours blue and yellow were complimentary to each other because they are opposite to each other on the colour spectrum. Therefore I edited the green colour of the bandstand to a strong yellow, and highlighted some of the weaker blue colours on the railings and to some parts of the band stand. I really like the effect that the yellow creates when added to the blue of the railings, the yellow lightens up the image to give a sense of a warmer atmosphere and a more exciting mood.
The second image I used was a photograph that I took of a large house located just outside of the Arboretum. I found out that the colours green and red were complimentary to one another, and therefore decided to change the sky from the light blue colour to a light red, simply because this was more realistic than a green sky. I then decided that a nice effect would be to create the roof into a green colour to give a moss style effect, this turned out ok but I didn’t feel that the image had enough of the colours to compliment each other. I decided to add the effect of a warm glow to the windows to give an eerie effect to the house, I also added the red effect to the street lamps to add a scare factor. I like the effect and mood that the new image gives off but I don’t feel that this looks as professional as the image of the bandstand, simply because I airbrushed in the glow from the windows. This often looked slightly messy and also a bit rushed.
Thirds
The Rule of thirds is basically breaking down a photograph or film shot into equal thirds, horizontally and vertically. To make a photo more balanced points of the picture, which are intended to attract the viewers gaze, should be placed over these intersecting thirds or points of interest.
Below is my video, which demonstrates the rule of thirds visually, the monument is placed considerably off centre, creating the focal point of interest. The cannon and trees are set along the bottom creating an additional point of interest. It is important that the clear space does not contain any distraction.
Below is my video, which demonstrates the rule of thirds visually, the monument is placed considerably off centre, creating the focal point of interest. The cannon and trees are set along the bottom creating an additional point of interest. It is important that the clear space does not contain any distraction.
I Pod Nano
IPod NanoThere are many reasons why I want all the products that I buy to do more for me than just to function well. This is based on everything I buy from clothes, to technology even to food. I have decided to choose my I Pod Nano as my favourite designed object that I own, I chose this based upon the amount of time I spend using the product, and also because it is one of the most valuable items that I own.
The IPod Nano I own was the first version of the Nano to be released; This version of the IPod had reduced dramatically in size from its predecessor which was the main selling point of the product. As you can see by the photos below, the mp3 player is extremely small and slim which makes the product more attractive and convenient and also includes all the required features including many more.
I wanted the IPod to do more for me at the time of purchase, rather than just to function well. I wanted people to see that I had the new Ipod to basically impress, I wanted the attention from people to eventually gain a higher social status. This can be considered more clearly when buying clothing, most people want to buy clothes that will make their appearance better, whereas they are not considering the function. For example, winter coats often look very stylish to wear but do not keep you warm during colder weather.
However I also wanted people to think that I could easily afford the Ipod, when I couldn’t so that they may think better of me. These are very vain reasons but are true with most people. I bought the Ipod at an age when I didn’t have a job and didn’t realise the value of money
The Ipod is the upper class population of the MP3 player world, basically because they are the most expensive products but also hold the most modern features on the market, these include games, clocks, and a stopwatch. These features are just add ons to the actual function of the Ipod which is to listen to MP3 tracks., therefore the Ipod is basically a fashion accessory, when compared to MP3 players that solely fit the purpose. The slim design allows the ipod to fit in any sized pocket and is not a noticeable weight.
I was wiling to pay a lot more money for the Ipod nano at the time of purchase because I had already tried other ways of listening to MP3 music. I had started off with a small MP3 player that cost around £40, it only had a small memory which I found to become a major disadvantage. I then moved on to a mini disc player. This allowed me to record as many discs as I wanted, however I found the recording process too slow. I then moved on to the first Ipod that came out on to the market, this was enormous in actual size and was a pain to carry around.
Therefore having all these different experiences with digital music players I decided that it would be more worth while to spend a lot more money on a small compact, reliable Ipod with a large memory.
Therefore personally I decided to pay extra for the Ipod with the more appealing aspects because of the bad experiences that I had with the previous MP3 players I had used in the past. I feel the need to spend more money on technology with appealing aspects is down to pressure. This pressure comes from all around, during television adverts, radio adverts, on posters and bill boards and even from friends and family. We all want to have the up to date technology because we don’t ever want to fall into the past and not be able to keep up in the future.
The Impact of the Game 'Football Superstars' on society
Football Superstars is the world’s first virtual football world; currently on trial the game aims to be released in the latter months of 2008 and will be available to sign up on the internet. The game that will be broadcast worldwide is the first of its kind where players will only control one player during a football match, rather than the regular power over of a full team. The game contains voiceover technology, which allows all players to communicate with one another, players can also walk around the virtual city and indulge in the finer things in life, in a virtual world that takes 25 minutes to walk around in real time.
As this is the first game of its type, it will defiantly have a huge impact on society. The game in general will attract the male gender in the younger age categories moving into the early 20’s which will have an impact socially on their society. The game has no official ending because you can constantly improve your player and boost up points to move higher up the ladder, this may be dangerous for some users of the game because they don’t know when to stop. The addiction to carry on playing leads to a lack of social interaction with people, which is vitally important at a young age. Football Superstars allows players to interact with each other via a headset during a game situation. Some may argue that the users have the option of interaction with other users on the game which contributes to their daily interaction; however this form of interaction seems false when compared to having a conversation face to face with another human being. Also due to the situation of the game, the conversation between players will most likely contain a lack of intellectual content. The lack of social interaction may lead a user to be short of confidence when talking to someone on a one on one level in later life, which would be the most drastic effect the game, could have on an individual.
It is becoming regular practice that these young children would sooner sit at home on a computer game rather than go out and play and interact with friends. As the games are becoming more true to life the users will be engaged. This is precisely why the game Football Superstars is dangerous, the game creates a new life for the users, many children have the ambition of becoming a professional football player and this game makes the dream become a reality. The virtual city inside the game takes 25 minutes to walk around which gives an indication of potentially how much time children could spend on the game. Many believe that football games are harmless when compared to violent games that may brainwash children however, all games are designed to have an addictive effect and I believe that the game Football Superstars will achieve this which can only have bad effects on the society in which people live.
As this is the first game of its type, it will defiantly have a huge impact on society. The game in general will attract the male gender in the younger age categories moving into the early 20’s which will have an impact socially on their society. The game has no official ending because you can constantly improve your player and boost up points to move higher up the ladder, this may be dangerous for some users of the game because they don’t know when to stop. The addiction to carry on playing leads to a lack of social interaction with people, which is vitally important at a young age. Football Superstars allows players to interact with each other via a headset during a game situation. Some may argue that the users have the option of interaction with other users on the game which contributes to their daily interaction; however this form of interaction seems false when compared to having a conversation face to face with another human being. Also due to the situation of the game, the conversation between players will most likely contain a lack of intellectual content. The lack of social interaction may lead a user to be short of confidence when talking to someone on a one on one level in later life, which would be the most drastic effect the game, could have on an individual.
It is becoming regular practice that these young children would sooner sit at home on a computer game rather than go out and play and interact with friends. As the games are becoming more true to life the users will be engaged. This is precisely why the game Football Superstars is dangerous, the game creates a new life for the users, many children have the ambition of becoming a professional football player and this game makes the dream become a reality. The virtual city inside the game takes 25 minutes to walk around which gives an indication of potentially how much time children could spend on the game. Many believe that football games are harmless when compared to violent games that may brainwash children however, all games are designed to have an addictive effect and I believe that the game Football Superstars will achieve this which can only have bad effects on the society in which people live.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
