Thursday, March 29, 2012

Documentaries — Continued

JOB #1:

Be sure to watch and comment on TWO  interviews on this site from your fellow students.

JOB #2: 

SOUND ELEMENTS

A:  Ghost Car

1. What sounds were dubbed in (added afterwards) to this footage?
2. Are there any sounds that you are not sure about?
3. Does the narration add to the video? Why or why not?

B. Trayvon Martin’s killer arrested:

1. This video is an example of footage with no sound.  Does the absence of sound add to the video? Why or why not?
2. Does this ‘raw footage’ make the video more truthful or real? Why or why not?
3. Is this raw footage engaging in and of itself?

JOB #3: PHOTO MANIPULATION

Please go to the following site: http://pixlr.com/express/. Upload a photo that you have found on the internet and complete the following task:

Look here for an example I made using Pixlr.com:

1. Make the photo look older / historical.
2. Then upload your photo to the Hand-In Folder.

 

 

JOB #4: Documentary Practice 

Watch the following video:

This is an example of documentary using the software available to us = Windows  Movie Maker. Your job is to do the following:

1. Open up the program WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER.
2. Import the .avi file about Bigfoot being captured on film. (If I did it right, the file is in the Handout Folder.)
3. Experiment with documentary elements by making a mini-documentary with this piece of footage. Aim to have your mini-documentary to be about 30 to 60 seconds long. You can achieve this by adding in slides with text, still photos, cartoons, etc. You also add in music from the site: http://www.looperman.com

Still Photo: Similar Destruction 60 years ago?

Did you know that similar destruction occurred in Japan over 60 years ago?

Look at this picture below:

This photo was taken in Tokyo, Japan in 1948 and it shows a boat that has been deposited on top of a house by another tsunami from an earthquake.

Pixlr.com ~ Photo Manipulation

PHOTO MANIPULATION

Go to www.pixlr.com

Once on the home page, go to Pixlr Express.

Open an image from the folder of photos I placed in the hand out folder or get your own.

Your goal: manipulate the photo so that it looks like the following:

Older

More beat up

Not very good quality

For this mini assignment, your job is to ‘distress’ the photo (make it look beat up) and not super wacky and creative.

Thanks!

Monday, March 29, 2010

1. Go to the post about the Goalie Gaffe and complete the questions.

2. Go to the post about Pixlr.com.

3. Go to the post about Voice Over vs. Narration.