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If you are currently enrolled in Animation/Experimental Video this is where you will find details on class assignments.  Remember that assignment deadlines are always posted to the Google Calendar Tab. 
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit. 

Late, Missing and Incomplete Work final deadline is May 31st!

Exam Schedule

The exam schedule is linked here.  Remember there is no resource during exams and classes start at 7:50

May 29 - June 2

Learning Target:  Create an original rotoscoped video/animation sequence that utilizes digital tablets, drawing and rendering techniques.  

Wednesday-Friday:  Work time on Rotoscope.   Make sure you are staying on track  with the requirements.  When completed upload your animation/video to the Google Drive folder and the MAC lab Share folder.  

Complete your artist statement and turn into the folder as well. 

Experimental Video Google Folder
Animation Google Folder

Mac Lab After School Time 2:45 - 4:00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  

Rotoscope is due on Exam Day June 7th  7:50 -9:40.  There will be no work time on this day.  Critique only. 
Rotoscope Unit Description

Week of May 22 - 26

Learning Target:  Create an original rotoscoped video/animation sequence that utilizes digital tablets, drawing and rendering techniques.  

Monday-Friday:  Work time on Rotoscope.  Make sure you've shot your video.  Make sure you are staying on track  with the requirements. 

Workload Management Tips:  
  1. Use photoshop filters on whole video before starting.
  2. Create a detailed back ground and reuse that frame over and over so you don't have to re-draw.  
  3. Animate only the parts that need to move
  4. Use the last page of this handout for details on step by step how to.
Rotoscope Unit Description

Week of May 15 - 19

Learning Target:  Create an original rotoscoped video/animation sequence that utilizes digital tablets, drawing and rendering techniques.  

Tuesday: Introduction to Rotoscope Technique 
Video and Animation will be working on this project together.  

Details on how to do Rotoscope

Mrs. Bjork's Davis Article page 14


Develop a realistic idea for the Rotoscope project. 
Requirements:
  • must be a minimum of 5 seconds (50 frames) looped to play at 10 seconds total (10-15 seconds would be AWESOME and 4-worthy!!!) Remember 10 fps is the rate for this animation
  •  must have you in the shot doing some action in a specific setting
  • shoot more like 15 -30 seconds so you can edit the sequence you want
  • shoot in front of green screen
  • upload and edit down using iMovie
  • Export as Quicktime or mp4 when edited and bring into Photoshop to create Frame by Frame animation.
  • If in ExpVideo class you will need to apply frame by frame special effects that could include hand drawn elements.  
  • If in Exp Video you must have sound effects and music or voiceover in your finished video
  • If in Animation sound and music are suggested, but not required. 
  • Eventually you will be adding your sequence to the class project and all of them will be in one larger animation consisting of each person's 10 second clip. 
Work with a partner to shoot video, develop storyboard of your section.  Due by end of class. 

Thursday : Upload your clip and get started on drawing frames.  Demonstration of using the tablets and how to set up in Photoshop. 

  • ​Rotoscope Step by Step
Rotoscope Unit Description

Week of May 8 - 12

Learning Targets:  
Animation: Create a 30-60 second stop motion animation that involves collaborating with 1-2 people and utilizes 3 dimensional objects as materials to create the animation.  Create a plan that tells a story that has a plot and resolution. Animate at 10 fps using high quality lighting and focus.  Create a full animation through all 3 phases of development including: pre-production, production and post-production.  

Experimental Video:  Create a 3- 5 minute experimental video that explores the idea of 
what happens next or what if as a story idea for the assignment.  Look at glitch video as technique to incorporate and create experimental special effects.  

Monday and Wednesday:  Finish animation and video projects for Friday Critique.  

