Commercial Scripting/Storyboarding Project

Today the students will begin the planning for their first film project.  First, they will be setting up word so they can write a properly formatted screenplay.

The students will need to follow the following tutorials to properly format their scripts in Word.

Students need to email all missing assignments to

michaelr@spokaneschools.org by the end of the class period today!








Once their formatting is complete the students will have the rest of the week to begin writing their 60 second commercials in their groups or individually. The rough draft of their scripts must be printed off and turned in by the end of the class period on Thursday.

Introduction into Video Production

This week the students will begin to learn the secrets of how to shoot effective video.  The students will be watching each video in the playlist below titled "How to Shoot Like a Pro Series"  This will give the students the opportunity to learn the basics so they are ready to tackle their projects head on.

How to Shoot Like a Pro Series -  5 Videos Total!

For each Video the students will need to make 3 multiple choice questions.  That is 15 multiple choice questions total!  Each multiple choice question is worth 1 pt for a total of 15 points of prework.  They will be quizzed the entire playlist on Thursday.

If the students finish early they may continue their exploration of Storyboarthat.com.  Tomorrow they will begin work on their first assignment in the video production unit.

Creating a StoryboardThat Account and Exploration

Today the students will be creating a Storyboard That account and begin their first storyboard to be produced into a project.

First thing the students need to do is go website storyboardthat.com

Click Here to go to Storyboardthat.com

1.  You need to click log on in the upper right hand corner.
2.  You need to click on I am a new user.
3.  For your USERNAME use your Salk Username
4.  For your PASSWORD use your Salk Password
5.  Click the I have read the terms and conditions box.
6.  Click on the box that says Register for Storyboardthat.com
7.  Under the Are you in the right place area.  Click on I am a Student.
8.  Type michaelrobinson11 as your school/teacher name
9.  Type:  freedom061 as your Access Key
10.  Type your First and Last Name in the "name:" box.

Watch the Getting Started with Storyboard That  Video.  (Copied Below if it doesn't automatically start.)





You will have the rest of the class to explore Storyboardthat.com and test its features/functionality.

Moving into Video Production

Today the students begin their journey into Video Productions.   They will be doing so by watching a series of videos from professionals who work inside of the industry.  These introductory days will also serve as an opportunity for the students to complete any work they have not turned in or is missing.


James Cameron

Jeff Skoll

Hour of Code - Khan Academy

Today the students will be taking a break their final project to participate in the Khan Academy Hour of Code.  They will click on the link below and try their hands at programming simple programs using Computer Code.

Khan Academy - Hour of Code

or

Made with Code  - Click on Start Coding under the Inside Out Logo

If students choose the Made with Code option they may explore other Coding Challenges after they complete the assigned Coding workshops above.

Stop the students with 5 minutes remaining in class.  Students will need to email michaelr@spokaneschools.org their coding for the last module they completed.

STUDENTS NEED TO IDENTIFY THE TITLE OF THE MODULE TO GET CREDIT FOR THE DAYS WORK.

This email will serve as their grade

Audacity Final Project - Movie Script Redo

The students have reached the end of their Audacity Unit.  They have learned how to engineer sound, manipulate vocal effects, add sound effects, and record their own audio.  Today they will begin their final project where they will put all of these tasks together.  The students are going to redo a movie scene using audio effects only.  Since the scope of this project consists of numerous characters the students will have the option to work with a partner on this project.  Two people will be the maximum allowed for this project.  Both students will have to record the different voices.  Turning in one project together.  If they choose to work independently they will be responsible for recording all of the voices on their own.  When the students finish with the project they will have the opportunity to finish any of their unfinished work from the Audacity Series of projects.  This project is scheduled to be due on Tuesday, December 8th.


The students will have to include the recorded voices, background noises, sound effects, etc.  They will need to use freesound.org for their sound effects and background music.

freesound.org log in:
username: SalkComputerApps2
password:  student1

Below is the original Movie Scene they will be rerecording in Audacity






The students will be graded as follows on this project:

Movie Scene Completed and Redone ...........................................................15 points
Ambient and Background sound/music included..............................................5 points
Sound Effects in appropriate places ...............................................................5 points
Recorded Audio and different characters identifiable.......................................10 points
Professionalism ..............................................................................................5 points

Total Points for Project ................................................................................ 40 points

The script for the movie scene is below.  Have Fun!

