The Course

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”

― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Visual Arts: Documentary Film and Video, Grade 11, Open Code: AWR3O

This course enables students to create media art works using available and emerging technologies such as computer animation, digital imaging, and video, and a variety of media. Students will explore the elements and principles of media arts, the connections between contemporary media art works and traditional art forms, and the importance of using responsible practices when engaged in the creative process. Students will develop the skills necessary to create and interpret media art works. This focus course explores and analyses story-telling through various video and animation techniques. Students will express their ideas and opinions, as well as, demonstrate their artistry and technical skills through flash and stop motion animations, flipbooks, comedic videos and factual documentaries.

Recommended Prerequisite: ASM 20, Any Visual Art 9-12

• Course Outline

• Course Expectations

• Course Evaluation

• The Big Ideas

• Assessment Categories

• Learning Skills and Work Habits

  • Your Grades

• Contact Information

• Classroom Rules

  • Respect and Responsibility:

  • Give it and Get it...It works both ways!

• Seating Plan

• Materials Required

  • Organized Binder for Notes

  • Sharp Pencils

  • Eraser

  • Ruler

• Safety

  • Notes

  • Arts Department Safety

• Semester Long Field Trip Form

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