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Friday May 12th  is critique of final finished Animation and Videos.   Make sure you have the following prepared for critique.
  1. Animation/Video turned in on the Share Drive in the correct folder.  
  2. Animation/Video uploaded to appropriate Google Folder  Animation  or Experimental Video
  3. Written Artist statement from each person reflecting on their contributions to the finished animation/video.  Turned into appropriate Google Folder  Animation  or Experimental Video
  4. Complete the Art Project Rubric

Week of May 1 - 5

Learning Targets:  
Animation: Create a 30-60 second stop motion animation that involves collaborating with 1-2 people and utilizes 3 dimensional objects as materials to create the animation.  Create a plan that tells a story that has a plot and resolution. Animate at 10 fps using high quality lighting and focus.  Create a full animation through all 3 phases of development including: pre-production, production and post-production.  

Experimental Video:  Create a 3- 5 minute experimental video that explores the idea of 
what happens next or what if as a story idea for the assignment.  Look at glitch video as technique to incorporate and create experimental special effects.  

Tuesday May 2 Check in Due Date for next progress check.  
Animation next 150 frames
Video Footage edited fully, sound added

Thursday: Studio work days

Friday May 12th  is critique of final finished Animation and Videos. 

Week of April 24 -28

REMEMBER:  This week is Intervention and ASPIRE testing schedule.  We have altered class periods daily M-Thursday and no classes on Friday.  
Tuesday/Thursday:  Studio work time to complete production work  on projects.  

Monday May 1 Check in Due Date for next progress check.  
Animation next 150 frames
Video Footage edited fully, sound added

Week of April 17 - 21

Learning Targets:  
Animation: Create a 30-60 second stop motion animation that involves collaborating with 1-2 people and utilizes 3 dimensional objects as materials to create the animation.  Create a plan that tells a story that has a plot and resolution. Animate at 10 fps using high quality lighting and focus.  Create a full animation through all 3 phases of development including: pre-production, production and post-production.  

Experimental Video:  Create a 3- 5 minute experimental video that explores the idea of 
what happens next or what if as a story idea for the assignment.  Look at glitch video as technique to incorporate and create experimental special effects.  

Monday and Wednesday:  Work days on Production work for both classes you have a graded due date on Friday.   See Friday for details of what is due for each class.  

Friday:  In Progress Graded Due Date for both classes
Animation:  100 frames shot and uploaded onto the computer.  These will be check via Adobe Bridge.  Make sure you have your first 100 frames ready to look at.  

Experimental Video:  REMEMBER....you need to have all original video and photo footage for this assignment.  You may NOT use found footage at all.  Music and Sound effects must be creative commons copyright appropriate.
  • All footage shot and uploaded to computer via Bridge or iMovie
    • for a 3 minute video you should have up to 5 minutes of footage,
    • 4 minute would be 6 minutes of footage and
    • 5 minutes would have 7 minutes of footage.  
    • All sound and music footage uploaded and organized via Garage Band and in a folder.  
    • This is a graded check point.  

Week of April 3 - 7

Learning Targets:  
Animation: Create a plan for 30-60 second stop motion animation that involves collaborating with 1-2 people and utilizes 3 dimensional objects as materials to create the animation.  Create a plan that tells a story that has a plot and resolution.  

Experimental Video:  
Present and Respond to walking exp video projects through verbal critique process. 
Research what happens next story idea for next video assignment.  Look at glitch video as technique to incorporate.  

Tuesday and Thursday:  Finish Pre-Production work for your animation/video and then go into Production.  

Make sure you have conferenced with me for your Pre-Production Packet.  This happened last Friday.  If you were absent or missing work for this take care of it before break. 

Week of March 27 - 31

Learning Targets:  
Animation: Create a plan for 30-60 second stop motion animation that involves collaborating with 1-2 people and utilizes 3 dimensional objects as materials to create the animation.  Create a plan that tells a story that has a plot and resolution.  

Experimental Video:  
Present and Respond to walking exp video projects through verbal critique process. 
Research what happens next story idea for next video assignment.  Look at glitch video as technique to incorporate.  

