Media Arts

QUARTER 4 PROJECTS:

*Movie Trailer *Music Video

Do you have everything handed in or graded?

QUARTER 3 PROJECTS:

*Landscape *Magazine Cover *Restaurant Menu Design *Video Portfolio Montage

QUARTER 2 PROJECTS:

*Typography *Text Musician *Personal Collage

Product Design Unit: *Product Design Worksheet *Product Logo *Product Packaging

QUARTER 1 PROJECTS:

*Mandala*Clone *New Body *50 Years

MUSIC VIDEO

OBJECTIVE: Create a music video to your favorite song!

DIRECTIONS:

-Submit storyboard and copy of lyrics (clean version only)

-Record and import footage (consider: camera angles, macro and long shot, green screen footage, lip-syncing, backdrops, props, etc)

-Edit Video in iMovie (consider: reversing clips, speed up/slow down footage, reusing the same footage in each part of the chorus, adding still imagery, adding special video effects, slide rotation and cropping)

**Include a TITLE SLIDE with the title and artist of the song.

**Include an END SLIDE with the names of all the group members.

Fade Music in and out.

Export Movie into your shared drive named: ALLLASTNAMES_MV.MOV

YOUR VIDEO MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

10_Completed Storyboard

5__Clean Copy of Lyrics

10_Green Screen Footage

5__Lip-Syncing

10_Reverse Clip

5__Long Shot Camera Angle

5__Macro Shot Camera Angle

10_Fast-Motion Clip

10_Slow-Motion Clip

5__A Still Image Created in Photoshop

5__A Still Image Created in Illustrator

5__Special Video Effects in at least One Clip

5__A Title Slide with the title and artist of the song

5__An End Slide with the names of all the group members

5__Music Faded in and out

100_Total Points

MOVIE TRAILER DIRECTIONS-

You and your group will film a trailer for a movie. You may use a movie plot that already exists or you can create one.

Trailer Time can be 1 to 2 minutes long.

You may film anywhere within the school and using the green screen in the printing room.

FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS VIEW FILE - MOVIE TRAILER RUBRIC

1st Assignment - Complete Storyboard and plan out exactly what your

2nd Assignment - Film the trailer

3rd Assignment - Edit in iMovie (add fonts, transitions, text, effects, etc.)

INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRICAL TRAILER

As you sit in your seat with movie ticket stub in one hand and a bag of popcorn in the other, awaiting your feature movie to begin, you inevitably will view a barrage of commercials and movie trailers. Trailers, or previews, are film advertisements for feature films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown. Trailers condense the content of a movie into a series of selected shots and dialogue set to mood-appropriate music to create excitement or interest in the viewer. Strangely enough, the term trailer would seem to suggest that the movie preview would come at the end of the feature film screening. This originally was the case until it became evident that patrons would not stick around after the film’s completion – what did stick was the term ‘trailer’. In many mainstream movie theatres, you can anticipate 10 to 15 minutes of advertising before the feature begins. According to the Hollywood Reporter, “studios are paying distributors to bulk up the pre-show program with even more trailers, sometimes packing in as many as seven before a movie. Luckily, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) sets a 2.5 minute time limit for the clips, but that still means you could get stuck with almost 18 minutes of promos before the opening credits of the movie you actually came to see begin to roll” (Adam Markovitz, Popwatch May 4th, 2010).

Movie trailers are designated green (for everyone), yellow (for only age appropriate internet users), and red (for mature audiences only... may include profanity, nudity, graphic violence). Note that special features and extended versions of film trailers are released only online and there are no time restrictions for online trailers.

THE FORMAT OF TRAILERS

Trailers tend to follow the same pattern as a film, with three "acts"... They have a beginning, or intro sequence, followed by a problem, and then a solution. This shows the audience what the film is about, however this format also reveals too much of the entire story. It is usually preferable to include scenes/clips that make the film appeal, but leave a lot to be desired.

As trailers have three "acts," they may occasionally have different songs/sounds to go with each, which are often not included in the film itself as the trailers are typically made before the post-production is finished and the soundtrack is one of the last things added. (note: This is not the case for 'ET' or films with specific, distinctive soundtracks).

Some trailers also include sequences that are not actually in the film. This is most famously seen in the six-minute trailer for Hitchcock's 'Psycho' in which the whole trailer is shot post-production and even included a different actress for the main role. However, some things are in the trailers that have been cut from the original film. An example of this is in the 'Spiderman' trailer, in which there is a scene of criminals near the World Trade Center. Since the film was released soon after the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, the nation was still very sensitive and the scene was removed from the finished film.

