November 2011 Archives

Marker board Animation Lesson Plan!

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lesson plan.docx

Lesson Plan Overview

Grade Level: 5th Grade
Time Needed: 3 Class Periods.
Focus: Students will make a whiteboard animation about classroom objects coming to life.
Objectives: Students will...
A.) Describe how photo-, video-, and sound editing are used to create original products for expressive intent. (4.1.2.2.2.)
B.) Describe a variety of tools, materials, and techniques used with software and hardware for creation in media arts. (4.1.2.2.1)
C.) Describe the use of elements in media arts such as image, sound, space, time, motion, and sequence. (4.1.1.2.1)
Motivational Resources
Youtube video. (a waste is a terrible thing to mind)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX g3GG-ng8&feature=related
Youtube video. The Marker Maker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZ0iqUSGsg
Book: Beginner's Guide to Animation- Mary Murphy
Art Materials
Camera, Tripod, White Board, Markers.

Introduction to the Lesson
Animations are created when we take many photos of a subject and rapidly play them back. The slight differences in the photos make the illusion that the pictures are moving. Animations are often presented as vide games or motion pictures. There are many types of animation including; claymation, pixilation, sand animation, cut-out animation, and whiteboard animation. They type we will be focusing on is whiteboard animation.
Marker board animations are made when you draw your images on a whiteboard, take a picture, change them slightly, and take another picture, until you have finished the movement or story. The smaller the movements, the clearer the video will turn out. It is important to have t tripod when you do this technique because of the camera moves too much, your images may be blurry or your animation might not be as clear as you would like. When you are done taking your photos, you simply upload them into Photoshop and turn them into an animation! The next step is to add sound in Garageband and cool effects in Imovie.

Still life painting in Photoshop

This week I am writing about a way Photoshop could be used in the classroom. When I was searching around on the Internet I found some tutorials that showed how to "paint" portraits in Photoshop. I thought it was it was really interesting to watch people's technique and amazing that they could make such realistic paintings using Photoshop.
I started thinking that it could be fun to have the students make a Photoshop portrait of themselves after watching a YouTube video and see how well they could replicate what the artist was doing. But then I realized that this might be way too time consuming and frustrating. Even for students that are seniors in high school. I kept searching around on YouTube for Photoshop tutorials and eventually found an example that taught how to paint a still life. This seemed like a way more practical assignment. The students could bring some small objects from home and set them up in an interesting arrangement next to their computer. Then they could "paint" what they see. I think this would be a fun assignment because the students could paint their objects in whatever style they find most interesting. They wouldn't have to make it realistic. They could play around with the different brushes and textures and see what they can make of it.
One of the only problems I could see with this project is that some of the kids might not be as skilled with Photoshop as they would like to be and therefore get frustrated with the whole process. One way that could be avoided would be to do the assignment with older students like seniors in high school. I feel like they would be far less nervous about how it is turning out and way more excited about seeing what they could accomplish with the software. Another problem might be not having enough computers with Photoshop in the classroom. The assignment would only be able to be done in a classroom if there were enough computers for each student.
I think this would be a great way to get students to experiment and explore Photoshop.

Here's an example of still life painting on Photoshop

Citation:
Daevasmodeus. "Still Life Sketch in Photoshop - Derek LeBrun - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 23 June 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. .

Photoshop for kids Video

This week for my Bi weekly report, I decided to take a look at the Photoshop for Kids videos. The video I focused on was "Video Art in Photoshop: Adding Photoshop Filters to Video". The video teaches how to edit video clips using extended versions of Photoshop.
First of all, I thought it was an interesting video because I didn't even know that it was possible to edit video clips in Photoshop. Another thing I liked about the process is that it is very simple. It isn't a technique that would take a long time if you had to do it in a classroom with a lot of students but it still seems like something that would be fun for the kids.
After watching the video I started thinking that this editing technique would be good to use in a classroom because it could make a short and simple video much more exciting for both the kids and the viewer. One of the great things about editing the videos this way is that there are so many editing options and you can preview them before you try them out. It gives the kids more options and allows some room for creative freedom. It would be interesting to see which filters they would use and how they would use them. I think through using Photoshop, you could take rather simple videos of the students making funny faces or doing fun dances (like the ones we do in class!) and make them really cool.
I know that it wouldn't be possible to do this assignment in all schools because they might not have enough computers or even computers with Photoshop, but for the ones that do, it could be a lot of fun. It seems like a project that wouldn't be too demanding on the teacher, would keep the kids occupied with out taking up a lot of class time, and would teach the kids new skills in Photoshop.

Link to Photoshop for Kids Videos
http://vimeo.com/magrelacanela/videos

Adding Photoshop Filters to Video

Video Art in Photoshop: Adding Photoshop Filters to Video from NicoleDalesio on Vimeo.

Citation

Dalesio, Nicole. "Video Art in Photoshop: Adding Photoshop Filters to Video on Vimeo." Vimeo, Video Sharing For You. 14 Apr. 2010. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. .