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Media Arts Majors, 10-09-2025 – Q1P3: Pre-Production

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TODAY'S VIDEO OVERVIEW IS HERE!

  1. Objective:
    1. Students will select and plan their last project of the Quarter to take ownership of their own learning.
  2. Warm-Up Quiz: 2025-10-09: 3-Point Lighting
    1. Directions: Read the questions carefully and complete this Google Form quiz. Remember: You only have one shot to get a 5/5.
    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.
  3. Announcements:
    1. October's Arcade Day are scheduled for 10/30.
      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
    3. PGCPS Digital Photography Club
      1. October Theme: Shadows & Silhouettes
        1. This October, we invite you to explore the dramatic interplay of light and darkness. Shadows and silhouettes strip away detail and color, leaving the viewer with pure form, contrast, and mystery. Your challenge is to use light (or lack of it) to create storytelling through shapes, lines, and contrast. Remember students can enter on the form anytime, it needs to be submitted by the 15th to be eligible for prizes.
      2. Tips to Try This Month
        • Place the light source behind your subject — you want backlighting, not front lighting.
        • Meter for the background (bright sky, window, etc.), not the subject, so your subject will render dark.
        • Look for subjects with clear, recognizable outlines (people, trees, structures, animals)
        • Use manual exposure (or spot metering) when possible to control brightness/darkness
        • Simplify the scene: avoid clutter that interferes with the silhouette
        • For shadows (not just silhouettes), let shadow itself be the star — use long, dramatic forms
  4. Q1 Project Deadlines:
    1. Q1P2: Student Choice, Due 09/30
      1. 10/18, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
        2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
        3. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    2. Q1P3: Student Choice, Due 10/15
      1. 10/09, Pre-Production
        1. Submit your script here BEFORE CLASS STARTS if you want it printed.
        2. This DOES NOT COUNT as including your proof of planning for a project rubric.
      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.
  5. 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!
    3. Q2P3: Festival Entry 3: Post-Production, Due 12/09
      1. 12/05, Pre-Production
      2. 12/08, Production (ALL-MAJOR DAY)
      3. 12/09, Post-Production
      4. 12/11, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 12/15, Critique Day!
      6. 12/26, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    4. Q2 Amplify Awards, Due 12/19
      1. 12/17, Day 1 of 2
      2. 12/19 Day 2 of 2 (Arcade Day)
    5. Winter Break: 12/20-01/04
  • 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 7
    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.