Digital Photography & Imaging // Final Project

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING GCD 61204

WEEK 12: FINAL PROJECT

NAME: Adeline Wong Chyn Nee

I.D: 0344017

COURSE: Bachelors of Design in Creative Media

GROUP: C

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PROJECT 4: SELF-TITLED [30%]

REQUIREMENTS:

Timeframe: WEEK 9 - WEEK 14

Duration: 15 second

Output: .MOV or .MP4 less than 20MB

Size: 1080 x 1920 px (I.G reel/ story size)

To start with our idea development we start by getting to know ourselves with the given Google slides. (click image to enlarge)

Fig. 1.1 Idea Development (Biography)

Fig. 1.2 Idea Development (Work Statement)

Using the aspects of my dreams and passion and translating them metaphorically to create a meaningful artwork that can spread an important message to the viewers.

What do I want people to understand from my video?

Through this project, I wish people could realize and understand the true beauty of our nature, and how without the greed of mankind, nature is able to thrive and flourish like it is supposed to.

Inspiration 1:

Fig. 1.3 Inspiration #1

Inspiration 2:

Fig. 1.4 Inspiration #2

Inspiration 3:

Fig. 1.5 Inspiration #3

For my backdrop, I chose to do a warm-toned colour with nature surrounding me, these are the inspirations.

Fig. 1.6 - 1.8 Inspiration for video's colour

Next, I did some sketches for my action in the video, I drew 2 different ideas but I was leaning more towards sketch #1 because sketch #2 would be too gloomy for the backdrop and would not have suited it.

Fig. 1.9 & 1.10 Sketch #1 and sketch #2

After done with my sketch, I proceed to find different elements online to incorporate in my video, these are the few ones I found that I think would suit the video.

Fig. 1.11 & 1.12 Elements found online

Fig. 1.13 & 1.14 Elements found online

Fig. 1.15 Elements found online

Background option #1:

I changed the temperature and contrast of the original image (left) to match the chosen theme and the colour palette of the video.

Fig. 1.16 & 1.17 Background PNG option #1 (before and after)

Background option #2:

I went to Illustrator to create a horizontal gradient background just in case option #1 would not match, however quickly realised that the video would look better with a photographic background.

Fig. 1.18 Background PNG option #2

During week 11 of class, me and my friends went to campus to take some portrait pictures of each other with a DSLR, this is my final chosen picture that I want to further develop.

Fig. 1.19 Chosen portrait picture

Poster Outcome:

During week 13, I showed my first poster outcome to Mr Martin during a feedback session in class.

Fig. 2.1 First Outcome

Mr Martin's Feedback: 

You should make the size of your portrait at least 30% smaller so that we can focus on what's going on in the background too. You should also increase the contrast on your face much more so that it pops.

After listening to his feedback, I tweaked the issues pointed out and also added more elements in the background as well as below my portrait to give me a base which allowed me to decrease the overall size of my portrait by placing myself on top of the island.

Fig. 2.2 & 2.3 Second Outcome (poster size and 1080 x 1920 px IG story size)

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Final Outcome:

Adeline Wong PROJECT 4 youtube link

Fig. 3.1 Final video outcome