Showing posts with label problem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label problem. Show all posts
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Evaluation Storyboards:
For some reason Blogger is acting up again, i have no idea why, it must have something to do with my account style settings, which it really shouldn't.
Since it would not let me upload this in a power point presentation in Google Docs. I've put the pictures up for you to get a closer look, and a link HERE for the actual presentation format.
(Hannah)
(Sideways, because that's how blogger decided to upload them. Sorry for the this inconvenience!)
Q4. Media Technologies
Since it would not let me upload this in a power point presentation in Google Docs. I've put the pictures up for you to get a closer look, and a link HERE for the actual presentation format.
(Hannah)
(Sideways, because that's how blogger decided to upload them. Sorry for the this inconvenience!)
(Zane)
Q4. Media Technologies
(Hannah)
(Mirella)
So,
Q1. each group member will be talking about a form (and how we either used/developed/challenged it) and a convention (and how we either used/developed/challenged it).
Q2.For this each group member will be talking about one aspect of the work i.e Text, Graphics and Terms of Design.
Q3. This will consist of questions and audience answering them.
Q4. Each group member will be talking about one or two media technology they have used in both the construction and the R&P (research and planing) e.g.
Zane:
Q1. each group member will be talking about a form (and how we either used/developed/challenged it) and a convention (and how we either used/developed/challenged it).
Q2.For this each group member will be talking about one aspect of the work i.e Text, Graphics and Terms of Design.
Q3. This will consist of questions and audience answering them.
Q4. Each group member will be talking about one or two media technology they have used in both the construction and the R&P (research and planing) e.g.
Zane:
1. Construction- Phone software & Garage band.
2. R&P- Presentation uploading onto blogger & other.
-I thought that since we pretty much covered all the technology we have used, we can end the evaluation by having a group talk about how we used technology in our evaluation.
And that's that :)
2. R&P- Presentation uploading onto blogger & other.
-I thought that since we pretty much covered all the technology we have used, we can end the evaluation by having a group talk about how we used technology in our evaluation.
And that's that :)
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Changes-
At first we wanted a slide show with covers of comic books with women on them. But then we went with Zanes idea instead, which is the new beginning of the slide show. He put up of the clip of batgirl, anime con., the comic flip and then the interview, this worked much better visually, then me and Mirella edited it.
Our first idea for the Comic Corp ident was to have someone flipping through a comic book, reaching the logo at the end, then to cross-fade that into the actual logo, (bellow, rought visual)
-but instead we came up with the three women passing it around instead. The previous idea proved to be difficult in terms of framing and pace. This one was better because it incorporated the idea of women.
Our first idea for the Comic Corp ident was to have someone flipping through a comic book, reaching the logo at the end, then to cross-fade that into the actual logo, (bellow, rought visual)
-but instead we came up with the three women passing it around instead. The previous idea proved to be difficult in terms of framing and pace. This one was better because it incorporated the idea of women.
Decisions and revisions:
-Right, i was planning on putting up the storyboards, but that will take long, my computer is quite slow (scanning, uploading etc.) So i give you this.
We had to structure how it was going to start and finish, so we did a mini plan. At first it looked like this:
Which is an unreadable mess made by me and zane.
After, i think, about three attempts, me, Mirella and Zane came up with this:
Much better :) Sorry about the blurriness.
We had to structure how it was going to start and finish, so we did a mini plan. At first it looked like this:
Which is an unreadable mess made by me and zane.
After, i think, about three attempts, me, Mirella and Zane came up with this:
Much better :) Sorry about the blurriness.
Friday, 5 February 2010
Super-Update:
Haven't updated in a while, too busy focusing on the work, but the next serise of posts will show everything that has been done so far.
Where we left off:
-Scrip problems: Too much content,
The structure of our production was too much like a miniuture documentary. We went through two structures to get to our final production.
-Music problems: Using too much copyrighted material
We were unable to use the music we wanted.
-Filming problems:
We were unable, eventually, to film at Forbidden Planet.
Solutions!
1.Me, Zane and Mirella started making our own on Garage band, then uploading it onto iTunes and editing it further on imovie.
-We picked a simple tune to put in the back ground, but we found that other members of our media class, upon watching it, found it too repetitive and annoying, so we decided to alternate between two main tunes, as well as using the 'Kryptonite' song by Three Doors Down. This worked very well, and gave variation, keeping interest.
2. There were further issues with getting permission to film at Forbidden Planet that would have taken a lot of time.
-Unable to film outside and infront of these two places, we settled on filming not only in the black drama room, but also found it suitable to film in the library. Because it would have taken a while to get permision from our local library, and also one by little venice, (which has a big manga/ comic section) we decided to film in out school library.