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                                                Wreck It Ralph BadAnon Scene Script

Ralph sits in a room full of VIDEO GAME BAD GUYS. A sign on the wall reads: “BadAnon: One Game at a Time.”

 CLYDE Nice share, Ralph. As fellow Bad Guys, we’ve all felt what you’re feeling, and we’ve come to terms with it.

RALPH Really?

ZANGIEF (thick Russian accent) Right here. I am Zangief. I am Bad Guy.

OTHER BAD GUYS Hi Zangief.

RALPH Hi Zangief.

ZANGIEF I relate to you, Ralph. When I hit bottom, I was crushing man’s skull (MORE) like sparrow egg between my thighs. (smacking his thigh) And I am wondering, why do you have to be so bad, Zangief? Why can’t more like good guy? Then I have moment of clarity: If Zangief is good guy, who will crush man’s skull like sparrow egg between thighs? And I say, “Zangief, you are bad guy. But this does not mean you are bad guy.”

Claps of understanding.

 RALPH Right. I’m sorry, you lost me there.

ZOMBIE (thick Zombie accent) Arrhh. Zombie. Bad Guy.

OTHER BAD GUYS Hi Zombie.

RALPH Hi Zombie.

ZOMBIE Zangief saying: labels not make you happy -- good, bad... (Frankenstein growl) You must love you.

CY-BORG Yeah! Inside HERE! Cy-borg rips out Zombie’s heart, shows it to Ralph.

RALPH Okay. I gotcha. Watch out; it’s dripping.

CLYDE Question Ralph: we’ve been asking you to BadAnon for years now, and tonight you finally show up. Why is that?

RALPH I don’t know, I just felt like coming.... I suppose it has something to do with the fact that, well, today is 30th Anniversary of my game.

SATAN Happy Anniversary, Ralph.

RALPH Thanks, Satan.

SATAN It’s sai-tine, actually.

RALPH Got it. But here’s the thing... (exhales, then) I don’t want to be the bad guy anymore. GASPS. Bowser spits out his coffee and thus fire.

CY-BORG You can’t mess with the program, Ralph.

M. BISON (miming “crazy”) You’re not going Turbo, are you?

RALPH Turbo? No, I’m not going Turbo. Come on guys. Is it Turbo to want a friend, or a medal, or a piece of pie every once in a while? Is it turbo to want more out of life?

ZOMBIE Yeeeeesssss.

CLYDE Ralph, Ralph, we get it. But we can’t change who we are, and the sooner you accept that the better off your game and your life will be.

ZANGIEF Hey, one game at a time, Ralph.

CLYDE Now let’s close out with the Bad Guy Affirmation. They all get up, hold hands.

ALL BAD GUYS I’m bad. And that’s good. I will never be good. And that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me.

END

Audacity Children's Story

The students will be creating a new version of an existing Children's story in Audacity.  They will be finding a children's story being read on youtube.com.  They will convert that to a sound file and upload it into Audacity.  The students will be adding additional sound effects from Freesound.org and using Vocal Sound Effects to change the way the story is told.

 They will be graded as follows:

Audio Clip transferred from youtube ........................................................  4 points

At least 7 sound effects added to the story ................................................  7 points

At least 3 Vocal Effects used in the reading ..............................................  3 points

Professional Quality of End Product .......................................................... 6 points

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Total Points                                                                                                  20 points


This project is DUE AT THE END OF CLASS ON MONDAY!

Continuing the Quest with Audacity

This week the students will be entering their second to last week of Audacity.  The students have learned how to make a soundscape, create a unique song, and some basic manipulation techniques.  This week they will be learning how to manipulate vocal effects inside of audacity.  The students will learn some vocal manipulation techniques at the beginning of the week and finish the week by adding effects to a pre-read audio recording of a children's book.  The assignment will be posted on Thursday morning.  However, the students will be learning the techniques on Monday and Tuesday by exploring the following tutorials.

