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Brady Bryan
Having a readily available portfolio is essential when applying for any job, and it is important for students to properly design their portfolios to entice possible employers in any industry. While portfolios can take on various forms, there is always a general base for each of them. However, I feel as though I have met the minimum standards for a portfolio to have. Of course, there is always room for improvement, and my portfolio is no exception. As an example, while the "About Me" section contains valued information such as background and the skill listing, my picture is outdated, and could stand to be replaces with a new one. According to canva.com, I shouldn't include anything older than three years, and while the picture is only two years old, it should still be updated. Not only that, but the picture's age may not be such an issue if it wasn't for the fact that the quality of the image is very grainy and unprofessional. The size of the picture is also quite small, which will make the audience get closer to the screen to make out the image. Aiga.com recommends putting your finest work on display instead of "dull, unimaginative work unless you want viewers to think you're a dull unimaginative designer." While I haven't learned anything especially groundbreaking other than 3D modeling, it doesn't hurt to step outside my comfort zone and learn something new and interesting that is sure to grab the attention of people viewing my art. These are just a few things I could do to improve my portfolio. I could do a complete overhaul of my website and change the overall colors and theme/background of the website to make the information stand out. In any case, it's time for an upgrade! Recap:
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Recently, I had to create three different tutorials on certain tools in Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro. I chose to make a tutorial on the razor tool from Premiere Pro, the free transform tool from Photoshop, and the gradient tool from Photoshop as well. Each tutorial had to be 30 seconds long. To create each tutorial, I had to find some royalty-free soundtracks to use in the video. I just chose three upbeat/funky tracks from Bensound.com. Next, I had to write a script for each tutorial. However, instead of creating all three at the same time, I wrote it one-by-one, and would move on to the next script once the entire video was done. Once the script was done, I opened up a stopwatch window to see how long the script was, and if I would be able to do it all in under 30 seconds. Fortunately, all of them were less than 30 seconds. I would then spend lunch recording the script with two to three second intervals between each sentence using a provided microphone. In the event that I mess up while recording a certain line, I continued the recording and simply re-recorded the line as I would be able to edit it in Premiere Pro. I also recorded ten seconds of silence at the beginning in case I had to replace any out-of-place background noise. For the first script (the razor tool), I used Adobe Audition to raise the volume of the recording since I spoke too quietly. Once the audio was recorded, I opened OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) on the left monitor and recorded my actions in Premiere Pro on the right monitor. I had the audio playing in the background so I could sync up the actions to the best of my abilities. After that was done, I simply brought all of the files into Premiere Pro and began editing. I trimmed the audio so it wouldn't contain any silent parts, and also so the audio wouldn't last longer than 30 seconds. This called for really-tight trimming in most cases. For the action recordings, I had to split some of the clips and increase the speed of them so they could fit under the 30-second mark. After everything was done, I added transitions to the clips to make it more appealing. I tried to used different types of transitions across each tutorial, but the "crossfade" transition was the main placeholder. The same process was used for the other tutorials as well. I am very proud of what I accomplished. I think that I did a great job finding transitions that weren't too "over-the-top," but would also "wow" the audience. The title screens were also a great accomplishment of mine since they were colorful and didn't take long to create. Most of the students in my class shied away from doing a solo project as I had predicted, but I honestly though that this wasn't hard at all. It just took time and devotion. It still believe that I made the right decision, and hopefully my classmates will feel the same way. Recap:
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AuthorBrady Bryan is quite familiar with blogs since he had to frequently post on his blog in 6th grade. Although its been a long time since then, he still knows what a proper blog should look like. Archives
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