My Logo

Logo

This logo represents me and who I am which is a gymnast.  The sideways stands for the first letter of my first name;Sydney.  Then the W is the first letter of my last name; Weeks.  This is supposed to look like a gymnast doing a jump; the S being her legs and the W being her legs.  I used her head (the circle) to represent control which is needed in gymnastics and also to represent a medal; striving for perfection which is another thing a circle can be.  The colors I chose are the colors of the gym I go to; Pinnacle Gymnastics. The reason I chose the font I did was because it looked modern and the S wasn't too curved so that it didn't look like her legs were broken and so her hands didn't have serifs on them.

Color Wheel

Color Wheel

Some things I learned about color during these projects are all of the colors, their names, and what type of color they are.  I learned the three different types of colors; primary(red, yellow, and blue), secondary (orange, green, and purple), and tertiary (yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green). I also learned some of the tools in Illustrator like how to change the color of things, how to create shapes and perfect shapes.  Some other tools I learned were how to make my art board larger or smaller and how to type words with different typefaces and colors.  

Interview

This quarter I’ve learned many, many things. From shortcut tools to actually acting and directing there are many new tips and tools I’ve been taught.  Some of these tools include command i/o/j/k/l/b, which mean in, out, rewind, stop, fast-forward, and the blade tool (cutting).  With these I can decide where I want to start the clips I put in my videos and where they stop, then I can cut them if I need to.  I also learned some things that are helpful to use while videoing, such as to never touch the camera while videoing, just press record and walk away.  Some other things I learned are to never do a wide shot then an extra wide shot or close-up then I medium because you will end up with a jump cut. Also, make sure your actor(s) always bring the same clothes they wore when you were videoing the first time if you have to video multiple days.  Finally, make sure you manage and keep track of your time and check your work in the camera to make sure it’s still there once you’re done. 

Web Design-Hello, World!

I personally liked this project because it gave me a snip of what it's going to be like next quarter and what kind of stuff we're going to be doing. However, it was complicated sometimes just because you had to go with your guts which could sometimes be hard.  I think the specific parts that were hard were the parts where you had to look for new tools like the point to file tool, and the new CSS file tool.  It was kind of hard for me to find those first but once I did it was a lot easier.  I thought it was very fun and good to get a break from the hard work we had to do this quarter.  I am now excited to do more Web Design next quarter!

Chase Scene

During this project I learned many things such as how to collaborate with other people, how to improvise, and how to manage my time wisely.  Some other things I learned while doing this project were how to make sure we didn't have any jump cuts, which was kind of hard because we didn't have our storyboard sometimes.  During my next project, I will make sure that the videos are actually on the SD card before we come back from a break.  I will also use my time very wisely and come in if I do not think I'm going to be able to finish.

In this project collaboration was a little bit different because you had more people to work with and it was a little harder to make sure everything looked okay in the video.  We also learned how to manage our time well and improvise if we needed to.    In our next project we could make sure that we had everything ready to start editing and that we know our storyboard before we start videoing and editing.  

AB Sequence

Some of the things I learned how to do during this project are camera tools and responsibility.  I also learned that the arrow keys are your friends. Another thing I learned during the AB Sequence is command i and o.  I used these to make sure my music and video made sense and lined up together well.  Some things that I will use for my next project are how to use the zoom on the camera and that when you think you are close you're not close enough.  Other things I will use are communicating skills.  Its good to be able to talk to your actor or actress to make the video look as best as it could.  

Collaboration in my eyes is being able to communicate and get things done with your client or partner. This was a big contributor to the project because you and your partner had to communicate with each other during story boarding and filming so that the video looked good.  It also helps your people skills because you learn to work well with people who you don't usually talk to or new people

6 Shot Sequence

The 6 shots in the 6 shot sequence consist of extra wide, wide, medium, over the shoulder, close up, and extra close up.  Extra wide is head to toe of the actor and the scene.  Wide is the head to toe of your actor.  Medium is hips up, over the shoulder is exactly what it implies, showing what the actor is doing.  Close up is of the face only showing the actor’s emotion, and extra close up is what the actor is doing, an up close of their hands.  I learned that if you don’t know what you want to do while you’re filming or you don’t have everything you need, it’s going to be very hard to film.  In my next project, I will take into account the correct amount of tie it takes to prepare and get all of your shots and props planned out before you start filming.