Agenda 10/29/14, 10/30/14

1) Sketchbook #142) Movie Poster Design Introduction: Genre, Target Audience,

Treatment/Synopsis, Title, Tagline3) Sample Professional Movie Posters4) Complete the Movie Poster Proposal-Due end of next class5) Complete your 4 Text Effects Project and turn in TODAY:• Flatten each file• Open a new document : 10 X 8” at 150 ppi• Move all 4 text effects onto the one new document.• Flatten and save as a .jpg• Name it: Yourlastname-text.jpg6) Work on your Independent Semester Project: 3 Photoshop Tutorials7) Complete the extra credit Day of the Dead artwork – Due this

Thurs./Fri

Sketchbook #14Review the PowerPoint on today’s date.

1) Choose 1 poster you like the best and describe the poster or draw a thumbnail sketch of it.

2) Explain why you like this poster. Why is it appealing, dynamic, and eye-catching?

3) Make a list of these things:

• The Title and where it is located on the poster

• The Tagline and where it is located on the poster

• Describe the main image

• Who is the production company? Look for the logo.

• Who are the main actors? Where on the poster are their names found?

4) Explain how this poster demonstrates creativity.

5) Explain what elements of art and principles of design are used in the poster

6) Explain how this poster may inspire your own artwork.

Genre: The general category your movie can be classified as

• Drama• Comedy• Action/Adventure• Animated/Anime• Science Fiction/Fantasy• Romance• Western• War• Documentary• Musical• Teen• Mystery/Thriller

Target Audience

• Who are you making this movie for? Who will want to see your movie? (gender, age group, culture, etc.)

• How will it appeal to this audience? What will you include that this audience enjoys?

Treatment/Synopsis

A plot summary that concisely explains the setting, characters, storyline, conflict and resolution of your fictitious and original movie.

Title and Tagline

• Title: limited amount of words to grab interest of intended audience

• Tagline: a unique phrase that piques the interest of the audience and possibly sums up the storyline without revealing the resolution

• Batman-The Dark Knight: “When Darkness Falls, the Knight Will Rise”-and “Why So Serious?”

• Finding Nemo: “There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean. They’re looking for one”

• The Notebook: “Behind Every Great Love is a Great Story”

• Zoolander: “3% Body Fat, 1% Brain Activity”• An Inconvenient Truth: “By Far, the Most Terrifying

Film You Will Ever See”• Disturbia: “Every Killer Lives Next Door to Someone”

Logging into your home or “StuHome”:• Click on the “Finder” on the doc (blue face).• At the top menu click “Go” and “Connect to server”.1) Make sure the address is correct: cifs://tp-fs/ and click

connect.2) Enter your username and password.3) A dialog box with a list of volumes should pop up. Choose

“StuHome” and click OK.4) You are now logged into your personal home drive. Save all

your files in progress and your final artwork here.Logging into “Imaging&Arts”:1) Go back to the top menu and click “Go” again, and click “Connect to

server” again.2) The dialog box with the list of volumes will pop up again. Click on

“Imaging&Arts” and click OK.3) You are now logged into our class shared volume. This is where you

will turn in your final photo projects, find stock photos, class demonstrations in Photoshop, and other helpful resources.