Wed March 12

Watch animated video and ask the students when it is completed:

1. What made the video funny?

2. Did they think the ending worked?

3. Were they routing for the sea creature?

4. What makes animation so enjoyable to watch?

 Have students continue working on:

• completing and editing candy photos
• finishing doodles, taking a photo of doodles and then creating 2 art cards
• creating a business card on Canva and downloading it to the computer and copying to their media folder (Get Adam to help people with this he knows what he is doing)

Business Card on Canva

• Log in to Canvas with Isfeld ID
• go to business card templates, find one you like or start from a blank template
• you can do a double sided card if you like
• Criteria: make up a business name, create a logo for the business, create a slogan, include your name and email. You can add anything else you want to make it look interesting
• go to share, download as a pdf
• go to downloads in the folders , usually at the top 
• copy/paste from download folder to drive folder and name it business card

Week of March. 3-7

Understanding Composition in Photography

 Understanding the Importance of Backgrounds and lighting when shooting up close.

Each person composes and takes their own photos!

• DO NOT SHOOT ON THE BARE TABLES
• choose a variety of interesting backgrounds, make sure you make the background work with the colours of your candy
• edit on your phone
• use lighting to enhance the photos 
• set up the shot using elements of composition
• upload photos
• edit photos using IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS brightness/Constrast and Crop
• Reshoot again on WED.

ASSIGNMENT: 15 well executed shots

Think COLOUR, PATTERN, SYMMETRY, SIMPLICITY, RULE OF THIRDS, RULE OF ODDS,

CONTRAST

WED FEB 26

 Update of Assignments so far

• Folder: should have name, media arts 8, drawings and colour
• Headshots: 5 head and shoulder shots cropped
• Test 1: bringing in a photo from Photoshop
• Head Swap: swapping celebrity head with a headshot, saved as a jpeg
• Doodle full sheet, lined out and coloured, take a photo, then 2 art cards
• Play 1: experimentation in Photoshop saved as a jpeg

Week of Feb 24

 

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?

Head Swap: Feb 19

 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). 

Mon Feb 10

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

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 three photos and right click COPY, go to Chase Media Arts8/your MDrive folder, then click EDIT PASTE.

Come see me if you have problems doing this. 

When finished continue working on your doodles.

Fri Jan 31

Preface this video by asking students if they know who Van Gough is and what he might be famous for. This video showcases an immersive digital experience of Van Gough's work and is a good example of media arts. 

Hand out large tag paper, on front table under the white bin in front of cameras. Have students fold paper in half and staple the sides, then complete the following criteria. Marker and pencil crayon bins are at the front of the room labeled.

 Folder Criteria:

• first and last name
• Media Arts 8
• a few images: drawn by yourself your choice
• add some colour using pencil crayons or marker
• have designs on front and back cover
• take time and care to plan out your work, it will be graded

Welcome to 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

  
  

  
  
  
  
  TODAY: Student Interviews.... 3 questions about your partner and introduce them to the class.
• Log on to computers create a folder with your name on it on the Mdrive under Media Arts 8 Term 3
• Go to the start menu on the left hand side of the computer, find Photoshop, drag it to the desktop and sign in with your school email.

Make sure you have the teacher look over your final video before putting it into your folder.

Finished Everything? Find an object ( heart, circle animal shape ect.) and trace the shape, then zentangle (create patterns) inside the object.

The Kayak: a short animated film

WED/THURS OCT 23/24

Please check that you have the following work in the folder on the computer: 

• 5 headshots edited 

• Photo of doodle 

• 10 Candy shots edited 

• Photo of ornament 

• Headswap 

• Xmas card (extended) 

• Pattern sheet/cupcake marked by Ms Chase 

• Final Video about Me on M Drive/Media Arts 8/ under AAFinal saved by first and last name 

 Steps Needed for Photo Slideshow ( you have 4 classes to finish this, but it can be worked on at home!!!!) We will show these in class Tues Jan 21 and Wed Jan 22

1. Take 11 photos: 5 candy shots, 5 shots about you, 1 of you

2. Move photos from phone to M drive 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 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 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. 

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

Sunday, October 20, 2024

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