Inspirations: Projects: Final Presentation

Questions

• How do I describe my own Art?

What am I making?

• A narrative about your art, describing what skills you practiced, how you made it, and what influenced you

How do I make it?

• Look at your Portfolio and reflect on your artistic process

• For each artwork you describe, make a list of ideas you will talk about

Steps

1. Review the Resources we covered in this year (see below)

2. Look at each piece of artwork you are sharing

3. Make a list on an index card, sheet of paper, notebook, or digital document for each piece of artwork including:

   • Skills you learned or practiced making it

   • Principles of composition and design that you used to make it

   • Influences on this work of out - where did you get inspiration or ideas?

4. Rather than write out sentences, list some vocabulary terms and key words you want to discuss

5. Practice telling a classmate your story about each art piece using the words in your notes

6. Present to a larger audience the story about your art that you have practiced

Grading

• 4/A = Rich story about your art including skills, principles, influences - 5 ideas about your various artworks, explain using at least 3 terms in the Vocabulary List Cheatsheet

• 3/B = Detailed story about your art - 3 ideas about your various artworks, explain using at least 2 terms in the Vocabulary List Cheatsheet

• 2/C = Basic story about your art - 2 ideas about your various artworks, explain using at least 1 term in the Vocabulary List Cheatsheet

Career Connections

• Presenting your work and showing understanding of it is good for getting jobs, contracts, and reflecting on your own art.

Resources

1. example 10 Photo Composition Rules

2. Principles of Design

3. Typography

4. Cinematography

5. Video Editing principles inspired by Walter Murch

Vocabulary List Cheatsheet

• Photography "Rules of Composition"

  1. Rule of Thirds (basics, more details)

  2. Balancing Elements (basics, more details)

  3. Leading Lines (basics, more details)

  4. Symmetry and Patterns (basics)

  5. Viewpoint (basics)

  6. Background (basics)

  7. Depth (basics)

  8. Framing (basics, more EXAMPLES)

  9. Cropping (basics)

  10. Experimentation (basics, what did you try? Explain!)

• Principles of Design

  1. Balance

  2. Alignment (or Composition, Proximity)

  3. Emphasis (or Focus)

  4. Rhythm (or Movement, Repetition, or Pattern)

  5. Unity (or Harmony)

  6. Scale & Proportion

  7. Variety

  8. Contrast

• Typography

  1. Using different categories of type (many examples)

  2. Not using too many fonts in a design; use just a small few

• Video Editing principles inspired by Walter Murch

  1. Emotion

  2. Story

  3. Rhythm

  4. and others