Journal

Tuesday April 5
Today we wrote our midterms.

Wednesday April 6
Today we finished our midterm flash video.

Thursday April 7
Today I worked on the Wampum Workshops poster,

Journal

Monday April 11
Today I worked on the Wampum Workshops poster on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Tuesday April 12
Today I learned how to use Final Cut and started to create a short video on who I thought would win the stanly cup. I used picture from google and created my own song on Garageband.

Wednesday April 13-Friday April 15
For the past 3 days, I worked on the Wampum workshop poster on Adobe Illustrator.

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Shot: All video is made up of shots. A shot is basically from when you press record to when you stop recording. Like the individual photos which make up an album, the shots get put together to make a video.
Framing & Composition: The frame is the picture you see in the viewfinder (or on a monitor). Composition refers to the layout of everything within a picture frame — what the subject is, where it is in the frame, which way it's facing/looking, the background, the foreground, lighting, etc.

Pan	Side-to-side camera movement.
Tilt	Up-and-down camera movement.
Zoom	In-and-out camera movement (i.e. closer and more distant).
Iris (Exposure)	The opening which lets light into the camera. A wider iris means more light and a brighter picture.
White balance	Adjusting the colours until they look natural and consistent.
Shutter	Analogous to the shutter in a still camera.
Audio	Sound which is recorded to go with the pictures.

3 Elements of Production

Pre-Prodution
-project proposal/treatment
-storyboard
-script
-audio

Production
-shooting

Post-Production
-editing

Mid Term Test

1 In composition our eyes tend to be drawn first to areas that are out of focus dark, dramatic areas of a scene bright, warm colors blue and green colors

2 The concept of unity in a production applies to the various physical elements in a scene the lighting in a scene sets and settings in a dramatic production All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

3 Using a cutaway shot is a way to add important supplementary information show information not in the basic scene direct attention to a related element All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

4 An atmosphere introduction shows information outside the basic scene always consists of one or more close-ups of the main characters in a drama tips us off to important things about characters by introducing us first to their environment or surroundings is intended to tell us about the weather conditions in a drama could be introduced during the closing credits of a production

5 "Content takes precedence over form." This means that the form a production takes is not important, only the content the message and emotional dimension of a production are of the most importance the technical quality of a production is the most important when you get down to it, the real message of a production ends up being production techniques, special effects, and technical embellishments

6 While doing a production where the talent is reading a camera prompter you see their eyes noticeably moving back and forth as they read. A solution would be to put less light on the talent so you no longer see them move the prompter closer to the talent and zoom out to compensate move the prompter farther away from the talent and zoom in to compensate put more light on the prompter

7 Dynamic composition is the same as static composition takes into consideration the effect of time and movement makes use of dynamic mics All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

8 The statement "good production always good production, no matter how much time passes" is one of the few principles that you can fully rely on in TV production not totally true, because production values have changed significantly over time true, because good techniques have always remained exactly the same over time

9 Selective focus in a scene can reduce distractions from unimportant subject matter in a scene force viewers to look at a particular object or person isolate subject matter you want to emphasize All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

10 According to the majority of the research cited in the reading violence in film and on TV has no effect on audiences violence has a negative effect on viewers violence has a positive effect on viewers

11 As an aid to composition what elements would help you in achieving a selective focus effect? a low shutter speed having a brightly lit scene a high f-stop number All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

12 By following the rule of thirds you should place the center of interest near one of the four cross points place the center of interest outside of the safe title area make sure your center of interest is in the center of the frame keep all important subject matter within any one-third section of the picture

13 Ideally, dominant horizontal or vertical lines in a picture should be broken or interrupted at some point by one or more objects should lead the eye to the center of interest should not run through the middle of the frame All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

14 Sophisticated audiences prefer that productions stick to one level of meaning be as "on the nose" as possible be as totally abstract as possible All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

15 A scene showing the side of a car with the back wheels cut off on the right side of the frame would be an example of a dimensional merger border merger tonal merger All of the above are correct. None of the answers is correct.

16 The number of prime objects that would typically provide the strongest composition is six four two three one

17 The strongest direction of movement in dynamic composition would generally be right-to-left downward stationary upward, diagonally, in a left-to-right direction None of the answers is correct. All of the above are correct. My Flash Movie

Desktop Publishing Quiz

Desktop publishing has many processes and procedures but generally breaks down into six main areas. Which of these is not one of them? (Hint: It's sometimes part of the process, just not one of the main areas.)
File Preparation
Text
Scanning
Document Setup
 
Which of these sub-tasks would fall under Document Setup?
Copyediting your text
Converting photos to CMYK
Creating printer's spreads for a booklet
Specifying number of columns for a newsletter
 
Often you need to import text created in a word processor into your desktop publishing application. When you need to preserve the font attributes and layout of your text, which of these file formats is the most likely to retain your text formatting?
ASCII
Tab Delimited
RTF
TIFF

Fill in the blank: A tab delimited file is a special kind of ______________ with a tab between each column in the text.

spreadsheet
plain text file
proprietary word processing file
portable file format
There are five general categories of software used by most desktop publishers. Of the four listed here, which one is the least likely to be a stand-in or sometimes substitute for the fifth and main category -- page layout.

Font/Image Management
Word Processing
Photo/Image Editing
Illustration


Image format knowledge is critical to desktop publishing. Which of these formats is the most flexible in terms of reducing and enlarging the file size without experiencing loss of image quality?

Vector
Bitmap

Within the general categories of vector and bitmap are a variety of file formats, including some hybrid formats. Which of these pairs are CORRECT?

Vector - TIFF
Vector - PCX
Vector - EPS
Bitmap - WMF

Vector and bitmap images are generally created and manipulated in different types of graphics programs -- illustration for vector images or photo/image editor (also called bitmap editor) for bitmap images -- before being placed in a desktop publishing application. What is another common name for an illustration or vector-based program?

Drawing Program
Paint Program
Icon Editor
Clip Art Editor

Although each of the major desktop publishing applications have their own way of doing things, there are certain common features. There are at least four tools that you'll find in almost every program toolbox. Which of these four tools is most likely to actually consist of multiple buttons?

Selection or Pointer
Text
Graphics (Drawing)
Magnification/Zoom

Resolution is a big topic that can take a lifetime to fully comprehend. However, at its most basic, resolution for desktop publishing is the measure of the dots of ink or electronic pixels that make up a picture whether it is printed on paper or displayed on-screen. Which of these initials is the "catch-all" term for measuring resolution? NOTE: It may not be technically correct in all cases, but it is the most commonly used term.

PPI
PDF
DPI
RGB

What is Graphic Design

Graphic designers work with drawn, painted, photographed, or computer-generated images.

Image-based design
Designers develop images to represent the ideas their clients want to communicate. Images can be incredibly powerful and compelling tools of communication, conveying not only information but also moods and emotions. People respond to images instinctively based on their personalities, associations, and previous experience. For example, you know that a chili pepper is hot, and this knowledge in combination with the image creates a visual pun.

Type-based design
In some cases, designers rely on words to convey a message, but they use words differently from the ways writers do. To designers, what the words look like is as important as their meaning. The visual forms, whether typography (communication designed by means of the printed word) or handmade lettering, perform many communication functions. They can arrest your attention on a poster, identify the product name on a package or a truck, and present running text as the typography in a book does. Designers are experts at presenting information in a visual form in print or on film, packaging, or signs.