Team designs

For this assignment you will be taking 12 photos of individual players and collaging them to make one banner for a baseball team.    Here is what you need to have in your collages:

1.  New Font
2.  New Brush strokes
3.  Each kid lassoed out and collaged into 1 image that is 24 H x 42 W 300 Resolution
4.  Must have a seperate background layer
5.  Include
                 2nd period - Olmsted Falls Bulldogs Baseball 2017
                 5/6 period - North Olmsted Hot Stove 2017 MK Automotive
                 8th period - North Olmsted Hot Stove 2017 B-Spot
6.  Texture of some sort
7.  Overlapping effect with brush stokes
8.  Experimenting with color of the images of the kids.
9.  Proportionate to each player size

Examples of previous years:

Abstract Landscape Photography

20 Photos of Abstract Landscape photos

Must Include some:
Long Exposure
Quick Exposure

Different lighting effects
Overcast
Sunlight
Shadows

Patterns and colors

Examples:

Movie using props

Hey guys!

I will be out today with a sick little one.  Here is what I would like you to do.  The current movie I assigned to you you I said that I want you to use props.  I want one of the props to be a homemade item that is made out of cardboard.  You can make it in class.  I have cardboard being delivered to the room for you today.  Start mapping out what you can use and how you can use it in your film.  How can you make it look super realistic.  You can use paint to help you with this too.  On Tuesday (Wednesday if not in on Tuesday) I want to know your story that you will be filming for this assignment.  I am not sure how long I will be giving you so plan to start this right away and NOT wait until the last minute as the last minute may be this weekend :D

Hope to see you all tomorrow,
Mrs. Schneid

P.S. Matt if you finished the video please upload to Youtube and send me a link : cschneid@vermilionschools.org

Long Exposure Photography with light

You need 2 amazing photos of the following topics:  Use people in all photos except the Landscape.

1-Double light- using 2 different colored lights
2-Overlapping photos- either 2 in 1 or playing with long exposure having 2 images in 1
3-Twisting the camera
4-Motion- Sample of the dancer-need to have back light (a flash that goes off at the
    back end of your long exposure)
5-Landscape- @ night with light using long exposure settings (try putting a person or
    object in there too)

Photos due on MONDAY

 http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/2736/daytime-long-exposure-photography/
 http://www.exposureguide.com/slow-sync-flash.htm
http://digital-photography-school.com/slow-sync-flash/

Here is a great sample of experiment taken by Sierra of Nik:

Script Writing

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAWVRqASoYY

Personal Film Photo

2 Different Assignments- You choose 1.

FILM ASSIGNMENT:
You may work with 1 other person maximum. 

Needs to include music with a voice over that has personal meaning to you.  Location needs to have meaning to the theme of your video.  I want to see use of 5 different angles, short clips (around 7 seconds), Lighting should be good and pertain to your meaning you are going for.
1:30 second film minimum
2:30 seconds film max

PHOTO ASSIGNMENT:

Choose a location that is meaningful to you and do a photo shoot of an object or person that also have meaning in 1 way or another to you.  You can need to show me the following in your photos:

All pictures should be put together in IMovie with a song in the background.  Stay at each photo for 10 seconds.
12 GREAT Photos
4 Different Angles you shoot from
4 Different Backgrounds
2 Different times of day
1 that focuses on the use of Contrast
3 different depths of field (getting closer/higher/lower)

Scholastics and next assignment

For January you have a choice between several things to do.  For 1 it can be a film or it can be photos.

CHOICES:
1.  Poem
2.  Fim Noir
3.  Old School Song mondernized
4.  Props heavy film/Photos

Get groups approved by me and idea topics as well by Tuesday.  Scripts in by Thursday.  I would like to see footage by Monday from all groups.  

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 5:00.  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.

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.

NEW film

Action Film/Photo's due next Monday November 10th. 

NEW FILM ASSIGNMENT:

Answer the following Question:

                          WHO AM I?
This will be a film for everyone.  I am going to give you each 2 weeks to do this assignment.  This assignment has the following criteria that you must put into your film. 

1-1st you will need to make a list of things that make up who you are.  Then decide how you can film those things.  Little snip bits of people doing certain things, objects, people (ones that may have influenced you in some way or another), nature, locations you like to hang out at and whatnot. 

2-The film can only be 2 minutes long!!!!!

3-You must include the following camera techniques:
                  -Close ups from different height levels
                  -3 different height levels at what ever distance you choose
                  -Focus changes (using the manual focus, looking at the same thing, change
                   focus while looking at the same thing)
                  -Panning and tilt
                  -Voice over with some audio (no lyrics)
                  -Dolly (would really like to see this used more-not a must, but try it out if
                   u can incorporate it)
                  -Using opacity when editing showing 2 scenes simultaniously while moving
                   from 1 scene to another
                  -BIGGEST THING- how can you make this look artistic and unique

SOOOOOOO.........timeframe:
             2 WEEKS- start thinking about it now.  Start filming it  by November 10th. 
             Have film completed by Tuesday November25th.

Field Trip

Schoepfle Garden

11106 Market St.
Birmingham, Ohio 44816
(440) 965-7237

2:30-4/4:30 I will stay as long as you guys are there.  

When I go and take pictures:
I find something I want to take pics of (flowers of course)
1st I adjust my settings
2nd I find a flower amongst the group that I like the best
3rd I check the background to see that it is clear of distractions
4th I start taking photos
5th I take pictures from about 3-4 different angles of that flower (move up or down, in or out)
6th Keep repeating the process over and over again

HDR:

http://lifehacker.com/5991508/what-is-hdr-and-when-should-i-use-it-in-my-photos

STACK PHOTOGRAPHY:

Assignment:

WELCOME BACK!

Hope everyone had a great summer!  Thanks to everyone who came out to help me get my room in order-much appreciated!!!

NITTY GRITTY:

#1- Show and tell-Garage sale props
#2-Summer Journals
#3-School Spirit Music Video Ideas-Share and discuss ideas (Finalize on Friday)
#4-Field Trip Thursday

WEDNESDAY:

#1-Show off new equipment
#2-Lesson #1~Stack Photography
     Share my website with everyone
#3-Everyone try out the new Macro lens and L lens (carry over to Thursday)

THURSDAY:

#1-Play with Macro and L lens in class
#2-Give them assignment for Field Trip on Thursday

FRIDAY:

#1- What did you come up with for the School Spirit Music Video
       FINALIZE this today!!!!!!

Inside cover page

Inside cover of the magazine..........one of my favorites!  Made by Abbe Sindelar, my editor of the magazine, thanks again-YOU ROCK!!!

Magazine Pages

Thank you guys for all of your hard work on the magazine pages.  I know you guys worked hard on these and put a lot of time into them and I really appreciate it.  I know some of you still have pages to make or edit.  If you do edit any pages you need to see Abbe and get them to her.  She is editing all pages so please give them to her.  She has an external hard drive that she can use to grab them off of your computer.  I hope you all have a great spring break.  Relax and enjoy your time off, see you in a week and a half. 

Magazine

DUE TODAY:

1st Rough Drafts due-2 magazine covers
Border to use inside the magazine
Ashton and Nicole:
    Text options
    Page layout for 2 artworks to go on.

Nicole's 1st sample cover-her 1st draft

Nicole's 2nd draft

Nicole's 3rd draft (Different version slightly)

 

A NOTE FROM NICOLE:

 

5 Day Photo Challenge

Take 20 photo's per topic.  2 topics per day.  Here are your topics:

               Topic 1:                       Topic 2:
Day 1:1/2 Self Portraits          Obsessions
Day 2:Cannot live without     My view today
Day 3:Silhouettes                   Make me LOL
Day 4:Someone you love       Something old
Day 5:Guess What?                R is for............

Due by Tuesday

http://cuyahogaswd.org/en-US/Contests-Special-Programs.aspx#3rs

Your Photography Assignment is to take photos of recycled goods in any way shape and form that portrays Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.  You need to come up with 3 different things to take photos of and take 20 pictures of each.  With a total of 60 photos.  All photos are due by Friday January 17th.  Be creative and use your imagination on what you can do with this assignment.

Edited

                                                                            
 Due by next Tuesday:

Film Scripts-In detail with calendars
Recycle Photos-60 in all, 3 categories of 20 photos each.
Blog updates-Add in any good photos and all films made this year so far.

What you should have on your Blog site thus far:
VHS Zombie Music Video
1st set of best photos you took
Senior Posters (don't have to put them all in, but example of them for sure)
Yearbook designs
T-Shirt Designs
Middle School Video
Group video's(the ones we critiqued in class)
Recycle Photos-Best ones that are edited.

                  

New Year, New Assignment!

Time to start coming up with ideas for the Hathaway Brown Film Festival.  I want these movie stories to be amazing.  You need to put some more thought and time into creating the actual story.  Not just scratching the surface of an idea.  Which means you will need to think DEEPER.  And brainstorm as a bigger group, get more input from those around you.  Here are the Categories/Rules/Guidelines and here are the winning films from last year that you can look up and watch on Youtube if you would like.  So...........let's get started!

FROZEN!

Great Movie!  Great Food!  Great time!  Enjoy the pics!

 

Scholastic Video's

Our main focus for these next 3 weeks are your scholastic video's.  Stick to your calendars and make sure you are prepared to film everyday. 

On another note, I can't wait for the movies on Wednesday with you all.  Frozen and Chipotle here we come :)

School Spirit Video

I would like to say  thank you to all of my Advanced Film students for doing an amazing job producing, creating and editing this years School Spirit Music Video.  I thought it was unique and different from last years, which is what we were going for.  Thank you to Ashton, Eric and Zach for all your hard work on putting the video together.  YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!

Here is the link, I will have the actual video up in a few days when it shows up in my browser.  Hope you guys ENJOY watching it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvVO4xT91OQ

Critiquing

Let's take a look at the photos you have taken thus far.  We will be discussing the pros and cons to all of your photos.  This should help all of you for you next photo lesson on composition. 

On another note I heard great things about your filming on Friday.  Kuddos to you all.  I can't wait to see the film all edited.  Mr. Zellar was happy to have you all over there filmin.  So THANK YOU!!!  Blake see me about there schools theme for the school year, he wants you to squeeze that into the film somehow.