Intro to Conceptual
For the Conceptual Project, Juniors develop their abstract thinking and communication skills to answer the question:
“How can I use unconventional forms to express myself?”
The conceptual projects I did while at freestyle taught me to use Animation, fine arts, poetry and web production to express my thoughts in all new ways. I’m learning to express myself through my own art style. To do that, however, I need to know how to turn my ideas into realities. That’s why, through freestyle’s Digital Media class, I am also learning how to use professional equipment and applications like DSLR Cameras, Tascam Audio Recorders, Adobe applications (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Animate, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects) and WordPress (website creation). I also take my English classes at Freestyle Academy, where I learn to integrate creativity into language.
Digital Media Projects
Haiku Project
Fighting through the snow
She gets lost, nowhere to go.
Someone offers help.
Photo Haiku
Video Haiku
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Photoshop Screen Tool
Screen: a photo blending tool that lightens the photo
(Opposite of Multiply)
Photoshop Multiply Tool
Multiply: a photo blending tool that darkens the photo
Photoshop Overlay Tool
Overlay: a photo blending tool that can both darken and lighten the photo, depending on what the user does
(Mix between Screen and Multiply)
Animation Projects
Direct Techniques
A solo project with the purpose of practicing Direct Techniques
Direct Techniques include:
Pose-to-Pose: You draw images at several important parts of the animation and fill in the blanks. Far more organized but the final animation may end up looking mechanical
Straight Ahead: You start from the very first image and draw whatever comes to mind. Less organized but generalized yields a more creative/fun final animation
Direct Technique practice #1 (100% straight ahead)
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provider: youtube
url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJyC6f3RfLw&t=0s&index=40&list=PL4UmbWlij-uRY7vEqwTuHS1WBefV4iXXM
src in org: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vJyC6f3RfLw?list=PL4UmbWlij-uRY7vEqwTuHS1WBefV4iXXM
src gen org: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vJyC6f3RfLw?start=0&list=PL4UmbWlij-uRY7vEqwTuHS1WBefV4iXXM
Direct Technique practice #2 (100% straight ahead)
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provider: youtube
url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E7Ja9vksTw&t=0s&index=39&list=PL4UmbWlij-uRY7vEqwTuHS1WBefV4iXXM
src in org: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6E7Ja9vksTw?list=PL4UmbWlij-uRY7vEqwTuHS1WBefV4iXXM
src gen org: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6E7Ja9vksTw?start=0&list=PL4UmbWlij-uRY7vEqwTuHS1WBefV4iXXM
Exquisite Corpse
A collaborative project, created by all the 2018-2019 juniors at Freestyle Academy
Exquisite Corpse: “A method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule or by being allowed to see only the end of what the previous person contributed.” -Definition by Wikipedia
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Software
Dragon Frame
The Animation program we chose to use for stop motion
Animation Tab: the page that displays the final shot and the ordering of the frames (where the actual animating takes place)
Cinematography tab: where edit the camera’s exposure, shutter speed, and ISO to perfect the look of our shot
Photoshop
The main photo editing program used in both Animation and Digital Media
After Affects
One of the video editing programs that we use in Digital Media
Premier Pro
One of the video editing programs that we use in both Animation and Digital Media