World Issues, Sociology, Media Studies, Digital Productions, and Journalism.

Posted: May 9, 2018

World Issues: Model UN

Requirements for your Model United Nations:

1) Prepare a "flag" and name plate for your desk for your country. You will be idenified by country.
2) Have your research ready, you may print off or make notes and have them with you. You need to know what you trade, your economy, what you have to offer, resources, debt, war, interests, neighbours, etc.
3) Be prepared to answer the topic questions on behalf of your country, not yourself.

Topics:

1) Nuclear Disarmament. (Who has nukes? Why? Who can't? How many? Limits?)
2) Refugee Crisis. (Syria, where do they go? Aid? Who can take more?)
3)Global Warming. (Who's responsible? Who's paying the price? What do we do?)

Posted: May 7, 2018

Media Studies: Commercial

Commercial

Your commercial must be advertising your own product OR something that you are allowed to advertise. It must be 60 seconds in length AND you must be able to prove that you used at least 6 of the 13 advertising design elements that you used in the last assignment.

If you need help editing please see Mr. Theriault. If you are using/making a logo or graphic please make sure that you save it as a .png file in photoshop.

Rubric: 10/Messaging (is your message clear), 10/Elements (were your design elements clearly present), 10/Content (who, what, where, why), 10/Peer Review (all partners will provide a peer review submitted and seen by only the teacher at the end of the project. Total Value: 40

Project due: May 15th

Posted: April 26, 2018

Media Studies - Advertising

Advertising Unit #1

Design Elements Power Point Presentation

In groups of two you are to search through magazines or use the internet to look for advertisements/photos, which incorporate the elements listed below. You will have one ad for each element.

· In this presentation, you will have 15 slides

· Slide 1 shall be a title slide

· Slide 2 shall be your table of contents

· Slide 3-15 shall have an image displaying the chosen design element. On these slides you should include a brief definition/explanation of how the image is effectively portraying the design element.

Below is the list of 13 design elements:

BALANCE, REPETITION, COLOR, SHAPE, EMPHASIS, SIZE, PERSPECTIVE, TEXT, HUMOUR,
ASSOCIATION, SIMPLICITY, TEXTURE, LOW KEY LIGHTING

Posted: April 25, 2018

Digital Productions: Camera Shots/Angles Assignment

There are NO Groups for this assignment.

You are going to create a PowerPoint explaining PROPER FRAMING, BASIC SHOT TYPES, and ADVANCED SHOT TYPES. You are to create your own example to show proper framing, as well as all basic shot types. You will have to FIND examples of advanced shot types because we do not have the proper equipment. If you do one example of each per slide you should have approximately 15-16 slides in your presentation.

You can use the links on the note below to help you.

DUE Monday, May 7th.

This assignment will not be accepted late.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/video/tips-and-solutions/filmmaking-101-camera-shot-types

Posted: April 23, 2018

Sociology: Subculture & Counterculture

Subculture / Counterculture Project

You and your group are to create a presentation on one particular subculture or counterculture and present it to the class. You are to teach the class about your chosen group and include the following in your presentation: language (slang, lingo, terms) formal norms informal norms goals brief history how does the outside world view the group? true?

You are to keep in mind the following rubric for your presentation: - Delivery - 10 - Content - 10 - Pic/Media - 10 - Mechanics - 10 - Extra - 10 - Anything extra you want to do as a group to make your presentation stick out. Use of costume, music, create a video, handouts, poster, etc.

Due: Thursday, 26th of April

Posted: April 23, 2018

World Issues: UN Teach

World Issues 120

United Nations - Branches

In groups of no more than 2 or 3 you are to TEACH the class about a one specific branch of the United Nations.

To go with your presentation you are to also prepare something extra, whether that is a short movie, pamphlet, or poster. You do not have to do a PowerPoint. Please feel free use another means of presenting your information.

I will leave the length of your presentation up to you as it is YOU teaching it to your classmates.

As a guideline you should answer:

- Where?

- Who?

- Background?

- Numbers? Stats?

Your “TEACH” is worth 50 marks and your “add-on” to your project is worth 10 for a total of 60 marks. Now make sure that if your “add-on” is worth 10 marks that you make something worth 10 marks, not 5! *** If you were to make a movie I would obviously take that into consideration for the project as a whole… outside of the 10 marks…***

Rubric: Mechanics: 10
Relevance: 10
Delivery: 10
Content: 10
Pictures/Media: 10
Extra: 10

Posted: April 23, 2018

Digital Productions: Photography/DSLR Intro

Photography Intro.

You are going to create a PowerPoint answering the following:
(Be creative!)

What is Aperture? What is F-Stop?

What is Exposure?

What is a Shutter? What is Shutter Speed?

What is a Megapixel?

What is a Flash for?

Imagine you have a budget of $5,000. You need to choose a camera and related gear to setup a photography/film studio. What do you buy? Why? Make sure you clarify what every single purchase is for, and what does it do. How far can you make your $$$ go?

Value: 25

Posted: April 6, 2018

Media Studies: Television Assignment

Select two of the following genres and trace carefully, how these shows have changed over the decades along with the society; use questions below as reference.

Sports, Movies, Police Series, Talk Shows, Quiz and Game Shows, Soap Operas, Sitcoms, Dramas

A few websites you can use for reference:

http://www.tvland.com/shows
http://www.fiftiesweb.com
http://www.classic-tv.com/shows/dickvandyke.asp
http://www.tvguide.com

Questions for reference:

1) How has the subject matter of popular shows in this genre changed over the years?
2) How have the types of characters depicted in this genre changed over the years (consider gender, race, occupation and other attributes of identity)?
3) What major historical events or social changes might have affected the type of show that was popular in this genre at a certain time?
4) Are there any examples of groundbreaking or controversial televised events (or episodes) in your genre that had historical impact?
5) Based on the changes you observe what type of show (premise and characters) in this genre might likely be popular in five years?

Posted: March 29, 2018

Sociology: Flint v. Miramichi

Flint & Miramichi Comparison Assignment

 Compare the events of the GM closures in Flint, Michigan with the UPM Mill closures in Miramichi.   Support your comparison using clear examples from the documentary and sources.   

Paper is to be at least 250 words and is to include at least 5 reliable sources.   

(1 source is the film, another is an interview with someone from Miramichi, who was here during the Mill Closure, and has noticed a change in Miramichi. That is 2 of your 5!)   

Please include a one paragraph opinion on how you think this could have prevented or resolved.

Survey: Please use Google Forms. You will need a Google Account to do this. Your survey should include at least 10 questions and be related to Miramichi. The questions are up to you. Please make sure they are yes/no or multiple choice questions.  

Marks: Content – 10 Interview – 10 Sources – 5 Opinion – 5 Survey - 15   

Value :45

Posted: March 21, 2018

Digital Productions - Fairy Tales

Fairy Tale Project

For this assignment you are to choose a fairy tale that is public domain and record an audio story using it. You can work in groups of 2 or 3 or you can choose to do it on your own.

Requirements:

-          You are to record your own reading.
-          Use at least 10 sounds in your story.
-          Record at least 3 of these sounds yourself.

(If not recorded yourself sounds must be copyright free.)

Organization: 10 Mic’ing: 10 Quality: 10 Value: 30