Notes for week of May 14 - 18
Film camp (FREE) with the Alexander Valley Film Society June 11-15, with professional filmmaker. Application here
May 22 / 23
Evaluate your experience this year here
Working on Weebly portfolios. See below. Be prepared to Thursday / Friday
Homework:
Finish portfolio and be ready to present it on Thursday (A day), Friday (B day)
Working on Weebly portfolios. See below. Be prepared to Thursday / Friday
- Share your portfolio
- Explain a media skill at which you excel
Homework:
Finish portfolio and be ready to present it on Thursday (A day), Friday (B day)
May 18 / 21
Finish Editing for Poetry Films
to submit:
Format: H.264
Preset: HD 1080p 29.97
label as: finalpoem.droids.name
- Transitions, including fade-in / fade-out
- Sound Editing
- Color Correcting / Brightness & Contrast
- Black Bars > cinematic look
- Speed of clips
- Careful use to key text
to submit:
Format: H.264
Preset: HD 1080p 29.97
label as: finalpoem.droids.name
May 16 / 17
Demo Weebly for Multimedia portfolio
For Portfolio
You will be creating a portfolio for your digital media work and your resume.
At weebly.com create a personal webspace that will serve as your professional portfolio
Please create separate pages for resume, graphic work, videos and animation (if applicable)
From 2017 - 18, please make sure you include:
• best graphic work
• various animations, including logos, quote and history
• various video work, including transcendental schools and poetry videos
All media content must include
One page at your webspace should include a fully developed resume
You will need to begin a youtube account to post upload your videos.
As you finish your website, please check all the navigation, that the design is how you want it to look.
BY ALL MEANS, IF YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE PORTFOLIO WEBSITE, ADD TO WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
On Friday, May 18 and Monday, May 21, you will turn in the link to your website to Mr K's dropbox. You will need to rename your link. You can continue to work on your your portfolio until the presentation days of May 24/25
Samples of portfolios here, here, here
At weebly.com create a personal webspace that will serve as your professional portfolio
Please create separate pages for resume, graphic work, videos and animation (if applicable)
From 2017 - 18, please make sure you include:
• best graphic work
• various animations, including logos, quote and history
• various video work, including transcendental schools and poetry videos
All media content must include
One page at your webspace should include a fully developed resume
You will need to begin a youtube account to post upload your videos.
As you finish your website, please check all the navigation, that the design is how you want it to look.
BY ALL MEANS, IF YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE PORTFOLIO WEBSITE, ADD TO WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
On Friday, May 18 and Monday, May 21, you will turn in the link to your website to Mr K's dropbox. You will need to rename your link. You can continue to work on your your portfolio until the presentation days of May 24/25
Samples of portfolios here, here, here
May 7 - 10
Progress Check / Consult wtih filmmakers
May 4 / 5
Reminder about the Extra Credit poster designs. See April 30 below.
Today is for your film production. Jim Evans will check out and in equipment.
No leaving campus.
All equipment back 15 minutes before the bell.
NO TAKING EQUIPMENT FOR THE WEEKEND DURING CLASS. MR K WILL CHECK OUT EQUIPMENT BEGINNING AT 2:30
Today is for your film production. Jim Evans will check out and in equipment.
No leaving campus.
All equipment back 15 minutes before the bell.
NO TAKING EQUIPMENT FOR THE WEEKEND DURING CLASS. MR K WILL CHECK OUT EQUIPMENT BEGINNING AT 2:30
May 2 / 3
Mini lessons on color grading and blend modes
April 30 / May 1
Night of Digital Media poster design: up to 50 points extra credit for submissions. 100 points EC for chosen design. Due Friday
major information:
Areté Media Academy presents
Night of Digital Media
An appreciation of our 2017/18 graphic designers, animators and filmmakers
Monday, May 14, 2018, 6 - 7pm in the WHS Theater
minor information:
students are expected, family and friends welcomed
Reception and refreshments to follow at the Digital Media Center,
where students can show individual work not featured in the showcase.
