SAMUEL KEANE (0376236)

05/05/25 - 02/06/25 (Week 3-Week 7) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Video & Sound Production / Bachelors of Design (Honors) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Project 2 JUMPLINKS 1.  LECTURES 2.  INSTRUCTIONS 3.  PROJECTS 4.  REFLECTIONS LECTURES 1. Hard sound effects Specific sounds that are added to a film to enhance a particular action or event, such as, door creaking, glass breaking, etc. 2. Ambient sound effects Background noises such as wind, crowd, etc. INSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS Week 2: Exercise In this exercise, we were told to edit a sequence from pre-existing shots provided by Mr. Martin on Google Drive. Editing should be done on Premiere Pro and it should be 35 seconds sharp. Fig. 3.1, Editing Process, Week 3 (05/05/2025) What I did was very simple, I added the graphics and sound effects, as well as a crappy song I wrote a few months ago for background music. Week 6: Trailer We were divided into 2 groups to work together on recreating a few scenes of EEAA...

28/04/25 - 26/05/25 (Week 2-Week 6) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Video & Sound Production / Bachelors of Design (Honors) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Project 1 JUMPLINKS 1.  LECTURES 2.  INSTRUCTIONS 3.  PROJECTS 4.  REFLECTIONS LECTURES Lectures INSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS Exercise 1: Audio Dubbing This week, Mr. Martin divides us into groups of 5. We were instructed to search for audios and sound effects for a clip from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. After searching for the SFXs, we put them all together on one Google Sheet. Click here to access the Google Sheet link . Then, I adjust and put all of the sounds together on Premiere Pro. I started by putting the hard sound effects first. Fig. 3.1, Hard SFXs, (16/05/2025) Then, I added ambience too to elevate the tension and suspense on the clip. Fig. 3.2, Tension, (16/05/2025) On top of everything, I added the voiceovers I recorded using my phone. Fig. 3.3, Dubbing, (16/05/2025) After I put all o...

21/04/25 - 12/05/25 (Week 1-Week 4) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Video & Sound Production / Bachelors of Design (Honors) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Exercise JUMPLINKS 1. LECTURES 2. INSTRUCTIONS 3. PROJECTS 4. REFLECTIONS LECTURES Cinema Technique is all about manipulating shots and sequence that isolating part of it to look at. Shot Size Extreme Wide Shot establishes the location or the place of the scene where the main character is in Wide Shot shows the subject from head to toe, showcasing the environment of the scene Full Shot shows a tighter showcase of a subject from head to toe Medium Wide Shot frames the subject from above the knee Medium Shot  is mostly used for showing dialogues, it shows the subject from waist up. Medium Close Up frames subject from the chest up, emphasizes subjects emotion and reaction Close Up strictly frames the subjects face, detailing the subjects expression on a deeper level Ext...

22/04/25 - 06/05/25 (Week 1 - Week 3) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Interactive Design /  Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Exercise 1 JUMPLINKS 1. LECTURES 2. INSTRUCTIONS 3. PROJECTS 4. REFLECTIONS LECTURES Usability refers how to effectively or successfully a user can use a product or design in a certain situation. It depends on how well it accommodate users needs. Principles of Usability Consistency is a key factor in web design for both visual elements and functionality. It ensures website to look coherent and works across different elements. Simplicity  is used to refer to the need to minimize the number of steps involved in a process, to make it as obvious as possible, and to make it harder to make mistakes. Visibility  is when an element is visible which makes users understand how to use them. Feedback communicates the results of any interaction, which makes it visible and understandable. Its j...

21/04/24 - 13/05/25 (Week 1-Week 4) Samuel Keane / 0376236 Advanced Typography / Bachelors of Design (Honors) in Creative Media Task 1: Exercises 1 & 2 JUMPLINKS 1.  LECTURES 2.  INSTRUCTIONS 3. TASK 4.  FEEDBACKS 5.  REFLECTIONS 6.  FURTHER READING LECTURES Lecture 1: AdTypo_1_Typographic Systems "Typographical organization is complex because the elements are dependent on communication in order to function." (Elam, 2007). Which means, if there is 0 communication, there is no point of it being there. Elam also stated that the typographic systems are similar to what architects call  shape grammars  since the systems also has a set of rules that is unique that focuses and directs the decision making. As stated b...