We are meeting at 2.30pm on Monday at Stratosphere to give you time to travel down from the Comm Principles lecture at Garthdee. See you all there on Monday in at cafe or somewhere at 2.30pm
Have a good weekend Tim
Have a good weekend Tim
Friday, 26 February 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Cancel Digi Animation class tomorrow
Sorry everyone I am going to cancel the class at 10am on Thursday as not sure about the weather and took 2 hours to get home tonight, hope this is not a problem and plenty to look at on the blog www.timanimation.posterous.com to watch. See you all on Monday at stratosphere 2pm
Cheers and have a good weekend Tim
Cheers and have a good weekend Tim
Sent from my iPod
CW submission dates Media Prod. Project BA2
CW1 (project planning stage) Friday 12th March at 1pm (submitted in CW boxes with all names and matric numbers
CW2 (group submission for client) Friday 23rd April at 1pm (submitted with green sheets and a4 page all group members name on it and all details of URLs ALSO email this to t.conner@rgu.ac.uk)
No labs for Digital Animation on Mon 1st March just the meet at Stratosphere
...for the Wallace and Gromit exhibition
Cheers Tim thanks for the comment Stephen
REMINDER Wallace and Gromit Exibtion 2pm STRATOSPHERE this Monday
Guys I forgot to mention we are going to the Wallace and Gromit exhibition on at Stratosphere at 2pm this coming Monday at 2pm (Monday 1st March) can we just meet in the cafe at Stratosphere at 2pm?
Can a few of you respond to make me think that you got this message and also announce it in class or spread the word about the class
Thanks Tim
www.timanimation.posterous.com
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Media Production Project Group
-----Original Message-----
From: THOMAS ROSS (0802234) [mailto:t.d.ross@rgu.ac.uk] Sent: 16 February 2010 15:21
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Cc: ROXANA MIRONESCU (0808215); DAN DAIANU (0810733); NANCY ZHANG
(0713623); ANDREI MARIAN (0809837); STEVEN NOBLE (0703685)
Subject: Media Production Project Group
From: THOMAS ROSS (0802234) [mailto:t.d.ross@rgu.ac.uk] Sent: 16 February 2010 15:21
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Cc: ROXANA MIRONESCU (0808215); DAN DAIANU (0810733); NANCY ZHANG
(0713623); ANDREI MARIAN (0809837); STEVEN NOBLE (0703685)
Subject: Media Production Project Group
Hi Tim,
We've not come up with a group name yet, but thought I would let you
know who everyone in the group is.
Thomas Ross - 0802234 - Pub w J
Roxana Mironescu - 0808215 - Pub w J
Dan Daianu - 0810733 - Media
Ruomeng Zhang - 0713623 - Media
Andrei Marian - 0809837 - Comm PR
Steven Noble - 0703685 - Comm PR
Will let you know when we come up with the name,
Regards
Thomas Ross
0802234
Publishing with Journalism - Stage 2
MPP Group work
-----Original Message-----
From: HOLLY MCLENNAN (0803942) [mailto:h.j.mclennan@rgu.ac.uk] Sent: 17 February 2010 11:37
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: MPP Group work
From: HOLLY MCLENNAN (0803942) [mailto:h.j.mclennan@rgu.ac.uk] Sent: 17 February 2010 11:37
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: MPP Group work
Hi Tim,
Our group is called Pose Promotions and our team memebers are:
Kirsten Binnie (0816384)
Becca Nolan (0805524)
Holly McLennan (0803942)
Andrea (0613883)
Amy (0811296)
We aim to promote a model,
KHolly McLennan
media production project
Adelle thanks for that
From: ADELLE CHESSOR (0804715) [mailto:a.chessor@rgu.ac.uk]
Sent: 23 February 2010 12:44
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: media production project
Hi tim.
I don't know if anyone in our media production project group has emailed you with a group name and a list of our names.
So I thought I should let you know.
Our group name is: MykejayBlack.
And the members are: Adelle Chessor
Vicky Verbiest
Amanda Dumbar
Amy Gold
Emma is also is our group from Media Studies, however, I don't know her last name and she has only turned up once.
