Reporting my journey as a human-computer interaction researcher, after a career in digital and print journalism.
Absurdly proud of having made this! A classmate provided the MP3 audio recording, then we created vector typography layers in Illustrator and brought everything into After Effects to create the kinetic motion effects.
On the heels of #AdviceForYoungJournalists (which seems to have been sparked by a Felix Salmon blog post), Twitter lit up today with a similar hashtag, #AdviceForYoungAcademics.
As in the other thread, these tweets contained nuggets of genuine wisdom — mixed with some incredibly bad advice and/or hilarious lines. Some examples below: Continue reading “The best of #AdviceForYoungAcademics tweets”
Yay, I made something move in a video!
For this project done for my Foundations of Digital Production class at IUPUI, I had to demonstrate 1) knowledge of how to implement green screen effects and 2) effective creation of motion graphics. It’s pretty short.
The green screen effect was the easy part. I used a still of a stormy field for the backdrop for a keyed sequence shot with a girl’s head and shoulders against a green background.
For the motion graphics, I then added the sun-like object and brand and tag titles animated to rise and appear to the left side. I added a dark-to-light and blur-to-focus effect on the still to complement the otherworldly vibe.
MANY thanks to the excellent tutorial at Lynda.com for walking me through it step-by-step.
