Week 8

I am putting the final touches on the presentation. I am working on what I will say when I present and that the audio matches up with my slides. I present my project on Tuesday. Also I am working on my final paper.

Week 7

I am continuing working with the picture transistions and getting everything in order with the slideshow.

Week 6

I am working with the all the details of getting things right on the computer with my pictures in the slideshow (i.e. transitions, etc). I am still working on the music/vocal background.

Week 5

I have continued working on putting the pictures I'm using in order. I will hopefully be putting the pictures on the mac computer this week. I am also working on what will be said in the background.

Rough Draft cont

I will also include pictures of the houses themselves. Some will be before and after (ex: like the "before" picture of the trailor above that didn't have steps and the "after" of it with stairs).

Rough Draft

Here are a few examples of pictures I will include in my slide show. These are photos that will display the poor shape the houses are in as well as pictures of people working. The main things we work on on flooring/ceiling/walls, roofing, building porches and painting. These working pictures will help display these actions.

Inside Look: CSI

A few notes on CSI:

• Message: Nobody is above the law and eventually the criminal/bad guy will be found in the end
• The way the camera shoots--set up the scenes (example: intro panning from the club scene to the craps table to the main person that will end up being the suspect and back to the club scene and band)
• The camera will also zoom in on the evidence and pan out which also helps set the scene
• The lighting is dark and luminous--representing working in the laboratory as well as being the night shift--crime nor Vegas ever sleeps
• The intensity builds before each commercial as each characters flaw comes back to haunt them in the courtroom
• These flaws are meant to take away their credibility in the courtroom to prove you can't believe the evidence...most of it has been tampered with...and make people believe CSI people "fill in" the missing evidence and infer the outcome and its not always facts
• The flaws were first the guy forgot to date/time the evidence of the die that proved the girl's blood was in the guy's mouth, 2. the compromise of blood, 3. the affair with the emt, and 4. the failed test
• Luckily the boss, even though hard of hearing, overcomes it and proves the guy was guilty...using the strange imprint on the sheet came from the guys knee
• This brought back the credibility to CSI
• Everything from the characters flaws, the way they dress, the witty one liners the boss uses...all of this aids to the characters relatability and the notion that this really could have taken place

Week 4

Working on putting together my rough draft for Tuesday. Will hopefully put my pictures on the apple computer on wednesday.

Thoughts on "Downfall"

Thoughts on movie Downfall from last class:

• seemed to be disconnected from his bunker
• everything seem to collapse once he was gone because no one seem to know what to do without him...as if he were the brain and the limbs couldn't function without it
• this is the problem with having a government built on one authority or a dictatorship
• interesting how the secretary at the end commented on how it she couldn't use being too young as an excuse because you should question why things happen and know what's going on around you no matter how old you are
• when the child sees the guy shot next to him in the bunker, its as if it that split second he grows up, and war is no longer a make believe game
• it was interesting to see how those in control freaked out and lost control when he was gone, but the elders/kids were accepting of the defeat and more passive
• the way the film was shot, the way the camera moved through the corridors and was constantly close up to the characters, made you feel like part of the film
• the color being in black and white made it seem more historical and capturing a piece of history
  

Week 4

I am reviewing some of the pictures and still working with the order and the background music vs. voice.

Sunday Noon Picture

End of the celebration

This picture was taken at noon on Sunday after the Homecoming game. I had gone with my boyfriend to take his little brother to see the floats on Bowman field. He was disappointed to find that most of the floats had been ripped apart or torn down. Little kids love the bright colors of floats and exploring around them. With this image you can feel the emotion of sadness caused by him seeing the float torn down. You can't see his face which makes viewer's have to fill in what they think his emotion would be. A little kid makes the emotion more real because of their excitement and curiousity of the floats more so then a college student or adult would be. They are innocent and don't understand why people tore down the floats that had been there a day before. The bright colors in the picture contrast with the sadness of the situation. The colors of the float show that it is Clemson.

