Tuesday 29 October 2013
This is my key frame of an animated football that i created using Adobe Premiere Elements 11. We carried out this task in lesson, in order to get an idea of ways in which we could use our logo within our new productions. The task enabled us to learn new ways of creating animations as well as the fact that is gave us the chance to use Adobe premiere with ease, so that when it comes to turning our logo into an animation we are comfortable and confident in using Adobe in order to get exactly what we want.
Friday 25 October 2013
In today's lesson we planned and completed a risk assessment form, in this we talked about:
-Production Date
-Filming Times
- Location of filming
- The actual Risk Assessment Form including any Hazard Present.
Thursday 24 October 2013
This is a graphic experiment which developed our skills as animators:
Saturday 19 October 2013
In todays lesson as a group we came together and recorded a video of ourselves introducing each member within the group discussing what individually we were all going to bring to the group, identifying our strengths and areas that we will all be focusing on. This enabled our viewers to get an idea of us a group and see who is behind all the work being produced as well as giving them the chance to see who is linked and produces certain aspects and features found in our news channel.
Akshay - is mainly responsible for the editing and graphics side of the news channel. He had a large part in coming u with our logo and the animations that go along side it. Jay - is responsible for the vast amount of research that goes on about news related to TRC and analyses this information in order for us to take some good aspects and include it in our work.
Antonio - myself i am heavily involved with creating the music for our work. i will be creating two different pieces of music, one being for our 15 seconds intro, introducing our news brand and channel.
The second piece will last around 2 minutes which will be played in the background along side our news footage/report.
David - is our main actor, who will be taking the leading/main role in our news channel footage. As well as being our most recoginised actor he will also be blogging information that works alongside Jay's work.
Monday 14 October 2013
Here is the analysis of TRC News's logo explaining the different aspects of the logo, presented using Thinglink.
Friday 11 October 2013
Enjoy!
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Hey guys, this video is just a short introduction video on who i am in relational to TRC News, what i will be providing to TRC and how much skills will help TRC News a better and more professional news group.
(LINK IF VIDEO ISN'T WORKING) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sir29binRQs&safe=active
BY JAMES WOOD, CALGARY HERALD
As police grapple with the growing problem of cyberbullying, they are “overwhelmed” by the quantity and complexity of computer-related crime, says the head of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police.
Edmonton police Chief Rod Knecht said law enforcement agencies need more resources from government to deal with crimes that relate to the Internet — everything from cyberbullying and online child exploitation to the use of the Internet to facilitate theft and assault.
“We are overwhelmed,” he said in an interview Friday. “You just see the crime that is facilitated through technology and the Internet is exploding for us and we need to catch up.”
The issue of cyberbullying has sparked a national debate after a series of high-profile cases, including the suicide of B.C. teen Amanda Todd last fall after years of online harassment.
Just this week, Nova Scotia put into force its new Cyber Safety Act and child pornography charges were laid against two males in relation to the case of Rehtaeh Parsons, who killed herself earlier this year after what her family says were months of cyberbullying following a sexual assault.
Knecht said he’s interested in the Nova Scotia law — which allows individuals bullied online to sue or seek a protection order against those responsible — but acknowledges that cracking down on the problem puts a strain on resources.
“We have to go online and we have to retrieve all the emails and maybe the Facebook page, and we need a warrant to do that,” he said.
8 October 2013
Last updated at 10:57
Four men have been arrested in the UK over their role in illegal online marketplace Silk Road.
Three men in their early 20s were arrested in Manchester while a fourth man, in his 50s, was detained in Devon. The men were initially arrested on suspicion of drug offences. More arrests are expected in the coming weeks. Such sites would be a "key priority" for the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), its director general said. The Silk Road, one of the world's largest websites selling illegal drugs, has now been closed down. Ross Ulbricht, the alleged operator of the site was arrested in San Francisco by the FBI at the beginning of October. Last week 40-year-old Steven Lloyd Sadler was arrested in Seattle. He is alleged to be one of the most prolific sellers on the Silk Road.
What was the Silk Road?
Silk Road took its name from the historic trade routes spanning Europe, Asia and parts of Africa.
News reports and other internet chatter helped it become notorious. However, most users would not have been able to stumble upon the site as the service could only be accessed through a service called Tor - a facility that routes traffic through many separate encrypted layers of the net to hide data identifiers.
Tor was invented by the US Naval Research Laboratory and has subsequently been used by journalists and free speech campaigners, among others, to safeguard people's anonymity.
But it has also been used as a means to hide illegal activities, leading it to be dubbed "the dark web".
Payments for goods on Silk Road were made with the virtual currency Bitcoin, which can be hard to monitor.
