Music Video's

PART 1 - 10 point Activity due by the end of the period.  Should take you no more then 20 minutes.

Take one of the following Music videos made by former students and copy 20 seconds of their film.  Act it out and record it.  Put it together too.  I don't care about the background, as long as no one is in your background.  I am mainly concerned about your cuts and short clips and where your camera is located.  NO USING BIG CAMERAS, just the small ones or phones.  This is just a practice exercise.

PART 2 - Next I want you to decide what kind of music video you want to do.  And answer the following questions.  Jot them down on a piece of paper and I will collect them tomorrow incase you don't have time to finish this today.  Watch the following music videos too, these are good examples of what has been done in the past.

People in Group_______________________________________
Song being used__________________________________________
Give me a link to your song______________________________________

Who is doing what? Director _____________________
                                 Cameraman______________________
                                 Actors___________________________

When are you filming?___________________________________

Tell me if you will be telling a story of your own and doing more of an artistic side to your story or more of a fun approach that you and your group come up with?  Please explain the whole idea.__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

VIDEOS ARE DUE  NEXT WEDNESDAY 
DECEMBER 1 4TH.  (Stay around 2 minutes)

MUSIC VIDEO EXAMPLES:

This video is amazing.  She self filmed this whole thing.  The meaning behind it is great too.  It is a personal reflection on her brother dying.  You can really see the turn around on how she is sad and then happy.  He was suffering from a severe mental illness that took his rational mind.

 

Love this video.  It really is a personal video about a senior who doesn't know which way to go from here and time is not on his side right now.  

 

This video is a very fun one.  Short yet sweet.  Tells a story about a boy trying to get a girl.  Very creatively done.

 

Great camera work and editing here.  REally tells a story about this person.  

Beginning AE

For Thursday and Friday I want you to watch the following 2 videos in After Effects and try to follow along step by step and see what you can do........just practicing.  Have fun with it and I can't wait to see what you all can do.  If you get stuck go back to the above After Effects Tab and watch my 3 tutorials to guide you.  I will help you more next week.

Start thinking about a music video you want to make.  You can start planning them out too. You can work in groups.

Good luck and see you all on Monday!  Email me with questions/problems. cschneid@vermilionschools.org

Copilot #7: 3D Integration
http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/tutorials/07.3d/

Copilot #8: Part 1 on TITLES
http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/tutorials/08.Titles/

Movie Research

Hi Guys!

I will be out today.  Work on the worksheet attached, teacher will give you a copy too.  RETURN IT TO THE SUB AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.  Hope to see you tomorrow.  I have a sick kid at home.

Mrs. Schneid

WORKSHEET ON MOVIES: This should only take 1 period to complete.

Name_______________________________________________Period___________________

Directions:  Choose 2 of your favorite movies.  Then find all the facts listed below for each movie.  Next you will be writing & answering the questions below about each movie, looking at it from a Filmmakers point of view.  Give this to the sub at the end of the period. 

MOVIE #1

Title_______________________Director:_____________________Editor:________________

Producer_______________________    Year it was made:__________________________

Lead Actors:__________________________________________________________________

Lead Actors:__________________________________________________________________

Summery of Plot:  (You can write a list of this happened, then that……. OR a paragraph form)
____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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Why do you like this Movie (what is most appealing about it):
____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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Make a list of camera angles used throughout the movie:
1.
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What editing program did they use to make this movie:_*_______________________________

Tell me good things you noticed about the editing (Editing, lighting, cuts, angles, short clip cuts and so on).  Be specific. (Ex: If you say the effects tell me what effects they used that you really liked)


MOVIE #2

Title_______________________Director:_____________________Editor:________________

Producer_______________________    Year it was made:__________________________

Lead Actors:__________________________________________________________________

Lead Actors:__________________________________________________________________

Summery of Plot:
____________________________________________________________________________

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Why do you like this Movie:
____________________________________________________________________________

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Make a list of camera angles used throughout the movie:
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What editing program did they use to make this movie:_*_______________________________

Tell me good things you noticed about the editing (Editing, lighting, cuts, angles, short clip cuts and so on).  Be specific. (Ex: If you say the effects tell me what effects they used that you really liked)



*The editing program used will take some GOOD research on your end.  See what you can do.
If you finish before the bell go into Self Service and Download Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro. We will be using them this week.

Giving Thanks

For this assignment you have 2 choices:

1. Take photos that show what you are thankful for     or
2. Create a unique film that shows a form of what you are thankful for.

Criteria:

PHOTOS:
Must have 10 amazing photos
Background/location must have meaning in it that correlates with the subject
These need to be 10 totally different pictures
You need to map these out to a T

Tell me all the following:
1-what are you thankful for-is there a story you are trying to tell here
2-how will you stage this picture
3-who or what will be in the picture
4-where will you take the picture (make sure backgrounds are not distracting)
5-what props will be used in this picture

FILMS:
Must portray thankfulness is some way.  Be creative with it. 
Length of time is how long it takes to get your message across.

Here are 2 good examples:

 

People Pictures

ASSIGNMENT:

You need to turn in 3 AMAZING photos of each of the following:
Turn them in in 1 folder, but label them all like so (Ex: 2in1#1; 2in1#2..........)

1. 2 Photos in 1
    After taking 2 different photos-1 with texture, 1 with a person you will overlap them in
    photoshop using opacity.

2. Lighting source from 1 location
    Using a Light that only comes from 1 source-no wide spread light source from above.

3. Contrast - Black and white

4. Strong Expressions that tell a story

5. Using props

Script Writing

The Little Match Seller

Link to the story.  You are to write your own version of this story.  Deconstruct the story and make it your own.

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LitMat.shtml

Filmmaking

Let's get the film reals rolling!  I know this is what a lot of you have been waiting for and so have I.  We need to start with some basics:

STORYTELLING

This is THE MOST important thing when it comes to creating a movie.  If you don't have a good Story that is worth telling then you will lose your viewer and you too will lose interest.  So lets learn how to do just that.  Let's first take a look at my 6 year old son's picture of telling a story that he did in his kindergarten class last week.

SO WHAT DO YOU NEED IN A STORY:

BEGINNING

MIDDLE

END 

For a High School level here is a more detailed flow chart of what your story's should include:

And now a video on tips to remember when creating a story:

Click here to see how you can get your Idea Muscle working!

Yearbook Designs

Designs should include:

Width: 17 inches
Height: 11 inches
Resolution: 300

Vermilion High School
2016-2017
A Snapshot in time (either on front or back)
New brushes
A faint brush or textured background
New font to match your theme
A unique design inspiration from other yearbooks you research

Landscape Photography

Taking and looking at Landscape Pictures:

Tips for taking Landscape Pictures 1

Tips for taking Landscape Pictures 2

For your next assignment you are going to be taking Landscape pictures.  We will be going outside and taking landscapes around the building and then you may sign out cameras to take them after school as well.  For this assignment I want you to take at least 20 photo's of each of the following subjects:

1.  A building in the picture

2.  An object in the picture (1 thing in focus and rest blurred out)

3.  Water, the Lake or River during the golden hour

4. Capture movement or lines

5. Creative perspective

http://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/

PHOTOSHOP

Photoshop Practice

TUESDAY: 3 Color edits Due
WEDNESDAY: 2 Photoshop practices
THURSDAY: Watch my video below and make 1 edit of your own.  Save it as a Photoshop Document and a JPEG.  I will come around and check these on Friday. If you won't be in on Friday drop box your document with the title Thursday/last name.  If you get stuck or need help please email me @ cschneid@vermilionschools.org

FRIDAY: Work on making your own new edit from scratch.  It should have the following items in it.  I will be in class to help you on these.  