Set up document 24 x 36 (vertical) at 72 dpi
Show three more videos; calendar reminders
Tips and tricks
Editorial Progress Check May 8,9
major information:
Areté Media Academy presents
Night of Digital Media
An appreciation of our 2017/18 graphic designers, animators and filmmakers
Monday, May 14, 2018, 6 - 7pm in the WHS Theater
minor information:
students are expected, family and friends welcomed
Reception and refreshments to follow at the Digital Media Center,
where students can show individual work not featured in the showcase.
Set up document 24 x 36 (vertical) at 72 dpi
Show three more videos; calendar reminders
Tips and tricks
Editorial Progress Check May 8,9
April 26 / 27
Animating in photoshop
April 24 / 25
April 20 / 23
Frame rate in DSLRs: 24 fps (highly recommended for this project), 30 fps, 60 fps (recommended for footage you plan to slo-mo)
Tips for DSLR filmmaking
Shutter speed tutorial
10 steps to make your film look more cinematic
Tips for DSLR filmmaking
Shutter speed tutorial
10 steps to make your film look more cinematic
April 16 / 17
Work on the specifics of your storyboard. Include ALL previsualization: images, visual f/x, sound f/x, transitions, etc. The specifics of your storyboard count. These will be checked on Wednesday and Thursday; YOU MUST HAVE THESE WITH YOU. This is will be a more significant grade than for previous storyboards
images: imagine composition and camera direction; indicate coordination of certain words with images
sound: annotate ALL sound ideas on your storyboard
SENIORS: Remember, Mr Stefanisko is willing to review your slides and to have you do a dry run presentation.
images: imagine composition and camera direction; indicate coordination of certain words with images
sound: annotate ALL sound ideas on your storyboard
SENIORS: Remember, Mr Stefanisko is willing to review your slides and to have you do a dry run presentation.
April 12 / 13
April 10 / 11
,Previewing Senior Project Presentations -- strategies and protocols
Last Day to turn in Animation
Export info for Lesson of History Animations
From Premier Pro...
File > Export > Media
Format: H.264
Preset: HD 1080p (720p) 29.97
Output Name: histani.class.name
Remember to Export and submit the exported .mp4 movie file
Last Day to turn in Animation
Export info for Lesson of History Animations
From Premier Pro...
File > Export > Media
Format: H.264
Preset: HD 1080p (720p) 29.97
Output Name: histani.class.name
Remember to Export and submit the exported .mp4 movie file
March 30 / April 9
Finishing Lessons of History Animations
Preview Poetry Films
Preview Poetry Films
Film Festivals to Produce Towards
Russian River Watershed Association -- submission deadline April 10
March 16 - 29
Animation Construction time
Everyone animating
Assembling in Premier Pro
Don't underestimate the value of sound
Make sure you edit sound to be even throughout; aim for 6 dB on the Premier Pro meter.
Export to h.264 (creating an mp4 file). Label as histani.class.name of group leader
Everyone animating
Assembling in Premier Pro
Don't underestimate the value of sound
- Good narrative expression
- Use of background music
- Sound f/x at soundbible.com
Make sure you edit sound to be even throughout; aim for 6 dB on the Premier Pro meter.
Export to h.264 (creating an mp4 file). Label as histani.class.name of group leader
March 14 / 15
TRANSITION TO PRODUCTION
Design assets -- backgrounds, objects, characters, etc -- in Photoshop and Illustrator and share with everyone in group
Everyone opens up a composition and begins to animate. Remember, you'll be compiling separate compositions into Premier, where you'll do your sound editing, etc.
ANIMATIONS DUE IN TWO WEEKS
A Day: I'll be checking scripts and storyboards on Friday
Design assets -- backgrounds, objects, characters, etc -- in Photoshop and Illustrator and share with everyone in group
Everyone opens up a composition and begins to animate. Remember, you'll be compiling separate compositions into Premier, where you'll do your sound editing, etc.
