Blog update 4/29

The Calendar for the marking period was due yesterday. I will create my survey for the junior and senior classes starting today and finish creating the survey by the end of the week.

Marking Period 4 Calendar

Week 1: 4/27-5/3
• Calendar due 4/28
• Create survey sheet
• Contact Mentor
• Update web log

Week 2: 5/4-5/10
• Give out surveys and find audiences to view visual
• Compile testing survey scores
• Testing report due 5/8
• Update web log

Week 3: 5/11-5/17
• Work on and finish self evaluation
• Self evaluation due 5/14
• Send survey results to mentor
• Send evaluation to mentor
• Start exhibit plans and construction
• Update web log

Week 4: 5/18-5/24
• Invite mentor to exhibit
• Exhibit due 5/20
• Exhibit showcase 5/22
• Update web log

Week 5: 5/25-5/31
• Progress Update presentations 5/28
• Web log being checked 5/28
• Update web log

Week 6: 6/1-6/7
• Mentor contacts due 6/4
• Work on final exam
• Update web log
Week 7: 6/8-6/1
• Final exam due 6/10
• Update web log

Week 8: 6/15-6/17
• Update web log

4/4 Blog Update

The animation (and thus, my construction) is complete! The movie was successfully edited and rendered to DVD format via iDVD. I did run into a small problem using iMovie ’08, for this newer version has been focused on ease of use over features and therefore has removed audio-video synching capabilities. However, Apple offers a download of iMovie HD for those who own the iLife ’08 product suite. So, instead I used iMovie HD edit the animation. Today, I will present my construction process to the class.

Construction

4/1 Blog Update

Since I have returned from vacation (Saturday night) I have been working to get the rest of this animation done. By now, most of the animation process is complete for all of the storyboard frames (a lot has been created in the past 3 nights!). However, I still need to edit the video and mix it with the audio using iMovie in order to complete the animation (in addition to rendering it in iDVD, which seems to be a relatively simple process. It looks like I won’t have the animation ready for tomorrow, but Ms. X, the TSA adviser, says this is fine for she will be dropping off the items on Friday of this week.

Also, I have to create all the proper documentation for judging which acts as the project portfolio report.

Friday of this week I will present my web log and the construction process.

3/18 Blog Update

The press release is due tomorrow. So far most of the work is done. Tonight I will be adding a little bit more content as well as doing some final polishing work. Also, I need to add some screenshots of my construction progress to use in the press release. The school week ends on Thursday for spring break.

3/14 Blog Update

I have found out that my project for TSA will be due to the competition on April 2nd. This is two days after I return to school from spring break. By my progress to date, I know that working to finish up the animation in that first week of April will be a bit of a crunch time.

I have started to work on my press release (creating format mostly) which is due March 19th.

Meanwhile, I have been doing some work on creating frame 6 of the storyboard. Doing frame 7 may cause a little bit of trouble for the animation calls for more than simple motion tweening. However, the shape tweening techniques that are planned to be used seem to be working fine. There are a vast amount of online tutorials (in addition to the assistance of my mentor) which can help me with this animation process if I need to expand my knowledge about the Flash software.