Evaluation

For my project/ assignment I had to create a board game using Photoshop. Also I had to use some of my Harry Potter research from my trip to use for my board game cover (background). The main theme of my assignment was to create a Harry Potter board game cover with three original creatures from my photos that I took at the farm and at home to make them looks like they was from Harry Potter.

The images that inspired me to use for my board game cover was my StoneBridge Farm Photos and my Harry Potter Photos from my trip. Particularly the images that inspired me from StoneBridge farm was the photos of the horses. Also from my Stonebridge farm photos the hen photos inspired me to create a creature using their amazing and cool parts of their body like the feathers and wings.
From my Harry Potter research the images that inspired me was the glass building that I took because it looked like it should be on a board game cover with the way the light hits the building. Another image that inspired me from my Harry Potter trip was the small part of the door. This is because this looked pretty with the pattern and it looked like it was supposed to be on a box for a game more then in the Harry Potter Tour on my trip.

My ideas for my board game cover was to have an image from my Harry Potter research as the background. This was to show that my board game was to do with Harry Potter. I intended to create a Harry Potter Board Game cover using Photoshop with some creatures that I merged together.  The characters that I was originally going to use for my board game was the main characters from the Harry Potter Films. This was because I thought that I could use them to show that my board game cover was Harry Potter related.  I also intended to have the glass building photo for the board game cover,  for the background with my creatures dotted around/ spread around to show them going into the board game,

The animals at Stonebridge farm that I focused on was the horses, the sheep, the pigs and the hens. I focused on these 4 animals at the farm the most because I felt as though these would have made the best part of a new creature. I did take photos of other animals to get the best results incase I changed my mind on the animals that I wanted to use for my board game cover incase something went wrong. The shots that I achieved at the farm did match the shots in my proposal because the Iso was 200, and it was 200 on my camera as I used the same camera. The shots that I achieved at the Harry Potter tour was some close- up's of some of the sets that was used in the films, also I achieved a sort of long shot with the main set of the Harry Potter table as I stood at the end of the table to capture the whole table even though it didn't work. The shots that I achieved at the Harry Potter Tour was used in my board game design by me choosing one of my images to use by comparing all of my Harry Potter tour photos to decide which one I preferred. I only used one of my Harry Potter photos in my board game design because I ran out of time. The photo that I used was a glass building. I used this in my board game design by having it as ther background to show the magicalness of Harry Potter.

The things that I had to take into account whislt taking photos of the Harry Potter world was people. I had to make sure that there was nobody in the photo whilst I took it. Also I had to take into account  that the lighting from my trip wasn't as good as it could have been. This made it harder to see when I took the photos as the quality of the lighting wasn't the best. Personally I had to take into account the fact that my camera died during the trip causing me to use my phone for most of the photos that I took, this dodn't give me the best results for the photos as I couldn't control the ISO or Apature or the Shutter Speed. However when I was at StoneBridge Farm the things that I had to take into account whislt taking my photos was that the animals kept moving. This caused some of my photos to be blurred and smudged slightly because the animals didn't stay in the same place.(Not all of them did).I also had to take into account at StoneBridge Farm whilst taking my photos that not all of the animals liked having their photo taken because they backed away from the camera. Also the Location of where my camera was for each of the photos that I took was alright. The framing was good but I had to consider where the best  way was to put my camera to capture the animals without frightening them, aswell as trying to get the best qualitied photo of the animals.

I used photoshop to edit my photos to create my three final creatures. The editing process of this
was to click on image. Then I had to click onto levels and exposure and curves to change the quality of the photo. Also I used the pen tool to cut around each of my photos to create my three final creatures for my board game cover. I had to use the rubber tool to get rid of the parts of my photo that I didn't want for my final image. Overall my creatures turned out the way that I wanted them to.

