End of Week 12
# What was your plan for this week?
Mostly other unrelated projects but was scheduled to do the tests which was planned last year
# What did you actually do this week?
Of course I did not do the tests this week and have now got confirmation that I have all I need to perform the tests next week. What I did was mostly unrelated except for organise the testing, buy in some books and recomended films such as Walter Murchs - in the blink of an eye, a perspective on film editing. The book overtones and undertones by R S Brown and an Errol Flynn DVD collection (which is awesome)
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
Yes I had planned very early on the test this week but it turned out I did it sooner but it failed so now it has ended up later but I have time to allow that to happen.
# What worked well this week?
Inside the project just communicating between the different media groups to get what I need has went smoothly enough.
# What did not work so well this week?
by now I would have liked to have had the film tested by now and running analyses right now
# What have you learned this week?
I learned that maxmsp takes longer than 2 weeks too learn :P that I like errol Flynn movies and Olivia de Havilland is stunning.
Also I need to loosen some projects from my shoulders so I have time to read my books and given time to contemplate theories and create new ideas and lines of thought.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Emails of communication, extened bibliography and filmography
# Do you have any other comments to make?
"Think you can find a piece of timber yae long by yae thick...", "yeah i think so..." , "good then lash it to your spine it needs stiffening..." Errol Flynn, Captain Blood
Monday, 29 March 2010
Monday, 22 March 2010
Week 11
End of Week 11
# What was your plan for this week?
B.2 E.2(take 2), masters, signpost and other
# What did you actually do this week?
Organised another week of showing my work in the cinema and just need confirmation on the actual hiring of the cinema now if not I will get a comp in whitespace and film individuals watching the films.
Also did B.2 in a small capacity and need to work on it for another 2 weeks as I underestimated its depth and the complexity of my tasks this week.
Also working on the other oprojects steadily
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
Projects change and at the start of the Honorus year you are never sure how things work out until youve done one and in any case you should not be expected to thrive this year until the very end where thigns becoem clear and all the mistakes and fun opertunities laid bare
# What worked well this week?
Well Im going in the right direction with testing my product I believe as I do not know what effects my audio will have on the viewer Ive tried to broaden it a little to actions whiel watching the film to see if it holds there attention or makes them "twitch" as well as how they felt the film was taken with the audio not specificaly.
# What did not work so well this week?
Too many things to buy and its very expensive to run tests. Found soem nice films with soem itnerestign sound design that I have not picked up on before but no doubt has been tried and tested already - Dante 01 view from george's eyes as he wanders around the station near the beginning.
# What have you learned this week?
Publishers do not always know what they want and when they mean sneaky they really mean ambigiuous or uncertain or mysterious basically, which in musical terms is quite different from each other.
Writing music for people who dont know exqactly what they want is also a little frustrating as what you make is never what everyone agrees on and it does pushyou to make soemthing unique but simple enough to be liked by all it does stress the mind some.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Draft info on B.2, email notices of cinema and camera hire.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
All my music of late has the uncanny qualities of mrs macbeths hands "out damn spot" we all say'eth
# What was your plan for this week?
B.2 E.2(take 2), masters, signpost and other
# What did you actually do this week?
Organised another week of showing my work in the cinema and just need confirmation on the actual hiring of the cinema now if not I will get a comp in whitespace and film individuals watching the films.
Also did B.2 in a small capacity and need to work on it for another 2 weeks as I underestimated its depth and the complexity of my tasks this week.
Also working on the other oprojects steadily
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
Projects change and at the start of the Honorus year you are never sure how things work out until youve done one and in any case you should not be expected to thrive this year until the very end where thigns becoem clear and all the mistakes and fun opertunities laid bare
# What worked well this week?
Well Im going in the right direction with testing my product I believe as I do not know what effects my audio will have on the viewer Ive tried to broaden it a little to actions whiel watching the film to see if it holds there attention or makes them "twitch" as well as how they felt the film was taken with the audio not specificaly.
# What did not work so well this week?
Too many things to buy and its very expensive to run tests. Found soem nice films with soem itnerestign sound design that I have not picked up on before but no doubt has been tried and tested already - Dante 01 view from george's eyes as he wanders around the station near the beginning.
# What have you learned this week?
Publishers do not always know what they want and when they mean sneaky they really mean ambigiuous or uncertain or mysterious basically, which in musical terms is quite different from each other.
Writing music for people who dont know exqactly what they want is also a little frustrating as what you make is never what everyone agrees on and it does pushyou to make soemthing unique but simple enough to be liked by all it does stress the mind some.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Draft info on B.2, email notices of cinema and camera hire.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
All my music of late has the uncanny qualities of mrs macbeths hands "out damn spot" we all say'eth
Monday, 15 March 2010
Week 10
End of Week 10
# What was your plan for this week?
E.2 E.1 and E.2 part 2
# What did you actually do this week?
This week I organised to test the films with camera on the Monday 15th with a handful of students and also finilisde my testing methods.
however the test fell flat because no one showed up, the main door was locked for the start so no one got in and I lost a tester but no one else came after that
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
Things don't always go to plan
# What worked well this week?
I got a nice listen to my films in the cinema and wrote down soem thigns that need dealing with - its alright to make them sound good on monitors in my flat but Im testing them on the union cinema speakers.
