Action Photography for Capoeira: Year Two

CLICK HERE for the link to the Phlearn video on freezing motion in natural light.

Google Capoeira photos, vector art and videos to do some research before our photo shoot on Thursday.

Kinetic Typography Submission and Artistic Reflection - Yr 2 Tech

Where and how to submit your final work:

Export final After Effects Project to a quicktime .mov file for your blog. 

Post on your blog with a brief written description AND drop the After Effects Project folder (include the exported .mov file and .aep file into the Drop Off folder marked Kinetic Typography

Reminder - you MUST drop off your entire folder to include ALL assets with your After Effects Project

Technical and Artistic Reflection (T&AR)

You will produce a piece of writing that will be one to two pages long. It must be in proper paragraph form and must address the following issues:

-        State the title of the work

-        List the medium (or media) and applications used.

-        Describe the content of the work.

-        What do you like about the final product? What would you change on reflection?

-        Describe your design choices. What did you do to make it look the way you did?

-        What technical or implementation challenges did you find most difficult?

-     Which technical or implementation solutions were most satisfying 

Please submit this on paper - printed and properly formatted!

After Effects tutorials - Year 2 Tech

After Effects Basics with Terry White



Start here and watch the 10 tips beginners want to know.
Take notes and open After Effects to DO as you WATCH!! Go at your own pace.

Syncing text to audio. VERY IMPORTANT 10 MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE!!!
Please watch this and then watch it again if need be! Remember the shortcuts, write them down and use them!



Also, there are many videos on After Effects on Video Copilot

Here's another video on Basic typography and motion graphics that may also be helpful.

Submission requirements for Modern Art Style Self-Portrait - Year 2

Please submit your finished self-portrait in .psd format.
Minimum size 8x8" @ 300 p.p.i Max. size 8.5x11" @ 300 p.p.i
Press ready - ie. print quality.

Also, please post your finished portrait on your blog with a written statement about the following:

Which modern art style did you choose for your portrait and why? (identity/personality)
Explain how this style of art expresses your personality/identity and which elements of design you chose that helped express this style.

Modern and Post Modern Art Styles - Year 2

Now that you have learned about some modern and post-modern art styles, create a poster that includes all 7 styles you have not yet researched PLUS 3-8 more for a total of 10-15.

Your poster must include a visual example of each of the 10-15 styles, a heading (label the style), plus 2 or 3 distinctive characteristics - in point form.

Keep in mind composition.
Your layout for an informative poster MUST be consistent. Use a grid. Keep your alignment consistent. Keep your fonts and font sizes consistent, while keeping in mind Visual Hierarchy. Headlines and important titles should be larger and more visible than information text (points about characteristics).

You should quickly be able to "read" this poster with four main points of information.
1. Heading for the poster (Modern and Post Modern Art Styles)
2. 10-15 visual examples of each style
3. Subheadings near the visual example (Think of proximity as a composition technique)
4. Points of written information near the visual example (proximity)

You will be evaluated on the following:

• Composition and use of space (Considering alignment, consistency, use of a grid)
• Readability (Quick "read" of visual and verbal information)
• Aesthetic beauty (Ability to create an informative poster that is visually dynamic and compelling)
• Appropriate message (correct and accurate information regarding art styles)
• Professionalism (completion on time, submitted correctly (format, file name, location), spelling/grammar)

Size: 11x17" @ 300 p.p.i.

Your choice of applications - Photshop, Illustrator or InDesign.

Due: Monday, March 2nd by the end of the day.
Submit: In the CyberARTS folder (original format + exported pdf) AND posted on your blog.
Submit as YourName_StylePoster.indd .ai or .psd AND pdf


The remaining 7 art styles are:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field
Impressionism
De Stijl
Post Impressionism
Ashcan Art
Fauvism

The previous 10 are:
Pop Art
Dada
Art Nouveau
Cubism
Op Art
Earth Art
Art Deco
Photo Realism
Surrealism
Graffiti (as a modern art movement 1970s)

(RE)Learning Photoshop - YEAR 2

1. Selections and TEXT in Photoshop

To refresh your memory from the video and to have some fun, take the Rick Mercer Photo Challenge.

Click HERE to go to the website and download the full-size image for the current photo challenge and view past challenges as well.

Your task is to take Stephen Harper out of the current background (I'd suggest the quick selection tool) - and since you're practising, use the refine edge tool - and create a masterpiece.

You can then take it to the next level and actually submit it. There's an email address you can send it to.

