Multimedia Festival Poster

For your last project, you created a poster. The event might have been real, but your involvement was irrelevant. Some of you created a concert poster for an an event in the past or for an album that only exists in an alternate reality. 

Your next project exists in Fremont. 

In June... in 2015.

In your groups, create a poster with the following information.

Event title: Multimedia Fest 2015

include the date and time of the festival. It's June 3rd.

include website (for now): www.mvrop.org/festival

include Logan address:
Big Theatre (double check the name and spelling)
Logan High School
1800 H Street
Union City, CA 94587 (verify address)

include: Sponsored by Mission Valley ROP

include:
Video Production
Animation
Graphic Design
Music Production
Photography

Tickets $3 in advance, $5 at the door

include (tiny in one corner): Designed by... YOU

The poster should be 11x17" portrait, 300ppi. Layered psd if using Photoshop.

You only need to submit one poster per group, although you may submit up to three. 

Added February 10th: Each group must select a "Project Manager." Do this before you continue working. You may want to select someone an alternate.
After you select your project manager, create a "new link list" that shows your current group. If you wish to keep your old link list, you may. 

For New Students 2nd Semester

For students who have started Digital Photography at the semester, here is a list of projects to begin that might help you catch up. I will add to the list during the week. I will probably edit the blog as well.

If you are a new student this semester, please send me an email after you have read this post. The subject should read, "Period __ - New Student"

1. Create a photo blog on Blogger (it is a Google product)
2. Use a gmail address that is for school and work. Keep your personal email address private/personal.
3. Select your three rules of photo composition
4. Watch the Dorothea Lange video. 
5. Study the International Hall of Fame Inductees

Poster Assignment

Your group will create (or recreate) a popular music poster from a concert, music festival or album promotion.

Research posters
Gain approval, and must submit rough draft
Have at least one picture in the poster
Posters should be 11 x 17 inches
300 dpi
each person should take a photo and complete the assignment
you may use photoshop, but you still need to take the picture

You will send the finished jpeg to me.
On Wednesday you will create a web ready image and post to your blog. We will share our posters with the class.
For more info on optimizing images for the web, read this link from Adobe.

please be creative and have fun

will probably edit instructions after first period. Due one week from today (2/3/15)

Posters Chosen So Far.
Pd 1
The Beatles at Shea Stadium August 23
Maroon 5 Live in Manila 2011
5 Seconds of Summer
AKMU Akdong Play (K Pop)
The Script

Pd 2
The Macabees, Autumn 2009 Tour
Lana del Rey, Open Road Tour
Adele

Pd 3
Yanni, A Living Legacy
Linkin Park, Madison Square Garden 2011
The Vamps, Lucky Strike
One Direction, 2013 World Tour
Paramore, Tour Poster 7/20
Rave of Thrones, Austin 2015



Pd 4
Bob Dylan at the Q.E. Theatre Vancouver 1965
Bruno Mars Moonshine Jungle Tour with Ellie Goulding
Imagine Dragons, at Weber State University
Pentatonix, The On My Way Home Tour
Taylor Swift, The Red Tour featuring someone

To learn more about Photoshop, watch tutorials on the AdobeTV site or other relevant online places.

Final Exam - First Semester Pd 3 and 4

Final Exam, Digital Photo
January 22, 2015
Periods 3 & 4

Create a blog post titled Period 3 (or 4) - Semester Final. When finished, send the finished post by email with the same subject.

Part 1 (75 points)

1. What is your favorite photo from this Lens slideshow? Provide three reasons that it is your favorite. (10)
2. Which photo is the best from the slideshow? Provide three reasons. (10)
3. What is your best work this semester? Include the blog link. Give three reasons why this is your best work. If you had more time, how would you do to improve the project. (10)
4. You chose three rules of composition. What are your three rules? (5)
5. Select one of your own photos that illustrates your ability to apply at least two of the three rules. Insert the photo into the post and label the picture. Clearly include the two rules of composition that you are using. (10)
6. I have three rules of composition. I have explained one already. What is my first rule? (5)
7. What are the benefits of working in groups? Provide a list with five benefits. (10)
8. What are the difficulties of working in groups? List five difficulties. (10)
9. What is your favorite work product produced by another person in this class? Provide the link to their work. (5)

