Final Blog Post (Class Evaluation) for BOTH Classes Due 6/9/19

Please respond to the following questions (cut and paste into your post, then answer below each one). Please be honest. The grade will be based on thoughtful completion of the questions, NOT whether the content is negative or positive. :-) If you prefer to keep your evaluation private, feel free to email it to me instead at jmanning@onboces.org.

1. Why did you take this class?

2. In general, what did you like most about this class?

3. In general, what did you like least about this class?

4. What was your most favorite project and why?

5. What was your least favorite project and why?

6. Discuss the overall effectiveness of the instructor (for example: preparation, availability, interest, content knowledge, expectations, etc.).

7. What are the most valuable things you learned in the class?

8. Do you feel that this class will help you achieve your future academic or career goals? How or why (or why not)?

9. How could this class be improved?

10. What would you tell incoming students to help them be more prepared for the class?

11. Additional Comments:

Infrared Photos (My classes can ignore this post)

Blog Assignments Due 5/19/29

Animation:
http://time.com/5582906/detective-pikachu-pokemon-visual-effects/

Film & VFX:

Analyze your experience at Escape City from both a player’s and creator’s point of view. Each answer should be 1-2 paragraphs long.

1. From a player’s point of view, discuss what you liked about the overall Escape City experience.

2. From a player’s point of view, discuss what you disliked about the Escape City  experience.

3. Who do you think is the target audience for this experience? Were the games well-deigned for that audience? Did they do a good job adjusting for different age levels and abilities?

4. Using specific examples, discuss how video, audio and animation was used to enhance the experience in each room:
 a. Body Collectors
 b. Over the Falls

5. From a media creator’s point of view, give some suggestions for how the experience could be improved. What you might you do differently if you were to create your own interactive escape room?

(Don't forget to also complete weekly comments to get full credit for this week.)

If you did not attend the field trip (or if you did and would like to complete this as extra credit in addition to the assignment above), use the following to complete a normal blog assignment:
https://nofilmschool.com/create-different-dialogue-scenes

Blog Assignments Due 05/05/19 (Animation)

Animation:
https://nofilmschool.com/How-Laika-Animates-Movies
(make sure to watch and discuss BOTH videos)

Film & VFX:
You have another film analysis to complete, so no blogs this week.

Film & VFX: Extra Credit Video Opportunities

https://www.filmshakers.org/

If you find other contests with deadlines that are still viable, feel free to share them with me for extra credit consideration.

I will also still take the chase scene exercise as extra credit, but it must have music, sound effects, etc., and some time put into it!

EXTRA CREDIT Blog Assignments Due 04/28/19 (Both Classes)

For this extra credit blog, you will be discussing the following two TED Talks. Make sure you cover BOTH in your summary and analysis. You can either discuss them individually, or find common themes to relate them to each other; your choice.

https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1anXJhVamc

Blog Assignments Due 04/14/19 (Animation)

Animation:
https://www.animatorisland.com/practice-art-and-animation/?v=7516fd43adaa

Film & VFX:
You have a film analysis to complete, so no blogs this week.

Blog Assignments Due 04/07/19

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

Film & VFX:
https://www.ted.com/talks/tasos_frantzolas_everything_you_hear_on_film_is_a_lie

Blog Assignments Due 03/17/19

This topic has significance for both film and animation, so both classes will use this for blog assignments this week:

https://nofilmschool.com/give-characters-power-through-composition

Blog Assignments Due 03/10/19

Animation: (the last of the animation principles series)
https://blog.animationmentor.com/appeal-the-12-basic-principles-of-animation/

Film & VFX:
https://nofilmschool.com/2018/10/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-fix-it-post

Blog Assignments Due 02/10/19

Animation:
https://blog.animationmentor.com/solid-drawing-the-12-basic-principles-of-animation/

Film & VFX:
https://thewritepractice.com/plot-structure/

Blog Assignments Due 02/03/19

This week, both classes will be discussing the same subject. Many of you are either looking at colleges, or in the final stages of choosing a college. One factor to consider is the whether the colleges you are considering are nonprofit (publicly owned, receive federal and state funding to provide a learning environment that serves students’ interests) or for-profit (essentially a business, launched and managed by owners and shareholders who are looking to make a profit). With student debt in the U.S. reaching over $1.5 trillion dollars in 2018, it is wise be informed about these options before enrolling with any college.

Using both of the following articles, summarize and discuss the issues regarding for-profit colleges in the usual blog format. (Weekly comments post and commenting are also required, as usual.)

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/the-failure-of-for-profit-colleges/405301/

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/08/for-profit-college-students-are-saddled-with-debt-they-cant-pay-back/568834/

Seniors: Local Scholarship Info

http://www.wnyschoolcounselor.org/content.100051.scholarships

Blog Assignments Due 01/13/19

Animation:
We are taking a break from the Principles of Animation this week to look at VFX. Choose one of the following articles for your blogs this week (along with the usual weekly comments post, etc.):

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/behind-the-scenes-tricks-and-techniques-that-ilm-used-to-transform-characters-in-bumblebee-168309.html

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/in-aquaman-underwater-cg-hair-was-surprisingly-one-of-the-toughest-effects-167947.html

https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/capturing-thanos-how-ultimate-avengers-adversary-was-brought-life

https://www.awn.com/animationworld/animated-characters-abound-mary-poppins-returns

Film & VFX:
Your documentary analysis assignment will be used in place of blogs this week. However, you can do this blog assignment as extra credit, if you choose.