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Why bring New Media Arts
to my classroom?
In a digital age, computer-based communication has transformed how stories are authored and experienced. Hands-on courses in creating and manipulating digital media:
* Foster technical skills that allow students to better navigate a world of information;
* Help students understand how media is used to create and transmit specific messages;
* Build critical thinking skills suited for a new century.
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Digital Photography
Mentor Artist: Sophie Cooper, Michelle Gutierrez, or Brooke Toczylowksi
Grades: 3-12
Hands-on activities teach basic photography skills, including how to hold a camera and set controls, the effects of light and color on pictures, and how to download shots onto a computer. Students will also explore the aesthetic aspects of storytelling, composition, framing, and subject matter. Students produce at least two final prints, a self-portrait, and an artist statement.
Digital Storytelling
Mentor Artist: Sophie Cooper or Michelle Gutierrez
Grades: 3-12
Students learn the elements of storytelling and translate that vision into a short multimedia story. Students gain knowledge and skill in story construction, character development, plot, conflict and resolution. They also learn basic computer skills including digital photography, Photoshop, scanning images and composition.
Video Production
Mentor Artist: Sophia Cooper of Michelle Gutierrez
Grades: 5-12
Video Production takes students through the three phases of making a movie: Preproduction, Production and Postproduction. Students begin by learning video-making games and media literacy, and looking at how the movies they like are constructed to create feelings of emotion. Next, we begin planning our project: story development, script-writing and storyboarding. The classroom is transformed into a movie production studio as students play the role of actors, directors, assistant directors, cinematographers and camera operators. In the editing stages, students learn how to take their raw footage and create a movie - this is where "movie magic" comes in and the video comes to life! The final class meeting is a screening of all that was created. This residency is a great match with Language Arts classes, where classwork can give a focus to the movie production.
