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Wednesday, October 13th

Wednesday, October 13th

Class hours: 9:40 – 2:05
Mr. Bohmann
wbohmann@ewsd.org

Today’s Notes

  • Today is an EHS A Day, early release day and CTE White Day
  • Southern New Hampshire University is here today at 1pm: Hiro, Jasper, Ryan
  • Vermont Foliage Report

9:40 Attendance

9:45 Visual Literacy in 40 minutes or less

Visual Literacy is the ability to understand, interpret and evaluate visual messages.

Let’s look at this clip from a classic 80’s movie.

Mise en Scene: Translates to Placing on Stage
This includes all of the design aspects of the scene.  This may include costumes, props, lighting, character placement – basically anything to aid in the visual telling of the story.

Camera Angles Shootout – let’s look at the basics / knowing the basics will make a better film!

Let’s look at another clip. What do you think the artist is trying to say?

Mr. Bohmann’s reference pages on visual literacy

10:35 Mask Break

10:45 Star Wars Fan Film

Production Time to work with your team

12:15 Lunch

12:45 Photoshop Practice – Making our own Light Rays

Using a radial blur, masks and smart objects, we can create a nice effect. Again, we’ll make use of smart object as it is non destructive and allows for continual tweaking. The photo on the left was taken last night while hiking at Bolton Valley.

Bryant Cabin Trail at Bolton Valley

I wrote up a Reference Sheet on making this effect.

1:10 Mask Break

1:20 Afternoon Production Time and Guided Support

CAWD Sweatshirt Design

Resume Edits

Vermont Foliage Project

Star Wars Fan film project

English

2:05 Dismissal

GAWD Instructors:

Matt Cronin

Will Bohmann

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A little about GAWD:

Serving high school students interested in Gaming, Animation, and Web Development in North Western Vermont.

Students continue at:

University of Vermont Ringling School of Art and Design Northeastern University Rochester Institute of Technology Concordia University

Students find careers at:

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