Final year

The modules in the first semester of the final year are listed below.

Web design

The first task was creating a CSS style sheet so that the design of the website would match an image that had been provided without editing the html file. Notes about the widths and colours were provided to help in creating this. This part of the assignment was quite straightforward and was completed quite quickly.

Design Methods and Technology Project

This module involved redesigning a product or designing a new one. I decided to design a 7 day digital alarm clock that would allow 7 alarms to be set, one for each day.

3D Modelling and animation

This module involved using 3D Studio Max to create a 30 second animated trailer for a James Bond film of choice. I chose Casino Royale as I originally intended to base the trailer around the poker scene as this makes up most of the movie. I decided that this may not be a good choice as it would require lots of character animation that would not be good for my first time using the software. I also thought that it may be better to choose action packed scenes such as car chases and explosions as this is what is expected from a Bond movie so would be more likely included in a trailer.

Interaction and usability

This module involved redesigning a user interface and then creating a prototype using Adobe Flash. The goal of the project was to increase user satisfaction and experience for the person using the chosen system.

2D animation

This was the second 2d animation module and also involved using Adobe Flash. The subject for the animation was Czechoslovakia 1968. This was a time in Czechoslovakian history known as the Prague spring and was a short period of liberalisation in the country after years of oppression. The freedom was short lived as shortly afterwards Warsaw pact troops invaded the country.

Digital imaging

In this module we had to take photos for 6 photographic genres these were,

• Environmental portraiture
• Landscapes
• Movement
• Macro/Still life
• Studio portraiture
• Night experimental

Introduction to animation

This module consisted of creating an animation to illustrate how to make a DIY photographic item such as a light tent.

Design principals

This module involved working in a group to design a pet product. In the group we decided on a bee hive to encourage more people to keep bees. We thought that it would be unusual and with bees dying out it would be a good thing to get more people to own bees.

Learning and Skills Development for HE and Work

This module was to prepare students for university and later the world of work, learning necessary skills such as writing essays, referencing properly using the Harvard referencing system and making presentations.

Digital Imaging Software

The video part of the module included the entire process of creating a 3min video, coming up with the idea, planning and storyboarding, filming and then editing the footage. The task was completed working in a group of 5 in the last 6 weeks of the module. The first 6 weeks of the module consisted of learning techniques and creating a 1 min video to practice what we had learnt.

Modules 2nd year

Again below are the modules that I covered in the second year of my course, with a description of what was involved.

Details on course and modules

As I have said in my earlier post I am studying BSc Multimedia, Animation and the Web and am now in my final year.

The modules that I studied in the first year of my course are listed below with a brief description of what was involved for each. The first year modules where mostly used to introduce subjects that would be built on over the next couple of years. The modules were split over the year with four modules in each semester.