"Carrying a town's water" by Diana Marcum review

"Carrying a town's water" by Diana Marcum review

   This article was about a 72-year old woman named Donna Johnson who did anything she could to get families water during a drought in California. She walked door to door in over 100 degree weather and asked people if they needed water or had extra water. Marcum was saying that Donna Johnson was very helpful during this drought. She supports this claim by talking about Johnson's experience with the people in the town and about her journeys to find someone with water. This article is a good story, but its not really an argumentative piece. Marcum always was describing how tired the people were and how hot it was to add on to the setting of the story. The main point is expressed throughout the story, but not enough to make it significant. Marcum never really ends the story with people thanking Donna Johnson.

   I thought this was a good story, but not a great one. I don't think it paid much attention to the main idea, and it didn't really stand out to me at any point while I was reading it. I think Marcum could've done a better job with making the story more exciting and making a better ending.

http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/diana-marcum

"How Does VR Actually Work?" review

"How Does VR Actually Work?" review

  

  In this article, Sophia Charara, talks about all of the details of VR and how it actually works.  VR has two main tracking systems, head tracking and motion tracking. head tracking has to do with where you are actually looking. It runs off a system called 6DoF (six degrees of freedom). This is the X, Y, and Z axis that is measured where your head is moved to. motion tracking is where you are moving in your headset, whether you are moving in real life, or ordinarily, moving with controllers. this tracking system can make your VR experience better because you can look like you are doing stuff with your hands when you actually aren't. VR is connected with animation in the fact that many of the games are made in 3D programs. imagine making a virtual world in Maya and putting on a VR headset and walking around in what you have just created.

   

   

"Yes, as a Matter of Fact. You Do Need to Learn 3D." review

"Yes, as a Matter of Fact. You Do Need to Learn 3D." review

        In this article, the author, Starshine Roshell, believes that everyone needs to learn how to use and create 3D projects. She gives many examples of 3D use in regular day life and tries to persuade you into trying out a program. In Roshell's argument, she says that 3D is everywhere, from furniture models in IKEA to video games, and even in food commercials. Her strength in this article giving good examples and making yourself believe you need to start using 3D. Roshell does not really have a conclusion, but she does have more of a recommendation. Roshell recommends programs for you to get started with, like Photoshop and Maya. In the body of this article, I do believe her arguments do fit well with the claim of using 3D programs. She convinces you to look around and find 3D around you and expresses that you need to be making 3D, too.

https://www.lynda.com/articles/you-need-to-learn-3d

glasses and salt shaker

In Animation class we made 2 glasses using the revolve tool. To make these, you have to choose the revolve tool and place points in the shape of half of a glass. To finish the glass your must use the 360 degree tool to make the circle into a 3d glass. I made two glasses and colored them with the phong material. This was more of a small project, because we made a salt shaker too.

While making the salt shaker we used the loft tool. to make this, we made a cylinder and used the loft tool to make grooves in the middle of the shaker. I colored the shaker with phong swell.

My Story Animation

In animation class we made videos from pictures we drew and created in photoshop. My animation was about a bowling pin that is trying to avoid getting hit my a bowling ball. Our animations had to have a walk cycle, a multi plane background, and a puppet pin tool. First, I started off by making a storyboard. In my storyboard I drew all of my scenes and was checked by Mr. Netterville. Then I started making my different scenes in photoshop. After making all of the scenes, I had to import them into After Effects. Once they were in After Effects, I had to order them and make a puppet pin tool. I had already made the walk cycle and multi plane background in Photoshop. Finally, after all of that was completed, I rendered my video out and turned it in.

During this project, I learned that importing and rearranging the slides in After Effects takes a long time. Because of this, I turned in my project a little late. If I could have done something different, I would have come in early before school and imported and rearranged so I could turn the project in on time. One thing I would do the same is only use photoshop because I think making things on the computer is easier for me than drawing it and scanning it onto my computer. From this project I took away that you have to use your time wisely. In the end I thought this was the most fun project we have done because we get so much freedom in the storyline and really get to use our imaginations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLr4nOdjdUg

My Portfolio

Throughout the semester in Animation class, we have made a variety of projects. We have used programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Maya. My 5 favorite projects are the hammer, the ice-cream model, the pen, the bouncing ball, and my personal project.

Hammer

When making the hammer, we learned about a number of tools that helped us make the hammer more realistic. We learned it through Google Classroom and Mr. Netterville showing us. My strength in this project was making the head of the hammer while my weakness was making the handle. After doing this project I learned how to smoothen and split polygons. I picked this project because I think this project really helped me get better at using Maya.

Ice-cream Model

The main thing we learned while making the ice-cream model is the way to set keyframes and animate Maya projects. We learned this through classroom and Mr. Netterville. I think making the animation with the project was my strength, but the textures were definitely my weakness because they would spin during the animation. after learning this, I can animate Maya projects. If I could change something, it would be making my textures not spin. I chose this project because it helped us get ready for our final.

Pen

While working on the pen we learned about the loft tool. This tool helped us smoothen some of the pen to make it look more realistic. I think my strength in this project was the detail on the the pen, but my weakness was making the cap. After this project, I have learned all the basics of Maya and can make whatever I can think of. I don't think I would change anything about this project because I thought it turned out well, especially for a final. I chose this project not only because it was my final, but it also shows how much I have learned since my first Maya project.

