(Part 3) Friday, April 29 - Intro to Premier Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial #3: Adding Effects and Titles

Your task: Make transitions between frames smooth and learn how to add a title frame to your project.

Video Effects
1. Select the Project Panel, make sure it has the orange border around it.
2. Click on the tab "Effects"
3. Click on the folder "Video Transitions"
4. Click on any of the folder to find different types of transitions.
5. Drag and drop the transitions onto your Sequence Panel in Video 1, on top of the frame you want to use the transition on.
6. The transitions work really well transitioning from one frame to the next or transitioning from one scene to the next.
7.  Add 8 transitions, one on both ends of each frame for smooth viewing. It may help to zoom in again to see precisely where you are dropping each transition.

Titles
1. On the main toolbar click Title> New Title> Choose Default Still, Roll or Crawl

2. The New Title Window will pop up and you can name your title and hit okay.
3. The Title Window will pop up, this is where you change the look of the font, type the title, center the text etc. Many of the functions are the same as the type tool in Adobe Photoshop.

4. Play around with creating a unique title design: play with the size, shadow, fill, background, direction etc. 

5. When you are done creating your title, close the Title Window and the title will appear in the Project Panel with your other media.

6. Click and drag the title to the Sequence Panel, Video 2 bar. this way it will overlap your other frames.  Move it to the beginning of your sequence.  

7. Add an end title now.

(Part 2) Friday, April 29 - Intro to Premier Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial #2: Time Bar

Your task: Learn about the Time Bar. Set up length of video and playback video.

1. The Sequence Panel is where you will edit video, shorten frame times, create Titles, etc.  Click on it to activate it, there should be an orange border around it after clicking.


2. From the previous tutorial, you now have 4 photos (also called frames) on the Video 1 Bar in the Sequence Panel. Make sure they are side by side, not overlapping and with no space between them. Like this:













3. See how time is displayed: time shows as 00;00;00;00, which is hours;minutes;seconds;milliseconds. This is very important. Shorten the grey bar at the top to 1 second (00;00;01;00). You may need to zoom in or out to see such a short time.

4. Now shorten each frame to be about a quarter of a second long each. As you scroll over top of the ends of each frame a red arrow will display. Once that shows click and hold to drag the frame length. 

5. Move the Current Time Indicator (CTI) to the beginning of your footage. Hit the Spacebar on your keyboard to view the video in the Sequence Playback Panel. Hitting Spacebar again also pauses the playback.

*TIP* Are your photos too big in the Sequence Playback Panel? Is the full photo not displaying? To fix this, double click the photo in the Sequence Playback Panel, then drag it down until you can see a corner of it. Click on the corner of the photo and drag it to become a smaller size. Move the photo until it fits in the Sequence Playback screen.

(Part 1) Friday, April 29 - Intro to Premier Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial #1: New Projects, Panel IDs and Importing Media

Your task: Learn how to create a new project and import media (can be video, photos, images, graphics, sound, music).

1. On your computer Open Adobe Premiere Pro in the Adobe Master Collection.
2. Click on New Project
3. The "New Project" Window will come up, in it type a name for your project, for this one name it "Practice" and make sure the location for you project is on your student drive. To do this, click on Browse and select your student drive.

TIP* Make sure your source files from your camera are in a folder on your student drive. NEVER change the location of these source files from your camera because Premiere uses pathways or links to the original footage - it does not actually ingest the footage from the source files.

PROJECT PANEL IDs
If a Panel is selected there will be an orange border around it. This activates that panel for you to work within it.  Here are the names for each panel:

IMPORT MEDIA
4. In the Project Panel (where it says Project "File Name" on the bottom left) right click and select Import. Then select your frame(s) and click open. The frame(s) will be inserted into your new project so you can work with them now. Choose 4 photos from your first Photography Portfolio or your Portraiture Portfolio.

5. Click and drag your frames into the Video 1 track in the Sequence Panel.  Your frames will now appear in the Sequence Panel. Drag them in one at a time and drop them in a line, one after the other.

7. Go to the toolbar at the top, click on Edit> select Preferences> select Autosave> Turn ON. Make the Autosave every 10 minutes. 

