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Media Arts Majors, 09-03-2025 – Kdenlive GIF

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TODAY'S VIDEO OVERVIEW IS HERE!

  • Objective:
    1. Students will create "reaction gifs" to gain familiarity with Kdenlive's video editing capabilities.
  • Warm-Up:
    1. Simple Recording
      1. Use the Camera software on your computer along with your monitor's webcam to record a short (less than 6 second) video of yourself.
        1. You will be turning this into something that others will see, so record with that in mind!
        2. Ideally you should be performing an action that can be turned into a gif with some editing. See the examples below.
    2. Use the "Portable" Software document to install Kdenlive.
    3. If you have time and have not completed your Inkscape Logo, do that. You can use it today.
    4. 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.
  • Announcements:
    1. September's Arcade Day are scheduled for 09/30.
      1. You will need to have a 70% OR HIGHER in this class to be eligible.
      2. This does not change any deadlines.
      3. This will also be a T-Shirt Printing Day.
    2. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software | PGCPS Amplify Awards & PGCPS Film Festival | PGCPS Digital Photography Club
  • Q1 Project Deadlines:
    1. One Day Lessons
      1. 8/27, Introduction
      2. 8/29,Inkscape Logo
      3. 9/03, Kdenlive GIF
        1. Rubric:
          1. 25%: Submitted file is an animated .gif that features the student.
          2. 25%: Submitted file includes text that supports and/or adds context.
          3. 25%: Submitted file is less than 10 MB in size.
          4. 25%: Submitted file does not violate any copyrights.
        2. The work for this project is involved enough for it to be better to watch this video tutorial than have Mr. Smith type it up here.
        3. This assignment is due IN CLASS. If it is not finished by the time we start work on the exit ticket, save what you have and hand it in anyway! If all you have is a source image, that can still earn 25%. If you hand in nothing, it's a 0 you can't fix!
          1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
          2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
      4. 9/05, Tenacity Audio
    2. Q1P1: Digital Citizenship, Due 09/15
      1. Pick one of the following 3 projects:
        1. Digital Citizenship 1: Netiquette
        2. Digital Citizenship 2: Fact Checking
        3. Digital Citizenship 3: Copyright and Creative Commons
      2. 9/09, Pre-Production
      3. 9/11, Production
      4. 9/15, Post-Production
      5. 9/17, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. 9/19, Critique Day!
      7. 10/01, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    3. Q1P2: Student Choice, Due 09/30
      1. 9/24, Pre-Production
      2. 9/26, Production
      3. 9/30, Post-Production (Arcade Day)
      4. 10/03, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 10/07, Critique Day!
      6. 10/18, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    4. Q1P3: Student Choice, Due 10/15
      1. 10/09, Pre-Production
      2. 10/13, Production
      3. 10/15, Post-Production
      4. 10/20, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 10/22, Critique Day!
      6. Remember, the last project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the grading window.
  • Q2 Project Deadlines:
    1. Q2P1: Festival Entry 1: Pre-Production, Due 11/07
      1. 10/24, Script Writing
      2. 10/28, Script Critiques
      3. 10/30, Script Revisions (Arcade Day)
      4. 10/31: END OF Q1
      5. 11/03, Script Critiques
      6. 11/05, Q2 P1 Storyboarding
      7. 11/07, Script & Storyboard Critiques
      8. 11/12, "Put Out Fires" Day
      9. 11/14, Critique Day!
      10. 11/27, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    2. Q2P2: Festival Entry 2: Production , Due 11/24
      1. 11/18, Pre-Production
      2. 11/20, Production
      3. 11/24, Post-Production (Arcade Day)
      4. 12/01, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 12/03, Critique Day!
      6. 12/14, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
  • Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
  • Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
  • 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!
  • 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.
  1. Exit Ticket
    1. Exit Ticket: Q1 Week 2
    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?
  1. 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.