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Week 11 - Democracy Project - Animation Prototypes

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  Mr. Webb's in-class development process notes from Week 10   Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Refine the concept of your Democracy project by considering elements of movement within the piece that will constitute animation. - Developing ANIMATED loops of 4-8 seconds, based upon your preliminary artwork - Consult with peers to anticipate challenges, and consider solutions. DEMOCRACY ANIMATION CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Warm Up:  (A) Sample 3D process Sign up for Vectary.com   Intro to interface  Build simple layouts (position camera, lights, objects) Refine shot with higher resolution models  *How to retrieve models from Sketchfab  Refining lights, colors, and RENDERING  *Rendering keyframes, exporting frames for animation  (B) Color & Emphasis  Adobe color tools, palettes   & color harmony  - Finding patterns that match the emotional tone - Using the colors on objects, and lights to create the final feeling of the animation  Submit your

WEEK 10 - Youth Collective Film Festival

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  Source Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Discuss and collect visual representations of imagery that communicates the concept of Democracy and its antithesis. - Collaboratively develop a common approach toward applying graphics to visually communicate nuanced perspectives about the origins, and exercise of democracy in American society. - Conjecture upon and debate our own relationships to the democratic processes; evaluate the effectiveness of democracy as a system of governance; contemplate the shape and substance of democracy in our national consciousness versus how the world views our perception and application of it. Youth Collective Film Festival: DEMOCRACY Project TASK 1 - Illustrative Part 1A. On the Jamboard, provide responses to the writing and research prompts on each page. *Your name should appear on a sticky note, as well as your labeled contributions to the discussion. Part 1B. Think about and compose an illustration with color t

Week 9 - Video Project VFX continued...

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  Visual Effects, background replacement example. SOURCE Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Practice Chroma Key Techniques with Shotcut to replace the background of our rotoscope project with a custom animation. - Examine the layering of visual effects to create more dynamic shots - Evaluate the resource commitments required to produce polished, and appealing shots for entertainment media. - WARM-UP Drawing in Magma studio Make sketches of people on the soccer field in front of RFK.  (Get the link to participate from Schoology Updates) TASK 1 - Review the script for your class period (Period 1 - 12 Principles of Animation, and Period 3 - Hero's Journey) then write a plan for designing and animating visuals that complement the narration, to help tell the story. You are responsible for:  1.) Sketches that communicate the planned movement of art imagery, including the objects that will appear in the background, the direction of movement (ie. w