Court documents from the FBI said the site had just under a million registered users, but investigators said they did not know how many were active. Earlier this year Carnegie Mellon University estimated that over $1.22m (£786,000) worth of trading took place on the Silk Road every month. The site operated on Tor, a so-called "dark web" service that anonymises users, making it much more difficult for authorities to track locations. Such areas of the internet are not covered by standard search engines. The site sold a range of items, but was most famous for offering a host of illegal drugs, paid for using virtual currency Bitcoin.
Keith Bristow, the NCA's director general, warned that users who think they can hide their identity on the internet need to think again.
"These arrests send a clear message to criminals; the hidden internet isn't hidden and your anonymous activity isn't anonymous. We know where you are, what you are doing and we will catch you."
"It is impossible for criminals to completely erase their digital footprint. No matter how technology-savvy the offender, they will always make mistakes." Exeter-based officers worked closely with American law enforcement officers to identify significant UK users of the Silk Road.
It is hoped that the investigation will give them insights into how criminals use the dark net.
"These criminal areas of the internet aren't just selling drugs; it's where fraud takes place, where the trafficking of people and goods is discussed, where child abuse images are exchanged and firearms are traded," said Andy Archibald, head of the NCA's national cybercrime unit.
The Silk Road may now be defunct but it seems that users are planning to resurrect the service.
Technology news site TechCrunch reports that Silk Road version 2 could be "ready to launch".
Monday 7 October 2013
This is TRC News's Logo. The logo is an eye catching and unique type of logo with many specific features implemented and though about when creating it. The logo is outlined with a gradient blue to dark blue to finally black border with a sleek and stylish glow around the inner and outer edge of the border.
When i was creating this logo, i read up on this link provided, because it gave me inspiration and ideas to use a motion type of logo, instead of a boring still looking image - http://goo.gl/dLIJp7
Moving into the middle of the logo a dark blue texture under lays the actual border giving in a more of a technological feel due to the actual texture.
In the middle of the logo lies the text "TRC" (Tech Related Crime) this is overlaid with a wood texture and then again overlaid with a turquoise blue gradient to help it match but also stand out with the actual logo shape.
Finally there are two flares in the logo, one above the text and one below. These really make the logo stand out from what you normally see, the flare also gives the logo a sense of motion and makes it looks like there is more to it than just a still picture.
Thursday 3 October 2013
Here is the link to the opening sequence i analysed via Prezi.
http://prezi.com/cdu5_tnw9cgy/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
http://prezi.com/cdu5_tnw9cgy/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
In lesson as a group we discussed the potential news ideas we could do for our coursework. There were three main topic we were discussing were; Technology, Crime and Education.
Technology - Technology is becoming a vital part of the current generation as well as the future generation therefore by making a news channel about it, the channel is guaranteed to gain attention and recognition due to the fact that it is relevant and current. There is also a gap in the current market for a news channel about technology which provides us with a good opportunity to gain a following and a successful channel.
Crime - Crime is an important and highly talked about topic, therefore by having a news channel identifying crime that has taken place in a specific area it notifies locals of what goes on in their area. It also helps identify criminals as locals are able to give their input and provide the channel with useful information to help authority figures such as the police.
Education - By having a channel based on education it is appropriate as we are students ourselves therefore it provides the opportunity for ourselves as well as other students to voice their opinions of education as a whole but also their experiences with education. Teachers also give their insights into the development and changes taken place in education.
After discussing and analysing the advantages and disadvantages of all three topics we decided to put two together and create a news channel about technological crime. Our brand name is TRC News which stands for Tech Related Crime, and our main feature is investigating crimes that take place through the use of technology.
Technology - Technology is becoming a vital part of the current generation as well as the future generation therefore by making a news channel about it, the channel is guaranteed to gain attention and recognition due to the fact that it is relevant and current. There is also a gap in the current market for a news channel about technology which provides us with a good opportunity to gain a following and a successful channel.
Crime - Crime is an important and highly talked about topic, therefore by having a news channel identifying crime that has taken place in a specific area it notifies locals of what goes on in their area. It also helps identify criminals as locals are able to give their input and provide the channel with useful information to help authority figures such as the police.
Education - By having a channel based on education it is appropriate as we are students ourselves therefore it provides the opportunity for ourselves as well as other students to voice their opinions of education as a whole but also their experiences with education. Teachers also give their insights into the development and changes taken place in education.
After discussing and analysing the advantages and disadvantages of all three topics we decided to put two together and create a news channel about technological crime. Our brand name is TRC News which stands for Tech Related Crime, and our main feature is investigating crimes that take place through the use of technology.
Here is the link to the opening sequence i analysed via Prezi.
http://prezi.com/kun4soleuczt/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
http://prezi.com/kun4soleuczt/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
As part of research on technological crimes we found an interesting speech by Marc Goodman who has been working with organizations such as INTERPOL, the United Nations, NATO and the US Government. The video looks at the ways in which technology has not only developed for good but also for bad. He points out how criminals are making use of the latest technology to aid their activities, such as twitter and hacking processes.
J.
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