Monday, 19 March 2012

IMPORTANT !! FS3006 Week 11-prepwork

Students are to attend this critique session and produce at least 50% of the works. Bring along storyboarding layout and the movie files. DO NOT copy AE CS5 working file since school lab is still using a lower version. SAVED all the compositions into movie files (see my earliest blog week 10 on instruction to create movie file). 

FS3006 Week 10




Sunday, 11 March 2012

FS3006 Week 9

Lesson on AfterEffect
Create a basic animation using key framing
Create a gradient background on a solid layer
Importing illustrator format file into AE
Keyframe animation using 5 attributions (anchor point, position, scale, rotation, opacity)
Keyframing a motion path
Adding motion blur


Working with masks
- Creating a mask with shape tool ie. rectangular, ellipse, polygon tool etc.
- Creating a mask with the pen tool


For more on-line tutorial log into the below url sites:-
http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeaftereffectsbasics
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-after-effects-cs5
http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/after-effects-for-beginners-effects-animation/


PREP WORK FOR WEEK 10
Work development to be ready:-
Complete storyboarding (for those who has yet to show me)
Confirm images to be included in the video
Minimum 3 composition* must be ready for viewing in AE. (base on storyboarding concept)
++ Remember to copy all sources file (ie, video files, ai, psd, jpeg, mp3) into hard-disk together with ae working file.

Monday, 5 March 2012

FS3006 Prep-work for week 9


Students to prepare & present works in progress in class:-
  • Complete storyboard
  • Softcopy of images, photos, illustration, technical drawing, moodboard, colourboard & etc to include in project 2
  • Create an identity for the video 
10% grading component will be awarded.

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

FS3006 Week 7 & prep-work for week 8

LESSON 7

Outline:
  • Effective digital portfolio
  • Project 2 briefing
  • Samples videos & past year student works

Effective digital portfolio
Types of digital portfolio
On the web:-
-Personal website
-Blogsite
-Youtube
-Twitter
-Facebook, etc

Interactive PDF
-Adobe Indesign

Show reel (motion)

Mobile device

What is required in a Digital Portfolio project?
  • Logo
  • About yourself
  • Content
    • sketching ability
    • knowledge of how to use colour
    • textil understanding
    • development of the design (from start to finish)
    • mood boards
    • any items that may have inspired your designs
    • imagery/video
  • Contact
Project 2 brief
https://www.dropbox.com/home#:::91248597


**Prep-work for next lesson**
  1. Research references
  2. Ideas development
  3. Your digitise/print portfolio works
  
Samples:
http://www.rizwanahmad.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDA8bPLdEZI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiNcb5LufqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SmJIST7roI&feature=related


References:
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/features/digital_portfolio_masterclass
http://www.design-training.com/fashion-design/a/building-your-fashion-design-portfolio.html
http://www.evta.net/eumove/portfolio_digital.pdf

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Week7 - Submission

**Announcement**

For student who was absent in today lesson (Thursday, 9 Feb 2012) due to photoshot session coincide with Digital Fashion Design Portfolio class is allow to forward the 50% edited video to me before 1159 today.

Student:
Rennetta Novitasari
Jeannie Chua
Emily Loh
Hilda Yunita
Jolyn Goh
Stevia Hanna
Sudeshna
SingYi

When you are saving the video, under common setting, save for email. This will reduce the file size significantly.