It's been a bit of a ride this semester, and with the end of it in sight, I am glad the most difficult part of the year is coming to a close. One might point out that the second semester should be the more difficult of the two, however in my case, with Media Culture and Research behind me, all that will be left are some less-stressful times - that is to say, the pressing issue of passing the last two papers needed to get my degree.
Of course, I still have to find out my results, and the final two submissions for those two papers comes this week - my Semiotics presentation for Media Culture tomorrow, and my Self-Evaluation for Research due at the end of the week.
Research
With the 3 Minute Thesis done and dusted, of which I feel I did okay, presenting-wise, all that is left to do is my Self-Evaluation. It will be relatively simple enough, though I am sure I have enough to talk about in that.
The slide for my 3 Minute Thesis was represented showing (mainly) the categories and their charted trends (with pie (chart kind of pie (which isn't as good as apple kind of pie (now I'm hungry for apple pie (and now to end this collection of parentheses))))), and showing in smaller details the sub-results (the separate categories, and their trends for each technique).
The fun observations, for all those hungry for trivia, is that the Welhelm Scream was used 5 times over the course of 20 episodes, and there was one sexual allusion technique, regarding mayonnaise.
And the final numbers in the corner, with 3,466 techniques observed overall.
And yes, I drew a pony-me in the other corner, presenting the findings for all to see~
Media Culture
I won't deny that essays are not my forte. In fact, they really aren't. Probably my best talent is creative writing, this being implied by the fact that I wrote a story of which someone else admitted they would never, EVER read. And yet, somehow, my style of writing had enchanted them to want to read more. And when I started writing a novel a while back, and had one of my friend's elderly aunt read it, she wanted to know when the next chapter would be written. So maybe creative writing is a flair of mine.
That can't really be said for essay writing - there is no unbound horizon there, and the rules of how to write and what not are tighter than a virgin dust mite. Grappling these concepts is not really something I get, and in fact, it's an area in which I will be in most danger of failing, and thus, the areas of this year which have been my main focus.
Creativity is my game.
That said, my essay for Media Culture on the Mass Culture of Frozen did not get me the mark I was hoping for, despite doing my best to follow the proper etiquette. Since my first assignment for Media Culture got a high grade, however, all that should be needed in the last assignment is a low percentage - and I plan to get a passing mark.
That said, I can't say for sure. But I will cry if I don't pass.
Drawing
Drawing continues to go as it does, and last week saw not only the appearance of our model, Jemma, but also her dog, Spud. It did not take long for Spud to seem to take a liking to me, and proceeded to fall asleep on my foot - and she is a BIG dog.
Anyway, the task of drawing Jemma and Spud in monumental fashion was the soup of the day, and my first attempt was quite poor. My second attempt was suddenly the best in the class, so it seemed, so... I went from bottom to top, boy am I a quick study! The next piece was also exceptionally well done, and it shall go towards my end of semester submission, which is due this week - no set day, so it must be the end of the week... or is it on Thursday, during class?
I do believe I will bring my folder with my selection on Thursday, just in case.
Also, I must make a selection of which digital drawing to submit. Peter has seen all three of my pieces, however suggests just one, so I am left to decide which one.
Video Edit
With the last of my blogs for Video Edit due in the morning, I feel I should give special mention.
That is to say, WHY TOMORROW? I mean, we still have an assignment due on Thursday, wouldn't it make sense to hand it in at the end of the week, so that we can also talk about the assignment in our blogs?
Oh well, that's my thought. Though it is a pretty valid one, and I'm pretty sure everyone knows it.
Maybe Patrick is scared. Yeah, that's it. Scared of having to read through our blogs over the break... it's a real shame, I haven't got a scary picture to put in here at this time.
Anyhoo, it probably can't beat that scarring-for-life scene from Rugga Joe. I will have nightmares tonight.
I'm not entirely sure what to cover... we went over some colour correcting techniques last Friday, in which we tinkered with two lots of video from two of our fellow classmates.
My jealousy rose as I was reminded I never got to play in the ball pit.
We used various key points in the parade, to attempt to make each primary colour spectrum (red, green, blue) line up and look the same as each other. This usually helped the colouring overall, bringing out the white (as white is a combination of all three primary colours, at full value (255).
Some where a little tricky, however, and I would be inclined to believe that even if you matched the light patterns across the parade, it isn't entirely reliable in the final stages - however, it does give a good stepping stone at least, if not a good final, if not near-final, result.
In terms of the showreel, it has yet to be started. As I had mentioned in my last post, I am taking care of the various assignments left over, and after the presentation for Media Culture tomorrow, then the showreel assignment is basically the last workhorse for the semester.
I have gathered all of the BTS data from the resource drive, so I have plenty of footage to chose from - however I will need to make sure I don't spend too long on footage selection.
Another thing I need to keep in mind is software compatibility - the Mac Lab's computers have a more up to date version of Premiere Pro, whereas my computer here at home has version CS5.1. This means that any work I do at SIT will mean I can only work on at SIT - my Premiere Pro will not recognise the newer file version. Given that I will have more time outside of Video Edit class to work on it, and also given that there is no guarantee I will have access to any labs (due to other classes), I need to work on the bulk of the edit at home - this way, I have a guaranteed workstation at any time outside of my own classes.
The final stages of the showreel will need to be done in the Mac Lab, as my version does not have the loudness meter.
The happy thing about this, however, is that the Premiere Pro version at SIT WILL open my CS5.1 version, giving me a lot more time to work on it than I would have otherwise.
So... that is the plan.
And it is an amazing plan.
Gaze in awe of my amazing plan. Shed a tear. For it is perfect.
And then my house catches fire.
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