# What did not work so well this week?
The test. I had the camera which was a last minute thing I managed to procure as the pd150's were out on loan which is the best ones we can use, had to settle for a small sony mini dv cam.
# What have you learned this week?
That its really hard to do a good honours project and do all the side ones I do. I mean really well as in first class honours because I will pass just not with what I had hoped.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
The test films and critique.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
There seems to be a fundamental flaw with education in higher thinking as in you need to research which is basically a hunt for proper knowledge but we are given a time limit and if you don't collect the porper information which is not exactly a straight forward task no indeed is it a one way street you are graded on what you have got.
Now some people get lucky and find exactly what they need, others inspirationless can't get started and others trawl through heaps of junk - is that truely fair? a human concept I know and not a realistic one but we do try to make everything as "fair" as possible.
Im not saying this from experience just from observation -guides are there I do not miss that fact but error is inherant and also the fundamental proposal of the task is misinterpeted and lost which is to seek out greater truth and experiment.
# What was your plan for this week?
E.2 E.1 and E.2 part 2
# What did you actually do this week?
This week I organised to test the films with camera on the Monday 15th with a handful of students and also finilisde my testing methods.
however the test fell flat because no one showed up, the main door was locked for the start so no one got in and I lost a tester but no one else came after that
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
Things don't always go to plan
# What worked well this week?
I got a nice listen to my films in the cinema and wrote down soem thigns that need dealing with - its alright to make them sound good on monitors in my flat but Im testing them on the union cinema speakers.
# What did not work so well this week?
The test. I had the camera which was a last minute thing I managed to procure as the pd150's were out on loan which is the best ones we can use, had to settle for a small sony mini dv cam.
# What have you learned this week?
That its really hard to do a good honours project and do all the side ones I do. I mean really well as in first class honours because I will pass just not with what I had hoped.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
The test films and critique.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
There seems to be a fundamental flaw with education in higher thinking as in you need to research which is basically a hunt for proper knowledge but we are given a time limit and if you don't collect the porper information which is not exactly a straight forward task no indeed is it a one way street you are graded on what you have got.
Now some people get lucky and find exactly what they need, others inspirationless can't get started and others trawl through heaps of junk - is that truely fair? a human concept I know and not a realistic one but we do try to make everything as "fair" as possible.
Im not saying this from experience just from observation -guides are there I do not miss that fact but error is inherant and also the fundamental proposal of the task is misinterpeted and lost which is to seek out greater truth and experiment.
Monday, 8 March 2010
Week 9
End of Week 9
# What was your plan for this week?
D2 D3 and D4 (3 weeks)
# What did you actually do this week?
This week was a dissaster for my project as a series of unfortunate events unfolded however I have compelted D2-D4 but I am continuing to tweak them which is part of E.2
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
I would have completed these last week giving me time to prepare for my first test in 1 week but things do go bad sometimes so this first test will jsut have to be a preliminary and testign of testing methods.
# What worked well this week?
Not much considering
# What did not work so well this week?
Everything else
# What have you learned this week?
Surprises come in all shapes and sizes and i get really competitive and annoyed over some audio issues
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
D1-D4 mock versions + B.1 html file
# Do you have any other comments to make?
The masters project is now starting so the heat is on now :)
# What was your plan for this week?
D2 D3 and D4 (3 weeks)
# What did you actually do this week?
This week was a dissaster for my project as a series of unfortunate events unfolded however I have compelted D2-D4 but I am continuing to tweak them which is part of E.2
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
I would have completed these last week giving me time to prepare for my first test in 1 week but things do go bad sometimes so this first test will jsut have to be a preliminary and testign of testing methods.
# What worked well this week?
Not much considering
# What did not work so well this week?
Everything else
# What have you learned this week?
Surprises come in all shapes and sizes and i get really competitive and annoyed over some audio issues
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
D1-D4 mock versions + B.1 html file
# Do you have any other comments to make?
The masters project is now starting so the heat is on now :)
Thursday, 4 March 2010
week 8
End of Week 8
At the end of week 8 my main computer broke so the work is effectivly stopped until I can fix it, Also an emergency occured this week which has forced me to leave dundee halting all work.
I will be back near the end of week 9 to continue my work
At the end of week 8 my main computer broke so the work is effectivly stopped until I can fix it, Also an emergency occured this week which has forced me to leave dundee halting all work.
I will be back near the end of week 9 to continue my work
Monday, 22 February 2010
Week 7
End of Week 7
# What was your plan for this week?
D2 D3 and D4 (3 weeks)
# What did you actually do this week?
What I did this week was recover from a series of unfortunate grade marks that damaged my confidence to do what I do.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
yes, I had to take time away from work to disconnect myself from the actual project so I could relax and evaluate my position.
