Inquiring and Analyzing

By: Pedro

Table of Contents
1.Explainandjustifytheneedforasolutionforaspecifiedclient/enduser. 2.Identifyandprioritisetheresearchneededtodevelopasolutiontotheproblem. 3.Analysearangeofexistingproductsthatinspireasolutiontotheproblem. 4.Summarisetheanalysisofthefindingsfromarangeofsourcesrelatedtothe developmentofapossiblesolution,citedappropriately. 4a 4B 4C

1. Explain and justify the need for a solution for a specified client/end user.
IwilldoacommercialaboutDominick.Targetgroupiseveryonein10thgradebecausethey needtoknowhowmuchDominickdoesforISDandhowmuchhecontributestothe environmentatISD.Hemakeseveryonehappy.Iammakingacommercialwhereitshows theseveralthingshedoes,andhowhesbringinghappinesstotheISDcommunity.

2. Identify and prioritise the research needed to develop a solution to the problem.
1. Iwillneedtogothroughseveraladvertisementstogetsomeinspiration.Ialreadyknow whatthebasewillbelike,butIwillfindextrastoaddtothecommercial,soitwillbeeven better. 2. Iwillalsoresearchandlearnhowtouseseveralsoftwares,suchasAfterEffectsand Photoshop,becauseImighthavetoeditsomethingin/out,orjustfixanimageor something.Imightalsowanttoaddsomeeffectstothevideo,tomakeitmoreeye appealingorinteresting. 3. Iwillhavetoresearchondifferentvideosoftwares,soIknowwhichonewillbethebest formetomakemycommercial. 4. IwillalsohavetothinkonhowexactlyIwillfilmmycommercial.Ialreadyknowthebase ofwhatIwanttodo,butforalotofthemitmightbebettertofilmatlunchwheretheres morepeopleinthebackground,tomakeitlookalotmorerealistic. 5. Afterresearchingthese,Iwillbeabletomakeabettercommercialbecauseifthereare anyerrors,Imightbeabletoeditthem,andIwillbeabletomakeabiggerimpacton peopleifIcanperfectmycommercialtobeinteresting,funnyandinformativeatthe

sametime,whichiswhatImaimingfor.IhavealreadystarteddoingresearchonAfter Effects,asseeninthepicturebelow. IlearnedandtookanelectiveclassofDigitalMedialast year,soIalreadyknowquiteabitaboutit.

3.Analysearangeofexistingproductsthatinspire asolutiontotheproblem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On5_AdaDFS8

ThiscommercialshowsexactlywhatIwanttodo.Iwilldoacommerciallikethisbutineachlittle clipitwillhaveDominickdosomethinggoodfortheISDcommunity.Itwillmakepeoplebecome moreinterestedbecauseitseyeappealing,hasacatchingbackgroundsongandsinceitis actuallyreallife,peoplecanrelatetoitmore.Thelayoutwillbeverysimilar,withtheclipsand goodactionsidea,howeverthecontentitselfwillbeverydifferentbecauseitwillshowDominick. Thiscommercialinspirespeopletodogoodthingsandmakespeoplethinkthatevenafterallthe badthingshappeninginthisworld(wars,drugs,teenagepregnancy,etc)thereisstillsomehope leftforhumanity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT0ReOjS_6s Ialsowanttodoafunnycommercial,becauseasseeninthevideoabove,thefunny commercialsarealwaysthemorememorablecommercialsthatpeoplewanttowatchfora goodlaugh.Mostofthesecommercialsonyoutubehavemillionsofviews,becausetheyrethe kindsofcommercialsthatpeoplewanttowatch.Theyrefunnybecausetheyareridiculous,they exaggerate,theydotheimpossible.Forexample,onthefirstcommercialshestartseatingice creamoffthestatue,whichisabsolutelyridiculousbecausepeoplewouldntdothat.Italsogives offaweirdperspectivefromtheotherman.Thesecondcommercialisalsoridiculous,andit makesitfunnyhowsillyitis.Oneofthemiswithabusinessmaninthegymtalkingtohiswife onthephone,anditcanrelatetomarriedman.Itmakesitmorepersonal,eventhoughitsstill ridiculous.

4.Summarisetheanalysisofthefindingsfromarangeofsources relatedtothedevelopmentofapossiblesolution,cited appropriately.

