March 20th Blog Continued.... (didn't see these questions)

1. Hard light comes from a single point, this produces hard shadows. The light is from sun, flashlight, or a projector. Soft lights come from a larger source making shadows less defined or invisible such as sun behind the clouds. 

2. The sun produces the colour blue, fluorescent lights give off the colour green, and candles give the colour red. 

3) Describe the three light setup. What are the roles of the Key, Fill and Back lights? Fill in the chart below:

TYPE OF LIGHT:       PURPOSE:           POSITIONING:
Key                   Brightest light source         45 degrees to the right or left of someone 
Fill          to fill in the dark area opposite the key    same as key but opposite side
Back  To put a splash of light on the subjects shoulder and hair    behind the subject (or a little off to the side) 

4) How do you fix these common lighting problems?
     1. A sunny day          -use a bounce card, find some shade, or use an artificial light (need long extension cord) 
     2. A large dim room          -bounce light off the ceiling, this adds a softer light 
     3. Mixed lighting          -close blinds! or don't use the artificial light and just use the natural 

March 27

Part A:

1. Job Title:  Software Design Engineer

2. Job Location: Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

3. Job Description: 

-Growing and improving automated test infrastructure in a high-level, object-oriented language 

-Developing advanced traffic simulators and other software tools to assist with automated testing 

-Implementing fully automated unit, functional, and system tests 

-Analyzing, debugging, and fixing failing regression tests 

-Working with the rest of the QA and software teams to help deliver a high quality product 

-Analyzing product capabilities, working with product marketing, engineering and sales to determine and prioritize appropriate test cases 

-Function as a respected, collaborative and contributing member of Quality Assurance team

4. Qualifications Needed: 

-Object-oriented programming and design experience 

-High-level scripting experience ideally using Python 

-Experience with Linux including installation, administration and maintenance 

-Experience with TCP/IP networking and related analysis tools such as tcpdump and wireshark 

-Experience in Quality Assurance including test planning and development 

-Experience developing structured and maintainable automated tests and test

5. Pay: not included 

1. Job Title: Technical Support Agent

2. Job Location: Brantford, ON 

3. Job Description:

-  Employ a high level of interpersonal and communication skills to move beyond customer’s frustrations and solve customer’s problem.

- Provide continuous technical support via telephone and other electronic mediums for a limited product category.

- Identify the level of technical knowledge of the customer and adjust technical communications to solve customer’s problem.

- Deliver technical assistance relying on instruction and pre-established guidelines.

-Achieve and maintain to a performance standard.  Including but not limited to; average handle time, resolution and customer satisfaction

- Log all incoming calls and accurately complete case notes in the call tracking database. 

- Search and retrieve data from various databases. Ability to multitask with multiple applications during a phone call.  

 -Participate in training activities to maintain technical currency, and to broaden product knowledge. 

-  Extend contact to promote and sell products or services as required by assigned queue. 

4. Qualifications Needed: 

- Skill in providing an exceptional customer experience.

-Skill in verbal and written communication to analyze, interpret and address customer needs. 

-Demonstrated proficiency of listening/problem solving/critical think. 

- Understanding of Cellphone / Blackberry / Smart Phone

-Familiarity with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies

-Basic knowledge of computer operating systems. 

-Ability to work in a time critical environment.

- Ability to be flexible and quickly adapt to changing business needs and processes.

- Ability to employ patience and self-control in handling frustrated customers.

- Ability to sit at a computer keyboard, monitor and use a telephone headset for extended periods of time.

-High school diploma or equivalent

5. Pay: not included 

1. Job Title:  Network Technician

2. Job Location: Toronto, ON

3. Job Description: 

-Epik Networks is a leading high-tech company, providing state-of-the-art voice and internet services to companies of all sizes.

 -This Full-time position will be responsible for customer satisfaction and will have ownership over the Client after implementation has been completed. The core objective of the role will be technical support.

-Be the single point of contact for all incoming customer requests including: Repairs, MACDs, general tech inquiries, how to questions.

-Identifies, researches, and resolves technical problems; working within Broadsoft's M6, CISCO Powered Network and other Epik technical systems.

-Uses knowledge of LAN/WAN systems to help design and install internal and external networks.

-Tests and evaluates network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.

4. Qualifications Needed:

-Excellent oral, written and telephone etiquette skills

-Good knowledge of Internet technologies

-Good knowledge of VoIP systems and technologies

-CISCO experience a must!

-Excellent Computer skills and very good knowledge of customer relationship management systems

-Familiarity of IT/Technical Services concepts, processes and procedures

-Minimum three to five years experience in the Technical / IT Client Care Service area

5. Pay: 42,000.​00 - 42,000.​00 CAD /​year

1. Job Title: Embedded Systems Software and Tools Developer

2. Job Location: Waterloo, ON

3. Job Description: 

-responsible for development and maintenance of real-time kernels, device drivers, file-system and multimedia for wireless devices.

- contributes directly to the tools suite that connects directly to handhelds and tablets which includes both PC and device firmware.

4.. Qualifications Needed:

- C / C++ (general) (Must Have)

-Low-level System Development (Must Have)

-Linux (Must Have)

-Embedded Real Time Software (Must Have)

-Excellent Communication Skills (Must Have)

-Object Oriented Design/OOD (Nice to Have)

-Operating Systems, kernel and drivers (Nice to Have)

-QNX (Nice to Have)

5. Pay: not included 

March 20

1. A TV company spends mote time on audio because there is usually only one image on the screen but many audio tracks going together at the same time. Each audio track must be carefully created and adjusted to within very precise tolerances to produce the desired effect.

2. 
- Cardioid: pick up sounds in one direction only 
- Supercardioid: very directional mics 
-Lavalier: usually clipped onto clothing 
-Handheld: the mike is held in someones hand
-Boom & Fishpole: upercardioid mikes that are pointed at the subject from a distance
-Wireless: not attached to the camera with a long wire

3. Automatic gain control is when you "pointing straight up" audio levels but it is a problem for audio recording when there are long pauses because it will pick up any sound that it detects. 

4. Equalization  is the process of adjusting the high or low tones of a given sound.

5.
-Get closer. This means you want to get as close to the mike as you can without being distracting
-Talk across the mike instead of talking into the mike. You want to do this because you want to avoid popping your "p" sounds. 
-Get natural sound. Natural sound is all the audio which is not people talking. Moviemakers typically don't record natural sound and instead add it in post-production. 
-Never use camera mike for interviews. This is because the camera mike is too far away in which the sound will be hollow and noisy.

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March 6th

1. I haven't have much experience with video. 

2. A film that I have seen that I think has very successful videography is SlumDog Millionaire. I think this because the lighting and colour was very clear and the sound affects were very affective. Each frame also flowed very well together. 

3. a. I think frame #1 is successful because of the light coming of Harrys wand and it's not quiet centred which is very appealing to the eye. I think frame #2 is successful because the camera is only focusing on the object, the background is blurred out and it is off to the side. I think frame #2 is successful because of the darkness and shadows created. 

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I think this frame is very successful because of the lighting in the back and how it only focuses on the people. 

Videography Questions

1. According to the blog, editing is the very core of the production process. All editing is based on  putting shots together which creates a new meaning. 

2. A sequence is a collection of shots gathered at different times and stitched together so that they seem to flow. A sequence should generally follow in 2 shots that were photographed at different times but edited together to make a seamless flow. This order is like this because it establishes a place in the mind of the viewer. 

3. A matched action is aligning the edit of things that are moving a lot.  You should cut a shot when more things move to give it the most "invisible" type of editing possible.

4. A jump cut i occurs when you edit together two shots that are very similar which is a bad thing. You can hide a jump cut by either replacing one of the shots with a closer or wider shot or covering one of the shots with something different. 

5. A screen direction is when objects in the scene that move should be going the same direction in every shot. You can ensure that you maintain a good screen direction by making sure you always stay on one side of a moving object.

6. You can use exit/entrances to help you match the action in a sequence by letting the moving objects leave the frame or enter the frame. The point that the object exits or enters is an excellent place to position an edit. 

Stop-Motion Reflection

Part 1.

1. Overall I found the process of creating a stop-motion video easier than I thought. I expected it to take much longer then it did and I was worried that we wouldn't have enough time to complete it. We took a lot more pictures then we initially planned which ended up making our video longer than we expected. I also really enjoyed dressing up in dresses and bringing in props for this project.

2. The final product turned out to be very similar to what I thought it would look like. Although I do think that the video did not flow perfectly but with the allotted time frame I think it was done well. I also think the lighting, quality and sound of the finished product turned out to be pretty good. 

3. The thing that I am leas happy about in my video are the shadows that appear on the floor. 

4. If i were to reshoot this video I would of used a different prop for the frog because it didn't look very realistic. 

5. If I could give my video an honest percentage mark I would give it a 90%.

Part 2

Hand Wars 

1. I think this video was successful because it was very creative and the transitions were very well done.

2. The lighting in this video was a bit dark and having music playing in the background would of made it more exciting.

3. I'd like to consider this as a video option for the next upcoming project. A particular part I'd like to try on my own is having hands and drawings involved, just like when there was an actual thumb war and a drawing of a stadium in the background.

February 11, 2013

1. For this stop motion animation assignment I will be working with Ashlee Steffens, Emma Bender and Danielle Weicker. Ashlee, Emma and I will be the models in each frame and Danielle will be the photographer.

2. Plot outline: Three British girls are socializing while drinking a cup of tea when a spider appears at the table which frightens the girls so they run away. We chose this because we liked the idea of princesses at a tea party so we made it simpler by having girls in dresses.

3. Materials:
-tablecloth
-tea set
-3 girls wearing sundresses
-oversized spider

4. The only thing that I anticipate any issues with this project is not having enough time to take all the frames we want.