Intro to Film and Photography with Mrs. Schneid: January 2016

Friday, January 22, 2016

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:

Friday, January 8, 2016

Blog site Final

REQUIREMENTS: Each of the following items is worth 5 points. It is your responsibility to get each video, not the editors. The overall site is worth 20 points. Those guidelines are below the categories.

70 Point Midterm Grade

50 Point Portion:
BEST PHOTOS:
1. 2 different sets of Still life photos
2. 4 Stages of Change-Object
3. Landscapes
4. RRR
5. Portraits
6. Meaningful Photos

PHOTOSHOP:
1. Yearbook
2. RRR-if you used Photoshop
3. Sports design

FILMS:
1. First group Film
2. Expressionistic Films
3. Whole Class Film

20 Point Portion for web design creation:

Create a blog site that will be an online portfolio of the projects and assignments that you create in Intro to Film and Photography. Here is a checklist of what needs to be on your site:

            1. Create a background that matches who you are-it can be a photo you have taken
            2. Change the FONTS to match you-THEY CAN NOT BE THE DEFAULT FONTS
            3. Make 3 NEW PAGES-Photos, Photoshop and Films
            4. Upload all past assignments onto those 3 pages (For the photos, only upload the BEST)
            5. HOME PAGE-create a home page by clicking on NEW POST. Here you should have
a paragraph about what the site is about and a photo. It can be one of your
                favorite photos you took or a photo that represents who you are. It is up to you,
                but be appropriate.
            6. Make Color changes to your FONTS

Children's Book/ Scholastics

SCHOLASTICS:
Go online, get registered and print 2 forms for every piece you are submitting. Sign and get them signed and turned back into me by this Friday!!!

https://www.artandwriting.org/Login

Anyone that has a piece going to the Scholastic art show needs to make a point to help out with mounting artworks. I will be mounting after school on Tuesday and Wednesday after school till 3. I need help so if you have a piece going to the show you must show up to help me after school 1 of these days. It approximately takes 15 minutes to mount 1 piece depending on the size. Good Community Service.

Check my list and see if you have a piece going into the show. If I missed a piece that you think is good and should be submitted please show me by Tuesday so that I can consider it.

Choose a Favorite Childhood book and turn it into a Movie. You are free to use your favorite style of Filmmaking. I would love to see some of you choose Stop Motion-they always turn out so cool.

YOU MAY WORK WITH ONLY ONE or TWO OTHER PEOPLE.

1. YOU COULD DO A SEQUEL TO A CHILDREN'S BOOK or

2. YOU CAN DO A PREQUEL TO A CHILDREN'S BOOK or

3. YOU CAN TRY TO RE-ENACT THE ACTUAL BOOK

*GET YOUR IDEA AND PARTNER GROUP APPROVED BY ME BEFORE YOU GET TOO FAR INTO YOUR STORYBOARD.

http://childrensbooksguide.com/top-100

Let's take a look at a few Children's books that were successfully turned into movies. Usually there is a twist to the original or more added to what already existed. Don't be afraid to add to your movie. It will make it more interesting for us as your viewers. I LIKE TO SEE CREATIVITY THAT YOU COME UP WITH ON YOUR OWN!

Hansel & Gretel

Let's read the book and take a look at the trailer together.

Student Examples: