6 Shot System

The 6 shots in the 6 Shot System are a medium, close up, extra close up, over the shoulder, wide, and extra wide shot.  The abbreviations for these are MS, CU, XCU, OTS, WS, and XWS.  The medium shot is the hips and above, close up is just the head and a tiny bit of shoulders, extra close up is always of the hands, over the shoulder is just above a shoulder and shows what the person is doing and shows part of their face but not all of it, wide shows the whole body, and lastly, extra wide shows the whole person but also showing the setting.  I learned that this system is supposed to be quick and to keep the viewers attention.  What I will do next time is make sure the shots are accurate and that there aren't items in the setting that we don't want in the shots.

Highlight Video

    The program I used for this project was Final Cut Pro and the tools I used in it were youtube.com to get my videos, ssyoutube.com to download and use the videos, and the finder window to transfer my downloads to Final Cut Pro.  I used command "I" and "O" to figure out which parts of the videos I wanted in my highlights.  My hobby I chose for this project was softball because I've played this sport for many years and I love it.  I did and did not enjoy Final Cut Pro.  It was difficult at times like when you needed it to end at an exact point, it could be difficult ending it there.  Overall I think my project was pretty good and I will probably catch on to this Final Cut Pro program as the quarter goes on.

Dream House

       These are my dream house screenshots. My style was supposed to be a modern look. I added a patio and a deck to add more character to the house.  I also made a pool because that seems modern and it's always fun to have a pool.  The scope of the project was just to make a dream house and the main requirement was that it needed to have an over hang on the roof.  I started with the basic shape of the house. Later, I started adding details like frames and textures.  The final step was to make an animation overview of the house.  I thought this project was really fun and gave me a good opportunity to put my love of creating things into action.  I think this project was really good and e9 should continue doing this project.

Dreamweaver Website

          

         This is my Dreamweaver website called "Hello World!" The project was to make a website based on our freshman year.  The process was basically just looking at the documents provided and following the instructions.  There were 4 document instructions, A-D.  If I were to mess up on a step then it would mess up the whole project.  So, a few times I did something wrong and had to go back and fix it, but it wasn't really a big deal.  Something I learned was that you don't have to make the website in code.  You can do the design style and it's much easier.  I also learned some new tags like, <title> and to end the tag, </title>.  We used Dreamweaver for the program to make the website.  Sometimes I would ask Lilian for help.  Next time I would probably try a different style and color because it would make it more interesting.  Also I would keep using the same program because it seems to work really well.  For future experience, make sure to stay on task because if you don't you will get behind and it's hard to catch up.  Overall, the project was pretty good and easy to figure out.

ONW Compass and Butterfly Project

The difference between illustrator and photoshop is that in illustrator you create things from shapes and in photoshop you edit pictures and things already made.  One thing I learned was that resizing the image is a good idea to make everything fit on the page right.  Another thing I learned was that a lot of times you need to accept your mistake and work around it because you can't undo repeatedly like you can in illustrator.  Also, opacity is good for showing everything you want in your image without making it look too busy or chaotic. 

We did a butterfly project and we were required to use the magic wand and the clone tool.  The wand was for changing the colors of the butterfly's wings.  The clone tool was for giving the appearance that the wings are fluttering.

Orthogonal Cube

In e-Comm we've been doing a lot of color analysis and orthogonal cube projects.  Color is a big part in the way we design things like logos and things like that.  We watch videos about making better graphics and logos by using shapes like circles, triangles, and squares.  We learned what colors you should use for a certain type of logo or product.  There are a lot of things we've learned and still have to learn.   

My Logo

The letters 'MC' represent my initials for Megan Chrisco.  The first thing I thought I wanted for my logo was softball.  I thought this because I love softball and its been a part of me and my life forever.  So I decided to try to incorporate a softball bat, ball, and a base, in my logo to make it clear to the viewers that my logo shows that it's about softball.  The 'C' is yellow and has red stripes because it represents a softball.  The 'M' has a bat to represent another piece of equipment that softball players use and to make it more clear what the logo is about.  The outline is the shape of a pentagon which represents a home plate.  The whole logo represents that I play and love softball.