Monday:  Experimental Video Critique of Walking video
  • ​Make sure you have your exp video named last name-first name-walk.mp4 or .mov in the  Google Drive folder
  • Make sure you have an artist statement named last name-first name-walk.doc  uploaded to the Google Drive folder
  • Upload  video to the Mac Lab Share Drive named:  last name-firstname-walk.mov or mp4
Monday and Wednesday:  Discuss next Experimental Video Project and Unit.  
  • Discuss Camera Movements
  • Look at Glitch as a technique
  • Begin research on What Happens Next Wiki Page
  • Play with Glitch software to try and explore possibilities of this technique for next assignment. 

Monday and Wednesday:  Animation:  Develop plot diagram, storyboard for 30-60 second animation with team members.  Make sure you do the following:
Develop a story you can do for the next animation (30-60 seconds with 3-dimensional objects telling a story with an original character through stop motion techniques)  

Look at the wiki for research on the following:

Keyframes and Tweens
Plot Diagrams and Storyboards
StopMotion
Claymation
  • Explain who your partner will be for this.  If a group of 3 you must do a 1 minute animation.  Explain what job each partner will have (all must participate in all 3 parts of the work process (pre-production/plannig, production and post-production)
  • Turn in one set of paper work per group of partners with all members of the group working equally on the Pre-Production/Planning Packet
  • Develop sketches and brainstorm your idea using the plot diagram and storyboard forms.  
  • Be sure to label your storyboards with the types of camera angles and shots you have planned 
    • CU for closeup, 
    • MS for midshot,
    • LS for longshot
    • ECU extreme close up
    • pan- horizontal camera movement
    • tilt-vertical camera movement
    • zoom in/out
    • dolly shots
  • Explain what principles of animation you will utlize 
  • Explain the entire plot arc of the story being detailed in your responses.  The entire form should be completed.  
  • Explain what 3-dimensional technique you will utlize
  • List the roles of the group members for all aspects of the project.  Who will do what
  • You will meet with me to discuss your plan and have a planning rubric filled out. 

Friday:  Studio Work time to complete planning for both classes.  Make sure you have a storyboard and plot diagram.  Experimental Video make sure your wiki research is also completed. 
Animation-3D Story Stop Motion Description
Exp Video- What Happens Next Unit Description

Week of March 20 -24

Learning Targets:  
Animation: Create a sequence through hand drawn animation that shows a character walking across the screen and utilizes the 12 principles of animation as guidance.   Present and Respond to walking animation projects through verbal critique process. 

Experimental Video:  Create an interpretative video that depicts the theme of walking.  Explore the idea of walking and all the forms and expressions of walking through original video sequences. Create an original soundtrack for video.  

Tuesday/Thursday:  Experimental Video work days to complete Walking Video. You should be in progress on the following:  
  1. have your video shot, no found footage allowed, this must be all original including any stills
  2. have your music and sound effects recorded
  3. have any voiceovers recorded
  4. start editing clips in Garage Band and iMovie to finalize a one minute experimental video that explores Walking
  5. Critique is Monday March 27

Animation Last day to complete Walking Sequence Tutorial.  See below for criitque preparations.

If finished begin thinking of a story you can do for the next animation (30-60 seconds with 3-dimensional objects telling a story with an original character through stop motion techniques)  

Look at the wiki for research on the following:

Keyframes and Tweens
Plot Diagrams and Storyboards
StopMotion
Claymation
  • Explain who your partner will be for this.  If a group of 3 you must do a 1 minute animation.  Explain what job each partner will have (all must participate in all 3 parts of the work process (pre-production/plannig, production and post-production)
  • Turn in one set of paper work per group of partners with all members of the group working equally on the Pre-Production/Planning Packet
  • Develop sketches and brainstorm your idea using the plot diagram and storyboard forms.  
  • Be sure to label your storyboards with the types of camera angles and shots you have planned
    • CU for closeup,
    • MS for midshot,
    • LS for longshot
    • ECU extreme close up
    • pan- horizontal camera movement
    • tilt-vertical camera movement
    • zoom in/out
    • dolly shots
  • Explain what principles of animation you will utlize 
  • Explain the entire plot arc of the story being detailed in your responses.  The entire form should be completed.  
  • Explain what 3-dimensional technique you will utlize


