{"id":9591,"date":"2026-02-06T05:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=9591"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:14:29","slug":"media-arts-majors-01-29-2026-q3p1-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/06\/media-arts-majors-01-29-2026-q3p1-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Arts Majors, 02-06-2026 &#8211; Q3P1 Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8131\" src=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_MAM-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_MAM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_MAM.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>NO VIDEO TODAY (Video summaries are resuming slowly, but the priority is for my new classes.)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Students will record their planned work for their first project of 3rd Quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pgcps.instructure.com\/courses\/932265\/assignments\/18498047\"><strong>Warm-Up: 2026-01-29: Darnall's Chance Trip Prep 2<\/strong><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>Give me a 2nd question to pass on to the historians.<\/li>\n<li><em>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.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Announcements<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>February's Arcade Day is scheduled for Friday, February 27th.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li>You will need to have a 70% OR HIGHER in this class to be eligible.<\/li>\n<li>This does not change any deadlines.<\/li>\n<li>This will also be a T-Shirt Printing Day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/04\/nx-s1-5616423\/npr-student-podcast-challenge-launch-2026\"><strong>NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026<\/strong><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>The 2026 edition of the Student Podcast Challenge will <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">open on Jan. 5<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">close on June 5<\/span>. But if you'd like to be considered for their special America 250 prize, the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">deadline is May 1<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/17Nl41t1q8TPtVIg7yeIdiPyPIVfUg4XnCx3yw1jFZHk\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>Darnall's Chance House Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2024\/09\/30\/mr-smiths-highly-opinionated-computer-buying-guide-fall-2024-edition\/\">Computer Buying Guide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2024\/11\/10\/mr-smiths-highly-opinionated-camera-buying-guide-fall-2024-edition\/\">Camera Buying Guide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf4y2aLNRAQTuWhPzv1p_vyPH5uIvROdf2ljht-dw30EgXq2Q\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">Project Suggestions<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1EvF79wxrWEadLdYhRnYTkqwSUVcqlIf5pizwSWfJ5HY\/edit?usp=sharing\">\"Portable\" Software<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/ZNmOvucIalGFe\">PGCPS Amplify Awards &amp; PGCPS Film Festival<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YKjIhrzbUiwH5lfogB1IUtOvdor-_T-snu_69EURpoM\/edit?usp=drive_link\">Shot List Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>PGCPS Digital Photography Club<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4f8\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" data-emoji=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" \/> February Theme:\u00a0<em>Emotions in Portraits<\/em><\/li>\n<li>February\u2019s theme focuses on\u00a0emotion and expression\u00a0in portrait photography. A strong portrait goes beyond showing what someone looks like\u2014it reveals how they\u00a0<em>feel<\/em>. This month, students are challenged to capture mood, personality, and emotion through facial expression, body language, lighting, and composition. Portrait subjects can include friends, family members, self-portraits, or even staged portraits that tell an emotional story.<\/li>\n<li>Tips to try this month\n<ul>\n<li>Pay attention to\u00a0eyes and body language\u2014small details often communicate big emotions.<\/li>\n<li>Use\u00a0natural window light\u00a0for soft, expressive portraits, or dramatic side lighting for mood.<\/li>\n<li>Try a\u00a0simple background\u00a0so emotion stays the focus.<\/li>\n<li>Experiment with\u00a0black &amp; white\u00a0to emphasize feeling over color.<\/li>\n<li>Capture candid moments, not just posed smiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resources<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyip.edu\/photo-articles\/portraiture\/how-to-take-more-emotional-portraits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nyip.edu\/photo-articles\/portraiture\/how-to-take-more-emotional-portraits&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770124334717000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ujh686xOtpSnfRAGM2VMV\">How to take more emotional portraits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1w5TXEPYewg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D1w5TXEPYewg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770124334717000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FfyWEe4bmlazraci7ZcOz\">Mastering Emotional Depth in Portrait Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/exhibitions\/dorothea-lange-seeing-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/exhibitions\/dorothea-lange-seeing-people&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770124334717000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3xzmWHD6ZfO92nHoVOmuv3\">Learn from Dorothea Lange<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students may submit\u00a0<strong>1\u20132 photos<\/strong>\u00a0to<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/PGCPSDPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/PGCPSDPC&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770124334717000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G7Pz1IJvN24EovDbIN0ad\">\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/PGCPS<wbr \/>DPC<\/a>\u00a0highlighting emotions in portraits by the end of the month; standout work will be featured on Instagram @pgcpsmediaarts and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/selenaward\/digital-photography-club-g3tu837m8oahjv3v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/padlet.com\/selenaward\/digital-photography-club-g3tu837m8oahjv3v&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770124334717000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0J_ruvxflQ30ML1FOywYup\">Gallery<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3 Project Deadlines:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Q3P1: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 02\/10<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/27\/media-arts-majors-01-27-2026-q3p1-pre-production\/\">02\/04<\/a>, <del>Pre-Production<\/del><\/li>\n<li>02\/06, Production,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pgcps.instructure.com\/courses\/932265\/discussion_topics\/4396799\">Q3 Week 1 Exit Ticket<\/a><\/li>\n<li>02\/10, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>02\/12, \"Put Out Fires\" Day Q3 Week 2 Exit Ticket<\/li>\n<li>02\/16, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Presidents' Day. If we have school on this day to make up one of our snow days (better now than in June) all subsequent due dates may be altered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>02\/17, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li>02\/28, Re-Submits Due!\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P2: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 02\/25<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>02\/19, Pre-Production, Q3 Week 2 Exit Ticket<\/li>\n<li>02\/23, Production (Arcade Day)<\/li>\n<li>02\/25, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>02\/27, \"Put Out Fires\" Day (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Arcade Day!<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>03\/03, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li>03\/14, Re-Submits Due!\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P3: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 03\/11<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>03\/05, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li>03\/09, Production<\/li>\n<li>03\/11, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>03\/13, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>03\/17, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li>03\/28, Re-Submits Due!\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P4: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 03\/26<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>03\/19, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">03\/20, Was a Teacher Planning Day, is now a school day. This may adjust the remaining due dates depending on how it affects the A\/B Day schedule.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>03\/24, Production<\/li>\n<li>03\/26, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>03\/27, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Last day of 3rd Quarter<\/span><\/li>\n<li>03\/28 - 04\/06, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Spring Break<\/span><\/li>\n<li>04\/07, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>04\/09, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Projects <strong>are<\/strong> 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. <strong>The 4th project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the end of the Quarter!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>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.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exit Ticket<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Exit Ticket: <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<table border=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">4 pts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90%;\">Proofread your work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 pts<\/td>\n<td>What did you accomplish in Media Arts this week?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 pts<\/td>\n<td>What did you learn in Media Arts this week?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>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.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NO VIDEO TODAY (Video summaries are resuming slowly, but the priority is for my new classes.) Objective: Students will record their planned work for their first project of 3rd Quarter. Warm-Up: 2026-01-29: Darnall's Chance Trip Prep 2 Give me a 2nd question to pass on to the historians. Warm-Ups are usually a 5 point Independent <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/06\/media-arts-majors-01-29-2026-q3p1-production\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Media Arts Majors, 02-06-2026 &#8211; Q3P1 Production\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-smith","category-masmith","h-entry","hentry","h-as-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9591"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9631,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9591\/revisions\/9631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}