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Have you ever wanted to make a video to post on YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook? With this tutorial, you will be able to add music, transitions and effects to images and video clips in order to make fun videos to share with your friends. You will need to have a Windows computer and it will helpful to already have a folder with images (JPEG) or video clips (MOV), and at least one music (WAV, MP3) file. Technology Email Constructed Response (As you enter the room) 09 October 2017, Topic:  My Movie/TV Production Company Open GMAIL and click COMPOSE, Send and Email to Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) that answers the following questions:   Imagine you are the owner of a movie production studio.   Write the name of your studio and describe what kind of movies you want to make. Tell me how your logo shows off your personality, and the  personality of the studio you want to create.  What emotions should your viewers see when they see your Video Logo (Movie Marquis)?  What kind of movies does you

As you enter the room today, go to your GMAIL and click COMPOSE.  Send an email to Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) with the following information:   (SUBJECT: Effects of Music, Today's Date).  Please read the following article to yourself: https://www.blhsnews.com/opinion/2015/09/29/how-does-music-affect-our-lives/# Once you have read the article, please answer the following questions in the body of the email to Mr. S: How Does Music Affect You In Your Daily Life?  How Often Do You Listen To Music?  What Is Your Favorite Type Of Music, And Why?  What Was The Last Song You Listened To, And How Did It Make You Feel? We will be using Soundation to create unique, and customized pieces of music.  You must follow the directions below, and export your music as a .WAV-File so you can use it in an upcoming project.  Please follow the directions below to begin creating music with Soundation.com. If you have already used this program, it is your obligation in class to help others.  We will di

Today, in addition to continuing to work on our Digital Animation Projects, we will be looking into why advertising has changed since the 1970's.  Please start with the Email Prompt below: EMAIL PROMPT (DO NOW):  DIGITAL ANIMATION  Sign into your GMAIL Account and click COMPOSE.  Add hscribner@ccs.us in the To: section, and type "Digital Animation Response" in the Subject Line of your email.  If the BODY of your email response please answer the following question: "Describe the last commercial you can remember that had animation in it."  Write a full paragraph (4-5 complete sentences) describing the commercial, and answering the following questions:  What product was is for?  What was the point of the commercial?  Where did you see it?  Who do you think the commercial's main audience was? Once you have completed that, we will review another short project that is included in the Digital Animation Unit we are currently working on. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH "EM

Today you will begin to create a  Digital Animation Video Clip.  There are many resources for creating digital movies, as listed below. Before class is over, read all directions in this post and learn about different types of ANIMATION.  Then OPEN Google Slides/PowerPoint on Computer and begin to create a "stick-figure" background scene for your longer digital animation using the draw tools found in each of those programs/applications. Resources & Examples First Animations: Fantasmagoria       Gertie the Dinosaur       How Original Animations Are Made 12 Principals of Animation       The Difference Between DISNEY & PIXAR       Animation Careers First Mickey Mouse Cartoon       Post-It Note Animation (Wall)       Acorn's Story FlipBook Goku vs Superman       The Origin of Lego Movie       How to Make a Lego Brickfilm Pixar Examples History of Pixar Logo       Top Ten Pixar Shorts       For The Birds       Mr. Scribner's Examples Snowman & Crowd Animation  

Today you will learn about the History of Digital Animation.  Please enter class and sign into your Google Accounts (If you are in the Technology Lab).  Begin the class by viewing the following website about  PIXAR ANIMATION (Click Here) .  Please watch the video on the bottom of the main page   ("25 Years of Pixar Animation") .   If you do not have access to technology, you may sit quietly and review the following video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfzy05M-nzY   Make sure you take some notes while you watch. When you are done viewing the video you will discuss, as a class, some of the videos and movies you are familiar with, and how they were made.  Please be specific about the techniques and animation used in the video you just watched.  How has animation changed over the course of history, and where could it be going?  What are some of the technologies used that are new, and how are we using these technologies in class to create our own video clips.  Please review th