Friday Mar.5

After Mr Reilly gives the lesson, please work on any incomplete assignments before moving on to new assignments. All of the old assignments including macros and bucket list are due March 12.

1. Watch this video on how a digital slr camera works ( 5 min) 

2. Give Lesson on How to do a Head-swap in Photoshop. Post to Flickr. 10 marks.

STEPS:

1. Google to find a high resolution photo of a model, actor or celebrity. Try not to use a cartoon character or an animal. Copy/Paste it into Photoshop.
2. Go out and shoot a person in the class in the same position as your actor/celebrity. Or use one of your head shot photos. Change both photos to black and white which will make it easier.
3. You will use the Quick selection tool to circle around the head shot of your friend. Then EDIT/CUT, open up the celebrity photo, and go to EDIT/PASTE.
4. Next go to EDIT/TRANSFORM/SCALE and scale the head down to fit on the celebrity body.
5. Your next step will be to erase to get out any extra pieces you do not want. Also you can go to the smudge or blur tool to go around the edge of the head to make it look more realistic. 
6. Then you want to save the photo twice, once as a Photoshop file (psd) and then as a jpeg. Make sure you pay attention to where you are saving the file. You should be saving on the l:drive under photo 9. Lastly, post the jpeg version to flicker in its own album called Photoshop#2

YOU MAY WANT TO SAVE FOR MON'S CLASS

3. NEW Writing Assignment: Dialogue: In this assignment, students are to write 16 lines ( 8 lines each)minimum of dialogue between two characters. The characters can be fictional or real and the setting of the situation can be anywhere. The main criteria for this assignment is that the dialogue must move plot or advance character. (marks 10)

Here are 10 tips for how to write dialogue:

• Say the dialogue out loud, to see if it works.
• Cut small talk when writing dialogue.
• Keep your dialogue brief and impactful.
• Give each character a unique voice, this helps to develop character.
• Add world-appropriate slang.
• Be consistent with the characters' voices.
• Remember who they're speaking to.
• Avoid long dialogue paragraphs.
• Have the dialogue move the plot of the story along

LINK to check out: Tips for writing good dialogue