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Use PhotoShop or any program you prefer to create an "Identity" photomontage animation.

Create a montage about your identity with 8 or more images representing various parts of your personality such as
beliefs, possessions, abilities, hobbies, skills, passions, hopes, dreams, and goals in life.

 
gabe

lugo

Jonathan Lugo

fernando

Fernando Sepulveda

talhia

Talhia Garcia

thomas

Thomas Custer

jess

Jessica Ambler

jivan

Jivan Luu

If you're using Photoshop, simply open each image or "Load as Stack" and delete the backgrounds using the magic wand or lasso selection tools. Create a background layer. Put each image on it's own layer and tween using the skills, knowledge, and graphical tools you used in the previous assignment. Use your new knowledge of tweening, gradients, filters, layer effects, and text warping to create your photomontage animation. Make it meaningful and creative!

Note: Canvas size should not exceed 8 x 6 inches and the resolution should be 72 dpi.

If you're animating in Flash bitmap trace the images, convert them into symbols, and then animate.

 

Your photomontage may include any of the following ideas, but is not limited to this list. Suggested Ideas:

• sports & awards
• your house & room
• family & friends
• favorite teacher or subject
• music & movies
• cars
• travel & vacation
• college
• pets

Criteria

1. Self portrait & hobby photographs
2. Eight or more images that represent parts of your identity
3. 20 or more frames total
4. 3-12 seconds in length
5. 2 or more tweens
6. Autobiography about your identity and technology
7. Save 5 times correctly according to the below steps
8. Overall effort, originality, & creativity

Optimize all animations in Photoshop by "Save for Web" option .gif before submitting for grade.

When completely finished with your assignment save 5 times.

1. .psd to your Z: "Portfolio, Finished Projects" folder
2. .gif to your Z: "Portfolio, Finished Projects" folder
3. .psd to teacher's Z: "IdentityMontage=.psd&.gifs" folder
4. .gif to teacher's Z: "IdentityMontage=.psd&.gifs" folder
5. 50% reduced size .gif to teacher's Z: "IdentityMontage=.psd&.gifs" folder

 

After finishing the graphical part of the project write an autobiography.
Include your skills and knowledge in technology, graphic design, or art.
What do you already know how to do well in technology and what do you want to learn?
How do your montage images represent you and why?
Specify how many images in your montage you took with a camera, got from creativecommons, or illegally?

When finished in WORD, save to Z:folder "IdentityMontage=.psd&.gifs&.doc " with "your last name, autobio".

 

Extra Credit opportunity

Use "Adobe Device Central" to optimize your animation for a mobile device. If you upload your animation to your mobile device and show it to Mr. Nourse you will receive extra credit for going the extra distance. One website to use to upload your .gif is mobile17.com which is free, but you are solely responsible for additional charges to the device service plan you have on your phone. So, check to make sure you have an unlimited data transfer service plan before you upload and possibly get charged.