New York Garageband Soundtrack Session

In this session I had to get soundtracks for the new york video i made in an earlier lesson. This taught us how to add audio to video using audio editing software.

New York Final Cut Editing Session

In this session I took some video clips from the New york folder and made a quick slideshow of images blending into each other. During this we had to get a hold of using Final Cut and now I feel I can use it to a beginners level.

Garageband Demo Session

In this session we had to open Garageband and learn how to use it by trying to make a song.
I didn't do too much but got the hang of things and the basics of the software.

Media Production Company Logo Planning Session

For this session i spent my time looking for a colour scheme and a catchy name to fit my plans that i sketched out on a piece of A3 paper. My original idea was to do something using a car or something to do with cars. This makes it just as professional but makes it a little more fun for me by bringing in some of my personal interests. I chose the name "TOP SECRET Productions" for my company name. I chose this because it makes people think, "What's so top secret about it?" and Top secret are also a japanese car tuning company owned by Kazuhiko "smoky" Nagata. This session taught me to think about what to choose when it comes to names and logo's and that there should be a reason behind all logo's.

Logo Ident Production Session

In this session I began to design my logo using photoshop CS5.1. I began by Getting a logo off of the internet and croping it down and playing with it to make something of my own. I decided on Top Secret Productions as my logo name. This was a fun activity because i enjoy using photoshop and i could bring my own interests into this session and make something new.

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Logo Research Session

In this session we were told to research two different logo's that we found interesting and annotate them. I researched information on the history of my logo along with what i already knew about. We drew the logo's and spoke about the font, colours, and shape of the logo. My first logo was BMW ( Bavarian Motor Works ) and i spoke about the reason their logo is as it is. They first established in 1916 and started out in the plane engine industry. The second logo I chose was FBM ( Fat Bald Men ) and their logo and company name isn't just a joke, there is a reason behind it. Back when BMX started to get popular all of the big companies were founded by old business men, hence where "FBM" came from. Now days more people are keeping it alive by making good hand made products not crap chinese machine made imports, and for a good price.

Photoshop Skills Session 1: Club Flyer Task

I found the Club Flyer Task allot more fun than the Earth and Eye Task because i could be creative and do what I wanted. I also liked how it was about music so I could choose what type of style to go for because I got to pick the genre of music. I chose dubstep because I like to work with graffiti / Stencil style and the rasta style too.

Photoshop Skills Session 1: Earth and Eye Exercise.

I found the Earth and Eye Exercise very easy to complete because I am experienced in using Photoshop.

The exercise was fun because I love to use Photoshop and we have been doing allot of Photoshopping in class. This was a good introduction to the coarse and I am enjoying it so far.