Gabriella Magruder's Blog

The six shot video assignment was a 30 second video that practiced using the axis line and the 6 basic shots of video; including extreme close up, close up,over the shoulder, middle, wide and extreme wide. Throughout the process I learned how how to use a tripod and how to edit videos in Adobe Premiere. I also learned that when recording a video to take as many shots as possible and retake shots if they can be improved on. Before the video was made my partner and I made two story boards for our videos. We weren't able to bring our ideas together because of a lack of understanding and communication. We spent the first day recording my video recording a few shots more than once because of a new addition to the video. The next day we spent the hour recording my partners video and editing our own videos. Next time a project like this is given I plan to focus on making sure I have the rule of thirds and the axis line in the video. I would also focus on taking more shots so I have mo...

Extreme Close Up    An Extreme close up is used to show detail in a person's expression  or the detail of an object. Close Up     A Close up is used to show the detail of a person's overall facial expression instead of focusing on a small portion of the face's expression. Over The Shoulder  An Over the Shoulder Shot is used typically during interviews to emphasize the person being interviewed. Middle  A Middle Shot is used to show the setting and the subject of the photo. Wide    A Wide Shot is used to focus on a specific part of a wide shot. Extreme Wide An Extreme Wide Shot is used to show the area where the photo is being taken.

So far I have show the most strength and potential in graphic design. The area I am in the most desperate need of improvement is animation, specifically web and 3-D animation. I loved using photoshop to create the smiling bouncing ball animation. If I were to do anything differently I would stay after school more often and experiment with 2-D and 3-D animation. This semester I discovered I am extremely slow when it comes to big animation or graphic design projects. In the future I will need to stay after school or finish my projects faster. A goal for next semester would be to excel in video. Over the next few years I would like to improve overall in graphic Design, 2-D and 3-D animation.

The Process First we followed the instructions on Google Classroom. We selected a template and used push pull and the offset tool to create the basic outline of the house. After this my house began to have lines appearing across the roof. Any attempt to erase these outlines resulted in chunks of the roof and walls disappearing. Afterwards I had to restart and try again. By the time i finished the house most had already moved on from the animation of the house to the next project. New learning I've leaned how to use some of the tools in sketch up to create basic structures. I also know how to use the 3-D warehouse. I can also change the time and date to add shadows and fog to Sketch up. However I also learned that if a shape is not square Sketch up will no longer be cooperative or work properly.  Next time Next time I will choose the simplest of designs to mimic. If I need to start over I will reread the directions as many times as needed to avoid mistakes. Such as...

   We started by watching several video tutorials with specific instructions. Each video becoming more complex as the website reached its completion. The web project overall took about a full week to complete.I used all the available class time but had to start over two or three times and, in order to finish the website I had to stay after school. Normally the most challenging part was correcting and adding in the code as well as making sure the code was correct.     Along the way I learned what makes a website function the way it does and a how Adobe dreamweaver works. I also learned one of possibly several programs that can be used to make a website. I didn't like how the website turned out. In the end it looked sloppy and plain. I wish we had more time to make the website look more creative. The creation of the website and the final product was easier and looked better than the house made in Sketchup.

I am an e-Communication student at Olathe Northwest High school with a talent for graphic design. I have been told by my past Language Arts and Reading Seminar teachers that I am a gifted writer. Currently I apart of Novice Debate and have some experience with civilized arguments and discussions on controversial or socially sensitive topics of discussion. I have been recognized for my talent in graphic design by an e-Commuication teacher specialized in graphic design. I am effective at  asking questions and exploring with new material or programs in order to increase my knowledge on the subject at hand. I am interested in new topics and intellect I am always willing to learn new ways to better myself. I want to continue to develop my skills in digital art and graphic design. I am inspired by the beauty that graphic design is capable of producing and I plan to inspire others in the same way.

The process First we located the ten words we had selected and uploaded onto our blogs last year. After finding the 10 words we created a new photoshop document. Following the steps of another blogpost we placed each word into it's own frame and arranged them in a way that made some sense. Afterwards we applied different frames to the background picture in order to adjust brightness, contrast and other settings. We changed the timing of each frame and applied fade in and fade out to the background image. Lastly we saved the video and uploaded the video to Youtube with our Blogger Google accounts.   What I learned I discovered how to to create a video timeline in Photoshop. I know now how to change the timing of each frame and how to apply certain settings to each frame. For example I can apply fade to the background frame if I want to apply fade in or fade out to a video.   What I plan to do next time Next time I plan to experiment more ...