Sec. 4 IB Media
Outline
Mr. Penning
Term 1 : Photography
How can we tell a story with photos?
Term 2 : Film Theory
How can films balance art and industry?
Term 3 : P. Project / Sound Design
How can we tell a story with sound?
IB DESIGN CYCLE
1) INVESTIGATE
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Identify the problem to be solved
Develop the design brief
Formulate design specifications
4) CREATE
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Follow your plan and create the
product
5) EVALUATE
2) DESIGN
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Design the product
3) PLAN
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Plan the process
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Evaluate the product
Evaluate your performance
Term 1 : Photography
What You Will Learn
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Design Cycle
History of photography
How a camera works
Digital terminology
Composition / Framing
Landscape photography
Photoshop
Media literacy
What You Will Do
Use Design Cycle to
complete a photo project
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Create blog to document
your progress
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Take a series of digital
landscape photos
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Manipulate 10 photos
with Photoshop
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Post final photos on blog
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What Will Be Evaluated
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Raw landscape photos
10 Final photos
Use of Design Cycle
Term 2: Film Theory
What You Will Learn
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Story structure
Pitch packaging
Pre-production process
Production techniques
Post-production process
Distribution
Marketing
Media literacy
What You Will Do
Develop a logline and
treatment
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Research budget
requirements
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Attach lead cast
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Use Design Cycle to
create a movie poster
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Post work on your blog
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Pitch your proposal
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What Will Be Evaluated
Logline
 Treatment
 Budget
 Marketing campaign
 Pitch
 Use of Design Cycle
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Term 3: P. Project / Sound Design
What You Will Learn
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T-Script
Recording techniques
Mixcraft software
Layering & Effects
Mixing & Mastering
What You Will Do
Use the Design Cycle to
create a podcast that tells
the story
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Post podcast to your
blog
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Complete the Investigate
phase of your Sec.5
Personal Project
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What Will Be Evaluated
Final podcast
 Sec. 5 Personal Project
Investigation
 Use of blog
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MATERIALS
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USB Key
Notebook
Pen & Pencil
Digital camera access
Internet access
BLOG: mrpenning.wordpress.com
RECOUP: Day 9
Term 1 : Photography
Class 1: Welcome & Introduction
Class 2: Design Cycle Review / Blog Setup
Class 3: Basics of Photography & Composition / Begin Investigation
Class 4: Intro to Photoshop / Investigation Due / Begin Design
Class 5: Class work #1 / Design Due / Begin Create
Class 6: Class work #2
Class 7: Class work #3
Class 8: Class work #4
Class 9: Create Due / Begin Evaluate
Class 10: Evaluate Due
Class 11: End of term movie
Term 2 : Film Theory
Class schedule TBA
Term 3 : P. Project / Sound Design
Class schedule TBA