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Methodology Mission

Image Visualisation

Reflection

When I think back on how the mission went I am happy with the results. I liked how each of our different ways to visualise images turned out and also am happy with how our video turned out.

Although I am quite happy there are a few things I would change if I was to do it again.

First off, I would have loved to follow through with our first selfie idea. This would mean I need more time to gather the images included throughout the video.

One thing I would make sure to do next time is allow myself extra time to put the final video together as the editing took way longer than expected.

I would also show many more ways of visualisation to give people a better understanding. I would also look further into artists and there few on image visualisation and look for techniques they use.

I found it difficult to work in a group as we all had different timetables and were not always free at the same time. Slack made this easier as we could communicate back and forward to each other about the mission. We all knew our tasks and could help each other out on days we were not all available.

I was really pleased with the tutorial style video we made but would also love to try out different ways to show things through a video. Maybe next time I would do a Question and Answer style video all about what I learned about image visualisation.

I was glad to understand that there are so many ways to view and show images. I wanted people to know that they do not need to just look at 5 images one after another, these can be seen as a collage or a montage for example. I wanted people to start thinking outside the box and be more creative in their ways of visualisation. I believe our final video had shown this.

After completing this mission I find myself thinking about image visualisation and even using the tools I learnt how to use. They do not only have to be used for educational purpose but can be used to show memories or make art.

I am glad that I chose this mission to complete.

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