Often shooters who are employed in-house by a news organization will be asked to create an image illustrative of an editorial - something that speaks metaphorically to an issue at hand. Not too long ago the Dixie Sun ran a story about student loan debt and the image that accompanied the story, as you might have already imagined, was that of a wallet that held a student ID, but was void of cash.
For this week's assignment, I want you to create an image that speaks to a concept or issue of your choice. The image above, for example, is a title slate for a YouTube page for The Mountain Meadows Massacre documentary. Another is the poster we talked about for the play Facing East.
Activity Description
Determine your topic or issue, design your metaphor or visual representation, and create an image that communicates your intended message. Post an account of your efforts on your blog, ending with the image you created.
This assignment is due March 30th.
Value:100 Points
Rubric
1. The shooter researched the editorial topic/issue at hand and explored a number of ways to illustrate it, journaling their efforts on their post.
Wanting (0-9) Developing (10-16) Accomplished (17-20)
2. The shooter considered design approaches including composition, lighting, depth of field and focal length, posting their approach on the blog.
Wanting (0-9) Developing (10-16) Accomplished (17-20)
3. The shooter addressed their consideration of physical, psychological, social, cultural and temporal contexts in the design of their image, writing on their post about how each is executed.
Wanting (0-9) Developing (10-16) Accomplished (17-20)
4. The shooter creates an image, illustrative of the communication objective of the design.
Wanting (0-19) Developing (20-34) Accomplished (35-40)
