Introduction

  1. Course Overview

  2. Policy on Cheating/Plagiarism, Late and Missed Assignments

  3. Lab Rules

  4. Parent Tour of Sites

  5. Ice Breaker

     

    Graphic Design

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  6. What is Communications Technology?

  7. Corel Draw

    1. Corel Draw 12 Screen

    2. Corel Draw Online Tutorials

    3. Corel Draw Review.  (handout)

  8. Face

  9. Text Effects

  10. Coffee Shop Logo

  11. Fish

  12. Mask

  13. Chessboard

  14. Fish Tank

  15. Sunset

  16. Coffee Shop Ad

  17. Banner for ComTech Web Site

  18. Redesign the Vancouver Olympics 2010 Logo

  19. Questions--Vector and Bitmap Images

  20. Working with Text in Corel Draw--An Online Tutorial

  21. 3D Hearts

  22. Portrait

  23. Bear

  24. Bear Variation

  25. Bear Scene

  26. Name Design

  27. Sun or Moon

  28. Video:  Design Elements (20 min)

  29. The Elements and Principles of Design

  30. Specialty Printing Questions

  31. Heat Press Instructions

  32. Personal Logo Project


    Animation

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  33. Intro to Animation (Powerpoint Slide Show)

  34. Animation (academyaward.com)

  35. Animation Principles

  36. Animation Principles (siggraph.org)

  37. Animators Project

  38. Dreamworks Assignment

  39. Comparison of Old and New Animations

  40. Individual  Brainstorming (handout)

  41. The Making of Coraline

  42. The Making of Chicken Run - Questions

  43. Tony vs. Paul -- A Stop Motion Animation (youtube, 5 min)

  44. Erbert and Herbert's Human Flipbook   (youtube, 35 sec)

  45. Storyboarding Handout

  46. Animation Investigation Assignment

    Stop Motion Project
     

  47. Stop Motion Project Instructions

  48. Using iMovie to create your Stop Motion

  49. Using Windows Movie Maker create your Stop Motion

     

    Video

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  50. The Video Production Process (article)

  51. Shot Types, Angles and Camera Movements (Article)

  52. Types of  Shots (Worksheet)

  53. Shot Types and Angles (Samples)

  54. Video Production (Questions)

  55. The Grammar of TV and Film (Questions)

  56. Production Personnel (Questions)

  57. Big Moments About Little Films (Documentary)

  58. Digital Camcorders (Questions)

  59. Online Videos on How to Use iMovie.(Total time=25 minutes-ish)

  60. Online Video--Using iMovie   |    Worksheet

  61. Burning Your iMovie to DVD

  62. iMovie Screen (to label)

  63. iMovie Summary (to complete)

  64. iMovie Notes Online

  65. iMovie --More Notes Online
     

  66. Opening Credits Video

  67. Film Festival Video

  68. Making a Music Video

  69. Music Video Project

     

    Photography

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    Photoshop Elements
     

  70. Photoshop Elements 7 Tutorials

    1. What is Photoshop Elements? (7 min)

    2. Using Guided Edit Mode (4:43)

    3. Using the Full Edit Interface (5 min)

    4. Using the Tools (8:15)

    5. Saving files

    6. Manual selection tools

    7. Automatic selection tools

    8. Using the new Smart Brush tool

    9. Converting color to black-and-white

    10. Creating text

    11. Editing text

  71. Adobe TV -- Learn Photoshop Elements 7 (online tutorials)

  72. Photoshop Elements 7 Help Online

  73. Layers

  74. Beachman

  75. Lasso Tools

  76. Colour Emphasis 1 & 2--Create a black & white photo with just one part coloured.

  77. Pumpkin On Stairs -- Creating a black & white photo with just one part coloured. 

  78. RedEyeCrop -- how to remove red eye and how to crop.

  79. Carousel

  80. Vacation -- Add your photo to a scenic photo of a place that you dream of visiting.

  81. Halloween Costume

  82. Touchup Guy

  83. Pimpleface -- Using the Clone Stamp Tool

  84. NewSky & NewSky2 - Using the Magic Want Tool to change your background

  85. New Face

  86. Nine of Me

  87. Silhouette

  88. Vignette

  89. Blend Photos

  90. Action Impact

  91. Movie Poster--Blending Photos Together

  92. Eco Logo

  93. Fortune Cookie

  94. Idiom  -- Save as Idiom

  95. Visual Pun  A Visual Pun project -- Save as Pun

  96. A Week In My Life.  Save as Week

  97. Fire (FireyLetter, WordFire, GraphicFire)

  98. iPod Advertising (Article)

  99. iPhoto

  100. Grunge Business Card

  101. Other Digikids Projects

  102. PhotoshopEssentials.com - Photoshop Tutorials

    Taking Great Photos
     

  103. Camera Composition

  104. Tips for Taking Great Photos--kodak.com

  105. The Rule of Thirds

  106. The Rule of Thirds Photoshop File

  107. Framing Your Shot

  108. Digital Cameras Online Quiz (10 questions)

  109. Practice taking Great Shots with Kodak's Interactive Camera Simulator

  110. Review Vector vs Bitmap Images

  111. Interpolation--Changing Pixel Dimensions in Photoshop

  112. How Digital Cameras Work (Questions with Article)

  113. Photo Quality Chart

  114. How Image Resolution affects Print Quality

  115. Safety

  116. Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Cameras

  117. Purchasing a Digital Camera

  118. 365 Project--A site where you can upload photos and get constructive criticism.

  119. Smugmug.com  - Offers a free trial to post photos.

    Photography Projects
     

  120. Photoshoot:  Angles and Distance

  121. Photoshoot:  Framing and Lead-in Line

  122. Photoshoot:  Rule of Thirds and Background

  123. Composition Portfolio Instructions   |   Composition Portfolio Tracker

  124. Photoshoot 1:  Camera Composition

  125. Photoshoot:  Nature in Autumn

  126. MSNBC Photo Composition Research Assignment

  127. Framing Your Shot -- Exercise

  128. Ordinary to Extraordinary

  129. Power of One
     

  130. Culminating Activity--Music Video Project

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