Social Media Post 2

  For this week's second social media post, I decided to do my own spin on an upcoming horror movie trailer would be great for Facebook as a platform. I created a fog effect for the background and played with the text so that it looks like it fogs in and out of the trailer. 

Twitch Social Media Post 1

 For this week's first social media post, I decided to do a live stream of me gaming and incorporating my explosion effect I showed in class on Wednesday. I think this video would be great for Twitch as a platform since it has to do with gaming, and when I exported it, I made sure that it fit the proper aspect ratio of 16:9 at 1920x1080 and 30fps. 

10 things learned from Pixar in a box

 10 things learned from Pixar in a box 

1. I learned how in the art of storytelling the story comes first and how Pixar emphasizes how every story starts with a strong emotional core and how characters face different challenges. 

   
   

2. I also learned how in storytelling many Pixar films are based on personal experiences of the creators in some way. 

   
   

3. Lighting is by far one of the most important roles in the film because it helps guide the audience's focus and create the mood in many scenes. For example soft lighting can help set the mood for a romantic or gentle scene. 

   
   

4. Lighting can help communicate different things like key lighting will help highlight the importance of a character. 

   
   

5. Color helps set the scene as well, warm colors like orange and red evoke energy or excitement. 

   
   

6. Pixar uses color palettes to support storytelling. By adjusting hue, saturation, and brightness to influence how the viewer feels throughout the movie.

   
   

7. Mostly all Pixar films are animated but it was cool how the cameras used in the software do a really good job on how they mimic real world cameras used in film. 

   
   

8. I learned how Pixar uses a lot of film ideas we use in some of our favorite real life movies and use it in animated films like zooming, panning and depth of field and different angles to show hierarchy. 

   
   

9. When it comes to patterns Pixar uses repeating shapes, colors and textures to make their film seem more realistic. 

10. Patterns help lead the viewer's eye to important elements on screen without having to force the process.

Project 3

 For this project, I was working on using text animation and incorporating it into my video, and using the range selector values. I learned how to insert ease in and ease out to different keyframes in different positions. I also threw in a company logo I created in Photoshop to help the video. 

Project 2

 For this project, I was working on using Liquid text animation and incorporating it into my video, and using effects to enhance the video and give it a cool water-like effect. I learned how to insert different keyframes in different positions. I gave my turbulent displacement effect to my text. 

Project 1

For this project, I was working on using vector art/ animation and incorporating it into my video, and using effects to enhance storytelling in this short clip I created of a man sleeping and suddenly waking up to 3 banging sounds. The clip has no audio, but the animation helps put everything together.  I learned how to export my vector images from Illustrator and bring them into After Effects.  

Week 4 Creativity

In this week's Creative Blog I wanted to share an exercise I read about in a book from class called Caffeine for the Creative Mind by (Stefan Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield). The creative exercise was called  "6 Things a Refrigerator Could Be Used For (Besides Storing Food)". In this exercise I was tasked with coming up with 6 unconventional uses for a refrigerator that aren’t about cooling or food in 5 minutes. 

My list of ideas included

1. Tool Storage 

2. Book or magazine storage 

3. Pet Food Storage 

4. Secret Passage entrance 

5. A sensory deprivation chamber for meditation.

6. A soundproof booth for recording podcasts.