Thursday:  Critique Walking Cycle for Animation class
  • ​Make sure you have your animation video named last name-first name-walk.mp4 or .mov in the  Google Drive folder
  • Make sure you have an artist statement named last name-first name-walk.doc  uploaded to the Google Drive folder
  • Upload animation video to the Mac Lab Share Drive named:  last name-firstname-walk.mov or mp4
Animation Walking Tutorial
Experimental Video Walking Unit Description

Week of March 13 - 17

Learning Target: Create animation and/or Video that explores the action of walking.  

Animation:  Utilize staging, arcs, character development to create a character that walks across the screen.  

Video Utilize camera angles, movements to tell an experimental story of walking through light, sound, music and special effects. Develop storyboards and plot diagrams that illustrate a complex plan for the video


Monday 3/13:  Experimental Video- Meet with me up front.  Discussion of expectations for project and class. 

Animation:  Finish your frames and start shooting your walking sequence with cameras and animate with imovie or Boinx  Animation Critique Tuesday 3/21

Wednesday/Friday:  Animation:  Work days to complete Walking Sequence.  If finished early see me for details on next assignment.  

Experimental Video:  Shoot and edit video sequences for Walking Video.  Critique Monday 3/27
Animation Walking Tutorial
Experimental Video Walking Unit Description

Week of March 6 - 10

Learning Target: Create animation and/or Video that explores the action of walking.  

Animation:  Utilize staging, arcs, character development to create a character that walks across the screen.  

Video Utilize camera angles, movements to tell an experimental story of walking through light, sound, music and special effects. Develop storyboards and plot diagrams that illustrate a complex plan for the video


Monday March 6:  FINAL PRE-PRODUCTION DAY TO PLAN YOUR WORK

Animation: Develop an Original Character for the Walking Tutorial.  
Do sketches on plain paper from the art room.  I want to see 6-8 sketched character ideas.  Make them very different and unique. Drawing media of your choice. 
  • Character must be able to "walk"
  • Character must utilize the entire stage (frame) to progress in their walk
  • Walking tutorial must be completed using the details outlined on the wiki page.  
  • Make sure you have a plan sheet that shows all the planned positions of your character,
  • Label your frames and identify the Keyframes (frames that show most important changes/major changes) with a square drawn around the number of the frame. 
Experimental Video Class
Walking Video Assignment:  See the wiki page for details and to begin researching your idea.  
  • After you've done your research and developed a proposal for your work.  For this video you will be shooting your own footage, not using found footage
  • Create a storyboard making sure you identify the types of shots you plan (Close ups CU, Extreme Close-ups ECU, Mid Shots MS, Long Shots LS) and making sure that the frames you draw show these shots in the way you've drawn the frame.
  • Make sure you identify the types of camera movements you plan to use for the shots:  
  • Create a plot diagram that explains the story arc of your planned video.  Make sure the story is experimental
  • Create a  Plan for your Pre-Production of this video, when will you shoot, what will you shoot, do you need props, alternate locations etc. 
  • You will meet with me next week and I will be looking for all of the above storyboards, plot diagram, planning and finished wiki research. 
  • CHECK OUT CAMERAS TO BEGIN SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO FOOTAGE

WEDNESDAY MARCH 8: Lab and Studio Work Day

ANIMATION- Continue working on Walking Tutorial.  Character sketches are due with a sketchbook rubric filled out.  Make sure your name is on this and your sketches

EXP VIDEO-Begin editing your video, plan the sound and music footage and create this.  Develop Walking video. 