Add some text to the image that uses some part of what you learned from the text portion of the video - tracking/kerning adjustments or type on a path etc.

Post your masterpiece on your blog for me and place the psd file titled
YOURNAME_MERCERCHALLENGE.psd into the YEAR 2 folder.

Please write about your procedure on your blog step by step. You can do this in numbered steps if you like.

Here's the PATH to where you drop off your PSD of the assignment.

1059 folder on Desktop - YEARBOOK - CYBERARTS - YEAR 2 - PHOTOSHOP - MERCER CHALLENGE ex. 1

Due: End of the period today (Wednesday) in folder and on your blog.
(*you can have until tomorrow's class to finish the written)

Bonus: Try this kerning game when you have some free time. See how well you do. If you'd like you can post the link and your results on your blog.  http://type.method.ac/

Kinetic Typography Next Steps....For Thursday May 9 TGJ 2OP

On Thursday May 9th in class we will be meeting as a class for each of you to present/pitch your 3 ideas for you kinetic typography assignment.

How do I prepare?

1. Complete at least 2 brainstorming pages. 

You can do any of the following:
Mind Mapping. Lists. Doodle pages etc. Whatever works for you.

- Read this blog entry on Mind Mapping

and check out these images below... You can be as neat and tidy or messy as your mind...

Do one that focuses on the MOOD of your piece of writing and a second that focuses on the TOPIC or SUBJECT of your writing. It may be abstract or it may be concrete.

Use words and pictures and let your mind go. Don't do any editing at this point. Anything and everything that comes to mind should be added.

You can also try something that's more list oriented like this:

Alphabetized LIST

Add words/images based on the alphabet. 

Sometimes that really challenges you to think outside the box.

2. Once you have your brainstorming mind maps or lists or doodles, step back and take a look.

What jumps out at you? Circle the ideas that you think could be integrated into your project.

3. Come up with 3 distinct concepts for your kinetic typography. Think of this a short film with a beginning, middle and end. Create a brief idea - either visually or verbally that describes each of your three ideas.

4. Present the following to the class ON THURSDAY MAY 9 (No exceptions!):

• Your written piece
• Your brainstorming imagery/lists
• Your three distinct ideas

Post some inspiring work - Kinetic Typography and other stuff...

Please find at least two videos - one of which MUST be kinetic typography that you find inspiring.
The other(s) can be anything that inspired you in terms of style, message or story.

For each of the videos you find, write about the following:

1. What is the story? What has changed from the beginning to the end of the piece?

2. Who is the audience for this piece? What in the piece tells you that it was created for this audience?

3. What is the message of this piece? Is there more than one message? If so, what are the additional messages?

4. Comment on the style of this piece. How would you describe it? Fiction/non-fiction, poetic? personal story? etc.

5. What are the techniques the artists used to convey their message? Interviews, text, performance, music etc.?

6. How is the overall quality (visuals, audio, clarity, volume, objects or sounds that are distracting...)?

7. How do the audio/visuals contribute to the message and the story?

Check out this 3D Facade mapping

This is one heck of an advertisement for LG Optimus one. Impressive. Perhaps we can create something like this for the outside walls of LCI. Amazing inside...

El Anatsui at the ROM

This is looking to be an exciting semester in the CyberARTS program! It is time to dust off our blogs and get them up to date again.

Your assignments for Wed. and Thurs. are as follows:

1) Take a bit of time to update your blog. Rethink the design elements so that it is beautiful to look at while still being functional (easy to read and navigate). You may need to use your own time out of class to complete a redesign of the blog. If you change your address, make sure that you leave the new link in my comment box so I can update the sidebar.

2) El Anatsui! It is time to do a little digging into who this artist really is and why is there such hype around him and his artwork. If we are going to make art as a response to his work, we need to understand him and his message.

Read as much as you can about El Anatsui on the internet. Start with this link. While you are reading, make notes in a word doc and be sure to reference the webpage, date and author. (See your agenda for how to reference webpages)

3)Your Blog post will consist of several main sections:
a) Who is El Anatsui?
b) What does his artwork look like? Describe the stylistic characteristics of his work but also post or link to one or more images. Consider and discuss which design principles are significant or dominant.
c) What are some of the big concerns/ideas he is communicating through his artwork?
d) How do you connect to his work? What do you appreciate about his work? Does the work of art hold some particular attraction or personal association for you? You can mention your participation in the ROM project as well.

* Aim to make this post personal rather than a formal critique. Write your opinions and thought about his work. Enjoy!