Photoshop Final Project

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

Andy Warhol Pop Art

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!

Camera Testing and Picture Time

Today in productions the students are beginning to make the leap from Picture Manipulation to Actual Picture Creation.

They will need to log into their computers and click on the Link Below.

Socrative.com

They will click on Student Log In and enter MRROBBY as their Classroom.

They will take the test and confirm their results with Mr. Kelley.  If they do not pass they need to review the videos again and Re-Test.

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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 Mr. Kelley

Time to get out the Cameras - 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.

Continuing their work in Print Media

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!

Once the students have chosen a Name for their Company.  They need to open Microsoft Word and make a list of their Company name.  The company name will be listed out 40 times.  Each time with a different font.  They will need to set up their Word Document as follows.


Company Name                            Font Type

Robinson Productions                   Times New Roman

Robinson Productions                  Bold Italized







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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Continuing our Print Media in Photoshop!

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!

Students need to follow along with the tutorial and create the effect using their names!





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

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!

Advanced Editing 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

Extractions in Photoshop - 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 if you have extra time!

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 Poster Face 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 a Movie Poster they are not in.

Here is an example

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.)

This week in Productions

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 the K Drive in the folder called KELLEY PRODUCTIONS 2016.  Make sure all pictures are in PNG, JPEG, or GIF formats before saving!

I recommend renaming each picture as you save it.  This will allow you to easily identify it.  You need to find the following:

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


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

The following video playlists takes you throug the basics of Adobe Photoshop CC.



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


This tutorial helps you understand the basics of Photoshop Layers and how to edit photos.

Building a City Street in Sketchup! Review and Expanding our Tools!

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 - This is a Play list of multiple different tutorials depending on your skill level!





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.

However, we will quickly look 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



Below are some examples of works from the internet.

Your streets are your own works.  These examples are not the expectation but an exploration of what is possible to make in Sketchup!

Your Street will have to be shared with Mr. Kelley on One Drive by the end of class on Friday.  You will be graded as follows!

Sketchup Street Scene Creation ........................................................ 5 points

Sketchup Camera Scene Creation (6 scenes)....................... ..............5 Points

Final Sketchup Street Scene Animated Video ...................................3 points

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Total Points .........................................................................................13 points

If you finish your project early you may begin building your dream house 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 Productions 2016

Welcome to Productions

No L-Drive......Hour of Code

Hour of Code

Movie Maker Tutorials for Story Board/Avid Commercials

Green Screen and Special Effects

Today the students will be continuing to work on their final projects.  I have included the link below so the students have the ability to add special effects to the videos.





Green Screen Link

Final Project - Commercial

The students have been working on their rough drafts of their commercials for the last two weeks.  This week they will begin the work on their final project.  They will be creating a professional advertising strategy based upon the commercial they began writing.  It will feature every aspect of what we have learned in class to date.  They will have to successfully complete the following projects for the final project.



1 Print Advertisement for the product of their choosing

• Must include 2 Visual Effects and 2 Text Boxes

1 Radio Advertisement for the product of their choosing.

• Must Include 5 Audio Effects

1 Video Commercial for the product of their choosing

• Must Include the use of the Green Screen in at least 1 shot

1 Script for the Radio Commercial

1 Script for the Video Commercial

1 Storyboard for the Video Commercial.


The final project will be graded as follows.

1 Print Advertisement for the product of their choosing .......................................... 10 points
1 Radio Advertisement for the product of their choosing......................................... 10 points
1 Video Commercial for the product of their choosing ............................................ 10 points

1 Script for the Radio Commercial ........................................................................... 10 points
1 Script for the Video Commercial ........................................................................... 10 points
1 Storyboard for the Video Commercial. .................................................................. 10 points
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Total Points                                                                                                                  60 points

This project must be completed by Thursday January 28th at the end of the School Day!


Below is the Green Screen Tutorial!

Premiere Elements CC New Features Explanation

Full Move into Premiere Elements

The students will be watching a tutorial inside of Premiere Elements today and then creating a Storyboard, exporting the storyboard into image files, and create a photo story inside of Premiere Elements using the image files created in storyboard.

Step 1.  Watch Basics of Premiere Elements Tutorial.

Step 2.  Create a Storyboard in Storyboardthat.com

The students will be creating an 8 slide storyboard outlining their journey from getting out of bed in the morning and coming to school.  This storyboard will include at least 8 steps, 16 lines of Dialogue created using the textable tabs, and at least 4 different characters introduced throughout the 8 step process.   It will be 1 step per comic cell in storyboardthat.com.

Step 3.  Save and Export your Storyboard into Image Files.

The students will save their work in Storyboardthat.com.  They will then click the option to export as image files.  They will export these as an image pack (first option).  They will save these images in their L Drive.

Step 4.  Open Premiere Elements and create a photo story using these images in premiere elements!

You will be graded as follows for this project.Successful Export of 8 slides of storyboard that ........................................  10 pointsSuccessful Creation of Photo Collage in Premiere Elements ....................   10 points------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Points Possible                                                                                     20 points