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Final Drafts: Animoto

Personal:

 

Copy of A Breath of Air
Rules of Composition:

Rules of Composition



Story:

Copy of Never Apart Maybe In Distance

Animoto Videos

Rules of Composition- in progress

Copy of Rules of Composition


Personal

A Breath of Air


Story

Major Project Idea

What is the topic of your project? The topic of my project is going to be over the Diamond Dazzlers varsity dance team at Akins High School

Who will you interview? I will interview the Diamond Dazzler director and two current team members.

What will you take photos of? I will take photos of the Diamonds.

What information will you research? 

• What type of project will you make? I'm going to create a flier.
• What service will you use? (Animoto, Infogram, Prezi, etc.) I will be using Aurasma.

Why is this the best service to make your final multimedia project?I think this is the best service to make my final multimedia project because it is interesting and entertaining.

When and where will you record and capture this content?

I will record and capture this content during our practices

When will you transfer your images, audio, text to your computer?

I will transfer my images, audio and text to my computer when I have all the pieces needed to put it together. 

Action Shoot

1. Subject running toward

2. Subject running across

3. Panning

4. International Blur (Slowing motion)

Newspaper Design

My Spread

Front Pages of The World

What is the name of your single favorite newspaper front page? Why is it your favorite? 

 The Long Island newspaper: Newsday 

What city and state is the paper from?

Long Island, New York

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

Because I think the topic (The Test Divide) is relevant to all students in the country. I'm interested in it because I believe many school districts need to really hear and know how exams are effecting students and teachers. 

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

Three.

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of 

story text, etc.

The most important headline or topic always has the boldest or bigger font.

What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines.

Some newspapers most interesting headlines have smaller sections on the front page than other headlines. Most headlines have a black font but some have different colors. Some newspapers have a lot of different headlines on their front page and others only have about 3 or 4 other headlines on their front pages.

7 News Values

PROXIMITY:

This article represents proximity because the incident had happened in local area; South Austin.

Police: Motorcyclist injured after falling from Interstate 35 overpass in South Austin

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/police-motorcyclist-injured-after-falling-from-int/nfMWH/

TIMELINESS:

This article shows timeliness because the event had been updated this morning.

Travis County sheriff’s office: Inmate escaped, re-arrested this morning

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/travis-county-sheriffs-office-inmate-escaped-re-ar/nfMPz/

PROMINENCE:

This article shows prominence because the President's actions is what the news is about rather than some ordinary individual. 

Obama Renewing U.S. Commitment to NATO Alliance]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/world/europe/obama-europe.html?ref=world&_r=0

IMPACT:

This article shows impact because what had happened to the teen has an effect on the people who view this article, brining sympathy to the boy. 

Video shows teen getting punched in face at school

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/27/video-teen-punched-in-face/6949711/

CONFLICT:

This article shows conflict because of the incident that had happened between the customer and the server. The conflict shows conflict of maybe religious morals?

Starbucks: Sorry about '666' in coffee foam
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/newser-starbucks-satanic-coffee/7198189/

HUMAN INTEREST:

This article shows human interest because of all of the people who were effected by the sxsw crash as well as their families and friends and even people who had witnessed the incident.

20 more charges filed against man accused of plowing into SXSW crowd

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/20-more-charges-filed-against-man-accused-of-plowi/nfQLK/

NOVELTY:

This article shows novelty because reading about South Africans eating grass to survive is crazy and weird for Americans to hear about. 

Desperate South Sudan refugees eating 

grass, roots

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/02/south-sudan-hunger/7205811/

Notes: News Values

News Values:
Timeliness (Just happened)
Proximity (Where the event happened)
Conflict (What caused the event)
Prominence (Who caused the event: important/famous people)
Human Interest (Drama)
Impact (How it affects you)
Novelty (Weird news)

Year Book Spread

Magazine Cover

Photoshop Practice

Resolution: 150 black & white

Resolution: 72 vertical

Resolution: 300 horizontal

Photoshop Introduction

4. Crop Tool- Used to cut off portions of your photo

5. Lasso Tool- Used to select specific part of your photo

6. Text Tool- Used to add text to your photo

7. What buttons do you push to "Undo" a mistake you made?

Command-Z (Mac) or CTRL-Z (PC) 

8. What can you open to "undo" more than one mistake? How do you open it?

You have to pull up the history palette. You find it by going to Window --> History menu.

9. How do you rotate an image?

You go to the image menu and then select "Image rotation" 

10. If you don't like the initial cropping box you drew, how can you change it before you make your crop?

You can cancel you crop by using the esc key.

11. Under the heading "Resizing while Cropping" when you enter dimensions as you crop, what are you telling Photoshop to do as you crop your image? HINT: it involves ratios.

You're telling photoshop what dimensions the image should result in after you crop it. After locking in the dimensions it forces the crop box into a certain ratio.