Create a New Document
Name it Design/Last name
Change the size to 12 x 12
72 Resolution
Place the Anchor into your document
Change the size and rotate the anchor to be on an angle
Change the anchor's color using one of the color changes I showed you on Monday.
Turn the Anchor's opacity to 40%
Change a new background layer using the gradient tool.
Add a border on a new layer.
Add 2 text boxes.  1 that says VERMILION and the other that says SAILORS
Go into the Effects for the Font and give both text layers the following FX's.
            *Dropshadow-CHANGE the blend mode to= normal,
                                    Distance=50
                                    Spread=20
                                    Size=30
            *Stroke-Change the size to 25 and the color to yellow
            *Beveled Edges-Check Contour and change:
                                    Depth=250
                                    Size=30
                                    Soften=5
Make sure both text layers have the same FX's.  (copy and past the layer style from one to the other)
 Last I want you to bring in a person (I have senior pictures in my handouts you can use) and cut them out and paste them onto a new layer.  Then color change them and make them bigger or smaller to fit in your composition nicely.  
AND LASTLY GIVE IT YOUR OWN FINAL TOUCHES

Filming Techniques Video

#2 Best 4

Best 4 #2 Assessment

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI36UDDQwFs7oW86gqOp8DNi3XFmUb5na6PMqLGxeY5HrYAw/viewform

Assessing Object Photos

 Answer the following questions based on your object photos.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3mtL7XwS0ZIziv_IvwpJvzld45B5cjsz5E2sWr_w_g4Rr8g/viewform

Objects that change over time

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

 Choose a thing that changes over time from it's
*Born state to it's
*Peak state to it's
*Deteriorating state and to it's
*Worst state of being.

You will have to turn in 3 good pictures from each state of being. You will submit 3 sets of photos, 4 photos from each location or each stage.  But you need to take a total of 12 pictures from each state of being-therefore in the end you will have taken 48 plus pictures for this assignment.


EXAMPLE:

Eric McGuinn

2013

Taking a Good Photo

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN TAKING PHOTO'S:

RULE OF THIRDS-of course

FOCAL POINT-get closer or zoom in on your focal point.

BALANCE-Does your artwork look balanced?  Is it to empty on one side opposed to the other.

CONTRAST-Look at the dark and light colors next to each other-it will be more interesting if you show higher areas of contrast.

REFLECTED LIGHT-I would like you to try using a white piece of paper to create reflected light if possible in this lesson.

HARD/SOFT LIGHT- I would also like for you to try to use soft or hard light in one of the successful ways they showed us in the video. 

Rule of Thirds:

http://www.ultimate-photo-tips.com/photography-rule-of-thirds.html

Balance:

http://bestphotolessons.com/lessons/lesson-10-balance/

Contrast:

Light:

What you already know........

1.  Take survey if you didn't already
2. Take 20 photos of 3 object that you arrange and put together
3. Drop box the best 4 photos to me.
4. Answer the following questions on this link according to your 4 BEST PHOTOS


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI36UDDQwFs7oW86gqOp8DNi3XFmUb5na6PMqLGxeY5HrYAw/viewform

WELCOME to FILM and PHOTO

This year will be great if you try your best and think CREATIVELY !!!

Let me hear from you......

Film/Photo Option

Due Monday May 16th

CHOICE PROJECT:

Film Option- Recreate your favorite Movie in a 5 minute film

Film or Photo Option- 20 Good Photos or a 2-5 minute film using the following topic:
                               What it is like to ________________ (the blank can be multiple words)


Be Creative and have fun with it!  This is your last Film and Photo Assignment.  Really show me what you have learned this year :D

Choice Project

For this next assignment you will have the choice to do either a film or photos.  Below are the details for each assignment.

This assignment is due on March 24th.

FILM ASSIGNMENT:

Film Noir 3-5 minute film-groups of your choice-CHOOSE WISELY!

Black and white
High contrast
Music/Audio is key
Usually is a detective situation or a story of crime
Fear, mistrust, bleakness, loss of innocence, despair and paranoia are readily evident in noir

Classic film noir developed during and after World War II, taking advantage of the post-war ambience of anxiety, pessimism, and suspicion. It was a style of black and white American films that first evolved in the 1940s, became prominent in the post-war era, and lasted in a classic "Golden Age" period until about 1960.  Strictly speaking, film noir is not a genre, but rather the mood, style, point-of-view, or tone of a film. It is also helpful to realize that 'film noir' usually refers to a distinct historical period of film history.


http://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html 

PHOTO ASSIGNMENT:

Black and White Photography-

Must take 100 photos and have 20 BEST photos
Those 20 photos need to be edited and changed over to Black and white in Photoshop
Must show High Contrast
Your topic is to reflect Film Noir- Fear, Mistrust, bleakness, despair, paranoia, Suspicion, Pessismism, Anxiety.

