Video production!
What makes up a
video?
Multimedia elements:
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Text
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Images
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Audios
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Videos/animations
Why are videos made?
Videos are made for entertainment, education and to spread
awareness about something.
Three different types
of images:
Vector images and bitmap images and raster images.
Bitmap images consist
of a number of pixels represented in a grid form.
Pixel- it is the
smallest representation of an image.
Resolution- it is
the number of pixels represented in an image.
E.g.: 640*840
This means that 640 pixels vertically and 840 pixels
horizontally.
A vector image is
defined by mathematical expressions.
All 2D and 3D images are brought up through mathematical
formulas.
A raster image is a
combination of both, bitmap images and vector images.
Vector images:
Format of moving pictures:
AI (adobe
illustrator)
MP4, FLV, AVI, WMV
CDR (Corel draw)
CMX (Corel exchange)
WMF (Window metafile)
Bitmap images:
PNG (Paint file)
GIF (Graphic image
format)
JPEG (Joined
photographic expert group)
BMP (Bitmap)
Text- it is a
virtual representation of language as well as a graphic element on its own.
Typography- it is the study of how to represent text.
Two types of text: Serif-
Have decoration.
Sans
serif (times roman, Arial, comic sans)-
Formal
Audio- Vibrations
that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach
a person or an animal’s ear.
Video- A
combination of all of the elements.
Software to edit
images: (Authoring tools)- they provide the framework for organizing and
editing the elements of multimedia projects.
Bitmap images-
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Microsoft paint
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Adobe Photoshop
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Corel photo- Paint
Vector images-
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Adobe illustrator
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Corel Draw
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Serif draw plus
The right images to use are vector images.
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Bitmap
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Vector
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It contains a pixel-by-pixel image.
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It is defined by mathematical equations.
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It has a fixed resolution.
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It is a scalable object.
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It can easily be converted to other types of image.
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They cant.
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It is easier to display these images.
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Requires a large amount of processing.
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C.T TERMINOLOGIES
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Web page:
A web page or webpage is a document commonly
written in (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or
other network using a browser.
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Web site: A website refers to a central location that contains more
than one web page.
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Site map: Sitemaps
are a way to tell Google about pages on your site we might not discover. In its
simplest terms, a XML Sitemap—usually called Sitemap, with a capital S—is a
list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make
sure that Google knows about all the pages on your site, including URLs that
may not be discoverable by Google's normal searching process.
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Web hosting: Web hosting refers to a service that makes your website
available to your users. In general, most websites are intended to be viewed by
anyone on the Internet, at any time. If you want anyone on the Internet to be
able to view your website at any time, you need to make sure your website is
running on a computer which is connected to the Internet 24 hours per day, 7
days per week (24/7).
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Domain name:
Domain names functions on the Internet in a manner similar to a
physical address in the physical world.
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Web serving: A web server is generally a machine offering services to
other machines. Therefore, web server fits exactly this description.
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Web authoring:
Web authoring is a term used to describe a category of
software that enables a user to develop Web content in a desktop publishing
format. The term Web authoring is also used to describe the process of building
a website from writing the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code to the textual
content of the pages and to the website's general upkeep.
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Visual appeal:
To add attractiveness to your visual work including attractive slides,
font color, font size etc.
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Web browser: Web browser, is a software
application used to enable computers users to locate and access web pages.
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URL: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL
is a formatted text string used by Web browsers, email clients and other
software to identify a network resource on the Internet. Network resources are
files that can be plain Web pages, other text documents, graphics, or programs.
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Website publishing: Web publishing refers to the process of creating,
editing and scheduling pages on the website and one can work from any browser.
It provides web design and web development and even e-business solutions. Most
of the well established businesses do web publishing and have printed
information like price sheets, catalogues, newsletters and brochures.
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Hyperlink: A hyperlink is a graphic or a piece of text in an
Internet document that can connect readers to another webpage, or another
portion of a document. Web users will usually find at least one hyperlink on every
webpage. The simplest form of these is called fixed text or an fixed link.
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Search engine: A search engine is a web-based
tool that enables users to locate information on the World Wide Web.
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Network:
a group of interconnected computers.
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Internet
explorer: a web browser developed by Microsoft.
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Firefox:
a web browser developed by Mozilla.
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HTTP:
(Hypertext transfer protocol), the data transfer protocol used on the World
Wide Web.
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IP
address: this is a
code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular
computer on the Internet.
Websites:
Advantages
of Websites:
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Reaches
more people in a short time.
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Worldwide
access.
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Keeps
us connected.
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Interaction
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Newspaper
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Websites
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Hard
copy
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Soft
copy
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Static
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Interactive
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Buy
it
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Accessible
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Cheap
compared to websites
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Expensive
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Publishing
cost is high
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Value
for money
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Limiting
space
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Publishing
cost low
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Stable
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Vast
space
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Legit
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Annoying
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Get
the whole news paper
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Spam
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Go
direct to the point
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Compiled by Parissa Walje
Please note all create stage will be done on Epearl.
Please respond to the following questions
Students
are expected to document, with a series of photographs or a video and a dated
record, the process of making their product/solution, including when and how
they use tools, materials and techniques. Students are expected to follow their
plan, to evaluate the plan and to justify any changes they make to the plan
while they are creating the product/solution.
Guiding
Parameters 