How to make a Demonic Voice




Chipmunk Voice/Pitch Manipulation





Adding Voice Effects in Audacity




Once you have finished the videos, take some time to explore the many different effects in Audacity.  Specifically, figuring out what each effect does and what you think you could do with it.  Make a Word Document of each effect and not what it is called, what it does, and how you think it could be used.  This list will be due via email by the end of the period on Tuesday.

Audacity Music Engineering Week

This week the students will be working on creating a MASH UP from a series of Music Choices.  They will be able to use any of the clips saved into the K-Drive, Robinson Productions, MASH UP Folder.

The students must use at least 3 of the selections from the folder and create a unique song with it. They may bring samples of music from home and remove the lyrics from it.  They will then insert these lyrics over the music they have created! They will need the following tutorials to successfully complete this Challenge!

Making MASH UPS Part 1




Making MASHUPS part 2



How to remove Vocals



 How to engineer a Song







Another Vocal Isolation Tutorial





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Manual Instructions for Vocal Isolation from Audacity Help Desk..

Using Audacity for vocal isolation

An Audacity user (Marco Diego) posted this technique on the Audacity Forum for using Audacity to attempt to isolate vocals; it will not work successfully in all cases.

It is sometimes possible to isolate vocals by using Audacity's Noise Reduction to capture the noise profile of a song that has had vocals removed, then run Noise Reduction with that profile on the original mix before vocals were removed.

1. Make a copy of your original stereo track
   1. Select the whole track (click in empty space in its Track Control Panel for example where it says "Hz")
   2. Copy the track with Edit > Copy
   3. Create a new stereo track with Tracks > Add New > Stereo Track
   4. Use Edit > Paste to make a copy of the original track in the new stereo track
2. Select the whole of the copied track (click in empty space in its Track Control Panel)
3. Remove the vocals in the copy by using Effect > Vocal Remover (for center-panned vocals)...
4. On a copy of the track remove the vocals as in Case 1 above using Audacity's Vocal Remover
5. The copied track should remain selected, so use Effect > Noise Reduction... and click on the Get Noise Profile button
6. Now select the original track (click in the space its Track Control Panel)
7. Use Effect > Noise Reduction... and click on the OK button
8. Delete the copied track (click in the [X] at the top left of its Track Control Panel)

The following may let you remove drums which are not centered but keep the vocals:

• Use the steps above to create a track with vocal isolation.
• Then import the original song into Audacity again and try this Nyquist plug-in elliptice.ny to move the bass frequencies to center.
• Then remove the drums from the center by inversion.
• Finally mix the vocals back in.

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The students will be graded as follows for this project.


Music Engineering of at least 3 clips ....................................................... 8 points

Audio Clip of Choosing with Lyrics Removed ....................................... 8 points

Professional Quality of Final Product ..................................................... 4 points

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Total Points Possible                                                                               20 points

Halloween Week with Audacity

This week the students will be creating a Scary Halloween Soundscape in Audacity.  The students will be watching the tutorials below and then creating their own mixes.

Their Scary Soundscape will be graded as follows:


Use of at least 8 different Sound Effects taken from freesound.org ........ 8 pts

A Soundscape clip that is a minimum of 4 minutes in length .................. 8 pts

Professionalism ......................................................................................... 4 pts

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Total                                                                                                            20 pts


Tutorail 1




Tutorial 2






Tutorial 3





Tutorial 4






Should be a fun week before Halloween.

Hello.........Audacity

We are officially moving beyond our Photoshop Unit.  The students will be diving into Audacity by watching the Tutorial below.  They will then be logging into freesound.org and begin downloading Sound Effects to give us a Class Bank to work out of.

freesound username:  SalkComputerApps2

Password:  student1

ADOBE Photoshop Final Project - DUE 10-20

Students will be completing their final projects this week.

Their final projects will display their skills in 5 different editing techniques in Photoshop.

They will be creating a Virtual Art Gallery.  Using Sketchup they will either build or download an Art Gallery to display 5 different pieces of work.

The work has to consist of 5 different photos and each photo has to include a different editing technique that we covered in class.  The art will be displayed inside of the virtual studio and a 3D virtual walk through will be conducted.

The students may either take their own photos or use any of the class bank of photos created in class.

They will be graded as follows:

25 points for the 5 edited Works of Art.
8 points for the Virtual Studio
3 points for the Virtual Walk Through
4 points for Professionalism
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40 points total for the project.

Sketchup Tutorial Series Below

Finish Name Badges, Start Andy Warhol Project

We are headed into the final week of Photoshop Work before the final project starts.  This week the students will be finishing their name badges and then beginning their Andy Warhol color manipulation project.  Once the students finish their Name Badge they will be printed off and the students will be able to go take a photograph of themselves or a friend to create the Andy Warhol pop art below.

 

The Andy Warhol Project will be graded as follows.

Ability to take a themed/staged photo for the Andy Warhol production ..................  8 pts
Ability to edit the photo down into its base state for editing ....................................  4 pts
Finished product with Andy Warhol Effects ..........................................................   3 pts
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Total Points                                                                                                             15 pts

When the students finish this project, they will be able to use their extra time to take some additional pictures and practice any of the photoshop effects they have learned to date!

Name Badges for Production Class

This weeks project will involve the students making a unique name badge to use as their production pass for the rest of the semester.  The passes will be printed on 8.5" by 11" paper and will be left in the classroom.

The students will take a Self Portrait of themselves to complete this project.  They will then use the following as the text for the name badge.

Line 1:  Their Favorite Color
Line 2:  Their Favorite Food
Line 3:  Their Favorite Songe
Line 4:  Period (of production class)
Line 5:  First Name
Line 6  Last Name
Line 7:  Production
Line 8:  Hall Pass

Here is the tutorial.




When finished they will save as a JPEG and send to either

michaelr@spokaneschools.org

or

stevenc@spokaneschools.org

Time to Get the Cameras Out - But First We Must Learn the Basics!

This week in Productions we will be getting the Cameras Out.  However, the students will first have the opportunity to learn some tricks and techniques that will help them excel!  We will be watching the following Tutorials and taking a test on the techniques shared within at the end of Class on Tuesday.  Students must pass the test on Tuesday in order to be able to use Cameras outside of the classroom.

The tutorials are listed below.

Additional Tools you can Self Teach in Photoshop

As we are finishing our Photoshop Unit I wanted to take the time and give you some additional editing you can self teach yourself.  If you finish your existing project early feel free to start learning from some of the tutorials listed in the playlist attached!

EMAIL COMPLETED WORK TOO: michaelr@spokaneschools.org

Real Text Logo in Photoshop Project

This weeks project will expand what the students have learned in terms of Text Generation.  The students will be creating their own Company Logo.  The logo must have at least 7 letters and a cut out picture to go with it.  The students can watch the video below to get an idea of what makes a great logo!






The students will be graded as follows.

Brainstorming of Ideas listed out in Word ................................................ 2 points

A 7 letter Logo designed in Photoshop ..................................................... 5 points

A cut out picture inserted with the logo (or a picture behind the logo)....  5 points

Professional Quality of Work ...................................................................  3 points

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                                                                                                                     15 points

This Week In Production - Print Media Continued

The students have really started to get a basic grasp on Photo Manipulation.  This week we will be shifting our focus from Photo Manipulation toward Print Manipulation.  The students will be learning the various text effects that can be created inside of Photoshop CC.  The students will finish the week by creating a Magazine Print Advertisement for a Brand of their own Creation!

Tutorial to get the week started!





Should be another fun week of learning!

This Weeks Project - The New Avengers!

This week the students project utilizes all of the tools they learned thus far in photoshop.  They will be creating an Avenger Style movie poster with 5 movie stars of their choosing.  Therefore, each photo, will need to have the celebrity carefully extracted from their original photo and placed onto a new canvas.

The students will be graded on the following:

Professional Appearance of Movie Poster ......................................... 5 pts

5 Celebrities Successfully Extracted into picture .............................. 5 pts

New Text of Movie Mirrors Original Movie Poster Text ................. 5 pts

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Total Points                                                                                         15 pts

To successfully complete this challenge the students will need to be able to manipulate text inside of photoshop.  A good tutorial is shown below.




Here  is an example of a Successful Project

Advanced Techniques Continued

Now the students have explored Extraction.  They will learn some more advanced techniques.  The students will have time after each tutorial to test out the techniques before the project starts on Wednesday.

Using the Smart Object tool






Retouching Tools

This week in Productions - Advanced Editing Techniques

Last week we learned some basic photoshop techniques and tools.  This week we are going to begin focusing on some more advanced techniques.

The students will start the week learning learning how to do extractions.  We will be following the tutorial below and then exploring the technique with some of the photos we have already saved.

Optional Extra Credit Assignment - Dispersion Tutorial

Some students will be finishing their face swap today and will have the opportunity to earn some extra credit.

The students can use any of their saved files for this project.  They will have to independently follow the tutorial and create the effect.

When finished they need to email the jpeg of their photo to michaelr@spokaneschools.org or stevenc@spokaneschools.org.

This extra credit is worth 5 points if completed.




Advanced Color Change Editing Technique

Celebrity Movie Poster Swap

Today the students are going to really be digging into Photoshop and learning how to do a Face Swap with photos.  They will watch the tutorial and then start editing together their own Face Swap photo.

The students will need to complete the following project worth 15 points.  They will be inserting their favorite Celebrity's Face into their Favorite Movie Poster.

They will be graded as follows.

Ability to upload photos saved from the internet ........................ 5 points

Ability to Manipulate, Copy, and Use Tools in Photoshop.......... 5 points

Professionalism of Finished Product ..........................................5 points
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Total Points for the Project                                                       15 points

(Note the Professionalism points are for the overall finished product.  Does the Finished Product looked polished and professional.)

When finished with the project you need to save the poster as JPEG file and email it to either
michaelr@spokaneschools.org or stevenc@spokaneschools.org

Creating Documents using Photoshop CC 2014

Today we will start to explore documents inside of Photoshop CC 2014.

This Week In Productions Adobe Photoshop CC 2014

This week we will start our print media unit.  We will be exploring the program Adobe Photoshop Elements.  This program allows us to manipulate, edit, and create stunning photos, advertisement, marketing materials, and anything else that utilizes still pictures as its medium.

However, first we need to learn how to find pictures to edit on the internet.  The tutorial below shows us how to save pictures from the internet onto your computer.  For Productions Class all pictures will be saved to your L Drive.





You will need to create an image bank for this unit.  Begin by finding the following 8 pictures and saving them to your L Drive.  Make sure all pictures are in PNG, JPEG, or GIF formats before saving!

1.  Your Favorite Sports Team Logo
2.  Your Favorite Movie Poster
3.  Your Favorite Celebrity
4.  Your Favorite Food
5.  Your Favorite Subject in School
6.  Your Favorite store to shop at
7.  Your Favorite Band
8.  Your Favorite Animal

You will need to save each picture to your L Drive.  I recommend renaming each picture as you save it.  This will allow you to easily identify it.

Next we will start learning the basics of Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.

We want to be able to watch Tutorials 1 today in class!


After we finish the Tutorial you have the rest of class to explore with Photoshop Elements!

Creating a 3D Name in Sketchup

Today in class we will continue to be looking at Google Sketchup and how to create logos out of our names.  Follow the tutorial below and begin work on your 3D name.





If you finish your Name Early.  Feel free to start designing your own 3D house.  Watch the quick tutorial for the process below.

Welcome to a New School Year of Productions

Additional Final Project Option

Additional Final Project Option

Special Effects Magic Show - 45 POINTS

Your task is to create a 10 minute long Magic Show using Premiere Elements.  Your show must contain a minimum of 6 magic tricks with Special Effects used in Premiere Elements.  You will also have to create a virtual back drop for your show in Sketchup.  Therefore, you will be using the Green Screen as your background filming.  You will also be creating a 2 page marketing plan to market you magic show to the world.

You will be graded on the following

Sketchup Stage Creation                                                5 points

6 Magic Tricks feature                                                  10 points

6 Special Effects in Premiere Elements                       10 points

2 Page Marketing Plan                                                   10 points

10 Minute Long Magic Show                                        10 points

Total Points                                                                    45 points

Online Resources and Samples

Sketchup Tutorial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGdLwE4Ue-c

Marketing Plan  http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/43018

The Final Projects

Art Gallery - 45 points

Your task is to create an art gallery using Sketchup and Photoshop.  Your Art Gallery must be made of at least 10 original pictures created in Photoshop.  Each picture must use at least 1 type of photo editing effect.  You must create a 3D walk through of your Art Gallery using Sketchup and create a minimum of 2 minute 3D Walkthrough explaining your pieces (You can do a voice over with Audacity) You must also complete a 2 page Marketing Plan for the promotion of your Art Show.

You will be graded on the following

Sketchup Studio Creation                                                5 points

10 Original Pictures                                                       10 points

10 Photoshop Effects                                                     10 points

2 Page Marketing Plan                                                   10 points

3D Walk Through of Gallery                                         10 points

Total Points                                                                    45 points

Online Resources and Samples

Sketchup Tutorial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGdLwE4Ue-c

Photoshop Elements:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irwE7J1TWPE

Marketing Plan  http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/43018

Movie Concept 45 points

Your task is to create a movie concept and trailer.  Your Movie Concept/Trailer must include a minimum of 10 page sample script, a trailer storyboard, and a 2 minute long trailer for your movie.  You will be graded on the following

Movie Concept                                                                 5 points

12-15 Page Sample Script                                              10 points

Shooting Script for Trailer                                             10 points

2 minute Trailer                                                             20 points

Total Points                                                                    45 points

Online Resources and Samples

How to format a Movie Script:  http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Screenplays-Using-Microsoft-Word

Trailer Story Board:  http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Storyboard

Movie Trailer Making:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXuuWMDqBak

News Clip 45 points

Your task is to create a 5 minute news clip on the subject of your choosing.  Your news clip must include a shooting script, a 2 page double spaced article of your creation, a virtual news studio,  and the use of the chroma key effect in Premiere Elements . 

News Clip Studio in Sketchup                                                     5 points

2 page News Article                                                                   10 points

Shooting Script                                                                           10 points

5 minute news cast                                                                     20 points

Total Points                                                                                45 points

Online Resources and Samples

News Article:  http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-News-Article

Storyboard:  http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Storyboard

News Show:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_UQKTe7i3c

Block Testing but regular classes must continue!

Productions will be working on putting together their first Rough News Cast this week.  However, to fill their time I have also included the following Photoshop project for the News Team.

Photoshop Educanon

Your project for this module

You will be creating an outdoor wide shot of your choosing.  You will then edit the sun ray effect into your project.

This project is due by the end of class on Friday.

10 points.

For the students who are not on the News team they need to prove their skills in the Audacity Program.  They will be working on the following projects the rest of the week.  The project of their choice will be due on Friday by the end of class!

Audacity Tutuorial 1

Your project for this module.

You will create a 3-5 minute sound clip of your choosing.  However, you must remove as much static and background noise as possible.  You will be graded on the following aspects of the project.

Audio Storyboard  5 pts

Background noise removal   5 pts

Final Project    5 pts

Total points  15 pts

Email finished product to michaelr@spokaneschools.org

Audacity Tutorial 2

Project Details

Your Project for this video.
Create a 3 minute audio story using the 8 bit sound effects learned in this tutorial.  You will have to complete an audio story board and an audio script.  You will be graded on the following aspects of this project.
Storyboard    5 pts
Script           5 pts
Final Product  5 pts

Green Screen Project

The Green Screen Project will encompass everything we have worked on in class thus far. The students will be using Google Sketchup to create a 3D environment to do a fake news segment in. They will then film the interview portion in front of green screen and use the chromakey feature to place themselves in the scene. They will also be responsible for creating at least two sound effects inside of Audacity and played as sound effects during the scene.


 This project is worth 25 points.