A little history (25)

10. You studied a master photographer and reproduced his or her work. Who was the photographer? What did the photographer contribute to the field of photographer? List one significant contribution. (5)

11. What is Dorothea Lange's most popular photo? (Does the photo have a name?) Where was the photo taken? When? What agency employed Dorothea when she took the photo? (5)

12. Who was the creator/founder of Life Magazine? When did the (photojournalism) magazine begin publishing? (5)

13. Robert Capa was a founding member of what organization? What year did the organization start? (5)

14. Robert Capa took the photo known as "Falling Soldier." When and where did he take the photo? (5)

Final Exam - First Semester Pd 1 and 2

Final Exam, Digital Photo

January 21, 2015

Periods 1 and 2

Create a blog post titled Period 1 (or 2) - Semester Final. When finished, send the finished post by email with the same subject.

1. What is your favorite photo from this Lens slideshow? Provide three reasons that it is your favorite.
2. Which photo is the best from the slideshow? Provide three reasons.
3. What is your best work this semester? Include the blog link. Give three reasons why this is your best work. If you had more time, how would you do to improve the project.
4. You chose three rules of composition. What are your three rules?
5. Select one of your own photos that illustrates your ability to apply at least two of the three rules. Insert the photo into the post and label the picture. Clearly include the two rules of composition that you are using.
6. I have three rules of composition. I have explained one already. What is my first rule?
7. What are the benefits of working in groups? Provide a list with five benefits.
8. What are the difficulties of working in groups? List five difficulties.
9. What is your favorite project produced by another person in this class? Provide the link to their work.

A little history

10. You studied a master photographer and reproduced his or her work. Who was the photographer? What did the photographer contribute to the field of photographer? List one significant contribution.

11. What is Dorothea Lange's most popular photo? (Does the photo have a name?) Where was the photo taken? When? What agency employed Dorothea when she took the photo?

12. When did Life Magazine begin publishing?

13. When was Elvis born?

14. Robert Capa was a founding member of what organization? When did it start?

Final Exam Review

For the final,

Bring your own tissue paper, pencil, paper and pen. We will use the computers. I will assign your seat. You will not have access to your cell phone. Please put it away before you walk into the class. HOWEVER, you may use Gmail and the chat function to communicate with people in the class.

What are the benefits and disadvantages of working in groups (What are the benefits for students, teachers and community?)

I will probably give you a slideshow from Lens that looks like this or from Life that looks like this. I will ask you to identify your favorite photo and the best photo. Provide three reasons and support your answers. When possible use academic language, such as rules of composition. I want complete answers more than complete sentences. If you can give both....

You chose three rules of composition. Know them. Live them. Love them.  I will ask you to show or find examples of the rules that you chose. BE PREPARED TO INCLUDE A LINK to your rules.

I might provide a photo and ask you to crop it and/or edit the picture so that the edited image demonstrates that you know your own rules of composition. (Take this photo and crop it....)

Similarly, I have three rules of composition. I have given you my first. What is it? Provide an example.

What is your best work this semester? Include the link. Give three reasons why it is your best work. If you had more time, what would you do to improve the project.

Quick history

Dorothea Lange's most popular photo. Name? Where was the photo taken? When? What agency employed her?

When did Life Magazine begin publishing?

When was Elvis born?

Robert Capa was a founding member of what organization? When did it start?

How many extra points do you get on a final exam (or a photo shoot) for drinking too much caffeine? If you eat poorly, do you think your grades will improve?

Remember to breathe. Sleep. Eat well. Drink water. Manage your stress. Exercise if possible. Get a theme song.

It's just a bunch of tests. You are not your tests. You are your theme song... maybe.

Album Cover Assessments

Today we will review your album cover reproductions. You will assess each other.

Each group will submit ONE paper with scores for each student. Please list the students in alphabetical order by last name.

Period 2, unedited LGG3 smartphone photo, The Ramones, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley (photo by B. Farley) 

Score the projects from 1-100. Do not mark your own groups.