Wednesday, September 22, 2010

POSTER PROJECT
Your task is to create a movie poster. The poster must be made in the style of a real movie theater poster. The movie represented in your poster must be of your own creation. Do not make a poster for an existing movie.

GENRE: COMEDY or ACTION

GOAL: To inform people about and convince them to see the movie.

AUDIENCE: PG-13 moviegoers.

EXISTING SAMPLES: http://www.movieposter.com/ Look at a bunch of movie posters. Try to identify the point of emphasis, and the secondary/tertiary accents in the VISUAL HIERARCHY of the design. Think about how you will achieve this in your design.

POSTER CRITERIA:
1. 6 inches x 9 inches @ 300 DPI

2. *Clear VISUAL HIERARCHY. (There should be a point of emphasis, and secondary/tertiary accents.
*Definitive sense of SYMMETRICAL, ASYMMETRICAL, or RADIAL BALANCE to design.
*Some type of CONTRAST from the list on page 44 of your Basics of Design textbook.


3. Your poster must incorporate a minimum of 5 separate images that have been worked into a cohesive image in Photoshop. You must include a movie title and other relevant movie text information.

4. Images must be public domain, creative commons licensed, or under your copyright, or copyright that someone has authorized for your use. Here are some good links for acceptable images:
http://www.everystockphoto.com
http://sxc.hu/
http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://freeres.info/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://morguefile.com/


5. You MUST include a bibliography of your image sources with your final design. Keep track of the websites you are getting images from by pasting links into a Word document.

6. Each person in class must produce their own poster. People may work in groups to come up with an action movie concept and title, and work together to find a nice collection of source images, but each person in the group must produce their own poster

Monday, September 20, 2010

SAMPLING SAMPLER ASSIGNMENT

You have learned to sample pixels with a variety of tools in Photoshop.
Now it is time to start using your new skills.

1. Create a composition that is made out of samples from a variety of image sources. Images may come from the 'Sample Pix' in the 'Chapter 3 Lesson' folder on stepstushare, from the Internet, or from your own sources. You may also use the Photo Booth application to take a picture of yourself.

2. You must EACH of the following sample tools:
Healing Brush
Spot Healing Brush
Patch Tool
Clone Stamp

3. Print your design.

4. Write down which types of selections you used on the back of the printout and turn it in.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

SELECTION SAMPLER ASSIGNMENT

1. Continue to work in the Photoshop_Chapter3Lecture.psd document in the Art Technology folder on stepstushare.

2. Hide the other layers and start new ones. Create a composition that is made out of selections from a variety of image sources. Images may come from the 'Sample Pix' in the 'Chapter 3 Lesson' folder on stepstushare, from the Internet, or from your own sources. You may also use the Photo Booth application to take a picture of yourself.

3. Use the type tool to incorporate your name into the design.

4. You must use at least three of the following types of selections:
Rectangular or Elliptical Marquee
Regular or Magnetic Lasso
Magic Wand or Quick Selector
Select via Color Range
Altered Selection via adding to or subtracting from it

5. Print your design.

6. Write down which types of selections you used on the back of the printout and turn it in.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

STEP Plus Arts: Production Plan Criteria
Treatment, Script, Storyboard, Location Summary, Prop/Costume List

1. TREATMENT: 5 Points
A 1-2 paragraph summary of your production.
It should include: movie genre (theme), title, plot synopsis, # of characters, cast list, etc.
Content of film must be school appropriate.

2. SCRIPT: 20 Points
Use the ‘SCREENPLAY’ template in Pages, which can be found in the ‘CREATIVE’ templates.
Follow the template formula.
State whether it is an INT (interior) or EXT (exterior) shot.
Describe the shot.
Format the dialogue the way the template indicates.

Keep in mind that your film should be no longer than 5 minutes or so.
1 page of dialogue = approximately 1 minute of film


3. STORYBOARD: 20 Points
Use the ‘STORYBOARD’ template in Pages, which can be found in the ‘CREATIVE’ templates.
Follow the template formula. Refer to the sample provided.

Each panel should include:
Thumbnail sketches of scenes
Shot descriptions (use the Camera Techniques and Descriptions worksheet as a reference) Dialogue
Characters
Props
Special effects, etc.

4. LOCATION SUMMARY: 5 Points
Attach a summary of the locations you plan to film on the STEP campus.
Some areas are off-limits:
Anoka Technical College interior and exterior
STEP Elevator
Anything involving sitting on/jumping over the lockers
Stay away from the train tracks. Heavy rail traffic.
Anything involving leaving the STEP building or grounds during school hours.
Anything that would cause a major disruption to other classes.

5. Prop/Costume List: 5 Points
Attach a list of the props and costumes you will need for your film.
You must provide all items.


TOTAL: /55 Points

Friday, September 10, 2010

EMPHASIS AD ANALYSIS
1. Find a partner.
2. Select a magazine advertisement, from the Internet or a magazine. Take a photo of the ad in Photo Booth if needed.
3. Save the the ad JPEG to your desktop, then open it in Photoshop.
4. Identify its GOAL and AUDIENCE. (What are they trying to do, and who are they trying to reach?)
5. Identify the point of EMPHASIS in the ad. Clearly mark it on your layout.
6. Name two techniques for effective emphasis listed on pages 27,28 and 29 your text that are used in the ad. Clearly mark it on your layout.
7. Do you think the ad is effectively reaching the demographic they hope to target? Explain why or why not in 1-2 sentences.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

What is a Graphic Designer?
One of the most commonly known art technology careers is graphic designer. A Graphic designer works for a bunch of different businesses, organizations and people we call clients. Each client needs to communicate a certain message to certain people we call the target audience.

Graphic designers fulfill this need by creating print media like posters, logos, book covers and package design. But because technology is ever-changing so are the "things" the graphic designers are creating. Take, for example, the explosion of interactive media content being developed, such as video, games, and websites.

To learn more about graphic design, visit http://whatintheworld.aiga.org/

WHAT CAREERS ARE IN ART TECHNOLOGY?
Art Technology is the tools people use to develop print and interactive media.
A variety of careers exist that utilize art technology in a variety of ways. Students completing this course will develop skills which will familiarize them with computer software and studio equipment used in the Arts, Communications and Information Systems career field. More information on art technology based careers can be found at: http://www.mnvu.org/careers/viewCareers?id=03


POSTER CRITERIA:
2 facts/important/interesting info from each section:
Wages
Employment Outlook
Education/Training
Skills Needed
Tools/Technology
Job Title Examples