3. The script was changed three times, i'll be posting all three drafts later. Google documents is being a problem, and has very limited file space, however it's where we were instructed to do our blogs.
-Also, another draft of storyboards was drawn up, i'll be posting those later as well.
-We also decided to add an ident, which i will be mentioning in another past.
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I think that's it for now, i'll be going back over posts and adding bits and peices maybe. I'll be expanding on all the things i have brought up in this post.
Where we left off:
-Scrip problems: Too much content,
The structure of our production was too much like a miniuture documentary. We went through two structures to get to our final production.
-Music problems: Using too much copyrighted material
We were unable to use the music we wanted.
-Filming problems:
We were unable, eventually, to film at Forbidden Planet.
Solutions!
1.Me, Zane and Mirella started making our own on Garage band, then uploading it onto iTunes and editing it further on imovie.
-We picked a simple tune to put in the back ground, but we found that other members of our media class, upon watching it, found it too repetitive and annoying, so we decided to alternate between two main tunes, as well as using the 'Kryptonite' song by Three Doors Down. This worked very well, and gave variation, keeping interest.
2. There were further issues with getting permission to film at Forbidden Planet that would have taken a lot of time.
-Unable to film outside and infront of these two places, we settled on filming not only in the black drama room, but also found it suitable to film in the library. Because it would have taken a while to get permision from our local library, and also one by little venice, (which has a big manga/ comic section) we decided to film in out school library.
3. The script was changed three times, i'll be posting all three drafts later. Google documents is being a problem, and has very limited file space, however it's where we were instructed to do our blogs.
-Also, another draft of storyboards was drawn up, i'll be posting those later as well.
-We also decided to add an ident, which i will be mentioning in another past.
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I think that's it for now, i'll be going back over posts and adding bits and peices maybe. I'll be expanding on all the things i have brought up in this post.
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Late post is late:
Ok, so i haven't been able to hope onto a computer and just post this, but here is the news:
FILMING AT FORBIDDEN PLANET:
-It went ok, we filmed what i said we were going to in the last post, but we were unable to film inside, so we took some pictures that we might be able to use. (It wasn't explained to me in the e-mail from Mr Harrison that there were other issues to do with getting permission for filming there.)
TEACHERS COMMENTS:
-Problem! The opening shots of our production were good, but the sound quality was awful, so we have had to scrap the whole thing, and do it somewhere quieter, it would be great to do it outside, but both Calamity and Forbidden Planet are on main roads, and this just wont be possible.
-Solution! We will be using our schools drama room (with good lighting/acoustics) to do the presenters introduction, with comic related material displayed, this will work very well. Mirella is organising this with the drama teacher.
-Problem! We show much too much on our opening, it's supposed to be a taster, but we explain too much, and we will not be able to fit everything on the script into our extract.
-Solution! We've edited the script, cut it down, and organised it better. So the plan is, it's only one scene, the presenter talking then the voice overs coming in with relevant clips, rather than what we originally hoped (which was the presenter appearing in front of the places we were going to have on the documentary, as well as the voice overs).
(Note: We already have all our clips, so what we could do is rearrange our storyboards maybe, just to keep everything the same, but come editing i dont think there would be much point to it.)
MUSIC:
-Me and zane have been discussing it, and we have come up with come music we would like to use in our product. Here is the e-mail, with a list of music we have compiled. He wanted to find music that we relevant to the topic,
' i trying to link music to purpose and the purpose of the documentary was to show that inequalitity to women in comics is problem maybe?'- Zane
MIGHT NOT BE USING+REASONS
1.Paper planes- m.i.a (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3gGQfyVyw )-not right for the mood, and kinda freaky.
2. in the end by linkin park
- will be awkward with the voice overs, and is too negative.
3.I'd come for you- Nikelback
-it's too sad.
WILL BE USING
4. Kryptonite- Three doors down
- Opening music. (already did the permission thingy with this one.)
5. when you were young- the killers
-good second option for opening or other part, relevant lyrics, good tune.
6. Foo Fighters - Times Like These
-After opening. Listen to it from 7 seconds too 15 seconds, i am thinking we can repeat this part for as long as we need to.
SOME TO CONSIDER
7. Let it rock- Kevin Rudolf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3gGQfyVyw )- good but but i think it will be an awkward mix, but we'll see, i want to try this one, we'll ask mirella and mohammed what they think.
8. Anime music: Yasushi Ishii - Logos naki World, Hellsing opening theme
-low key background music.
