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Down below is a mood board with different types of meat, the other two are sketches that are also different types of meat.  

In our latest lesson, we discussed the concepts of narrative and how it evolved throughout the years. In the beginning of the 1900's in the year, certain people discussed the idea of introducing indoor cinemas, where people would leave the cinema with an ultimate experience. People loved the idea of the introduction of cinemas but as time passed, they started to get used to it and they wanted to experience something different. We also discussed diegesis as the main topic. Diegesis is the way how narrative can have an impact on different elements. It may concern elements such as characters, events . The events of a story is presented to the audience on how the author wants it to be communicated to the people outside. The story is the main purpose for the viewer to know what is happening and also get the feel of the importance of it. Narrative is the art of how the story is told to the audience. When a story is being told, an important factor for it to get into people's mind is t...

 The First software that I used and still using a lot is DaVinci resolve. It is a software that I feel comfortable to use more than others are because it is very straight forward and user friendly. The recent work I made on Da Vinci was collecting videos that I made on other software’s combining them altogether. I made the use of colour correction, where I applied a new touch of colours to the video provided. Also made a good use of the fades that are in this software, where it makes your work more appealing and interesting to someone who is watching. Another small project that I did on DaVinci was a tutorial where I followed every step and ended with a good video, were I learned the necessary steps that are needed to create a good project and have a good final result. Another software that I made a good use of is After Effects. It is not an easy software to use as I struggled in the beginning when I started to do some work on it.    Tracking is the project that we were a...

Down below is a research board where I have elaborated more about the types of meat and how they can be cooked  

This is a mind map on the food that I'm going to focus on that is meat. Meat opens a variety different types such as spare ribs , ribeye and more. The type of meat that I will be focusing on is the  ribeye steak.

  Adobe Photoshop is a mechanism designed for web developers, graphic artists, photographers and also designers. Most people use this software for lots of different reasons such as image editing, retouching of the image, creating image compositions, website mockups, and also adding different affects. In Photoshop, changing backgrounds and also creating a real life painting on the software can be also applied on Photoshop. In Photoshop, one has the facility to edit individual images and also groups of photos. In these past years, Photoshop has been evolved in various new software’s such as Photoshop CC, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Light room and Photoshop Express. Photoshop can be bought on its own where Photoshop Light room is also included in the subscription.     In Adobe after Effects one can create, composite, and formalize 2D footage layers in 3D space. Video editors also use this software for title design, and to create 2D cartoon characters. After effects is ...

In the topic that was discussed in the latest lesson, we outlined the differences of culture we experience when we go to different places. A good example is when you go to a church , the way you dress in not the same as you are going to a club , and also how the person behaves himself at these kind of places. Every person in the society, when they travel abroad they would want to experience the society and culture of that particular country. When someone travels to a place like Italy, the first that comes to mind is food. Italy is known for their specialty in pasta and pizza. The culture in different countries vary a lot because of its tradition and the history of the country. If you go to Malta, visitors expect to see old buildings , Maltese traditional food and some people come visit Malta to feel the atmosphere's in the stadiums and experience something different of what they feel in their home country. The theatre is another way of defining different cultures. In a theatre, you...

 In this picture we can see a variety of food in an opposing way where they are all specified in their types. This is how everyone can relate themselves to their favourite types of food

Last lesson we discussed semiotics and the topic that came to my attention was the signified and the signifier. The signified is a word on object that when you hear the specific word, you think about a lot of things that are associated with that particular word.  Some examples associated are : McDonald's logo, when you see this logo, the signifier in this part is when you see I'm Lovin it as it is building a contrast between the logo and the word. Together they are building a relationship where they are seen perfectly with each other. Not everyone loves their food, but with this logo they try to push people to try their food for the first time.

 When you hear the word mask, your thoughts go directly to the pandemic that the world is facing right now which is the   COVID-19. When you wear the mask, it has its advantages and also it's disadvantages where everyone must keep an eye on. Everyone knows that wearing the mask gives you less chances of getting infected with the virus , but you can also catch the virus from the mask. If someone leaves his mask on a table and before  there was someone who  made contact with the table, the virus can attach to the mask and when the mask is worn, there's a good chance that the person get infected. The worst thing that can happen with a mask is that it drops on the floor and the person wears it immediately without realizing the consequences that he/she could face.

 In our last lesson, the part that brought my attention was THE SCREEN AND THE SOCIETY. We mentioned very interesting subjects in this lesson were the contrast that we built as a class was Ancient and Modern. A photo of the Pyramid of Egypt was listed to us where we all agreed that the pyramid was built on Ancient history due to its texture and the history we know about it.  In the modern part, we saw a a photo of a film cogs where it took us by surprise how it was labelled as modern. We learned that they were built in 1900 and they are still being reproduced by huge companies as they are still being used in the film industry.  The religion that everyone chooses to follow says a lot about the person itself. Catholic people believe in their religion so much different than Muslims. Muslims believe that their god Mohammed is the last prophet in their religion. Otherwise, Catholic's believe that after death, their soul will go to heaven and will rest in peace. All of this , w...