Friday Oct 3

 

Watch  A Day in the Life of an Airforce Photographer. Have students continue with Photo assignments.
 

Wed Oct 1

REVIEW PHOTOSHOP

Review how to bring a photo into Photoshop and do basic editing

1.Go to photo on the Mdrive, right click, open with Photoshop

2.Go into Photoshop and go to file open then go to the Mdrive, find your photo and click open

3. To edit use the crop tool or IMAGE/ ADJUSTMENTS

4. When saving, use SAVE AS COPY and save as a jpeg

PHOTO ASSIGNMENT 1: Scavenger Hunt:

• something red
• something round
• sunflower
• a piece of trash 
• something that blows in the wind. (10 marks)

NEW PHOTO ASSIGNMENT 2: Nature Shots  ( May not be able to do right away due to weather) You are to take 5 well  composed and interesting shots with a focus on nature. In order to do this you should take at least 10-15 shots minimum and then choose your best shots. Think about the shots before you take them. These could also be taken at home and uploaded and edited at school. (10 marks)

NEW PHOTO ASSIGNMENT 3: Headshots Take 4 headshots and get someone to take one of you. So you should have 5 in total. Edit on your phone first. CROP top of head and to the side of each shoulder

Headshot Criteria: 5 shots                            

        

• background clean
• good eye contact with camera
• edited head and shoulders
• pleasing to the eye
• in focus
• all headshots should be consistent and cropped

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 M Drive folder, Chase Media Arts8/your name, then click EDIT /PASTE.

See teacher if you have any problems.

Mon Sept 28

Assignments so far need to be completed by Friday

• Folder decorated with 3 images and your name on it: 10 marks
• 4 Stick figures : you, a friend, a parent or other adult, and a celebrity: inked out and colored in your booklet 10 marks
• 4-6 stick figure movements: please take your time and do this properly, make sure you have hands and feet an your stick figures have joints. Also ink the figures out. 10 marks
• a final stick figure greeting card : 10 marks
• Intro to Photoshop: Bring in a photo of a celebrity, turn to black and white, crop and save on M drive label TEST1  5 marks
• mini photo scavenger hunt on your phone, upload to the M drive create a folder called Hunt 1: 10 marks

Scavenger Hunt:

• something red
• something round
• sunflower
• a piece of trash 
• something that blows in the wind.

NEW:  Teach the students how to upload photos from their phones.

Steps: 

1. Get a phone cable for your phone at the front
2. plug  it into your phone, into the usb in the computer
3. Go to your phone login and allow
4. Then you will go to this PC and you should see your phone, may say Apple phone, click on this and go to internal storage, a bunch of folders will appear
5. go to the folder that has 2025 09 which is photos you have taken in Sept
6. .find the photos you have taken copy/paste
7. go to your mdrive folder under Chase Media Arts and right click create a new folder, call this folder hunt 1, create another called Nature. In the nature folder open and paste in your photos.

Understanding Composition in Photography: show video

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

 Each person needs to compose and takes their own photos!

NEW PHOTO ASSIGNMENT: You are to take 5 well composed and interesting shots with a focus on nature. In order to do this you should take at least 10-15 shots minimum and then choose your best shots. Think about the shots before you take them. (10 marks)

Fri Sept 26

  The animation GLUED

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?

See post  from Wed, have students finish up any unfinished work. If there are students who are finished everything, have them do some free drawing of their choice and put in the folder…. This can work towards the extending level when grading.

Wed Sept 24

In honour of Truth and Reconciliation week, we will watch a short video on how orange shirt day came about. Take a moment to put yourself in the shoes of a young indigenous child and imagine what it might have been like having to go off to school away from family at such a young age.

Video 2: Prior to watching this video, ask students to take a moment to think about how they define creativity?

Post video: What is the lesson or moral in this short animation?

Students can continue to work on the following assignments: 

• Folder decorated with 3 images and your name on it: 10 marks
• 4 Stick figures : you, a friend, a parent or other adult, and a celebrity: inked out and coloured in your booklet 10 marks
• 4-6 stick figure movements: please take your time and do this properly, make sure you have hands and feet an your stick figures have joints. Also ink the figures out. 10 marks
• a final stick figure greeting card : 10 marks
• Intro to Photoshop: Bring in a photo of a celebrity, turn to black and white, crop and save 5 marks
• This assignment should only be done if all other assignments have been completed. mini photo scavenger hunt (see last days post) keep on your phone
• If finished all of this, do some independent drawings of an object of your choice and put into your folder

Mon Sept 22

 Intro to Photoshop

1. Bringing in a photo from the internet

2. Turn to Black and White

3. Crop photo

4. Save a copy in your folder on the M drive.

5. Scavenger Hunt:

• something red
• something round
• sunflower
• a piece of trash 
• something that blows in the wind.

Tues Sept 17

 We are looking to try to finish up stick figures by Friday.

Assignments so far: 

• Folder decorated with 3 images and your name on it: 10 marks
• Stick figures :4 you, a friend, a parent or other adult, and a celebrity: 10 marks
• 4-6 stick figure movements: 10 marks
• a final stick figure greeting card : 10 marks

Snoop Dog by Noah Rosner

Friday Sept 12

                                                 

Stick figure assignment #1: Try to add details like: hair, shoes, hats, clothing, glasses and even some colour to your stick figures. You do not have to have fingers and feet. We will be doing a good copy of your best stick figure.

Steps:

1. Practice drawing stick figures on a scrap piece of paper

2. Get a white sheet of paper cut into 4 equal squares

3. Use pencil first, show teacher

4. Ink out your figures and add colour

• you
• a friend
• a parent or other adult
• fav celebrity

                                                A Look at Claymation and Behind the Scenes

Wed Sept 10

 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?

Mon Sept 8

 

 Folder Criteria:

• first and last name
• Media Arts 8
• minimum 3 or more images/drawings
• add some colour 
• front and back cover both covered

 

Aug 27

 

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. You can share with someone or choose to use one of the school cameras, if you do not have a phone camera.

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 1
• 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.

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

 Teach the students how to upload photos from their phones.

Steps: 

1. Get a phone cable for your phone at the front
2. plug  it into your phone, into the usb in the computer
3. Go to your phone login and allow
4. Then you will go to this PC and you should see your phone, may say Apple phone, click on this and go to internal storage, a bunch of folders will appear
5. go to the folder that has 2025 09 which is photos you have taken in Sept
6. .find the photos you have taken copy/paste
7. go to your mdrive folder under Chase Media Arts and right click create a new folder, call this folder hunt 1, create another called Nature. In the nature folder open and paste in your photos.

Understanding Composition in Photography

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

 Each person needs to compose and takes their own photos!

Today's assignment: You are to take 5 well composed and interesting shots with a focus on 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.

Wed Apr. 30

 The animation GLUED

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?

Mon April 28

 

 Folder Criteria:

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

 Working on doodles ( approx 3-4 classes part-time)

• 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
• you can also find images on your phone
• the idea is to try drawing not tracing the doodles

Friday April 25

 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?

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.

 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
• Business card
• Candy Photos 15 shots
• Canva About Me Video Presentation ( 10 slides minimum, needs music)

  Link to: Sample Grade 8 About Me video slideshow

Steps Needed for Photo Slideshow ( you have 5 classes to finish this, but it can be worked on at home!!!!)

1. 15 photos minimum: 8 choice/candy shots, 6 about you, 1 of you

2. Move photos from phone to Mdrive personal folder, then move upload photos to Canva

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 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 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.