Discovering Movie Making

CALIFORNIA VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS

1.0 ARTISTIC PERCEPTION
1.4 Analyze and describe how the elements of art and the principles of design contribute to the expressive qualities of their own works of art.

2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Communication and Expression Through Original Works of Art
2.5 Interpret reality and fantasy in original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art.
2.6 Create an original work of art, using film, photography, computer graphics, or video.
2.7 Create a series of works of art that express a personal statement demonstrating skill in applying the elements of art and the principles of design.

CALIFORNIA WRITING STANDARDS

Develop a clear thesis and support it by using analogies, quotations, and facts appropriately.
Write responses to selected literature that develop literature that develop interpretations, exihibit careful reading, and cite specific parts of the text.

Day One: Students are asked to brain storm their favorite movies that include special effects, monsters or animation. Then for homework, they were asked to look up their movie on-line and research the principle artists until they found with a reputation on-line that included a wesite and biogrphy.

Week One: Students will spend 3 days at computers writing their biographies, paraphrasing what they discovered about their artists. Title Page includes one copy/paste image from movie, and final pages following 5-paragraph report include four copy/pasted images from artists' repertoire and one drawn work inspired by the artist's art.
Week Two: Students will develop a short video using iMovie. The film will include three original characters they created in a previous unit about claymation, a background from images found on-line, and music as a background. Bubbles will be used for diablogue, since audio equipment is not available.
Week Three: Students will present their works.