Friday March 10 No School Due to Teacher Workday

Weeks of February 20 - March 3

Tuesday 2/21:  Last Day to edit movies for Critique.  
  • Make sure you've turned them into the MAC Lab Share Drive and also the Google Folder for your class.  Animation Ball Tutorial and Video Found video
  • Video Name your movie:  last name-firstname-found.mov or mp4
  • Animation name your movie last name-firstname. balltut.mov or mp4
  • Animation Consider Adding Sound Effects to yours in iMovie.  
  • Animation make sure frames are focused, well lit and that movie flows smoothly
  • Animation if finished start developing a character for the walking tutorial

Thursday 2/23:  Critique Day for Both classes
Have the following prepared for Critique:
  • Fill out an Art Project Rubric
  • Hand work in digitally in Google Folder and on Mac Lab Share Drive
  • Written Artist Statement explaining how you met the criteria of the assignment,
    • Both Classes discuss concept, craftsmanship and composition.  ​Things you did well, things you could improve
    • Animation:  what principles of animation you used
      • Discuss how you utilized arcs to plan your animation
    • Video discuss what principles of art you used.  
      • Discuss the sound/music you used and how this helped your movie look and feel experimental
      • Discuss how your video is experimental in terms of effects, concept, techniques
Thursday 3/2:  New Units for Both Classes

Animation: Develop an Original Character for the Walking Tutorial.  
Do sketches on plain paper from the art room.  I want to see 6-8 sketched character ideas.  Make them very different and unique. Drawing media of your choice. 
  • Character must be able to "walk"
  • Character must utilize the entire stage (frame) to progress in their walk
  • Walking tutorial must be completed using the details outlined on the wiki page.  
  • Make sure you have a plan sheet that shows all the planned positions of your character,
  • Label your frames and identify the Keyframes (frames that show most important changes/major changes) with a square drawn around the number of the frame. 
Experimental Video Class
Walking Video Assignment:  See the wiki page for details and to begin researching your idea.  
  • After you've done your research and developed a proposal for your work.  For this video you will be shooting your own footage, not using found footage
  • Create a storyboard making sure you identify the types of shots you plan (Close ups CU, Extreme Close-ups ECU, Mid Shots MS, Long Shots LS) and making sure that the frames you draw show these shots in the way you've drawn the frame.
  • Make sure you identify the types of camera movements you plan to use for the shots:  
  • Create a plot diagram that explains the story arc of your planned video.  Make sure the story is experimental
  • Create a  Plan for your Pre-Production of this video, when will you shoot, what will you shoot, do you need props, alternate locations etc. 
  • You will meet with me next week and I will be looking for all of the above storyboards, plot diagram, planning and finished wiki research. 
Animation Walking Tutorial
Experimental Video Walking Unit Description

Week of February 13 - 17

Monday:
Learning Targets:  Create a sequence of drawings to show a ball bouncing with an arcing motion.  Present 12 Principles of Animation Research to the class.  Create a finished experimental video using found footage for sound and image. 

Experimental Video:  Continue working on Found Video Discuss and Demonstrate
  • How to compile in iMovie
  • How to apply special effects
  • How to work with sound
  • Critique Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Animation:  Present your 12 principles of Animation finds from the wiki.  Animation: Work time to complete the Ball Tutorial.  Make sure you have the following criteria met:  

Discuss how to shoot frames using cameras and software
  • animation shows a ball-like object bouncing across the screen in an arcing movement
  • make sure you've used multiple principles of animation
  • a minimum of 30 frames
  • guide sheet showing the path of your ball
  • arcs sheet showing the arcs of the ball
  • all frames are numbered in upper right hand corner
  • all frames have name on back

Wednesday: 
Animation: Work time to complete the Ball Tutorial.

Experimental Video:  Continue working on Found Video discuss and demonstrate how to export and save to Share Drive. Make sure it works!!!

Write your artist statement and complete grade rubric. See details to the right of this.
  • Critique Thursday, February 23, 2017

Start Research for next project if finished with above.  See wiki for details. 

