https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz en-us 2017-01-04 11:16:09 UTC 2025-03-13 03:10:18 UTC hello@padlet.com joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/145495778 This morning, we finished our dubs from yesterday, as well as recording some foley for a scene in The Matrix. So, the morning was spent rendering and editing those, I've definitely learnt a lot more about sound editing, as well as how effective and important good foley is in a scene. This afternoon we worked on photoshop, learning how to make a background like one you'd find in a children's book, which helped towards what we would be doing towards the end of the unit, as well I just learnt a lot more about photoshop in general. ]]> 2017-01-05 15:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/145495778 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/145697223 Today we got started on some secondary research about what it takes to make a successful e-book, and also found out how certain authors made their books so popular and appealing to their target audience of children. I'd say I've learnt a lot more about what makes a good e-book, as well as learning about famous faces in the world of children's books.]]> 2017-01-06 14:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/145697223 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/146798834 Today we worked on two different things, a soundtrack for a kid's e-book and also a kid's character that we'd texture in photoshop. Today was definitely helpful in me learning a lot more about photoshop, and also Garage Band, which I'll likely need to use in the future. As well as this, I'm a lot more confident on the unit as a whole and understand how I'm going to create certain aspects of an e-book, such as music, which was originally something I believed I'd struggle with]]> 2017-01-12 14:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/146798834 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147705772 In tutorial this morning we learnt more about higher education, namely HNCs, Apprenticeships, and what it's like going straight into full time work. It definitely helped me find out more about what higher education is like, and what options there are. 
Also, we worked on some self-assessment from the last unit, as well as the project proposal for the children's e-book, which was useful as it meant that I knew about what the development would entail, as I was unsure of everything it needed.]]> 2017-01-18 00:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147705772 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147707756 Today was about getting to grips with the unit that we'd have to do for the new few months. We learnt about the unit itself, what's required of us, and also started some work on dubbing/foley. This was quite useful in helping me better understand the unit and sound in general, as I understand what the unit will entail in the long run and what I will learn.]]> 2017-01-18 00:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147707756 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147708110 Today we did mostly theory work, learning about foley, soundtracks/scores, watching "behind the scenes" clips and also creating our own presentation about our favourite piece of music from a movie scene, and why we like it, what makes it good. I found the work today helpful in learning about foley, as well as refreshing my knowledge of film soundtracks from GCSE.]]> 2017-01-18 00:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147708110 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147825901 In today's work we had to do all about research. The starter was looking at some examples of e-books and then we had to make a mind map talking about the features of the e-book. Then this afternoon, since I had already finished my work on looking at the market for homework a week ago, I had to create some questions for focus groups/questionnaires with children, so that I could gain some primary research. Today I've definitely worked on my research skills and now know how to properly analyse an e-book, which is very similar to analysing other visual media. ]]> 2017-01-18 14:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/147825901 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/148099652 Todays lesson was really enjoyable, we worked on 3 different types of animation using Final Cut and After Effects. I definitely feel like I enjoy working on animation a lot more, and would consider doing the animation work for the e-book. In the future I plan to work on including more complex animations than just using basic movements and transformations. Preferably, I would want to use the Final Cut animation method for my e-book, I found it easier, and a simpler way of doing the animations.]]> 2017-01-19 14:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/148099652 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/148369607 This morning we started off with going through Unit 3 and looking at what we'd found in our research, which meant that I found the right things when researching uni courses and apprenticeships. Also, today we focused on secondary research, we looked at 3 examples of children's books and made notes on the themes, style and design. Also we made some notes on possible audio problems we could come across, as well as what we'd need to create a good soundtrack. Finally we wrote 10 questions to ask members of the public next week, and this will help us get some both qualitative and quantative research. ]]> 2017-01-20 14:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/148369607 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/149335870 Today we finished with our primary research, I printed off some more copies of my questionnaire, and asked some members of the public some questions that I could use for primary research, then in the afternoon I wrote up what I found from my primary research, and how I could use them in creating my e-book.]]> 2017-01-25 15:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/149335870 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/149608660 Today we worked on our voices, and dubbed over a scene of our choice using these techniques. Also, we looked at how sound had been bused in different examples of existing films, which included Pulp Fiction, 500 Days of Summer and Whiplash. We chose a scene from Captain America: Civil War, and it was helpful in allowing me to feel more confident voice acting and also get used to voice acting in general, as I didn't work on the voices of the first dub a few weeks ago.]]> 2017-01-26 14:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/149608660 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/149891151 Today we started working on the e-book after being put into groups to work in. In the morning we worked on the actual idea for the e-book, such as the story, characters and themes that could possibly be addressed. This afternoon I worked on backgrounds for the e-book, such as a house and a living room, these turned out pretty well and I've definitely improved my skills with photoshop today. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/149891151 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/151020578 The Bulk of pre-production work started today, and we started on the script for the e-book. This will one big chunk of pre-production work already done which makes the remaining the documents easier to fill out now that we know the narrative. I've definitely gotten better at working in a group, and there's been no problems as of yet. However, I did arrive late because of issues with buses and so, I could've maybe done some more work or planned to do some extra in my free time, but I don't think it would've affected too much, it's just something to keep in mind for the future.]]> 2017-02-02 00:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/151020578 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/151328011 This morning I worked on the storyboard for the e-book, then during the rest of the day I worked on the character designs. While Gabbie worked on the design for "Sarah" and I worked on the character design for "Luke", tomorrow I'll start texturing it. I'm feeling more confident in that I can actually draw the characters for the e-book,  and that the characters won't look terrible. Drawing the characters to a high standard was something I thought we'd both have trouble with but managing to find a template to base our characters on has helped a lot and solved the problem.]]> 2017-02-03 00:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/151328011 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/152477057 Today I finally managed to get all the character designs finished, by going into photoshop and removing any rough edges and stray pixels that weren't wanted with the eraser tool. It took a while so in future I really have to concentrate on getting everything done quickly, so I don't lag behind with anything, I'll try and set myself a strict target to complete by the end of the day to ensure I keep up a good pace.]]> 2017-02-08 14:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/152477057 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/152744097 Today was all about finishing the designs for the characters. I spent most of the day in Photoshop texturing the characters and also adding some extra copies of different character poses with facial expressions. I've definitely become more confident with my photoshop skills but need to work on getting all work done in time so I don't lag behind or take longer than I hoped I would.]]> 2017-02-09 12:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/152744097 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/153584394 Today we worked on sound, most of the morning was spent on Foley and then naming/sorting the files so we knew what was what. I think this turned out well and also was fairly easy and hassle-free, which is great as I did set targets to get work done faster in future. Also, in the afternoon we got a voice actor to voice Luke, and while this took longer than it should've, still worked out in the end and went well, because who we could get to voice luke was a problem ever since designing the characters, so the fact that we found someone who could do the acting was great.]]> 2017-02-13 22:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/153584394 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/153584858 On our final day before half term we worked on some more backgrounds this morning after tutorial, then in the afternoon we finally finished the voice acting that we planned to finish on Wednesday. Its been decided I'll finish off the house background in the half term break, as it should've already been finished, so I really have to start with the strict targets, which has been a problem for a while, so I could perhaps find other ways of enforcing these targets that I set.]]> 2017-02-13 22:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/153584858 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/155459375 Today I managed to get a lot of work done, I was working on the backgrounds for Scene 2 so that everything is ready for animating tomorrow. I feel like that my photoshop skills are defintiely improving om creating a lot more complex projects, and I'm getting my work done at a much better pace than before, so we should get everything done by the deadline. If I stop working at a pace like this I will try to remember how helpful it was when I worked quickly and how good it was that all my work was being done fast.]]> 2017-02-22 14:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/155459375 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/155764722 Today we finally managed to get started with animating. While Gabbie did most of the animating today I will animate tomorrow. Today I looked at a lot of the audio files we have of our script to find out the timings for them all in Premiere Pro. I don't feel like I learnt anything new today but tomorrow I definitely will as I will be animating with Final Cut properly for the first time.]]> 2017-02-23 14:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/155764722 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157016408 The focus of today was to get the animation done for Scene 2, however, since it's the longest scene in the e-book, I never managed to get the animation for it done, since I did animation and Gabbie did timings for the audio of the script, which was very useful since it means we'll have everything ready for the actual editing stage of putting everything together. I'm definitely getting so much more confident with using Final Cut, with things like animation, and also adding filters, effects and transitions.]]> 2017-03-01 14:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157016408 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157019443 Due to the fact that no computers in the piers lounge have Final Cut, and that no Macs with Final Cut were free to use, we prepared more assets for the final editing stage, like subtitles and also syncing up the audio to the already-finished scene 1 video. There's still a lot of work left to do but I'm confident we'll either finish or get most of the e-book finished by next Friday.]]> 2017-03-01 14:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157019443 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157338310 Finally today I managed to get finished on scene 2, it's fully saved and exported ready to be edited tomorrow, as Gabbie is already making good progress on scene 4, and scene 5 will probably be done soon too, since it's quite easy. While Final Cut is really annoying to work with, I'm improving my skills with it and I'm a whole lot more confident with it.]]> 2017-03-02 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157338310 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157835764 Today we finally managed to get the animation done for most of the scenes. While there's some extra work that still needs to be done, but we're going to work on that on Monday. I've definitely become more confident that we'll finish everything by the deadline and not just have to submit part of the project. ]]> 2017-03-05 12:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/157835764 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/158662595 Since the deadline is on Friday at the end of this week, today was about getting some of the last jobs done. We did a workshop on writing our evaluations in the morning, and later in the day, while Gabbie worked on the SurveyMonkey questionnaire and started her evaluation, I rendered the final version of the e-book with better audio, and then I uploaded to YouTube so it's accessible by my tutors. I'll work on my evaluation at home on most likely on Thursday/Friday as well.]]> 2017-03-08 14:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/158662595 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/158986610 Today was the final full day of work for this unit, and in the morning we focused on making sure that we have enough primary research for our e-book. We did 3 4 focus groups this morning and then worked on our individual evaluations this afternoon. I definitely feel confident that all of my work is that everything is done and will be done for the deadline tomorrow. ]]> 2017-03-09 14:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/158986610 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/159289221 It was the final deadline day today, and while I spent most of the day working on my evaluation, the screening was very helpful. It allowed me to become more confident speaking in front of a large group, while also giving us very helpful feedback to use in the evaluation, which is something I'm very confident on writing now, and if I have to do one again, I'll definitely feel confident with that one too. This unit has helped me improve my skills drastically with certain softwares like Photoshop, which is something I wanted to improve on for the future. ]]> 2017-03-10 15:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/m1t56kzsioiz/wish/159289221