If I was to do this project again the things that I would do differently is that I would change what .photos I would want to merge together to create a great creatures. Also another thing that I would do differntly if I redid this project is make the title of my board game cover stand out more so it looks like a proper board game cover. The things that I learnt from .this assisgnment was how to create a board game cover using photoshop. Also from this assignment I learnt how to cut out and create my three final creatures. I found this part tricky because different parts of my three merged  creatures  didn;t go in the place that I wanted it to. I have learnt to use the levels and curves to change the quality of the photo, this was so I could clearly see my photo to edit instead of it being light and harder to edit.

In my opinion my final image does fit the assignment brief. This is because I kept on looking back at the assignment brief  to see what I needed to include. I have thought about what I wanted to go onto my board game cover before I did it which made my final image fit the assignment brief. However in my opinion the final image doesn't fit my original proposal because I said that I wanted to use part of a cow and some parts of rabbits  which I didn't in the end. I had to change my original ideas to create my final board game cover because in the end I used some different animals to what I originally suggested. I used a pig body photo and a duck body photo for my final image that I didn't say in my proposal. This was because I could create my three creatures more easily. Also I felt that these two photos worked better than my original ideas would have done from my proposal.

Harry Potter Board Game

This is my Board game based on Harry Potter. I have merged 6 photos together to create 3 different creatures. Two of the three creatures that I have created using Photoshop look as though they are going into the board game. Also they look as though they are bad/ evil  with the way that they are on the box.

I like my board game because I have used my research from the Harry Potter trip. Also I have thought about what I wanted on my board game to make it to the best  of my ability. I also like the way that I have put the lettering for the name of the board game because it stands out. Not only does it stand out but it grabs the attention of  other people because of the way that I have done lettering.

I have used an alliteration for the name of the board game to make it more interesting so people would buy the game. I wnated to make a Monopoly based board game because I prefer that one and my board game cover looks like a monopoly game.

The background that I have used for my board game is a photo that I got took from the Harry Potter trip. I have used a glass building photo(my own) for the background because I wanted to show the magic of my Monopoly game.

6 images to use to recreate my 3 creatures

 1. I would like to use this image for my 3 creatures because it shows the different sides of the pony. I like the head because I have captured the image well. I have used my photography skills to create the final main image of the pony. The colours of the pony is the perfect size for my creatures. I would have difficulty in cropping the head half to use without using the body because they are kind of joined together anyway. The brown pony is kind of in the way of the main image as it looks like it is trying to peep through the main image. I would like to use this pony because it looks like a creature from just the had and body of the pony. I would liked to have captured the tail of the pony but the pony kept on moving making me have different photos to the original photos that I wanted to use.


2.

I would like to use the face of this horse for one or 3 of my creatures. I would like to use this face because it looks like an attacking horse. The face has been captured well which I like. I like the way that the horse's head is looking at me. I feel as though I have got the picture/photo as perfect as I can get it which is what I like about the image. I would use the head as the main creature with possibly a sheep body and hen feathers to show the weird creature. I would probably have this creature as one of the attacking horses creature to show what horses are like at times. I feel as though this creature would work well with the hen body or features with the horse head and possibly the sheep tail or wool. It would be a great creature to recreate.


3.

I would use the white hen's tail for a creature. This is because it looks pretty and creature like. It was hard for me to capture the image but I got it after a few tries. I would like to use the white hen's tail because it is perfect for the tail of my new creature. I like the way that it is always up and fanning out like a peacock. I think it suits my brief very well with the way that it is always up like the image. It sort of stands out from the rest of the hens from this image which I like. Also I like the fact that if I use it for my creature that it would stand out. From the tail it looks as though it is a creature anyway with the way the tail has been made. The white colour gives it the effect. I would also use this tail as a mane for a head for a creature to show that I have emerged 2 or 3 photos of animals together using my own research, which I like.


4.

I would use the wool on this sheep to create a new creature. This is so the creature has a warm comfortable body compared to the rest of the image. Also this image has captured all of the features of the sheep which I like. I like the way that the sheep is looking straight at the camera giving it the warm feeling. The horns on the sheep could also be useful because it shows how vicious the creature might be. From this image I could create a creature which is evil that has to be stopped. This could be the villain instead of an actual person which would be cool, especially for a board game from Harry Potter. This would use my creative skills to create a different creature altogether, no matter what it looks like.


