Evaluation

Thr project we had to do was create a board game box cover with three of our own creatures we made from photos we took and put in photoshop.

What inspired me was the beasts and monster we saw at Harry Potter studio tour, and the fact that I like mytholgy which has weird beings in it aswell like Chimeras, or Griffins.We also had to do research on Stonebridge farm and the animals there, this helped because It allowed me to think of combinations of animals I could do to make my creatures.

The box shape and size will be a rectangle with the measurements of 42x30. The game will be a Harry Potter style Monopoly game, with the creatures where creating being the playing pieces.

The unique design features for the game will be the images used , the creatures' that I will create for the game and the idea for my board game..

The color scheme will be dark blues and grey to partner up with the dark themes of Harry Potter.

The Target audience for my work as for 8+ so they would be able to understand the game and not be confused. The game can have up to five people and the minimum of two.

I thought of a name for the game which was Monopoly Harry Potter Creatures Edition. 

The front cover would have a picture that took at harry potter studios of the pendulum I cropped the heads out so it would be focused on the Pendulum. 

I thought of Ideas on what my creatures could look like. I wanted one of my animals to be a mixture of a bird and another animal. 

The animal I wanted to Focus on where the Birds the cows and the Horse's so I could make unique creatures. The shots I took at Harry Potter world I used one which was the pendullem I used this as the background for the box cover, The shots I took at the farm where what I wanted because I was able to get bird pictures as well as the other animals I wanted to get shots off.

I made the Board cover in Photoshop and used the ruler tool to make the box guide lines, I then put the pendulem background on to photoshop over the the guidelines so it was centered.

I made the creatures in photoshop aswell combining two animals together and then using the blend tool to make a smooth transition between the seperate parts.

After combining the animals togther I added them to the cover.I then went onto find an approprite age rating and how many players could play the game symbol. I also went on to dafont and went to find a font to use for the game title. I chosse breath fire because it was quite similar to the original Harry Potter font.

I think I could improve in how the animals looked, I happy with the Horse duck, and cow Bird. But the third animal looks nothing like how I planned for it to look which was a Turkey head pon a cow body, It looks like a turkey head with a black smudge. I could improve by being more accurate around the animals and the head could be smaller so it doesn't take away half the the body of the cow.

Creating the creatures and boardgame.

 This is a screen shot of the measurements  and where the green lines being where it would be folded to form the lid. I used Photoshop to get all the measurement for the box I then put the background image on. After putting the background image on I went on to Dafont to find a font to use on the box that looked magical. I used the font Breath Fire which had a fantasy look to it. I then went onto google and found the age rating for monopoly and how many people could play it.

After that I added the edited animals(creatures) on to the box cover.

With the animals the original pictures I adjusted the curves and levels of the images to make the picture brighter and have better lighting.  When It came to create the creatures I took the animals and used the pen tool to take the parts that I wanted to use from the animal and cut the rest out. The part of the animals I used I attached to the other animal and then used blend to make the transition of the different animal look neater and not obvious that it is two different animals thrown together.

Font and classification

Font: Breath fire

Proposal

The box shape and size will be a rectangle with the measurements of 42x30. The game will be a Harry Potter style Monopoly game, with the creatures where creating being the playing pieces.

The unique design features for the game will be the images used , the creatures' that I will create for the game and the idea for my board game..

The color scheme will be dark blues and grey to partner up with the dark themes of Harry Potter.

The Target audience for my work as for 8+ so they would be able to understand the game and not be confused. The game can have up to five people and the minimum of two.

I thought of a name for the game which was Monopoly Harry Potter Creatures Edition. 

The front cover would have a picture that took at harry potter studios of the pendulum I cropped the heads out so it would be focused on the Pendulum. 

I thought of Ideas on what my creatures could look like. I wanted one of my animals to be a mixture of a bird and another animal. 

 

leveled and curved animal pictures

Original

Edited

Original

                                                                             Edited

Original

Edited

Original

Edited

                                                                        Original

                                                                        Edited

Original Edited

With the pictures I edited the originals by adjusting the levels of lighting on the pictures to make them brighter.

Harry potter board game research.

Put into own words.

Targeted for 8+

The first game is Destination Hogwarts which is the fast moving game. This Harry Potter game takes you through Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and the grounds surrounding it.

You play as a student and visit the famous destinations in the world of Harry potter, while collecting house points and avoiding hazards as you progress through the game. If you don't earn the house points you will be expelled, so plan your route through Hogwarts without losing points. make sure to watch out for other players though because If they land on one of your destinations you can knock them back to start.

This game is appropriate age for this game is 8 +. The game contains 600 questions based on the Films, some questions easy some extremely hard that even the best fans would struggle to answer, test yourself on :The dark arts, Hogwarts, Magical spells and potions,and many more topics.

6+

This game is like cluedo but know one dies and you need to solve the mystery.

Target: PG

Hop aboard the Hogwarts Express and test your knowledge of one of the world’s most famous wizards with real film clips, puzzlers and questions based on the Harry Potter movies (including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). How much do you really know about Quidditch and Quaffles, Transfiguration or the Dark Arts? You’ll find out as you race your friends around the board.

Risk assessment -Trip to the farm(health and safety)

In this session we had to do a risk assessment on  what risks could happen on the way to  the farm and in the farm.

What could happen on the way to the farm

• Drop camera in a puddle
• Get attacked by a pigeon (it happens)
• get hit by a car
• slip on the wet surfaces
• could get lost

What could happen at the farm.

• Animals could bit/ kick you
• Germs 
• slippery surfaces
• drop camera/ tread in animal poop 
• weather/ rain could damage the camera

Mitigate= How to avert a crisis 

How to counteract these problems.

Keep camera around neck and put a protective cover on it, Make sure to cross a crossings if possible if not look both ways, watch your footing so you don't slip, stick in groups so you won't get lost, 

Farm research

http://www.stonebridgecityfarm.com/

      What editing techniques do you intend to use?

 The animals at the farm are at the moment  

• Anglo-Nubian Goat, 
• Dexter Cows,  
• Shetland Pony.  
• Angora Goats,  
• Golden Guernsey Goat,  
• Jacobs Sheep and their offspring,
•  rabbits, 
• guinea-pigs, 
• chickens,
•  geese,
•  ducks
•   turkeys,
• cockatiels,
•  a Rosella parrot,
•  quails,
•  finches, 
• and budgerigars.

The animals that I would specifically focus on The Golden Guernsey Goat, Jacob Sheep,Guinea-pigs, Rosella parrot, quails and finches. The considerations that I will be making are the ISO, Shutter speed,aperture and white balance.

•     ISO: If the weather is good then I would use an ISO of 100-200. If the weather was overcast or raining I would use an ISO of 400-800.
•     Shutter speed: The minimum That I would use on animals If they where stationary 1/100's. But if it was moving I would use 1/200's.
•     Aperture: A large aperture will focus on the animal and blur out the background so when it comes to editing it later it will help cut the animal out because It won't be huge blocks of color that will blend with the animal.
•    White balance: Compensates for the light in the area whether it be natural or artificial and balance out the lighting.

    If I wanted to focus on the depth of field I would focus on the aperture and  If I wanted to focus on the animals while there moving I would have s a quicker shutter speed.

    

   The editing Technique's I would use are the levels and curves which alter the lighting levels to help make the image brighter or darker depending on what you want the lighting to look like. Crop so I can crop unnecessary bits in the background. Cut tool so I can cut the animal out if I only want the animal on it's own with no background.

     

Harry Potter research task

1.Identify the shot type and angle? (low-angle,birds eye,shallow depth etc (http://www.slideshare.net/cassum/shot-types-and-camera-angles)

2. Describe the subject matter (what is it)

3.Describe the lighting that may have been used

4.Describe the mood/ emotion.

5. what are the key point(s) of interest?

6. what actions has been captured? (if applicable)

All photos show I took personally while on a trip to harry potter studios London

Backgrounds.

Mid shot

Creatures 

 mid shot.

 Close up

 Close up/ full frame

Mid shot

close up

Contact sheets

Memory Check 1

1. The Rule of Thirds refers to:

a)      A rule that specifies the focal length differential in calculating depth of field.

b)      A compositional rule that divides a shot into vertical and horizontal thirds.

c)      A compositional rule that refers to certain times of the day for better results.

d)     The rule that says your third shot will always be the most stable of three shot in rapid succession

2. In order to maintain consistent exposure, (while all else remains the same), what happens between shutter speed and aperture?

a)      As the aperture widens, a slower shutter speed is required.

b)      As the aperture widens, a faster shutter speed is required.

c)      There is no relation between aperture and shutter speed.

d)     None of the above.

3. The best way to reduce camera shake is to:

a)      Increase your ISO

b)      Decrease your shutter speed

c)      Use a tripod

d)     Increase (open) your aperture wider.

4. What color space should images be saved in if their intended output is a web gallery?

a)      Adobe RGB

b)      ProPhoto RGB

c)      sRGB

d)     LAB

5. What are the "Golden Hours"?

a)      The hours where you can charge the most for your time.

b)      The hour before sunrise and after sunset.

c)      The hour after sunrise and before sunset

d)     The hour when the sun is at its peak

6. When shooting landscapes, the best type of lens to use would be:

a)      wide angle lens

b)      telephoto lens

c)      macro lens

d)     supertelephoto lens

7. Depth of field refers to.

a)      the range of sharpness from near to far

b)      the closest point in the image that is sharp

c)      the furthest point of the image that is sharp

d)     the background portions of an image that are sharp