IconductedasurveyaboutDominickwhereIaskedpeoplewhattheyknewabouthim.The answerswouldhelpmedecidewhatkindsofclipsiwoulduseformyadvertisements.Hereare theanswers:

Inconclusion,theseanswersbasicallyshowedthatmostpeopleagreethatDominickisakind person,whilehalfoftheanswerssaidhewouldhelphomelesspeopleandreturnyourwalletif youdroppedit.Mostoftheaudiencewouldprefercomediccommercials,whichreallyseemsto fitDominickmore(IknowbecauseImclosetohim).Alsomostofthewrittenanswerssaidalot ofnicethingsabouthimsuchashimbeingawesomeandfunny.

4a
3IBLearnerProfilestodescribehimself Hisanswer: Communicatorbecausehespeakstwolanguages.Hecanhelpbothenglishandspanish speakingpeople. Openminded,becauseheisalwayswillingtotrysomethingnew.Ithelpspeopletoshowthem newwaysofdoingthings. Inquirer,becausehescuriousaboutthethingshelearns. IaskedAntonthreewordstodescribeDominick: Funny,becausehedoesprettyridiculousjokes. Positive,becausehealwayslookshappy. Interesting,becausehesfromanexoticplace.

IaskedMerelthreewordstodescribeDominick: LaidBackbecausehealwaysseemschilledabouteverything. Happy/Funnybecausehelaughsalotandmakesalotofjokes. Amazingbecausehehasagreatpersonalityandhelpsalotofpeople. IaskedVivian3wordstodescribeDominick Kindbecausehelightensupthemoodwithhiscomedichumor Easytotalkto,becausehesveryapproachable Interestingcontributiontoclassbecausehebringssomeuniquenesstoourclass. IaskedEllen3wordstodescribeDominick Funnybecausehesaysfunnythings Positivebecausehesalwayssmiling Easytotalktobecausehesnotintimidated These4people(3ofthemarenttooclosewithDominick)showedthattheythinkthesameas mostofthepeoplethatansweredthesurvey,andfunnyandpositiveappearedtwice,showing thatDominickisahappyperson.Otheradjectivesalsoappearedwhichhelpthepointofmy commercial,hiskindness.Summarised,these5peoplesaidthatbasicallyDominickisahappy, positivepersonthatcontributestoISDsenvironment.

4B
Inconclusion,Ihavelearnedalotfrommyaudience.Theyprefercomedicadvertisementsand somybiggestchallengewillprobablybetobalanceeachscenesothatitmakesitrather comedicbutstillshowsthemainpointofthescene(kindness,etc).Iwilltrytohaveeachclip exaggeratedsothatitmakesDominickseemasakinder(perexample)personthanhereallyis, whichwouldalsomakeitfunnyduetothepossibleridiculousnessofthescene.Ialsolearneda lotfromwhatmyaudiencethinksofDominick.Mostpeoplethinkheisakindperson,so obviouslykindnesswillbethebiggestaspectofmycommercial,andhalfofthepeoplethat repliedsaidthathewouldhelphomelesspeopleandreturnyourwalletifyoudroppedit.Iused bothofthesequestionsbecauseeventhoughtheymightseempointless,theadIwatchedhad scenesofhelpinghomelesspeopleandreturningyourwalletifyoudroppedit,soIwantedtouse thatasscenes,andsincehalfofpeoplesaidhewoulddoboththings,Iwillprobablyinclude them.MostofthecommentsthatpeoplesentaboutDominickwerenicethings,butthemost importantcommentsarefromthepeoplethatdontknowhimverywellbecausecloserpeopleto himwillalreadyknowwhatthecommercialwillshow.Alotofthosecommentssaidthathewas nice,whichagain,willbethebaseofmycommercial.

4C
IdidsomeresearchonAfterEffectsandlearnedtomake3Dtextandtorotateittogiveit differentanglesandchangethelighting.LastyearIalsolearnedalotaboutPhotoshop, especiallyinDigitalMedia,andIlearnedtodoseveralthings,likeaddeffects,changepictures, addthingstothepicturesandstilllookinglikepartofthepicture,andalsolearnedaboutseveral aspectsofphotographysuchasangles(closeup,etc),soIhavealotofexperiencewith photoshopandwillbeabletouseitifneeded.Also,lastyearweusedasoftwareforvideo editing,soIamalsoveryexperiencedwithit.Ifanythinggoeswrongwiththatonehowever,Ican alsouseSonyVegasorWindowsMovieMaker.

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