 They will be graded as follows:

 Pre-Planning Storyboard - 5 points
 Green Screen Clip - 5 points
 Green Screen Audacity Sound Engineering - 5 points
Sketchup Studio Design - 5 points
Quality Mark Up - 5 points.
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 Total Points 25

The students will be working on this project In Class until April 17th.



 Below is a quick tutorial to create the Chromakey

  

Working Friday

Today the students will be working on finishing their two mini projects.   They need to be finished with their first Green Screen Clip.  When they have completed it and emailed it to me they need to work on their Special Effects Clip.  But first they are watching this quick video on Green Screens.

Syncing Shots

Now that the students have a better understanding of lighting, they understand how to use their Chroma Key for Green Screening, and have had practice with two projects it is time to start thinking how to lace shots together.  Today the students will be learning how to sync multiple shots together into one.

Educanon Syncing Video

When they have finished their video they will have the opportunity to work on their existing Green Screening Projects.

Time to Focus More on Lighting.

Today the students will be learning about the importance of manipulating light.  They will be completing the Educanon Modules below.  If they still have time at the end of class they can continue to work on their Chromo Keying Special Effects Project.

Basics of Lighting

Green Screen Lighting

Green Screen Footage Link

Here is the link for the Green Screen Footage in your One Drives!

Green Screen Link

Special Effects and Chroma Key

Today the students will be getting a special effects reel to play with.  We will be focusing on how they can use their existing footage and splice in one of these effects.  They will have to choose an effect and trim it inside of Premiere Elements.  Then place themselves into the footage using what they have learned about Chroma Keying.

Green Screen Project

The Green Screen Project will encompass everything we have worked on in class thus far. The students will be using Google Sketchup to create a 3D environment to do a fake news segment in. They will then film the interview portion in front of green screen and use the chromakey feature to place themselves in the scene. They will also be responsible for creating at least two sound effects inside of Audacity and played as sound effects during the scene.


 This project is worth 25 points.

 They will be graded as follows:

 Pre-Planning Storyboard - 5 points
 Green Screen Clip - 5 points
 Green Screen Audacity Sound Engineering - 5 points
Sketchup Studio Design - 5 points
Quality Mark Up - 5 points.
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 Total Points 25

The students will be working on this project In Class until April 17th.



 Below is a quick tutorial to create the Chromakey

 

The Week of Green Screen

This week the students will be learning how to use a Green Screen in their filming.  They will be working on creating a fake news segment.  However, they first will learn how to use Chromakey inside of Premiere elements.  Their learning starts today and they will begin filming for their projects today and tomorrow.

Learning how to film an Interview

Today the students will be learning how to set up and film a successful interview.

They will be watching the tutorial and we will be discussing the importance of angles, cuts, and transitioning techniques.

Continuing to Master Elements

This week the students will be finishing their still shot movie.  Then they will look at how to properly shoot an interview.

Today they are looking at learning effects to add to their still shot movie.  The tutorial is belows.




Busy Week!

Photo Collage Tutorial: Completing their Silent Photo Movie

Today the students will finish getting their footage and start editing together their story.  They will be exploring the different effects they can use to change the feel of a movie.  They will be using Audacity to create the soundtrack and create the mood.

It should be interesting to see their project.

Storyboarding and Shot Planning

The students have now engaged briefly with the core elements of Photoshop Premier Elements.  Now they will expand this knowledge by learning how to storyboard and plan a shot list.  The students will be getting their first Premier Element Challenge today.  They will be creating a 12 shot still shot movie on how to get from the A-Wing to the Production Lab in the G-Wing.

Below is their Educanon Tutorial.

Student log in is below

username: "studentfirstname"salk
password:  student1

Venturing into Premier Elements 10.....

Today the students will be given the opportunity to finish their Audacity projects and begin thinking about video editing inside of Premiere Elements. Their first official project of the unit will start tomorrow but they will begin watching the tutorials below to get an idea of how the interface works.



 

They will begin on Video ten of the play list.

Sound Engineering Continues.......

Today the students will be expanding their skills by learning the basic sound effect commands inside of Audacity.  They will be watching the tutorial below and then creating a 30 second sound loop from music they obtained from freesound.org.

