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Assignments 6-04-08

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

Warmup
Go to the following website
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

Take a look at May 23rd-29th

MOST of you still need to finish up your EMO project

Use your time today to do so.

Remember you Hands project is due thursday

Those of you that are done, you can work on an extra credit photoshop assignment. Remember there is an 'extracreditphotoshop' folder in the pick up box.

If you want to test your photoshop skills, you can try the photoshop assignment for the digital photography 2 class, you can read the directions for period 3 below.

Period 2

Continue working on your underwater project

Get as much done as you can today, remember that time is getting short

Kevin...don't distract Kiley


Periods 3&4

Warmup
Go to the following website
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

Take a look at May 23rd-29

In your journal, tell me which one you voted for and why

Continue working on your Ad project

Remember you Hands project is due thursday

You have a new photoshop assignment(this one shouldn't be as bad as the last ones)

In the pick up box, there is a folder named 'clonestampproject'

In the folder, there are written directions, a video and the original image.

I would suggest following the written directions and using the video if you get stuck.

The video has sound, so be sure and turn it down, or use headphones.

If you finish, turn it in as 'p#lastnameclonestamp'

 

Period 5

Continue working on your projects

Liz...keep everyone in line!

 

 

Assignments 4-15-08

 

Sorry, still not feeling well at all, so I decided to stay home today. I will be back tomorrow.

 

Period 1

Continue your exposure worksheet assignment from yesterday

 

When you have completed that, there is a video tutotial in the pick up box titled 'gloweffect'. Watch the video and complete the tutorial. You can use any text you want in the tutorial

 

Period 2

Work on your storyboard assignment

Try to get it done today

If you need a reminder of the directions, scroll down to yesterdays directions

 

Period 3

Complete the exposure worksheet from yesterday...really!

When you have completed that, finish up your texture challenge assignment

 

If you are done with everything, try a photoshop tutorial

remember, you can click on the 'links' link on the top of the page to find links to more photoshop sites.

 

Assignments 4-14-08

FIRST

The winners from last week's photo challenges

Period 1 Food
1st - 4
2nd - 8
3rd - 3

Period 1 Photoshop Phobia
1st - 4
2nd - 13
3rd - 10

Periods 3 & 4 Food
1st - 11
2nd - 25
3rd - 3

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

Warmup
Go to the following website
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/

Click through the first 12 photos. Which one did you like the best and why?

Remember you have your adjective challenge - Think of GOOD, CREATIVE ideas for your photos. EVERYONE needs to turn in a photo for this challenge.

Assignment
In the pick up box for the class there is a new folder

'exposure worksheet'
open the folder.

Open the 'exposureworksheet.doc' file. Read the directions. Save the document to your own 'my documents'. Answer the questions in the document.
The reading portion is in 'exposureworksheet.pdf'

Get as far as you can on this assignment.

Period 2

Continue with your storyboard assignment
Remember, watch the 'forthebirds' video in the pick up box
Watch the video.
Use at least THREE storyboard sheets(18 frames total)to make your own storyboards of the story. You can use more if you need to.


Remember you need to choose the main points in the story. When does the point of view change? When do new characters come in? What are the important plot changes?

Rough drawings are ok, but make sure people can tell whats going on. Use the text field below the box to describe what is going on.

If you need to print more storyboard sheets, there is a document in the pickup box named 'storyboards' you can print your own.

If you want to see how the Simpson's artists storyboard, you can read the document in the pickup box named 'simpsonsway.pdf' it has many examples of what Simpsons storyboards look like

Here is a website you can go to that will give you more info on storyboarding.
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/reporting/starttofinish/storyboarding/


Periods 3&4

Go to the following website
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/

Click through the first 12 photos. Which one did you like the best and why?

Assignment - This is review...but you guys need some review on this...so do the assignment...really!

In the pick up box for the class there is a new folder 'exposure worksheet'
open the folder.
Open the 'exposureworksheet.doc' file. Read the directions. Save the document to your own 'my documents'. Answer the questions in the document.
The reading portion is in 'exposureworksheet.pdf'

Get as far as you can on this assignment.

