Color Wheel in Adobe Illustrator

First Adobe Illustrator Project.

1. Project

We were assigned with the task of creating our own color wheel in Adobe Illustrator. This color wheel had to consist of the three primary colors, red, yellow, and blue; as well as the three secondary colors, orange, green, and violet. It also had to contain the tertiary colors of yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, and red-orange. The triangles and circle portrayed different color schemes.

2. Learnings

I learned how to use the basic tools in Adobe Illustrator, mainly focusing on colors and the shape tool. There are a lot of shortcuts that I've learned and more that can be learned in Illustrator that are helpful and allow for quicker and better finished products. I learned how important colors are in graphic design and how helpful they can be in making your project look better and more pleasing to the eye.

3. Result

I think that my final product turned out pretty well. I tried to focus on making everything symmetrical and that is one of the reasons that it looks decent. Next project, I will use my new learnings to make a more complex and better looking product. I now have basic knowledge that I can develop by the end of the quarter.

Chase Scene Video

Our team, consisting of me, Blake, Will, and Layne, struggled to come up with three different chase scene ideas, and couldn’t really decide on a story. We went out and discovered where we wanted to film, before figuring out what we wanted to film about. We did throw out a couple of ideas but some were too basic and others were way too advanced because we didn’t have the editing knowledge yet. We ended up settling in the middle with this idea. Our location was easy to decide on as it was exactly what we needed for our film. The woods and open field towards the school worked great for the “killer.” We agreed on a story and different shots quickly without a lot of bickering because we would all give an option and then agree on one. I have definitely gotten better at using premier pro. I can edit a lot quicker and make better films compared to some of the first ones I made. I’d love to continue making projects later in school and maybe even at home. Lastly, I’d like to talk about my team. I think we were well suited and equipped for this project as everyone in my team served an inportant role and purpose. We all worked well and really enjoyed building off of each other’s strengths.

A to B Sequence Video

Using the six basic shot types in normal photography is not too difficult, but using those sequences in a film is different and a little harder. We brainstormed the story and how we were going to get from A to B, and realized afterward that we used mostly wide shots. A close up was added with the door handle, and we tried to add some variation with the actor walking toward the camera in the scene after the stair jump. We both agreed on a storyline pretty quickly, (though it was a very simple one). The story portrayed a student moving from a classroom, (point A) to the courtyard, (point B) and finding his lost book. Editing this video was a little tough because of how long it needed to be. We should've taken more shots for fillers as I was stretching each clip to reach the one minute mark. Some of the space in between shots is too long. We also did not have a lot of sound to choose from so a better music track could've been helpful for the story. Miles and I worked well as a team, and we got everything done on time. 😃

How to Create and Print a Document Video

       Our team, consisting of me, Miles, and Angilee,  started by brainstorming six picture ideas and shooting them to show how to create and print a document. These photos followed the guidelines of the six basic photography types, (extreme close-up, very close-up, close-up, over-the-shoulder, wide shot, and very wide shot). We then took these pictures and put them into a six-slide powerpoint with captions about what is happening in each shot. After finishing and presenting this project we began to work on turning our pictures into film. We set up the tripod and filmed, roughly following the picture guidelines that we had set for ourselves. After this, we took the videos into Adobe Premier Pro and edited, adding music to go along with it too. We all went at this professionally, varying up the jobs between each other. Angilee worked with the camera, taking the pictures and videos. Miles stayed in front of the camera and worked as our actor. I helped set up the scenes and direct what was happening. All three of us edited what we took and created our own final products. I believe that my video turned out well, though it was hard to fit everything in 30 seconds. There are a few things I could've tweaked to make the video flow easier, and after presenting to the class and getting feedback, I did change these things. These included establishing a better beginning, middle, and end, switching a clip with another to make more sense, and add a title to the video, but all in all I think the project turned out well and was a good introduction into filming and editing. I'm excited to continue to shoot and edit more of these.  :)

Sidewalk Chalk

Brainstorming ideas

Adding finishing touches

I enjoyed the sidewalk chalk team building activity that all students in E-Comm took part in. It was a fun way to express our creativity with one another. My team started by brainstorming different symbols that we could add to the flag that meant something to each of us. We then took our ideas to action and started drawing them out with the sidewalk chalk (right). Each person drew their own symbol and then our whole team worked on coloring it in .     

Making our design

Finished product!

                                                              Everyone in my group collaborated well together and completed everything as a team. We all decided to make one large scene with the chalk using our symbols we picked out. I believe this plan worked because our flag turned out to look pretty good! It was a fun experience and I was happy to get to know some kids in different e9 classes. 

--Alex Pauli