Video Portfolio Montage-

Photoshop & iMovie

EXPORT MOVIE FILE:

In iMovie -> Go to SHARE --> EXPORT USING QUICKTIME

IMPORT PHOTOS INTO IPHOTO:

STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS:

***Mat all your work digitally, and save as JPEG files in RGB mode.***

-----------In the end you should have 12 pieces.--------

*ALL PHOTOSHOP PROJECTS:

1. Open Original FileMerge All Layers (If it's not already merged)

2. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to Select your work or SELECT - ALL

3. Edit - Copy

4. File - New

5. Make sure it is a letter size document

6. Once opened, go to Edit - Fill and Fill it with Black

1. Edit - Paste your work into the file.

2. If you already have a black border you are done. If not, go to Edit - Free Transform and holding shift make the work smaller to reveal a black border

3. Save As - TitleoftheProject.jpeg MAKE SURE IT'S A .JPEG!! Also, create a folder titled Video Montage Portfolio in your Share Folder!!

4. File - New

5. Make sure it is a letter size document

6. Once opened, go to Edit - Fill and Fill it with Black

7. Edit - Paste your work into the file.

8. If you already have a black border you are done. If not, go to Edit - Free Transform and holding shift make the work smaller to reveal a black border

9. Save As - TitleoftheProject.jpeg MAKE SURE IT'S A .JPEG!! Also, CREATE A FOLDER TITLED VIDEO PORTFOLIO MONTAGE in your Share Folder!!

*ALL ILLUSTRATOR PROJECTS:

1. Open Illustrator file in Photoshop.

2. (Your file may not be this exact size, whatever size it is is ok, just click OK. Make sure that the resolution is at 300 pixels/inch)

1. *SKIP TO NUMBER 8 IF YOU DON'T NEED WHITE BEHIND YOUR ARTWORK* Create a new layer and organize it so that it sits BEHIND your art work.

   1. Edit - Fill

   2. Choose WHITE.

   3. Merge the layers.

2. File - New

3. Make sure it is a letter size document

4. Once opened, go to Edit - Fill and Fill it with Black

1. Edit - Paste your work into the file.

2. If you already have a black border you are done. If not, go to Edit - Free Transform and holding shift make the work smaller to reveal a black border

Save As - TitleoftheProject.jpeg MAKE SURE IT'S A .JPEG!! Also, create a folder titled Video Montage Portfolio in your Share Folder!!

Create a song to go along with your Montage in Garage Band:

HOW-TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR GARAGEBAND

1. Create an original song in GarageBand, which will be the soundtrack for your video portfolio.

2. "Share" your GarageBand song to iTunes, in AAC format.

3. Open your video portfolio in iMovie again, and add your soundtrack.

4. "Share" completed video portfolio, with soundtrack over it, to Quicktime (full quality).

5. Place all pieces into your Video Portfolio folder for grading

Restaurant Menu Design-

Photoshop or Illustrator

You may choose to use either Photoshop or Illustrator, it's your choice.

Procedure -

Photoshop - 8 1/2 x 11 300 pixels/inch

Illustrator - 8 1/2 x 11

Your menu must be either a flat menu with 2 sides, tri-fold, or folded in half.

Magazine Cover Design-

Photoshop

You will work in PAIRS for this project. You must complete 1 magazine cover design.

Procedure -

Make a new file in Photoshop 8.5 x 11 at 300 px/in CMYK mode.

1. Choose wisely! Decide who are you going to work with.

2. Decide what your magazine theme will be.

3. Choose a title for your magazine.

4. Decide who will be on the cover.

5. Decide what the cover will be like.

6. Plan who is going to be in the cover, what they will wear, what kind of makeup if any they will have, and if they need props.

7. Plan which day you will do this and then you can sign out the camera to use during class for your photoshoot. You may take the photo anywhere in the building with a pass. You must be respectful of school and building rules.

8. Upload your photos onto your computer and edit in Photoshop.

9. Think of cover stories.

10. Design the title of your magazine (choose font, color, etc.)

11. You may have a barcode and price on your magazine.

Additional Grading Information Coming Soon!

LANDSCAPE -

Illustrator

1. Find a photo of a landscape online. This will be your reference.

2. Open Google Chrome.

3. Use the Image Search. Make sure you select LARGE photos ONLY.

4. CLICK ON THE PHOTO.

5. VIEW IMAGE.

6. RIGHT-CLICK or CONTROL + CLICK and SAVE IMAGE AS. Save it in your shared folder.

7. Open the photo in ILLUSTRATOR.

8. Use the black arrow and click ONCE on the image.

9. EDIT -> COPY

10. Close the photo file.

11. FILE -> NEW Create a new file in ILLUSTRATOR

12. EDIT -> PASTE

13. Move the photo if you have to so that it's centered and size it so that it's the the full size of the page. Make sure you hold down SHIFT as you size!!!

14.While the photo is still selected.... go to OBJECT -> LOCK -> SELECTION

15. Use the brush tool or pen tool to start painting your landscape!

COLLAGE -

Photoshop

1. Open Photoshop

2. File -> New

3.

4. Use GOOGLE CHROME to search for images to use in your collage.

CLICK VIEW IMAGE!!

RIGHT CLICK OR CONTROL + CLICK THEN SAVE IMAGE AS...

SAVE IT IN YOUR SHARE DRIVE!!!

