UAL Diploma Creative Media Production

Student Name: Casey Cooper

Pathway: UAL extended diploma in games development

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Unit 5 Investigating Audio Production and Technology

Unit 6 Investigating Visual Production and Technology

Unit 7 Investigation Interactive Media Production and Technology

Contents

Chapter 1 – Week 1................................................................................................4

Chapter 2 – Week 2................................................................................................5

Chapter 3 – Week 3................................................................................................6

Chapter 4 – Week 4................................................................................................7

Chapter 5 – Week 5................................................................................................8

Chapter 6 – Week 6................................................................................................9

Appendicies......................................................................................................... 10

Appendix 1................................................................................................................................................10

Bibliography..........................................................................................................................................10

Appendix 2................................................................................................................................................11

How to Harvard Reference in Word and Creating a Bibliography.................................................11

Appendix 3................................................................................................................................................15

How to add pictures, graphs, etc to your Table of Figures in your Portfolio................................15

Appendix 4................................................................................................................................................16

How to add to the Appendix in your Portfolio...................................................................................16

Appendix 5................................................................................................................................................17

How to embed videos into your portfolio...........................................................................................17

Appendix 6................................................................................................................................................21

Unit Criteria’s and Learning Outcomes...................................................................................................21

Appendix 7................................................................................................................................................23

Loading your Portfolio.........................................................................................................................23

Table of Figures

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Chapter 1 – Week 1

Chapter 2 – Week 2

My experience when doing the presentation:

I struggled when presenting as I said many words wrong and got a company’s name wrong.

The way our presentation was laid out meant I had to say all my 9 slides all in one chunk. That was quite a struggle as there was no breaks and very little time to prepare for my next slide.

However, I did enjoy listening to my teammates’ research on their topics. I found it very interesting.

I enjoyed learning about Sony and how PlayStation came to be what it is today.

We missed the design element of Sony/PlayStation when doing our presentation. We ended up having a discussion on the design and aesthetics of the companies consoles. It was interesting to learn that the majority of Sony products are black and usually a quad shape.

We also missed coverage on the company’s ethos/ philosophy. We discussed it and came to the conclusion that their goal was to dominate the living room and to be known in all aspects of entertainment.

Industrial DesignQuestions I will be covering:Why do you think these are good examples of industrial design?Why are they iconic?Describe the designWhat do you like about them?Who is their audience? And how is that reflected in the aesthetics?How do the two compare with each other?How do these connect to the company’s philosophy?

Alessi Juicy Salif

Description:Designed by Phillipe Starck in 1990, the Juicy Salif is rightly counted amongst the icons of industrial design and has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The citrus squeezer is cast in aluminium which is then polished, the design based on the shape of a squid and according to an account from the founder of Alessi was originally sketched out by Starck on a napkin while eating squid with lemon squeezed over it. It's a perfect example of how the most abstract associations can inspire iconic design.

This design was very eye catching. The juicer looks like it’s very well crafted and durable. The design itself is

very sleek, it’s retro yet futuristic. Anyone could have this in their kitchen and it would look like an expensive piece of art as opposed to a juicer.However, the design is also very practical. All edges point downward and brought to a point to make the most of gravity. Also, the ‘knees’ of the legs go upward so the juice is 100% directed downwards.This particular product was brought to life in the 1990s. Juicers around this time, such as the Singer Juice Giant. This is a huge comparison to show the products of the market at the time. The Singer is majoritively plastic and chunky by design. It’s also electric so i can imagine multiple issues when it comes to long term use. On the other hand, the Alessi is made of aluminium, durable and compact.

I like the Alessi Juicy Salif because it reminds me of retro alien movie posters.

http://lolitasclassics.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/earth-vs-flying-saucers-1956.htmlhttps://www.utilitydesign.co.uk/alessi-white-juicy-salif-citrus-juicerhttps://www.terapeak.com/worth/singer-juice-giant-extractor-juicer-model-774-w-box-as-seen-on-tv-new-old-stock/162029384044/http://www.creativebloq.com/product-design/examples-industrial-design-12121488

Chapter 3 – Week 3

Chapter 4 – Week 4

Chapter 5 – Week 5

Chapter 6 – Week 6

AppendiciesAppendix 1

Bibliography

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Appendix 2

How to Harvard Reference in Word and Creating a Bibliography

Go to the REFERENCES tab – open it

Change the style to Harvard

For inserting in a reference in a text – correctly called a citation - at the point where you want the citation to go……

Go to INSERT CITATION and then click on ADD NEW SOURCE

Change this to whatever type of source is relevant, ie. Book, web etc and then answer the questions

And click ok and it will in correctly reference your quote or picture etc at the point in the text you need it to be i.e. (Blackman, 2016)

It also puts it in your Bibliography! –hurrah!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

To do this you go to the BIBLIOGRAPHY TAB, which is in the drop down from the REFERENCES tab

Click on the top list – it says Bibliography

And hey presto…

You have a bibliography! - Try it! it is magic! And you will never ever get it wrong ever again! And when you do another citation it adds it to your bibliography and if you only want something in your Bibliography

If you are just putting an entry into the Bibliography

Go to REFERENCES

Then go to MANAGE SOURCES

This drop down then appears, as you can see it already lists my citiation that I have already done.

Go to the NEW

This drop down then appears, and fill in all the questions

And then Go to Bibliography, click on the top box and there is your Bibliography!

