Thomas LK Research Project

Music

2011-10-02T20:39:00.001-07:00

I was also given the position to get the music in order for the informercial.
I started off by searching for some Royalty free music.
I came across 3 potential pieces but decided to try and make my own backing track just incase.
I opened garage band and then had a browse for some loops to put together. I didn't want the music to be to over powering.
I put a drum beat down then found a soft synth to go on top

Keying

2011-10-02T20:32:00.000-07:00

I was given the job of keying for the footage with the green screen.
I went about this by importing the footage into Premiere Pro then added the effect "Ultra Key".
Using the eye dropper tool i selected the green background behind the person in the footage. Then I started tweaking the settings until I had no green in the background then removed the spill on the subject.
Once I had completed all of the clips I added a white matt background on the layer below the subjects.
I then put all the footage in order in the timeline then exported the sequence. It was then given to Jess and Harrison who would then start the animation

Presentation Day

2011-10-02T16:39:00.000-07:00

Today is the day we present our projects. We are getting our powerpoint presentation together at the moment. Everything has come together quite nicely.

Getting Things Sorted

2011-08-21T21:38:00.000-07:00

My group and I started talking more about our project today and who should do what for the infomercial.
The script is just about underway.
We have decided to use the green screen room on campus.
We're hoping to be in there in the next couple of weeks

I have been selected to handle the sound work for the project
I was very happy to be the one for the job as I really enjoy the whole process of sound
I will have to create some background music for the project

As we have decided the project should go for 4-5 minutes the music track may need to go
for the duration and not be to repetitive.

I'll have to get stuck into some Logic Express and Fruity Loops.

Proposal

2011-08-14T23:06:00.000-07:00

Our theme that we decided to address was that shopping receipts that are unsustainable in its use of paper, and could potentially have negative health effects, our group has decided to tackle the issue of shopping receipts, using an infomercial that will inform the watcher about the history of receipts, the harm they cause to the environment and possible solutions to the issue.

Using green screen technology and motion graphics we will create an infomercial that will be an engaging and informative experience. The target audience will be roughly 25-35 year olds of both genders. Since receipts are only useful to the working members of society this demographic will be involved in the use of receipts but very open and adaptable to new systems especially involving digital technology and use of the internet. The infomercial will be theoretically aired in television commercials and online streaming.

A possible digital solution is a digital receipt online storing system that works similarly to a loyalty card that can be scanned via barcode and the information will be uploaded to your account with a provider. This system will no only make the users life easier in terms of organising and record keeping but also reduce the environmental strain that the current system has. (Link to www.myreceiptcard.com)

First Day Back

2011-08-10T21:06:00.000-07:00

On monday i was assigned to group for a research project.
Our group consisted of Harrison, Jess, Anna and Myself.
We started talking about how things like newspapers, comics, magazines ect should slowly be faded out and transferred to electrical devices such as the iPad or kindle

I started doing a little bit of comparing between books and the iPads storage space that could be used for ebooks

300 Page Book - weight 1.81kg
1000 books = weight 1,814 kg

64 GB iPad - weight 0.60kg
Holds about 128,000 eBooks on an iPad

I know which one i would rather carry around with me

One idea we thought of was to do something along the lines of a montage like on the show "Hungry Beast"
Heres a link to one of the videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfV6RzE30&feature=player_profilepage