Outcomes - you have researched your hard and software choices and have requested your hardware for next lesson
Starter - WAD Feedback. What is your CLP and Target Grade?
What can you do to get there? Set yourself at least 2 targets:
- Test and refine work and explain changes
- Test against user needs and audience
- Annotate work explaining WHY you have made decisions
- Compare your work to real life designs
Main 1 - Hardware and Software
What is hardware and what is software?
Based on last lesson - our carousel lesson you have chosen your method of producing your animation or movie.
Task
- Create a Word Document, call it Hardware and Software Investigation - save it in your Year 8 ICT folder alongside your other work for this unit.
- List the hardware and software that you will need.
- How will you go about researching this hardware and software.
- Research (do not copy and paste) and explain the benefits and drawbacks of using this software, and it's features and hardware: (at least two pieces of software and two pieces of hardware)
Example:
I can Animate is made by Kudlian Software. It's quick and easy to use and set up.
It has special features such as you can use it on Macs and PCs. You can also copy, cut and paste, delete and change the order of frames, and add transitions effects and sound easily which makes it uncomplicated for a novice user.
You can also import still images.
(Green for Green)
Extension - say WHY the software or hardware will be particularly beneficial for YOUR movie or animation. Think about the features and tools it has and why it's suitable for your purpose.
Try Film Street
Homework. Due Mon 25th Nov.
Bring in any objects / props you need in order to make your film or movie. This could be materials to build an animation set or clothes to star in your own movie!
Please check with an adult at home that what you're bringing in is OK with them!
