Term 4 Week 3: Intro to Documentaries

Assigned: 15 May 2012

Chao Cac Ban!

Obviously, Ms. Kris is not here. She is at the Opera House asking questions and getting things set for our End of Year Concert. So please be on your best behavior for the Ms. Nhung.

Here are the results of your voting on photos last week (top three in each category):

Depth of Field:

Thang - Vision

Khang - Pentel Oil Pastel

Cindy - Show Don't Tell

Lighting or Flash: 

Kris - Sunset

Ms. Kris- Playing With The Sun

Chau - Thinking

Portrait:

Chau - Thinking

Thang - Needless Life

Nhu - "LOL"

Long Exposure:

Yen - Hellooooo!

Khoi - Keyboard Lights

Phuc - Worm

Aesthetic:

Yen - The Old Days

Thang - Green

Yen - Night House

Original:

Thang - Hopeless

Ms. Kris - Just Plane Fun

Thang - Bright Orange

Personal Favourite:

Yen - The Old Days

Ms. Kris - Tonka Trucks

Thang - You're Not Alone

And now for something completely different

For the rest of the year we will be learning about making and editing videos, with a focus on documentaries.

What is a documentary?

A documentary is a non-fiction film with the purpose to document or record some aspect of reality. It's facts. It's basically like a persuasive magazine article, but on film instead of written in a magazine. It has similar features.

What documentaries have you seen or do you know about?

This is week 3 of the term. In the remaining 8 weeks of the term you will be working to plan, write, film, edit, and produce a short documentary.

Today's assignment is the following:

• get into groups of 4 people (so there will be 4 groups)
• talk together to choose a topic for your documentary
• start an email to Ms. Kris with the names of the people in your group and your topic
• Answer the following questions about your topic in the email as well
• What have I not yet been told about this subject?
• Is everything I have been told the truth? How much do I need to verify/prove?
• What would I personally like to know about this subject?
• If I were a member of the audience, what would I want to learn about this
  subject?
• What can I find that is little known on this subject?
• What information can I gather that would aid the filming process?
• Send the email to Ms. Kris
• If there is still time left in class, start researching your topic and figuring out what you're going to say in your documentary - be sure to take notes so you're ready to get started next week!

I'll check in with you during English class later today to see how everything goes today. Please thank Ms. Nhung for filling in for Ms. Kris today!

Good luck!

-k

Term 4 Week 2- Powerpoint and feedback

Assigned: 8 May 2012

Chao Cac Ban!

Today's assignment is to share your PowerPoint presentations of your best photos with everyone in this class. So what you are going to do is:

• Open your PowerPoint presentation onto your computer
• Start your presentation in full screen mode
• Your presentation should run itself and repeat when it is finished
• Once your presentation is working, take the voting sheet and walk around to the other terminals and view your peer's presentations
• After you have seen everyone's presentation, fill out the voting sheet and submit it to Ms. Kristin

Enjoy!

-k

Finish PowerPoint And All Other Work

Assigned: 17 April 2012
Points: 30 points for PowerPoint presentation

Chao Cac Ban!

Today's assignment is to finish the PowerPoint presentation of your best photos. The one I showed you last week can be viewed here.

Check these things about your PowerPoint:

• The first slide has your full name in a font that is readable
• You have between 7-10 photos in the presentation
• There is one photo per slide
• Each photo has a title that is readable
• The background doesn't distract from the photos
• There are transitions between slides, but they do not distract from the photos
• The presentation runs by itself - that means I don't have to advance the slides
• Each slide is up for an appropriate amount of time

When you are finished, share the PowerPoint presentation with me using google docs. Share it with me using the address sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com. Also be sure to save it in your personal folder on the shared drive so I can find it there.

Then, catch up on any past assignments you haven't completed yet.

1. Assignment 1: Google Docs - add to the chart I made,
2. Assignment 2: Week 1 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
3. Assignment 3: Week 2 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 with wide depth of field, 2 with shallow depth of field, ALL 7 using the rule of thirds
4. Assignment 4: Week 3 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using long exposure, 2 black and white
5. Assignment 5: Week 4 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using natural light, 2 using flash without turning the subject into a vampire, and 1 portrait using side lighting
6. Assignment 6: Week 5 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
7. Assignment 7: Week 6 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, editing the photos to enhance them if necessary
8. Assignment 8: Week 7 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, select your top ten photos so far and post them as a separate blog post; select your best photo and email it to me.
9. Assignment 9:  Week 8 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
10. Assignment 10: PowerPoint of best photos

Good Luck!

-kris

Assignment 10: PowerPoint of Best Photos

Assigned: 10 April 2012
Points: 30 points for PowerPoint presentation

Chao Cac Ban!

Part one of today's assignment is to help get the photos from Night of the Arts ready to be laminated. Let's do that now.

Part two of today's assignment is to take your seven to ten best photos from this term and make a PowerPoint presentation. Here is an example.

Notice that the presentation wasn't full of crazy transitions and animations that would distract from the photos themselves. Also, notice how the presentation runs all by itself. No one needs to advance the slides. Also notice that each slide is up for a long enough time for someone to really look at the picture, but not too long so the viewer is bored.

When you are finished, share the PowerPoint presentation with me using google docs. Share it with me using the address sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com. If you share with any other email address I won't check it and you won't get any points. You will have the remainder of this class period and part of next week's class period to finish making the PowerPoint.


Then, catch up on any past assignments you haven't completed yet.

1. Assignment 1: Google Docs - add to the chart I made,
2. Assignment 2: Week 1 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
3. Assignment 3: Week 2 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 with wide depth of field, 2 with shallow depth of field, ALL 7 using the rule of thirds
4. Assignment 4: Week 3 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using long exposure, 2 black and white
5. Assignment 5: Week 4 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using natural light, 2 using flash without turning the subject into a vampire, and 1 portrait using side lighting
6. Assignment 6: Week 5 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
7. Assignment 7: Week 6 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, editing the photos to enhance them if necessary
8. Assignment 8: Week 7 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, select your top ten photos so far and post them as a separate blog post; select your best photo and email it to me.
9. Assignment 9:  Week 8 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
10. Assignment 10: PowerPoint of best photos

Good Luck!

-kris

Assignment 9: Final Photo Journal Update and Catch Up

Assigned: 3 April 2012
Points: 15 points for photo journal with dates and 3 sentences each

Chao Cac Ban!

You've made it! Congratulations! Today is the last day you need to update your photo journals with this week's photos with three sentences each. Update your blog post and email me the link to the post at sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com.

"The Night of the Arts" is coming up this weekend and you were already supposed to have selected your "best" photo and email it to me. If you have not done that yet, you need to do it ASAP! As in, right now!

Then, catch up on any past assignments you haven't completed yet.

1. Assignment 1: Google Docs - add to the chart I made,
2. Assignment 2: Week 1 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
3. Assignment 3: Week 2 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 with wide depth of field, 2 with shallow depth of field, ALL 7 using the rule of thirds
4. Assignment 4: Week 3 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using long exposure, 2 black and white
5. Assignment 5: Week 4 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using natural light, 2 using flash without turning the subject into a vampire, and 1 portrait using side lighting
6. Assignment 6: Week 5 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
7. Assignment 7: Week 6 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, editing the photos to enhance them if necessary
8. Assignment 8: Week 7 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, select your top ten photos so far and post them as a separate blog post; select your best photo and email it to me.
9. Assignment 9:  Week 8 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences

Good Luck!

-kris

Assignment 8: Selecting Your Best Shots

Assigned: 27 March 2012
Points: 15 points for photo journal with dates and 3 sentences each
           10 points for "Top Ten Photos So Far" post

Chao Cac Ban!

Today you need to be on your best behaviour and get straight to work - there is a lot to do!

First off, you need to upload this week's photos and write the date and at least three sentences for each photo. If you edited the photo (crop, straighten, contrast, etc.) please be sure you say so in the sentences. Also say what photo techniques you used in the shot. Publish the post and email me the link at sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com.

Then, after you have posted and emailed me the photos from the past week, start on the next part of today's assignment:

"The Night of the Arts" is coming up quickly and we would like to have everyone participate by choosing one photo to display. You do NOT need to choose that photo today, but you DO need to select what you think are your 10 best photographs so far.

1. Go back and look through your photos
2. Select the best 10 photos that you have taken (it doesn't count if your brother took the photo)
3. Start a new blog post entitled: Top Ten Photos So Far
4. Insert the images in the post
5. Write one sentence about each photo, explaining why you think it is a great shot
6. Publish the post and email the link to me at sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com.

You will need to select your "best" photo and email it to me no later than Friday, 30 March! 

Get as much done as you can in class. All assignments must be finished no later than Friday. That's it! Get to it!

Again, here are the assignments that you have been given so far this term:

1. Assignment 1: Google Docs - add to the chart I made,
2. Assignment 2: Week 1 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
3. Assignment 3: Week 2 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 with wide depth of field, 2 with shallow depth of field, ALL 7 using the rule of thirds
4. Assignment 4: Week 3 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using long exposure, 2 black and white
5. Assignment 5: Week 4 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using natural light, 2 using flash without turning the subject into a vampire, and 1 portrait using side lighting
6. Assignment 6: Week 5 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
7. Assignment 7: Week 6 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, editing the photos to enhance them if necessary
8. Assignment 8: Weed 7 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, select your top ten photos so far and post them as a separate blog post; select your best photo and email it to me no later than Friday, 30 March

Good Luck!

-kris

Assignment 7: Editing Photos

Assigned: 20 March 2012
Points: 10 points for photo editing techniques
           15 points for photo journal with dates and 3 sentences each

Chao Cac Ban!

How did your photo shoots go this week? What did you figure out? What do you wonder about?

This week I want you to focus on all the composition techniques we have learned when taking your photos. Just be creative and notice things in new ways.

We will be learning a few editing techniques today. Just a few basics to start with to help clean up photos and make them even better!

• Crop
• Straighten
• Red Eye
• Brightness/Contrast ; Fill Light
• Color
• Effects
• Save vs. Save As

Now let's get to the uploading and editing of our photos!

You should have at least 7 more photos to upload (one for each day). Be sure you have at least 2 photos demonstrating good use of natural light, at least 1 photo using flash that doesn't result in red eyes or whiting out the photo, and 1 portrait using natural side lighting.

Okay, get to it!

1. Import the photos to your computer - Save them in your folder on the server
2. Pick one photo from each day in the past week 
3. Upload those photos to your blog
4. Put the photos in chronological order and date them
5. Add at least three sentences for each photo - try explaining why this photo was the one you chose for the day
6. Publish your post and email me the link to your blog

If you don't finish in class please be sure to do it at home and email the link to me no later than tomorrow.

Get out there and get creative!

-kris

nb:
Here is a short summary of what you should have completed by the end of today:

1. Google Docs - add to the chart I made
2. Week 1 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
3. Week 2 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 with wide depth of field, 2 with shallow depth of field, ALL 7 using the rule of thirds
4. Week 3 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using long exposure, 2 black and white
5. Week 4 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using natural light, 1 using flash without turning the subject into a vampire, and 1 portrait using side lighting
6. Week 5 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 
7. Week 6 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, edit photos if necessary 

Get to it! If you are failing ICT because you haven't been handing in assignments I will be calling your parents on Friday of this week, so get caught up before then!!!

-k