9.Creating our own music.
That's it!
(Final script will be uploaded later, more computer problems)
FILMING AT FORBIDDEN PLANET:
-It went ok, we filmed what i said we were going to in the last post, but we were unable to film inside, so we took some pictures that we might be able to use. (It wasn't explained to me in the e-mail from Mr Harrison that there were other issues to do with getting permission for filming there.)
TEACHERS COMMENTS:
-Problem! The opening shots of our production were good, but the sound quality was awful, so we have had to scrap the whole thing, and do it somewhere quieter, it would be great to do it outside, but both Calamity and Forbidden Planet are on main roads, and this just wont be possible.
-Solution! We will be using our schools drama room (with good lighting/acoustics) to do the presenters introduction, with comic related material displayed, this will work very well. Mirella is organising this with the drama teacher.
-Problem! We show much too much on our opening, it's supposed to be a taster, but we explain too much, and we will not be able to fit everything on the script into our extract.
-Solution! We've edited the script, cut it down, and organised it better. So the plan is, it's only one scene, the presenter talking then the voice overs coming in with relevant clips, rather than what we originally hoped (which was the presenter appearing in front of the places we were going to have on the documentary, as well as the voice overs).
(Note: We already have all our clips, so what we could do is rearrange our storyboards maybe, just to keep everything the same, but come editing i dont think there would be much point to it.)
MUSIC:
-Me and zane have been discussing it, and we have come up with come music we would like to use in our product. Here is the e-mail, with a list of music we have compiled. He wanted to find music that we relevant to the topic,
' i trying to link music to purpose and the purpose of the documentary was to show that inequalitity to women in comics is problem maybe?'- Zane
MIGHT NOT BE USING+REASONS
1.Paper planes- m.i.a (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3gGQfyVyw )-not right for the mood, and kinda freaky.
2. in the end by linkin park
- will be awkward with the voice overs, and is too negative.
3.I'd come for you- Nikelback
-it's too sad.
WILL BE USING
4. Kryptonite- Three doors down
- Opening music. (already did the permission thingy with this one.)
5. when you were young- the killers
-good second option for opening or other part, relevant lyrics, good tune.
6. Foo Fighters - Times Like These
-After opening. Listen to it from 7 seconds too 15 seconds, i am thinking we can repeat this part for as long as we need to.
SOME TO CONSIDER
7. Let it rock- Kevin Rudolf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3gGQfyVyw )- good but but i think it will be an awkward mix, but we'll see, i want to try this one, we'll ask mirella and mohammed what they think.
8. Anime music: Yasushi Ishii - Logos naki World, Hellsing opening theme
-low key background music.
9.Creating our own music.
That's it!
(Final script will be uploaded later, more computer problems)
Friday, 4 December 2009
Teacher's comments+ some thoughts:
Well, miss said that what we have is good, but the order we have them in doesn't work visually,
--E.g. we have a few shots of someone drawing, so naturally it is assumed that next a person will be talking about drawing etc, but then the next few clips after that show something completely different.
My argument for this was that it would all be explained in the voice overs, but I've taken her judgment into account, so me and my group will be doing some re-organising of shots.
NOTE: Our group's idea's really do mesh well together upon viewing the clips. Zane's consumerism idea, (I'm thinking of the the shots of stalls with more masculine comics, followed right after by more feminine stalls, i like the contrast there.) and Mirella's on showing comic culture, so far it's mostly men on the comics side, and generally girls and boys one the manga side, but girls are associated with it a lot more. Unfortunately, Mohammed's is the odd one out here.
--E.g. we have a few shots of someone drawing, so naturally it is assumed that next a person will be talking about drawing etc, but then the next few clips after that show something completely different.
My argument for this was that it would all be explained in the voice overs, but I've taken her judgment into account, so me and my group will be doing some re-organising of shots.
NOTE: Our group's idea's really do mesh well together upon viewing the clips. Zane's consumerism idea, (I'm thinking of the the shots of stalls with more masculine comics, followed right after by more feminine stalls, i like the contrast there.) and Mirella's on showing comic culture, so far it's mostly men on the comics side, and generally girls and boys one the manga side, but girls are associated with it a lot more. Unfortunately, Mohammed's is the odd one out here.
Filming- Forbidden Planet
---SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER- FORBIDDEN PLANET/( possibly my house)---
What we will be doing:
-Interviewing.
-Getting shots from Forbidden Planet .
-Filming the presenter.
Duration: 1h 30 min (approx)
Time: Meeting at 10:45, Arriving 11:15 AM (approx)
Travle: Train.
