History of Digital Animation - 18/19 S2

Later in the course, you will start creating your first (maybe) digital animation project! For more information, and in depth learning, please review the "Pixar In A Box" Digital Animation Course on Khan Academy (Click Here)


Today you will learn about the History of Digital Animation. Please enter class and sign into your Google Accounts (If you are in the Technology Lab). Begin the class by viewing the following website about PIXAR ANIMATION (Click Here). Please watch the video on the bottom of the main page ("25 Years of Pixar Animation"). If you do not have access to technology, you may sit quietly and review the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfzy05M-nzY Make sure you take some notes while you watch.

When you are done viewing the video you will discuss, as a class, some of the videos and movies you are familiar with, and how they were made. Please be specific about the techniques and animation used in the video you just watched. How has animation changed over the course of history, and where could it be going? What are some of the technologies used that are new, and how are we using these technologies in class to create our own video clips. Please review the PIXAR DIGITAL ANIMATION PRESENTATION here. Show the following PIXAR Animation SHORT FIlm: "That Was So Cute Bird" (Click Here)

When you have completed the discussion, you should open the following Google Document "History of Digital Animation Worksheet" Make sure you click FILE and MAKE A COPY to put one in your Google Drive. Make sure you SHARE your COPY with me as soon as you create it, to turn it in. Then you may follow the directions and complete the research portion of the project. If you do not have access to a computer or Ipad, please complete the printed copy on your own for homework. You may turn it in tomorrow.

Finally, Please spend some time working on your Digital Animation Project. Make sure you re-read ALL DIRECTIONS, and make sure you are completing the project correctly. SHARE the project you have created in your Google Drive for credit.

VOCABULARY
Animation A filmmaking technique where the illusion of motion is created frame-by-frame. The word comes from the Latin word, "anima," meaning "life" or "soul".

Animator The person who draws the moving character in an animated film.

Background A flat piece of artwork that is the setting for a moving character in an animated film. A background could be a picture of a forest, a sky, a room, or a castle.

Cell A clear piece of plastic on which the animator's finished drawings are painted. The cel is clear so that when placed over the background, the animated characters appear to be in a setting.

Frame An individual still picture on a strip of film. 24 frames equal one second of a motion picture.

Frame-by-Frame The filmmaking technique in animation where each frame is exposed one at a time and the object being photographed is slightly altered for each picture.

Ink and Paint The step in cel animation where the animator's drawings are placed on cels to be photographed. A drawing is outlined on the front of the cel with black ink, while the back of the cel is painted.

Kinestasis (Kin-e-sta'-sis) An animation technique using a series of still photographs or artwork to create the illusion of motion.

Model Sheet A reference sheet for animators that shows a number of different poses of an animated character. The model sheet also shows how characters relate in size to other characters.

Pixilation (Pik si la' shun) A stop-motion technique in which life-size props or live actors are photographed frame-by-frame. When viewed, they appear to be moving at a fast speed.

Script The written story of a film that supplies dialogue, camera moves, background, staging and action.

Squash and Stretch A drawing technique used by animators and originally developed at the Disney Studio to show exaggerated movements in characters. For example, if you wanted a character to jump, you would draw him close to the ground as if 'squashed' and then you would 'stretch' him out as he went into the air.

Storyboard A "storyboard" is a visual representation of a story. Pictures can be sketched on pieces of paper and pinned to a large board, or they can be drawn on a large piece of paper, comic-book style, to represent scenes in a film. A story sketch should show character, attitude, feelings, entertainment, expressions, type of action, as well as telling the story of what's happening. When you look at a board, it should reflect the feeling of the sequence so the viewer starts to pick up some excitement and stimulation. A story sketch artist at an animation studio us usually an artist who has special interest in illustration, design, appearance, and character.

Zoetrope (zo'-e-trop) An early animation device that spins drawings in a revolving drum to create the illusion of motion. Inbetweens Drawings that are in between the drawings that are at the beginning and end poses.

Extremes Drawings that are at the beginning and end of a particular pose.

RESOURCES
History of Digital Animation (TX - TEKS) Lesson Plan
Vocabulary
History of Animation Worksheet (Google Doc)

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Scholars Students will learn about the History of Digital Animation through online research and classroom discussion. Scholars will be able to create "mini" animations using an online application.  Scholars will also continue creating the basic drawing that will be used for a future "line-art" digital animation project.  Scholars will send and email to Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us) about the "History of Animation" and discuss what they like, or do not like about the project.  You must write at least 4-5 sentences in paragraph form.  State your position about the project, and provide facts and opinions to defend your position. RESTATE the Question, ANSWER the Question, CITE your Evidence, EXAMPLES of your Evidence in your conclusion.  Make sure you wrap up your thoughts with a SUMMARY sentence.

  STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING! 

Scholars will sign into Google Drive as they enter the class.  Scholars will read all directions on this post thoroughly and review the YouTube video about the "History of Digital Animation".  Students will discuss various animation techniques presented in the video.  Students will then complete a History of Digital Animation Worksheet using online resources.  Students may use the balance of time left to work on their own digital animation projects that are previously listed on the Class Assignment Site.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY!

Standards Covered In This Class 

PA 3.7.7 & 11 Section C / ISTE 2011

CSTA Tied With Common Core ELA/Math rev. 2011

Soundation Music Project 18-19 S2

"Music improves brain health and function in many ways. It makes you smarter, happier and more productive at any age. Listening is good, playing is even better." https://bebrainfit.com/music-brain/

As you enter the room today, read the following article:

https://www.blhsnews.com/opinion/2015/09/29/how-does-music-affect-our-lives/#

then go to your CCS GMAIL and create an email to Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) as follows:

To: hscribner@ccs.us

Subject:  MUSIC

Body of Email: How Does Music Affect You In Your Daily Life? How Often Do You Listen To Music? What Is Your Favorite Type Of Music, And Why? What Was The Last Song You Listened To, And How Did It Make You Feel?

SOUNDATION PROJECT:

We will be using Soundation to create unique, and customized pieces of music. You must follow the directions below, and export your music as a .WAV-File so you can use it in an upcoming project. Please follow the directions below to begin creating music with Soundation.com. If you have already used this program, it is your obligation in class to help others. We will discuss the Essential Questions below in class prior to working on Soundation.com. HAVE FUN WITH THIS PROJECT!

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Why Does Music Make Us Feel?

Why Does Music Move Us? (PBS)

The Power Of Music!

The Power of Music (Funny)

YOU MAY ONLY USE SOUNDATION. YOU MAY NOT LISTEN TO MP3's OR OTHER COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MUSIC.

Today is your day to familiarize yourself with how the program works, and how to navigate around the different toolboxes. Save anything that you want to keep by uploading files to your Google Drive or save them to your desktop. Because other students use these computers, there is no guarantee that your work will be here tomorrow.

MR S MIXDOWN SAMPLE 21SEP16 (CLICK HERE)

SOUNDATION.COM INTRODUCTION: Open the Soundation.com Application. I have included a short VIDEO from YouTube to help you work independently. Once I have finished the demonstration in class, use your headphones to listen to your work while you create a personal track. Try to create a track that is over 25 seconds in length, and includes any of the instruments listed in the Loop Browser. You will be using the final cut of this track you are creating as the background for the Marquise Project in OPENSHOT Video Editor later in the Marking Period. Make sure it sounds like you want it too. When you are done look under the FILE section to Export Song To Disk as a LOW-RES MP3 File and save it. You must upload your file to your GOOGLE DRIVE and SHARE it with MR. S for credit. Please upload the file to the DROPBOX Link below as well:

MR. Scribner's DROPBOX File Link To Upload WAV File

When you have finished the project, use the GRADING RUBRIC below to figure out your score on this project. Additional learning should include working on completing the Music Lyric Project listed below, or use SOUNDATION.COM (Link Below) to create another unique song and EXPORT it as a LOW-RES MP3 file for use later. Have Fun With This Project!

SOUNDATION ONLINE AUDIO CREATOR (CLICK HERE)

SOUNDATION YOUTUBE TRAINING VIDEO LINK

Step By Step Instructions

• Log In To Computer and Go To Soundation.com


• Click on STUDIO and select either Flash Version or Chrome Version.


• Create Music with at least 3 loops (minimum)


• When finished, Click FILE and "Export LOW-RES MP3 File" to your Desktop


• Play the file using Media Player and make sure it is at least 25-seconds long for credit.


• If you have access to Google Drive, Upload your file to your GDRIVE and SHARE it with Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us) for credit.


• Once the file is on your Desktop, Open the Class Assignment Site (collegiumtech.blogspot.com) and find the Soundation Project Post.


• Click the "MR. Scribner's Dropbox File Link To Upload LOW-RES MP3 File" Button


• Follow the direction, using your @ccs.us Gmail Address to upload your file for credit.


• If you were able to sign into GOOGLE, you must also SHARE your file with me once it is uploaded to your Google Drive.

