Priority today

•  Ornament finished and uploaded
•  Old work
• Christmas cards
• Pattern sheep
• Canva

Wed Dec 4

Candy Macros: Using your phones, you will set up 10 interesting compositions to take 10 candy photos.

Criteria:

• must all be clear and in focus
• should not be overly cluttered
• should not be the same as your partner's photos, you must take your own photos
• try to create interesting compositions using backgrounds in the class or the light tent
• photos should be edited for cropping and lighting

The following should be in your folder:

• 5 headshots cropped head and shoulders
• Photo cropped of your doodle
• HEADSWAP: where you swap your head with a celebrity

Done for marking before Christmas:

• 10 candy photos
• Ornament

Tues Dec 3

1. You need to have all of your headshots taken and take a photo of your finished doodle sheet.

2. Watch how to upload your headshots and doodle pic

3. Try uploading  using the phone cable.

4. Steps for uploading.

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.

6. Click on and you will be brought to a folder called INTERNAL STORAGE click on this, and alot 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 three photos you just took.

7. Select the three photos and right click COPY, go to your MDrive folder, then click EDIT PASTE.

Come see me if you have problems doing this. 

Steps for Headswap

 1. Find a photo of a person on the internet. When using google to find the image, get the largest size photo possible. ( ie superman, famous model or celebrity) no animals or cartoons. Right click COPY, open Photoshop, File NEW, edit PASTE

2. Bring in the Headshot of Yourself or a friend. Go to file OPEN and open from your file on the MDRIVE. It should automatically open in Photoshop.

3. Bring in both photos to Photoshop. Go to IMAGE, IMAGE SIZE and change the photos to both be close to the same size.Height 11 INCHES. If one is way bigger than the other it will be difficult to do the assignment.

4. While under ADJUSTMENTS, you can also change both photos to BLACK and WHITE.

5. The photos should be open in different tabs.

If you get all of this done you can continue.

6. Next go to the SELECTION TOOL,(4th tool down on the left, right click) and using the tool, move the tool around the head of one of your photos, then click on EDIT CUT and go to your next photo.

Note: It is probably more interesting to put the student head on the celebrity body, but it does not matter which head goes where. Also if you do not have a head shot that works for the swap, simply go out and take a shot of someone in a similar pose and distance away from the camera.

7. When on the next photo, click on EDIT, PASTE. This will put the head on the page. Then to resize the head, click EDIT, TRANSFORM, SCALE. This will put a box around the photo and allow you to change the size of the head, you can also slightly rotate the head if you go to ROTATE under TRANSFORM tool.

8.. Then you want to tweak the image by moving into place with the pick/move tool, or use the eraser tool to clean up the edges.

Note: SAVING the file: If you need to continue working on the head swap, save as a COPY Photoshop file so you can come back and work on the image. It is always a good idea, to save your edited photos as Photoshop files as a backup in case you need to go back and make changes. However, if you think you are done you can save as a JPEG ( which is save as copy). 

Friday Nov 29

 

For discussion

The video is called Glued, why do you think they named it this?

What issue is this film trying to address?

Do you think the filmmakers got their idea across well?

Continue working on your doodles, make sure you have coloured them with pencil crayon. If you finish, take a photo of your artwork on your phone and ask the teacher for some extension work or work on homework from another class.

Mon Nov 25

 New Assignment: Headshots: Take 5 headshots, 4 different people and one of yourself. Upload and put into a folder called HEADSHOTS 

Headshots 5 taken from the same distance with a clean background or try portrait mode on your phone.

You can crop using your phone editor so we just see head and shoulders

The person should face the camera and be smiling not making a weird face.

You need to have someone take a photo of you on your phone.

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.

6. Click on and you will be brought to a folder called INTERNAL STORAGE click on this, and alot 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 three photos you just took.

7. Select the three photos and right click COPY, go to your MDrive folder, then click EDIT PASTE.

Come see me if you have problems doing this. 

Week of Nov 17

link to: Snack Attack

This week we will be working on getting oriented with the computers, taking headshots with the phone cameras and working on doodles.

