Summer Art Leadership Opportunity

Application form:
http://lakeshorearts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ARTiculate-2017-Application-Form-v2.pdf

ARTiculate is a three-week leadership program that exposes youth, ages 13-18, to a variety of art forms and experiences. Participants have the opportunity to work with professional artists from a variety of disciplines, get behind-the- scene access to major cultural institutions and galleries in Toronto, and plan and teach their own workshops at our local libraries. Over the course of three weeks, participants will learn new art techniques, invaluable leadership skills, and have a stronger working knowledge of the arts and culture sector. 

If you know of any students looking for something to do during the first 3 weeks of July, please share this opportunity. The cost is Pay What you Can, but we are able to offer full and partial bursaries to cover the costs so that it can be completely FREE for those in need.

The application deadline is this Sunday June 18th. 

TIFF Sound for Video Workshop

Great job on foley and Garage Band CyberARTS!!!

Check out your final work here:

https://vimeo.com/220693132/bbcbe7a543

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Intro Tutorials

Short film examples

https://vimeo.com/118654278

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/05/15/strawberries-will-save-world/

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/channels/

12 Principles of Animation - Assignment

For more information and detail about what each of those principles actually means, check out this article about the 'old men of Disney' and the 12 principles of animation. They actually developed these principles and they still check out today and the basis for all animation.

Pose to Pose - understanding key poses. Click here to get a better understanding of creating key poses that essentially create your animation.

Inbetweens and motion arcs. Here you can learn about how to make things appear smooth - timing and motion arcs are particularly important.

Please view the video and read through the article so that you have an understanding of some of the main principles of animation. You will need to be able to identify them in the kinetic typography you analyze, but you should also be implementing some of them in your kinetic typography.

RESEARCH:
1. Review or learn about the 12 principles of animation. Read the article linked above and watch the video above.

2. Watch and search for more great examples of kinetic typography.

Here's a LINK to 35 MUST SEE examples.

3. Post one amazing kinetic typography video on your blog  and write a brief analysis of the video looking at the principles of animation:

• 3-4 examples of principles of animation (you need to identify the specific timecode when you observed the principle of animation and explain why you think it's a good example of it)
• Your observations of pace, timing, choice of font, colours used and any particular techniques or movements used that were especially effective in expressing the mood and sound of the piece of music/spoken word and also how the words sound when they're spoken/sung.

Digital Art Style Self-Portrait

Posting and Submitting your Final Portrait

Submit your finished PSD or AI file to the Working Files folder in the CyberARTS Year 2 share folder - Final Digital Portraits

Submit your finished .jpg or .png files to the jpg/png folder in CyberARTS Year 2

Post your jpg or png to your blog with the following written artist statement responding to the following questions in your statement:

Please write in paragraphs and proof read your work before posting!

1. Name and describe the art style(s) you have selected for your portrait.
2. Discuss the artistic choices you made with your digital self-portrait and how those choices reflect your chosen art style.
3. Discuss your procedure, step by step explaining how you created your portrait. Be as specific and descriptive as you can. Include any references to tutorials you followed and describe in your own words your procedure.
4. Briefly reflect on your level of satisfaction with the finished product. Explain your answer.

Black History Month Assignment - Year 2 Tech

Create an original visual representation (painting, drawing, photograph, or video, PSA, social media campaign...etc.) to communicate what Black History month means to YOU.

You may work in pairs if you're taking on a larger project, such as a video.

Please let me know on Thursday what your plan is. And get busy! You don't have much time.

Due: ready to present in class on Monday Feb. 27 - and submit for the contest on Feb. 28th.

Photography review - Tuesday Feb 14th Year 2 Tech

Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO Review

The powerpoint I showed yesterday is available in the CyberARTS year 2 folder. Review it if neede, or read through the articles below. 

Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO

ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY:

Search for and post the following images. 
Post on your blog with a title and brief description explaining how you know that photography is a good example of the requirement.

1. Aperture: Find 2 images each of Shallow Depth of Field (selective focus using wide aperture like f2 or f4) and Long or wide depth of field (everything in focus) (f16 or f22)

2. Shutter Speed: Find 2 images each of Slow shutter speeds that show BLUR or movement AND Fast shutter speeds that FREEZE action

3. ISO: Find 2 images each that show good examples of very HIGH ISOs (like 1600, 3200 or higher) AND LOW ISOs like 50 or 100.


CLICK HERE for a great link about shutter speed

CLICK HERE for a great link about shallow depth of field

Use the DSLR camera simulator from the artistic links menu on the CyberARTS blog to understand how all of the options modify your results.


See the chart below to see how each of these three components work.

Richard Avedon Documentary

After viewing this film, answer the following questions:

1. Richard Avedon talks about how compelling people's face are to photograph. He mentions his interest in the face being about reading people's faces and how fascinating they are to him. He uses the words contradiction, complexity and connected when he refers to taking portraits. What do you think he means? How do you think those words apply to portrait photography? Discuss each of the words

2. After he leaves the world of fashion photography, Avedon moves towards portraits that are simple, clean, without props and on a white background. What do you think he achieved in doing this? What does a white background do for the subject being photographed?

3. Photography literally stops something dead. Unlike painting, the creation of a photograph stops an actual moment in time. That moment is gone forever, yet it remains frozen forever in the photograph. Reflect on the contradiction of this statement.

4. Any other comments you might have about the film itself or about Richard Avedon.

Please answer these questions in a blog post on your blog. Due: Friday Feb. 10

Portrait Inquiry

We talked the other day about things to consider when creating a portrait photograph. Our list is below:

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Lighting
Expression
Background (location)
Body Posture
Focal point (usually the eyes)
Also colour/vibrance (unless it's black and white, in which case it might be about contrast)


INSTRUCTIONS FOR TODAY

1. PINTEREST BOARD Search for 20-25 portraits that really speak to you and post them on your Pinterest account. Make a board called Portrait Photography. Images can be anything from close-ups with studio lighting, environmental portraits with available light on location.

2. ANALYSIS ON BLOG Choose your favourite portrait (the one that speaks to you the most) to post on your blog and analyze based on the following questions:

Lighting: 
Direction (where is the light coming from and how can you tell?)
Quality (is it direct light with harsh shadows, indirect light with soft shadows like open shade or window light)
Artificial (studio flash) or Available (outdoor or indoor daylight) or other
Lighting pattern used and broad vs short or facing the camera

Expression:
What is the expression on the subject's face and what does this say to the viewer?

Background:
Studio or on location
What is the relationship between the subject and background? 
What does this relationship say about the subject, if anything?

Pose and posture:
Formal vs natural - how can you tell?
Close-up of face, medium shot, full body
How is the subject positioned in relationship to their environment and the camera and what does this say about the subject? Or the photographer?

Eyes and direction of gaze:
Are their eyes looking directly into the lens or away. What does this say about the subject?

Colour and Contrast:
Is this significant? Is colour a big part of the image?
What is the relationship between the shadows and highlights? High contrast, or low contrast?

What do you like about this photo?
Finally, conclude your analysis by discussing why you were drawn to this particular photo. What is it about the photo that speaks to you? Perhaps it's something beyond the analysis above. Sometimes there's a feeling you get, or a memory is sparked from looking at a photograph. Discuss.

Due by the end of class.

Welcome Back Year 2!!

Portrait lighting in Photography

http://digital-photography-school.com/6-portrait-lighting-patterns-every-photographer-should-know/

Please review the 6 portrait lighting techniques from this article.

Keep in mind there are actually 4 main lighting patterns, but each can have broad or short light lighting depending on where the person's face is turned. 

First step will be to find examples of each of these techniques online. While looking, search for great portraits from master photographers, not just any old example.

Post each one on your blog and identify which lighting technique it is.

Due: Monday

Year 3 Tech - Poster Design Tips

Please read through these articles to be reminded of these tips for great poster design.

10 tips

more tips here - Creative bloq

Junior Programmers wanted for Youth Shorts Film Fest

Check out this opportunity below for anyone interested in learning more about film!!

Toronto Youth Shorts torontoyouthshorts@gmail.com via tdsb.on.ca

Hi Lisa,

My name is Henry and I am the Festival Director of Toronto Youth Shorts, a film festival for those in Southern Ontario under 30 years old. We are seeking high school students in Grades 10, 11, or 12 to join our team as Junior Programmers. This opportunity allows any interested party to work with us in determining our annual festival lineup.

No prior experience is needed but it we are looking for those who at least practice some kind of artistic discipline such as film, theatre, creative writing, photography, dance, or visual arts. This could be through class work or via extra-curricular participation.

