Evaluation

Final Piece

Processing Lab

I found the processing lab today very interesting. The sketch application began quite easy, with simple tools such as changing the dimensions of the composition and also the background colours. We must remember to use a semi colon after each piece of coding otherwise it will not work!

We then had the introduction to shapes and lines, changing the stroke colour as we went along. We also gained an understanding of the x and y coordinates, moving the shapes around the composition. 'Rect' and 'line' were used to add these components.

We then added ellipses, using 'ellipse' to do this. We changed the stroke colours and positioned the rectangle using the 'CENTER' option (spelt in the American form)

After we worked with this composition, we began introducing movement making our work more dynamic. We inserted 3 ellipses. We then learnt about 'float' and the effects of changing different variables.

To make the sketch interactive by clicking your mouse, we need to include a piece of code to do this. We need to tell the system that every time you press the mouse, you want a new background and call the variables again.

Feedback

After showing my video to a few people, I received quite positive feedback. However, the main problem was the speed of my piece. A lot of people felt it moved quite quickly and after working on the video for so long, I could not longer hear myself really how fast it was going. I then re recorded the voiceover, remembering to ask the vocalist to slow down and allow for breaks for movement of graphics and text. The font choice for my piece was well received, with people saying it was clear and readable. This is essential when working with typography to make sure that the text can be read easily.

A few assets

Below are a few of my final assets that I used for my artefact. I hand drew a lot of the designs myself, so that I could have full creative control of my final work. All drawings were quite big and scanned in at a high quality, so a lot of them did not need not be further manipulated. However, I did have to edit some where the lines where I had drawn didn't join and therefore filling the shapes became quite difficult later on in Photoshop. I did overcome these problems and I felt I had a large range of graphics that supported my text throughout my piece.

Rendering Problems

Whilst rendering my project, I encountered a problem where the motion freezed, and then sped up quickly. I'm still not particularly sure what happened here yet decided to not opt for the curtains anyway, as they were bad quality and I felt it didn't flow particularly well with the rest of the piece. Below is the first version. Although a problem doesn't show up here, when i play the file back on my computer using quicktime player, I always encounter the above problems. I also noticed the graphics used for 'hell' was of poor quality which is why I changed this as well. Below are the before and after changes that I made: