Class Hours: 9:40 – 2:05
Mr. Cronin
Notes
- Congrats to Asa, Jackie, Alex, and Schuyler for winning the Background Competition! They earn the extra credit and cred for their Portfolios.
- That’s pretty big. Fitting the name is Brutus.
- Sometimes you don’t notice how it all connects until you speed it up.
- FreeSound.org – make an account, we will need it.
- In the spirit of inclusion, every background that was submitted in our Background Competition is acceptable to use – just download the high res version!
9:40 Attendance and Article
9:45 Intro to Premiere
- What is Premiere? What is video editing?
- Interface tour:
- Bins
- Timeline
- Project windows
- Tracks
- Razorblade tool / Copying and pasting
- Transitions
- Exporting with Media Encoder
10:35 Morning Outside Break (10 minutes)
- 10 Minutes outside / just out our door.
- Throw the Frisbee, toss the football, kick the kickball, or just get some Vitamin D and not be at a desk.
10:45 Class Critiques
Finn will be giving constructive criticism today. He will be picking out one thing he likes, and one thing he would improve, for each project.
Work on any of the assigned CAWD projects:
- Bedroom Final Draft
- “(lastName)BedroomFinal_1.jpg” through “(lastName)BedroomFinal_3.jpg”
- DH5 – Bedroom Orthographic
- “(lastName)DH5.jpg”
- Student Agency Project (Blender)
- “(lastName)Agency_1.jpg” through “(lastName)Agency_3.jpg”
11:35 Premiere Step by Step: September Portfolio
In this project we are going to create a “September Portfolio” of your best 3 projects created so far. You decide what your best projects are.
Rough Workflow:
- Select 3 projects
- At least 2 Blender based projects (6 renders)
- Total of 7 images at a minimum
- Import Assets into Blender
- Setup in Bins
- Build movie in timeline
- Use transitions
- Transitions between images up to you (get it out of your system)
- Fade up from black to start, and fade to black to end
- Drop in background audio supplied
- Drop in sound effect supplied and repeat 3 times
Export as “(lastName)SeptemberPortfolio.mp4”.
12:15 Lunch (30 Minutes)
- No food in the room / eat in the Cafe.
- You are welcome to return to the room when you have finished eating and work / hang out.
12:45 Attendance and Article
12:50 Guided Practice
1:10 Afternoon Outside Break (10 minutes)
- 10 Minutes outside / just out our door.
- Throw the Frisbee, toss the football, kick the kickball, or just get some Vitamin D and not be at a desk.
1:20 Afternoon Production
Work on any of the assigned CAWD projects:
- DH6 – Low Poly Art
- “(lastName)DH6.jpg”
- Student Agency Project (Blender)
- “(lastName)Agency_1.jpg” through “(lastName)Agency_3.jpg”
1:55 Dailies
2:00 Dismissal
