Internet-Related Multimedia Careers

Multimedia development is most often done by teams of people. Each team member brings an area of expertise to the project.

Research 3 multimedia careers. State their job descriptions, skill requirements and salaries.

Video Game Designer
* Job Description:

Video Game Designers don’t create games. They create detailed design documents. A design document contain descriptions of all aspects of an electronic game - mission, plot, rules, flow charts, sound, artwork, and special features. The design document is the blueprint used by graphic artists, sound designers, and programmers to create the software that results in the video game.

* Skill Requirements:

You have to know how video game design and development works, and experience as a programmer, artist, or producer helps. Most video game designers have bachelor’s degrees in English, art, computer science, or related areas.

* Salaries:

Video game designers work in small start-up companies as well as large multimedia corporations. Their annual salaries vary widely but are usually in the $25,000 - $75,000 range.

Computer Control Programmers

* Job Description:

Computer control programmers carefully plan and prepare the process of using computer numerically controlled machines to cut metal, plastic, or glass precisely, shaping a finished part or product. First, they review three-dimensional blueprints of a part. Next, they calculate the operations that must be performed on the workpiece. And finally, they plan the sequence of the tasks that need to be performed to produce the finished part or product.Computer control programmers must then turn the detailed plan of machining operations into a set of numerical commands for the computer numerically controlled machine to follow. After the program is written, the programmers check the programs to make sure that the machinery functions properly and that the finished parts and products meet specifications. Computer control operators then download the set of commands to the computer numerically controlled machine, position the workpiece on the machine tool, set the controls, and let the machine do the necessary cuts and other operations.

* Skill Requirements:

The National Institute of Metalworking Skills developed a set of skills standards for computer control programmers that have been adopted by a number of vocational training facilities and colleges. Classroom training includes computer programming basics. Graduates of these programs are certified by the National Institute of Metalworking Skills.

* Salaries:
Computer Control Programmers earn about $175200 a year.



Illustrators and Graphic Designers

* Job Description:

Illustrators and graphic designers are both in the business of creating original art to decorate or to convey information. Illustrators draw pictures for books, magazines, and other print materials, including greeting cards and wrapping paper. Graphic designers use art to communicate a message to a certain audience.Illustrators use light, shadows, and color to create two-dimensional pictures. Most illustrators specialize in a particular type of drawing. For instance, fashion illustrators work for fashion designers and draw sketches of clothing as it is being

* Skill Requirements:

All artists must have artistic talent, creativity, imagination, skill, and knowledge specific to the industry in which they work. Most people who enter the fields of illustration or graphic design hone their skills in a two-year or three-year post-secondary program—or preferably in a four-year bachelor's degree program. Computer graphics courses are now essential for job consideration in these highly competitive fields.

* Salaries:

ccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, illustrators earn a median annual salary of $38,060. Salaried medical illustrators earn significantly more. The median income for a full-time medical illustrator in 2005 was $59,000.

African Proverb #6

"Knowledge is like a garden,if it is not cultivated, it not be harvested."
This African Proverb simply means that I must control my amount of knowledge, if otherwise it won't be there for later use. To cultivate my garden of knowledge I must practice and ask questions to assure that I understand certain things. When I'm sure my garden's needs (questions or hard problems) are met, I can the harvest it. I consider harvest in this case to mean collect and use; after I've finish learning for the day I have collected the knowledge and I'll use and practice, so that I don't forget it. An example some who hasn't done practiced this proverb, are the people that go on "Are you smarter that a fifth grader", no ever wins because they haven't tended to their garden.

By not tending to your garden your plants (or lessons:teachings) die (fade and be removed). Teachers give the teachings which of course they practiced because the student these lessons (plants) from your mind (garden). As long as you practice you'll never forget or lose any valuable abilities.

African Proverb #5

A person that knows proverbs can solve differences.

I believe that this African Proverb actually explains itself. The African Proverb basically means that somebody who knows many phrases or sayings knows that answer to many common and even uncommon difficulties. One presentation of this is would be a grandmother and grandfather have lived for many years and through many problems.

Carved Wood Type Tutorial

Step 1: Click on the gradient tool. In the Options Bar, click on the gradient thumbnail to bring up the gradient editor. When it appears, double-click on the left color stop. When the color poker appears, click on the custom button, then choose PANTONE 722 and click Ok. Double-click on the right color stop; this time choose PANTONE 732. Click Ok.
Step 2: In the options bar, click the radial gradient icon. Using this tool, click and drag from the center to the top of the background layer. Go under noise, and choose Gold Noise. Enter 12% for the Amount, choose Gaussian, Check Monochromatic, and click Ok.
Step 3: then go under the filter menu under blur and choose Motion Blur. Enter 33º for the angle and 10 distance. Click Ok. Now go under the filter menu, under sharpen, and Choose Unsharp Mask, Enter 500% for amount, 9.0 pixels for Radius, and 1 for Threshold, then click Ok.
Step 4: Type your text. Go under the Layer menu under rasterize, and choose Type to convert your Type layer into a regular image layer. Now, under Brush strokes, choose sprayed Strokes. Type 12 for stroke length, 7 for radius, and right diagonal for direction. Click Ok.
Step 5: Click the magic wand tool click. Click once in your first letter of your word, Then go under the Select menu and choose similar to select the rest of the letters. Under Select menu, choose Inverse, Now press delete to remove the little chunks of white space around the letter created by the brushed strokes filter.
Step 6: Go under the Select menu and choose inverse. Drag your text layer into the trash to delete it Press Apple+j to put the selected background area up on its own layer. In the layer palette, click once on the background layer. Press Apple+A, then press Apple+D to deselect.
Step 7: Click on your layer,text layer. Choose bevel and emboss from the layer styles menu at the bottom of the palette. When the dialog box appears, increase the depth to 400%, and decrease the depth to 4. Increase the highlight Opacity to 90%. From the left side of the layer style dialog box, click on the word drop shadow to bring up its options. Increase the size to 8, lower the opacity 50% and click Ok.
Step 8: Choose the lasso tool Make a thin selection in the center of each letter. Remeber to hold down the shift key. press Apple+C to copy. Add a new layer press Apple+V to paste. Change the layer mode from normal to Color Burn.
Step 9: Duplicate your new layer. Now duplicate your duplicated layer. Change the layer mode from color burn to Screen. Click on the the move tool. Press the right arrow key twice, the down arrow key once.

African Proverb #4

"It is better to be loved than feared."

I believe that the African Proverb "It is better to be loved then feared" is self-explanatory. This African Proverb means that being afraid of you doesn't mean I respect you. One example of the African Proverb being displayed would be when kingdoms take over land the formers owners of the land don't respect, love or care about this kingdom, yet they do nothing upset the kingdom because they are scared of what the kingdom would do. One way this Proverb can be used in life is, if your in authority over others, you should try and gain respect.

Extra Cash

You have an extra $100,000 to give away; you cannot spend it on yourself. What would you do with the money?

If I had $100,000 of extra cash,and couldn't spend it on myself, I'd give the money away to many. Firstly I'd offer to family members and I'd divide $2,120 those of them in need. Next if there were any local new buisnesses being built I'd invest in them, giving $10,000, but in return I'd only want the good news of the grand opening. I'd next give $20,000 to the campaign supporters of Obama. I'd spend $18,000 on advertisement of a fundraiser to open an apartment for the homeless; then I'd of course then buy the land which I'd estimate to be about $4,980.