 1. Getting set up on the computer

• create a folder with your fist and last name on it under your class file
• create a folder on your one drive called media arts
• find photoshop and bring it to the desktop

 2. Working on doodles

• get a piece of white tag paper for practice
• get another piece of tag paper for good copy
• draw doodles in pencil in various sizes on the half sheet of tag paper in different directions
• once you have drawn in pencil then you can ink out your designs
• after inking you can add some colour with pencil crayon
• the idea is to try drawing not tracing the doodles

Media Arts 8 A look at Van Gough

 Folder Criteria:

• first and last name
• Media Arts 8
• a few images
• add some colour
• front and back cover

New Term Media Arts 8

Welcome to Media Arts 8

 Media Arts

Media Arts is the study of human communication through: film, photography, video, audio, computer digital arts, and interactive media. Creatively, students employ the elements of space, time, light, motion, color, and sound to express their perspectives, feelings, and ideas. Critically, you will learn to interpret and evaluate media within aesthetic, cultural and historical contexts to become more enlightened consumers and effective citizens.

Media Arts is aesthetic-based and uses elements and tools of current and emerging technologies to create works that express feelings and ideas. The act of creation is an essential part of thinking which in turn builds the notion that there are alternative approaches to traditional mass media. In order to learn the language and symbol systems of our current culture. We will work in different mediums to explore ideas.

You will need access to a phone for taking photos in this class

Students are expected to know the following:

• elements and principles of design

• image development strategies ( photoshop)

• a variety of image sources 

• common vocabulary used in media arts

• a range of materials, processes, and techniques

• media production skills:

  — pre-production
  — production
  — post-production

• use of symbols and metaphors to represent ideas
  and perspectives

• First Peoples worldviews and cross-cultural
  perspectives, stories, and history as expressed through
  media arts

• local, national, global, and inter-cultural media artists

  
  

  In this course we will explore the elements and principals of design through photography and video primarily. We will still do some hands on learning which will include some drawing and design work and an introduction to watercolour. Students will learn basic photoshop techniques, how to create a video slideshow in Canva.

  
  
  
  
  List as many things you find in the video that relate to Media Arts

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

Final class of Media Arts 8

 

Photo Slideshow

 Link to: Sample Grade 8 About Me video slideshow

Steps Needed for Photo Slideshow ( you have 4 classes to finish this, but it can be worked on at home!!!!)

1. Take 11 photos: 5 choice/fall shots, 5 about you, 1 of you

2. Move photos from phone to Mdrive personal folder

3. Open Canvas 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 toll 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 ONLY no crazy 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 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 and then click EDIT PASTE, right click RENAME, and rename the video by your first and last name

WED/THURS OCT 23/24

Show students the sample video in Canva....the first step is to upload all of the photos into Canva and then go to create video. It should be no longer than one minute in length and the slides should be timed to 3.5 seconds.

Link to: Sample Grade 8 About Me video slideshow

This is a CGI animated short film.

Demystifying the CGI process.

CGI uses computers to speed up the design process, but it isn’t as simple as pressing a button. The CGI creation process involves:

1. Conceptualization and pre-production. The design team works on storyboards, character design, and scene layouts.
2. 3D modeling. At this stage, designers build digital 3D objects, characters, and environments.
3. Texturing. Texture applies color and realistic details to 3D models.
4. Rigging. Rigging adds a digital skeleton for movement and flexibility.
5. Animation. Designers use the established foundation to bring the 3D models to life and add movement.
6. Lighting. Virtual lighting creates ambiance and makes the scene more realistic.
7. Rendering. This converts the 3D scene into a 2D image or animation.
8. Post-production. The designers add final touches, effects, and edits to make the scene production ready.

The magic of CGI 3D animation.

The rise of memorable films like Toy Story, Frozen, and Moana shows how mesmerizing CGI 3D animation can be. This animation process isn’t just visually appealing, but it also enhances storytelling and audience engagement by creating relatable characters and realistic scenes.

CGI might seem like magic to everyday audiences, but it takes real technical skill to pull off. Technical skills and software tools like Substance 3D, Blender, Maya, and Adobe After Effects are the bedrock of CGI 3D animation.

MON/TUES OCT 21/22

 Watch to the very end, it shows how they made the animation.

New video for Monday's class

link to: Snack Attack

Students should continue with working on Choice Zentangles and Sugar Skulls. Zentangles should be done by the end of the week and you should be halfway through the sugar skull. If you do not have this done, it should go home for homework on the weekend.

Sugar Skulls: Trace skull template onto white tag paper, then draw symmetrical designs in pencil, follow-up with going over the lines in black pen or marker, then colour with pencil crayons. Next take a photo on your phone and upload it to the Mdrive in your folder. You nay have to bring it into Photoshop to crop it. Lastly name it SUGAR SKULL.

NEW ASSIGNMENT PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Total Photos 11, Edited. 

• Take 5 photos that represent who you are or connect to your life in some way. Also include a headshot/selfie that has been taken recently.
• Include 5 other photos you have taken recently, maybe theme them as Fall or just photos that you have taken and think are well composed. 
• Do not just use any old photos that are on your phone or ones you have already taken. If you do not have a phone or the quality is not good, work with someone who has a phone that you can use.
• Upload these photos to the Mdrive in your folder and name the folder SLIDESHOW.
• I would like to have the photos taken by next MON?TUES if possible.

Week of Oct 15-18

This WEEK you should be working on:

• finishing up old work
• working on choice zentangle
• working on Sugar skull, it should be coloured, photographed and put in your folder on Mdrive under the folder called sugar skull

Skull by Ezra Webb

• Get skull image, trace using light table onto white tag paper
• outline with thick sharpie
• go in and draw designs in pencil
• go over with fine tip ink pens
• colour the skull with pencil crayon

          

Film/Photo Contests

Habitat for Humanity Film Contest

LINK to Contest:https://vin.habitat.ca/en/news/student-reel-impact-contest

 CASH PRIZE! 1st prize - $300 | 2nd prize - $200 | 3rd prize - $100  

freedom photo contest:Justice Institute

Week of Oct 7-11

 Student should be working on the following:

• finishing up any work that is already due
• working on zentangle pattern practice sheet (cupcake sheet)
• then moving on to choice zentangle: students are to choose an object they want to do their designs in. Type ________ stencil into google ex. dog stencil, fish stencil, Vancouver Island stencil........COPY/PASTE into Photoshop, FILE NEW CREATE, EDIT PASTE, RESIZE by going to IMAGE/IMAGE SIZE, make it so it fits on an 8.5x11 size paper, then go to FILE PRINT, choose library copier. The printer is just outside the door in the 506 lab in the library. You will need to trace your design onto white tag paper. Then you will then portion off the areas and start to do your designs. You should probably start in pencil and then go to ink.

See Photo Below:

The Kayak: a short animated film

Friday Oct. 4

The following is due in your folders for marking:

1. Photo 1: photos 3 different ways, best one labeled BEST
2. Headswap
3. Headshots: 5 shots cropped head and shoulders
4. Photo of Mushroom art

Week of Oct 1

 

A Look at Claymation and Behind the Scenes

Continue to work on Zentangles: Complete the practice sheet, then the cupcake and then find an object  to complete your own zentangle.

 Truth and Reconcilation towards an understanding

What is a pattern in art?

Mon Sept 23

 

 HEADSWAP IN PHOTOSHOP INSTRUCTIONS  (20 marks)

1. Find a photo of a person on the internet. When using google to find the image, get the largest size photo possible. ( ie superman, famous model or celebrity) no animals or cartoons. Right click COPY, open Photoshop, File NEW, edit PASTE

2. Bring in the Headshot of Yourself or a friend. Go to file OPEN and open from your file on the MDRIVE. It should automatically open in Photoshop.

3. Bring in both photos to Photoshop. Go to IMAGE, IMAGE SIZE and change the photos to both be close to the same size.Height 11 INCHES. If one is way bigger than the other it will be difficult to do the assignment.

4. While under ADJUSTMENTS, you can also change both photos to BLACK and WHITE.

5. The photos should be open in different tabs.

If you get all of this done you can continue.

6. Next go to the SELECTION TOOL,(4th tool down on the left, right click) and using the tool, move the tool around the head of one of your photos, then click on EDIT CUT and go to your next photo.

Note: It is probably more interesting to put the student head on the celebrity body, but it does not matter which head goes where. Also if you do not have a head shot that works for the swap, simply go out and take a shot of someone in a similar pose and distance away from the camera.

7. When on the next photo, click on EDIT, PASTE. This will put the head on the page. Then to resize the head, click EDIT, TRANSFORM, SCALE. This will put a box around the photo and allow you to change the size of the head, you can also slightly rotate the head if you go to ROTATE under TRANSFORM tool.

8.. Then you want to tweak the image by moving into place with the pick/move tool, or use the eraser tool to clean up the edges.

Note: SAVING the file: If you need to continue working on the head swap, save as a COPY Photoshop file so you can come back and work on the image. It is always a good idea, to save your edited photos as Photoshop files as a backup in case you need to go back and make changes. However, if you think you are done you can save as a JPEG ( which is save as copy). 

Wed/Thurs. Sept.18

New Assignment: Headshots: Take 5 headshots, 4 different people and one of yourself. Upload and put into a folder called HEADSHOTS 

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.

6. Click on and you will be brought to a folder called INTERNAL STORAGE click on this, and alot 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 three photos you just took.

7. Select the three photos and right click COPY, go to your MDrive folder, then click EDIT PASTE.

Come see me if you have problems doing this. 

Mon/Tues Sept 16 and 17

        

1. Today you are going to go out and take 3 photos of the same object or subject on your phone. Try to make the photos look interesting. 

2. Then we are going to upload them to the computer....first on the drive in your folder, then on your one drive folder as backup. Label the folder Photos 1

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.

6. Click on and you will be brought to a folder called INTERNAL STORAGE click on this, and alot 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 three photos you just took.

7. Select the three photos and right click COPY, go to your MDrive folder, then click EDIT PASTE.

Come see me if you have problems doing this. 

3. You are then going to choose your best photo and then crop it and edit in Photoshop then SAVE AS COPY asa Jpeg and put it into the Photo 1 folder and label it as best.

Week ending Friday Sept 13

New Tools in Photoshop

• Image sizing
• Filters
• Turn to Black and white
• Cut/paste Taylor Swift and stars
• Image saving as a jpeg and as a Photoshop file

Finish up mushroom sheet,ink out and then colour, lastly take a photo of your mushroom art.

Mon Sept 9

Introduction to:

• Mdrive...create a folder with your name on it
• Photoshop: bring ina photo from Google, crop and save as copy the photo onto Mdrive under the folder with your name on it
• Continue working on your folders
• Finish penciling in mushroom/fall objects
• ALL DONE, see Ms Chase

Why is Art Important

List as many things you find in the video that relate to Media Arts

Welcome to Media Arts 8

 Media Arts

Media Arts is the study of human communication through: film, photography, video, audio, computer digital arts, and interactive media. Creatively, students employ the elements of space, time, light, motion, color, and sound to express their perspectives, feelings, and ideas. Critically, you will learn to interpret and evaluate media within aesthetic, cultural and historical contexts to become more enlightened consumers and effective citizens.

Media Arts is aesthetic-based and uses elements and tools of current and emerging technologies to create works that express feelings and ideas. The act of creation is an essential part of thinking which in turn builds the notion that there are alternative approaches to traditional mass media. In order to learn the language and symbol systems of our current culture. We will work in different mediums to explore ideas.

Students are expected to know the following:

• elements and principles of design

• image development strategies

• media technologies

• a variety of image sources and genres

• common vocabulary used in media arts

• a range of materials, processes, and techniques

• media production skills:

  — pre-production
  — production
  — post-production

• use of symbols and metaphors to represent ideas
  and perspectives

• First Peoples worldviews and cross-cultural
  perspectives, stories, and history as expressed through
  media arts

• local, national, global, and inter-cultural media artists

  In this course we will explore the elements and principals of design through photography and video primarily. We will still do some hands on learning which will include some drawing and design work and an introduction to watercolour. Students will learn basic photoshop techniques, how to create a video slideshow in Canva and how to create a moving video in Clip Champ. We will also explore First Peoples artists through video.

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Stencil making

 Stencil Steps

1. Find an image to use or adapt or create your own. Get approved by your teacher.

2. Print out and trace  onto tag/cardstock paper using the light table.

3. Determine where you will cut...get exact knife from teacher and cutting mat from the side of the room.

4. Get help spraying the back with adhesive, use a stiff brush or a stencil brush to hand stencil using acrylic onto another sheet of tag paper.

5.Show teacher and then move on to spraying onto canvas.