How to use it
Today we learnt how to set up the Marantz for recording sounds for our flash comics.
we learnt how to set up the power pack that connects into the side of the marantz. head phones plug in at the bottom and then we also know how to connect the microphone and switch one to use dependsing on the situation.
The presets are used so its easy to flick between settings e.g high-quality for an inter view, then low qualiity for constant recording and mid quility for surroundings.
We found out how to delete every thing on a hard drive so its hasn't got any unwanted stuff.
We learnt how to record sounds and adjust the volume and stuff.
The plan
I have Decided not to use one for my interactive comic I have considered it but!, I believe I can get the noise from clips off the internet or though the flash archives.. Adding noise is essential to the atmosphere of the comic , creating the tension or mood and emphasizing what is happening.
The marants would benefit me if I required speech in my comic or maybe some more natural and environmental sounds.
This would not suit my ideal comic noises. I would like to take some slightly surreal noises. which can be taken from the achieves or even websites on the internet.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Monday, 4 October 2010
Additional Research
creation of flash file for i phone state stage size
place a jpeg on layer one frame 1
how you created a shape on layer 2 - To create a shape use the shape tool or even use the mouse and brush, this is very much like Photoshop
how you created a new key frame - Press F6 on the frame you want the image to be locked in, you can move the image you created anywhere you want. this means when it gets to that key frame , the image will be in taht position.
how you created a movie clip library symbol f8
how to create a classic tween - To create the classic tween you need to right click inbetween the key frames and then click classic tween by sdoing this itll fill the frames inbetween the key frames with motion, moveing the images slowly.
place a jpeg on layer one frame 1
how you created a shape on layer 2 - To create a shape use the shape tool or even use the mouse and brush, this is very much like Photoshop
how you created a new key frame - Press F6 on the frame you want the image to be locked in, you can move the image you created anywhere you want. this means when it gets to that key frame , the image will be in taht position.
how you created a movie clip library symbol f8
how to create a classic tween - To create the classic tween you need to right click inbetween the key frames and then click classic tween by sdoing this itll fill the frames inbetween the key frames with motion, moveing the images slowly.
Interactive Comics - Photographical and drawn based
Dead on Arrival :
A digital comic I have found through google. it is photography based, the picture are black and white, in a sin city style of look.
Because of the comic being photograaphicaly based this comic would be faster to put together then a drawn animated one, because even just added an animation of someone liifting a drink you could take a few photos of the process, and the brain will ink it all together, so a start , mid-way and finished image as min and it would still make sense to us.
Each page pealed when flicking through which was a nice interactive feature, and involved you more into the comic these were also click able if you didnt feel like flicking the pages your self.
using a nice looped music to give the comic a mood.
Their is also a small typography element where they have chosen a text and font to fit the images and the syle of the comic
This image shows hoe the page foled as you flicked over a page.
This image shows the help button which letters would scroll out from which you can see the letters fully out in the next image down.
It also has a few more buttons.
In the bottom left thier are 2 which will skip a chapter back or forward, this would take it to a certain frame with a new value for that button each time.
Benifits of a photographical style
Vreateing an animation with photography would require taking multiple pictures of a motion and then putitng them into an order, While the drawn style would require fidleing with many seperate objects and making sure it turns or moves in a realistic or smooth way.
the longest part id say of a photographical comic would be the buttons linking the pictures to one anotehr through it but in all alot faster then a drawn image.
If you wnat to jazz up a photo you cna take it into photo shop amke only certain colours show and then put it in giving a point of attention.
The typography element would be how the cleaverly snuck the wtireing onto the walls . like their being projected but they also to me give a feel like tehy wouldnt be tehir for the epople but just for me .
Hotel:
This mad , crazy interactive comic, the story was made and explained by loads of little interactions like touching what they where doing or hovering over the characters. Would of taken an extremely long time due to the fact everything is drawen and their are many animations and reactions.
Alot of sounds where also used to keep you into the comic and also th ammuse you. the music would also show the mood . fun,crazy, hostile and the rest .
One of the interactive features was , everything you pressed caused a reaction for instance if you clicked a mans bag, he started to talk to another person, To achieve This, it would of involved createing butons which would open up a Motion but also stop another or hide one.
In this image for instace the character was danceing, contantly till you pressed the button circled in the red , it was easy to find because it was also flashing another tone which brought your eye to it.
All though this was not the case with all of the comic, this one had multiple places to click all which lead to a diffrent thing , forinsance the man in the white coat, the letter and the man.
Benefits of a drawn style
I like all the animations and uniqueness it had and how well it was put together and easy to get about with thier buttons.
Although it would take alot longer to draw up an animation like this, then the photographical one, you can get alot more things into it and get more creative with it.
I mean you cant have people coming out of walls or their head opening in a photographical based one, or not as easily and the limits are the same as your imagenation.
You also wouldnt need a group of friends to pose and pose so their wouldnt be a delay if somone was a bit busy that day.
The time it would take is its biggest draw back and how long it would take to peice to gether the animations in flash . but ! it amy take time but you could realy do anything you like or almost.
A digital comic I have found through google. it is photography based, the picture are black and white, in a sin city style of look.
Because of the comic being photograaphicaly based this comic would be faster to put together then a drawn animated one, because even just added an animation of someone liifting a drink you could take a few photos of the process, and the brain will ink it all together, so a start , mid-way and finished image as min and it would still make sense to us.
Each page pealed when flicking through which was a nice interactive feature, and involved you more into the comic these were also click able if you didnt feel like flicking the pages your self.
using a nice looped music to give the comic a mood.
Their is also a small typography element where they have chosen a text and font to fit the images and the syle of the comic
This image shows hoe the page foled as you flicked over a page. 
In the bottom left thier are 2 which will skip a chapter back or forward, this would take it to a certain frame with a new value for that button each time.
Benifits of a photographical style
- Quick
- Easy to get into flash and put in order
- Quick to make an animation
- can even add some drawn in effects
- Could give you alot less layers(confusion)
Vreateing an animation with photography would require taking multiple pictures of a motion and then putitng them into an order, While the drawn style would require fidleing with many seperate objects and making sure it turns or moves in a realistic or smooth way.
the longest part id say of a photographical comic would be the buttons linking the pictures to one anotehr through it but in all alot faster then a drawn image.
If you wnat to jazz up a photo you cna take it into photo shop amke only certain colours show and then put it in giving a point of attention.
The typography element would be how the cleaverly snuck the wtireing onto the walls . like their being projected but they also to me give a feel like tehy wouldnt be tehir for the epople but just for me .
Hotel:
This mad , crazy interactive comic, the story was made and explained by loads of little interactions like touching what they where doing or hovering over the characters. Would of taken an extremely long time due to the fact everything is drawen and their are many animations and reactions.
Alot of sounds where also used to keep you into the comic and also th ammuse you. the music would also show the mood . fun,crazy, hostile and the rest .
One of the interactive features was , everything you pressed caused a reaction for instance if you clicked a mans bag, he started to talk to another person, To achieve This, it would of involved createing butons which would open up a Motion but also stop another or hide one.
In this image for instace the character was danceing, contantly till you pressed the button circled in the red , it was easy to find because it was also flashing another tone which brought your eye to it.
All though this was not the case with all of the comic, this one had multiple places to click all which lead to a diffrent thing , forinsance the man in the white coat, the letter and the man.
Benefits of a drawn style
- Less limitations in ideas area
I like all the animations and uniqueness it had and how well it was put together and easy to get about with thier buttons.
Although it would take alot longer to draw up an animation like this, then the photographical one, you can get alot more things into it and get more creative with it.
I mean you cant have people coming out of walls or their head opening in a photographical based one, or not as easily and the limits are the same as your imagenation.
You also wouldnt need a group of friends to pose and pose so their wouldnt be a delay if somone was a bit busy that day.
The time it would take is its biggest draw back and how long it would take to peice to gether the animations in flash . but ! it amy take time but you could realy do anything you like or almost.
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