Media Art: Film & Animation History

In Media Arts class we began learning about the history of film and notable people in the process such as Thomas Edison, William K Dickson, and the Lumiere Brothers.  Here's a link to the study guide and the video above goes into more detail about the Lumiere Brothers first films.  Below is the short film we watched in class showing how a camera obscura, lens, and aperture works.  Well have a short quiz on Friday based on the material we cover today and tomorrow so be sure to use the study guide!

Photography: The DSLR and the Principles of Design

In photography class we outlined the basic principles of design that we use in creating good photographs (we try to incorporate these in all of our photographs when possible) and talked about the basics of using an DSLR camera.  Today is the camera test which you must pass with an A in order to use the school's SLR cameras so here's a DSLR camera simulator to practice with and don't forget the big 3 and how they work together:

• Aperture 
• ISO
• Shutter Speed