Friday:  Animation:  Work day to complete Ball Tutorial
  • Make sure you've finished charcoal and sand frames (10-15 frames added to each) We will watch this at the critique.  
  • Demonstration of working in Boinx, iMovie or Photoshop to complete Animation.  
Experimental Video:  Critique of Found Video Project.  
  • Critique Thursday, February 23, 2017
animation ball tutorial rubric
unit 2 found video project

Week of February 6 - 10

  Learning Target:  Develop an understanding of the history of animation, film and experimental video.  Research the varied techniques that can be used to create time-based media. Post what you’ve found on the class wiki and discuss by answering the questions below and participating in the conversation. 
Tuesday 2/7
Animation:  
FINISH-Research the 12 Principles of Animation AND The Nine Old Men. Read and watch the embedded video on these two Wiki Pages and then complete the assignment “12 Principles of Animation Research”  see this wiki page for details on the assignment. This should be complete by the end of today's class.  Complete rubric when finished and turn into Mrs. Bjork.  

How to Get an Object Moving:  Today I will help you better understand how to create a hand drawn, frame by frame animation Bouncing Ball Tutorial 

Experimental Video continue developing your 1-minute Found Video/Music experimental piece.    See directions and links below from last week. 

Thursday 2/9:  Work Day
Animation:  Wiki research on 12 Principles and Nine Old Men should be finished with rubric turned in.  
Continue working on the Bouncing Ball Tutorial. 

Experimental Video continue developing your 1-minute Found Video/Music experimental piece.   
animation unit 2- ball & walking Tutorial
animation ball tutorial rubric
unit 2 found video project

Week of January 30 - February 3

Learning Target:  Develop an understanding of the history of animation, film and experimental video.  Research the varied techniques that can be used to create time-based media. Post what you’ve found on the class wiki and discuss by answering the questions below and participating in the conversation. 

Monday:  Finish wiki research on 6 types of Animation or Experimental Video movies.  Make sure you've answered all of the questions and linked your page.  Choose your favorite to share with the class.  Be prepared to explain why you chose it, what type of work it is (specific technique) and who created it.  If finished see me! 

Wednesday:  Finish wiki research and sharing favorite movies and animations. Complete Wiki Rubric and turn in with your research. 

Introduction to new assignments. 

Animation: Research the 12 Principles of Animation AND The Nine Old Men. Read and watch the embedded video on these two Wiki Pages and then complete the assignment “12 Principles of Animation Research”  see this wiki page for details on the assignment. 

Group Animation:  Demo of sand and charcoal group animation with Boinx iStop Motion.  Experiment with these group techniques.  Make sure you capture and save what you've done and add to the class animation.

Experimental Video Found Imagery- Research using the wiki to develop an understanding of the possibilites of found footage.  Once you've read and watched the wiki page do the following:
  • Create a folder on your mac in the Movies or Pictures folder and call it FOUND VIDEO.
  • Start saving footage you've found that will help you develop a unique experimental movie.
  • Remember to use creative commons videos and music.
  • Bring the clips into iMovie and start layering the clips, music and sound effects.  Consider what special effects in iMovie will help you express your concept. 
  • Develop a 1 minute video.  Try to emulate avant garde film aesthetic.  
Friday:  Work time for First Assignment 
Animation Unit 1
Exp Video Unit 1
unit 2 found video project
unit 2 found video project

Week of January 23 - 27, 2017

Day 1: Getting to Know the Mac Lab

Today we'll be getting to know the mac computer and setting up the various digital accounts we'll be using in the class.  Your goal is to set up the digital environment so you can be organized and easily find what is needed for the class.  You need to be sure you have saved your passwords in a safe place that you can access during class. 
Technology Usage Letter needs to be read and signed. 
The mac log in is
username:  last name first 4 letters first name first 3 letters and then two digit grad year (no spaces) so:  bbbbjjj15
password:  your six digit student id  See this document for details.  

Choose which browser you prefer to use, Safari, Firefox or Chrome. You will need to bookmark the following websites for use during class.
1.   Class Wiki
2.  PHS Experimental Video and Animation webpage (this one!)
3.  Add this Class Google Calendar to your other calendars
4.  PHS Visual Art Blog you can actually subscribe to this by entering your school email.  You'll then get notice whenever there is an update on the blog.