Light Burst Tutorial

Step 1: Set foreground color to black. Type your text. Rasterize you type layer. Put a selection around your text. Go under the select menu and choose save selection.
Step 2: Deselect your type. Switch your foreground color to white. Under the Edit menu choose fill. Change the Mode to multiply. Go under filter menu, under blur, choose Gaussian Blur. Enter 25 Pixels
Step 3: Go under the filter menu' under style and choose Solarize. Press shift+Apple+l to run the Auto levels. Duplicate layer.
Step 4: Filter menu, under Distort, Choose polar coordinates. Choose polar to rectangle.
Step 5: Go under the image menu, under Rotate Canvas, choose 90º cw. Invert your image (apple+I). Filter menu, choose Stylize, choose wind.
Step 6: In wind dialog box choose Wind for the Method and from the right for Direction. Run this filter 2 more times by pressing Apple+f twice.
Step 7: Invert your image. Run auto levels. Run the wind filter 3 more times. Rotate canvas 90º ccw. Filter menu,Distort, choose Polar Coordinates.
Step 8: In Polar Coordinates choose Rectangular to polar. Change the layer Blend from Normal to Screen.
Step 9: Create a new layer. Choose a gradient. Drag your gradient through this layer. Change the Blend Mode to color. Optional Invert your image.
Step 10: Click on your text layer copy. filter menu, under Blur, choose radial Blur. In dialog box choose zoom. Increase the amount to 66 Click your original text layer. Select menu, load selection. Choose Alpha 1. Change your foreground color to black. Deselect your text

Warp Text Tutorial

Step 1: Use the type tool to set your type. Double-click on the "T" thumbnail in your layers palettte to highlight your text.

Step 2: Click the second to last icon in the Options Bar (it has the letter "T" on it with a bent line beneath it). This brings up the Warp Text dialog box. From the dialog's Style pop-up menu, change the Style.

African Proverbs #3

I beleive that "a brother/sister is like a shoulder" is true. It basically tells you that family will be there for you. Whenever in need or maybe you'd just feel to cry family is there, you brother or even a sister has shoulder to cry on. No matter the need, it will be fulfilled by family. A family member is a shoulder which is a link connecting your arm to your torso, by that I mean they complete your.

Introduction To Photoshop

*What is Photoshop?

Adobe Photoshop is a professional image editing software.
* About the work area
Menu Bar: this is where you can access most the features and commands of Photoshop. It is located at the very top of Photoshop.
*Options Bar: display your tool option. It changes as different tools are slected. Also, it is located under the Menu Bar.
* Tool Bar: contains all of your tools. They are all used for creating and editing images.
Paletts: to monitor and modify images. There are 5 Paletts by default.

Stage/Canvas: where the image worked on will appear

*Layers: the layers wondow shows the various layers the your images is made of.
*Selection: there are several ways to selct images or partious of images in Photoshop. Here is one basic method to do so.Adding to a selection and makeing a square.

1. use the rectangular selection tool to select the area to be worked
2. To add to a selection, hold shift before dragging.
3. To make the selection exactly square dtart dragging them, hold shift
4. You can press apple+d to deselect and remove the selection at any time.

African Proverb #2

To me the African Proverb Wood may remain ten years in water, but it will never become a crocodile means that no matter how long something remains it won't change. Everything is meant to be itself and nothing more. This African Proverb is commonly realized throughout life. An example would be that a dog will never become a cat because it was born to be a dog. Another example is a computer can stay at a technology store but never upgrade to a laptop.

African Proverb #1

To me the African Proverb "Knowledge is better than Riches" Explains itself. In other words the African Proveb "Knowledge is better than Riches" is that incredible itelligence is can do more than any amount of money. We commonly us the African Proverb "Knowledge is better than Riches" in daily life. I demonstrate usage of this African Proverb by using my knowledge of how to cook rather than buying a burger from Mc Donalds with my riches. Another example of usage of this is to use yuor knowledge to get out of a situation instead of bribing your riches.

08-09 School Year

It seems as though I made no goals last year,being 07-08; Although this year I'd like to make Honor Roll, last years I recieved A's B's and one "C" . I think is't the A's B's and negleting the C that I got a bike, but was stolen; I know if I get all A's I can only imagine what I'll get. Even though I had no goals last year I have self expectations which are to recieve anything above a " C ", I'm sure that I didn't meet my own expectations because I didn't try but this time i will. Last year and this year my favorite subject are math and science, and that's because the explain everything in life.