Wondering why I have been filming students working in class the past couple weeks?! Here's the video I made to apply to be an Apple Distinguished Educator. I had such a great time surfing through our archives and viewing how much Chute Media Arts has transformed in the past eight years! Thank you to all the students and staff who participated and helped me gather footage and photos of everything we do. I am so proud to work at such a wonderful place with so many outstanding and creative people! Enjoy the video!
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At the beginning of 2nd trimester the 6th grade Media Arts classes learned about different photography techniques. We discussed how to create successful photographs using different angles of view and strategies for composing great shots!
The 1st and 7th period students completed photo research projects that provide student descriptions and explanations of various photographs from famous photographers. On Thursday (when it finally warmed up a bit) we ventured outside for a mini Photo Safari. The students had a chance to apply what they learned in class to their own photography. They used their iPads and phones to shoot photos which will be part of students' "In My Evanston" iMovie projects that students are currently creating! Here's the video that Advanced Media Arts students created with tips for using your new iPads!
Props to Tess, Michaela, Ruby, Diane, Hannah, Nya, Thea, Charles, Mrs. Calloway, Mr. Ferrer, and Mrs. Kushner! Scan student examples starting on slide 3 using the Aurasma tutorial in slide 2 to reveal video overlays! Click here for Aurasma tutorials!
Students are so excited to use our new large green screen and lighting equipment to produce amazing green screen videos! 6th graders are using the green screen to make stop motion movies using apps such as DoInk's Green Screen app. 7th graders filmed artist statements about their portraits in front of the green screen and used Final Cut video editing software to place themselves in front of their photo portraits while describing them. 7th graders also used the studio lighting and DSLR camera to take photos for their Photoshop portraits. Some of the 8th grade Advanced Media Arts students are also using the green screen to create their six word story videos, in conjunction with the Inside Out Project. We can't wait to see their finished creations! See students working below! Special thanks to Mrs. Kushner's 1st period class for assembling the green screen and lighting equipment! They displayed great teamwork as a class and quick problem solving skills to put everything together in one class period!
We've been quite busy in Media Arts this month! Our biggest news is that we have officially moved into our new Media Arts classroom space, the former computer lab, room 109. In addition, students have been working hard on many exciting projects. Here are some highlights from this month:
Advanced Media Arts students and some 7th grade students (led by Shannon) began working on the volleyball shirts. First they cut 12 x 12 sheets of freezer paper and stuck it onto the mat for the cutting machine (called the Silhouette Cameo). They typed last names in Photoshop and dragged them into Silhouette Studio, which is the program that tells the cutting machine where to cut. The machine cut stencils of the last names, which students ironed onto the backs of the shirts. When the freezer paper was adhered, students used foam brushes and fabric paint to paint in the names. After they dried, students pulled off the freezer paper and turned the shirts inside out to heat set the letters permanently on the shirts. Then Mrs. Kushner had to create a screen with the logo for the front of the shirt. This proved difficult. Our next step will be silkscreening the logo onto the fronts of the shirts! Another group of Advanced Media Arts students took on the task of painting Chute's snow plow for the 8th annual Paint Evanston Plows contest. Inspired by the theme "Get Active: Run, Walk, and Play", students came up with the idea to have a snow globe with silhouetted figures displaying the activities people enjoy during the winter. Before painting the plow, students did some test paintings in class to learn how to paint snow, the globe, and trees. After a few days of experimenting, students began painting the plow. To paint the silhouettes perfectly, students found silhouetted images of active people online, then we used the Silhouette Cameo to cut stencils of the figures. You can see Tiera painting in the stencils above. Great work, ladies!
Using the photo editing site Pixlr-o-matic, 6th grade students edited their favorite pictures that they took for their In My Evanston Poem Project. Students learned how filters, borders, and lighting effects can enhance their photos and change the mood of their images. Many students also liked being able to play with the effects to see how the same photo could be modified to create completely different versions. Nice work, 6th graders! |
Artist of the Month:
Jesse Joshua Watson Biography compiled from http://jessewatson.com/about/ by Jacob V. Watson's is a father of two boys, a dancer, and an artist. He has illustrated children books, CD covers, and magazines. A couple books he illustrated that we are reading here at Chute are Chess Rumble by G. Neri and Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri. He visited Haiti after the earthquake in 2010 and wrote a book to raise money to support the Haitian people, called HOPE FOR HAITI! View Jesse speaking with our 7th grade Media Arts classes via Google Hangout on October 3rd at this link. Categories
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