Bibliography

B, J., 1990. Cats and Dogs. First ed. London: Fred.

Blackman, J., 2016. Cats Rule. First ed. New York: Routledge.

Appendix 3

How to add pictures, graphs, etc to your Table of Figures in your Portfolio

To make your portfolio even more professional than it already is, and to be correct, academically, you can add pictures, graphs etc to the already created Table of Figures.

This is how you do it …..

Add your picture/graph etc at the point you want it to be.

Right click on the picture/graph etc

Click on – Insert Caption

At the top of the box there is a line saying Caption

It will automatically tell you if it is Figure 1,2,3 etc – DO NOT ALTER THAT

Then put in the citation for the bibliography (after the Figure 1,2,3 ) and what you want to call it i.e. Focus Group Graph.

Click – Close

Remember to note the layout, so you do the same for each figure i.e.

Figure 1 : Hello Project – photo by myself

Figure 2 : Focus Group Graph

Figure 3 : (Fred, 2013) Green Screen Examples

Then go to the Table of Figures (at the bottom of the Contents Page at the front of the Portfolio)

Highlight it

Right click

And click on update field

Click on update whole Table ……. And it is done!

Appendix 4

How to add to the Appendix in your PortfolioAn appendix is a place to add extra information that may help the reader of your portfolio with background information, additional info etc. It is a good place to load your Daily Production Diary for example.

This is how you do it.

This is what it looks like now…..it is right at the back of the portfolio

APPENDICES

Extended project in creative media production Learning Outcomes and Assessment

And the criteria are here.

Step 1 - Type in – in bold – what it is you want to say e.g.

Appendix 2 – Daily Production Diary (for example) and then

Step 2 - Highlight it

Step 3 - Go to References in the top menu

Step 4 – Click on Add Text

Step 5 – Click on level 2 – so it now looks like this

APPENDICES

Extended project in creative media production Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Then your criteria are here.

Appendix 2

Daily Production Diary

Then cut and paste your production diary here

Step 6 – Add Appendix 1 to the Criteria, so it looks like this

APPENDICES

Appendix 1

Extended project in creative media production Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Then your criteria are here.

Appendix 2 – Daily Production Diary

Step 7 – Go to the Contents Page, highlight it

Step 8 – The update table menu comes up, click on update whole table and it is done.

Appendix 5

How to embed videos into your portfolio

From YouTube

Step 1. Find your video, right click on it whilst the cursor is over the video

Step 2 click on Copy embed code

Step 3 – Go to your portfolio

Step 4 – Click on insert – top menu bar

Step 5 – Click on Online Video

Step 6 – paste in the embed code and click on the inset tab and voila, it is there!

From Vimeo

Click on the Paper Plane

Then highlight this code

Appendix 6

Unit Criteria’s and Learning Outcomes

UNIT 5 - INVESTIGATING AUDIO PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY

Learning Outcomes

The student will:

Assessment Criteria

The student can

1. Be able to analyse an audio-based problem in creative media production

1.1 Analyze the requirements and parameters of an audio-based problem in creative media production.

1.2 Apply research activities to support solutions to an audio–based problem in creative media production

2. Be able to use an integrated approach to audio-based creative media problem solving and production.

2.1 Demonstrate the ability to plan, organize and present solutions to an audio-based problem in creative media production.2.2 Apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve an audio-based problem in creative media production.

3. Be able to evaluate solutions to an audio-based problem in creative media production

3.1 Analyse the effectiveness of solutions to an audio based problem in creative media production

UNIT 6 - INVESTIGATING VISUAL PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY

Learning Outcomes

The student will:

Assessment Criteria

The student can

1. Be able to analyse a visual-based problem in creative media production

1.1 Analyse the requirements and parameters of a visual-based problem in creative media production.

1.2 Apply research activities to support solutions to a visual–based problem in creative media production

2. Be able to use an integrated approach to visual-based creative media problem solving and production.

2.1 Demonstrate the ability to plan, organize and present solutions to a visual-based problem in creative media production.2.2 Apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve a visual-based problem in creative media production.

3. Be able to evaluate solutions to a visual-based problem in creative media production

3.1 Analyse the effectiveness of solutions to a visual based problem in creative media production

UNIT 7 - INVESTIGATING INTERACTIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY

Learning Outcomes

The student will:

Assessment Criteria

The student can

1. Be able to analyse an interactive-based problem in creative media production

1.1 Analyze the requirements and parameters of an interactive-based problem in creative media production.

1.2 Apply research activities to support solutions to an interactive–based problem in creative media production

2. Be able to use an integrated approach to interactive-based creative media problem solving and production.

2.1 Demonstrate the ability to plan, organize and present solutions to an interactive-based problem in creative media production.2.2 Apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve an interactive-based problem in creative media production.

3. Be able to evaluate solutions to an interactive-based problem in creative media production

3.1 Analyse the effectiveness of solutions to an interactive based problem in creative media production

Appendix 7

Loading your Portfolio

Click on Add and then click on media and then on Add New and then follow the instructions to your latest draft and load it into your wordpress.

Then highlight it and click insert

When you are ready to load the next version/draft, make sure that you have the cursor at the right place

So that it goes above the previous draft, so that your latest is always on the top

And ensure you post it with the following heading

Your name draft number and date so it looks like this - Jenni B Draft 2 6 Jan – posting once a week, at the time agreed with your Course Tutor.