This is one of many ways to Import Media, here are some other shortcuts and ways to do the same thing:
a. Common - double click in Project Panel, this will open up the Import Box
b. Right click> Import
c. File> Import
d. Control "i"

Thursday, April 28 - Animation Assignment

Stop-Motion Animation Project



Vocabulary:
-frame = one of many still images used in sequence to create animation
-stop-motion 
-animation
-storyboard = a graphic organizer in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence

Creating 
a 
stop-
motion 
animation 
movie 
requires 
a 
lot 
of 
patience 
and 
creativity.  

In 
order 
to
 achieve
 the 
illusion 
of
 animation, 
each
 frame 
has 
to
 be 
carefully 
setup 
and
 precisely
 filmed. This
 process 
is
 tedious 
and 
time‐consuming; 
however,
 when
 properly 
done, 
can 
create
 an 
outstanding
 movie 
effect.

Your 
task:  
produce 
a 
stop
-motion 
animation 
movie.

  Your 
movie 
should 
be
 approximately 
30
 seconds 
in 
length.  

You 
can 
animate 
any
 school‐appropriate
 object.

 Some 
ideas
 include
 M&Ms,
 action 
figures,
 toy cars, play-doh, etc. - see more examples below.

  

Project Checklist 
Make sure you complete all project requirements by using the following checklist:

Pre-Production 
On the back of your storyboard handout:
 Write out
 your
 brainstormed ideas 
to
 give 
to 
your 
teacher 
for marks later. 
 Brainstorm 
ideas 
on 
how
 you 
can 
animate 
it. Write these ideas down too.
 Develop
 a storyboard on the handout. This will also be handed-in for marks.
 As homework, bring in the props you need to use for your film (action figures, play-doh, household objects, etc.)

Video Quality 
 Break
down 
the 
animation 
movements 
into
 small 
“frames”. 
 There 
should 
be 
3
 to 
5 
frames 
for 
each
 second 
of 
the 
finished
 movie. 
 Your
 finished 
movie 
should 
be 
approximately 
30 
seconds. 
 This 
means 
that 
you 
need 
to shoot 
90
 to
 150 
frames 
of 
animation. 
 Your 
final
 movie
 will
 look
 choppier
 if
 you 
use 
fewer
 frames 
per
 second. 
 However, 
if
 you 
use
 a
lot
 of 
frames 
per
 second,
 you 
will
 have 
a 
lot
 more
 work. 
 Find 
a 
happy 
medium 
(which 
is 
why 
I 
recommend 
3
– 5
 frames
 per 
second). 
 Avoid
 changes 
in 
the
 background 
that 
will
 deter
 from 
the 
animation 
effect. 

Sound Quality 
 Add 
music
 to 
make 
the 
movie 
more 
interesting. 
 Add
 appropriate 
sound 
effects 
or 
voice‐overs 
if
 desired. 

Final Movie Quality 
 Edit
 the 
captured
 video
 so 
that 
each 
frame 
is 
approximately 
0.2
 seconds. 
 Drag
 each 
frame
 onto 
the 
timeline 
to
 create 
the 
movie. 
 Review 
the 
movie
 and
 make 
adjustments 
to
 ease 
the 
“choppy 
effect”
 of
 the 
film. 

Post-Production 
 Watch 
your 
movie
 for 
any 
mistakes. 
 Make 
any 
final 
edits
 your 
group
 decides
 upon. 
 When 
it’s 
time 
to 
make 
it 
a 
movie.

 You 
should
 know 
how 
by 
now!


THIS PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 13!!!


