Visual Language Week 4: Finished Poster!

Click Here to view larger imageHere is my complete poster which looks in my view really great and shows what i like and also helped me to learn the many functions of photoshop. With photoshop i was able to cut excess areas of the image and was able to refurbish he image as it looked really dull but with the burn tool i was able smooth the image out so it looked new. I was able realize many things i can do with photoshop because this brief helped me to understand how i can manipulate certain images to eventually get the outcome i am looking for.

My images mainly consisted as many of my feedbacks noticed a fantasy theme this is purely because i admire the fantasy genre due to the pure imagination that goes into it, creating your own story, characters and landscapes. As i broke it down, my poster was made with images of DVDs, Games, Mp3, Book and manga comic.
Some of my comments were pretty much close to what my poster was there to show that i enjoy fantasy, comments such as "a love of story telling-books, games, comics, films, looks to be taken away from the real world into a fantasy world where anything is possible", "An escape from the real world, a time to kick back an indulge in fantasies" and "All these images are associated with staying indoors (mostly). This person enjoys their home comfort". These comments were reasonable and very in sync with what the poster was meant to show, i thank those who wrote the comments because there feedback gave me an insight on what i could have done to improve on what the poster could have shown to the viewers.

Creative Industries Week 4:Blog on the roles within one of the companies you were looking at and describe the differences between roles.

The company i have chosen to blog about is the THQ-Juice Games which is part of the gaming industry, there are many roles within THQ-Juice Games such as

• Games Designer-Is the person who creates the rough ideas of the game which could involve character, clothing, name and etc designing.
• Game Artist-This role is to provide the view of the sketches into the games format.
• Level Designer-Is the role to which the designer creates the landscape or surrounding for the game to be played within.
• Games Developer-Is the person who gets the game created from the Game artists work to the finished piece which is the game itself.
• Game Modification-Is the role of which changes areas or improves in areas.
• Game Producer-Overseeing what is going on to make sure the workers are doing the right thing and to keep them development process within the time scale.
• Game Programmer-Is basically the engineer for the games, the one who provides the right format to be played on.
• Game Tester-This role is basically the person who checks if all links are linked, checking if there is anything missing and just the one who overlooks if the game works or not.

Visual Language Week 3:Poster Project Update

Here are the images i will concentrate more on to crea te my poster eventually combining them:
Here is my photshopped image of wolverine the reason i have chosen wolverine is because although X-Men is one of the best superhero franchise wolverine stands out more to me because of his hidden past, healing powers with adamantium claws and he stands out to me as a lone wolf.









The next image i have chosen is simply because if i have spare time i love to read just because whichever book you read the descriptions of characters or surroundings makes you beleive your there within the story and the Harry Potter franchise stood out more because the imagination within the story and at how all the books link up together, but the last book Deathly Hallows, the name makes me want to read the book as well as the cover because this book uncovers more of Voldermorts past.




These two objects are one image because they are dvds which i really like to watch and shown in the picture i enjoy watching the superhero type movies such as X-Men along with the cartoon comedies of Family Guy.










Now although there are new games consoles released i like these two particular games which were released on the playstation 2, the first is the Prince of Persia Warrior Within tuly because it allows the user the control of the character to the extent that you run up or across walls and to me in games which you wouldn't have expected certain things appeals to me. Now with WWE Smackdown vs Raw franchise although i know i am missing WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 but thats because it was regarded as pretty bad by all critics and because i forgot to get the game as well as that WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 is a great wrestling game because it has the latest WWE wrestlers that i enjoy watching within the storylines. Also my view of the WWE Smakcdown vs Raw 2008 game might change due to the fact that WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 will be released this friday and with updates and new things to do this year there is more of a create theme.


This image will be included with the poster because, as everyone, enjoys the love of music and the types of music doesn't matter to me but anything that sounds good is on the MP3.









Now this image i will include is because although i own this manga comic i enjoy manga and the whole of the japanese/chinese culture, but this image will be included to show how i love the detail and stories that come from manga and anime.

Animation Week 5:Truck Movie

Animations Week 5:Move! Project character designs

Here is a characters design sheet i had found last week essentially it contains some ideas that were good and some that were bad.

I had a couple of characters i liked such as the jack in a box which i had got the idea from the name of Jak Jak the baby from The Incredibles movie which the name reminded me of a jack in a box.

I had got the idea of a dice when i was coming up with the amounts of emotional expressions and thought that there could be six which i could put on to a dice and when the dice gets angry it jumps into the air to land with an angry face.

The first two sketches are the images i had created from looking around and coming across a mouse and a hard drive.

The spray idea came across my mind from my brother spraying around me and i had seen the amount of movement from this spray, with the nozzle being turned down showing a face appearing from within.

The one i had chosen as my main move idea is the match vs the lighter which a match and a lighter come across an unlit cigarette see each start a stare off which gets the lighter angry causing flames to appear from above its head and the match sees this and scrapes its head across the floor to light itself which then causes him to set on fire to eventually burn to a crisp and then to ash and to end with the lighter lighting the cigarette.

Creative Industries Week 3:Using the latest adverts from Magazines or Internet and choose 5 to describe about...

This week we have been asked to choose the 5 latest adverts from either magazines or internet which are related to the course i am involved with and describe who these adverts would be targeted towards adn the adverts i have chosen are:

1. PSP Go-this advert would be targeted at the lovers of games which you can play on the go as well as playstaion fans but this would mainly be targeted at perhaps teenagers this is beacuase teenagers are the main groups which would like to travel and play and this is related at our course because it is part of the game industry show the latest product released from Sony Playstation.
2. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010-this advert would mainly be targeted towards fans of wrestling and mainly WWE but also the ages of 16+ because the game is restricted at 16+ due to the amount of blood, language, sexual themes and violence involved within the game and is related mainly towards the gaming section of our course.
3. Disneys A Christmas Carol-this advert is targeted at all ages but those perhaps at a younger age would need a parental guardian as this animated film contains scary sequences and images and is perhaps related with the Animation and Digital Films sections of the course.
4. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant-this advert would be aimed at the pg-13 viewers the reason is that this film contains sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing themes, thematic elements and language and would be linked with our Digital Films course.
5. Toy Story 3-this advert although not yet rated would be aimed at a universal audience due to it being an animated film containing child frienly scenes which makes the film so lovable to watch and has a connection with the Digital Films and Animations section sof the course.

Visual Language Week 2:Blog 1-2 Mins on a Movie/Tv-Show evaluating the shot types used

This week we have been asked to blog on a movie or tv show which has significant shot types being used so i have gone with the recent movie i have watched starring former professional wrestler 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, called Damage, directed by Jeff King and production began on October 17, 2008 which released on october 05, 2009 in the UK but will be released on January 28, 2010 and i have chosen to do a 1min analsysis as this scene uses alot of shot movements:

I start the 1min analysis on the 1hour, 3omins and 15 seconds mark and the scene starts with a high shot looking down upon three men, two fighters on each side with the referee in the middle and as the scene continues the camera moves to a over the head of the crowd to a mid shot of the main characters, camera returns to a high shot once again as the fight starts, camera goes to an over the shoulder shot looking at the reactions of the supporting actors/actresses from across the view, camera moves through teh crowd to another over the shoulder shot with a high angle shot looking down upon the fight, returning back towards the supporting characters with a mid shot, again a high shot is used to cover the movemant of the fighters with their surroundings being used as a frame for them to fight within, camera is moved to behing the lead actor to show a over the shoulder shot looking at the opposition fighter, we have a mid shot angle of the lead actor, which moves to a high, over the shoulder shot of the lead actor, then we have a view between the crowds of a close shot of the opposition fighter, which moves to a over the shoulder shot of the oppositon fighter looking at the lead actor, then the camera moves to a extreme close up of the feet of the lead actor showing the cage they are fighting upong going down due to the weight, returning to a over the shoulder shot of the opposition fighter as he kicks the lead actor in the face, then the view between the crowds is used with another over the shoulder shot of the lead actor, which moves to a high shot of the main two fighters, the the camera moves from a over the shoulder shot of the lead actor to a over the shoulder shot of the opposition fighter, then we have a medium shot of the crowd, which moves to a between the crowds view of a medium full shot of the fighters, which then moves to a medium over the shoulder shot of the opposition fighter, then a high shot of the crowd, which moves to a medium shot of the crowd, then we have a medium shot of the opposition fighter, returning to a high shot of the crowd, close up of the lead actor, then another over the shoulder shot of the lead actor, to a medium shot of the two fighters, a high shot fo the two fighters, then the over the shoulder shot type is used many times in the next couple of second as effects of the punches are being shown, which then moves to a long shot.

That was my analysis of the 1minute scene i had watched of Damage and had seen that the over the shoulder shot was used many times during this 1minute process as this shot helps the viewers see the effects of the fight scene between the fighters as well as a few high shots were used to show the surrounidings of the scene and shows what the actors have to work with and how much movcement is used in the scene, there had also been a couple of mid shots as the main movement of the actors was within the arms and there had been a close up of the lead actor as the effect of the fight is shown through the close up shot.

Creative Industries Week 2:List and Explain 5 Industries...

