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Media Arts Majors, 11-15-2024

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  1. THIS VIDEO GOES OVER TODAY'S EXPECTATIONS!
  2. Objective:
    1. Students will critique scripts and storyboards to provide one more round of feedback before production starts.
  3. Warm-Up:
    1. 2024-11-15 Warm-Up: Quiz: SGM Review 4

      1. 6th Grade Warm-Up
      2. 7th & 8th Grade Warm-Up
    2. Warm-Ups are usually a 5 point Independent Work grade if a written response is expected, or a 5 point Assessment grade if the Warm-Up is a quiz. They are due at the start of class and not eligible for late submission or re-submission.
    1. Quality-of-Work Update
      1. Create work that no one can claim was AI generated. Be better than an algorithm.
    2. Announcements:
      1. "Arcade Day" at the end of the month.
        1. November's Arcade Day is scheduled for Monday, November 25th.
      2. Students remain eligible unless a Notice of Concern has been earned that month for grades or behavior, though a student who missed out from low grades can earn back their Arcade Day privileges if they bring their grade back up.
        1. Check Canvas - if your avg is 70% or above, you're probably eligible.
      3. Ineligible students should be working on a project re-submission or their next project.
      4. Arcade Days do not change project deadlines! All work is still due!
    3. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions
    4. The FILM FEST GUIDELINES have been released!
      1. This is an edited version of the official guidelines. Links to hand the videos in have been removed as only teachers are allowed to do that part.
    5. Band & Orchestra: MS Winter Concert will be Dec 12th, 6:00-7:30pm.
      1. We have NOT YET been asked to record this event beyond having one or Mr. Williams' students run a camera near the stage.
      2. DO NOT SHOW UP AND EXPECT TO HELP UNLESS WE HAVE TALKED AHEAD OF TIME!
      3. IF AND WHEN we are asked, volunteers will be necessary.
      4. Wear all black, record, photograph, and/or run a projector, earn Service Learning Hours.
  4. Q2 Project deadlines:
    1. Q2P1: Festival Entry 1: Pre-Production
      1. Monday, Oct 21: Select project category, begin script writing.
      2. Wednesday, Oct 23: Script peer review.
      3. Friday, Oct 25: Script revisions & storyboard creation.
      4. Tuesday, Oct 29: Script & storyboard peer review.
      5. Thursday, Oct 31: Script & storyboard revisions. (Last day of Q1/Arcade Day)
      6. Monday, Nov 4: Script & storyboard revisions.
      7. Thursday, Nov 7: Script & storyboard peer review.
      8. Monday, Nov 11: Script & storyboard revisions.
      9. Wednesday, Nov 13: Q2P1 Put Out Fires Day!
      10. Friday, Nov 15: Q2P1 Critique Day!
        1. 6th Grade
        2. 7th & 8th Grade
    2. Q2P2: Festival Entry 2: Production, due 12/02
      1. Shot List Template
      2. Tuesday, Nov 19, Day 1
      3. Thursday, Nov 21, Day 2
      4. Monday, Nov 25, Day 3
      5. Monday, Dec 2,"Put Out Fires" Day
      6. Wednesday, Dec 4,Critique Day!
    3. Q2P3: Festival Entry 3: Post-Production, Due 12/16
      1. Friday, Dec 6, Day 1
      2. Tuesday, Dec 10, Day 2
      3. Thursday, Dec 12, Day 3
      4. Monday, Dec 16, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. Wednesday, Dec 18, Critique Day!
    4. Q2P4: Student Choice, Due 01/15
      1. Friday, Dec 20, Last day before Winter Break!
      2. Tuesday, Jan 7, Pre-Production
      3. Thursday, Jan 9, Production
      4. Monday, Jan 13,Post-Production
      5. Wednesday, Jan 15, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. Friday, Jan 17, Critique Day!
    5. Q3P1: Student Choice
      1. Wednesday, Jan 22, Pre-Production
      2. Friday, Jan 24, Production (Last Day of Q2) (Incentive Day)
      3. Tuesday, Jan 28, Production 2
      4. Thursday, Jan 30, Post-Production
      5. Monday, Feb 3, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. Wednesday, Feb 5, Critique Day!
    6. Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
    7. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
    8. Projects are eligible for re-submission, but only once. They must be resubmitted using the same form as before, and no later than 10 days after feedback has been shared with them in Canvas. The 4th project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the end of the Quarter!
    9. Deadlines for future projects are not adjusted. Students are encouraged to not put off starting Project 4 because they've decided to work on redoing Project 3 from scratch.
  5. 11-11-2024 - 11-15-2024 Exit Ticket
    1. Exit Tickets "go live" at 2:35pm on the last A Day of the week (assuming a normal schedule) and should be completed within those 10 minutes.
      1. 6th Grade
      2. 7th-8th Grade
    2. 4 pts Proofread your work.
      3 pts What did you accomplish in Media Arts this week?
      3 pts What did you learn in Media Arts this week?
    3. NOTE: If you do not describe WHAT you did while working on your project, saying you worked on it is not enough information to earn credit.
    4. Exit Tickets are always 10 point Classwork grades and not eligible for late submission or re-submission. They are due during the last 10 minutes of the last class of the week.