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Media Arts 10-12-2017

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Warm-Up:  Look at your grade & comments for the 10-10-2017 Warm-Up. Find the song "Heartbreaking" by Kevin MacLeod in the YouTube Audio Library, then cite that song as it should appear in video credits. (There will be no half-credit given for this Warm-Up, as completing it perfectly is often less work than doing it incorrectly.)

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Today's Agenda

  1. Warm-Up (See above)
  2. Goals
    1. Grades
    2. Learning
    3. Doing.
  3. Getting Work Done
    1. Exporting video takes time.
    2. Some problems are inevitable.
    3. The "last minute" for video assignments is two days before they're due. Waiting later than that is detrimental to your grade, even IF you finish.
  4. ELO
    1. Today
    2. Anyone with a signed permission slip can stay to work on projects.
    3. BRING PROJECTS TO WORK ON! ("I left my videos at home" helps no one.)
  5. Chroma Key Filming
    1. Sign-up form will be posted to Google Classroom AFTER today's agenda is covered.
      1. You can only sign up once. Don't put your name on it if you're not ready.
    2. You will have 5 minutes to film.
      1. I have yet to see a storyboard with 2.5 minutes worth of dialogue. You should be able to get everything done in 5 minutes.
  6. Media Day
    1. November 16th
    2. Permission slips go out soon.
    3. Behavior will be considered.
  7. Suggested Software
  8.  Assignments
    1. Film Festival, January 24th (Midterm)
    2. Homework
      1. This week's homework:
        1. 5 pts: Pacing (Is it so slow the audience gets bored? Is it so fast the audience misses things?)
        2. 5 pts: Audio (Is the dialogue clearly spoken? Do other sounds drown the dialogue out? Do the sounds help reinforce the plot?
        3. 5 pts: Visuals (Title & credits?Can the audience see what's going on?  Do the shot choices direct the audience's focus in ways that help move the plot along? Are the transitions distracting?)
        4. 5 pts: Video should show a large amount of time passing while only using a small amount of video and a series of cuts. (Do NOT use text to say that time has passed. That's the lazy way out and you will not earn credit.).
    3. Chroma Key Adventure
      1. Storyboard: Was due Friday, 10-06
        1. Nineteen storyboards were submitted.
        2. Three storyboards looked ready to film.
        3. Refusing to make use of time for critique does not excuse you from mistakes that you leave in.
      2. Final Cut of Video: Due Friday, 10-20
      3.  Plot
        1. Main character travels somewhere incredible & interacts with things there.
      4. Edits
        1. Main character filmed in front of chroma key screen.
        2. At least 3 different camera angles are used.
        3. Each shot has a foreground, middle ground, & background that change with the angle used.
      5. Tutorials
        1. Chroma Key in HitFilm
        2. Chroma Key in Camtasia
  9. Work Time
  10. Waiting for something to process? Work on one of these activities while you wait.