For this weeks work we had been asked to list and explain 5 industries, so here are the 5 i have chosen to explain about:

1. THQ-part of the gaming industry, develops, markets and sells games, this industry revolves around the creation of the games for example THQ latest and greatest game is the annual WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 game which will be realesed at teh end of this month, has been created for fans of the WWE to play as their favourite superstars as well as this years game focusing on the create modes which will allow fans to create their own superstar, entrance story and so on.
2. Legendary Pictures-part of the Film Industry, Legendary Pictures are part of the motion pictures films within the films industry and their company was founded to create, co-produce and co-finance motion pictures, Legendary Pictures are well known for their films such as Batman Begins, Superman Returns, The Ant Bully, 300, 10,000 BC, The Dark Knight, Watchmen, The Hangover, Trick 'r' Treat and so on.
3. Warner Bros. Records-part of the music industry, enables artists to produce their music under the finance and tool aiding to create an album from the artist, Warner Bros. Records gives artist the equipment to work with create the souns with their lyrics so the Label is producing with artist such as Linkin Park, Craig David, Enter Shikari, Metallica, Elliot Minor, Kylie Minogue, Muse, My Chemical Romance and so on.
4. WWE-part of the proessional wrestling/sports entertainment, WWE is part of the sports entertainment industry providing weekly episodes of wrestling this industry shows sports in ways which keeps the viewers watching and keeps vewers in tune with the types of sports in the world. WWE is the most recognisable wrestling sports entertainment with not only its shows but with its own Films, Music, Books and Home Videos, WWE has expanded its marketingthrough other medias.
5. Advertising Industry focuses on expanding the exposure of the latest products from manufacturers, this industry is created to show people products that they might not know about but needed and thats why this industry focuses on ways to get a specific product noticed and purchased.

Visual Language Week 1:Photos

Below are the images i mostly like and would show my likes
Watching DVDs are one of the things i mainly like because of the types of things you can create with movies are imaginable and watching cartoons especially funny ones are great, along with Sci-Fi, a great movie X-Men.

Another one of my favorites is manga some of the best anime have been adapted from manga.

Reading is the same as watching DVDs or reading manga you can imagine what may happen next as well as imagine what kind character you would be or have. Reading stands out because the amount of description given of the story is great to picture because in movies you only focus on the main character but in a book the description of the character and surroundings gives the reader an in depth look at what is going on.

And of course two of the best games released so far in my view, the reason is the control, the amount of power you have over the characters in the game are great WWE Smackdown vs. Raw because it allows users to do great moves as well as use weapons and have your own created characters get involve in story lines. But with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within the best thing is running up and across walls as well as fights with the enemy because the moves that you can do are well created and of course the story of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is great because the idea of a prince trying t escape his own death by reversing the sands of time and getting rid of the Dhaka (Dhaka is the protector of the sands of time) sounds like a good story line.

Animations Week 4: Move! Interim Crit...

On the right is the rough idea for my two objects in which a lighter and a match have the same intention and end up starting a face off and which ends bad for the match as it sees the lighter have a flame above its head in rage and causing the match to set itself on fire only to learn that he has eventually burnt himself to ash.

here is my basic sketches for my characters and what i will be using to create from for my story.

On the right is a rough idea for the project i call it sneeze spray in which the spray awakens scrolling down it head, smells some flowers and ends up sneeze spraying another object (not figured out what other object should be) causing a fight to occur and which the ending would have the nozzle on the spray bent and the spray sneezing in a dodgy way.

Creative Industries Week 1:Choose two unknown Companies.

I have chosen Playfish and Mind Candy, the reason i have chosen these two companies is because...

Founded in 2007 Playfish is a leading business within the social gaming industry, by having over 125 million games being installed and played by millions on social websites such as Facebook, Myspace, Google, Bebo, iPhone and Android.

http://www.playfish.com/

Founded in 2004 Mind Candy mainly specializes in puzzle games varying from Su Doku-style Logic puzzles to global, cross media, treasure hunts and some reality games. Most notably recognized for their creation of Moshi Monsters-a virtual world in which users are able to adopt and take care of their monsters and allowing customization tools such as taking the monster shopping and decorating its room to eventually start sharing the monster with friends.

http://mindcandy.com/

The individual website i have chosen is Fantasy Art Design which allows people to share there art work. Created in 2003 by iNTERaRTcENTER, there website is one of the most trafficked websites and i had chosen this website as had showed brilliant images which are great to look at and give you inspiration and the website also allows people to download software from the site to work from.

Animation Week 2:Newtons Cradle Storyboard

Animation Week 3: Newton's Cradle - Start of the creation

Animation Week 3: Bouncy Ball

Here is my finished clip of the bouncy ball task.