STOP MOTION ANIMATION RUBRIC      

CRITERIA	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
THINKING/INQUIRY
Pre-Production Planning	Limited planning, some information is missing or unclear. Less than 5 brainstormed ideas written out. 5     5.5	Somewhat good planning, drawings or descriptions are slightly unclear or not fully formed. 6 brainstormed ideas written out. 6     6.5	Good planning, clear drawings and descriptions. Full storyboard with most details. 7 brainstormed ideas written out. 7     7.5	Excellent planning, clear drawings and descriptions. Fully detailed storyboard. 8-10 brainstormed ideas written out. 8     9     10
APPLICATION
Video Quality	More than two of these items are missing: -30 seconds in length -smooth video -no jumpy shots -no distractions -focused shots. 10     11	One or two of these items are missing: -30 seconds in length -smooth video -no jumpy shots -no distractions -focused shots. 12     13	Movie is 30 seconds in length, plays mostly smooth, no jumpy shots, no distractions from the subject of the video, focused shots. 14     15	Movie is 30 seconds, plays smooth, background is not jumpy, no distractions from subject of video, focused shots. 16     18     20
Titles and Exploration of Sound	Limited effectiveness in title and end credits. Several parts missing: title or artists are not all noted. Sound effects are barely explored. 5     5.5	Somewhat effective title and end credits, some information could be missing, title doesn’t relate or artists are not all noted. Sound effects are somewhat explored. 6     6.5	Effective introduction title and end credits. -title makes sense -artists are noted -creative Sound effects are explored. 7     7.5	Effective introduction title and end credits are used. -title makes sense -artists are noted -creative Sound effects are explored in depth. 8     9     10
Creativity/ Challenge	Limited creativity. OR Students have not challenged themselves. 5     5.5	Somewhat creative animation. OR Students have not challenged themselves. 6     6.5	Very creative animation.  OR Students could challenge themselves further. 7     7.5	Highly creative subject, more than one type of shot, a challenge mastered. 8     9     10

                                                                                                                TOTAL         /50

GROUP MEMBER CRITIQUE
Please answer the following questions on paper OR you can send by email to pjasm20@gmail.com
a. My partner's name is ______________________
b. My partner gave good ideas during the planning and helped bring in/prepare props 0  1  2
c. My partner gave their fullest efforts during this project.   0   1    2
d. My partner and I helped each other an even amount.     0   1    2
e. My partner was positive towards me and our project the whole time      0    1    2
f. Our Stop-Motion Video is a good representation of how well we work together because I am happy with our video.    0    1    2
TOTAL                       /10


Video Help and Examples:
Video How to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHTQr0kfA98
Video done
Student project examples: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqDG4zsHtk (using play-doh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clfhTsyEFjI (using action-figures)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xke-crWx_a4 (using drawings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJEBbs9X6s4 (using cut paper)
AWESOME: PES

These videos are about the same length you are working towards and using object you can use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBq5kVjrXKA&list=PLIfzSNvBr_N-KCcebyC9n8UAx2GzhBmvZ&index=17

Monday, April 25 - TASK: Intro to Animation - Different Types

Self-Guided Intro to Animation

via GIPHY

YOUR TASK:

There are FIVE main types of animation - they are:

1. Traditional animation
2. 2D Vector based animation
3. 3D computer animation
4. Motion graphics
5. Stop motion

For each type of animation, 

              1)   give one sentence describing it 

                                     and 

              2)   one example from the internet.

THIS IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TOMORROW - TUESDAY APRIL 26!!! It can be done at home for homework if you use today to catch up on other work!!

Read the blog carefully to figure out what search terms to put into google to find your examples, and make sure the examples line up with the description!

Organize your information into a blog post and upload it all as ONE POST, with the title "Different Types of Animation".

Blog on Types of Animation

Monday, April 25 - Intro to Animation (1)

Introduction to Animation

 INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION 

VOCABULARY: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) defines animation and stop-motion animation as follows: 

Animation: Frame-by-frame creation or capture of drawings, CGI models, puppets or objects, recording incremental changes in the subject. Played back at normal speed, the recorded manipulations create the illusion of movement and “give life to” what was previously static art.
Stop-motion animation: Creating the illusion of movement in a puppet by incremental “move and stop” frame-by-frame shooting. The recorded changes to the puppet’s poses “give life” to what was previously static art. This technique often uses clay or plasticine characters or puppets. Pixilation is a variation of stop-motion animation and is achieved by photographing the movement of humans one frame at a time. From: https://www.nfb.ca/playlist/stopmostudio/
Frame: one of many still images used in sequence to create animation

Think of Stop-Motion Animation like those flip-books you might have made as a kid:

So each page the character or object changes position a little bit so that when you flip through the book it becomes animated.