Bouncing Ball

The bouncing ball project was our first project in animation. In this project we learned how to make objects look more realistic, and we learned how to make grass. We learned this through Mr. Netterville. My strength in this project was making the ball look realistic, and my weakness was probably making too much grass. After learning this we made a couple of other projects then our personal project. I wouldn't change anything about this project because there is not much too change. I picked this project because it shows the bare minimum of my ability at the beginning of the year and what I can now do.

https://youtu.be/Xfr3m-oJyjw

Personal Project 

during the personal project we learned about how to combine multiple scenes into a short movie. We learned this through classroom and After Effects. My strength in his was making act scene detailed, but my weakness was turning it in on time. I don't think I would change anything because turning it in late showed me that I have to stay focused and turn in things on the deadline. I picked this project because it was my favorite. I believe having freedom creates the best projects, and this project also kept me very engaged in what I was doing. I loved doing this project and love doing stuff like it.

https://youtu.be/PLr4nOdjdUg

Feature Story 2

In eComm we made another feature story. This one was different because I had two interviews instead of one. In my story, I interviewed brother, Evan, and my dad, John. I interviewed them about what it's like to have four cats and if its hard to take care of them. my strengths in this feature story was using rule of thirds well in the interview and getting good B-roll. My weaknesses were having to many clips be too dark and quiet audio. After this feature story, I learned that you should record a variety of B-roll and use the 6 shot system often. I thought this feature story was better than my last because I didn't keep changing between B-roll and interviews.

https://youtu.be/_ntMc73pEZ4

FEATURE STORY!

Today in eComm, we made a feature story. I chose my brother and his love for Arsenal. I thought this story was like the other project but more time consuming. We had to interview somebody and get B-roll to cover up edits and voice over. I learned that audio sounds better when a video introduces it; It makes it flow better and look better. This project was fun to edit but stressful at the same time.

1 In 2000

In video, we made an interview video. I interviewed my brother, Evan, and his love of soccer. I didn't really learn much about him because i already knew most everything about him. I learned how to adjust audio, and sync one clip with another. We recorded video, but didn't use it. My original video was quite and didn't have much sound effects, but my revised video, I duplicated the quiet audio to make it louder and I added another sound effect. I liked this project because you get a lot of freedom with things like the topic and the sound effects.

my multiplane project

Today in animation, we made a multiplane video. A multiplane video is when there is multiple layers that move at different speeds to make it look more realistic. I made a desert, and i realized that there is not much in the desert so i probably should've chose a different setting. I think my slides did move well though. We made our layers in Photoshop, and transferred them into After Effects. I had about 5 layers. Thanks for watching

my procedure video

Our first e-Comm project in video was to make a procedure video. My partner, Molly, and I recorded footage about "go-zones" in the hallway above the main stairs. First we had to get and set up our equipment, then we had to record different shots, then we had to edit the final product.

 Along the way I learned that communicating with others can really help you and your performance. Molly and I would come up with different ideas in order to make our video. I also learned how Premiere and the cameras work.

If i could change one thing about our project, it would probably be to record in a better spot because the hallway we recorded in was very dark. I would definitely like to keep the mood of our video, funny but gets the point across. I will definitely learn to make sure the lighting and camera shots are good before recording because little things like those can make the biggest differences.

quarter 4 project

Hello m9, our quarter 4 project was the neuralizer, and our group name was Men In Black Swag. We communicated very well, but we struggled with the website. The next group project i will be more open and organized. I wouldn't change anything about our group. I have improved through teamwork. during the animation stage, i made a doctors room, but i dont have a picture. during the video i was in the first clip. during graphic design, I made the logo.

4 photoshop projects

Today, I we worked on 4 projects in photoshop. we worked with pictures of ONW and a picture of a butterfly. We used tools to erase, morph, and change these pictures. The most challenging project was the picture of main entrance. We had to erase a car and a light pole. I hope you enjoy.

Website

hello ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my website. In eComm we made websites using html and css codes. It took me about a week to make this, and it was verrrrrry fun. It was very challenging, because if you messed up once, it could change the whole project.

my orthogonal cube

Today, we made orthogonal cubes in adobe illustrator. My cubes are yellow and purple. yeet. to make these, we joined lines, and arranged the positions of the cubes. cubes are my absolute favorite shape in the universe. cubes got me through school and life.

My logo

Today in eComm, we made our own logos. After making a couple other logos, we finally got to make our own. We based our logos off of three shapes, the circle, square, and triangle. I used the square. My logo consists of a Z and a backwards K, for my initials. I also used all primary and secondary colors as well.

My Google Chrome logo

Today in eComm, we made a replica of a famous logo. I made the logo for Google Chrome. Although this may look easy, it was a challenge at some points. We used a tutorial to help us out. I used many techniques such as rotating, using the pen tool, and changing the color with hex codes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMld325gYbM

My Color Wheel

Today, we made our own color wheels. I made a color wheel with all primary, secondary, and complimentary colors. Prior to this project, we learned the definitions of all colors, and what colors go well with others, how they mix, and what they mean.

Typography Anatomy

Today, we created our own version of font anatomy. We used our first and last name, and pointed out what certain parts of letters mean. We also had 5 horizontal lines across our name which shows where the letters are placed. I used this picture below to help because it gives me many options to classify my letters from.

I also used a couple other pictures to help, I hope you enjoy!