Thanks
Adelle
Monday, 22 February 2010
USB camera drivers for MAC and stop animation
http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
OPen source stop animation software for mac http://web.mac.com/philipp.brendel/Software/FrameByFrame.html
easy and straightforward the answer to my prayers
Good examples of viral marketing innovation
http://www.brewdog.com/
http://www.limmy.com/ (some content is choice but definitely uses web 2.0 to the full)
http://www.skittles.com/ (the big one from last year)
http://www.elfyourself.com/ (more hits and attention that it is possibly to imagine)
http://www.eepybird.com/dcm1.html (Diet Coke and Mentos)
http://www.blendtec.com/willitblend/
WordPress Lessons
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons and showcase http://wordpress.org/showcase/ this is a useful open source bit of kit
WordPress Lessons
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons
Also look at the showcase at http://wordpress.org/showcase/ this is an impressive bit of open source kit
Friday, 19 February 2010
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Coursework for Media project
Background
And Coursework
The Task
In its simplest form, this is a group task.
The aim of which is to research, plan, create and deliver a new media “viral marketing” element for a band or artist within the UK’s music scene.
Viral Marketing Defined
What does a virus have to do with marketing? Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and influence. Like viruses, such strategies take advantage of rapid multiplication to explode the message to thousands, to millions.
Off the Internet, viral marketing has been referred to as "word-of-mouth," "creating a buzz," "leveraging the media," "network marketing." But on the Internet, for better or worse, it's called "viral marketing."
The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, E-Commerce Consultant, Web Marketing Today, February 1, 2005
The purpose of this is to increase the profile of the client and create a new media “viral marketing” element for them. This task therefore has to be grounded in the principles of identifying an audience’s needs and wants. As this is a media rich environment considerable thought will have to go in to designing for your audience. This will include a vast range of “considerations”, such as technical issues with video, appropriate platforms to host the video, appropriateness of social network or web based hosts etc.
| The Client |
| Content |
| Technical Issues |
| The Group |
| The Aim |
| The Audience |
| Need, Wants and Value |
Understanding project characteristics
- Projects are different from ordinary work. They are
intended to change things
- Projects have a timeframe with a beginning and an end
- Projects have to be planned
- Projects use resources and need a budget
- Projects require evaluation – the criteria for evaluation need
to be established from the beginning
- Projects have an outcome, which is not necessarily known
at the outset
- The outcome is very often a “product” of some kind
- At the end of a project, decisions need to be taken about
- whether to use or institutionalise the outcome
- Projects involve people
Possible Roles
- Project Manager
- Market researchers/Marketers/PR
- New Media Researchers
- New Media creators
- Editors/Content creators
Available Resources
Software
Various options available – Photoshop, Studio MX (Flash and Dreamweaver), Audacity (Sound editing), Final Cut Express (video editing), iMovie
Video cameras
There are six Sony Z1 cameras, complete with on-board
and detachable microphones, tripod and power supply.
Stills cameras
There is at least 10 Canon 400D―next generation digital SLR―available.
Sound recorders
There are at least seven Marantz PMD660 Professional Solid State
Digital Recorders.
Radio and TV studio
Radio studio and TV studio set-ups which, while the equipment is fixed, provide sound-proofed recording environments and, in the case of the TV studio, lighting and multi-shot possibilities that could prove very useful, depending, of course, on what you have in mind. Booking is essential, however.
-Coursework 1
The CW will form into two parts.
CW1 contributes 40% of the overall grade
The areas that will be covered in this section will include all the ground work and research that the group engages with in the pre planning stages. This will be for a client in the UK music industry, hopefully this can/will be a local band or artist.
As a group you are required to produce a 4,000 report on the early planning stages.
Elements that you are required to produce here may include sections on
Initial Stages
· Creating value with projects. Setting up a project for success by clarifying expectations and outcomes.
· Defining and planning projects. Creating the right foundations for a good, practical, plan.
Outcomes:
· Evaluate and capture stakeholder and audience needs;
· Define how the project adds value by agreeing clear objectives and targets
· Establish an organisational structure for governance and ensure clarity about decision rights.
· Define deliverables and their quality;
· Control project scope;
o Create a plan and budget (if required) by progressively defining the products and then breaking down the work needed to produce them;
· Assign, work to teams, providing roles and responsibilities to the group
· Manage risk
· Explore the problems of managing time where multiple tasks and priorities conflict;
· Adjust schedules in the light of constraints on availability;
· Motivate and manage the team;
· Track and report progress;
Submission of CW2 will form the basis of a written report, with all group members actively contributing to this process. Visuals and mock ups are also encouraged at this stage (these could be of similar products).
Assessment criteria
Your report will be assessed using the following criteria:
Content, feasibility and scope of project 50%
Evidence of research 40%
Structure and presentation 10%
Coursework 2
CW2 contributes 60% of the overall grade
· Executing and delivering product. The practicalities of delivery in a large and complex organisation.