5.

I would like to use this image of the hen's head because I feel as though the red type glove thing. I feel like this would create an amazing creature to be used. It looks sort of evil which I like. The only thing that I don't like about this image is the fact that the image blurred. I think that it blurred because of the fact that the hen moved. The red glove thing is perfect for a creature. This is because it looks like a bad guy/creature rather than a good character. I think that this creature would be great with this piece of the hen on it. It looks as though it is a weapon more than a creature which I like about the hen features. I would also probably use the feathers/body from the hen because it would show that I have thought about the fine detail that each animal has from their features.


6.

I would like to use this part of the sheep for the body or tail of the sheep to create a new interesting creature. This would work well because it shows that I have tried to capture some sheep wool for my creature for a film or programme. The details on the wool have been captured well which I like. It could be used also for the head part of the creature because of the fact that it is silky and woolly. I think that this would create a very interesting weird creature that I didn't think that I would be able to create. This would mainly be for a winter animal because of the wool that would give it the winter feeling, it would also warm the animal up especially if they are from the woods or cold, if they live in the snow then this would be perfect to use.

Contact sheets

1.

This contact sheet shows the different photographs that I have taken of some of the ponies at Stonebridge Farm. I could use some of these for my creature because they look exactly like a horse or pony creature for a new programme or show. The pony picture from my contact sheet that I don't particularly like is the 4th from the bottom. This is because the ponies head isn't looking towards you. Also I don't like this one because of the way that the head digs into the ground, you can't see the ponies mouth as clearly as the other photos. I have taken 2 lots of horse photos to see which ones I like the bets, and which ones I could use for my creatures.

2. This contact sheet highlights the different horse photos that I have taken outside of college. I have used my own time to take these photos. The images that I don't like about this contact sheet would have to be the one with the horses head looking for food. This is because it looks very vicious and not happy at all. I don't like the fact that it was trying to eat me. You can't really see the horse's face as it was trying to eat me. I like the rest of the images on this contact sheet just not that one. I think that I wouldn't use this image for my creature because it doesn't look as effective as it would have done without biting me.

 This contact sheet is photos of the hens that I took from Stonebridge farm. I like most of these hens because it gives me clearly the great feathers that the hens have. I don't like the photo with the half head of the hen on the 2nd image on the right hand side. This is because you can't see the full image. I think that my hand was in the way of the lens because it looks a bit too blurry along with the first image that I have taken. I like the bunch of hens that I have taken using my camera because it shows that they prefer being together and not separated from each other which I like.

This contact sheet is linked to the first hen contact sheet because it shows my development through taken pictures of hens. I have used my own time to take photos of these hens which are my hens. I prefer these hens because you can clearly see what the hens look like unlike the first hen photos. From these photos I got in close to take the photos for the best results which I like. The image from this contact sheet that I don't particularly like is the hen image with my finger on the lens. This is because you can't see the full image of the hens. My hand or finger has ruined the picture from the hens. The way that I captured some of the photos is the fact that I have used the framing well. I have climbed up a tree in my garden to get better results which worked.

Risk Assessment for Farm

The risks that might occur whilst trying to walk to the farm would be being hit by a car or a tram due to busy roads and tramways, Using available crossings when able to. Another risk would be walking onto somebody else's house or property that they don't like. Also some people get sensitive with other people using their area for their own area. Always some people are religious causing them to go to church when they need to, people should be quiet due to respect across churches and other people- respect.



The risks that might occur with the animals is that the animals won't always like having their photos taken, some animals are shy of the camera. Another risk would be that some animals would end up biting you or attacking you with their germs and spit. Some animals do end up attacking you such as horses to grab your attention instead of the other animals.




One of the health risks would be always washing your hands after and before touching the animals due to their dirty germs. You don't know where the animal has been.  The animals might think you have got food instead of making friends with them. Also goats are very furious and angry. They would end up attacking you, this has happened to me and it isn't very pleasant, it hurts. To solve this problem you should stay away from goats as best as you can because they will attack and butt you with their horns.