ANIMATIONS DUE IN TWO WEEKS
A Day: I'll be checking scripts and storyboards on Friday
March 12 / 13
Due today are your scripts and storyboards. We are looking for...
Additional tutorials
* turn in Kinetic Typography, if you haven't already quote.class.name
- Engaging narrative
- Causes / Run-up to your event in history
- Conquences and Outcomes
- Your claim
- Inclusion of a metaphor / object lesson / comparison to help illustrate lesson
Additional tutorials
- mouth positions chart
- rigging human forms
* turn in Kinetic Typography, if you haven't already quote.class.name
March 8 / 9
Look at a couple more tutorials for critique and ideas
Groups consider kinds of animation options
Groups consider kinds of animation options
- emphasis on words and objects
- mouth position animation for speech
- character rigging (tutorial to come)
March 2, 5, 6, 7
Lesson of History next steps:
Group Roles (remember, your crew role is to lead/coordinate these areas, NOT do all the work yourself) As a group your responsibility is to figure out a way to share these tasks
Leader: oversee, know progress and keep momentum going, previsualize the storyboard
Animator: collect ideas to image board (scavange from internet), begin to create project assets (backgrounds, characters, objects) in Photoshop, Illustrator
Writer/Researcher: script on a Google doc
- Work on Script -- see project page for script expectations. It needs to be completed for a check on Thursday, March 8 (A day) and Friday, March 9 (B day)
- Storyboard progress check -- Storyboards will be checked for progress on Thursday, March 8 (A day) and Friday, March 9 (B day)
- Collect ideas to image board
- Begin to draft ideas for backgrounds, objects, characters
Group Roles (remember, your crew role is to lead/coordinate these areas, NOT do all the work yourself) As a group your responsibility is to figure out a way to share these tasks
Leader: oversee, know progress and keep momentum going, previsualize the storyboard
Animator: collect ideas to image board (scavange from internet), begin to create project assets (backgrounds, characters, objects) in Photoshop, Illustrator
Writer/Researcher: script on a Google doc
February 28 / March 1
Safety talk. Numbers to add to speed dial
Windsor Emergency Services: 707 576 1365
Windsor PD dispatch: 707 565 2121
Getting ready for Lesson of History
Lab time: finishing Kinetic Typography, working in groups to research and begin to plan Lessons of History
Windsor Emergency Services: 707 576 1365
Windsor PD dispatch: 707 565 2121
Getting ready for Lesson of History
Lab time: finishing Kinetic Typography, working in groups to research and begin to plan Lessons of History
February 26 / 27
Preview "Lesson of History" Group Animation Project / show reel
using technology, art, logical argument to present a compelling lesson of US History
Finishing Kinetic Typography: look at Project description to finalize and submit
using technology, art, logical argument to present a compelling lesson of US History
Finishing Kinetic Typography: look at Project description to finalize and submit
February 22 / 23
February 20 / 21
Day 2 of 3 on Kinetic Typography
Working with sound / importing sound into your composition
Make sure you reread the instructions to AE Project #3
Take a look around at what others are doing
Working with sound / importing sound into your composition
Make sure you reread the instructions to AE Project #3
Take a look around at what others are doing
February 13 / 14
Checking on quotes, and tryout with kinetic typography
Continue with kinetic typography AE Project #3
Homework: For February
Continue with kinetic typography AE Project #3
Homework: For February
February 8 / 9
Continuing with After Effects Project 3
Checking quotes and beginning work on the actual project
Make sure you have turned in AE2A, AE2B
Checking quotes and beginning work on the actual project
Make sure you have turned in AE2A, AE2B
February 6 / 7
February 2 / 3
Finish AE2A and AE2B
Introduce AE3: Kinetic Typography
Homework: Choose famous quote you want to animate -- will be checked next time
Storyboard the movements of the first ten words in your sketchbook
Introduce AE3: Kinetic Typography
Homework: Choose famous quote you want to animate -- will be checked next time
Storyboard the movements of the first ten words in your sketchbook
Audio Workshop: on pause this week (Jan 30), will return Feb 6 with Colleen's friend Stephanie as talent
Social Media WS: session on Jan 30, per usual
TV workshop: on pause this week. Clear your calendars for next Thursday, Feb 8, from 5 - 8:30 for poetry evening taping
3D workshop: as usual on Jan 31
KRCB auction weekends: April 20-22, April 27-29. A training session in April as well
Social Media WS: session on Jan 30, per usual
TV workshop: on pause this week. Clear your calendars for next Thursday, Feb 8, from 5 - 8:30 for poetry evening taping
3D workshop: as usual on Jan 31
KRCB auction weekends: April 20-22, April 27-29. A training session in April as well
January 31 / February 1
Agenda:
- Looking at AE1 of those who have turned in.