Audacity Micro Lesson - Making a 25 second chipmunk voice recording

Today the students will continue to explore their Audacity Skills while preparing for their Commercials.  However, we are going to focus a bit on sound manipulations.  The students will be watching the tutorial below and creating their own chipmunk voice recording.





Should be an interesting sounding class by the end of the day!

Welcome to the world of Audacity - Sound Engineering!

This week the students will be learning the program of Audacity.  They will be accessing an account on freesound.org and building a 2 minute recorded commercial for their favorite brand of cereal.  Below is a beginners tutorial for Audacity





Students will begin exploring the program and have micro-lessons spread throughout the week as they begin to prepare for their 2 minute commercials

Andy Warhol Pop Art

Today in production we are taking a shift from the Obama Poster duplication due to the limits of Photoshop Elements 10.  (Mainly the complexity of the work around)  However, the students will be exploring Elements in a similar way by creating Andy Warhol Pop Art Duplications.  Each student will be tasked with creating their own face using the tutorial below.  However, they will also be tasked with 3 other types of shots.

Face Shot -  Students will use one of the shots from the other day to create this effect in Photoshop.

Word Art -  Students will find lettering in either a book, sign, or create it themselves and take a close up using a camera.

Inanimate Object - Students will take a extreme close up of an inanimate object and use the same process.

Landscape Shot -  Students will take a Landscape Shot and create the same effect. 

By utilizing 4 different shots it forces the students to understand where this effect would be useful and where it would not be as useful.  It will also help the student focus on setting up shots and finding art inside of their surroundings.

The Tutorial is linked below:

Wrapping up our Photoshop Basics

This week the students will be putting the finishing touches on their movie poster and putting their photo editing on display.

They will be recreating the poster below by creating it with their own image.

This weeks project

This week the students will be working on creating a portrait of words, of themselves.  They will be watching the following tutorials and begin creating a Word Portrait describing themselves.  It will be challenging and probably will bleed into next week.

Project Parameters.

They have to come up with 25 words describing themselves, 12 motivational quotes, and 1 set of appropriate lyrics from a song.  They will use these as the basis of their photo project.  They will also be tasked with taking a picture of themselves, using the camera shot of their choosing.  They will use this photo as the basis of the project.

Camera Shots and Angles

How to make a Word Photo

Design Challenge: The Face Transplant

Today the students will continue to expand their comfort level inside of Photoshop Elements by doing a face transplant.

The tutorial is below.

I will post some of the students work later in the day!

Week Two Begins - Photoshop Elements Here We Come!

Today the students will be working in a flipped classroom model.  They will be interacting with two modules made on Educanon.com to help give them the basics of Photoshop Elements.  They will have base tasks to do at the end of each module.

Their Educanon.com sign in information is below:

username:  FirstNameSalk
password:  student1

Below are the tutorials they will be watching but they do not include the questions associated with them.

Should be a good start to a busy week!

Basics of Photoshop Elements - 1




Basics of Photoshop Elements - 2

Continuing to Build their City Street

Today the students will pick up where they left off yesterday by constructing a Downtown City Street Landscape.  However, we will quickly begin with a micro-lesson on Animating inside of Sketchup.  We will talk briefly about what it should include and I will show a few examples from the internet for the students to look at.  They will then finish their landscape and begin to think about scene design inside of the landscape.

Animating inside of Sketchup Tutorial

Day One: Step One to becoming Sketchup Novices!

Today we are diving into Sketchup and learning some of the possibilities of the program.  In Productions we will be utilizing Sketchup as a 3d Modeling, Animation, and landscape designer.  Today the students are learning the basics of the program and exploring its capabilities.

Todays Tutorial

Todays Application Challenge

Using the Tools that you learned today begin creating the exterior of a downtown city street.  You will be using this street in the future for inserting yourself into the landscape.  Explore freely with this mini challenge with the understanding you will have time to sharpen it in the future.

Welcome to the Productions Second Semester!

You have made your way to Mr. Robinson's Production Class Website.  This will be your home page for keeping track of what we are working on in class and what you need to brush up on.  This should be a fun semester!