TERM 4 PHOTO/WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

TERM 4 PHOTO

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If you are really interested in stretching your photography & writing skills, please see the post on enrichment photography and writing. There you will find links to different ideas, videos etc which will be useful for enhancing the craft of photography and writing.

Photo Walk/Spring shots: Go for a walk, stroll or roll in your neighbourhood or to a special isolated location with your camera phone or camera and really look at what is around you. Take photos focusing on different angles and focusing on lighting. Spring is all around us and we have been waiting for the outer world to wake up, find some signs of spring. Try taking photos of the same subject from different perspectives. Take lots of photos, more than you need. Edit and post your best 10 photos to Flickr in an album called Photo Walk.

Criteria: Photos should be clearly focused, have clean backgrounds, be well composed and have a distinct focal point. Marks: 20 Due Friday May 15 posted in an album on Flickr.

Final Photo Showcase: Check out the inspiration post (on the page before this one) for lots of creative ideas of things you can take photos of at home. There are photo opportunities all around you, just decide to get busy and experiment. This assignment is due on Flickr at the end of the term. It was going to be our final slideshow, but your final photos can just be put on to Flickr in an album for me to view and mark. I have reduced this assignment to 30 photos, 10 of which can be from before this class started or from previous assignments in this class. But that means I will be looking for 20 newly shot photos. You have tons of choice on this assignment, you just need to get out and take photos.

Criteria: This is a collection of your best photos. Photos should be clearly focused, well composed, creative, and have a distinct focal point. I do not want to see all flowers or all nature shots. Marks will be given for a good mixture of different types of shots. Some portraits, macros, dog shots, friend shots, food shots etc. All photos should be taken by YOU recently, please do not recycle old photos, do not take photos of art or photos of other photos. Marks: 30 Due Friday June 5 posted in an album on Flickr. **********NOTE: DEADLINE HAS CHANGED

TERM 4 WRITING

Dialogue: I already introduced this assignment in class, here is the info you need to do the assignment properly. Dialogue is a conversation between two people. In writing a story or novel, good dialogue will do one of two things; move plot or develop character. Your task is to create a dialogue between two characters that does this. The minimum lines of dialogue are 8 lines per character.   Marks:10 Due: Friday May 15

Here are 10 tips for how to write dialogue:

• Say the dialogue out loud.
• Cut small talk when writing dialogue.
• Keep your dialogue brief and impactful.
• Give each character a unique voice.
• Add world-appropriate slang.
• Be consistent with the characters' voices.
• Remember who they're speaking to.
• Avoid long dialogue paragraphs.

LINK TO: How to write good dialogue
Tips for writing good dialogue

This is it for now...more to come at a later date.