The Calling Card

We were set the task of creating our own "calling card", by taking ten still photographs and then manipulating them into a short three second film clip. The calling card had to represent us, and we had to use photoshop to add a polaroid effect.
 I had a few ideas to begin with, one was to use each photograph to show one part of my body, such as an eye or a foot and then use the last one to incorporate all of the previous pictures together to show a picture of my whole body. I thought that this would reflect the thoughtful and puzzling side of me, because the viewer would be putting the pieces together as they watched the video. However I realised that after putting the pictures together on photoshop, the video would be too fast to create the full effect of a puzzle.
 Instead, I took ten photographs of myself stood in front of a whiteboard whilst words and pictures that described me appeared. I feel that this projected the artistic and fun side of me, because the pictures were hand drawn and messy. We used a standard digital camera for this project and no tripod because we wanted the pictures to have a grainy and unpolished look. When we added the filter on photoshop, I realised that this was a good idea because it made the polaroids seem really authentic.
 I'm pleased with the way that my "card" turned out. I found it challenging to begin with because I am not very confident with photoshop, but after asking a few questions, I was able to locate the filter download and complete the effect on my pictures. I then imported them into Premier pro and complied them into a 3.5 second clip, I extended the time just a little so that the viewer could clearly see the words and pictures.