A Day in the Life

                                                

                                               

Mon June 2

Canva Presentation: This assignment is due for presentation on WED JUNE 18 no exceptions. This assignment can be worked on at home.

You have around 4-5 classes to complete this assignment.

In this assignment you must have:

• 15 slides
• a photo of you at the beginning or end of the video
• a video clip
• a front page( chosen from Canva and adapted)
• bubble and nature photos (10)
• other photos about you, your hobbies, friends, likes/dislikes
• info about the things above ( briefly writtenon the slides)
• music

Link to: Sample Grade 8 About Me video slideshow

Steps Needed for Photo Slideshow 

1. Take10 photos: 5 bubble, 5 nature and a number about you, 1 of you

2. Move photos from phone to Mdrive personal folder

3. Open Canva with your school login credentials

4. Go to Video Project 1080p

5. Pick a front template, change it so it has your name on it, use the text tool to change the text

6. Go to UPLOADS on the left and upload all of the photos you need from your M drive folder. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS YOU CAN WORK ON IT AT HOME.

7. Drag and drop each photo into the video template DO THIS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING else.

8. On the bottom of each photo there is a button to add a transition in between each photo CHOOSE A DISOLVE  no crazy transitions, and no more than 2 different transitions.

9. To shorten each photo, grab on the right side of the photo and drag left to shorten or right to lengthen. The first slide should be 5-8 sec and all of the other slides should be 3.5-4 sec in length.

10. You can add Audio two ways: 1. by choosing a song from Canva, go to ELEMENTS and choose a song. or 2. Import an audio file from the files I have on the M drive. Let me know if you need help with this.

When finished...show teacher 

then go to SHARE

then to DOWNLOADS (give it time to download), go to DOWNLOAD folder on computer

right click EDIT COPY

go to the file FINAL video folder  and then click EDIT PASTE, right click RENAME, and rename the video by your first and last name

Wed May 21

 

 How to Zentangle Video ( 2 min)

Students can watch videos on their phones, there are books and sample zentangles at the front of the room. Students can practice some designs before they get started on the Cupcake Assignment.

Sample from class of 2024

Fri May 16

 Working on today in order of priority:

• finish doodles and hand in for marking along with folder
• make sure all photo assignment are completed, edited and put into the proper folders
• work on cartoon character
• Sign in to Canva and upload your scavenger hunt and nature photos
• Finished all this, come see me for pattern sheets

A Look at Claymation and Behind the Scenes

Wed May 14

 Today's Assignment

Scavenger HUNT: create folder

• red
• round
• triangle
• rule of thirds
• duck/frog/flamingo

When finished upload and edit in Photoshop, then continue working on doodles which need to be finished by Friday of this week.

Mon May 12

 Understanding Composition in Photography

Rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, pattern, symmetry angles.

 Each person composes and takes their own photos!

Today's assignment: You are to take 5 well composed and interesting shots with a focus on spring/nature. In order to do this you should take at least 10 shots minimum. Think about the shots before you take them. (10 marks)

Mon May 5

 New Assignment: Headshots: Take 4 headshots, 4 different people and one of yourself. Upload and put into a folder called HEADSHOTS. Total photos 5 EDIT ON YOUR PHONE BY CRPPING TO THE RIGHT DIMENSIONS. TAKE THE PHOTS OUTDOORS.

Steps for uploading:

1. get a phone cable from the teacher

2. Plug the usb into the computer

3. Plug the other end into your phone

4. an allow button should pop up on your phone, click allow

5. Then look for your phone on the left side of the screen where all of the drives are located. (This PC)

6. Click on and you will be brought to a folder called INTERNAL STORAGE click on this, and a lot of folders will be brought up. Move all the way down to the last folder which will be the most recent. You should see the photos you just took.

7. Select the 5 photos and right click COPY, go to Chase Media Arts8/your name MDrive folder, then click EDIT PASTE.

Come see me if you have problems doing this. 

When finished continue working on your doodles.