- Turning in posters from final project and thumbnail of final site: remember to label poster1(or 2 or 3).class.name and finalsite.class.name Last day on time
- FINISH 30-second After Effects Project #1. Collected today at AE1.[class].name. These are now late
- Working on animating a solid logo with a track matte from this tutorial. This will be turned in as AE2A.class.name
- Working on After Effects Project 2B
January 29 / 30
Agenda:
- Turning in posters from final project and thumbnail of final site: remember to label poster1(or 2 or 3).class.name and finalsite.class.name
- FINISH 30-second After Effects Project #1. Collected today at AE1.[class].name
- Working on animating a solid logo with a track matte from this tutorial. This will be turned in as AE2A.class.name
- Working on After Effects Project 2B
January 25 / 26
Hey Wookies 8B folk: since I'm not here make sure you finish the After Effects Project #1. When I get back, I'll collect the project, your posters and thumbnails. I'll also show you the first steps to After Effects Project 2B
Agenda:
Begin on After Effects Project #2
Agenda:
- Turning in posters from final project and thumbnail of final site: remember to label poster1(or 2 or 3).class.name and finalsite.class.name
- FINISH 30-second After Effects Project #1. Collected today and next time.
- Working on animating a solid logo with a track matte from this tutorial. This will be turned in.
Begin on After Effects Project #2
January 23 / 24
Finishing After Effects Project #1 : beginning to submit at halfway point
Begin logo animation, with track mat trick
Remember your modifier keys, and their symbols for keyboard commands:
Begin logo animation, with track mat trick
Remember your modifier keys, and their symbols for keyboard commands:
- Command
- Shift
- Option
- Control
January 19 / 22
Watching this
Working with this tutorial as well this morning
Going over exporting out of After Effects
Practice: work with masking name
Practice: Finish After Effects Project #1
Homework: bring in logo, as a .png, or as an idea to draft in AE
Working with this tutorial as well this morning
Going over exporting out of After Effects
Practice: work with masking name
Practice: Finish After Effects Project #1
Homework: bring in logo, as a .png, or as an idea to draft in AE
January 17 / 18
Watching this
Finishing simple masking exercise: pass text behind masked element. Everyone needs to do this - 20 minutes
Working with this Text Masking tutorial
Mask your name or some other word.
Work with this tutorial too to learn parenting and masking alpha channels
Practice: Finish After Effects Project #1
Finishing simple masking exercise: pass text behind masked element. Everyone needs to do this - 20 minutes
Working with this Text Masking tutorial
Mask your name or some other word.