5. File -> Place (to place an image on the collage)

6. Does your image have a background that you need to get rid of? Your collage should not just be a bunch of squares and rectangles. It can have some, but not many.

7. Right Click (or control + click) on the layer with the photo and select RASTERIZE!!

Use PenTool to cut out the background!

If the image you find has a WHITE background you can use the MAGIC WAND, CLICK ON THE WHITE BACKGROUND, the EDIT-> CUT!

* EDIT -> FREE TRANSFORM allows you to size and rotate

8. You should fill up the entire page with at least 50+ things! They should be things you like, things you like to do, interests you have, bands, music, art, logos, brand names, objects, animals, etc. ANYTHING THAT REPRESENTS YOU!!

TEXT MUSICIAN -

Photoshop

When you have completed the Product Design Unit, you may work on the Text Musician Project. Please download the Word Document called, MediaTextPortraitDirections.docx. (You must scroll to the bottom completely and click on the blue arrow to download file. This file will end up in your Downloads Folder.)

PRODUCT DESIGN UNIT -

Illustrator

***********SCROLL DOWN COMPLETELY TO REVIEW ALL DIRECTIONS OF UNIT***************

This unit will consist of 3 project grades:

1. PRODUCT DESIGN WORKSHEET

2. Logo Design

3. Package Design

Each of these assignments must be completed in this order. Each will count as 1 project grade for the 2nd quarter.

Product Inspiration - (videos shown in class)

Logo Inspiration -

The Art of Logo Design -

Objective - You must come up with a develop your own product idea. It can be absolutely anything!! You won't have to actually create this product in real life, so it can be anything in your imagination!!

Once you have you idea please download and fill out the PRODUCTDESIGNWORKSHEET.doc found below. Click on the blue arrow to download.

THIS WILL COUNT AS 1 PROJECT GRADE.

DUE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.

CREATE YOUR LOGO

In Adobe Illustrator, use the type tool to create your logo. You can use any font you'd like by using the Character Window. (Click the blue link for Character next to the font name)

After you choose the font you like you can now customize the font to really make it your own.

While the text is selected, go to Object and click on Expand. Now each letter has become a vector.

Now you will need to go up to Object and click on Ungroup. Now you'll be able to move the letters around and even edit the vector lines using the WHITE ARROW TOOL.

If you want additional effects you can open your PATHFINDER WINDOW:

Select the letters you wish to make the effect with:

After using the Brush Tool you can change what the brush stroke looks like by going to the BRUSHES window:

Your logo design will count as 1 project grade and will be due Tuesday, November 24th.

Package Design -

In Illustrator you will create the design of what your product will be sold in.

Create a new file - 8 1/2" x 11" PRINT

Decide on the overall shape of your box. Begin with the front of the box, the part that will be seen first when shopping in a store.

Use the various tools in Illustrator to create your design and you must incorporate your logo. You logo should be on the package!

Don't forget to include tabs, so that when you print out your design you will be able to assembly a model of it.

Here is an example from a DEMONSTRATION:

Here is an actually COMPLETED student made example:

TYPOGRAPHY Self-Portrait -

Intro to Ilustrator

Due on Friday, November 6th.

Please download Typography PowerPoint and Word Directions below...

When you are finished with 50 Years...

http://designbuddy.com/test-your-type-kerning-skills-free-kerning-game

Assignment for Thursday, October 1st

DUE: OCTOBER 16th

Please choose one of the following famous graphic designers to research and write a 200-word paragraph. Make sure to put information found into your own words, this way you won’t plagiarize. Please include your opinion of the artists’ work.

This will count as 1 project grade.

Make sure your name on your work and print at the end of the period.

Famous Graphic Designers:

1. Eddie Opara

2. Chipp Kid

3. Paula Scher

4. Michael Bierut

5. David Carson

50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE....

DUE: OCTOBER 16th

Photoshop

1. Download directions and images below and place them in a folder entitled: 50Years

Open Photoshop

File New

New Body - DUE 9/29

Photoshop

1. Using Google Chrome (to find this go to the magnifying glass in the upper right hand side of the screen and type in Chrome) fine a photo of a body you would like to put your face on. It can be a person, animal, cartoon, etc.

2. Get a photo of yourself that would fit into the way the body's face is.

3. Pentool out your face.

4. Load the path as a selection and copy and paste it onto the new photo.

SAVE SAVE SAVE

Clone Project - DUE 9/29

Photoshop

1. Take 5 different photos of yourself on Photo Booth.

2. Save Photos in a file called CLONE PROJECT located within your shared drive.

3. Edit each photo in Photoshop and save at .jpg.

4. Leave 1 image open.

5. Go to SELECT ALL and then EDIT COPY

6. FILE NEW

7. Don't adjust anything just hit OK

8. EDIT PASTE

9. Continue to Select your other photos and paste them onto your project.

10. Using the PEN TOOL, you will PEN TOOL out your face/body and cut out the background on ONLY 4 of them. You will need to keep the background from one of them.

When using the pentool make sure you have these selected:

After pentooling your path go to the Path Window: