March 16th - 19th

Tuesday - 

Johns class - In this class we were sorting out scripts for the podcast based on the articles we are typing up in Brians class.  Also updated our blogs when we could. 

Angies class -  We continued working with the clay, started painting them.  Also done some sketchbook work, drawing the initials we made and giving a brief description what they will be used for, how we made them, what paints we used. 

Wednesday - 

Taylors class - Started thinking about where to base our theme park on.  Also spoke about my operation and what would be happening for me to pass the course. 

Gavins class - We started editing the radio show, putting the recordings in order and editing out all the mistakes me made which was a lot.  We put the music into the correct parts.  We finished editing. 

Friday - 

Brians class - We finished the articles for the magazine and printed them out.  We then done the evaluation that Brian set up for us, so we can see other class mates work and say whats good about the article and what could be improved. 

March 9th - 12th

Tuesday - 

Jonhs claass - In this class we spoke about our last project, making the documentory about Alloa Tower.  We done some research and chose what part of the Tower we wanted to speak about. 

Angies Class - In this class we were finishing off our pop art portraits then afterwards we got the start making our letters out of airdry clay. 

Wednesday - 

Taylors class - We got a brief out and had to answer questions about other countries so we could get a basic background on the countries before thinking about where to base our theme park on. 

Gavins class - We were recording for our radio show.  Me, Flea and Rab recorded the weather, sex issues and decided on what music to put in the radio show. 

Friday - 

I was absent from college as I had an interview at Glasgow Met College. 

March

Tuesday 2 

Johns Class - we were working on pro tools, getting a demonstration on what you can do on the software.  Also recorder a small track and saved it. 

Wednesday 3 

Could not attend college as i had to attend a hospital appointment. 

Friday 5 

Brians class - we had a class meeting discussing various things about the magazine.  I started working with scribus, done the example work then started on my article.  Nearly finished it, just got a few more images to upload and edit then my two page article will be done. 

January 26 - 29

Tuesday 26:

I was absent from classes as i had an interview in Falkirk College. 

Wednesday 27:

Taylor's class - Was absent as i had a doctors appointment. 

Gavins class - We started looking at non-fictional media analysis and watched a little documentary. 

Friday 29:

Brian's class - we looked at magazine layouts and labeled parts of the magazine to get to know what part is what. 

Angie's class - We took pictures based on Andy Warhawks style of paintings. 

Animation Types

There are many different animation techniques that can be used.  For example:

Character animation - This is a specialized area of the animation process concerning the animation of one or more characters featured in an animated work. It is usually as one aspect of a larger production and often made to complement voice acting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuXqKCzveII

Chuckimation - This is a type of animation created by the makers of the cartoon Action League in which characters/props are thrown, or chucked from off camera or wiggled around to simulate talking by unseen hands, combined with traditional stop motion animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdgk_-wJFfw

Pinscreen animation: makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is lit from the side so that the pins cast shadows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNFyXD5-m3I

January

Tuesday 12 January:

Johns class - in this class we put the pictures into iMovie and saved each scene.

Angies class - We finished doing the paper work for this project. I handed it into Angie at the end of the class.

Thursday 14 January:

Gavins class - We got our NABS back to see if we had any remediation to do. We went over each question as a class so we fully understood them.

Friday 15 January:

Ewans class - I scanned my flipbook into the computer and cut it up into sections, then put them into iPhoto then started an iMovie file. I put together my animation at last and handed it into Ewan. Then updated my blog so now all my work is up to date :) woooo

Animation Report

Animation has been around for a very long time, however no one can be considered as the 'creator' or animation as many different people were working on different projects around the same time. Animation is the display of images in a sequence in 2D or 3D artwork or model positioning to create and optical illusion of motion. This can be performed in many different ways and techniques.

When animation was first discovered the techniques they used were simple but effective. Examples of these are 'the flip book' and the 'zoetrope', both of these types of animation produced movement through sequential drawings. However no further animation techniques were created until the cinematography was advent.

Animation today has developed dramatically, now in the 20th century you have many different ways of producing animation. Most companies/organisations do this on the computer, many different types on software have been developed to help them produce this. For example games developers will only use animation software to produce characters and scenes that make it easy for them, example is DAZ 3D.

Animation is still progressing as time goes on and as technology develops, techniques and software will develop further. The future holds alot for animation and organisations that use animation software alot.

January 7th & 8th

Thursday:

Media Analysis - we revised and took notes on MJ's black or white video again then sat the NAB for it.

Friday:

Animation - We started to edit the scenes putting them into iMovie to be edited. Also spoke to Ewan about my blog.

Design and Make - I done task 4 which was to write a report about the artefact that i designed and produced.

End of December

Tuesday 15 December:

Video Production - Me and Dawn designed the backgrounds for the football scene in the animation. Also helped others in the team when they needed it.

Design Activity - In this class we started filming the football scene and uploaded the pictures onto the computer.

Thursday 17 December:

Communication/Media Analysis - In communication we done our reading assessment and passed it. In media analysis we went over Michael Jackson's black or white video so we would be ready for the NAB after christmas.

Friday 18 December:

Animation - In this class we filmed the first and second scene for the animation. It was half day so we got away early.