These are my storyboards (I had to do two because of the free account limitations).

What I’ve done since Friday

I finished the storyboards later on Friday (I got about halfway done in class). Today, I realized that I need to watch some Lynda videos before tackling Illustrator, set up my InDesign document, and worked on cropping my cover background image in Photoshop. I encountered a lot more trouble with finding a cartoon castle scene than I expected, and I’m still having difficulty with keeping this one from being too grainy.

Why I did it

I finished the storyboard so I knew how many pages I’d need for my magazine, what kind of background each page should have, and what kind of characters I should design. I got on Illustrator and was completely overwhelmed, which caused me to shift my focus for today, since I need to know what I’m doing. I set up the InDesign framework because that will be the mother document, as everything else will ultimately just become a part of it. I wanted a cartoon castle scene for the cover of the magazine because a solid color would be too boring and a photo of a real castle wouldn’t make sense with the characters I’m planning to create in Illustrator. I used Photoshop to mess with the image I found in hopes of making it usable, but I might not be able to work with it based on its size.

Since my last post, I have not gotten very much further with my project other than continue my work on remix ideas and details for my story. Today I began work in-class on making sure I had my sources saved to my Google doc Source list for the project, as well as begin my mock-up/first draft of a storyboard for the remix. Since my project is to be a short film, I decided that a detailed storyboard with notes and images was the most appropriate and effective way to accomplish this. I have began work on this storyboard by hand in my notebook, but may move it to a digital format if I find myself too limited.

A photo of the beginning of my Storyboard’s first draft:

Since last week, I did some research and added in facts that I want to include.

I tried to relate certain facts to certain characters and/or expressions, but it’s been harder than I thought because most of the pictures I have found to use are of Peter Pan with a huge grin on his face. I’m thinking this could go for a sarcastic turn because of that.

Here is the link to a ver very rough draft: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzyjU2oG_2pzU0Nyem1kanI1bWs/view?usp=sharing

I’m hoping to work with Flash this week, I’m just waiting to get the free trial because I don’t want the month to run our before the project is due.

Since my last post, I have been working on the script for my video. I have included a copy of the script and the scenes to go with it below. The script isn’t 100% final but it is a good indicator of what I’m hoping to accomplish in my video. It’s a good representation of what my video will include and the plot I’m hoping to use.

Word version- Maddi-Storyboard

PDF version- Maddi-Storyboard

Work on the Remix Project

Today was a very productive day. I began working on the website that will host my articles, and I started picking out the stories that will be featured on my blog.

I chose to make my website using Wix. Wix gives you templates that can be easily customized, and because the main focus of my project is on the text, I wanted to make sure I was able to devote the most time possible to writing my stories. As I’ve been reading the book, I’ve noted the major turning points in the story, and will choose those to be highlighted in my project. What I did today was go through and pick out the notable quotes, so I have newspaper-like quotes to weave into my columns.

Mock Up: I decided to hand-draw my mock up. It is featured below.

Today in class I created my first timeline.  I did Lizzie Borden’s and was about to begin George Zimmerman’s when Tiki-Toki reminded me that I was allowed only 1 timeline with my free subscription.  Since I am in no way rich enough to pay for an upgrade, Sarah gave me the idea to use a different email to create a new account and add my second timeline.

I am excited about what I’ve done so far but I am concerned that I will not be able to mesh the timeline’s together like I want too. With that in mind, I am going to actively be thinking about what else I can do to incorporate the two timelines and talk about the cases’ similarities and differences.

https://docs.google.com/a/vt.edu/presentation/d/1CZyVS5S1iKoUr54sVt-AUvArT_Rv770KPeVcNVgDFcg/edit?usp=sharing

What I did

Since Friday, I finished my storyboard. I included the link above. It is a simple storyboard using GoogleDocs and images on each slide. The images represent the clips that I will use in the video. This is a good visual outline for me as I create my video. I also worked on gathering my video clips from YouTube. I have pretty much finished gathering clips, but I am still gathering a few last minute ones that I want to incorporate. I have to re-watch some of the movies to find times and to see which parts I want to use.

Why I did it

I wanted to finish my storyboard so I would have a clear outline to create my video with. I finished gathering clips because I wanted to stick to the outline I set up for myself. I have to re-watch parts of the movies because I want to capture the best parts to demonstrate my theme. I want to find scenes from the movies with great lines and visuals that represent what I am trying to achieve.

What I Did

Today, I worked on the mock up for my project. For my mockup, I created a storyboard outlining the different “chapters” I want to include in my Creatavist story. I also began the preliminary draft of the actual text of my story.

Why I Did It 

It helped me to create a detailed plan for my project, because now I can get started on writing without having to constantly stop and brainstorm ideas. I then started drafting because I needed to jump into my project by just getting down words on paper. Now, I can work on figuring out visuals for my project.