Class Hours: 10:05 – 2:40
Mr. Cronin
Hi all – I am out sick today. I think I got what has been going around. Read the Dayplan fully. Use today for production – complete your work that is due today, and start on your Week 3 Agency Project, and Design Homework 3 / Power Cell x 4.
You won’t have actives such as articles, Speed Designs, or Dailies, but you will get a nice chunk of production time to get started on Week 3 work (finish Week 2 first) and we still end our day reading with the sub.
Hope to see you tomorrow!
Notes
- Welcome to Week 3! Let’s all make our “week_3” folders in our cloud storage.
- This Thursday Sept. 12th CTE Back to School Night: 6:00 – 7:30 This will provide families and students an opportunity to meet with teachers and tour their programs and classrooms. EHS will also be holding their Open House that evening. Come say hi!
- As we get into our Week 3 Agency project remember:
- It could be 100% new and different, something that isn’t connected to any other Agency.
- It could be a continuation of a previous project. You made a bus stop? How about a bus? how about a person? So long as it is an hour+ of creative labor and learning it is likely acceptable.
10:05 Attendance and Article
10:10 Last Looks / Using the scanner
Castle Project
- lastNameCastle_1.jpg through lastNameCastle_3.jpg
Design Homework 2 – Free Choice
- lastNameDH_2.jpg
Week 2 Agency
- lastNameAgency_1.jpg through lastNameAgency_3.jpg
We are going to use a hybrid of camelCasing and snake_casing in CAWD. camelCasing the English words, and snake_casing the _1.jpg, _2.jpg, etc.
We will collect this work tomorrow – but you can sue today for last looks to kick off the day. Get the work PERFECT for turnign in timorrow, 7 digital files, alll named correctly.
10:50 Morning Break (10 minutes)
11:00 Design Homework 3: Futuristic Power Cell x 4
This week we are going to move from Medieval times to the Future. We are going to move from a Castle to a Futuristic Power Cell.
In your sketchbook rotate your page so it is landscape and create Concept Art for 4 potential Power Cell designs with a Futuristic visual style. Let’s say 4 different styles, just as we see above. No bigger than a dog, no smaller than a cell phone.
Yes you will creating this in Blender. Better to get this done ASAP so when we start in class you can work of your sketch as this creates a Portfolio worthy project linking pre-production to final product, what colleges and universities want to see.
What is Concept Art?
Concept art is a form of illustration used to visually communicate and explore ideas for a project, often in the early stages of production. It helps to define the look, mood, and style of characters, environments, vehicles, props, and other elements for movies, video games, animations, comics, and other visual media.
Concept art is typically used to:
- Explore Ideas: Artists use it to brainstorm and experiment with different looks or designs for various elements.
- Visualize Concepts: It helps directors, producers, or game developers understand how a character or environment might look in a final product.
- Guide Production: Once a concept is approved, the artwork often serves as a reference for the 3D modelers, animators, and other artists involved in the production.
Concept art can range from rough sketches to highly detailed digital paintings, depending on the stage of development. It’s about setting the tone and visual identity of the project rather than creating final, polished work.
Save your file as lastNameDH_3.jpg.
12:10 A Hello from Mr. Pinard
12:25 Lunch
- 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.
12:55 Attendance and Article
1:00 Bonus Cronin is Sick Afternoon Practice & Production
1:20 Afternoon Break (10 minutes)
1:30 Afternoon Practice & Production
Design Homework 3 – Futuristic Power Cell x 4
- lastNameDH_3.jpg
Week 3 Agency
- lastNameAgency_1.jpg through lastNameAgency_3.jpg
2:20 “19 Minutes”
4 of 5 days per week we will end our day in CAWD with the “19 Minutes” of silent reading. Closing down our day with silent reading provides many benefits:
- Improve Literacy Skills / Reading Stamina
- Create space for a small reading meditation where we can disconnect from the world and get lost in a story
- Unplug
At 2:39 each day I will come to 3 students and ask for a 1 sentence explanation of what happened in your story over that day’s reading session. It is neat to hear little pockets of a story, here and there.
2:40 Dismissal
