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Since I will be focusing on business cards very soon, I ordered a sample pack from Moo to help me decide on paper, finish, etc. before buying my own. 

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Logo Design - Part 2

After researching other polygon inspired logos I came across this.

I think the use of the negative space is really creative, so I set out to see if maybe I could do something similar with my initial: P. 

I sketched out the basic shapes I could work with first, so the letter P and the surrounding shape. 

Then I tried different variations of how they would fit inside of each other and where the negative space would be. 

I decided to try to test out this idea in Photoshop as well. I think this sort of logo may appear more professional and will be easier to add to all the necessary documents with a subtle pop of colour without being too attention grabbing. 

I started off with the basic P shape. I made all of the triangle shapes a different colour so I could identify what shape I’m working with much quicker.

That didn’t turn out so well. I think this is way too tall and doesn’t really resemble a P so much as just a ball on a stick. 

Attempt number 2. I think this one is way too long. 

This one was too short. 

I think this is a pretty good length however I would like the P to be more pronounced. Also I didn’t like the bottom end pointing in the direction it was. 

I changed some things around and ended up with this. I do like the way the bottom is pointing now, and I did play around with the size of the pink triangle to see which one I like better. Ultimately I like the larger version better. 

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Logo Design

Preliminary sketches for the logo design. 

Ultimately after trying these out in Photoshop, I’ve found that they either didn't work or seemed very bland. 

I started the work from scratch, this time trying to incorporate polygons into the design, since I really like them. 

I decided to keep more with text as logo rather than a symbol as logo design, and settled on a simple sans-serif bold font with the polygon design within the text itself. If I keep the rest of the design throughout my CV, business cards, and website fairly monochromatic this could be a nice pop of colour and stand out from the rest. 

I added a drop shadow to the text to make it easier to read against any background. 

I added the logo to the header of my website, however I’m not sure how it will work within the final website look once I add all of my work to it. 

I do like the idea of the logo being in colour to contrast with a very monochromatic black/white/gray website, and I do like the colours within the existing logo, so I will further explore the idea of polygons in logo design and see if something might work better. 

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Industry Research - Jobs

My current relationship with the film industry is fairy complicated to say the least. i haven’t really specialised in any one role during my time at university, and instead became more of an all-rounder type person. I have experience with directing, producing, camera work, sound recording, and editing. While this allowed me to get a multitude of skills, it now makes it rather hard to decide what sort of role I’d like to pursue as a career. This is the initial research of roles I found to be interesting, and which I believe, I could be suited for.

COLOURIST

Colourist is one of the first roles I looked up as a possible career option for myself considering my interests. A colourist is often one of the last people working on a film before it’s officially finished. Colourists adjust the colour and luminance of films to give them a certain feeling (for example making things washed out, sepia toned, or extremely saturated). They also make sure that the colour and luminance is consistent from shot to shot. 

According to CreativeSkillset colourists don’t need a specific qualification or training however point out that a degree in a relevant subject might be useful. 

Colourists need to:

- understand the psychological effect of colours.

- understand the role of colour in enhancing a narrative.

- have a thorough understanding of the Post-Production process.

- have videotape experience.

- have an in-depth knowledge of cameras and cinematography. 

- have an understanding of editing techniques. 

- have problem solving skills.

- be diplomatic when dealing with clients. 

- have excellent communication skills. 

- be highly organised. 

- be able to work effectively under pressure. 

- have good team working skills.

- have good attention to detail.

- have advanced IT skills. 

(http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/3837_colourist)

I toyed with the idea of this role for a while, considering I did try my best to fill this role in previous film projects. I will be going through examples of work and software analysis pertaining to this role in future posts. 

EDIT ASSISSTANT 

Edit assistants provide support for the post production staff such as Editors and Colourists. They prepare the edit suite for use, help with spotting and correcting mistakes, and sort out problems with technology in the edit suite. 

Edit assistants also manage all media, making sure everything is prepared for the edit, logged, and stored. 

Again, there is no specific qualification needed for the role, however my course has already given me useful background knowledge that would be advantageous in this role.

Edit assistants need to:

- have an understanding of the post-production process

- understand different industry formats

- understand basic editing equipment

- be familiar with editing systems and graphics 

- be able to solve basic technical problems 

- understand the principles of off-line and on-line editing

- understand the principles of non-linear editing

- understand industry practices for labelling and storing tapes

- have advanced IT skills

- have good team working skills

- have excellent communication skills

- be highly organised

- have good attention to detail

- be able to use your initiative

- be good at problem solving

- be diplomatic and sensitive when working with clients

I think this is also a very good potential role, as I have already been acting somewhat as an edit assistant on university film projects. Also, as I did edit some projects entirely from scratch by myself I have a very good understanding of the process. This is also a job more easily attainable as a graduate, which could then lead to an Editor position. 

(http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/3817_edit_assistant)

ARCHIVE TRAINEE

This was a surprise role while looking through the Creative Skillset website, however upon reading more about the role I found it very interesting. 

An archive trainee is an entity-level job to later become a media archivist. As an archive trainee I would be involved with maintaining tapes and digitising old film reels to preserve them. The job also involves dealing with request to find appropriate archive footage for a variety of clients. 

An archive trainee has to:

- have a passion for media and film, and the preservation of it

- understand the importance of clear metadata

- learn the workings of legacy hardware, such as Steenbeck flatbed film editing suites

- understand different media formats, and how to convert between them

- become very familiar with the archive storage facility and how to navigate it

- have excellent communication skills

- be very well organised

- have good attention to detail

- be good at working within a team

- have good IT skills

(http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/4264_archive_trainee)

I think their role would be most suited for my current situation, and possibly a great graduate role to aim for.