DATE
Week 7

Monday-Friday

5/19/08-5/23/08

1. Group Claymation Project

-Come up with a SIMPLE idea

-Storyboard it! (Get approval from Ms. Farber)

-Create characters and background

-Shoot scenes

-Use Adobe Premiere to Edit

-Convert final product into an AVI

               OR

Lego Robotics Groups

-Sort lego pieces and begin building

2. "What's my Future Career?" project

Using Image Blender or Adobe Photoshop Element create a picture with yourself included as to what your future career will be. 

-(ex. Doctor - could be standing in front of a hospital or in an operating room. Cut your head out and put it on a picture of a surgeon; President of the United States-at the white house or giving a speech to the news media; Lawyer or a Judge;- in a courtroom.

-Be Creative!! Picture should show you in your work environment. -Must include your name and your career written on the picture ..." John Doe future Doctor"

-Make sure you set your canvas size to  8 x 11

-Print to 506

3. Computer Programming

-Explore Alice

-Complete the Tutorial

DATE
Week 6

Monday-Friday

5/19/08-5/23/08

1. Group Claymation Project

-Come up with a SIMPLE idea

-Storyboard it! (Get approval from Ms. Farber)

-Create characters and background

-Shoot scenes

-Use Adobe Premiere to Edit

-Convert final product into an AVI

               OR

Lego Robotics Groups

-Sort lego pieces and begin building

2. "What's my Future Career?" project

Using Image Blender or Adobe Photoshop Element create a picture with yourself included as to what your future career will be. 

-(ex. Doctor - could be standing in front of a hospital or in an operating room. Cut your head out and put it on a picture of a surgeon; President of the United States-at the white house or giving a speech to the news media; Lawyer or a Judge;- in a courtroom.

-Be Creative!! Picture should show you in your work environment. -Must include your name and your career written on the picture ..." John Doe future Doctor"

-Make sure you set your canvas size to  8 x 11

-Print to 506

3. Computer Programming

-Explore Alice

-Complete the Tutorial

DATE
Week 5

Monday-Friday

5/12/08-5/16/08

1. Group Claymation Project

-Come up with a SIMPLE idea

-Storyboard it! (Get approval from Ms. Farber)

-Create characters and background

-Shoot scenes

-Use Adobe Premiere to Edit

-Convert final product into an AVI

               OR

Lego Robotics Groups

-Sort lego pieces and begin building

DATE
Week 4

Monday-Friday

4/28/08-5/2/08

1. Overview of Claymation: Read the following websites for tips, tricks and how to get started:

How to create clay animation in 5 easy steps

Clay Animation Gifs

Modeling Clay Techniques

Camera Techniques

Stop Action Animation

2.  Group Claymation Project

-Come up with a SIMPLE idea

-Storyboard it! (Get approval from Ms. Farber)

-Create characters and background

-Shoot scenes

-Use Adobe Premiere to Edit

-Convert final product into an AVI

Date

Week 3

Vocabulary

Monday-Friday

4/21/08-4/25/08

1. Mavis Beacon

2. Adobe Premier Projects

-Finish group projects

3. Visit the following sites that show how to create and give examples of flipbooks:

• Drawings that Move - learn some tips about creating flipbooks (don't miss the cute sample at the bottom of the page)
• Post-It Theater - this site features flipbooks that were created using post-it notes
• Flippies - this commercial site is trying to sell flipbooks, but it does include a movie that shows how a flipbook works.  The site also includes a brief history of flip books.

4. Create your own Flipbook: get materials from Ms. Farber

5. View the websites on Thaumatropes

Thaumatrope

Random Motion

Thaumatrope Optical Illusions

Youth Learning

- Get materials from Ms. Farber and create your own.

6.  Overview of Claymation: Read the following websites for tips, tricks and how to get started:

How to create clay animation in 5 easy steps

Clay Animation Gifs

Modeling Clay Techniques

Camera Techniques

Stop Action Animation

Abstract
Content
Direct Approach
Expressive
Intention
Landscape
Objective
Subject
Theme
Long Shot
Medium Shot
Close Up
Oblique
Canted Angle
Texture
Framing
Candid
Eye Level
Low Angle

Date

Week 2

Vocabulary

Monday-Friday

4/14/08-4/18/08

1. Mavis Beacon

2. Adobe Premier Projects

-Finish group projects

3. Visit the following sites that show how to create and give examples of flipbooks:

• Drawings that Move - learn some tips about creating flipbooks (don't miss the cute sample at the bottom of the page)
• Post-It Theater - this site features flipbooks that were created using post-it notes
• Flippies - this commercial site is trying to sell flipbooks, but it does include a movie that shows how a flipbook works.  The site also includes a brief history of flip books.

4. Create your own Flipbook: get materials from Ms. Farber

Finish Claymation Station Web Search

If finished early go to the below web sites& READ. Discuss finding with your group

How to create clay animation in 5 easy steps

Read the following web pages:

Clay Animation Gifs

Clay Armatures

Modeling Clay Techniques

Camera Techniques

Stop Action Animation

Discuss web search and web sites findings

Abstract
Content
Direct Approach
Expressive
Intention
Landscape
Objective
Subject
Theme
Long Shot
Medium Shot
Close Up
Oblique
Canted Angle
Texture
Framing
Candid
Eye Level
Low Angle

RESOURCES:

Date

Week 1

Vocabulary

Monday-Friday

4/7/08-4/11/08

1. Mavis Beacon

2. Free Exploration of Adobe Premiere

3. Adobe Premier Projects
-Read over the possible project choices and choose one favorite to complete with a partner. Make a storyboard first!

Nuts and bolts

I'm in charge here

Behind door #1

My monster

Campaign ads that subtract and add

Satire Witch Project

Be all you can be

Abstract
Content
Direct Approach
Expressive
Intention
Landscape
Objective
Subject
Theme
Long Shot
Medium Shot
Close Up
Oblique
Canted Angle
Texture
Framing
Candid
Eye Level
Low Angle

RESOURCES:

DATE
Week 6

Monday-Friday

5/19/08-5/23/08

DATE
Week 7

Monday-Friday

5/26/08-5/30/08

DATE
Week 8

Monday-Wednesday

6/2/08-6/4/08