· Test and deliver the product;
· Close, learn (reflection) and present the project.
This product will be the deliverable section outlined in CW1. The parameters (in terms of length and structure) will be very specific in terms on your individual client, but it will be expected that this product will contain and number of media rich elements, it will facilitate a two way communication function and will enable users/client to contribute to the product and continue its development past the closure of the project group.
Assessment
The practical element will be assessed using the following criteria:
- Design and innovation of product (40%) - You must demonstrate knowledge of the market as well as the consumer. Inventive and original solutions to the task are being sought.
- Content - the creative process (30%) - You must demonstrate a clear understanding of the relative importance of different production /design/media issues and be able to arrive at a clear solution which is fully formed and functional and ready to be offered to consumers.
- Clarity of communication (10%) - Your work must be demonstrate clarity of communication not only through the text but visually. Presentation of information, whether this is images or text, must consider the reader at every stage.
- Presentation (10%) – This will be a group presentations performed in the final weeks of the semester.
- Peer assessment (10%) - This will be an opportunity for you to comment on ALLL members of the groups contribution to the overall submission. Appropriate forms will be distributed and to be submitted with the final piece CW.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND A GROUP
From: SARAH CORCORAN (0806427)
Sent: 16 February 2010 11:55
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: Media group
Hi Tim, Im emailing you so that you canhelp me find a group for this module as I have been absent for the past two weeks when the groups were being formed. If you could get back to me as soon as possible. Kind regards, Sarah.
Due date for CW1 Friday 12th March 2010 at 1pm
Submit in CW boxes in 4th floor all names of GROUP and matric numbers need to be on the green sheets Cheers Tim
CW1 due date PROJECT PLANNING stage
Friday 12th March 1pm in the cw boxes, all CW are groups therefore all matric numbers need to be on the greeen sheets
Rescheduled class because of the TIM Tabling issue
Sorry cannot find alternative accommodation for us at 1pm today therefore will run a session from 9.30am next Tuesday in 116 (normal room) until 11am and then again in the afternoon, thanks Tim
Monday, 15 February 2010
Trip tp Stratosphere
Looks like Monday 1st March 2pm at Stratosphere, will confirm with you next week
Satrosphere Science Centre
Satrosphere Science Centre
179 Constitution Street
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB24 5TU
01224 640 340
Link:
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB24 5TU
01224 640 340
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Thursday, 11 February 2010
YouTube - Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro Ost #1 and #5
via youtube.com
Nice trailer, guess the studio
Some lectures on early animation
<<4 Storyboards.ppt>> <<1 animation.ppt>> <<2 History of Animation.ppt>> <<3 Concept.ppt>> <<4 PlotStructure.ppt>>
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Confirmation of Room Booking
-----Original Message-----
From: Alison Grieve (prs) Sent: 03 February 2010 16:32
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: Confirmation of Room Booking
From: Alison Grieve (prs) Sent: 03 February 2010 16:32
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: Confirmation of Room Booking
Hi Tim
Just to confirm that I have booked you into room 427 on a Thursday
between 1000 - 1100 hrs for weeks 27-35.
Thanks, Alison
Time: Thu 10:00 - 11:00, weeks 27-35 [04/02/2010 - 01/04/2010 04/02/2010
- 01/04/2010]
Category: Lecture
Modules: Digital Animation - BS1253
Rooms: 427 (16 cap) - ABS
Staff: Conner, Tim
Groups: ABS 1 Media Studies
Students: Equipment: Teams: Notes:
Edit Share Server for storing files
Hi Tim
I have added the students to the media server
They must log-in to the MAC with abstech and password fomtech1
once in, they log into the media server using ugmatric number eg ug987654321 and the password is their first name as on the excel worksheet you provided me with.
You all have access to the same space on the server (BS1253) so it might be an idea to get the students to create their own folder within the space and you can create a folder for the students to deposit their finished work into for marking purposes.
Edit Share Server for storing files
Hi Tim
I have added the students to the media server
They must log-in to the MAC with abstech and password fomtech1
once in, they log into the media server using ugmatric number eg ug987654321 and the password is their first name as on the excel worksheet you provided me with.
You all have access to the same space on the server (BS1253) so it might be an idea to get the students to create their own folder within the space and you can create a folder for the students to deposit their finished work into for marking purposes.
