Not only did he get it done in time and fully execute the vision as he had planned, but he also produced one of the best quality animations I have seen a student create since I started teaching 10 years ago. I am convinced that this is what Aaron should do with his life and I hope he continues to take art next year at the High School and well beyond that. I am also thankful that he took the animation skills learned in my class to create the video that accompanied his ELA paper about violence in video games. Check it out below.
The second video I am going to highlight is Revolution by Aaron P. in 8th grade. If you only vote for one video in the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival, I would have to recommend this one as I think it is not only quality product, but delivers a quality message. The creator of this video is a quiet student with a grand vision. When he decided to work alone on this project, I was a little nervous. There was not a lot of time given to complete and he was planning to animate it, so I was worried be might not get it done in time. Aaron also had a very clear vision in his plan and I was worried that because of time he might not be able to execute it to the fullest he had hoped. I was WRONG. Not only did he get it done in time and fully execute the vision as he had planned, but he also produced one of the best quality animations I have seen a student create since I started teaching 10 years ago. I am convinced that this is what Aaron should do with his life and I hope he continues to take art next year at the High School and well beyond that. I am also thankful that he took the animation skills learned in my class to create the video that accompanied his ELA paper about violence in video games. Check it out below. If you would like to help this budding artist get the credit he deserves and see his video make it up onto the big screen at Celebration Cinemas - VOTE DAILY UNTIL APRIL 25!
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I have been tweeting, facebooking, and emailing everyone I can think of to vote for the student videos up for the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. Instead of asking you to blindly vote for the videos, I am going to give you the story behind each. The first video I am going to highlight is called "Drink Me" from a group of 8th grade students. You can vote for the video by clicking on this link and logging in with your Facebook or email to vote. They created the video over the course of a week and then decided their video lacked the production detail they were hoping for when they had planned it out. They asked for an extension and I happily agreed to it. The result is a clearer execution of their vision and hopefully an award-winning video. Compare for yourself below: We have several students up for competitions this week and can win with your help! It only takes a few minutes to help the following students win:
-- Meijer Great Choices Video Competition: This competition could win us up to $1500 in funds for our class. We used the winning funds from last year to help purchase furniture and frames outside of the art classroom, pay for the Meijer Gardens and ArtPrize Field trips, and pay for extra supplies in the art classroom. If we win this year, we will use the funds to purchase new cameras for our classroom. You will need to login using Facebook or registering an email for this vote. You can vote once per video per day until April 25. Here are the following videos from BCWMS to vote for: 1. Uplift Others is by 8th grader Mikalya J:http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6090906 2. Revolution is by Aaron P.:http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6079465 3. Drink Me is by Jake H., Callie B., Drew C., Hallie B., and Maddy P.http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6082462 4. Your Choice, Your Voice by Maggie B.:http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6083590 5. Know What you Eat by Kayla A., Zoe C., Maddie G.:http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6082552 6. Celebrate it All by Krista B., Marilyn N., and Koda G.:http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6093640 7. Be Colorful by Emma M., Heather B., Jackie D., Anna P., Sydney P., Dana T., Emily F.,Sara F., Abby B.,:http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/6082743 -- Artsonia Artist of the Week: Matt4302 is up for Artsonia Artist of the Week. You can vote daily until Saturday here: http://www.artsonia.com/aotw/vote/0/30454214 Thank you for your support! With your help we can easily win these competitions and help get additional resources for our classroom! Today, students were able to see their winning videos on the big screen at Celebration Cinemas. It was really great to see the Junior winners before the event started and over $20,000 in prizes were awarded to High School students from across the state of Michigan for their films. The opening keynote from Actor and son of President Ford, Steven Ford was an inspiring way to kick off the e feature of student-produced films that highlighted Healthy Choices, Character, and Diversity. This marked the 5th year of the event and I am excited to have my students participate again next year. You can see all of the winners here.
Thank you again to all who voted and helped my students win in this competition! I am happy to report that our students won two first place and one second place award from the Meijer Great Choices Film Competition! This not only awarded our classroom grant funds to be used to fund awesome Arts experiences, but it also means that the first place videos will be shown at Celebration Cinemas for a special awards ceremony. It is going to be a blast to see the student work come alive on the big screen.
This would not have been possible without the help and support of all of the family, friends, and students who voted daily. Thank you for your help and I look forward to seeing how we fare next year as we enter this competition again! Please vote for Raven870 for Artsonia Artist of the Week! Thanks for voting today for our Meijer Great Choices Films:
http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1523119 http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1522957 http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1523263 http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1522324 http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1609696 Both 7th and 8th grade students spent today catching up for time lost due to snow days. Tomorrow we will finally be done with our beginning projects and ready to move onto the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival 30 second PSAs about Healthy Choices, Diversity, and Character. Last year we had a great time competing in this event and we are excited to do it again. Check out some of our entries so far: From now until April 27th, you can help our classroom win one of the 12 cash prizes from the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival where students created various PSAs promoting character, diversity, and healthy choices. 8 student films from BCWMS were accepted into the competition and can be found by scrolling through these pages: http://www.meijergreatchoices.com/k-8/vote/ Thank you for your help in this effort to showcase student work and garner additional funds for our classroom! |
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