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Video for Concept Development  

Day 17 (March 6, 2013)

At the start of class we discussed what topics we had for the final project. The final is a video project with the duration of 2-3 minutes. We went around the class hearing the different topics each person had and see if it would work for the project. Everyone in the class had a different topic. Some of them may be similar, but they were not the same. After this we were given about 30 minutes to create a storyboard for the project. With a storyboard one can show what kind of progression the video will take. While creating the storyboard we are suppose to think about: what is to be done, what is to be thought, what is there to know, what emotions are expressed and who the audience are. I had a problem thinking about these and was not able to think of anything before the class ended. I will continue over the weekend to find what is needed to progress.

Day 16 (March 4, 2013)

Using the magazine images we were suppose to get for homework, we made a three panel story and put them on the boards for class. I found out it was little difficult to find images for a story that didn't relate to each other. But after trying a while I started to get a hang of it. During class we saw the different stories each person's three image stories. The goal was to see what story you could see by looking at the images other people brought. This was an interesting exercise allowing us to use our imaginations to come up with a different story from the person who originally brought the images. For many of the images brought many of them had different stories hidden in them. As a class we tried to find as many stories as we could.
After we finished going through everyone's images the second part of the exercise was to use three images from all of those that were put on the board to create stories. This was a group effort to increase the effectiveness of our teamwork. There were many possiblities for stories in all those images. Even though the images are no where close to being related they can still make interesting stories.

Day 15 (February 27, 2013)

The class started with us forming groups of three to create and story. This story would be formed by the uses of only three images. The goal was to create a story that used only three drawn images done by the group, but no words can be used and it must be clear enough that others outside the group can understand its meaning. This is probably how stories are created, the beginning, middle, and end which are foundation of a story. The story that the group I was in did a funny type of story. The story we did was a three step process to tasting poo. Using the facial expressions of the character we were able to convey the story clearly. After the 30 minutes we had to do this was over, the stories were put on the board and was put up for voting. Sadly our story only had 1 vote. The assignment for the next class was about the same, using images to tell a story, but this time with images from magazines. After that we watched a video that would be our final project for the class. The project is to create a 2-3 minutes video on sustainability.  I have never created a video before, this is going to be a interesting project...

Day 14 (February 25, 2013)

The day started with a game that tests the listening abilities of the class. Using an object we would pass it around and ask a question that must be repeated around the circle of people. Using one item to pass round was easy to do, but when the second item was introduced it made the game harder. It was hard to concentrate on both questions at the same time. I found it easier to try to filter out the noises that did not relate to the questions being relayed around the class. 
After the game we looked at different briefs from different design firms. Before this I never knew what a brief looked like or what the contained. This was a new and good experience for me and the class. We learn how important a brief can be. Using it as a way to keep track of what the client said during a meeting or the uses of personal brief as a record for what needs to be done. With this information in hand, we set off to do a brief for the next class.

Day 13 (February 20, 2013)

Day 2 of presentations start today.  Like the day before I was able to see some interesting concepts for games.  This time i was able to hear about my presentation from my peers.  I learned that I had a problem with hierarchy on my presentation board.  But I was kind of aware of it, something didn't seem are with my board.  I also found out my presentation was a little dull.  It looks like i have to do some more to make my presentation interesting.  Today the concepts were interesting, but i thought the ones on the first day were more intriguing.

Day 12 (February 18, 2013)

Today is critique day for our game concepts.  I was able to see some interesting ideas that was not shown in the first critique.  There were also those that were seen from the first critique, but now more refined.  As people got up to do their presentations, those in the audience were to listen carefully about the concept and the person's oral presentation.  Some people talked too fast or didn't clearly explain the concept.  These may be bad things in a presentation, but these are just things we all have to work on.  Mistakes and failures are not bad things, learning from these mistakes and failures can only make a person better.  The problems in the presentations were learning experiences for not only the presenter, but also the rest of the class. Now I know what to avoid because of the critiques of my peers, but I'm very certain my presentation won't be flawless.  My flaws will help peers and I get better for future projects.  We didn't have time to get through everyone, so the presentations are extended till the next class.