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