Dear Year 8,

Below are some interesting videos on the design process in animation from Disney and Pixar.

1. Disney Animation Process ‘cel animation’

2. Disney Pixar animation (watch from 3min50sec)

Dear Year 8,

Here are some sites that will help you start to use ActionScript.

Basic ActionScript Commands – this site has the commands for starting and stopping your movieclip, and changing its properties such as transparency and size.

Controlling the playhead in MovieClips – this shows you how to stop and start the animation in a movie clip using mouse clicks.

Good luck!

Ms B

Dear Year 7,

You are to complete this research by the end of this lesson.

Using the internet, find 5 CD Covers that relate to the CD cover you are going to design.

In your portfolio, under Research and Investigate,  answer the following questions about each CD cover:

1. what are the main colours used?

2. What stands out? WHY?

3. List as many words as you can to describe the style of the CD Cover.

Good Luck!

Ms B

Hi Year 8,

You will need to create a new folder in your Media Tech called “exam”.

Click on the images below and save the LARGE version in your exam folder. Double check that you know where they are and you can open them.

You will need BOTH of these for your exam.

Dear Year 8,

Your Photoshop challenge is as follows:

To design a fabulous A4 poster in Photoshop on the theme “Far, Far Away…” – This can be interpreted any way you like.

The aim is to show off your creative Photoshop skills.

Rules:

VERY IMPORTANT! You are only use images that you find on the website below (don’t worry they have THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS) use the search function in the top left corner.

http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml - Royalty free stock photos

Also -

• you must first complete a mindmap of all your ideas for interpreting the theme
• you must have fun, experiment and try something new
• you only have the double period to complete your design

Lastly, to get that creativity flowing have a look at these two websites to see how professional graphic designers have blended images together.

http://www.keepdesigning.com/photoshop/cover-design-case-study/

http://abduzeedo.com/case-study-way-heaven

Enjoy!

Ms B

Dear Year 8,

You are now at that exciting time of beginning your CD cover design!

You will need to use all the skills you have learnt to make your cover, and you will definitely learn more as you go along.

To start off you will need to adjust the colour of each photo you have taken. For example:

Or even just lightening up your image.

Remember to save different versions of your images each time you make a significant change.

e.g. imagev2, imagev3

We will discuss in class what to do next.

Good Luck!

Ms B

Dear Year 8,

Here are the two images you will need to complete the masking layers tutorial.

Good Luck!

Ms Brochard

Dear Year 8,

Here is the image you need to download in order to complete the first Photoshop tutorial.

Simply right click and save the image to your Media Tech folder.

Good Luck!

Ms B

Here are some of the wonderful animations created by year 7 & 8 Media Technology Students. click on the links to see more!

Animated Characters

Edwina

Lia

Under the Sea

Flo

All Flash animations

Bravia

• Annietest.swf
• bravia_angusoconnell.swf
• Bravia_DavidKent.swf
• bravia_davidotoole.swf
• Bravia_Eleanor.swf
• Bravia_EllenSouth.swf
• Bravia_Harriet.swf
• Bravia_IsabellaYarnold.swf
• Bravia_isobelwalsh.swf
• Bravia_jacksinclair.swf
• Bravia_jaelee.swf
• bravia_jakecave.swf
• Bravia_JonathanLiu.swf
• Bravia_MayaGonzalezMalcolm.swf
• Bravia_MonicaKickert.swf
• Bravia_morganwood.swf
• bravia_ossiandeigan.swf
• bravia_seanphillis.swf
• bravia_shalmaliyadwad.swf
• bravia_stefan_wessels.swf
• Bravia_tash_crooks.swf
• Bravia-_TamaraFraser.swf

Animated Characters

• character_eleanor.naughton.swf
• Character_HarrietNixon.swf
• character_kyle_gus_Scene.swf
• Character_Morgan.swf
• character_shalmali.swf
• character_story_eleanor.swf
• character_Xavier.swf
• Edwina_baileybrushtail.swf
• Ella_SB_crocodile.swf
• flo_R_mouse.swf
• Lia_platypusanimation.swf
• talissas_echidna.swf

Underwater Animations

• flo_ratalino_underthesea.swf
• Giles_jaws.swf
• helena_B_underthesea.swf
• jackF_underwater.swf
• Lia_underwater.swf
• lily_martyn_kookaburra.swf
• luke_wallis.swf
• Sid_the_Seal.swf
• talissa_R_underthesea.swf
• Xavier_underwater.swf