2/23/2011

Amblyopia Trailer

So I have Finally finished (mostly) the Amblyopia trailer for work. My boss wanted t for GDC. It's nothing fancy, and it was my first time really getting into Adobe Premiere and After Effects. I Learned so much from this project, and while video editing is not what I enjoy, I really like that I've started developing a new skill. I'm sure understanding the basics of these programs will come in handy.

check it out here

I think this would have taken me much longer if I hadn't used tutorials from Lynda.com. They didn't have everything I needed, but it helped me get started. Definitely worth the money. I've been teaching myself Microsoft Project as well. I'm going to keep the subscription for most of next quarter. I want to learn the ins and outs of Excel, Power Point, Project, Word, and any program involved in project management really. Haha maybe I'll just go crazy using the programs, making myself flowcharts for laundry, org charts for my family and roommates, and gantt charts for cooking. Actually I could see making a gantt chart for some of my recipes to be useful. I wonder if i can get Project to switch from days to minutes?

Either way now that the video is done I can breath a little. Hopefully in the next few days I'll write a post with everything that has changed with my projects. They are getting pretty exciting. If all else fails, I'll write more while I'm on the plane. Keep an eye on my website! I'm going to be added more content soon! I want to make a section for my traditional art and update my 3d section.

Anyway thanks for reading my frazzled tired post.

-Rachel

2/03/2011

ARGolf Website

The Website recently got a makeover. The content is still a work in progress, but it looks so much better! Check it out!

2/01/2011

GDC Prep

So we're getting ready for this big event of the quarter, GDC! Thankfully it's over spring break, but there is so much to do.

Personally I've been working on updating my website, rachelorosz.webs.com. It's still a work in progress, but much better than before. I've also been pushing through with my resume and cover letter. I should actually be finished with all these things this weekend, and they should be ready to send off to companies.



Here are the project updates

Augmented Reality Golf Project

The Team and I created a fly through of our first level for GDC. It looks great, though the smaller assets didn't make it it. It's going to be shown at RIT's booth at GDC.


This is hosted on the official Augmented Reality Golf Youtube channel, which is where we'll post all official videos. Next quarter look out for the new trailer and some actual game play! I'm really glad it turned out so well.

The new version of the website should hopefully be up by friday, at the very least monday. Kyle has been great about getting it working, it's such a pain. The team really needs someone dedicated to it who has knowledge of how it all works.

After GDC I'm officially leaving the project however. Unofficially I'll be helping Maddy, my replacement, when she needs it, but I really have over stretched myself, and I need to focus on graduation. Thankfully I've been training her all year, so it'll be left in capable hands.

Amplyopia Project

I've been working on a trailer for the game. Have I ever mentioned I'm NOT a video person? I've run into alot of problems, starting with Xfire. I will never again use that program to record footage. It crashed after effects every time, and the only solution I had to get usable footage was to really compromise the quality. I want this done by monday, so you guys can guess what my weekend is going to look like.

By the way guys, if you ever need to learn any kind of software, I recommend lynda.com. I've been using it to teach myself aftereffects and premier pro. Worth the money, has everything you need to get started. I'm going to be using this to teach myself so much. Weekends off? Who needs that! Optional training? HECK YA! Spring break I'll have a little bit of non work fun... I promise....

Side note
Isn't it great when you enjoy your work? It might be hard to tear youself away but man, it makes life a lot better!

RITgraph

Still going, still chugging. Last week I did a info session on being an Student Volunteer. I'm always surprised how much my members like that talk. I did another one at the start of the quarter, but the attendance was low (first week back of winter quarter, it was inevitable). Those who attended enjoyed it though, and so we did another one (a little closer to the SV deadline).

Kirk Lansman, our events chair organized our 4 week workshop series, which I think have been moderately successful. I'm hoping next quarter to have him set up more of these to help get attendance up. Winter Quarter is just impossible for clubs. We're VERY close to having our charter though, we just need information from our faculty adviser.

Special Effects Project

We're in contact with the studio. They're recommended changes to our project, and we're working on a proposal so we can get an official adviser. More info later


Anyway, those are the important updates for now.

Till next time,

Rachel