Monday, 18 October 2010

Sound Recorder introduction

Today we had a introduction  into using the sound recording equipment and learning how to use a Gun Mic with a Marantz. which meant that we learnt how to set it up into a preset for indoor and outdoor recording. we also learnt how to formatt the memory cards before and after use to make sure that no other students can use my work. we learnt how to set up the recorder to record MP3 formatt because its the smallest and simplest setting to record.
we also learnt the names for different types of mic.
Directional Mic = a mic that only picks up sound in the direction you are pointing the recieving end
Omnidirectional Mic= a mic that picks up all sound around it in an arc therefore picking up background noise that you could other wise not want.

Monday, 4 October 2010

Research

I have been researching interactive comics on the internet and found a few such as
http://www.dead-on-arrival.co.uk/
http://www.hoteloscartangoecholima.com/
http://www.zark.com/pages2/argon_book2.html 
These are all nicely made and must have taken a very long time to put together.
Hotel is a very interactive story and is able to keep you busy for a long time due to having something to click at all times. it also has a unique way of building each scene because the scene is actually built as you load into it. you can watch everything fly in from floor tiles to the people in the scene.
 Dead on arrival is basically a book online that you can turn the pages to advance with elements of interactive scenes where you have to find things to advance in the chapters of the book. however that is all it is and therefore isnt really that impressive.
Zark is a comic that when you hover over the pictures the pictures have elements that move and when you click the picture it goes to a funny picture. however this again isnt that good.

This interactive book and Comic craze really doesnt impress me I i dont like the idea of interactive books and things like that because i prefer to just read a book. I do however see the advantages of  the interactive things to maybe pitch ideas for films and maybe things along that idea