Costume: Presenter (Hannah)
- Jeans
- Black Coat
- Comic genre'd T-shirt
Equipment:
-Camera ( x1)
- Tripods (x1)
- Script
- Storyboard
- Costume
- Shotlist
-Photo camera
-Comic Poster
-Comic book
Note: Mr Harrison hasen't replied to me about new dates for forbidden Planet, so we are a little stuck, however we are going to film outside and across the road, and then go in and see if we can convince them to let us get some, what i am calling 'free filming' done, handy-cam shots basically, just going about it fly-on-the-wall style, the camera following someone (me) around the shop. At this point, with our deadline so close, we'll take what we can get.
What we will be doing:
-Interviewing.
-Getting shots from Forbidden Planet .
-Filming the presenter.
Duration: 1h 30 min (approx)
Time: Meeting at 10:45, Arriving 11:15 AM (approx)
Travle: Train.
Costume: Presenter (Hannah)
- Jeans
- Black Coat
- Comic genre'd T-shirt
Equipment:
-Camera ( x1)
- Tripods (x1)
- Script
- Storyboard
- Costume
- Shotlist
-Photo camera
-Comic Poster
-Comic book
Note: Mr Harrison hasen't replied to me about new dates for forbidden Planet, so we are a little stuck, however we are going to film outside and across the road, and then go in and see if we can convince them to let us get some, what i am calling 'free filming' done, handy-cam shots basically, just going about it fly-on-the-wall style, the camera following someone (me) around the shop. At this point, with our deadline so close, we'll take what we can get.
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Filming Cancelled
We wanted to film this weekend on Sunday outside, but the rain was annoying and ruined that possibility so we had to cancel.
Forbidden Planet says they are too busy to let us film inside the shop, so we have to do it outside in front of the shop, across the road maybe. There is no problem with filming the shop, but their sales have been good and they have a lot to do, but we're going to take what we can get and do the best we can with it. They say that we'll have to film after new years, but we really can't., Zane is also e-mailing them.
So, instead we have other shots filmed (of comics), and we need to record those VO's (voice overs) onto the Macs. I've asked Zane to search for some footage of Batgirl from the old 50's Tv show for us to use (maybe 4 seconds of it) and we need to do the slide show for the beginning of the documentary. And that's where we are so far.
Not alot of time left, but things are looking good :)
Forbidden Planet says they are too busy to let us film inside the shop, so we have to do it outside in front of the shop, across the road maybe. There is no problem with filming the shop, but their sales have been good and they have a lot to do, but we're going to take what we can get and do the best we can with it. They say that we'll have to film after new years, but we really can't., Zane is also e-mailing them.
So, instead we have other shots filmed (of comics), and we need to record those VO's (voice overs) onto the Macs. I've asked Zane to search for some footage of Batgirl from the old 50's Tv show for us to use (maybe 4 seconds of it) and we need to do the slide show for the beginning of the documentary. And that's where we are so far.
Not alot of time left, but things are looking good :)
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Idea (From evaluation)
2) 'Make sure that the audience know that there will be more to the documentary (5 min extract, therefor an idea of what they are going to miss out).'
- Well, the rest of my group are thinking of idea's for this point. Here is mine:
- Well, the rest of my group are thinking of idea's for this point. Here is mine:
- Do a random fade out during mid-sentence, while the presenter is talking: This should (hopefully) create some frustration in the audience, so they would want to know about the rest of the documentary.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Final draft of Script:
Because of the tough time that Blogger is giving me, i am not able to upload my script onto here, so it will remain as a separate PDF file. It's only been corrected, the scene numbers were missing, as well as one question.
The problem:
-There is no way to put a PDF file onto the blogger post >>
-I looked at blogger's 'Help' link and searched their browser>>
-I found an answered question about uploading general files; it was suggested to go into 'Google Documents' and upload it there, then paste the link for it here >>
-However, it did not upload PDF's>>
-I converted the file, using Zamzar, and then attempted to download it, but there was some kind of technical error i could not fix>>
-I tried using file hosting sites, but you had to pay a periodical fee>>
-Hence, i had to take screen shots.
The problem:
-There is no way to put a PDF file onto the blogger post >>
-I looked at blogger's 'Help' link and searched their browser>>
-I found an answered question about uploading general files; it was suggested to go into 'Google Documents' and upload it there, then paste the link for it here >>
-However, it did not upload PDF's>>
-I converted the file, using Zamzar, and then attempted to download it, but there was some kind of technical error i could not fix>>
-I tried using file hosting sites, but you had to pay a periodical fee>>
-Hence, i had to take screen shots.
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