Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Premiere Note No. 2

  • Use the Properties button to change the opacity, motion/ Image control in general
  • Start video at 00:00 seconds
  • To get a title before your movie starts, Offset your movie a few seconds, and drag your title page in front of your movie
  • You can find "Titles" under the Edit tab

  • NOTE OF WARNING : KEEP ALL OF YOUR STUFF TOGETHER.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Premiere Note No. 1

  • Click on "New Project
  • Save all your work in your THAWSPACE and create a New Folder for your work
  • Click Okay, and don't change any settings
  • Click on "Media" & choose PC Files and Folders
  • Find your photos and add your media
  • NAME & NUMBER YOUR FILES
  • Click on Numbered Stills
  • Select the first file and Open
  • Drag your work onto the Timeline below
  • There are 3 Tools : the Selection Tool; the Timestretch Tool (stretch or condense work); and the Split Clip Tool (allows you to cut your footage into pieces that you can edit)
  • *You can get audio off this website: http://www.sounddogs.com/
  • Search for a souuuuund
  • Once you've found a sound, Right click on the link, Re-name, and click "save as" an mp3

  • To organize photos and rename images, go to Adobe Bridge
  • Select the photos you want to rename
  • Click on the Tools menu where it says "Batch Rename"
  • Batch Rename: change the structure of how it's going to be named and preview
  • To continue naming with a new folder, change the sequence number
  • You can organize your photos in a stack -- Ctrl + A, Create a Stack

Friday, April 1, 2011

Audacity

1. Project > Make a New Label Track

2. To Insert Music : Project > Import Audio

3. Bring your headphones to Mr. Sanger's class..

4. Use the Time Shift Tool to move your music Left or Right on the timeline.  [ Bench Press Tool. :D ]

5. Use the I-Beam Tool / Selection Tool to add effects to parts of the song.

6. Use the Envelope Tool to make points in the song where you can expand or contract.

7. Use the Drawing Tool to change the shapes of the wave form.

8. Use the Multi-Tool to use a variety of tools at a time [ looks like '*' ]

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

iPod Skins

TADA !

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrr ~

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

How to Create an Old School Dropshadow and Product Reflection

1. Put all your layers into ONE folder [iPod].

2. Make TWO COPIES of that Folder.

 3. Name the folders -- One = Shadow, The other = Reflection

4. MERGE the layers of these folders ~ right click.

Reflection

5. TRANSFORM [ctrl+t] and flip it Vertically.

6. Put a Mask on your reflection, Use a Gradient tool, or a Paint Brush.
*Too make the reflection look real, it must be faded/transparent.

Shadow

7. Ctrl + Click on the outline of your Layer.

8. Edit > Fill > Black.

9. DESELECT and TRANSFORM.

10. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
*If your shadow is too dark, reduce its opacity.

Organize Layers so your product looks Realistic.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Layout Compositions.

THERE ARE 7 TOOLS OF COMPOSITION.

1.  Hierarchy  =  Organizing things from Most Important to Least Important.

2.  Focal/Focus Point  =  The Strongest, most Engaging element in a design.

3.  Eye Path  =  A Strong composition that can lead the viewer's eye through a design.

4. Proportion  =  The size of elements, Relative to one another.

5.  Visual Weight  =  The Lightness or Darkness of a colour.

6. Type as a Visual Element

7.  Alignment [GRID]  =  Using Order/Rhythm to place elements on a page.

*Use these tools to guide your viewer's eye.

DESIGN WITH INTENTION. DESIGN WITH PURPOSE.

&& BRUSHEEZY.COM

Monday, March 7, 2011

OH FUUUUUUUUU.

SAY WOOORD !

we're on the moooonnnn !




now just How do we get back...