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Media Arts, Smith, 1-25-2019

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Warm-Up:

  • It has been said "the camera never lies." Is this true? Why/why not?

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Objective:

  • Students will ask critical questions that help them refine and complete artistic work.

Today's Agenda

  1. Guided Instruction
    1. Warm-Up Review
    2. Homework Review
      1. 1-16: Storyboard an action sequence with no fewer than three changes in camera angles.
      2. 1-18: What is a change you made between your Rough Cut, Revised and the Final Cut? Why did you make it?
    3. 2019 Film Festival
      1. Recap
        1. Positive & Constructive criticism
      2. Encore presentation on Monday
        1. All Major Day
        2. 2 hour early dismissal
    4. Critiques are graded and in SchoolMax.
    5. Grading window is open!
      1. Window closes on Monday
      2. Teachers are encouraged to publish "early and often." A published grade may change between now and then as more work is placed in SchoolMax.
    6. Q3 Project 1
      1. Topics:
        1. NOT a video! (We need a "palate cleanser.")
        2. T-Shirt Design? (6 votes)
        3. Audio Podcast? (6 votes)
        4. Photography? (7 votes)
          1. Nature 5
          2. Landscapes 3
          3. Portraits 4.5
          4. Focal Points 5
          5. Color Theory 4
        5. Music Creation (4 votes)
          1. Commercial Jingle
        6. Coding (1.5 votes)
        7. Other?
      2. Rubric:
        ► 25% 12-20 of your best photos of nature.
        ► 25% Photos are presented in landscape format.
        ► 25% Photos are taken at noticeably different times of day.
        ► 25% Photos include post-processing.

        1. Ideas:
          1. Focal point
          2. Focus
          3. Subject (How do we limit it to Nature Photography with a rubric line item?)
          4. Narrative (Can you tell a story through photos? What kind of story?)
          5. Setting (Studio photos? On location photos?)
          6. Composition (Landscape? Close-Up? Macro?)
          7. Number of photos
  2. Independent Work
    1. Homework/Journal checks
    2. Project Planning
      1. (Work here will depend on the rubric we make today.)
    3. For Your Consideration...
      1. Web based image editor: https://www.photopea.com/
      2. Web based audio recorder: https://online-voice-recorder.com/
      3. Web based video recorder: https://webcamera.io/
  3. HOMEWORK
    1. 1-25: In your journal, write 3 questions about Media Arts that you have not been able to answer yourself.