Junior Programmers are expected to start in February and work with us until the end of August, with a commitment of meeting once a month and corresponding through email during other periods. The junior programmers can be expected to attend local film screenings to engage artists and review our own programming. We're pretty flexible with schedules and do our best to accommodate school/other work commitments. This opportunity can also go towards the OSSD community hours requirement.

If you can please forward this to your students, that would be greatly appreciated. Anyone that's interested should contact me at torontoyouthshorts@gmail.com with "Junior Programmer" in the subject line by January 27. Please have them attach a resume and in the body of the email, outline why they would like to join the committee. More info can be found at http://www.torontoyouthshorts.ca/volunteer.html

Cheers,

Henry Wong

Festival Director

Album cover Design - Culminating Project - Year 1 Tech

https://www.lightmaker.com/ltmkr-design-challenge-creating-an-album-cover/


Generating ideas from this past fun assignment.

Random Album Cover Exercise

This exercise forces you to get creative with a random band name, album title and image. You must decide, based on the name of the band you are given, what the style of music and personality of the band is. Then, based on your decision, create the album cover by choosing an appropriate typestyle and layout. The only things you can use are the image you are given, the name you are given and the title. Have fun! When you are finished, write a brief paragraph justifying your choices.

Instructions:
1. Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random”or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.2. Go to "Random quotations"or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 . Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4. Use Photoshop or Illustrator to put it all together.
5. Repeat this activity twice if you want and make two completely different album covers. (only if you have extra time)
6. Write a paragraph in word justifying your design choices.

Click here to see examples of Random Album Covers with a written description.

Year 1 Tech - Written reflection - Digital Surrealism

Digital Surrealism Written Statement

TGJ 1OP

Ms. Silverman

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When you have finished your digital surrealism work in Photoshop and have approval to print, you are ready to write your artist statement/analysis.

Discuss the following in your artist statement. Please submit a printed copy of this, with a title page along with your final PRINT of your digital surrealism photo.

1. Discuss your concept. What was your intended message? Explain the meaning behind the images you used and any symbolism that was embedded in your image. (4)

2. Explain your procedure from beginning to end. Begin with your sketches and thought process and take us through the technical aspects of completing the work. Include information about how you used Photoshop. There should be evidence of knowledge and understanding here! (4)

3. Explain what your learned while completing this project - both technically and conceptually (if applicable). Also discuss whether or not you are satisfied with your end result. Why or why/not? (2)

Please post your final image on your blog with your written statement as well as the printed version

Culminating Project - Year 3 Tech

Music Video Assignment. Sound_Image_Emotion 

Culminating Activity 

TGI 3MP CyberARTS Year Three 

Ms. Silverman 

Objective: Create a promotional campaign to accompany the “release of the music video” that centers around a poster, visually expressing the emotional sound and lyrical content of the song. 

The campaign should create a buzz about this band leading up to and around the release of the music video.  

Poster Requirements: 

1. You must use an original image of some kind – with a final rendering in Photoshop or Illustrator. 

2. Your image may be photographic or a vector based illustration. Either way, it MUST be an original image or vector creation. 

3. Your still image should symbolically convey meaning and enhance the mood/emotion of the song. 

4. You must include some text – the name of the artist, the upcoming release of the single or album and a date. The important thing is that it’s obvious who the artist is and the name of the song, or album and release date are clearly marked. 

5. Demonstrate your technical skills in using Photoshop and/or Illustrator to create an advanced level poster for this band. 

6. Demonstrate your knowledge of design and composition. (Visual hierarchy and emphasis in particular) 

7. Demonstrate your understanding of effective poster design from your research and learning. 

Specifications: 

Size: Must be printable up to 13x19 

Colour Mode must be CMYK for printing 

Resolution must be enough for 13x19 @ 300 p.p.i 

Photographic images must large enough to accommodate print resolution requirements at that size. 

Campaign Requirements: 

1. Your campaign should include a minimum of 2 extra forms of advertising (other than the traditional poster).  

2. Consider events, installations, and other non-traditional forms of marketing that you learned from the Humber Ad Campaign project. 

3. You will be evaluated on creativity, meeting “deliverables” (creating a buzz for target audience), unity and consistent design elements, professionalism, and technical quality