Video making tips and tricks - SILVERMAN

Hello CyberARTISTS!



This posting is for both year threes and fours and will serve as either a refresher, or some valuable new information about some basic tips of video making.



Your Assignment:

Click the link HERE and read through the slideshow on Creating Video for the Web.

Take NOTES!!!

I want you to take about a page of notes that dissects the most important information from these 16 slides. We will meet on Monday to discuss your findings and discuss the basics of video making. This is good information whether you're creating an art video or a short documentary on a local hero. From here we'll divide and conquer (so to speak).



Your notes: Due Monday March 1, 2010.

Please submit them to me for marks. So make them legible!

Movie Trailer Download

For the movie trailer sound assignment, here is a Youtube Video that explains how to download a youtube clip on a Mac. Be sure to use Safari and not Firefox to do this. There are a bunch of pop-up notes that come up - pause the video and read them. They explain how to do it. You can also choose the HD option if you want to. If I could figure it out, you can. I managed to import it into iMovie and then extract the audio. From there, have fun!

Here's the link. Or, you can watch it below.

Work on this assignment for the next two days. Have fun with it and please read through the requirements of the assignment. There are extra copies on the table in the computer lab.

Ms. S.

Seriously....

OK, you are all lucky that I am such a nice teacher. I could have spammed a lot of your blogs with inappropriate comments. Please be sure to set comment moderation on to avoid spam!!!

Also, please update your link lists to delete unused blogs and add new ones.

Thursday, make sure that you proof read your El Anatsui posts before publishing them. Aim to write in small paragraphs so the readers want to keep reading. One big long paragraph makes me want to click onto youtube rather than continue reading ;)

Assignment for Wed and Thurs

Hi CyberARTISTS! It looks like my lesson got bumped down by Ms. Silverman :(

Scroll down to find the El Anatsui instructions below. Manage your time wisely!

The Art of Sound

Sound is a HUGE industry and holds many varied career opportunities. In the movie industry alone - whether it be small independent productions or massive blockbuster movies, sound production is technical, creative, artistic and crucial in making the visual in audio-visual really shine.



Here are some sites to explore to learn more about sound production and post-production and to find some technical information about microphones.



Videomaker.com - an online magazine dedicated to creating and publishing video

Filmsound.org - for the art of sound design for film

Equipment Emporium - an online resource for film and video production, specializing in production recording

Film Inside Out (iofilm) - here's an article on recording good sound for film and video in a blog called iofilm, on the art and craft of making movies

Good luck and remember to create an 11x17 (2 page spread) of your finished work - as though you were creating a buyer's guide for a magazine like Wired or some other techy magazine.

Due: Thursday Feb. 18, 2010

Additional reading: Here is a lick to an article called Sync Tanks that discusses post-production sound in depth. Please read through it over the next week or so and take some notes of the key points.
We will review it next Thursday before you show your final microphone buyer's guide.

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!

Erik Johansson - Master Photo Manipulator

Just wanted to draw your attention to your friend esoremada's posting on surrealism and include the links in this posting. Please check them out. Very inspiring! The photos that I posted earlier are by Erik Johansson and here is the link to his website and also an interview with him.
Thanks Esoremada!