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Media Arts Majors, 12-03-2025 – Q2P2: Festival Entry 2 CRITIQUE DAY!

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TODAY'S VIDEO OVERVIEW IS HERE!

  1. Objective:
    1. Students will peer review their rough cuts to cross-pollinate video production ideas and skills.
  2. Warm-Up: 2025-12-03: Creative Commons Vocab 1
    • Creative Commons: Zero
    • Creative Commons: Attribution
    • Creative Commons: No Derivatives
    • Creative Commons: Non-Commercial
    • Creative Commons: Share Alike
    • 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.  December's Arcade Day is scheduled for Friday, December 19th (Provided it is not preempted by other activities).
      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. Darnall's Chance House Museum
      1. The Historians will be visiting us on January 6th.
        1. You will be working on this project as a group. (Mr. Smith has picked the groups.)
        2. Each group will be producing 3 videos, each with its own separate thumbnail image:
          1. 60 second video
          2. 30 second video
          3. 15 second video
        3. Target Audience: PG County Students & Residents (of all ages).
        4. Focus: Darnall’s Chance & the Community Engagement & Visitation in regards to the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.
          1. Sub-Foci:
            1. Freedom Suits
            2. Signing of Declaration of Independence (Darnall's Chance was decades old at that point.)
            3. Where do you see your place in community?
            4. What does it mean to be an American?
            5. How do you see yourself in stories of the colonial period (Shared Experience)
            6. “Past Port” to History, visit all sites to win a trip to a Historic Trust location.
      2. Last year's selected projects can be found here.
      3. Media Assets and Guidelines are here.
      4. Selected projects will be showcased at the Film Festival AND the PGC250 Block Party
      5. PGC250

        1. ... to commemorate Prince George’s County’s history, arts, culture and more.

        2. WHERE: The Bowie Center for Performing Arts and the Bowie Branch Library, 15200 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 and 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 (the event will be held inside and outside)
        3. WHEN: Saturday, May 30th from 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    3. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software | PGCPS Amplify Awards & PGCPS Film Festival | Shot List Template
    4. PGCPS Digital Photography Club
      1. December Theme: Light in the DarknessAs days shorten and nights grow longer, December invites us to explore how light emerges from—or fights against—darkness. Whether it’s holiday lights glimmering in deep twilight, twinkling reflections on wet pavement, candlelit portraits, or snow-lit scenes at dusk, this theme asks photographers to focus on how light defines mood, reveals texture, and transforms nighttime spaces. It’s an opportunity to push beyond daytime comfort zones and experiment with low-light skills, creative exposure, and the magic of contrast.
      2. Quick tips to get started:
        • Shoot during the “blue hour” (just after sunset) when the sky retains some ambient light while artificial lights begin to glow.
        • Turn off flash when capturing holiday lights or ambient glow; let the existing light sources shape the scene.
        • Use a tripod (or stable surface) and slow shutter if using a camera; if using a smartphone, lock focus and exposure and stay very still.
        • Use wide aperture (small f-number) or raise ISO carefully to capture light, but watch for noise/digital grain. Canon Ireland+2Photography Life+2
        • Experiment with reflections (wet streets, windows) or use backlit subjects (lights behind silhouettes) for atmosphere.
      3. Student Resources:
        • “How to Photograph Holiday Lights” — step-by-step tips for capturing decorative lights and low-light scenery. Longwood Gardens+1
        • “Top 11 Low-Light Photography Tips: Take Great Pictures Without a Flash” — practical camera settings and strategies for photographing in dark environments. Posterjack USA
  4. Q2 Project Deadlines:
    1. Q2P2: Festival Entry 2: Production , Due 11/24
      1. Official Rules & Rubrics
      2. 11/18, Pre-Production
      3. 11/20, Production
      4. 11/24, Post-Production (Arcade Day)
      5. 12/01, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. 12/03, Critique Day!
        1. Critique Form
        2. Personalized Critique Lists
      7. 12/14, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit! (Also, the next project will be extremely hard to complete as you'll have no in-progress feedback to help you improve.)
    2. Q2P3: Festival Entry 3: Post-Production, Due 12/09
      1. Official Rules & Rubrics
      2. 12/05, Pre-Production
      3. 12/08, Production (ALL-MAJOR DAY)
      4. 12/09, Post-Production
        1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
        2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
      5. 12/11, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. 12/15, Critique Day!
      7. 12/26, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    3. Q2 Amplify Awards, Due 12/19
      1. Official Rules & Rubrics
      2. 12/17, Day 1 of 2
      3. 12/19 Day 2 of 2 (Arcade Day)
    4. Winter Break: 12/20-01/04
    5. Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
    6. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
    7. 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!
    8. 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. Exit Ticket
    1. Exit Ticket: Q2 Week 5
    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.