Planets

Minnesota 9-12 Media Arts Standards
Used in this Lesson

  • 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
  • 1A. Analyze how the elements in media arts such as image, sound, space, time, motion and sequence, are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to media arts.

  • 1b. Evaluate how the principles of media arts such as repetition, unity and contrast are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to media artworks.

  • 1c. Analyze how the characteristics of a variety of styles and genres such as documentary, narrative or abstract, contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to media artworks.

  • 1d. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in media arts.

  • 2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.
  • 2a. Integrate tools, materials, and techniques to create original products for artistic purposes.

  • 2b. Integrate linear and non-linear software including video- and sound-editing software to create original products for expressive intent.

  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.
  • 3a. Analyze how a work in media arts influences and is influenced by the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 3b. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meanings and functions of media arts.
  • 4. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 4a. Create a single, complex work or multiple works in media arts.

  • 4b. Revise creative work based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 4c. Justify an artistic statement, including how audience and occasion influence creative choices.

  • 5. Perform or present in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 5a. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of media artworks for different audiences and occasions.

  • 5b.Revise a presentation based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 5c. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices.
  • 6. Respond to or critique a variety of creations or performances using the artistic foundations.
  • 6a. Analyze, interpret and evaluate a variety of media artworks by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.

  • 6b. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Photoshop
  • Landscapes
    • Students are shown how a panoramic photo can be made into a "planet" with a few easy steps:

    1. Crop a landscape into a long narrow panorama or take multiple shots and stitch them together into a panoramic photo. Planets work best if a complete 360 degree view is used so the left and right edges line up with each other.


    2. Select Image Size from the Image Menu. Uncheck the "Constrain Proportions" box and make the width and height the same. (You're squishing the image to fit into a square.)

    3. Flip the image upside down. (Image: Rotate Canvas: 180, degrees)

    4. Now rotate it into a ball using the Polar Coordinates Filter. Go up to the Filter menu down to Distort and select Polar Coordinates. Make sure Rectangular to Polar is selected and click OK.

    5. Touch up the seam to make it blend "seamlessly".
    Students will make two planets from two different photos. They must hand in their original panoramic photo titled "Planetyourname1.psd" and their finished planet as "Planetyourname1b.psd" The other two will be titled similarly but 2 and 2b.

    The photos used for this project must be taken specifically for this project. No old photos may be used. (I'll check the metadata to be sure.)




    Evaluation:
    4 points -- Followed directions
    4 points -- Quality of original photos
    2 points -- Undetectable seam where front and back of photo come together
    10 points total



    From "Rethinking Digital Photography by John Neel"