12. What is the correct resolution for newsletters and newspapers?

150-200 ppi

13. What is the correct resolution for magazines?

2250 or more ppi

Best Portrait

My Favorite Cover

"This month's cover girl is the gorgeous Jennifer Lawrence. The Hunger Games star talks British men, kissing co-stars and body confidence!"

Jennifer Lawrence's April 2012 cover for Glamour magazine is my personal favorite. The magazine's masthead isn't fully revealed but you are still able to tell what it is. The cover lines are bold and visible. The black background of the magazine makes the fonts and main image very clear and doesn't have anything distracting the eye. The left side of her body is lighter than the right which shows a good lighting contrast. What I find really cool about this cover is that her cover line located to the right of her says "Talks, swears and eats! - like a normal person." The magazine as well as many others are admiring her because even with fame she acts as if she doesn't have it. She's wearing a very fitting body suit showing off all her curves. This to me shows that you don't have to have a certain image for people to accept you. She is a completely humble celebrity who doesn't care about what people think about her, she is confident with her body and who she is. She is a powerful and inspirational person to many and that's the message I received when I saw this cover. 

Magazine Essential Parts

PARTS OF MAGAZINE 

Masthead (Logo) : Name of the magazine 

Dateline: Publication date along with the price

Main Image: The attention grabber on the cover page, usually will be of a model or celebrity

Model Credit: Usually on contents page. Describes model and photographer.

Coverlines: Extra topic titles/ previews on the cover page that aren't too distracting to the main image

Main Cover line: The main topic of the magazine, positioned and enlarged to make very noticeable

Left Third: Used for advertisements, sales in shops, etc. Masthead is very important here. 

Bar code: bar code used by retailers 

Selling line: Description of the magazines marketing point.

Fixed Portrait

What was the best ISO setting to use for your portraits?

ISO 400

What was your next best photo?

ISO: 800

Were you able to create equivalent exposures to your best photo by changing the aperture and shutter speed?

Yes

What did you learn from this activity that you will apply to your real portrait shoot?

How to place your subject, how close or far to be from the subject and how to adjust the settings.

ISO: 100

Aperture: 6.3

Shutter speed: 1/40

ISO: 400

Aperture: 10

Shutter speed: 1/25

ISO: 800

Aperture: 16

Shutter Speed: 1/50

ISO: 1600

Aperture: 8

Shutter speed: 1/1600

ISO: 3200

Aperture: 8

Shutter speed: 1/1250

Best of 2013

Best song of 2013 is retrograde. I chose this because its like blues meets a little bit of hip hop, it has a nice clean flow but also has those hits and a beat that just makes you want to dance. I think its a favorite of 2013 because its a song I can listen to repeatedly.

The best movie of 2013 is Catching Fire. I chose this movie because The Hunger Games is my favorite book series. What attracted me to this choice is the love story, the manipulation, the defiance of the higher powers, the coming together in unity to do whats right and the symbolism. Catching Fire is the best movie of 2013 because it's captivating and relatable.

The most important news of 2013 in my opinion is the Trayvon Martin case. I chose this because it shows that racism is still alive today. Its the most important because it brought up so many questions and theories and debates between people around the nation who questioned this case.

The most important person in 2013 is Jennifer Lawrence. I chose her because she is very inspiring, she shows that you don't have to mold and shape yourself into what society wants you to be in order to be happy and to fit in. She's the best of 2013 because she is a role model to so many people. 

The most talked about person in 2013 is Miley Cyrus. I chose her because throughout this year she has changed her image in a non pleasing way and she has drawn so much attention to herself in not so good ways. 

PART 3: HOLIDAY AND HOPES FOR 2013

1. My favorite thing about this holiday break was getting to spend time with a very special friend before he moved back to his hometown. 

2. My resolutions for 2014 are to not be a procrastinator anymore, to be more focused in school, and to be more optimistic. 

3. I look forward to my 3rd year on Diamonds, completing my junior year and summer.

Best Photo's of 2013

The subject in this photo is the couple standing in the middle of a natural disaster. The rule of balancing is evident in this photo because of the mess of the disaster all around the ground. The exposure quality is sharp and has a bit of light contrast. The sides of the image are darker than the middle of the photo leading the eye to the center of the photo where the couple stands.

The subject of this photo is the graffiti painting of Nelson Mandela. I think the rule of symmetry and patterns is evident because of the object in the middle and the paint cans on both side in the lower corners of the image. The man who is painting the image is what throws off the rule. The exposure quality is dim but clear, some light is more noticeable on certain parts of the image. 

The subject of this photo is the deceased couple in the remains of a destroyed building grasping each other. The rule is framing, this is shown because it tells you what happened. The surroundings of the broken building, them being stuck in the concrete and knowing that they weren't going to make it, they held each other in their last moments. The exposure quality is a little dark but very clear.