Be creative and have fun with this one.

Suspense/Action/Sci-Fi Films

You will be choosing between Suspense, Action or Sci-Fi for this next film.  Be creative and have fun with it. 

Guidelines:

Must have an After Effects Intro
Must have an intro to the movie using footage
Must have a creative twist
Must have creative credits
Must include an object throughout the film incognito
Clips should not be too long and drawn out.

Footage DUE: Friday March 4th
Films DUE: Monday March 7th

Making an Intro in AE

Here are the things you need to add into your own Intro using After Effects.  The 2 links below are their to help you along your way as you get stuck.

You must have the following in your Intro:
-Add a Preset Text Animation
-Add an image or object (no square object, just the image)
-Add a camera/3D layer for your logo to flow in/out
-Add a Gradient Background
-Add a Particle World-must change it to fit your style
-Aesthetically your intro must look pleasing to the eye and flow nicely.
-Intro needs to be brought in and then disappear

Example of Mrs. Schneid's Intro:

Copilot #7: 3D Integration
http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/tutorials/07.3d/

Copilot #8: Part 1 on TITLES
http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/tutorials/08.Titles/

Photo Challenge A Day

DUE: Feb 12, 2016

Day 1: Things you would never take a picture of, go off the edge on 2 sides
Day 2: 3 of a Kind
            Faceless
Day 3: In the Hand
            Broken
Day 4: In Use
            Found Frames
Day 5: Reflection
            Guess What?
Day 6: Loud
            Portray a message within the frame

Movie Posters

Friday 1/22/16- PDF due to me.  3 Movie poster examples-Sentence under each about what elements and principles of design you like that are successful.  At the end of those 3, write a small paragraph about what you are going to do with your 2 movie posters that you are going to design next week.

Tips to creating a successful Movie Poster:

1-ATTENTION:  Grabbing the attention of people passing by.  By using the film’s characters or a major plot point, designers can establish some level of plot while still gaining the attention of anyone that views the poster

2- ICONOGRAPHY-SHOWING WITHOUT TELLING:  use imagery, whether a close-up of a character or item that’s a major plot point, or a simple graphic, to establish the film’s plot. Combined with an eye-grabbing design, this can be an incredibly effective way to gain attention and create interest at once.

3- INTEREST-GIVING THE VIEWING AN INCENTIVE TO SEE THE FILM:  The incentive is that in order to resolve the situation, the person looking at the poster needs to see the film and find out what happens.

4-APPEAL-While a growing number of films now use different designs for their DVD cover than their in-theater promo posters, most of the classics and high-budget blockbusters still use the same poster for both.  Grab the attention of the marketed audience.

Each person is going to be creating  2 Movie poster based on the what we just went over. 

Use your Children's book Movies to make your Movie Posters, unless otherwise instructed.

You will then follow the following steps to create the poster:

 Decide what design element appeals to you with the film at hand to focus on most.
 Decide what images you will need for this poster
 Now create a totally different design for the same film
 What is most important in this design?
 Sketch it out
 Get your idea approved by Mrs. Schneid before starting in Photoshop
 Each design will need a minimum of 15 layers
 Now you will create both designs in Photoshop
 If you get stuck on how to do something call me over and I will help you.
 At the end you will be doing a presentation and short paper based on your designs to show me what you have learned and how you incorporated those elements and principles into your design.  You will share your Final products with the class to give you full credit for this assignment. 

I then need to sketch out an idea for them and then show them how I would do/start it in Photoshop

You Movie Posters must consist of the following:

1. Title

2. Slogan if one

3. Picture of main character(s)

4. Background picture-separate from the character pic

5. Date of Release

6. Rating

7. Credits in small writing

 

Great Student Examples: