Category: 9th grade

Spoof Ads

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Using Photoshop, create an ad that spoofs an existing print advertisement and communicates a critical message about the company and/or product. At first glance, the ad should resemble a “real” print advertisement.
Ad must include:
1. an image
2. ad copy (the text written on the ad)
3. slogan (Just do it; Have it your way; etc.)
4. recreated company logo, altering the original name.
Everything from the original ad must be altered. You can’t use the original company’s name and/or logo.

When finished, create a new web page (HTML Document) called “spoofad.html” in your My DP /multimedia/pages folder.  Post your original ad with your written analysis and the ad you created with a detailed description that includes:
– the message of your ad
– how the images logos, colors and advertising copy (slogans) communicate this message
– what truths are ignored by the original ad
– how you altered the ad to communicate your message
– what Photoshop skills tool you utilized and how

Post your a link to your page as a reply to this post at the bottom of the page.

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Demo Reel

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A good demo reel can be a resume enhancer for acceptance into a college with a visual arts/film program, a powerful visual aid for a “Presentation of Learning,” or a calling card for freelance work.
Demo reels are clips of one’s best work set to music.

For your 30 Second Demo Reel, include:
-Cinematography Project
-NewTube (5th period)
-Mosaic Video (3rd period)
-Photoshop (ABC Pic, Spoof Ad or Tutorial)
-Flash (banner ad or tutorial) need to export as QT

Export Demo Reel as Quicktime, then compress as H.264, save to your DP folder and post online.

Flash Tutorials

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Find and follow an online Flash tutorial. Try to challenge your current Flash capabilities, but read the entire tutorial before you begin to ensure that you are not in over your head.

Post a link to the tutorial you follwed, a link to your competed work, and a detailed description about what you learned by completing the tutorial.

Reading List: Tech Blogs

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This list was compiled by David Pierce for Digitizd.com

TechCrunch – LOTS of news. Not always right, but always interesting and frequently first.

VentureBeat – A firehose of news about startups, innovation, and cool products coming in the tech world.

ReadWriteWeb– Ditto above. Some news, lots of smart people talking tech.

Wired – Less about startups and the valley, more about tech and real life.

The Next Web – Funnier, more lighthearted, but still great news.

Webware – News, always with a focus on “what does it mean for users?”

Mashable – Nowhere else to go for social media news, this one’s dominant.

Bits – Not a lot of exclusive content, but brilliant writers and smart commentary.

The Unofficial Apple Weblog – An awesome resource for anything and everything Apple.

Google Blogoscoped – Keeping up with Google is darn near impossible, and Blogoscoped makes it a lot easier to manage.

Silicon Alley Insider – Very business-heavy, but great angles on news stories.

Ars Technica – Heavy on the geekery, but full of interesting thoughts and niche pieces.

Smashing Magazine – Perfect site for the designer newbie, full of great tips and tutorials.

Noupe – I love their roundups (like “50 best free icon sets”), and constantly bookmark this site.

Hongkiat – Basically ditto above, but with a slightly broader focus in design.

I Love Typograhy – Love fonts and typefaces? Can’t beat this site.

MakeUseOf – Endless resource of Top 10 Lists, and geeky hacks you might want to try.

gHacks – Deeper cuts in tech than MUO, but still great for news, tips, and tutorials.

Lost in Technology – Much more approachable than the above sites, it’s a great blog to wade into without much knowledge required.

Mac AppStorm – The best Mac apps on the planet get showcased here.

Web AppStorm – Ditto above, but with Web apps.

Daring Fireball – John Gruber is the smartest man on the planet when it comes to Apple.

Pogue’s Posts – David Pogue’s funny, smart, and a great representative of the common man.

Skelliewag – Skellie’s making blogging and the Web her life, chronicling it all the way.

Scripting News – Dave Winer’s as important to the tech landscape as anyone (he’s the godfather of RSS, among other things), and his thoughts on any subject are a must-read.

