Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Commtech Final Exam
Well it looks like this is the last blog post I'm going to have to do. This post is actually my final exam for Communications Technology, TGJ 4M1. This is actually going to be pretty fun because I want to be a graphic designer when I grow up so I think I'll enjoy researching these two career fields.
The first career I am going to research is a graphic designer. To become a graphic designer you need to have a lot of arts and courses related to art in high school. It isn't a hard program to get into but if you want to be a graphic designer you must know how to draw extremely well. Also you must know how to use programs such as photoshop elements, corel draw, or photo paint. Working conditions for a graphic designer are actually pretty good. Most designers just work straight from a home computer. If you get a job designing for a large company than you may have a 9-5job at the office. There is also deadlines to get the designs done so you can't slack around projects. Graphic designers can make anywhere from $20,000 - $125,000 a year depening on how well your known and who you work for. It also depends on how well your work is, if it's a well done piece of work, companies will pay you more for it. A good college for graphic designers would be The Art Institute Of California, located in Sacremento, CA. The whole school is based on arts and graphic deisgns so this would be the ideal college for any newcoming graphic designers or artists.
The second careeer field I am going to research is a photographer. Photographers combine artistic talent and technical skills to create professional photographs. In order to be a successful photographer you must know how to arrage your photos so that the subject you are taking a picture of stands out clearly in the photo. There are many different types of photographers. Some photographers take pictures at weddings and some sit in a labratory all day and take pictures of notes and documents. Photographers don't really have any courses that they need in high school to get into college but they need to have a ton of experience with a camera and they need to know what they're doing with it. Apprenticeships may be available through a small college or even sometimes a camera store. In order you get one an apprenticeship you have to be on top of the crowd though, whcih isn't easy. Getting a job might also be difficult. The best way to get someone to hire you is putting together a portfolio. This portfolio will include about 10 of the best photos you have taken, all different styles as well. Employers don't want to see the same shot 10 times. A photogrpahers average salary is only $26,080 a year. This is similar to the graphic designers pay though, in a sense that if you work for a large company the slary is obviously going to increase a large amount. There are also a few photogrpahers out there that make millions. These are the guys that are well known throughout the world. Their jobs usually include photographing models or celebrities professionally.
The first career I am going to research is a graphic designer. To become a graphic designer you need to have a lot of arts and courses related to art in high school. It isn't a hard program to get into but if you want to be a graphic designer you must know how to draw extremely well. Also you must know how to use programs such as photoshop elements, corel draw, or photo paint. Working conditions for a graphic designer are actually pretty good. Most designers just work straight from a home computer. If you get a job designing for a large company than you may have a 9-5job at the office. There is also deadlines to get the designs done so you can't slack around projects. Graphic designers can make anywhere from $20,000 - $125,000 a year depening on how well your known and who you work for. It also depends on how well your work is, if it's a well done piece of work, companies will pay you more for it. A good college for graphic designers would be The Art Institute Of California, located in Sacremento, CA. The whole school is based on arts and graphic deisgns so this would be the ideal college for any newcoming graphic designers or artists.
The second careeer field I am going to research is a photographer. Photographers combine artistic talent and technical skills to create professional photographs. In order to be a successful photographer you must know how to arrage your photos so that the subject you are taking a picture of stands out clearly in the photo. There are many different types of photographers. Some photographers take pictures at weddings and some sit in a labratory all day and take pictures of notes and documents. Photographers don't really have any courses that they need in high school to get into college but they need to have a ton of experience with a camera and they need to know what they're doing with it. Apprenticeships may be available through a small college or even sometimes a camera store. In order you get one an apprenticeship you have to be on top of the crowd though, whcih isn't easy. Getting a job might also be difficult. The best way to get someone to hire you is putting together a portfolio. This portfolio will include about 10 of the best photos you have taken, all different styles as well. Employers don't want to see the same shot 10 times. A photogrpahers average salary is only $26,080 a year. This is similar to the graphic designers pay though, in a sense that if you work for a large company the slary is obviously going to increase a large amount. There are also a few photogrpahers out there that make millions. These are the guys that are well known throughout the world. Their jobs usually include photographing models or celebrities professionally.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Commtech Post May 22
This week in commtech we finished our flash animations and started our Grade 8 video. I started my storyboard and got down my idea of what I want to have in my video. the video has to be about the exciting things that happen at Korah and it also has to show how hectic it is. On Monday I will go into the halls, the cafeteria, and the gymnasium to show the hecticness of the school. On tuesday I will go out and fim the outdoor ed class to show the fun things to do. I will also include clips of things such as the dunk tank, tug a rope etc. I will also be taking pictures from Halloween, Christmas, and any other dances or proms that are theme orientated. After the video it is done I'm confident it will be a good one.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
May 15, 2009
Last week in commtech we started to work on our flash videos. We had to do the practices out of the book and then we had to make our own video showing our skills in flash. I made a video of a guy kicking a soccer ball into the distance and hitting it off the post and then going in the net. I don't know how good it is but it was the first video I've made in over a year and I think it turned out alright. We also did our flash test and we had to open a video of Dom doing a numa numa dance and we had to add text to it and make it move and we had to show shape and motion tweening in our video as well. Below are the two videos. Left is soccer and right is numa numa