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Project
- The media art assignment is to create a documentary on an artist of your choice.
- You will make a 2 minute movie.
- Start by thinking of your favorite artist, favorite artwork and do research online and in the library.
- Next you will be making a storyboard and writing a script to be read by you in your artist documentary 2 minute movie.
- Start the final, fun process of importing pictures, into Live Movie Maker or iMovie on the iPads and recording you reading your script.
- On this page is links to free music, pictures and sounds. .
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- Make your short movie using iMovie on the iPad or Windows live MovieMaker.
- Use pictures, clips from videos, drawings in your short movie to express who this artist is. You can do this by your choice of pictures, sounds, colors, video snippets, and graphics that evoke this artist...This is an important part of your movie.
- Record you speaking the script you wrote.
- Google any problem or ask me to find YouTube tutorials for you.
- How to save your movie in HD, DVD or lower resolution formats in Movie Maker
- How to use the pan, zoom and transition effects in Movie Maker
- How to adjust photo duration and rotation in Movie Maker
- How to add and modify titles in a project in Movie Maker
- How to add and organize pictures in Windows Live Movie Maker How to add and modify credits in a project in Movie Maker
- How to add visual effects in Movie Maker
- How to Trim, Split and Insert Image in a Video in Movie Maker
- How to add and format captions in a clip in Movie Maker
- How to import photos from external devices in Movie Maker
- Splitting Video and Audio - Windows Live Movie Maker
- iMovie for iPad and iPhone - The Basics
Questions to think of while working on this project:
- What kind of media artwork is it?
- What do you see, hear and experience in this media artwork? (You have sound, movement, story, pictures.) Much going on that needs to be brought together creatively.
- What is your documentary for and who is it for?
- What do you like or dislike about it? What you dislike change/revise.
RUBRICS for Assignment
- Looking for organized, clear structure, flowing documentary, visuals and words work together: images, graphics, sounds, narration, logical sequence with a strong introduction and conclusion.
- Narration includes details about the artist and their work.
- Narration includes many details, sharing a story about the artist and their work.
- Few technical errors with editing and effects (such as pan, zoom..) work.
- **pictures go with narration go with the music
- Documentary shows the style of the artist, when he lived, where he lived....
- Establishes a purpose early on and maintains a clear focus throughout.
- Images create a distinct atmosphere or tone that matches different parts of the story.
- Content is accurate, in depth, and well presented.
Links
- Alphabetical List of Artists
- Royalty-free soundtracks at Incompetech
- Royalty-free soundtracks by Moby at Moby Gratis
- SoundFX Now, a free online sound effects library
- NCCAS wikispace
- Wikipedia Commons for images
- iMovie for iPad
- Windows Live MovieMaker
- Artcyclopedia
- EXAMPLE 1 by a student: "Portraying Realism with Leonardo Da Vinci" by Steven and Edras Garcia
- Example 2 by an Adult "Picasso"
- Pinterest Board worksheets for project
- How to create a storyboard
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