This project may be completed by the following students:
1st Year Media Arts Majors.
2nd Year Media Arts Majors.
3rd Year Media Arts Majors.
Directions
Pre-Production
It is advised that you complete the Key Frames project first, as that will help you develop skills that are needed for this assignment.
Find two characters on openclipart.org or a similar, royalty-free website that you can use for this assignment. (Alternatively: Design your own characters on a website like Photopea or Method Draw.
Now that you are familiar with key frames and have your character designs ready to go, storyboard out a story using those characters that can be told in a time frame between 50-60 seconds, TRT.
Remember that the goal here is to show you can animate both characters talking, so be sure to give meaningful dialogue to both characters.
There is no official requirement for what the plot of your animation needs to be, so long as your Media Arts teacher approves it. Suggestions for possible stories include but are not limited to...
An attempt to trade food during lunch.
One student explaining science homework to another student.
A child asking a parent for that new video game that just came out.
A character accepting an important award for their hard work.
Get your storyboard approved by the Media Arts teacher. They may have advice to make the recording process easier.
Production
Create any of the photos or drawings that you intend to animate. The majority of this project will be done in post-production.
Record all of your voice over work.
It is MUCH easier to sync animation up with recorded audio than it is to sync audio up with a created animation.
Post-Production
Use an image editor like Photopea to optimize your characters for animation. There should be a base image for each character with their mouth open as well as an image that will be used to cover their open mouth.
Import your created or sourced (with citations!) art into a video editor. (This lesson was created with WeVideo in mind, but any editor that uses key frames can work.
Use your storyboard as a guide to animate your story with key frames.
Be sure to use credits at the end of your video to give thanks to anyone who helps you create it.
This includes YOU! YOUR NAME should be in the credits!
Export your completed video and upload it with a copy of your approved storyboard.
Rubric
25% Evidence of planning (script and/or storyboard) is included with the project.
25% Key frame animation has audible dialogue for two different characters, with the appropriate character's voice moving for each line spoken.
25% Video is between 50-60 seconds total run time (TRT), including LESS THAN 10 seconds of title and credits.
25% Citations for all content not owned by the student are included in the credits, including the media name, creator's name (if known), and where the media is from. (Remember, Pintrest and TikTok don't give permission for reuse elsewhere. Google is a search engine, not a citable source.)
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
I:6-8:1: Formulate variations of ideas, goals, and solutions for media artworks by practicing focused creative processes.
E:6-8:1: Work independently to create a visual representation of formulated ideas.
E:6-8:2: Act on creative ideas to generate artistic goals.
E:6-8:3: Predict potential obstacles and generate possible solutions.
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work
I:6-8:1: Organize, design, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, models, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions.
E:6-8:1: Refine brainstormed ideas into a production plan.
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
I:6-8:1: Experiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for determined purpose and meaning in media arts productions.
I:6-8:2: Evaluate, improve, and refine media artworks by intentionally emphasizing particular expressive elements to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, or place.
E:6-8:1: Improve production plan to include decisions about content and production processes.
E:6-8:2: Make judgments and decisions to refine the media production plan to set a purpose and act on creative ideas.
Anchor Standard 4: Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
I:6-8:1: Integrate multiple contents and forms into unified media arts productions that convey consistent themes or ideas.
E:6-8:1: Curate and analyze multiple types of media (video, sound, still pictures) with academic content to produce one media product that has a consistent theme.
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.
I:6-8:1: Develop, design, and exhibit a variety of artistic, design, technical, and soft skills through performing various assigned roles in producing media artworks.
I:6-8:2: Develop, demonstrate, and exhibit a variety of creative and adaptive innovation abilities.
I:6-8:3: Demonstrate adaptability in using tools and techniques to construct media artworks.
E:6-8:1: Be self-directed learners to define artistic/technical skill sets and roles for media production plan.
E:6-8:2: Develop and act on a variety of creative skills to produce new media.
E:6-8:3: Apply and adapt use of tools and techniques to construct media content.
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
I:6-8:1: Analyze and design various presentation formats for the tasks and processes of the presentation and/or distribution of media artworks.
I:6-8:2: Analyze results of and improvements for presenting media artworks.
E:6-8:1: Manage the presentation and potential distribution of the media product(s).
E:6-8:2: Analyze and critique presentation. Develop a list of potential improvements for future presentations.
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
I:6-8:1: Evaluate and use personal, cultural, and/or external resources to create media artworks.
I:6-8:2: Explain and show how media artworks form new meanings, situations, and cultural experiences.
E:6-8:1: Make judgments and decisions on which resources (personal, cultural, and/or external) will be used to create media products.
E:6-8:2: Communicate clearly how decisions change elements of media (meanings, situations, and cultural context).
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
I:6-8:1: Research and show how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday life.
I:6-8:2: Analyze and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments.
I:6-8:3: Describe the relationships of media arts to theatre, dance, music, the visual arts, and other disciplines.
E:6-8:1: Research and synthesize how media relates to everyday life.
E:6-8:2: Apply technology safely and effectively considering media literacy.
E:6-8:3: Analyze how response to media arts is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses.
1st Year Media Arts Majors.
2nd Year Media Arts Majors.
3rd Year Media Arts Majors.