# What worked well this week?
My first real Supervisor meeting went well, we discussed testing methods and one of my grade results. What we discussed was how would I test the audience if it was not a questionnaire and I sugegsted blink rate, he concurred and we delved into that a little, as in the studies on blink rate what it is and how if it differs in the 3 films then somethign is happeneing, but that would mean the result of my research would be towards something new and possibly hard to explain at my level.
Not much else worked well this week.
# What did not work so well this week?
Grades. failed to win a competition, general lack of inspiration at some points and still working on the muliplexed video from Timo.
# What have you learned this week?
Blinking is associated with taking in information.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Researched area into blink rate
# Do you have any other comments to make?
The music CD's were not as good as I had hoped. Saying yes is a good thing to get you going, but if your not prepared for the things you accept then it can ruin you.
# What was your plan for this week?
D2 D3 and D4 (3 weeks)
# What did you actually do this week?
What I did this week was recover from a series of unfortunate grade marks that damaged my confidence to do what I do.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
yes, I had to take time away from work to disconnect myself from the actual project so I could relax and evaluate my position.
# What worked well this week?
My first real Supervisor meeting went well, we discussed testing methods and one of my grade results. What we discussed was how would I test the audience if it was not a questionnaire and I sugegsted blink rate, he concurred and we delved into that a little, as in the studies on blink rate what it is and how if it differs in the 3 films then somethign is happeneing, but that would mean the result of my research would be towards something new and possibly hard to explain at my level.
Not much else worked well this week.
# What did not work so well this week?
Grades. failed to win a competition, general lack of inspiration at some points and still working on the muliplexed video from Timo.
# What have you learned this week?
Blinking is associated with taking in information.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Researched area into blink rate
# Do you have any other comments to make?
The music CD's were not as good as I had hoped. Saying yes is a good thing to get you going, but if your not prepared for the things you accept then it can ruin you.
Monday, 15 February 2010
Week 6
End of Week 6
# What was your plan for this week?
D2 D3 and D4 (3 weeks)
and Milestoned D1 C1 -C4
# What did you actually do this week?
I have indeed done D1. identified the film, C1 to C4 have also been doejn however it is perhaps the best to state here that you dont stop recording and editing sounds.
I have completed D2, the minimalist film with prior testing to see if it was worthy also I am half way through D3, the real world or contemproary drama film.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
no differences only quality of work
# What worked well this week?
What worked well this week was how motivated I got when i was making the film an have stayed up many nights longer than I should have working on all my projects but this one the most of course.
The responses from the CEO Timo from Musuta have been great so far and is helping me get the film and audio merged together. Also lots of Ideas have been formed for the End of Year Showcase and I hope people contribute as much as they have already, albiet some more than others.
I also added a little bit to my design docs as I had misse dit the first time which is the addition of silence and useful sound design technique which I will eb using, In each film the silence parts will be the same i do not want to change that as they are a definite narrative changign mechanic and I am only focusing on amounts of sound not lack of.
# What did not work so well this week?
The posters I posted up have a flaw I now see in the conjustion of two lines which on there own dont seem misleading - however I should have put short 4 minute film showing, instead of jsut film. Also the time specified seemd to say that it was a full feature which it isnt - so i will print out more soon.
Also my grade for a module appeared this week and was lower than I had hoped so that did not work so well
# What have you learned this week?
I have learned that sometimes it is luck that gets you to where you want to be and create great things and it would be nice to have a personal assistant.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Part work on the real world film, more edited audio.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
Im going to relax a little when my music CD's come in, found a nice little DVD with a duo music production team with some really nice music :)
# What was your plan for this week?
D2 D3 and D4 (3 weeks)
and Milestoned D1 C1 -C4
# What did you actually do this week?
I have indeed done D1. identified the film, C1 to C4 have also been doejn however it is perhaps the best to state here that you dont stop recording and editing sounds.
I have completed D2, the minimalist film with prior testing to see if it was worthy also I am half way through D3, the real world or contemproary drama film.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
no differences only quality of work
# What worked well this week?
What worked well this week was how motivated I got when i was making the film an have stayed up many nights longer than I should have working on all my projects but this one the most of course.
The responses from the CEO Timo from Musuta have been great so far and is helping me get the film and audio merged together. Also lots of Ideas have been formed for the End of Year Showcase and I hope people contribute as much as they have already, albiet some more than others.
I also added a little bit to my design docs as I had misse dit the first time which is the addition of silence and useful sound design technique which I will eb using, In each film the silence parts will be the same i do not want to change that as they are a definite narrative changign mechanic and I am only focusing on amounts of sound not lack of.
# What did not work so well this week?
The posters I posted up have a flaw I now see in the conjustion of two lines which on there own dont seem misleading - however I should have put short 4 minute film showing, instead of jsut film. Also the time specified seemd to say that it was a full feature which it isnt - so i will print out more soon.
Also my grade for a module appeared this week and was lower than I had hoped so that did not work so well
# What have you learned this week?
I have learned that sometimes it is luck that gets you to where you want to be and create great things and it would be nice to have a personal assistant.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Part work on the real world film, more edited audio.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
Im going to relax a little when my music CD's come in, found a nice little DVD with a duo music production team with some really nice music :)
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