Color Wheel

 OVERVIEW

Our first project of second quarter was to create a color wheel in Adobe. In graphic design, colors are a key part of creating an appealing image. Thankfully, Mr. Olson went through all of the tools and shortcuts and made this project quite easy. And not only did he show us what every tool does but I have past experience in programs that have a similar set-up. 

WHAT I LEARNED

I learned a lot! I was worried about adjusting the size of images without warping them, but luckily there's a shortcut to prevent image warping. I also learned how Adobe's membership (?) works, as I always wanted to work with this program but I knew it was expensive. Working with this program wasn't too difficult and I look forward to working with it more in the future.

RESULTS

The final product was exemplary, though I do wish I spent more time on the text. The heading is awfully close to the top and even I'm anxious for it. I had a lot of fun messing with the color square, desaturating and blending colors together to get the perfect hue. I want to go back and make some of the lines thicker so they are more eye-catching, but other than that and the text I'm happy with the results.

AB Sequence

     In my past films, I struggled to use the six-shot system. I would constantly forget shots and merge the videos in an awkward order. After filming for a little while and "mastering" the program, I now understand how to cut and transport my shots and combine them in a fluid sequence. After leaning these skills I've been able to point out filming techniques while watching movies or shows. I gather ideas from those films and use them to improve my videography.

     Me and my partner completed sketching awfully quick. We both had an idea of what we wanted to do and were very flexible with each others opinions. Our plan was to showcase a late student who is making their way to class, and I believe the final result turned out phenomenal. I'm glad I chose Ella as my partner, she was very cooperative when it came to brainstorming and acting. I hope to work with her again in the future.

     Working in premier came naturally to me. I've worked with multiple different programs and I understand the basic layout, so finding the tools I needed wasn't very difficult. I believe in this project I complied the shots in a much more pleasant sequence this time around, though that doesn't mean there aren't any consistency issues. If I could, I'd change the location of the camera in a few of the shots to make the transitions more fluid. Unfortunately, ISMfilms was not working, so I had to use an audio file from our last project. It's not my favorite, but I think I was able to make it work.