ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (4) 11 :

11) Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (4) 12 :

12) Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

[ARTS] MED (5) 1 :

1) Present original ideas and innovations for media arts products, utilizing personal experiences and/or the work of others.

[ARTS] MED (5) 12 :

12) Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

[ARTS] MED (6) 1 :

1) Generate variations of goals and solutions for media arts products, utilizing chosen creative processes.

Example: Rewrite commercials to reflect truth in advertising.

Students will read about why commercials are necessary to show on television.  They will read why stations do not air old commercials.  They will brainstorm old commercials they remember watching.  They will watch current commercials and discuss what they like and dislike about them.  They will create and record a commercial for one of their favorite products.   

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (4) 12 :

12) Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

[ARTS] MED (4) 13 :

13) Determine and explain reactions and interpretations to a variety of media arts productions, considering both purpose and context.

[ARTS] MED (5) 12 :

12) Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

[ARTS] MED (5) 17 :

17) Research and show how media arts productions and ideas relate to personal, social and community life.

a. Focus on commercial and information purposes, history, and ethics.

Example: Create a video to explore the myths of the Native Americans.

Students will read about how a green screen works.  They will watch a weather forecast and identify how the green screen works.  They will research a movie and what special effects were used.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (4) 11 :

11) Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (4) 12 :

12) Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

[ARTS] MED (5) 11 :

11) Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

Example: Change musical underscoring to affect the message.

[ARTS] MED (5) 12 :

12) Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Are you a movie fan? Do you like animation or live-action? Do you watch movies in 3D? It makes the special effects seem so real! Have you ever WONDERed how moviemakers do it? It‘s not magic! Many times, they use Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). In this learning activity, students will learn about CGI and how designers put the images in films. The students will also learn about some of the films that include CGI.  Finally, the students will identify CGI in a movie and discuss how it affects the experience of the audience.