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Storyboard

Posted: 25th September 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

 What is a storyboard? Once a concept or script is written for a film or animation, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation panel by panel, kind of like a comic book. Your storyboard should convey some of the following information: What charaters are in […]

Commercials

Posted: 25th September 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

Advertising – a marketing tool that helps sell brands of products and helps to build confidence in companies and institutions. It conveys accurate and compelling information about the brand or company and institution. Four Characteristics of Advertising 1. It is paid for by an organization or individual. 2. It is persuasive. 3. It has an […]

Camera Shots!

Posted: 25th September 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

For our next project, you will create commercials in groups.  We will now begin using actual moving film instead of just still photos.  On this assignment I want you to focus on using a variety of shot sizes and angles. As filmmakers, you have the power of manipulating the audience’s field of view.  You decide what the […]

Digital Story Assignment

Posted: 6th September 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

Make a digital story about your object.  It could be from 1 minute to 3 minutes long. Include photos, recorded voice, music, and text.  Include a title at the beginning and credits at the end. Make your message clear and simple.  What do you want to say about your object and yourself?  How will you […]

Recording Audio 2

Posted: 5th September 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

In a quiet place, read your object story aloud and record it.  If you mess up while reading, redo that part!  You can edit it later. Record your 6 word story too.  Experiment with it, have fun.  Chant it, sing it, give it a pulse or rythm. Record anything else relevant to your digital story. […]

Recording Audio

Posted: 4th September 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

Today you will learn to record audio files for your movie.  You will interview each other in partners about your objects.  This is to learn how to record and possibly use in your movie. Step 1:  Write 5 interview questions for your partner.  Tip:  write open ended questions.  You want them to talk a lot! […]

Photo Color Editing

Posted: 31st August 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

I asked you to create a color palette for your movie.  Here’s some suggestions of how you can apply it to your photos: On Photoshop, adjust: Hue/Saturation Desaturate, Add Color Draw on Top Change Color of Selected Area

Photo Shoot!

Posted: 29th August 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

Today I am giving you class time to do a photo shoot of your object.  Have fun!  Be Creative!  Be productive!  Remember your COLOR PALETTE! Photograph your piece from 3 different angles Get close, crop out some of your object 3 shots of You with your object A Shadow of your object Some sort of […]

6 Word Story

Posted: 28th August 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

Sometimes simple is good.  In the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway’s colleagues bet him that he couldn’t write a complete story in just six words. They paid up. Hemingway is said to have considered it his best work. “For sale: baby shoes, never used.” – Ernest Hemingway Write a 6 word story about your object and post […]

Color Palette in Film

Posted: 27th August 2012 by e10391 in Uncategorized

  “Human responses to color are not purely visual responses; they are also psychological or even physiological” TAOWF This means that when you see a certain color, it not only affects your eyes but your mind and your entire body.  “Decorating restaurants in red apparently stimulates the appetite and results in increased food consumption.  Blue […]