Evaluation

The projects we where set was to create a website on something we are passionate or interested about. The website I picked to create was a Special Effects Makeup website to display all the types of makeup I create. As I am self-taught when I first started to do makeup I didn't know where to go to look up how to do it so I learned myself. Having a website could help teach others and not many people know information on it.

Before I made my final product, I decided to change the layout to make it easier for people to navigate around the website. This also allowed me to add more pictures and videos onto the pages.


I'm really happy with the way my website turned out and I'm glad I made the changes I did. My website received positive feedback, such as the text and colours fitted with the themes, and I used a wide range of examples of the makeup that I make also including a tutorial video.


The website was actually easier than I thought it would be to make, I think this is because I tried to stay away from Photoshop as much as possible as I still find it hard to understand. My favourite part of my website is my tutorial video as that was the first time I tried that cut before so I completely winged it which I'm glad I did because it shows that all cuts are different and its easy to just go along with any of the cuts. Making it the first time doing that cut could also show that you don't have to do it perfectly for it to work.


 Trying to fit the text colour to the back ground and still varying it so you could still read the text was a bit of a struggle, but other than that the website wasn't to difficult to make.


The website is easy for anyone to get there head around. The links take you to the exact place of where they tell you and even on the websites there are examples of work to show that you are in the correct place.


I think with all of my photos and videos the website can be seen as creative. I've tried not to over do it with text as from previous websites this can be seen as boring and unappealing.


 I think because my website is horror based it can only bring in a specific type of audience and age. I would say the ages of 15 and above for those interested in how to do Special Effects or want key information.


My video had to be edited down a lot because of it being to long, but as the video included elements that would not make sense to skip out one of the feedback's I got back was to time laps it to speed it up which was what I decided to do for the final video. The rest of the feedback was positive. "Good use of colours" "The video looks awesome but could be shortened" "The makeup looks good when its completed".


Having a video on the website can slow down the loading process but it also gives people a feel for your website also trusting that the website actually works, showing that the products wont harm them and will keep them safe.


 If I could do the task again I would create another video displaying a different cut, to show more variety.


I used my phone to store my footage and pictures, but because my pictures where on websites already I knew they would be safe and not disappear. To put them onto my website I just downloaded them onto the computer through a phone cable.


To make my website I used PowerPoint on the computer, to make my videos I used IMovie which was installed on my phone from the Apple App Store, then once I had filmed my video on my phone I transported the video onto the app to edit it. After the edit I saved the video to my camera roll and transport the footage onto the computer from my IPhone. After the footage was on the computer I edited it on Moviemaker to speed it up then saved it onto a document to add to my website.


The person who let me do the makeup on them was over 18 and they where happy with me using them in the footage which made filming easier and quicker as they where free anytime to do it. Also doing it on them a lot previously was more comfortable as they knew the products where safe.


Having done the makeup on the person I used many times before made everything easier as I knew they where comfortable with it and not allergic to any of the products.


When I filmed my videos I filmed them in 3 separate clips. The first one being applying the tissue, the second one applying the paint and the final one a range of montages of the final product. When I was editing the footage I combined them all together to create one video. Then I added the music to the footage. When I saved my footage to my camera roll, from iMovie, I had a choice to save it in low, medium or high quality. I chose to save it on medium quality as low quality could be too blurry but high quality could take to long and use up all my storage. I also had a choice of quality's when saving on Moviemaker and I chose medium quality for the same reasons again.