Our final project was to create an item that would improve someones life. At the end of the quarter, we would present our product in front of other students, teachers, and parents. The goal was for the presentations to be like that of an episode of shark tank. We were put into groups of four based on our personality type. We could make something new, or take something already existing and make it better. My team, team 11, chose to make a pair of headphones that would use heat sensors to detect your mood, and play a song that best matches with your mood. The whole project took the entire length 4th quarter, going through rotations of each teacher. Each rotation as about a week and a half. We faced many challenges on the way, like dividing the work, and getting everything done in our order of rotations. Along the way, I learned what companies have to go through when they make a product, and all the steps and requirements there are. We were given lots of feedback, which was really helpful. Some feedback was that we had too many different things as a part of it, so we took out a couple ideas. I think that my teams work this quarter was exceptional. Everyone did their work, and everyone had a great attitude. I think all of our work looks very clean, and everyone tried their hardest to make everything the best they could.
Using time in class:
Durning class time, we did everything that we wouldn't be able to do at home. We started with the animation rotation. In animation, we made a couple gif advertisements, and a 3D model of where the item would be in a home. DJ and Regan both made a gif, and Jos and I both made a 3D animation, and combined the ideas of both of them. The box of the product in the 3D animation is just a rough idea. After that, we switched to the video rotation. In video, we made a commercial showcasing our product, and what it does. We all used the same footage, but the four of us edited separate commercials. My team ended up voting to use mine on the website. Then, lastly, was the graphic design rotation. In graphic design, we polished our logo, and made it on adobe illustrator. We voted on Regan's logo to be the official one. Then, we made the website. Josh made the website itself. Regan made the coupon, I made the web banner, and DJ made the Ad. To finish it off, we wrote our script for the presentation i the flex theater. When we were finished with something, we asked the others too see if we should make any changes. Then we made those changes. When critiquing our own work, we found lots of little things we had missed the first time.
Strengths:
My strengths are in the video rotation. I am very good at working a tripod, and finding what angle to record something at. I also really enjoy editing. It is very fun for me, and I think I am pretty good at it, too. I would like to get to know Adobe Premier Pro a little better, and work with it more to see all the things I can do to improve my skills. I maximize my strengths by not settling. If I think I have done something good, I won't stop trying to make it better, because it can always be better. I think video is my favorite, because I have loved video since we did 7th grade career cruising and I saw a videographer. I was very inspired by him to join the e-Communication program and make videos of my own.
Improvement:
I think I need improvement in animation and web design. I don't know a lot about photoshop, or all the tools. I also am not the best at web design. I haven't had as much practice with either of them which I think is why I am not as strong in those areas. I am more comfortable using Adobe Premier Pro, and Adobe Illustrator. Everyone has things they excel at, and things the need to work on, and for me, I need to work on my skills with the animation, and web programs.
Summary:
This quarter, I loved being able to make my own product. It was very cool to see the process that one must go through to make a product. They have to have a logo, a slogan, advertisements to show the product, and a website, or a way to show the ads. I really enjoyed in video, learning about the cost of commercials, and what it takes for companies to get their commercial out there. Making a commercial for our product was very fun for me. Next time, I would try to use my time a little better, and fix more of the little things. The overall takeaway I got from this project, was that having a brand, and making a product of your own is hard work. We only had a glimpse into what it is like, and I thought that was hard. I also learned about how you need to be collaborative with your group, so that you work together, and don't have too much work on one person's back. It was very important that we had the work divided equally so that we wouldn't have one person doing more work, and have dded stress on them. Next year, I would like to learn even more about making videos and logos. I would like to be happy with everything I make net year, and not wish I had done something different. I also want to make sure I use my time wisely next year. If I need to come in Raven 50 or before/after school then I will, to make sure I don't feel rushed in class. Overall, I liked this project and I am glad we did it. It taught me lessons in all the branches of e-Comm, and working collaboratively in a group.
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