New Media Academy Year 1

Winter Adventure Movie

2009-01-13T21:01:00.000-08:00

Here are the requirements for your Winter Holiday Adventure Movie:
Due Friday January 16

1. In a new MS Word document, use outline form to tell an entertaining version of your winter break.
2. Save as: Period_LastName_WinterAdv
3. INCLUDE:
A Proper Heading:
Name
Teacher Name
Period
Date
Title

Write a general outline of what you did
Use phrases or short sentences
Replace some of your descriptive words with synonyms. (Right click or Control click in the word and choose a synonym.)
Use some magnificent descriptive words (adjectives), even if you just slept, ate, and watched tv.
Example: I leisurely arose from night after delightful night of rejuvenating slumber.

4. Needs to be an easy to follow story, sequence of events.
5. Open iMovie and use the DV Widescreen format.Save as: Period_LastName_WinterAdv
6. Include:

Still images (Your photos are preferred, but you can use high resolution web images if you need to, 720 pixels wide or bigger.)
Create a Sites Cited page, and copy and paste the web address for each image you use.
Import all images into iPhoto before you add them to your movie
Create an original soundtrack using Magic GarageBand.
Add a title and subtitles to help tell your story
Use Photoshop to Composite a few of your images
Total length: 1-2 minutes
Export from iMovie: choose Share > iPod

Panorama, Crop, and Color Adjust

2008-10-22T22:30:00.000-07:00

In Photoshop: Stitch a panoramic photo

Open the 3 photos of Morro rockfrom the CampiStock photos
Go to File > Automate > Photomerge
Layout: Auto > press Add Open Files > press OK
After Photoshop processes the images, press Command + e, to merge layers
Crop to even out the image
Go to Filter > Distort > Lens Correction, press a to select the Straighten tool, click hold and draw along the ocean horizon, then let go and your image will be straightened, click OK.
Crop away transparent pixels
Add Rule of Thirds lines and crop in for stronger composition.
Create a Levels adjustment layer, and move the Highlights and Shadow sliders towards the center, to add contrast.
Adjust the middle gray slider for more saturation

Photoshop: Color, Levels, Dodge, and HS

2008-10-21T17:40:00.001-07:00

In Photoshop:

Open the Beach Rocks photo.
Go to Image > Adjustment > Auto Color, and for this image it works great
Go to Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlights
Adjust them until the image looks somewhat naturally enhanced
At the bottom of the Layers palette choose the Levels Adjustment layer
Adjust the Highlights, Shadows, and middle-grays until it has good contrast and detail
Use the Dodge and Burn tools at 20% to bring detail to dark areas and in the highlights
Go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask and adjust until the photo is clear, it doesn't require much.

Channel Selection

2008-10-21T15:59:00.000-07:00

In Photoshop, open the Umbrella Shadow picture,

Go to the Channels palette, select the Blue channel because it has the most contrast.
Make a copy by dragging it to the Create New Layer icon at the bottom of the palette.
Use Levels, (Command+L) and adjust to make the shadows black and the lighter areas as white as possible.
Select the Brush tool and a soft edge brush
Paint in the white areas, so they are solid white
At the bottom of the Channels palette click on Load Channel as Selection.
Reselect the RGB channel, and turn off the visibility of the Mask layer
Go to the Layers palette and Inverse (Shift+Command+I) the selection,
Press Command+J to make a copy of the shadow
Add an abstract background.

Final Collage Revisions and Publishing

2008-10-08T19:53:00.000-07:00

On Monday, October 13:

We've been practicing Photoshop techniques for several weeks, and have worked on this collage project everyday for over a week; you've had plenty of time to make and collect your photos, gather 8-10 images that represent who you are, and design a mature artistic piece of work.
You've had the long weekend to step away from your collage design, and now you'll see it from a fresh, objective point of view.
You have the whole class period Monday to complete any redesign and final revisions of your collage.
Be sure to do the absolute best you can, and turn in a project you are proud of.
The collage needs to be turned by the end of class on Monday, October 13.

I'm looking forward to seeing the results of your creativity and hard work.

Rule of Thirds and Focal Point

2008-10-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

We viewed a photography presentation about composition and design principles: Rule of Thirds, focal point, line, contrast, and how to guide a viewer's eye to your focal point.
We also finished the first draft of the collage that is due on Monday.

I hope you all have a great four day weekend.

Final Adobe Project 1: Collage

2008-10-06T21:44:00.001-07:00

Make a digital collage that represents you.

Collage Requirements:
1. Photoshop: Create a new blank web document 1280x720 pixels, 72 ppi, RGB
2. All of the graphics need to be created by you.
3. Open and add 2 or more of your images as the background
4. Open and prepare 7-10 of your Photobooth images, photographs, or other graphics:
a) Crop, if needed
b) Color correct:

Adjustments > Auto Color
Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights
Dodge and Burn a portion of an image
Adjustment Layer > Levels

c) Up resolution if needed
d) Select and remove any unwanted backgrounds
e) Save each image as flattened PSD
5. Open and add the final version of each image to your main composition.
6. Using the rule of Thirds: set the Grid at 33%, arrange images in a creative so that focal points are where the 3rd lines cross.
7. Add text: in a creative way, put your name into the design

Use a downloaded font
use the text Warp tool and
and a layer blend mode

Photoshop Compositing

2008-09-23T03:02:00.000-07:00

We continued creating new Photoshop composite images today.