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1.  Reflection - watch the following video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK18bdUEWSs and answer these questions:   How does the background music contribute to the atmosphere of this stop motion video?  Identify foley sounds used.  How do these contribute to giving the illusion of animation of these objects?
2. Find a 30-60 video that does not rely on spoken word. https://archive.org/index.php
3. Import to Premiere Pro and unlink the video and audio.  Delete the audio.  Replace the background music and foley sounds with your own choice of sounds.  You can choose to re-create the soundscape as it was in the original or do something more creative.  You must include two of your own recorded foley sounds.  All explinations of how to do all this can be found in the tutorial attached below.mport to Premiere Pro and unlink the video and audio.  Delete the audio.  Replace all the music and foley sounds with your own sounds.  You can choose to re-create the piece as it was created or change it with new video.k is external)

Curriculum outcomes:

1.3 Students design and create digital audio products.  Basic science of sound  Different audio file formats  Elements of a digital audio editing software interface  Organize and manage audio assets  Create multi-track projects  Import existing audio into a project  Record audio in software  Perform basic audio editing tasks  Apply effects  Export final production into a common audio format 

1.  Write a reflection: How ethical is it to Photoshop an image for a magazine cover and in the news?  Should there be limits? Respnd with at least half a page (150 words) and use specific examples from either my presentation or search for others. 

2. Take a photo of yourself or a friend and give a glamourous make over = change the eye colour, "airbrush" the skin, whiten their teeth.... (as an alternative assginment you can also make them look older, yellow their teeth, add bruises...)

DT - Create an animal merge. Click here to be inspired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaDQB--MMsU or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfqHVAL_GXk  You can either recreate one of the hybrids you see in those videos or come up with your own original idea.  See the lesson attached for some suggestions on how to make it happen.  http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/texture-map/

GA - Scan a personal picture and use the attached tutorial to make four or five different versions of that picture using filters. http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-to-color-pencil-sketch-with-photoshop-cc/

Prepare a presentation about an environmental issue of your choice.  Topics to consider: deforestation/desertification, fracking, open-pit mining, herbicide spraying, algea bloom caused by agricultural run-off, big city air pollution, ocean garbage patch, conflict minerals...

Use lots of pictures, choose a class appropriate 2-5 minute video, do not use a lot of text.

Include the problem, who benefits from the problem, who is opposing its use, how can you contribute to lessening the problem?

When researching your issue, consider the following talking points:

-          What is the issue?  Describe it as though your audience has never heard of it – maybe they haven’t!!

-          Into which of the 3 categories of issues does your topic fall? (Resource depletion, pollution, extinction).

-          From which of the two root causes does your issue originate? (Population crisis, consumption crisis).

-          How do the different types of values affect environment decision-making related to your issue? (aesthetic, educational, recreational, socio-economic, health, ethical, economics)

-          Is this issue mainly a global, regional or local issue?

-          Who is responsible for causing this issue?

-          Who is responsible for dealing with this issue?

-          Who is currently working on putting a stop to this issue?

-          What (if anything) can we, as individuals, do to deal with this particular issue?