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This final project was so intriguing to me. I have never thought I had the capabilities to make anything of worth in the film world.  I also never thought I would enjoy it. I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome during this project. We were asked to choose one of the adventures our classmates drew out for us in the previous project about the 2 adventures and document ourselves experiencing that feeling. My feeling was joy and I tried to represent it in a light hearted manner. Using a guitar medley instead of a deep orchestral background tune which I saw repeatedly throughout the class.  I took a more open ended adventure that allowed me to have more freedom to decide where to shoot the video. Learning the camera techniques and seeing the power of angle and speed etc. was fascinating. With this being my first time to make a video it was also my first time using Premiere Pro. Initially intimidating I caught on pretty quickly.

During this project we were asked to think of two adventures one that we have previously gone on and one that was new to us that would bring on the feelings of either wonder, delight, joy, or solitude.  I chose to represent a bike riding trip to walnut creek Metropolitan Park which is one that I’ve been on before as well as the Radha Mahav Dham Peacock sanctuary in south Austin which I had not been to. The first being an adventure of solitude and the second being an adventure of wonder. I loved the way we did this project because it allowed us to go out doors and see parts of Austin we loved seeing previously or wanted to see. Beyond the locations themselves we were asked to create a sort of souvenir for the other kids in the class that shows our adventure to go on. We were asked to choose between stickers pins and badges. I chose pins because I’ve always thought they were super cute and it would’ve been a good way to represent the adventures I wanted the class to go on. I wanted to make the design of the pens something abstractly representative of the adventure they were going on because I wanted it to be a pin that they would want to use and not just have an obvious object regarding the adventure on it. I love the way that these turned out because their pins that I would personally put on my backpack and love to have. This part of the project was mainly the packaging and souvenirs themselves that you created. I wanted to keep it light and I represented that in the way I designed my work. For the Rhada Mahav Dham Peacock Adventure I used a lot of color. While the Metropolitan Bike Trail I used more earthy colors because that adventure was more to become connected with yourself and nature.

During this project we were asked to pick out and pack a bag for a series of walking adventure throughout Austin. It was mainly to show what our bag and its contents indicates about ourselves as an explorer. We chose a bag and packed it and then put it on display for the class to see. This showed myself that I’m a crazy over thinker and packer. That I have colorful belongings and that I tend to go the sporty route. I had to pari down about half the stuff I originally packed because it wouldn’t all fit and I had to be practical. The last step was to document the bag and contents on a 17×22 poster. This project also helped us learn the technicalities behind photographing objects for display. Editing photos in photoshop as well.

This map was supposed to personify the thought process we go through while attempting to make a decision. Any kind of decision, whether it be big or small. From deciding which outfit to wear for the day to Each level of thought that was necessary in getting to the final decision was supposed to be shown on the map. I found this project to be really simple considering I had just made such a decision myself regarding traveling abroad. In the end, upon discussing it with Tuan we decided that probably wasn’t the smartest choice seeing as I already knew all the little decisions and overlooked them, therefore my map (in comparison to others) was pretty bland and the questions were too broad. Of all the maps this one is my least favorite.

This map was supposed to represent a map regarding our senses. As many senses as you could apply into your map: Taste, touch, smell, see, hear. A map that shows how all the senses are used together for a perfect outcome. In this sense, regarding food. I chose to rate all the different burgers with different meats, cheeses and sauces at Hopdoddy and rank their ingredients regarding flavor and spiciness. I had fun with this map. Mainly because I got to eat the remaining burgers on my Hopdoddy to do list, but also because I got to see how each burger appeals to different people. I spoke to some people that were there and asked them why they decided on their particular burger. No surprise a majority were for the taste or health level. But it was interesting to see none the less. Regarding the design I chose I wanted it to be a more natural and fun representation. Most of the type is hand done in Illustrator to create that organic appeal. Which I thought was representative of Hopdoddy. Especially in creating the little animal characters showing what meats were the ones being graphed out.

during this project we were asked to create a map representing the track to a destination. Any destination starting from your house to a favorite restaurant, park, job or to school. I chose to represent my routine when I ride my bike to school. We were asked to show landmarks to help the observer understand the exact specifications of your traveling. I wanted the map to be visually appealing as well as informative and clear. I decided to break up the map between actual route and the breakup of the areas of Austin the route goes through. The top half of the map represents the different Austin areas as well as blatantly stating this is done by bike. (by placing the huge white bike on top of the colored area separations. I didn’t want there to be any confusion on how exactly I go about this destination. The bottom half of the map I showed the streets I take and the landmarks passed by. I am happy the way this map turned out. I think it shows enough diversity in the aspects of the travel while keeping it visually appealing.