Intro
~Patrick Robertson
Hello, and welcome to my documentary webpage! In this assignment, we were asked to choose a subject to investigate, which would be the subject of our project. I chose tea, and the local tea community, due to my passion for the subject, and the impressive list of health benefits that tea offers. In English, we wrote an expository essay and research paper. In Design, we designed a book or magazine article in InDesign, with visual elements, and the text from our research paper. A link to my book, as well as a screenshot of my work in InDesign is visible below. Lastly, in Digital Media, we created a video in Adobe After Effects, to introduce our audience to the topic, as well as a website. My video, as well as a screenshot of my work in Adobe After Effects is visible below. Looking back on the documentary project, I am so glad I chose a subject that I am passionate about, because it took a tremendous amount of time, thought and effort to complete. I had to be pragmatic, and thoughtful about my actions, as a lot of times unexpected obstacles would pop up. In the end though, I am satisfied with how it turned out. I am happy I was able to practice real world problem solving skills, and independent work. I also greatly value this opprotunity to flex my creativity.
This is a screenshot of my work in Adobe After Effects. In this assignment, I used kinetic typography, motion graphics, and original photos to indroduce my documentary subject. This was a particularly fun project, because of all the creative possibilities. However, for every effect I wanted to do, I had to figure out a way to do it, so I was learning about After Effects as I was using it.