Digital Story Telling Project

Objective:

• · Students will learn the importance of good presentation skills.
• · Students will learn to make their presentation focused on a particular type of audience, learn what information to include in the presentation, understand how to keep the audience interested, and learn how to deal with questions.

Assignment 1: Critique Previous Winners (DUE DATE: TUESDAY, JAN 19TH)

1. Visit the following sites listed below and preview previous winners from various categories and grade levels, etc.


• · http://www.internetsafetyawards.org/videos.html
• · http://www.hmsa.com/community/awards/teenvideo/winners.aspx
• · http://www.olelo.org/yxc.htm

2. After watching the videos, choose 3 videos that you like. In essay format explain why you believe the 3 videos you chose has merit for being a winner in your eyes. In explaining your reason, answer the following questions:

• · What technical qualities (lighting, audio levels, editing, etc.) does the video have?
• · What visual/aesthetic elements (composition & framing, angles, rule of thirds, cuts, transitions, music choice, pacing)?
• · What is the message of the video and who is it targeting (audience: peers, adults, etc.)
• · Describe how this video could be enhanced if you could do it over?
• · Include the title/name of the video, the total run time (TRT), school name, producers (if available) category, and the year the movie was entered in IslandMovie.


3. Type out your observation and blog it to me.

If blog isn’t working please email it to me at : mik3oconnor@gmail.com

Company Portfolio

On the computer create a folder, (name: company_portfolio), with a collection of all of your work.

Due: Thursday, December 21)

Required items:

(Please use the following naming convention)

• 01toysketch_companyname.jpg
• 01toysketch2_companyname.jpg (If you have multiple sketches)
• 02research_companyname.jpg
• 03companylogo_companyname.jpg
• 04informationsheet_companyname.jpg
• 05designertoyspec_companyname.jpg
• 06clothingsketch_companyname.jpg
• 06clothingfinal_companyname.jpg
• 06clothingtag_companyname.jpg
• 06clothingpict_companyname.jpg
• 07packaging_companyname.jpg (picture of final box)
• 07packagingtemplate_companyname.jpg
• 07bag_companyname.jpg (optional)
• 08print_companyname.jpg
• 08printsketch_companyname.jpg
• 09model_companyname.jpg
• 10 (other items that you would like to submit)
• 11 (other items that you would like to submit)

SUPPLIES

Please respond to me in the comment box (use email if comment box isn't working michael_oconnor@notes.k12.hi.us) what supplies you need. (Example: 1 black Large tshirt) You can got to the American T Shirt website to find out what colors and styles they have.

Hoodology: Transparancy for packaging and M Shirt (What color?)

StarStruck: S Shirt (Pale Pink)

Feeling Moody: We need 1 Medium White Tshirt in 5280 HANES T: LtBlue. (Huh??? White or lt. blue???)

Bearly Legal: white tshirt (medium)

Urbonics: XL shirt (black)

Rag Dollz: XXL shirt (black)

Dunce: (Will need to provide their own shirt if they do not place their order by today)

Area 52 (Will need to provide their own shirt if they do not place their order by today)

STATUS UPDATE-(Monday, Nov. 23)

Individual Assignment:

Use the comment section below to let me know where you are with your part of the project.

• What are you doing and when will you finish?
• What difficulties are you experiencing?
• What is going well?
• What will you be doing next?
• Anything else you would like share?

* You are encourage to work with and help people in other groups that are doing the same thing. (Community Contributor - The understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together)

3D MODEL

Select one character to model in 3D.

Decide which portions will be modeled and which can be painted on.

Import vector character blueprints (front and side) into the Maya interface. Stick as closely to the parameters set forth by these guides.

Keep edge and face overlap to a minimum.

Dimensions: No more than 3 units x 2 1/2 units. (And will fit in the proposed packaging, of course.)

If you intend to create a 3D animation, your character must have the following before animating:

1) Fully mapped

2) Texturing (All colors and designs added)

3) Skeleton/joint system is affixed to the the skin

DESIGNER TOY PACKAGING

PRINT AD

Create one print ad of your choice ( Newspaper layout, poster, flyer, brochure, etc. ) promoting your designer toy.