See an example of a student flip-book animation here: Sports Flip-Book

Stop-Motion Animation is quite similar, each frame is a photograph instead of a drawing on paper. The photos are then put together in sequence on a video editing program like Adobe Premiere Pro and played back to create animation. 

The first motion picture presentation was in 1880 in San Francisco, California.  The photographer Eadweard Muybridge used sequential photographs of a horse galloping and projected them one after the other to make it animated, see the video here: Horse Galloping Eadweard Muybridge. This is the stop-motion process!

Today, Stop-Motion is still a very impressive filming technique, here is the trailer for Fantastic Mr. Fox from 2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Here is a list of Stop-Motion full-length films, many of which you may have seen!

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Coraline

Wallace and Grommit

Chicken Run

Box Trolls

James and the Giant Peach

Corpse Bride

Shaun the Sheep

Let's break it down.  Here's how to create a stop-motion film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHTQr0kfA98

You can use many objects to create a stop-motion film, here is one using clay: Video

Some student project examples: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqDG4zsHtk (using play-doh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clfhTsyEFjI (using action-figures)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xke-crWx_a4 (using drawings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJEBbs9X6s4 (using cut paper)

Tuesday, April 19 - Portraiture

Portraiture Portfolio Project 
What is a portrait?
-a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, can depict only the face or head
 and shoulders, full body.

Step #1: Get a camera and a partner.


Step #2: Review balance and rule of thirds with your partner.


Step #3: Take 100 focused portraits of each other, which is 10 of each of the following:
                 -Basics:
                     profile, frontal, 3/4
                 -Framing
                     close-up, shoulder length, mid-shot, full-shot
                 -Camera angles
                      high angle, low angle, eye level
***TAKE A SCREEN SHOT OR WRITE DOWN THE TEN DIFFERENT SHOTS!!!***

Step #4: Transfer and save your photographs to your student drive.


Step #5: Choose the best 10 of your 100 photographs = 1 of each type of portrait listed in

Step #6.  The 10 you choose should be the most dynamic and interesting of the 100. Choose a variety of facial expressions, those with a full range of values and those with balanced compositions. You will need to coach and direct your partner/model in order to get the photographs you want.  To be a good partner/model for this project you must listen and take guidance from the photographer.

THIS PROJECT IS DUE AT THE END OF THURSDAY'S CLASS (April 21st).

Criteria	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Application
Quality of photo: -value range -focused -balanced composition         /20	Limited quality: some value range, unfocused photos, little use of balanced composition. 10     11	Somewhat good quality: some value range, some photos are focused, some photos show a balanced composition. 12     13	Good quality: most photos have: full range of values from light to dark, are in focus, show a balanced composition. 14     15	Great quality: full range of values from dark to light, photos are in focus and the compositions are balanced. 16     18     20
Exploration and creativity: -variety of facial expressions, shots, locations to create a dynamic and interesting portfolio     /20	Limited exploration and creativity: little variety of shots, facial expressions and locations, etc. 10     11	Some exploration and creativity: some variety in shots, facial expressions, locations, etc. 12     13	Good exploration and creativity: a good variety of shots, facial expressions, locations, etc. 14     15	Great exploration and highly creative portfolio: variety of shots, facial expressions, location, etc. 16     18     20
Thinking/ Inquiry
Types of portrait shots achieved.        /10	Check the examples again. 5 are accurately depicting the type of portrait. 5     5.5	Check the examples again. 6-7/10 are accurately depicting the type of portrait. 6     6.5	Good start! 8/10 are accurately depicting the type of portrait. 7     7.5	Nailed it! 10/10 accurately depict the type of portrait. 8     9     10

TOTAL       /50

See examples of the 10 types of portraits from famous portrait photographers below:

BASIC
profile = side view

frontal = straight on

3/4 = head is turned at an angle

FRAMING
close-up

shoulder = shoulders and up

mid-shot = chest to hips and up

full-shot = full body

CAMERA ANGLES
high angle

low angle

eye level