If the animal doesn't like you then you should step back unless it is a quieter animal. This is to risk hurting or harming yourself or the animal.



For the quieter animals you should turn the flash off. This acquires for all the animals. Some quiet animals like being petted such as guniea pigs but others don't such as some birds. Some animals are very loud causing them to scream the area down of noise. Others prefer the quieter end of the spectrum because they are used to it.





Birds are very loud causing them to be heard over the rest of the animals quite often. The risks for birds is to not poke your fingers through the bars because birds might end up pecking you. Also you should be aware that some birds end up flying in the air, and sometimes escapes due to their ability. Also you should be careful for loose hens because they do charge around the farm trying to chase you.



To avoid this you should  always look on the ground for hens who are always going to be around you, and try to stay calm. No sudden movements. If you do a sudden moment then you should stay still, wait for a  farm assistant to help you. This also risks being chased by a hen or another animal.



Also you should be aware for smaller animals who aren't used to people. Some smaller, quieter animals like being handled but others don't such as baby chickens. Guinea pigs are used to being handled because they are a common household pet who would rather be petted most of the time.
Another key risk is to not be on the phone when you are at the farm or walking to the farm to risk hurting or scaring the animals.


The risks that you might have with the camera and the equipment is that the rain could cause you to spoil the shot. This would affect the ISO,  Apature and the shutter speed. If it does start to rain then you should keep the camera protecting so you don't loose it.


To keep the camera in good conditions for farm trips you should use a wrist hand thing to risk loosing the camera. Also you should try and keep the camera to yourself instead of the animals eating or taking your camera.

Board Game proposal

The box shape and size that I would like to use for my board game is a  rectangle box. I would like to do a rectangle box because I can use my creative skills to create the perfect board game cover for Harry Potter.

 The exact size of the board game that I would like to create is A3 420 mm x A3 297mm. The type of game that I am thinking about creating is a simple board game using my Harry Potter research from the trip that I have been to.


The characters that I would like to use for my main design is some creatures that I have created myself using Photoshop. The place on my board game box that I would put the characters  is spread out across the box. I would  like to have one of my 3 creature characters looking as though it is going into the game because I want to show the Harry Potter theme to the box. The other two characters for my game box would also be going into the game with one looking as though it has just come out of  the game.

The photos that I am going to use for my board game is a pig photo from my Stone Bridge Farm photo, part of a hen, the crown part, part of a horse, duck and sheep.  The type of characters  that I am going to merge together to create a new creature is to use the horses head for the duck to create a kind of horse duck, a horse sheep by using a sheep head merged onto a horse body(a white horse) and the last one is by merging together the hen crown onto the pig body to create a king pig for the game. This could show that my kingpig is one of the good creatures compared to the other creatures that I would like to create.

The type of game that I would like to create is a Monopoly game. This is because I feel as though it would work well as a baord game cover fofr me to create, instead of choosing a different game. Harry Potter to me is a bit like the game of Monopoly with a message inside the game. I would like to create a board game cover that uses its own message to tell the audience what the game is without explaining what the game is.

The problems that I might have with creating my board game cover is timing. Making sure that I have created it on time. Also I might have the problem of not being able to blend and merge the photos together  to create one image because I am not confident  with using Photoshop. Another problem that I might have with creating my box is running out of time which refers to the first problem, because I could distract myself whilst creating the box aswell as bumping into other problems that I haven't mentioned.

Harry Potter merchandise research

The games that are already available are games such as The risk, Cluedo and Monopoly. The target for each of these games is of the age between 3 and up due to the label/sticker at the bottom of the board game cover. This gives it a way a bit because it shows how many people can play the game at once which is important when it comes to playing the game.  

