VISCOM – JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2025

June 2-June 17

• Final project (see Google Classroom)

 

May 12-30

• • Adobe After Effects tutorial
  • Adobe After Effects task (for Mustang TV) options:
    • Laser hands
    • Promotional video for a class
    • Explosive fart edit
    • Futuristic TMMS (with digital billboards)
    • Exploding pencils

April 14-May 9

• • Production of content for May edition of Mustang TV
  • Photoshop work

Week of April 7-11

• • Planning and production of content for April edition of Mustang TV

Week of March 24-28

• • Finish photoshop unit (both remaining tasks are due Tuesday, March 25)
  • Planning for April edition of Mustang TV

Week of March 17-21

• • Photoshop assignment #1 is due on Tuesday, March 18
  • Photoshop assignment #2 is due on Tuesday, March 25
    • Task: Remove all signs of wear (creases, missing sections, aging, etc.) on this image. Make it look new again. Email to Wes when done.
    • Utilize this guide.
  • Photoshop assignment #3 is due on Tuesday, March 25
    • Create a silhouette scene scape using “cut outs” from various images.
      • If you have overlapping images, mix black and white.
      • Your background must be white.
      • Utilize this tutorial.

Week of March 10-14

Photoshop basics continued

Photoshop assignment #1 is due on Tuesday, March 18

• • Photoshop assignment #1 rubric
  • Photoshop assignment #1 files – download the PSD document first, then import all image files
  • Water bottle label task

Week of March 3-7

Photoshop basics

• • Tutorial #1

Week of February 24-28

Preproduction for Mustangman episode of Mustang TV, black-and-white photography 1

Week of February 19-22

Preproduction for Mustangman episode of Mustang TV

Week of February 10-14

Shooting and editing of Mustang TV episode segments (episode airs February 19)

Week of February 3-7

Preproduction and shooting of Mustang TV episode segments

Week of January 27-31

Shooting of short films and brainstorming for February Mustang TV

Week of January 20-24

Preproduction and training for short films

Friday, January 17

• • Location scouting
  • Blocking lesson
  • Blocking practice

Thursday, January 16

• • Cinematography practice with lights, cinefoil, etc.

Wednesday, January 15 – Wes out

• • Camera movement practice with iPads

Tuesday, January 14

• • Blocking basics
  • Where do you put the camera?
  • Blocking of the script (on paper)

Monday, January 13

• • Cinematography lesson
  • Lighting plans for short films

Friday, January 10

• • Preproduction for film shorts

Thursday, January 9

• • Finish short film story scripts and shot lists

Wednesday, January 8

• • Finish camera movement short film story and begin camera movement short scripts

  • Camera movements

    • Static shot
    • Camera roll
    • Whip pan
    • Tracking
    • Tilt
    • Push in
    • Trucking
    • Pull out
    • Arc
    • Zoom
    • Boom
    • Crash zoom
    • Random
    • Dolly

Tuesday, January 7

• • Camera movement lesson
  • Begin camera movement short film writing

Monday, January 6

• • Planning for January episode of Mustang TV

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