In evaluation of my work I would first like to explain what I have learned. One important area in which I have acquired knowledge has been specifically in web2 technology. The interconnected nature of all of the websites I used (vimeo, youtube, blogger and flickr) was very interesting, because they all relate to each other so well I was able to take advantage of the various cross over points. I found that it was easy to manage all of my accounts because each individual website was tailored to the others I used. At first I found all of the different file formats quite daunting and couldn’t understand the need for such a variety but after some trial and error I found that I was able to find a balance between video quality and streaming speed – something which is crucial of course when trying to create a promotional video for an artist (musician) especially because it was designed for myspace. The main draw back for me with using the internet, despite its numerous obvious advantages, was the many problems I had with uploading videos, mainly the time each video took to upload was very disappointing especially when considering the technology I have been using is very advanced and by no means shoddy. This is perhaps just an unavoidable inconvenience. However in researching the many uses of my camera I was able to save sometime when I discovered that my camera has a function that enables it to upload footage straight to youtube without having to edit or convert them into different file formats.
Most importantly I have become competent in using Final Cut from experimenting with animatics and stop motion video. Once developing skills in this area I was able to make better use of other programs such as Flash. The main relation between the two for me, was in understanding key frames, once I was able to use these, they became a useful tool in creating an animation from scratch using Flash.
In relation to the feedback that I received in the form of views, for both of the videos that I have created (25 views of my animation on youtube and 17 for my music video in contrast to vimeo in which I have had 7 views for each video) I concluded that youtube was the best site for me to use in order to achieve a greater amount of exposure for the musician. This is simply because youtube is more popular and although I found vimeo easier to use and find that it has better features I think that as it grows in popularity the website will be forced to loose some of these features and become more like youtube so that it does not become so slow as to make in unusable.
Overall I feel I have been successful in terms of the knowledge I have gained in using final cut also I have found that I am very interested in learning more about animation. I am happy with my animation and music video and am confident that the musician was happy as he has also received positive feedback via myspace. If I were to have done anything differently I would have looked further into High Definition technology, I think that what research I have undergone however has been useful as I am now aware of what direction the field is heading in and what impact it will have on the future of film and television. I would also like to know when this transitional stage into which we have recently entered, from the standard technology to HD will be complete.
Most importantly I have become competent in using Final Cut from experimenting with animatics and stop motion video. Once developing skills in this area I was able to make better use of other programs such as Flash. The main relation between the two for me, was in understanding key frames, once I was able to use these, they became a useful tool in creating an animation from scratch using Flash.
In relation to the feedback that I received in the form of views, for both of the videos that I have created (25 views of my animation on youtube and 17 for my music video in contrast to vimeo in which I have had 7 views for each video) I concluded that youtube was the best site for me to use in order to achieve a greater amount of exposure for the musician. This is simply because youtube is more popular and although I found vimeo easier to use and find that it has better features I think that as it grows in popularity the website will be forced to loose some of these features and become more like youtube so that it does not become so slow as to make in unusable.
Overall I feel I have been successful in terms of the knowledge I have gained in using final cut also I have found that I am very interested in learning more about animation. I am happy with my animation and music video and am confident that the musician was happy as he has also received positive feedback via myspace. If I were to have done anything differently I would have looked further into High Definition technology, I think that what research I have undergone however has been useful as I am now aware of what direction the field is heading in and what impact it will have on the future of film and television. I would also like to know when this transitional stage into which we have recently entered, from the standard technology to HD will be complete.
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