Photo Remix

The remixed photo of the greatwall of China on the border of the US and Mexico represents all the problems we've been having with illegal immigration and playing on the fact that some believe we should put up a barrier.

The remixed phot of Colbert as Lincoln represents Colbert saying he might run for president and "getting in over his head" and taking on more than he can handle.

The remixed photo of George Bush as Medusa's head with other Republican candidates as the heads of snakes that makeup her hair represents how there doesn't appear to be a leader emerging among the Republican party.

Class Comic

This is the cartoon we worked on in class. We fed off of how upset students were about losing a day of fall break and took the idea to the extreme. We used darker colors under the desk and made the computers 3D to add depth. There is a Clemson paw on the hat and tshirt to show the students are Clemson students. We copied and pasted images of the webmail page to show the viewer what they are looking at. The font of the comic is the same as webmail to convey that it is an email message. There are red exclamation points above the students heads to represent anger and absurdity of the message. We could have made the comic better but under the time constraints we had, I think we did a good job.

Week 3

I have chosen a group of pictures for the slideshow. I am now working on what will happen while the pictures are running. I am deciding between music and voice or both. I might start with music and fade to voice or vice versa.

Week 2

This week I have been going through 3 cds worth of pictures deciding which ones to use in my slideshow and which ones will best present the message I want. I am starting to narrow them down and figure how many I want in the slide show as well as how long I think an effective show will be.

Spiderman

Spiderman opens by flipping through a comic book to reference that the character/movie is based on a comic book series. Your eyes then follow the names of the people that produced the movie through a series of spiderwebs. The spiderwebs are somewhat realistic but still look like they are out of a comic book. The letters of the words are in the same font and colors of the title (red and white). The words are tossed from web to web to make you feel as if you are Spiderman. The words are in the center of the webs to represent where a spider would be. Then you notice that city buildings are now behind the webs and you feel as if you're flying from building to building by spiderweb. I think this effect is used to represent the way Spiderman travels through the city by attaching spiderwebs to the builidings. The last spiderweb then turns into a real spiderweb as a transistion to the movie beginning. This represents the comic book series turning from cartoon into real life characters. The entire opening sequence is exciting and intense and the music adds to the suspense that you would feel flipping through the pages of a comic book to find out what happens next.

Week 1

I interviewed my Dad to get a better understanding of why I am doing the project. I am going to aim the slideshow at stores like Lowes, Home Depot, etc as well as churches and the general community to help donate money and materials. I also began to get picture together from the past 3 years.

Postcards

The death penalty has been around for centuries. This article discusses how it is portrayed to the public. The part that shocked me the most was how people used to take pictures of the "lynchings" and send them around on postcards. A question I might ask is why do you think they sent them around on postcards? Why didn't they put them in the papers? This is appalling to me that people could be so cruel and then boast about their actions by displaying them on postcards as if its a norm. Another questions would be why are their pictures of the death penalty? Are they supposed to evoke feelings of justice being served or pity for the unknown of whethere the person was innocent? Are these pictures supposed victimize the person being killed or make them seem like a hero?

Personalifont

Rebuilding not only a home but a family

What?
I am doing a slideshow of pictures from a camp I have attended for 5 years (and still currently attend). This camp is no ordinary camp. This camp is called Salkehatchie and it involves rebuilding homes in South Carolina for those less fortunate. The one I attend is located in Beaufort, SC. The camp in Beaufort divides ninety people among ten homes (or sites as we call them) that are worked on during the week. I have done anywhere from painting and roofing to laying a new kitchen floor. The slideshow will include pictures of a home before, the process of working on it, and the finished product.

Why?
I am doing this project to get constructions companies such as Home Depot, Lowes, etc to donate supplies to the camp. We are always in need of building supplies and usually spend a lot of our budget on it. It would be great if these major companies could donate or even sponsor the camp.

How?
I am going to put together a picture slideshow using a program on the mac computer in the lab. I will bring in my photos on a cd and upload them. I will either record a voice talking or have music playing. I am still deciding between the two because I want to pick the one that would be the most effective in conveying my message.