After you've clicked the above links and bookmarked all, come back to the Class Wiki.  You will be joining the wiki using the following information.

https://wikispaces.com/join/DRCCXXK​
Code:  DRCCXXK​

Once you've activated your membership using this enrollment code do the following. 
  1. Log into the Class Wiki
  2. Click on your username at the top of the wiki
  3. You will be taken to your dashboard, click the settings tab
  4. From the settings tab you can choose a new username, password and upload a profile image.  Set up your profile now and make sure you write down all the changes somewhere safe!!
  5. The mac computer has a camera on it.  Use PhotoBooth to take a picture of yourself to use as a profile picture. 

Day 1:  Customize Your Mac Experience

We will be looking to adjust a number of items through the System Preferences found under the Apple Menu.

Dock
Mouse
Screen Saver
Screen Image
Sound/Volume Effects etc.
Sound Input/Output


We will also want to have the following on your Dock
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Flash
iMovie
Garage Band
Pages (like Word)
Keynote (like PowerPoint)
Grab
(lets you do screen shots and captures)
Thursday 1/26:  Homework:  Get your technology letters signed and returned next class. 

Learning Target:  Develop an understanding of the history of animation, film and experimental video.  Research the varied techniques that can be used to create time-based media. Post what you’ve found on the class wiki and discuss by answering the questions below and participating in the conversation. 

Introduction to Macs see above details.
Introduction to use of the Wiki.  
  • Research Animation and Video. 
  • What makes a good video or animation? 
  • Why did you chose what you did. 
  • See wiki for details. 
Animation Research Assignment

Video Research Assignment

Animation Unit 1
Exp Video Unit 1
animation unit 2- ball & walking Tutorial

Assessment in This Class

As always the artwork you create and the way you present it will influence the grades you receive in this class.  This year the district is moving towards Standards Based Grading.  With each unit you will see a highly detailed form that describes the assignment and shows what Reportable Standards and Priority Standards are being covered in the unit.   As we've done in the past you will participate in the critique process, which involves presenting your finished artwork and evaluating it in verbal and written form.  You will use the following two rubrics to self assess your work. Each is standards based and will be used to determine your grade in this class.  This year we will also be individually grading your artist statements with a separate rubric.  Both rubrics are posted here.  In some classes you will complete these digitally, while in others you will fill out a paper copy.  Each class will digitally turn in their artist statements to the Google folder for the class.  
art work rubric
Wiki-Storyboard-Plot-Diagram Rubric
animation google folder
experimental Video google folder

Export and Share in Animation and Video Classes in MAC lab

In order for animation and video assignments to be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo or be viewed beyond your computer you will need to export and share them. 

Exporting compresses the file and makes it more stable for viewing in Quicktime players.  To export from iMovie go to Share on the top menu and choose Export Using Quicktime (don't use the export to YouTube as it doesn't work with the iMovie version we have).  The longer your movie the longer the export.  When exporting choose to name your file with your name.  You will notice that when the file is finished it will now have a .mov file extension.  This means it is a Quicktime file and can be loaded to YouTube and Shared. 

If working in Photoshop choose File, export and then choose Quicktime as the format.  Follow the prompts on screen to get your animation/video exported.  


To SHARE within the Mac Lab follow the following path on your computer. 
Click Finder or Hard drive and then XServe then SHARE then Share 2014-15 then your class folder. 

Inspiration and Ideas

Mrs. Bjork's Pinboard on Animation and Video

Mrs. Bjork's YouTube Channel

Mrs. Bjork's Vimeo Channel


A Great Collection of Tips on YouTube Aaron's Art Tips

Rotoball 2013-14-PHS is at 12:52-13:23

Rotoball 2014 from The Carrot Revolution on Vimeo.

Composition- One of the 3Cs!

PHS Nate Sjoberg Original Animation

PHS Alum Kelin Olson Original Rotoscope Animation

PHS- Macey Wolfe Scholastic Honorable Mention Rotoscope

Jordan Zimmer, Nate Berard and Connor Pribyl Rotoscope

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