08/1/06
Project Description:
When I was hired by the Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group, one of my first projects was to create a website for a new theater that was to house a musical based on the miracles of Christ. About the only thing that I had to work with was a logo that was created by the Creative Director and some photos of some other production that we had rights to use. Needless to say, I was somewhat lost at first as to how to present it online as they didn’t even have a theater or show at the time. Fortunately, everything seemed to fall into place as I created the header, dove, menu, main content template, footer, and background. It now has a video commercial embedded into the site that streams on broadband connections. The end result was a simple, yet attractive site that quickly snagged a Google Page Rank of 4 and is on the first page of Google results for “The Miracle.”
Some things on the site that I did not have a hand in is the cabin rental button on every page and the ticket ordering system.
Project Details:
The Miracle Theater was created with the following:
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Flash 8
- EditPlus
- CSS, ASP, Access
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08/1/06
Project Description:
The Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment Group owns three large theaters that are homes to five shows in Pigeon Forge, TN. The shows are:
- The Comedy Barn Theater
- The Black Bear Jamboree Dinner Show
- The Miracle Theater
- The Blackwoods Breakfast Variety Show
- Triumphant Southern Gospel Show
A single, corporate website was needed in order to send out media releases, marketing material, and corporate information. The majority of the information needed to be publicly available so that various media outlets could access the editorial content as well as any photos or videos associated with stories.
There was also a need for a password-protected area where authorized users could download logos, photos, posters, etc for marketing purposes.
Project Details:
Elements I created
- Practically everything you see other than the actual articles and photos within the articles
- Logo and header image
- CSS menu
- Password-protected area with photos, logos, and editorials of each show
- Template design
- Based on WordPress content management system and K2 Theme
Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment Group was created with the following:
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07/20/06
Project Description:
A few years ago I played a computer game called “Unreal Tournament†regularly and ended up playing a match against someone at a LAN ( www.lanwar.com ) that ended up being a fairly big deal. In order to make the match more interesting to show people, I took the highlights from it and turned then into a music video. I wasn’t the first person to do this, but I had a ton of people asking how I created a music video out of computer game clips, so I created tutorial on how to do it back in 2003. The tutorial became very popular around the world and led to many incredible videos being made out of games. This gave me an idea for my final project in Interactive Authoring II at The Art Institute Online.
Using Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, VirtualDUB and a screen recording program called “FRAPS” I took the information from the tutorial and pieced it in with images, music, and some sample video clips to show people exactly how to make a music video using clips from a computer game. While Unreal Tournament was the game I used as an example, the method works for just about every computer game. The process used is strictly for Windows computers as there wasn’t any software available for the Mac at the time to capture video in games. If there is something out now, please mention it in the comments below!
In order to view the tutorial, you’ll need Shockwave Player installed in your browser…if you don’t have it, you’ll be prompted to download it…don’t worry…it’s free. So click the image below to learn how to create music videos from computer games!
Project Details:
Create Music Videos from Video Games was created with the following:
- Macromedia Director
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Premiere
- FRAPS
- VirtualDUB
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07/19/06
Project Description:
During my freshman year at The Art Institute Online I had asked the faculty numerous times about creating a “community” for students to communicate outside of the classroom. It would provide a way for students to talk with other students that were not in classes together. It seemed like an amazingly simple idea to me, but I kept getting told “We’re working on it” for months. Finally, on January 18, 2004 I got tired of hearing “We’re working on it” and flat out did it myself. I put together a forum in a single day and then launched a website to go with it three days later. It immediately filled up with students showing gratitude for a place where they could communicate outside of classes. Also, it wasn’t endorsed or sponsored by The Art Institute Online so it was a completely honest and laid back place to express all sorts of opinions about the school, classes, facilitators, etc. Hundreds of students have posted thousand of topics in the forums as it continues to grow in popularity. It was literally built for the students…by the students.
Project Details:
The Art Institute Online Student Community includes
- Forum for students to communicate, buy & sell items, show projects, etc
- Content Management System for posting articles
- CSS-driven navigation menu on the main site
- Ability to post videos in articles
- Over 100 affiliate partners
- Monetized with Google Adsense, Commission Junction, Linkshare, and Azoogleads
The Art Institute Online Student Community was created with the following:
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07/10/06
Project Description:
Visual Forces is a website devoted to inspirational photography and fine art. It was launched in 2001 as a site to simply display my photography, but was converted completely to inspirational photography on January 1, 2003 with a new site design. It features a gift shop, free e-cards, mailing list, news, articles and more. The layout, graphics, photos, content, navigation, and database work were all completed by me. I used third-part scripts for the e-commerce cart, radio, guestbook, and e-cards. I integrated each script in with the look & feel of the rest of the site.
Project Details:
Visual Forces was created with the following:
- Macromedia Dreamweaver (now Adobe)
- EditPlus 2
- Adobe Photoshop
- Candypress Shopping Cart
- Flash MP3 Player
- Canon Digital Rebel
- HTML, DHTML, ASP, mySQL
Project’s Future:
I created this site before I knew much about XHTML, CSS, or SEO. It currently has tables and very little SEO. Future plans are:
- Re-code the entire site using PHP and mySQL while making it XHTML & CSS compliant.
- Search Engine Optimization
- More Products
- Other secrets that I don’t want to let out just yet!
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Launched:
Shane Eubanks