Facing Poverty

The article "Changing the Face of Poverty" made me realize all the times we are faced with ads/commercials conveying poverty. The article made me think about how poverty is represented in America. The line that struck me the most is seeing is believing and we have to care about what we see in order to make a difference...hince the vivid pictures of broken homes and starving children. But since we are so used to seeing these ads...has society become numb to poverty? Poverty seems to be such as overwhelming issue whose end seems infinite. As long as there is money there will be poverty.

A question of discussion would be: Can you really change the face of poverty? Does changing the pictures from across the world, to across the country, to across the state, to across the street change the real meaning behind the picture? Does brining the image "closer to home" make you care more?

Under Construction

I am going to do a project using a picture slide show. I'm going to use pictures from a work camp I attend every summer called Salkethatchie. During Salkehatchie I help rebuild houses for those less fortunate in Beaufort, SC. This camp means alot to me and so I am hoping to put together a slideshow of pictures taken from there. I am still not positive on the message I want to convey. Maybe something along the lines of what the camp means to me. I will have either a voice or music playing while the pictures are playing. The one I choose will be based on the meaning I am trying to convey.

Second Life: Part 2

Today in class I updated Autumn Halcali. She is from California and loves to surf, play guitar, go to concerts, travel, and hang out with friends. She has a laidback additude, loves life, and is always trying to meet new people. I chose to dress her in a tiedie tshirt and jeans because it fits her laidback lifestyle.

I also had a chance to leave orientation island and explore the campus of Clemson a little. I look forward to traveling around different countries in second life and checking out some concerts.

Second Life

This is Autumn Halcali. The first name comes from one of my favorite seasons. The last name has the words Cali in it and I recently visited California and thought it was amazing. The clothes come as they are and there isn't too much I can do to them without paying for new ones. These clothes are trendy and fit the character. She has blonde hair because I've always been curious to what it would be like to die my hair blonde but never want to die my hair. They do say that blondes have more fun. :) I made the eye color a aqua blue color because I have blue eyes and think that intense blue eyes are intriguing. Other then that I didn't change too much about the character and still want to play around with it until I have the appearance I'm going for.

Window into the World of Lizzy

If you opened up a MySpace page for my friend Lizzy it would be very bright and inviting. The first thing that would stand out would be the background. It would be a collage she has created herself, filled with pictures and cutouts that describe her. It would be very beachy and creative. The music playing would be a song by Jack Johnson. Other music downloads on the page would be songs from her favorite bands such as Dave Matthews, Sublime, and Hootie and the Blowfish. Her profile name would be DizLiz and underneath would be a picture of her at the beach. The font used on the page would big and bubbly and in the colors of bright blues, greens, and oranges. There would be a slide show of pictures of her and her friends. The slide show would have pictures of of them on random trips they have taken, at the beach, and of them just having fun. There would be a box under the pictures that contains funny quotes, a quote from the Bible and quotes about life, love and friendship. Her profile would not be too personal but would include details such as likes/dislikes, what she loves, the activities she enjoys, what she believes in, and her aspiration of becoming a kindergarten teacher. She would include a link to the webpage of the jet ski rental company where she worked this summer and which her parents own. This webpage would obviously not tell you every detail about my friend Lizzy but it would give you a window into her life as she sees it.

What exactly is visual communication?

Visual communication is entertainment for the eyes. Instead of just having to simply stare at a page of words, visual communication adds life and personality to a piece of work. It can be in the form of anything from art to simply the color of a web page. Visual communication is a creative way to take a simple idea and turn it into something more interesting and capture peoples attention. It can be found all around us and is used in everyday life. Visually seeing something makes a stronger lasting impression on the mind then simply hearing it. Visual communication is what entertains teenagers while playing video games and keeps college kids addicted to Facebook. Without visual communication, the world would not be as interesting and extremely boring for the eyes.