Work with this tutorial too to learn parenting and masking alpha channels
Practice: Finish After Effects Project #1
January 12 / 16
Importing Photoshop Files into After Effects
Keyboard shortcuts
Masking
Watched this video
Alpha channel
Masking and motion text tutorial
We'll be going over this skill next time
Keyboard shortcuts
Masking
Watched this video
Alpha channel
Masking and motion text tutorial
We'll be going over this skill next time
January 8 / 9
Welcome back
Announcements: House Concert on Wednesday
Turning in posters and links to websites
After Effects Intro
Look at this quickie video
2D compositing tools with some 3D possibilities
Creating objects over time
project window -- imports or what I'm building; composition window -- stage for everything; various panels on right; layers panels
Making new composition
Composition settings
Activities
Create a rectangle. Animate it. Change its colors
Create your name. Animate it. Change its various assets
Announcements: House Concert on Wednesday
Turning in posters and links to websites
After Effects Intro
Look at this quickie video
2D compositing tools with some 3D possibilities
Creating objects over time
project window -- imports or what I'm building; composition window -- stage for everything; various panels on right; layers panels
Making new composition
Composition settings
Activities
Create a rectangle. Animate it. Change its colors
Create your name. Animate it. Change its various assets
December 14 / 15
Punch list for finishing posters
Punch list for finishing website
- Credits in Steel Tongs font - 3 to 4 well formatted lines
- Adjustment Layer to unify poster
- Maybe framing
- Export your poster in 72 dpi to be uploadable to website
Punch list for finishing website
- Replace ALL images to reflect a brand design for your book to movie
- Make sure each poster has it's own page
- Make sure you employ a color and font scheme that is consistent throughout
December 12 / 13
Photoshop Effect:
The Shadow w/ a gradient fade
Gradient fade using a layer mask
Finishing off your posters
Adjustment layer, particularly Color Lookup
Framing your posters
The Shadow w/ a gradient fade
Gradient fade using a layer mask
Finishing off your posters
Adjustment layer, particularly Color Lookup
Framing your posters
December 8 / 11
Movie Reviews
Creating merchandise
- Include two or three brief comments on your movie's homepage
- Include 4 or 5 longer comments (3 or 4 key sentences) on the Reviews Page
- You're going to make up a reviewer name, but you can use an actual publication name for realism
- Use models of reviews at rottentomatoes.com to copy certain styles
Creating merchandise
- Find high resolution photos of blank merchandise
- Once you place your logo or title, rasterize the type (turning it to an image), then warp the picture to fit the merchandise (Edit>Transform>Warp)
- You may need to resize your merchandize to fit the picture drop zones
December 6 / 7
November 27/28
Final Project Launch -- reviewing details
Schedule
Dec 4/5: Website construction review; checking sketches of Alpha Bravo Charlie and font choices; additional Photoshop tutorials
Dec 6/7: Going over movie poster qualities,
Dec 8/11: Writing reviews, working with merchandise
Dec 12/13:
Dec 14/15: submitting websites
Poster measurements
24" x 36", 300 ppi
If you're using a lot of web-sources images, you might want to reduce your resolution to 72 ppi
Remember your principles of design: repetition, contrast, alignment, proximity
Brand with a color plan informed by the color wheel
Download Steel Tongs font to your machines to help with movie poster conventions
Using the Photoshop recipe books at your desks
Schedule
Dec 4/5: Website construction review; checking sketches of Alpha Bravo Charlie and font choices; additional Photoshop tutorials
Dec 6/7: Going over movie poster qualities,
Dec 8/11: Writing reviews, working with merchandise
Dec 12/13:
Dec 14/15: submitting websites
Poster measurements
24" x 36", 300 ppi
If you're using a lot of web-sources images, you might want to reduce your resolution to 72 ppi
Remember your principles of design: repetition, contrast, alignment, proximity
Brand with a color plan informed by the color wheel
Download Steel Tongs font to your machines to help with movie poster conventions
Using the Photoshop recipe books at your desks
November 9 / 13
Nov 9/13: continue filming
Nov 14/15: editing
Nov 16/17: editing
Nov 27/28 submit videos
Schedule for Final Publicity Package project:
November 27/28: begin project, submitting your proposal for how the package will look (Prep for this will be delivered Nov 14/15)
November 27 - December 15 project completion
Nov 14/15: editing
Nov 16/17: editing
Nov 27/28 submit videos
Schedule for Final Publicity Package project:
November 27/28: begin project, submitting your proposal for how the package will look (Prep for this will be delivered Nov 14/15)
November 27 - December 15 project completion
November 7 / 8
shootingscripttemplate.docx | |
File Size: | 38 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Show status of storyboards / scripts / notes
Schedule for Transcendental School Videos
Nov 7/8: begin filming
Nov 9/13: continue filming
Nov 14/15: editing
Nov 16/17: editing
Nov 27/28 submit videos
Schedule for Final Publicity Package project:
November 27/28: begin project, submitting your proposal for how the package will look (Prep for this will be delivered Nov 14/15)
November 27 - December 15 project completion
November 1 / 6
Juniors, take the CHKS here
Weird schedule today:
Half-blocks with K
3A seniors in good standing talk / juniors to G105 to take
Schedule for Transcendental School Videos
Nov 7/8: begin filming
Nov 9/13: continue filming
Nov 14/15: editing
Nov 16/17: editing
Nov 27/28 submit videos
Schedule for Final Publicity Package project:
November 27/28: begin project, submitting your proposal for how the package will look (Prep for this will be delivered Nov 14/15)
November 27 - December 15 project completion
Weird schedule today:
Half-blocks with K
3A seniors in good standing talk / juniors to G105 to take
Schedule for Transcendental School Videos
Nov 7/8: begin filming
Nov 9/13: continue filming
Nov 14/15: editing
Nov 16/17: editing
Nov 27/28 submit videos
Schedule for Final Publicity Package project:
November 27/28: begin project, submitting your proposal for how the package will look (Prep for this will be delivered Nov 14/15)
November 27 - December 15 project completion
October 30 / 31
Looking at Project #3, Part 2
Previewing equipment
Working in Production Groups
Previewing equipment
Working in Production Groups
October 26 / 27
Looking at Project #3, Part 1
Grading your shots, and meeting in edit groups
Shoot for Transcendental School planning:
Grading your shots, and meeting in edit groups
Shoot for Transcendental School planning:
- locations
- different shots
- voice over
- props
October 24 / 25
Turning in Project #3
Talking about composition, close-up and camera angles... rule of thirds, frame within a frame
Camera activity: shutter, aperture and ISO
Going out and shooting to spec. See activity sheet. This will be graded
Shoot the following shots in video, on a tripod, and hold for 8 seconds each.
Your settings should be 30fps, with your shutter set at 60. Set your aperture for the appropriate light.
Consider compositional principles: Rule of Thirds, frame within a frame, three point composition
1) Medium Two-shot
2) Over the shoulder shot
3) Three-shot, at long range
4) Dutch angle shot
5) Low angle shot
6) Two-shot, dolly retreat
7) Close-up and extreme close-up, same subject
Come back and upload your footage on one computer
Talking about composition, close-up and camera angles... rule of thirds, frame within a frame
Camera activity: shutter, aperture and ISO
Going out and shooting to spec. See activity sheet. This will be graded
Shoot the following shots in video, on a tripod, and hold for 8 seconds each.
Your settings should be 30fps, with your shutter set at 60. Set your aperture for the appropriate light.
Consider compositional principles: Rule of Thirds, frame within a frame, three point composition
1) Medium Two-shot
2) Over the shoulder shot
3) Three-shot, at long range
4) Dutch angle shot
5) Low angle shot
6) Two-shot, dolly retreat
7) Close-up and extreme close-up, same subject
Come back and upload your footage on one computer
October 20 / 23
looking at various video
reviewing what is good video
looking at sample videos
working in groups to set goals
reviewing what is good video
looking at sample videos
working in groups to set goals
October 18 / 19
Checking in
Picking up where we left off...
Picking up where we left off...
October 6 / 9
Importing stills and shapes, like logos, and animating those
Finishing you advertisements
Finishing you advertisements
October 4 / 5
Premier Pro text editing
Sign up for senior / junior projects
Looking at designs
Call for designers:
Mr Brito needs a designer to create a webspace, a logo and social media presence. Willing to pay
Windsor Service Alliance needs an event poster. Payment in 1 dozen cookies from Gannister.
Sign up for senior / junior projects
Looking at designs
Call for designers:
Mr Brito needs a designer to create a webspace, a logo and social media presence. Willing to pay
Windsor Service Alliance needs an event poster. Payment in 1 dozen cookies from Gannister.
October 2 / 3
check on films for film festival
Beginning with Premier Pro video editing
Terms & concepts: nonlinear editing, source monitor, program monitor, timeline, browser, timecode, tools
Half-day to work on ads
End of day
Beginning with Premier Pro video editing
Terms & concepts: nonlinear editing, source monitor, program monitor, timeline, browser, timecode, tools
Half-day to work on ads
End of day
September 28 / 29
Today is last full day to work on ads. Next class you have a partial day, and they will be due.
Check for homework mag drawings and for sketchbooks.
Homework: Come up with a first, second and third choice for your senior/junior project
Check for homework mag drawings and for sketchbooks.
Homework: Come up with a first, second and third choice for your senior/junior project
September 26 / 27
Go over junior/senior projects
Continue to work on Version 2 & 3 for your client ad project. I will be checking Version 1, 2 & 3 progress next time.
See project directions and previous rundowns for inspiration
Homework: Find two intriguing ads in magazines or online and copy their layout into your sketchbook or sketch area
Continue to work on Version 2 & 3 for your client ad project. I will be checking Version 1, 2 & 3 progress next time.
See project directions and previous rundowns for inspiration
Homework: Find two intriguing ads in magazines or online and copy their layout into your sketchbook or sketch area
September 22 / 25
Talk about Version 3 of your ad (or CHARLIE)
Unexpected Design ideas: (all demo'd by Mr K)
Checking for Project 1 turned in
Homework: Set up sketching space in your notebook OR procure a sketchbook
Finalize your essay, to be turned in Sept 26-29
Unexpected Design ideas: (all demo'd by Mr K)
- new color scheme
- oversizing an element
- going monochrome
- using threshold
- texture backgrounds
- tilt major design element
- creating a frame element
Checking for Project 1 turned in
Homework: Set up sketching space in your notebook OR procure a sketchbook
Finalize your essay, to be turned in Sept 26-29
September 20 / 21
color theory in the Williams design book
finishing version one of the event/business poster
beginning version two
Homework: draw layouts for first two ads in Project #3
finishing version one of the event/business poster
beginning version two
Homework: draw layouts for first two ads in Project #3
September 18 / 19
Show Event Posters
Color Wheel site
Going over Layers Style
Time to design
Color Wheel site
Going over Layers Style
Time to design
September 14 / 15
Read around of Project #1
At the bottom of the doc: each reader should write: I want to hear more about...
Images of Me: taking a look
Reading from the Robin Williams book: picking up on CRAP again
Looking at past projects
Working on Advertisement assignment
Checking on topcis
At the bottom of the doc: each reader should write: I want to hear more about...
Images of Me: taking a look
Reading from the Robin Williams book: picking up on CRAP again
Looking at past projects
Working on Advertisement assignment
Checking on topcis
September 12 / 13
Talk article: What's interesting in the future of Multimedia? Each group produce a google doc and note what each person found out. Please note who brought in what information. Share the doc with everyone in your group and Mr K. Have someone ready to report two interesting developments in multimedia
Go over how submit work through the school network
Turn in your Images of Me Project. Save you photoshop project as a .png and name your project [class].Images.[your name]
Begin, if you haven't already, the Advertisement assignment
Go over how submit work through the school network
Turn in your Images of Me Project. Save you photoshop project as a .png and name your project [class].Images.[your name]
Begin, if you haven't already, the Advertisement assignment
September 8 / 11 (Jim Evans here as sub)
Finish Images of Me assignment
Begin Advertisement assignment
Begin Advertisement assignment
September 6 / 7
Review tools from last
painting tools: brushes, shapes, paint bucket, gradient
Figuring out network accounts
Homework suspension: bring in articles on Sept 12/13
Homework: Decide on a real business or real event (needs to be in next 6 months) that you would like to design a page large advertising around. You will be starting on this next time.
painting tools: brushes, shapes, paint bucket, gradient
Figuring out network accounts
Homework suspension: bring in articles on Sept 12/13
Homework: Decide on a real business or real event (needs to be in next 6 months) that you would like to design a page large advertising around. You will be starting on this next time.
September 1 / 5
Quick review of past tools
Working with distortions and healing
Continue to work on Images of Me photoshop project
Getting students on computers
Homework: Find an article about the future of multimedia and be ready to report about it at next class
Working with distortions and healing
Continue to work on Images of Me photoshop project
Getting students on computers
Homework: Find an article about the future of multimedia and be ready to report about it at next class
August 31 / September 1
- Review of tools and interface
- Looking at filters and adjustments
- working on Images of Me
- checking on computer situations
- Next time: distortions and healing
August 29 / 30
Notes: call for logo drafts
o Image Adjustments (Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast; Hue/Saturation/Inverse/Threshold)
o Filters (Filter>Filter Gallery)
o Cutting and pasting props (using Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools to your advantage)
o Tools covered/reviewed: Navigator window, selection tools (see below),
If time, figure out network logins
Homework: Continue to think about and begin to write, "Why is multimedia important in 2017 and where do you think it's going?" This will be due Sept 7/8
- play another reel
- announce Healdsburg Film Fest
- Check for list of words and sketches for Images of Me
- Jumping into Photoshop
- reviewing the interface: Tools, Tool options, various windows including Layers
o Image Adjustments (Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast; Hue/Saturation/Inverse/Threshold)
o Filters (Filter>Filter Gallery)
o Cutting and pasting props (using Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools to your advantage)
o Tools covered/reviewed: Navigator window, selection tools (see below),
If time, figure out network logins
Homework: Continue to think about and begin to write, "Why is multimedia important in 2017 and where do you think it's going?" This will be due Sept 7/8
August 25 / 28
Notes: call for logo drafts by Friday
Images of Me: a photoshop project
1) Write a list of 9 different words or phrases that describe you or things that you do.
2) On a piece of paper, sketch out how a picture of you might be used to depict that word
3) On a 8x10 photoshop document, make 9 copies of yourself and set them on a 3 by 3 grid.
4) Begin to photoshop each layer with a word about yourself in mind. Ask around if you have an idea for an effect you don't know how to make.
5) Use props, cutout effects, color overlays, filters.
6) A successful project will reveal your personalities and proclivities
Homework: make sure you choose your list of 9 words (#1 above) and make your sketches (#2 above) for the next class
Also, if you don't want to use Photobooth, bring in a picture of yourself for the Images of Me project
Write 500 words on "Why is multimedia important in 2017 and where do you think it's going?" This will be due Sept 5/6
- Check Top Ten lists and discuss, justify your lists and debate. Come up with a group Top Ten Inventions of All-Time, and be ready to defend.
- Discuss "Why is multimedia important in 2017 and where do you think it's going?"
- Photoshop Intro: the group of selection tools (marquis, quick selection, magic wand, lassos) copy and paste functions, working in layers, duplicating layers
- Getting everyone logged in on computers
Images of Me: a photoshop project
1) Write a list of 9 different words or phrases that describe you or things that you do.
2) On a piece of paper, sketch out how a picture of you might be used to depict that word
3) On a 8x10 photoshop document, make 9 copies of yourself and set them on a 3 by 3 grid.
4) Begin to photoshop each layer with a word about yourself in mind. Ask around if you have an idea for an effect you don't know how to make.
5) Use props, cutout effects, color overlays, filters.
6) A successful project will reveal your personalities and proclivities
Homework: make sure you choose your list of 9 words (#1 above) and make your sketches (#2 above) for the next class
Also, if you don't want to use Photobooth, bring in a picture of yourself for the Images of Me project
Write 500 words on "Why is multimedia important in 2017 and where do you think it's going?" This will be due Sept 5/6
upcoming: Mr K's notes for what is coming down the line
Aug 31 / Sept 1
Aug 31 / Sept 1