The target audience for this game is ages 9 and up because it clearly says it on the box at the bottom of the board game cover. The target audience is anyone between the ages 9 and adult because of the plus 9 label at the bottom of the box. The game is for 2 to 4 players showing how many at the most should play the game. Children could probably enjoy this game because of the fact that there is a 9 plus age stickers showing this on the box. This game looks very similar to Cluedo because of the way the board has been layed out.  The aim of the game is to find out who, what and where a certain event is happening using different clues. This is a Harry Potter game so it is Harry Potter related. In this case it is the world of magic due to the theme. This game keeps to the theme of Harry Potter of the way the game has been related to Harry Potter. I like the fact that there has been a slogan grabbing the readers attention to play the game. The characteristics of the front page of the cover design is a simple photo/ picture of the 3 key characters of Harry, Hermione  and Ron. Also the front cover uses a catchy slogan to take you into the world of Harry Potter. It makes you feel as though you are physically in the Harry Potter World due to the catchy slogan. I like the Discover the magic because it shows and highlights a secret between the three main characters.  The facial expressions on the board game indicate that something is wrong between the characters, and that they are desperately needing your help.  http://www.geekalerts.com/u/World-of-Harry-Potter-Clue-Game2.jpg

The target audience for this game is any age. It is many aimed for 2-8 players. I know this because of the sticker on the top left corner of the board game giving this information away. It is aimed for ages 8- adult. This game is similar to monopoly because of the double. This is basically monopoly but the designer has made it Harry Potter related. The aim of this game is to go around the board buying different properties and earning the most money throughout the game. The name of the game clearly stands out form the rest of it. It catches my eye because of the fact that it has been spilt between the two parts of the board showing there is a variety to the game. The characteristics of the front cover design is that it shows the two different sides to the Harry Potter world. The good side and the bad side. I like the fact that the board shows the different sides through colour. This shows who is good and who is bad throughout the series due tot he board game. It also shows who is good and who is bad in the board game due to the spilt through the cover. The title has been spilt to indicate the difference between the two sides of characters. The slogan that has been used for the board game shows how catchy it grabs people into playing this simple game. It gives you the feeling that you are inside the game due to the different sides of the game/ the curtain thing in the middle. of the sides.
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The target audience and the age range that people can play the game is any age. This is because there isn't any sticker showing the ages. There is a PG sticker showing that the game is mainly aimed for ages 8 and up due to the  PG sticker.  This game is a Dvd game aswell as a  card game. The way you play this game is that each player or teams select a token. They then attempt to take the token and move around the board into the winner's circle by answering questions.  A shorter version can be used if needs be. The characteristics of the front cover is that the main character  is trying to grab your attention into playing the game. A bit like direct address with the way they are holding their wand. The other characters are close behind showing that they aren't as important as the main charac ter. Harry in this case.  The slogan on the game of Scene it/the question highlights that the game needs their help. It also shows that a rhetorical question has been used to grab the players attention for them to start playing the game. You can't really see the slogan because it has been sneaked in just in front of Hermione giving the impression that she is trying to hide something  important. It feels as though you are being pulled straight into the game because of the fact that Harry is pointing his wand straight at you showing that he wants you to join him in a magical adventure. The other characters behind the main three show and indicate that there is some sort of maze going on between them that the player has to identity and sort out using their imagination.

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The target audience that the game is aimed for is ages 8 to adult, players of 3 to 6 players. This is because of the white label clearly shown on the right hand side of the cover. The board game cover gives the impression that you are in the magical world of Harry Potter. The board game cover is a birds eye view because you can only see the top of the houses. The cover has been made into the staircase of the world of Harry Potter. This has been made by the cover background being turned around slightly to look like the Harry Potter stairs. The aim of the  game is to collect items inside some shops by moving around the board using both dice. The characteristics of the front cover design shows the world of Harry Potter through imagination. The slogan is very eye catching because it grabs the attention of anyone who wants to play this board game.  The dice on the front cover of the board game highlights that the board game has something to do with 3d. This is because of the way that the designer has drawn the dice jumping out of the game. The board game also catches my eye because of the way that the cover has been drawn to grab the designers attention. There isn't any characters on this cover of the board game showing that it is effective with just the background/ the main set or scene.  It feels like the cover is a cartoon style because of the way that it has been drawn. The dice on the cover also gives the shadow effect because of the fact that it has been shown to bounce around the game. This gives the effect of the dice being picked up and bounced around the board.

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