Blog Assignments Due 09/30/18

Animation:
This week, instead of your usual post about an article or video, you have a special assignment based on the screening and related assignment we did this past Friday. For this post, identify and discuss at least SIX principles of animation that you observed in WALL•E. You should be detailed in your description and analysis.

Don't forget to also complete the Weekly Comments post, as usual, along with commenting on others blogs.

Animation Extra Credit:
If you want to earn up to 10 bonus points this week, feel free to do an extra post commenting (a couple paragraphs is fine for this one) on this cut of Pixar examples illustrating the importance of color in storytelling: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/09/pixar-supercut-will-remind-you-how-important-color-storytelling


Film & VFX:
https://nofilmschool.com/2018/09/5-common-mistakes-new-filmmakers-and-how-avoid-making-them

Film & VFX Class: Sound Effects Resources for Sound Story

https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/soundeffects
http://creativesounddesign.com/the-recordist-free-sound-effects/
http://www.freesfx.co.uk
http://www.findsounds.com
http://www.freesound.org
http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/

Blog Assignments Due 09/23/18

Welcome (or welcome back) to your blog assignments! If you are new, make sure you have the blog handout with you the first few times so that you complete ALL parts of the assignment for full credit. The commenting portion (5 points) is always due 24 hours after the blog due dates, so don't forget to do that part, also.

Animation:
https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zomorodi_how_boredom_can_lead_to_your_most_brilliant_ideas

Film & VFX:
https://nofilmschool.com/2017/01/need-give-your-shots-more-depth-change-your-camera-angle

Copyright-Friendly Media Sources

The following are a few sites which list public domain, copyright-free, or Creative Commons media sources. You can also do a Google search using words such as “public domain”,  “copyright free” “creative commons” and “images”, “video”, “music”, etc. to find others, or use the usage rights menu in the search tools. The presence of a resource on any of these lists does not guarantee that all or any of the media in it are copyright-free. You are still responsible for checking the copyright status of media, and citing the source, where appropriate.

Make sure that any images you use from the Internet are high enough resolution for the intended use!

Images
https://images.google.com (type in a search term, then when you get results, click on “Tools”, and use the “Usage Rights” menu to select the desired license. Also use the Size menu to search for high res images.)
http://www.flickr.com/search (use drop down menu on the left to search by license type)
http://www.morguefile.com
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/

Audio
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
http://dig.ccmixter.org
http://www.bensound.com
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
http://www.jamendo.com/en/
http://freemusicarchive.org
http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html
http://www.freeplaymusic.com (registration required - please note that if your project will be broadcast in any way or entered in a contest/festival, the music is NOT free)
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/soundeffects (sound effects)
http://creativesounddesign.com/the-recordist-free-sound-effects/ (sound effects)
http://www.freesfx.co.uk (sound effects)
http://www.findsounds.com (sound effects)
http://www.freesound.org (sound effects)
http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/ (sound effects)

Video
http://vimeo.com/groups/freehd
http://mitchmartinez.com/free-4k-red-epic-stock-footage/
http://www.archive.org/details/stock_footage
https://www.videvo.net/
http://www.stockfootageforfree.com (registration required)
http://footagecrate.com (daily download limit of 5 clips)
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/download-free-stock-video-intros/

Multiple Media Types
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic98.htm
http://search.creativecommons.org/ (check each file for CC info)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources

Please let me know if you find other good resources!