CJ Vredenburg

Animation Portfolio This project is my pen and it was our final and we were told to recreate a pen and i tried to make sure that the pen had realistic lighting and that it had a nice curved top so the tip looked real. I had some trouble because my maya crashed and i lost it but i think that i knew what i had done so recreating it was easy and I probably made it better but i think it is very realistic and proportional. The goal of this project was completed because i remade my pen and had it 3D animated and even though i wont go into animation later, i think that being able to see details of things makes me more observant and that is a key part of recreating a object in 3D. This is my winter background and i think this is my favorite animation project just because of how I made it. This project we made lots of pieces such as trees,snow,layers and sky. I enjoy creating animated objects so that was fun for me and then making all them move together and it actually look like a re...

  How to Create and change color of Rectangular Prism 1. Get the rectangular prism tool and drag out a small rectangle to the size you want 2. Drag box up to height you want and it should look 3d                       3. to change the color you are going to into top right corner and find attribute editor box and click on it           4. It should show up a box showing dimensions of your prism. all the way on right it says lambert 5. Find the Color part and click on it to change 6. This should show up with a color wheel which you can click and get specific color. This will change all things made with"lambert 1" texture     7. Final step choose your color then look at your prism and it should be color you chose and now you have a colored rectangular prism.

Ice Cream Shop    This is my Ice Cream Shop animation that i created in maya. This is first project that we animated in maya. I tried to make my ice cream look very realistic and i set a fog shader on it so that as it moves the lighting changes and it still gives a realistic and ice cream vibe. Animating is a slow process that if you work hard on it and take it nice and slow and add each wall and texture just right so they look different and have the 3d dimensions show to everyone who looks at it. This procedure was a long one and all you had to do was form each individual piece then set lighting and add fog shader and textures. This ice cream that I made I think is something that will impact me because I personally think that it looks so real and being able to make real 3d animated things gives me confidence to do other things like this. Confidence is a very important part of animation because it makes you believe that your project turned out and that there is no way that ...

Rugby Feature Story                  My feature story was about a friend named Isaiah and he always likes to tell me about his new sport so i figured that it would be good idea and i could tell people about how trying a new thing changed everything for him and that he loves it and wants to have other people try things like it. Preparation       This video took me awhile because finding a story was the hardest part but after i got it done i think all the pieces fell into place and that i found a good well rounded story and just needed to find what fit the best with it. I got a time set out that i could get footage and interview then got camera and thought it would all be good and that all pieces would come together. Unfortunately my microphone wasnt set right so i got no audio on the first time so i had to setup another time and it was hard to do this but i did it so my story would feel complete and even though it was dar...

                                       Professional blog review        I reviewed this video on youtube by TheCGIBros and look and reviewed on how they applied the principles of animation to make there film look and act real but have characteristics that give an animation feel. They used a lot of ease in and ease out on this and it made the film really have a good flow of actions without any stutters. Using these principles of animation can really impact a video and i want to include this into my work because this video shows how using simple principles and things like that make a good video into a great one and if i include these in my video then i will be better at animation and have little things that make my videos great. This video has good angles that apply depth and with motion that seems real because closer things are moving fastest. They used a lot of ...

Animation Reflection             My reflection on animation is that it is a challenging but open for a large amount of creativity and the class has taught me a lot but we got through projects fast so i have learned a lot and completed many projects. These are my hammer and castle project that i created using maya and i had to mesh things and use lots of tools to mold and form the shape i desired. The videos below are videos i made using slow key frames and manipulating each frame so that it pleases the eye and that you can enjoy each perception. The goal of these projects is that I learn the tools and get to include my own creativity with other aspects that i find cool and give all my projects their own little appeal that has to do with me so you can tell my work from other peoples work. These project i am very proud of and think that they show what i like about things and how i feel about animation. This pen was a time management project and i learned a...

Castle project     This is my castle project that i created using a maya software. Maya is a vast and huge system with lots of abilities and features. This project was a challenge but was open for a huge amount of creativity that you can add on. These projects are very well done and I'm proud the castle i have made because it has a very interesting look and with a loyal but dark appeal. This castle took me a long time because i made sure that it is even and that the moat looks appropriate compared to the drawbridge and this project is a step to my career in animation and i look forward to creating more things with maya. I really like this castle because you could see how much realism there is and that it is a good and vibrant castle.

Overall  This assignment was a project to show all our skills and ways we can connect our talents to other peoples lives. My story was about a season ending injury and how it has an emotional impact with features that will impact your mood. I think that my skills have increased in making this video and that I learned that this feature story will impact my future in video. Process      The first step to making this story was finding one that might appeal to my audience and everyone that sees it will enjoy the story even if its not most updated news. After i found my story i looked for ways to find videos to play in the background and who exactly to interview. Then i wrote questions and found time to interview them. This was helpful because after i got interview done i could get footage off of quotes i liked and made sure i had enough to fit what she was saying. Sometimes finding good quotes is hard because interviewing someone they don't get a long time to thin...

  ONW 1 in 2000              I made a interview video about Becca Roberts and how she is a trained archer. This project taught me a lot about the program we lose and stuff I need to know to make it sufficient. I learned that audio is the main thing that impacts every aspect of a video and that I need to focus on editing audio more than anything else. I got a bunch of tricks like how to set gains or make it a lot of softer and smooth. I set my camera to a high audio because I only knew how to make audio softer. This project taught me ends and outs of Adobe Premiere. Making the video                  It wasn't super hard to make the video because editing was mainly where I spent my time. But i wrote out a 21 question script so I could get clips and connect to my interview. I also made an audio voiceover so I could outline the story and get people more facts and so they know more of a summary and t...

            This is my ONW procedure project. My project was a video that represents how you kindly refill a water bottle. This project was very enjoyable and was a great way to start off a school year,  starting it off like this makes me realize that video has so much doors to be opened and i think that putting together a storyboard of all the shots makes you focus on what needs to be done and i found that this project really stretched my ability and made me think logically on time management. We used a new video editing software which was kind of complicated but i found what i needed to make and enhance the video. Shots are very important part of each video and in this bottom right corner i put an establishing wide shot. This shot is very important because then people know where everything is going on and how they can evaluate what is going on the video. The video project taught me a lot and i am glad i got this opportunity.

This is my bouncing ball which i made in photoshop using tricks i learned from e9 such as animation skills and making sure it looks realistic. I really like this find product and will continue to strive on making new and better ones. This is my logo for my name. I used colors and curves to make it appeal to the eye and make you wonder about it. I did it over my name because its something i can use introduce myself This is my Video i used humor and other techniques so it will be something you want to watch and its not just another video. Making and editing the video will be a good skill to have as i progress in E-comm. This is my website. It was a challenge but i used my skills with HTML and what i know about colors to make it appealing and have it be something i am proud of.

     We are BabyVac a product that was used to help clean floors for mothers that are too busy. Our team worked together very well and everyone was anxious to participate and we had good teamwork. We struggled with website because we are all Video Main people. Next time I will try to stay focused and work on presenting almost more than anything else. Our technical skills we have acquired from the other quarters have helped me.I enjoyed this project and it taught me a lot about businesses.