Term 3 Assignments
Assignment 2: Choose an Assignment. (You will be able to do more than one for future assignments)
Bank of Projects Ideas:
1. Stop Motion: Using precisely timed and organized photos to create animated stories. The possibilities are endless. Google "stop motion videos" for examples.
2. Summaries of Learning: Create a “Summary of Learning” that captures and describes growth and key learning throughout a course. It could be a digital lesson on a particular topic that could help students understand a concept.
3. Make a Music Video: Lip sync your favorite song and create your own music video!
4. Book Trailers - A book trailer essentially is the same idea as a movie trailer - it provides a dynamic way to introduce the plot, characters, setting, and conflict to entice a viewer or reader to seek out the full version. Students could use this concept to demonstrate their knowledge of a historical event, document, or person.
5. Movie Trailer – Create a 30 second movie trailer of epic proportions
6. Scene Re-enactments - Students can use video to re-create their interpretation of significant scenes in the books. By using video, rather than just performing a skit, students can also integrate music, images, and even other video clips. You could use go animate to remake a scene from your favorite movie.
7. Commercial or Advertisement - Promote an item using the format of a TV Infomercial
8. Instructional Videos - An instructional video is about teaching something to someone else. It can be about anything. Learners can demonstrate how to: Solve a math problem, Bake cookies, Sew mitts, Use a webcam on YouTube, Use certain software, Start a blog, etc… The students become teachers without having to face their peers in a live performance.
9. Video Montage – Create a highlight reel of a special event. For example, using footage from the Spartan Race, create a montage with music in the background
10. Film Festival Movie - Create a video for the upcoming film festival
1. Stop Motion: Using precisely timed and organized photos to create animated stories. The possibilities are endless. Google "stop motion videos" for examples.
2. Summaries of Learning: Create a “Summary of Learning” that captures and describes growth and key learning throughout a course. It could be a digital lesson on a particular topic that could help students understand a concept.
3. Make a Music Video: Lip sync your favorite song and create your own music video!
4. Book Trailers - A book trailer essentially is the same idea as a movie trailer - it provides a dynamic way to introduce the plot, characters, setting, and conflict to entice a viewer or reader to seek out the full version. Students could use this concept to demonstrate their knowledge of a historical event, document, or person.
5. Movie Trailer – Create a 30 second movie trailer of epic proportions
6. Scene Re-enactments - Students can use video to re-create their interpretation of significant scenes in the books. By using video, rather than just performing a skit, students can also integrate music, images, and even other video clips. You could use go animate to remake a scene from your favorite movie.
7. Commercial or Advertisement - Promote an item using the format of a TV Infomercial
8. Instructional Videos - An instructional video is about teaching something to someone else. It can be about anything. Learners can demonstrate how to: Solve a math problem, Bake cookies, Sew mitts, Use a webcam on YouTube, Use certain software, Start a blog, etc… The students become teachers without having to face their peers in a live performance.
9. Video Montage – Create a highlight reel of a special event. For example, using footage from the Spartan Race, create a montage with music in the background
10. Film Festival Movie - Create a video for the upcoming film festival
Assignment 1: Media Lab - Camera Angles and Techniques
Create a new page on your portfolio to research the following topics:
1.Camera Angles and Movements - show a variety of camera angles that are commonly used. Show an example(picture) and write a brief description.
2. The Rule of Thirds
3. Audio Tips when filming
4. Lighting Tips when filming
5. Find a template for making a Storyboard and upload it to your portfolio for reference.
1.Camera Angles and Movements - show a variety of camera angles that are commonly used. Show an example(picture) and write a brief description.
2. The Rule of Thirds
3. Audio Tips when filming
4. Lighting Tips when filming
5. Find a template for making a Storyboard and upload it to your portfolio for reference.
Term 2 Assignments
Assignment 3: Choose a project from Below
The Goal of this project is to integrate multiple media applications to create a masterpiece!
Choose a project from the following topics
Choose a project from the following topics
1. Conversation with Future Me/You: Create an interview/documentary/mission statement style video that is a message for the future you. It's a video you could dedicate to yourself in the future or future generations of your family with sage advice how to navigate through the world.
