Week 11

On Tuesday, I reserved a library room for our miniature Directors Meeting that we scheduled for Wednesday night. I also began photoshopping all of the images needed for the animated sponsors slide as well as sequencing/layering them within AfterEffects. I am still waiting to receive all of the UNCW-oriented sponsor logos to further progress my work on this animation.

On Wednesday, I added the sound effects for the V6 Trailer Animation and uploaded the completed project to the Directors Page to receive feedback. For those who commented, they suggested that I slowed down some of the text movements to allow ample time for viewers to read it. I also researched how to act as a Moderator for a conference. I found two helpful articles on this subject, which are listed below:
"How to Moderate a Panel Like a Pro"
https://hbr.org/2013/05/how-to-moderate-a-panel-like-a
"How to Successfully Moderate a Conference: A Comprehensive Guide"
http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008/01/30/how-to-successfully-moderate-a-conference-panel-a-comprehensive-guide/
These articles allowed me to develop in-depth questions before my meeting with Dr. Kase. His advice was very helpful. Dr. Kase emphasized that we should not dictate the conversation during the conference block, but to fuel conversation between the audience, the panels, and even amongst the panelists themselves. Rebecca and I are now more comfortable with our role.

On Thursday, I made the changes asked for the V6 Trailer animation and uploaded the intro and event detail mp4 files to the Art Department Folder-->V6 Animation-->V6 Trailer Animations.

On Friday, I updated the Assignment Schedule after receiving (some very late) art requests. I sent my department a link to the updated Assignment Schedule spreadsheet and required each person to respond that they viewed it. I also began a rough on Design 1 for the Event Slides. It is Melies-inspired, depicting some images from A Trip to the Moon. This design is reminiscent of Michelle's badge design, nodding to a hyper-realism look of the UFOs and planets.

On Saturday, Michelle, Zoe, and I had a Marketing/Art meeting to discuss the remaining details needed for the Program, wording required for the Event Slides,  and how to organize the Program. Michelle also gave me great advice on how to polish Design 1 of my Event Slides. I worked on this design for most of the day and finally completed it. I am very happy with how it turned out and I hope the class will allow it to be used for the event. I also began drafting ideas for Design 2 of the Event Slides. This design will hold true to Michelle's art deco approach for the Event Poster and Program. I plan on including a silhouette of a cityscape, a UFO, and a beam that will highlight the Event Slide's topic.

On Sunday, I completed my second design for the Event Slides. This design, like I planned, stays similar to Michelle's Event Poster design. I finished a sample "Welcome" slide, "Film Block 1" slide, and "Non-UNCW sponsors 2nd tier" slide for each of my designs. I also completed my Event Slide Powerpoint, which I will be presenting this coming Tuesday.

On Monday, we had an Art Department meeting where we discussed improvements needed for the website and went over Tyler's progress with the After Party Installation. Michelle and I also began discussing the format needed for the program and we plan on having an individual meeting about this on Wednesday to finalize the program.