Media Arts 10-31-2017

Warm-Up: What is something related to Media Arts that you don't know, but would like to know? (Answer this question in Google Classroom.)

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Today's Agenda

1. Warm-Up (See above)
2. Goals
   1. Grades
   2. Learning
   3. Doing
3. ELO
   1. Most Thursdays
   2. Next Thursday (11/9) is canceled.
      1. Last day of Q1.
      2. Time needed for grading your work.
4. Class Work Time
   1. Not a "social hour."
   2. What are you doing that I can grade?
      1. (Some of you spent most of last week in conversation, then scored low on the critique assignment.)
      2. (I can't grade texting others on your phone, either.)
   3. Make good use of the time you have.
5. Computer Use
   1. Walking away? LOCK THE SCREEN!
   2. Done for the day? SHUT IT DOWN!
      1. (Use the START BUTTON, not the power button.
   3. NEVER TURN OFF THE MONITOR!
6. Media Day
   1. November 16th
   2. Remember to bring a lunch if you did not request that a bag lunch be provided from the cafeteria. Food WILL NOT BE served there.
7. Suggested Software
   • Hitfilm Express
     • FREE
     • Tutorials can be found here
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 be "creepy" without violating school policies.
   3. Music Video Storyboard
      1. Due THURSDAY, 11-02-2017
      2. Remember, you are storyboarding a video made by someone else. You are NOT making your own music video.
      3. At this point if you have not selected a video to storyboard, use one of the ones shared in Google Classroom. DO NOT waste time watching video after video to find the "right" one.
      4. Rubric
         1. 10 points ► Storyboard includes every shot in the 1st minute of the video.
         2. 10 points ► Storyboard accurately depicts the placement of characters/set in each shot.
         3. 10 points ► Storyboard accurately depicts the pose of characters in each shot.
         4. 10 points ► Storyboard accurately depicts the camera angle in each shot.
   4. Homework Critiques
      1. Revisions due Friday, 11-03-2017
      2. Up to 10 points/sheet, up to 4 sheets. (Score is out of 40.)
9. Work Time
10. Waiting for something to process? Work on one of these activities while you wait.