2. Genre Shifting Movie Trailers: Creators take movie clips and retell the plot of the story in a different genre than the original. Popular examples include The Shining as a romantic comedy, Mary Poppins as a dark horror film, Home Alone as a horror/thriller, Superbad as a thriller, Ferris Bueller’s Day off as an indie “coming of age” film and Mrs. Doubtfire as a horror film.
3. Plot Synopsis in 60 Seconds: Precise editing of a full story to tell it in 60 seconds. For example: "Forrest Gump in 60 seconds", "Lord of the rings in 60 Seconds"
2. Genre Shifting Movie Trailers: Creators take movie clips and retell the plot of the story in a different genre than the original. Popular examples include The Shining as a romantic comedy, Mary Poppins as a dark horror film, Home Alone as a horror/thriller, Superbad as a thriller, Ferris Bueller’s Day off as an indie “coming of age” film and Mrs. Doubtfire as a horror film.
3. Plot Synopsis in 60 Seconds: Precise editing of a full story to tell it in 60 seconds. For example: "Forrest Gump in 60 seconds", "Lord of the rings in 60 Seconds"
4. Tutorial or Demonstration: This is your opportunity to teach! Create a tutorial on an area of your expertise. You can also record a screencast demonstration . Free screencasting sites like Screencast-o-Matic and Tiny Take turn your computers into simple video creation tools. WEVideo also has a screen capturing feature. Students can show a slide presentation with audio descriptions or demonstrate how to do something on their computers.
5. Make a tour or virtual tour of a significant location — If students visit a place — on a field trip, on vacation or any time — they can share their learning experience with others by recording video of it and narrating as they go. You can also create a virtual tour using WEVideo.
6. Highlight a cause — When students find about problems in the world and decide to act, the result is more than learning — it’s change for the better. Students can use their video skills to encourage others to make change as well and contribute to something bigger than themselves.
7. Recreate a historic speech or moment in history.
8. Public Service Announcement
5. Make a tour or virtual tour of a significant location — If students visit a place — on a field trip, on vacation or any time — they can share their learning experience with others by recording video of it and narrating as they go. You can also create a virtual tour using WEVideo.
6. Highlight a cause — When students find about problems in the world and decide to act, the result is more than learning — it’s change for the better. Students can use their video skills to encourage others to make change as well and contribute to something bigger than themselves.
7. Recreate a historic speech or moment in history.
8. Public Service Announcement
Assignment 2: Pixlr Challenge
1. Find a youtube tutorial or choose one or more from below, on applying a special effect in Pixlr
2. Attempt to follow the tutorial and post the results on your portfolio page. (Before & After)
3. Also post the tutorial from Youtube
4. If time permits please try more than one special effect tutorial
Here is an few example of a tutorial: (feel free to use these effects in your challenge)
2. Attempt to follow the tutorial and post the results on your portfolio page. (Before & After)
3. Also post the tutorial from Youtube
4. If time permits please try more than one special effect tutorial
Here is an few example of a tutorial: (feel free to use these effects in your challenge)
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Assignment 1: Super Powered PowerPoint
Part 1:
We will be exploring the Power of PowerPoint and Office tools with the goal of making great presentations!
The lesson was created with an older version of PowerPoint, however the same functions are nearby in the menus. I recommend using the help tools if you can't find what you are looking for.
Here is the challenge:
We will be exploring the Power of PowerPoint and Office tools with the goal of making great presentations!
The lesson was created with an older version of PowerPoint, however the same functions are nearby in the menus. I recommend using the help tools if you can't find what you are looking for.
Here is the challenge:
Part 2:
Take a look at some awesome templates using similar features we just practiced. Choose a template and customize it with your own questions.
Jeopardy PowerPoint
Jeopardy Template Excel File
Deal or No Deal
Family Feud
Wheel of Fortune
More Games Available at : www.rusnakcreative.com
Take a look at some awesome templates using similar features we just practiced. Choose a template and customize it with your own questions.
Jeopardy PowerPoint
Jeopardy Template Excel File
Deal or No Deal
Family Feud
Wheel of Fortune
More Games Available at : www.rusnakcreative.com
Term 1
Assignment 1: Creating Your Portfolio
Media Lab
Part 1:
Part 1:
- Create a new page on your website. Call it Media Labs.
