Step inside Artopia's Media Arts lobby! Students can learn about media arts history by exploring Art History. Under Be a Media Critic, students are guided on how to closely examine a variety of media types like television, radio, photography and film. In Meet an Artist, watch videos of artists at work.
Please note many of the web videos include transcripts.
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The following list offers a quick tour through the Media Arts section. Art History Media Arts - One Minute Art Lesson Cindy Sherman Frances Marion Mariko Mori Mary Pickford Nam June Paik Spike Lee The...
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INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link above to access the Google Docs document. You can go under File and select "Make a Copy" to add to your own Google Drive or "Print." Critical viewing means taking a...
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INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link above to access the Google Docs document. You can go under File and select "Make a Copy" to add to your own Google Drive or "Print." In the Be a Media Critic section...
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composition – the arrangement of the elements (subject and other objects) in a scene or photograph contrast – the range of difference between highlights and shadow areas in an image focus – the clear...
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line – a long thin continuous mark or stroke color – a component of light, the sensation of primary and secondary hues, tints, and shades as created by light and pigments, reflecting or absorbing...
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composition – the arrangement of the elements (subject and other objects) in a scene or photograph contrast – the range of difference between highlights and shadow areas in an image focus – the clear...
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Critical viewing means taking a closer look, not being critical. It means that you are an active, rather than passive viewer. Active viewing means that you study the elements, in this case, an...
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Drop and drag the scenes around to create a storyboard.
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Learn how a movie soundtrack works by selecting music to go along with the scene.
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Flipping from image to image very quickly creates the illusion of movement. Have you ever played with a flipbook? Try out this drag n' drop game.