Some Media Students
Creative Cultures Scotland [info@creativeculturescotland.co.uk
try this one, think it is the same however
From: Creative Cultures Scotland [mailto:info@creativeculturescotland.co.uk]
Sent: 08 February 2010 16:48
To: Tim Conner (abs)
Subject: Re: Some Media Students
Hi Tim,
fantastic! Sorry for the late reply I've been very distracted with the (quiet) launch of the new site - and dealin with feedback - questions about the service... seems to be well received but there are still some niggles...
Blog for Media Production Project
Good idea to join this blog for info. also putting up students who are looking for a group. All project plans are up also
Cheers Tim
Media Production Project
Jill Rattray is a Communication Student and is looking for a group is
anyone short of a member?
Cheers Tim
JILL RATTRAY (0815872)
anyone short of a member?
Cheers Tim
JILL RATTRAY (0815872)
Project Planning templates and Guides
<<projectplantemplate0407.doc>> <<lcgpm.pdf>> <<onprojects-yymmdd-xxxooo-pmo-projectbrief-v1-03.doc>> <<Planning_GANTT_chart.xls>> <<Programme Start-Up - Project Brief - blank template May 2004.doc>>
projectplantemplate0407.doc (91 KB)
View this on posterous
lcgpm.pdf (675 KB)
View this on posterous
onprojects-yymmdd-xxxooo-pmo-projectbrief-v1-03.doc (492 KB)
View this on posterous
Planning_GANTT_chart.xls (65 KB)
View this on posterous
Programme Start-Up - Project Brief - blank template May 2004.doc (53 KB)
View this on posterous
project
anna bielecka [anniabielecka@gmail.com]
ANNA BIELECKA is a Media Student and looking for a group, is anyone short of a media student?
Tim
Media production project _ GROUPS
Hi tim,
Our group consists of Eilidh Shearer, Lorraine Kidd, Vicky Harazim, Jennie Hope and Emily Teece, the group name is design group.
We have semi decided on a few roles, Vicky will be the main editor, Jennie is going to be doing the social networking side of things and I will be combining all the materials we all do. This is just a rough start but once we find a client we will decide on full roles for each member.
Emily Teece
Our group consists of Eilidh Shearer, Lorraine Kidd, Vicky Harazim, Jennie Hope and Emily Teece, the group name is design group.
We have semi decided on a few roles, Vicky will be the main editor, Jennie is going to be doing the social networking side of things and I will be combining all the materials we all do. This is just a rough start but once we find a client we will decide on full roles for each member.
Emily Teece
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
YouTube - How to set up PS doc quicker version 4 11 09
via youtube.com
Just from a class year that may be handy
Some resources for animation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation
Hanna-Barbera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna-Barbera
Studio Ghibli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli
Hanna-Barbera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna-Barbera
Studio Ghibli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli
Alternatives to posterous or additional sites
http://timcommdesign.blogspot.com/
www.wordpress.com http://timconner.wordpress.com/
www.tweetpic.com (will tie in your twitter account with posterous)
Monday, 8 February 2010
Some Media Students
Hi Tim,
fantastic! Sorry for the late reply I've been very distracted with the (quiet) launch of the new site - and dealin with feedback - questions about the service... seems to be well received but there are still some niggles...
yours< Phil.
www.creativeculturescotland.co.uk
twitter.com/ccs_scotland
creativeculturescotland.wordpress.com
Creative Cultures Scotland is a registered charity #SC037834
On Wed 03/02/10 11:37 AM , t.conner@rgu.ac.uk sent:
Phil hope you are well, things here are busy and getting into new semester. I have a student project this year that is basically a Media Project cantering around the creating a viral campaign for anyone in the creative industries. Basically the groups find someone in the arts (music bands feature pretty heavily) and create or improve their use of social media (they do interviews, create animations, record performances audio/video) and basically use as much social media that they can to drive traffic to whoever their client is.
Some of the groups this year want to find and artist etc. and do this for them, not sure how this will pan out in reality may only be one or two groups. Mentioned you as a person who may be able to identify possible artist etc who would be in need of this, just warning in case you get an approach by some student
Thanks Tim Conner (give me a call if you wish to discuss 263926
Creative Cultures Scotland is a registered charity #SC037834On Thu 08/10/09 7:51 PM , wrote:
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Stop Motion lesson or how to move and float objects
http://mail.elsevier-alerts.com/go.asp?/bESB001/mRW63C1F/uSHD84/xFAQ3C1F
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Monday, 1 February 2010
Welcome to the module
What you need, Lego, camera and final cut software, oh and a narrative, thats the hard bit.Cheers Tim
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