Portfolio Update

One of the aspects of my current module doing my portfolio is learning to become a lot more a analytical in how I develop my ideas and give more reason. So far during my research into my portfolio I have just done stuff that for my visually I like and not gave a bit more reason as to why I have chosen this ideas I have gone for so far.

To help me give a bit more justice as to why I have gone with the concepts I have for it is a case of doing a bit more research into current practitioners and learn what current established practitioners have on their websites or blogs for example. By doing this it will allow me the chance to develop my current idea.

One practitioner I have researched so far is Scott Houston but i never really went into fully why I liked his site and why I have followed his kind of website. On his home page he has got a little bit about himself with links to some of his work. This is something on my website that I haven't done. But this is something I may change. My reason for doing this is because as soon as someone looks at my website I want them to be able to look at who I am straight away instead of having to look at other pages on my site to look at. This could be a case of just writing about who I am, writing about my skill set and what equipment i use. He does have a more detailed about page where he writes what work he does and how he has built up his skill set over a period of time. It also has links to social media sites of his.

He then has a page with a show reel of some his best work which is something I have done. Show reel is something that will change over time(hopefully) the more projects I can get involved the more i can add. While he has done a show reel he has also shown a variety of different work of his on a separate page. Which is something I have done but personally I feel i could add more to the page but for now I am happy with what I have added. He has also added a list of his clients which as a freelancer makes sense because he is showing how he has built up his impressive portfolio for me right now I can't really add a client list because a lot of the work I have done is for my university so it is more of a case showing my work in the video sections and highlighting my current skills.

On my site I have got like a blog section which I will be using to write more about current projects I am involved in. I think it is important to show potential employees or clients that you are always doing something instead of waiting for something to just come along. This is also a good way of showing your work behind the camera like how you prepare etc.

and finally one more thing I have included is how to contact me via email for any enquiries




http://www.scotthouston.co.uk/

Reviewing My Feedback For My Portfolio

The feedback for my interim portfolio has highlighted the fact i need to start thinking a lot more critically about work. Though this is something I don't personally enjoy it is something I should do. Another thing i need to make sure i start looking at is making sure I realise what I should include in my work and why it is important I do this.

Because I want to get into work within the video world it is vital that I show a variety of different skills and a range of different videos I have worked on to showcase I have gained different skills though out each video. But I have to figure out why I need to do this by looking at a range of different practitioners and how they have set up there portfolios and how it can base my site on this. This way I can give a justification as to why I have done it the way I have done my site in a similar way.

Other feedback was just making sure that I give my videos on my site a bit grading and correction which is something I will probably look into doing on after effects. But my only concern is because I have put in on to a YouTube channel that it will be squashed down and have a grainy effect.

Pages On My Portfolio

This will be a review on the pages I have chosen to use on my portfolio

This is my homepage the reason I have chosen to use the yellow is because i feel it is a warm inviting colour and the lemons are something that stand out. I hope for a viewer that when they enter the site they feel the same.

My next page is where I have just done a bit about myself and what kind of work i do. I feel by doing this i have shown a personal touch and making a viewer more welcome instead of professional. The reason I have done this is because I have not built up enough of a professional work to warrant doing it that way. In two years time for example I could look at changing this when I could change it so its written in a more biographical way. 

The next page is my show reel. On here I have looked at getting some of my best work. I am going to be selling myself as a camera operator and cinematographer so the work i want to include in the video is variety of pretty good framing and visually look appealing to a viewer. This way during an interview I can explain how I went about getting this shot and talk about my role during the production. 

The next part of the video is some of my work. On the page before I have a show reel which only show a snapshot of myself. The reason I have included both is because I want to show a variety of my work. On the videos I have included so far is a interview which I did. This is one of my first productions I had been involved in. The second is my Paul Smith video which I directed and I feel this is one of my strongest work. The last is a video which I filmed for Trent TV and this show a range of shots and framing.

I have chosen to use a blog page on my site to keep my work up to date. This can show what work I am currently up to and one thing I may look into doing is putting reviews of films or videos for example.

Then the last part is my contact page with my email this is so if anyone does have any enquiries they can email me. 

INTERIM PORTFOLIO HAND IN (Second Portfolio)

Today is my hand in for interim portfolio. I decided to go with a more bright background the reason for this is because I want my website to stand out a little. Also because the background is yellow it will hopefully help bring out the blue a lot better as its a good contrast(Just look out on a sunny day if you don't believe me)

The site consists of six different pages currently. There is a home page

About Page

Showreel, Videos, News and Contact I have provided a link to the site as well

For now I have decided against using any social media in my portfolio. I will wait for feedback from Jools or Danny but hopefully this will give me time to develop my work and ideas a bit more to have better content on my site or change of layouts for example.


below is a link which contains my current show reel as of today obviously this may change in a matter off weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pekcp5boH0Y



below is a link to my current interim portfolio:

http://karl190793.wix.com/karlmossmedia

FIRST PROTOTYPE FOR PORTFOLIO ON WIX

Below is a little prototype for my portfolio personally I'm not a big fan of the background but i love the font its bold and interesting but hopefully I can some feedback on this soon before i start on my second prototype. the reason i have gone for black and white is because one of my key skills is video production i thought about the fact that old VHS were black and white. I have made it quite simple but Im not sure I want to add my content to this page just yet.

Prototype On Moon Fruit

As I have said I was going to look into building one of my prototype portfolios on MoonFruit. I have found the process a bit of struggle because the site though it seems simple at times can be a bit difficult. When looking at changing things on the site it takes a while to click on the item that you need. When i want to add a video from my youtube on the page it is not coming up properly and it has meant that I have not been able to put the video on which I feel is one of my most strongest work.

Saying that though once you manage to get a hang of it the design is a lot easier to use because first of all it is a simple and professional design and it has managed to get what I want onto the page. Below is the home page to the website its a nice clean and easy design and the reason I have gone for black and white is because it means the writing is then easy to read. It has got my showreel on their so straight away the viewer is getting to know a little bit about me and some of the work I have done on in the form of a showreel

(HOMEPAGE)

Then the next page is an extended about me section on here i have wrote about myself in a lot more detail I have wrote about being a graduate. I have included a what kid i currently own as I feel it is important that once you are thinking about becoming free lance for example that the person hiring you knows what you are going to be using and if you are suitable for their project. 

(ABOUT ME)

Once I had wrote about me I thought I would put a bit about myself work by showing some videos of my work for now I have included three different videos(for now) I may change this too include four. The videos I have put on so far have got a mix of corporate style videos with Boo Boo Kitty. The second which some reason I couldn't get to go up was my Paul Smith video which shows a strong sense of cinematography. Then the last one was the Max Stone video which shows elements of both the other videos in one. 

(WORK)

The last page was just about getting in touch with me over work which makes senses because without it there is no way of people being able to talk to you about your work.

(CONTACT)

What I Want On My Portfolio?

After looking at the work of other practitioners I have decided to narrow down what I want on my portfolio. The work I have been looking at is those who have a keen interest in video work. So in the portfolio I want to show that I have an interest in things such as cinematography in my work. This means explaining a bit about myself and some of my work.



Here is how I want the pages to go:

The first page I want is a homepage with a picture of me initially.

The second page will be the about me section where I can write a bit about my work and what my main career aims are.

The third and fourth pages will either be some of my work and a show reel. I may look at adding the show reel to my home page but that depends on how feedback goes. The work I will be put on will be between three and four different videos. I will look to add some of my stronger work such as the Paul Smith video for example

The next page will be about contacting me via email which people can email me regarding work