Remember to keep working on your texture assignment

Also, you have the 'single color' challenge.

 

Period 5

Continue working on your projects

Liz...keep everyone in line!

 

 

 

Assignments 3-20-08

 

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

START A NEW JOURNAL
Warm Up – Go to msnbc and look at the photos of the week
March 6-13
Click here

In your journal write down which photo you voted for and why

A NEW TUTORIAL - ICE TEXT
In the pick up box, there is a video 'icetext' open it, watch it, follow along, and complete your own text effect. Use whatever text you want.

When you are done, turn it in as a .jpg as p1lastnameicetext

If you complete that tutorial
click here and choose another tutorial to try for extra credit.

2nd Period
Continue working on your underwater scene including
Sand Bottom
Grass
Rocks
Coral
Starfish

If you have completed all of these, you can try to make the treasure chest. The written directions for the treasure chest are in the Underwater folder, in the Underwater1.doc document

3rd Period & 4th Period
Warm Up – Go to msnbc and look at the photos of the week
March 6-13
Click here

In your journal write down which photo you voted for and why

A new photoshop tutorial to work on. Here is a more involved photo retouching Tutorial

Click here to go to the tutorial

THE IMAGE you need is in the pick up box, in a folder 'retouching'

I Will expect you to turn this in.

 

5th Period
Continue on with your projects

 

Assignments 3-06-08

 

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

START A NEW JOURNAL
Warm Up – Go to mxnbc and look at the photos of the week
Click here

REMEMBER - Start a new journal
In your journal write down which photo you voted for and why
Those of you that have not finished your Otherwordly 5, use the time today to finish up your project

Everyone else

In the pickupbox for the class there is a file called ‘textmasktutorial.mov’.  This is a video tutorial that will show you how to create a cool text effect in Photoshop.  Follow along with the tutorial and create your own text mask in Photoshop.  Use whatever background image you want that will work with your text.
When you complete this, turn it in as ‘p1lastnametextmask.jpg’

 

2nd Period
In the pickupbox there is a folder named ‘planeanimation’
Open the document and complete the tutorial.
Make sure you save the scene when you are done.

3rd Period & 4th Period
START A NEW JOURNAL
Warm Up – Go to mxnbc and look at the photos of the week

Click here

REMEMBER - Start a new journal
In your journal write down which photo you voted for and why

IF you have your multiplicity photo or Black & white photo taken, work on processing the photos in class.


IF you do not have one of those projects to work on, here is a good Photoshop tutorial that you can work on for extra credit
http://psdtuts.com/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-break-sunlight-through-the-clouds/

5th Period
Continue on with your projects

 

Assignments 2-08-08

 

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

JOURNAL - Go to the following website
Here is your journal photo
view the photo, you can move your mouse over the photo, if a magnifying glass appears, you can click it to make the photo larger.
IN YOUR JOURNAL - tell me what you thought of this photo...did you like it? why or why not? do you like black & white photos? why or why not.

Assignments

FINISH your head swap assignment - remember to turn them in as 'jpg's as p1lastnameheadswap 1 & 2

THINK about your photo challenge - Color. Remember you get to turn in ONE photo that you think shows color in an interesting way.

NEW ASSIGNMENT - Ansel Adams - this is a worksheet about the most famous American photographer we have had. You can download the document HERE. Save it to your my documents and then follow the directions in the word document. If you finish, turn it in as p1lastnameadams.doc

IF you get done with everything, you can do an extra credit head swap with whomever you like.

3D Animation 1 (2nd period)
Work on the pawn tutorial you started yesterday. Remember it is in the 'week 1' folder in the pick up box. Named 'week01day05'.

IMPORTANT!!!!! SKIP steps 12 & 13 that deal with the taper constrain tool. DO NOT DO these steps...the directions are bad.

WATCH your units and make sure you are entering in the exact numeric values.

IF you get done with the pawn, I will give you extra credit if you can model another chess piece. Or you can model an everyday object in lightwave.

 

Digital Photography 2( 3rd and 4th Period)
JOURNAL - CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR PHOTO OF THE DAY

In your journal, tell me what you think of the photo...do you like it? why or why not? What do you think the photographer is trying to say or convey with this image?

PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL - make your hippaguana. Remember, you should have moved the 'morphcreature' folder to you F: drive yesterday. Once the folder is in the F: drive, open it and double click on morph1.html. REMEMBER that you need to click on the yellow error bar at the top of your browser and choose 'allow blocked content' to get the tutorial to work. it should run without any problems. If you have problems, ask your neighbor for help.

IF you did not bring headphones, ask Mr. Snyder for an extra pair.

IF you get done with the tutorial, turn in the JPG as p#lastnamemorp

GO through all the steps, do the tutorial yourself...this is excellent practice.

3D Animation 2 (5th period)
Continue on with your tutorials, either the light saber, the blaster, or the heart. Sam, I know you are doing an awesome job on your lightsaber right now...Caleb, stop being so negative about the tutorial guy. See you guys next week.

 

 

 

 

Assignments 1-31-08

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

 

ASSIGNMENTS FOR 1-31-08
Im sorry guys, Im still not feeling well. Hopefully I will be back in tomorrow.

 

If you have any questions, problems, or concerns, feel free to email me at smorriso@egreen.wednet.edu

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

JOURNAL - Go to the following website
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736/
Click on 'animal tracks'
Look through the images.
Decide which photo you like the best
IN YOUR JOURNAL - describe which photo you liked and tell my why you liked it.

Assignments
FINISH your vocabulary sheet from last week

FINISH your 'get to know canon s5' worksheet
You can download the assignment here
click and open the document. Then save as to your 'my documents'
Open it and read the directions in the worksheet.

FINISH - your 5 good/5 bad assignment
remember, you go to flickr.com and chose 5 photos you like, and 5 you don't like. Put them in Word and give me 4 sentences EACH on why you like or dislike it.

3D Animation 1 (2nd period)
Finish your Vocabulary worksheet from last week
Finish your 3d building
IF you finish your building, your next assignment will be to model(make) an everyday object in sketchup...for example a computer, an ipod, a chesspiece, a cell phone or anything else you want to make
REMEMBER to save your work.

 

Digital Photography 2( 3rd and 4th Period)
I'm sorry guys, I know this has been a strange week.

JOURNAL - Go to the following website
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736/
Click on 'animal tracks'
Look through the images.
Decide which photo you like the best
IN YOUR JOURNAL - describe which photo you liked and tell my why you liked it.

Finish your group projects - I will take a look at them tomorrow.
If your group is finished
Here are some more photoshop tutorials for you

A very cool slow shutter speed text effect tutorial

If you are having problems with the pen tool, try the pen tutorial from yesterda(in the pickupbox)

This is a similar effect to the Sprint ads on TV right now. But the ads are not done using photoshop...can you guess how they were done?
Here are examples
example 1
example 2
example 3

Example 4 - not sure if the videos will work for you

and here is another very cool example of this effect

Try using this effect on some of your own photos, add wings, add flowers, add text, or something else that looks cool.

Here is another tutorial you can try

 

Go into the pick up box for digital photo 2
Choose another photoshop tutorial to complete. This is a good time to practice photoshop.

 

3D Animation 2 (5th period)
Continue on with your tutorials, either the light saber, the blaster, or the heart. Sam, you should be working, not watching videos.

 

Assignments 1-29-08

Digital Photography 1 (1st period)

JOURNAL - Go to the following website
Click on 'Jan 17-24'
Look through the images.
Vote for the image you liked the best
IN YOUR JOURNAL - describe which photo you voted for and tell my why.

Assignments
Finish your vocabulary sheet from last week
If you finish this, you can start on an assignment in which you learn about our class cameras
You can download the assignment here
click and open the document. Then save as to your 'my documents'
Open it and read the directions in the worksheet.

3D Animation 1 (2nd period)


Finish your Vocabulary worksheet from last week
If you have finished that - Work with Google Sketchup
Finish the self paced tutorial 'intro'
Once you have finished that
Select 'self paced tutorials 'get more tutorials'
Download 'intro to drawing 1' and 'intro to drawing 2'
Follow the instructions in the tutorials

CLICK HERE to watch a video on how to get the tutorial working if you have problems
IF that video does not work, try THIS ONE

IF you get through the tutorials, your first sketchup assignment will be to construct a building - any building or structure you want to build.

Digital Photography 2( 3rd and 4th Period)


JOURNAL - Go to the following website
Click on 'Jan 17-24'
Look through the images.
Vote for the image you liked the best
IN YOUR JOURNAL - describe which photo you voted for and tell my why.

Finish your group projects - I will take a look at them tomorrow.
If your group is finished
Go into the pick up box for digital photo 2
Open the 'extracreditphotoshop' folder
Choose one of the Photoshop tutorials to do(not one you've done before)
Turn it in and I will give you extra credit - and its good Photoshop practice.

 

3D Animation 2 (5th period)


Lets get back to modeling
In the pick up box for this class(3d animation2). There is a new folder(newtutorials)There are 3 video tutorials and 1 written tutorial. Choose 2 of the tutorials and complete them.
IF for some reason the movies don't work, or if you finish 2 tutorials early, go to the link below and find something you would like to model

link to more tutorials

 


 

 

 

Assignments 1-11-08

3D Animation

3D animation
I have created a new 'render' tutorial and placed it in the pickup box
It is named 'render advanced'

I want you to start using different settings for some renders so that your videos look better

Use the render settings in the video to render your explosion scene

Assignments you need to complete
Gascloud - turn in a rendered video
Fireworks - turn in the lightwave scene
Explosion - turn in a rendered video - MAKE SURE you use the new render tutorial 'render advanced'

Extra Credit assignments
Rainsplash
Dust Cloud - This is a new one, only do it if you are done with everything else
Its in the pickup box named ''dustcloudtutorial.pdf'


Digital Video

USE YOUR TIME WISELY TODAY
We don't have that much time left.

Most groups imported video yesterday, use today to edit your video
If you finish editing or are not editing, use this time TO PLAN your next video. Decide your group roles and start planning it out. Brainstorm ideas and start getting a script together.

DO NOT waste your time today...groups who are not ready next week will be graded accordingly.

 

Digital Photography
I put up some of your work out in the hallway, be sure to check it out. As I was putting up the photos, I was very impressed with your work, you guys have taken some great photos.

Warm Up 1 - go to MSNBC.com and view the pictures of the week, here is the link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

View the photos, in your journal tell me which one you voted for and why.

Warm Up 2 - New Assignment - Look at Arnold Newman's work

Read the following

Arnold Abner Newman was an American photographer noted for his "environmental portraits" of famous politicians and artists. As a child, he studied art and painting. After high school, he attended the University of Miami at Coral Gables. But after a couple of years, he was forced to leave school for financial reasons. He moved to Philadelphia and went to work in a portrait studio, where he learned photographic techniques by turning out 49-cent portraits by the hundreds. In 1945, he moved to new York and did freelance photojournalism for Life, Look, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Esquire, Fortune and others. Newman has photographed many actors, politicians, artists, and other famous people, such as John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, and Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan and Mickey Mantle. However, he has said that even if the subject is not known, or is already forgotten, the photograph itself should still excite the viewer. Newman's portrait of Igor Stravinsky seated at a grand piano became his signature image. "Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world."

View Newman's photos here
http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/newman/

In your journal answer the following questions

Do you like Newman's work, why or why not?

Which photo do you like the best...why?

After looking at his photos, what do you think an 'environmental portrait' is?

After you have completed this...

Make sure you have finished your Leibovitz assignment

If you took portrait photos yesterday, today would be a good day to enhance them in photoshop, remember the 7 steps tutorial in the pickup box.

Don't forget your 'Toys' photo challenge, due next Wednesday.

See you next week

 

 

 

Assignments 11-6-07

3D Animation

Continue with your surface lessons - Get as far as you can

If you have any problems, ask somebody sitting near you for help

 

Lesson 1 is practice, you don't need to turn anything in but you need to know the information

Lesson 2 - Turn in your file at the end as P#lastnamesurface2

Lesson 3 - Turn in your file at the end as P#lastnamesurface3

 

Video

CONTINUE working on your Interview assignment

Spend time on your scripts, make sure they are detailed and have the dialogue in them.

The goal is to be able to give the script to another group and have them film your script.

Original assignment below

In the pickup box for the class, you will find a file

interviewassignment.doc

open this assignment and follow the directions

Use the file and add to it

Turn it in at the end of the period

I expect you to finish by the end of the period

I expect you to do a good job on your script, as many of your scripts lately have not been as good as you are capable of producing.


Digital Photography

If you have not completed your Edward Weston assignment, finish it

If you have not completed your Shutter Speed Assignment, get that done and turned in.

NEW ASSIGNMENT - in the pickup box, you will find a video named 'glow tutorial1'. Watch the video and then follow along to create your own photoshop creation. It should be reasonably easy to follow along.

Remember its a video so you can stop, pause, rewind or move to different parts. Follow the directions carefully.

IF for some reason 'glow tutorial1' does not open or if you get error messages, try opening 'glow tutorial2'.

If you finish, turn it in as

p#lastnameglow.jpg

 

 

Assignments 11-2-07

3D Animation

Continue with your surface lessons - Get as far as you can

If you have any problems, ask somebody sitting near you for help

 

Lesson 1 is practice, you don't need to turn anything in but you need to know the information

Lesson 2 - Turn in your file at the end as P#lastnamesurface2

Lesson 3 - Turn in your file at the end as P#lastnamesurface3

 

Video

In the pickup box for the class, you will find a file

interviewassignment.doc

open this assignment and follow the directions

Use the file and add to it

Turn it in at the end of the period

I expect you to finish by the end of the period

I expect you to do a good job on your script, as many of your scripts lately have not been as good as you are capable of producing.


Digital Photography

Vote for the Macro picture

Vote for both periods

NICE WORK on the macros, lots of nice photos

In your journal write down which photo you voted for and why

after you vote...

In the pick up box for the class, you will find a file

edwardweston.doc

open this assignment and follow the directions

turn the file in when you are done

START THINKING ABOUT YOUR PHOBIA PICTURE

I expect highly creative pictures out of all of you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3D Animation

Check your edline grades, I graded quite a few assignments yesterday. There were quite a few misnamed and un-named assignments, so if you're missing something that you know you turned in, turn it in again, but make sure you name it correctly.

ALSO - if you have not completed the bulletholes or ruins assignment, finish it up today.

ASSIGNMENT

In the pickup box there is an assignment

assignment-puppethands.pdf

Open the document, follow the directions and create some puppet hands. If you run in to trouble, ask your neighbors for help.

 

Digital Video

Journal

One of our first group video assignments will be to do a PSA or Public Service Announcement. In your journal, write TWO treatments of possible public service announcements. If you are not familiar with PSA's or public service announcements, look them up on the internet.

Check your edline grades. Turn in anything you are missing

Finish up your scripts. Turn them by the end of the period.

name them

p#lastnamescript

 

Digital Photography

Journal

Go to this webiste

Click here to view picture

In your journal, explain what compositional rules are present in this picture.

ASSIGNMENT

In the pickup box there is a document

dorothealangeassignment.doc

Copy this file to your groupshare

Open the document, read the direction and complete the assignment.

Turn the assignment in when you are done.

 

 

 

All Classes

There is an assignment in your pickup box named 'video game assignment[1].doc'. COPY it to your 'my documents'

 

Follow the directions in the document. Go to the link in the document

Answer the questions in the document

If you have any problems, you can click on the link below

CLICK HERE

 

Turn the document in when you are done as

P#lastnamevideogame.doc

 

When you are done, you can work quietly on other assignments

 

Have a good weekend and I'll see you next week