Search Engine Land – Danny Sullivan knows his stuff when it comes to search—and there’s a lot more to it than you might think.

All Things D – A group of thinkers from the Wall Street Journal, all discussing, analyzing and talking tech. My favorite? Kara Swisher.

Dustin Curtis – I love the way his site looks more than anything, but he’s a great observer of the world of blogging, design, and art.

MinimalMac – Mostly a links roundup, but a phenomenal resource for anyone looking to make their Mac work for them.

Lifehacker – The grand poobah of “little things to make your life more productive, more efficient, and more awesome” blogs.

Digital Inspiration – Amit is clever, easy to understand, and full of cool and interesting tips for everyone.

Unclutterer – Much-needed help for getting the crap out of our way so we can get important things done.

HackCollege – Tons of useful tips on hacking college and succeeding in school, but with ideas useful for anyone.

Smarterware – Gina, the founder of Lifehacker, took to Smarterware to share more great tricks, and never disappoints.

Lifehack – Somewhat broader in its thinking than Lifehacker, but a great place to find tips to make every little piece of your life work a little better.

Productivity501 – Short, simple posts with tangible ideas on how to make yourself more productive.

Switched – All things geek, particularly the culture of techies that is forming.

Make Magazine – Do awesome stuff with your stuff. That should totally be their tagline.

Gizmodo – Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets!

Engadget – Oh my goodness, more gadgets!

Boy Genius Report – They’re full of rumors and leaks, and are almost always right.

jkOnTheRun – Arguably the most seasoned gadget-heads out there, they’re a smart, thoughtful, and objective resource for all things gadget and mobile.

Boing Boing – The interesting, quirky, strange, and weird things in the tech world.

Photoshop Tutorials

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Now that you have some experience with Photoshop (just enough to be dangerous!), it’s time to put the application to work for you.

Students will have time throughout the course of the semester to individually work on self-paced Photoshop tutorials. Tutorials are found by performing online searches, for example “Adobe Photoshop tutorial.” Find tutorials that challenge your skill level. To receive credit:

1. Post a link to the tutorial you completed

2. A description of what you learned by completing the tutorial

3. The image of your finished product.

Use one of the links below or search for your own tutorial to complete at your own pace.

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.htm

http://photoshoptutorials.ws/

http://www.good-tutorials.com/

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1

Tilt-Shift Video Project

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Tilt Shift, Time Lapse VideographyTilt-shift Time Lapse Videography

Phoenix City from Jared Foster on Vimeo.

1. Research and define “tilt-shift” photography.

2. Embed an example of a tilt-shift video.

3. Create your own tilt-shift, timelapse video (min 30 seconds).

-Get up high (Bird’s Eye View) and far away (Long Shot) from your subject

-Frame your shot, lock off the tripod, and shoot 10 minutes

-Import into FCP

-Delete Audio

-Oversaturate Video and increase contrast (effects-video filters-color correction)

-Modify speed to 500%

-Add Strobe effect duration of 2

-Copy and paste clip to video track 2

-Add Gaussian Blur on bottom video layer 12ish

-On top layer, add 4 point Garbage Matte (effects-video filters-matte) & Mask Feather

4. Post :30 Tilt Shift Clip w original or Open Source music to your DP and to Rosskopf Shared

Resources

http://www.mrjerz.org

http://vimeo.com/keithloutit

Animated PSDs in FCP

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This project incorporates several techniques we’ve learned this term in multimedia and combines them in an elegant, visually stunning manner.

You will need two photographs that you will composite into one Photoshop document.  The images will make up the foreground and background of one image.

In Photoshop, make a selection around your foreground (subject) and paste it into the background image.

Import your PSD into Final Cut Pro.  Your PSD layers will still be intact. Using keyframe animation, animte your layers in a manner that will represent a three-dimensional camera movement through your scene.

You must animate every layer.  You must alter scale, blur, and center.