Title IX Group Project

Project Information

Name of Project: Title IX Group Project

Class: Media Design 1

Due Date: 12/10/2021

Date Posted: 11/22/2021

Date Updated: 12/10/2021

Program: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Spark, Google Forms

Group Members: Gabrielle Struzik, Sofia Baldwin, Hayley Buick

Project Description: We were assigned a semester-long group project based around a social justice topic on campus. My group partnered with Title IX and worked with Title IX Coordinator Nikkie Herman to promote the awareness of different topics surrounding the organization.

LGBTQ+ Mental Health Project

Project Information

Name of Project: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Project

Class: Media Design 1

Due Date: 12/02/2021

Date Posted: 12/01/2021

Program: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere

Project Description: After choosing a broad topic we were passionate about, we needed to narrow that topic to a specific cause we could design for. We also had to choose an organization that aligns with our topic for this project, and research their specific needs and goals. We then needed to design a project around this research that could be used around Alfred State’s campus.

Final Demo Reel

Project Information

Name of Project: Final Demo Reel

Class: Advanced Motion Graphics

Due Date: 12/5/2021

Date Posted: 11/21/2021

Date Updated: 12/5/2021

Program: Cinema 4D, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator

Project Description: After completing several projects over the course of the semester, we were tasked with either creating a demo reel with previous and new projects, or to create a new animation entirely. Regardless, the demo reel needs to be about a minute long and requires sound.

Motion Graphics Demo Reel

Project Information

Name of Project: Motion Graphics Demo Reel

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 4/28/2021

Date Posted: 4/27/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere

Project Description: For our final project, we needed to piece together different clips from our past projects and make a demo reel. The reel could be any length and we could use clips from other classes as long as they were in the realm of motion graphics.

DMA Showcase Bumper Project

Project Information

Name of Project: DMA Showcase Bumper Project

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 4/19/2021

Date Posted: 4/18/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere

Project Description: Following the DMA Opening Title Sequence, we needed to make bumpers to introduce each student in the opening title’s animation projects during the show. We could match the bumpers to our Opening Title, or try something new but in the same style. We also needed to create a bumper with placeholder text for non-seniors, and add music that matched our Opening Title. The bumpers needed to be about five seconds long and we needed to incorporate the “Scooter Guy” logo.

Project 4 — Video Tracking Composite

Project Information

Name of Assignment: Project 4 — Video Tracking Composite

Class: Special Topics Art & Design – Compositing

Due Date: 4/16/2021

Date Posted: 4/16/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects

Project Description: Using skills learned in class, we had to paint an object out of a backplate and replaced it with a keyed out subject from a green screen video. The subject had to follow the movement of the video and be color corrected to fit in.

DMA Showcase Opening Title

Project Information

Name of Project: DMA Showcase Opening Title

Class: Motion Graphics

1st Iteration Due Date: 4/7/2021

1st Iteration Date Posted: 4/6/2021

Final Due Date: 4/12/2021

Final Date Posted: 4/11/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator

Project Description: With the motion graphics knowledge we have gained thus far into the semester, we were tasked to create an opening title for the 2021 DMA Senior Showcase, DMA-2-GO. The video prompt was left to be open-ended but needed to be 1-3 minutes long and feature a set of text and assets provided.

Camera Depth of Field Exercise

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: Camera Depth of Field Exercise

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 3/29/2021

Date Posted: 3/27/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator

Assignment Description: Using shape or text layers we created, we needed to manipulate camera effects to shift the focus on 3D layers. The exercise needed to be at most ten seconds long.

Project 3 — Fashion Video Composite

Project Information

Name of Assignment: Project 3 — Fashion Video Composite

Class: Special Topics Art & Design – Compositing

Due Date: 3/26/2021

Date Posted: 3/24/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects

Music: Timecrawler 82 – Turbulence

Project Description: Taking what we previously learned in the previous assignment, we were to make a video composite in a similar fashion but for a fashion brand. We also needed to create our own backplate.

3D Text Exercise

Assignment Information

Name of Assignment: 3D Text Exercise

Class: Motion Graphics

Due Date: 3/22/2021

Date Posted: 3/21/2021

Program: Adobe After Effects

Assignment Description: Using techniques covered in class, we were tasked with making a 3D text piece with animated lighting. The video needed to be 5 seconds long, the shadows cast by the text needed to look realistic, and the lights needed to be animated with motivation to present the chosen word(s).