GRADING RUBRIC:

CATEGORY	10	8	6	R - Redo
3 Loops Minimum	3 or more loops used	2 loops used	Only 1 loop used	Not Completed
Loops Blended Correctly	All Loops Sound Correctly Blended	One Loop Is Off Key or Out Of Sequence	Multiple Loops Are Off Key Or Out Of Sequence	Not Completed
File Is Exported As LOW-RES MP3 file	File Correctly Exported To Desktop	File Exported But Lost	File Not Exported	Not Completed
File Is Uploaded to GDRIVE and SHARED for credit.	File Is Uploaded Correctly			File Is Not Uploaded Correctly
Overall Effort	Scholar worked diligently on the project and has at least a 25 seconds WAV to use	Scholar included most items, but WAV is less than 20 seconds long.	Scholar\'s WAV is too short and lacks more items or was not shared correctly for credit	Project not completed at all

Once you are finished with these steps, you should now CHECK your website. Once your link is active, you have finished today's assignment. 

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

SWBAT CREATE a 25 second WAV file for use in an upcoming project. Scholar will use Soundation.com on Windows Destop (Chrome) or similar music production software to create, adjust, save, share, work with an original music arrangement using pre-downloaded LOOPS.

SCHOLARS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING! 

Project: Scholars will open Soundation and use pre-downloaded LOOPS to create an original music (WAV) project of  +25 seconds in length. Scholars who do not bring headphones may complete an alternate project by reading articles about writing lyrics and submitting a Google Document with an original song of some kind. Scholars must also complete a Constructed Response on Google Classroom about Music and Learning.

YOU WILL BE GRADED ACCORDING TO THE RUBRIC ABOVE.

READ ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!

Alternate Project for those without HEADPHONES:

(Extra Credit for those who already created a Soundation Music Track.)



MUSIC LYRIC PROJECT:

Open a Google Document or MS Word Document and name it "(YOUR LAST NAME) Music Lyrics (Class Day/Number)". Read and review the following articles on writing music (like poetry), write your song in the document and SHARE it with MR. S for credit.



IF YOUR GOOGLE IS NOT WORKING,



http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Song-Lyrics



http://robinfrederick.com/learn-how-to-write-a-song/



https://www.google.com/search?q=writing+music+lyrics&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


USE THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE AS A GUIDE TO WRITE A SONG LYRIC. CHANGE UP DIFFERENT VERSIONS TO CUSTOMIZE IT:



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Wrap Up

Google Map Project Basic Research & Presentation

Today you will create a Single-Slide using Google Slides and SHARE it with me for credit.  I want to make sure you know how to use the SNIPPING TOOL, and other applications to create a simple map that you can email, share, or print.

GOOGLE MAP PICTURE PROJECT:

Students must Log-In to Google and Open Google Drive.  Students will open another TAB on their browser and go to Google Maps.  Using the Snippet Tool on Windows-Based computers, or the Print-Screen-Funtion, students will create a picture of a fun place to go.  They will open Microsoft PowerPoint on their Computer and copy the picture into a single-slide.  They will save this Presentation to their desktop.  Once saved, they will go on to Google Drive and create a FILE.  They will upload both the Powerpoint Presentation and the Picture to this Google Drive File.  Once they have uploaded their document and picture to Google Drive, they must SHARE the file with Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us) for credit.  See instructions below for specific information:

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

1:  Log Into Google

2:  Open Google Drive

3.  Open Google Maps (Separate TAB)

4.  Choose Location  on Google Maps

5.  Identify Location and Write Notes on WHY you chose it.

6.  Use Snippet Tool (Windows-Based Computers) to take Picture (Image File) of Map

7.  Save Picture (Image File) to Desktop

8.  Open Google Slides Application on Computer

9.  Create a Single Slide on Google Slides with your Picture and Information about Location

10.  Save Google Slides File to Desktop

11.  Open Google Drive

12.  Click NEW and CREATE FILE (Name File Maps Project)

13.  Click NEW and UPLOAD both Powerpoint and Image File to Maps Project File

14.  Once Files are loaded into Maps Project File, SHARE it with Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us)for credit.

CLICK HERE FOR THE GCF-LEARNFREE.ORG GOOGLE DRIVE TRAINING SITE

OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES

 Students will be able to Log-In, Create, Share and Collaborate with Google Drive and the Google Suite of Applications.  Students will learn how to Upload Files.  Students will also be able to use the Snippet Tool on Windows-Based Computers to create images of items on the computer screen for use in web-based projects.  Students will succesfully share items and links with the others.

Students will enter the class quietly and quickly.  Will Log-In to Google and Open their Google Drive.  Students will participate in a class tutorial about accessing, creating and collaborating with the Google Suite of Applications.  Students will also learn to use the Windows-Based Snippet Tool!  Students will complete the lesson by Uploading and Sharing files for credit.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY!

Standards Covered In This Class  

PA 3.7.7 & 11 Section C / ISTE 2011

CSTA Tied With Common Core ELA/Math rev. 2014