- Add a title box or button and write File Formats
- Create another page called File Formats. Arrange it in the navigation so that it fits under Media Labs
- On The file format page, you will answer the following questions:
- Question 1: What are the top five Photo File Formats? Write their definitions and when you would use these formats. Pros and cons. Add pictures to explain if you would like.
- Question 2: What are the top five Video File Formats? Write their definitions and when you would use these formats. Pros and cons. Add pictures to explain if you would like.
- Question 3: How important is resolution in an image or video? Show an example of High resolution vs. Low resolution.
- Task: Embed a youtube video on this page with tutorials related to these topics.
- Find a Prezi about file formats and embed the presentation on your webpage.
Assignment 2: Design a logo for your site
- Design a logo for your site using canva.com . This logo can be a way to identify your media projects in a form of branding.
Assignment 3: Canva Banner Challenge
1. Once you have completed your media production company logo, update your portfolio.
2. Canva Challenge:
visit www.cvrhighschool.com and you will notice there are several pages with banners at the top of each page.
2. Canva Challenge:
visit www.cvrhighschool.com and you will notice there are several pages with banners at the top of each page.
Depending on how it's used, a banner is either a graphic image that announces the name or identity of a site (and often is spread across the width of the Web page) or is an advertising image.
Your task is to create banners for cvrhighschool.com
There are 2 dimensions of banners used on this site:
Short Banner: 960x130 pixels
Tall banner: 960x236 pixels.
Choose a page on the site and create a banner in the exact dimensions stated above. you may use your program of choice. (ex: canva.com or Pixlr.com
Your task is to create banners for cvrhighschool.com
There are 2 dimensions of banners used on this site:
Short Banner: 960x130 pixels
Tall banner: 960x236 pixels.
Choose a page on the site and create a banner in the exact dimensions stated above. you may use your program of choice. (ex: canva.com or Pixlr.com
Assignment 4: Digital Story Slideshow
Digital Story
Objective
The purpose of this project is for students to create a multimedia presentation in the form of a digital story. A digital story is the result of a narrative that is written or recorded as audio and amplified with a sequence of images. This story should be compelling and meaningful and may also be personally relevant.
The slideshow is one of the dominant visual storytelling methods in use in media presentations. More and more, these slideshows are accompanied by audio, music, interviews, text as well as video. We will begin with the basics: still photos, accompanied by tightly written cutlines, that taken together to tell a story with integrity. Using video is optional if you find relative material
The Assignment.
1. Select a story of interest to the community that lends itself well to visual storytelling.
2. The story will be told as a slideshow using WeVideo or PhotoStory.
3. Photos should be in focus and well exposed, well composed and high quality. Consider different framing types for your photos ex: wide/overall, medium, close-up, and detailed.
4. Cutline should do more than state the obvious about the photo. The first sentence usually adds context or information about the situation in the photo. Second sentences often add information that advances the story or provides additional information.
5. The design of the slides should be consistent. You are encouraged to use motion effects or transitions as long as they remain consistent with the message of the slideshow
6. Keep slide design clean and simple.
Objective
The purpose of this project is for students to create a multimedia presentation in the form of a digital story. A digital story is the result of a narrative that is written or recorded as audio and amplified with a sequence of images. This story should be compelling and meaningful and may also be personally relevant.
The slideshow is one of the dominant visual storytelling methods in use in media presentations. More and more, these slideshows are accompanied by audio, music, interviews, text as well as video. We will begin with the basics: still photos, accompanied by tightly written cutlines, that taken together to tell a story with integrity. Using video is optional if you find relative material
The Assignment.
1. Select a story of interest to the community that lends itself well to visual storytelling.
2. The story will be told as a slideshow using WeVideo or PhotoStory.
3. Photos should be in focus and well exposed, well composed and high quality. Consider different framing types for your photos ex: wide/overall, medium, close-up, and detailed.
4. Cutline should do more than state the obvious about the photo. The first sentence usually adds context or information about the situation in the photo. Second sentences often add information that advances the story or provides additional information.
5. The design of the slides should be consistent. You are encouraged to use motion effects or transitions as long as they remain consistent with the message of the slideshow
6. Keep slide design clean and simple.