Jun 7, 2010

Final Project - Musical Band or Artist Show

You are to develop a slideshow dedicated to your favorite band or musical artist. This project can be a lot of fun if you are able to organize your thoughts well BEFORE you begin actually designing the slideshow.

Project Requirements:
  1. Must have a blank slide before the intro and after the ending slide
  2. Must have an introduction (Welcome to a Tribute to.....with by Your Name)
  3. You must organize your show by band members/artist, albums, awards, singles, performances/concerts, and a photo gallery. If you wish to add any additional information, please feel free to do so.
  4. Each section of the presentations should have a caption (text) that explains or introduces the different parts of the show (separate slides for each).
  5. Must have AT LEAST 25 pictures either from the internet and/or scanned
  6. Must have 3 DIFFERENT songs from the band or artist (this must come from a CD)
  7. Must have transitions between every slide
  8. At least 5 of the backgrounds must be customized (designed by you in Paint)
  9. At least 5 of the images must utilize motion effects
  10. Text effects must be included on every slide
  11. MUST include a credits slide at the end of the presentation (second to last slide). Your Name, Copyright symbol, date, copyright information for the music that you chose. (You must include separate credits for each album/title of song you used.
  12. Be sure to proofread and spell check.
  13. Save the presentation in your MP4 folder as Music Tribute.
This project is worth 60 points. You will be deducted 5 points for each step not completed.
Have fun!

Jun 3, 2010

Final Project - Room Layout

Today you will be starting the second to last phase of your final project. You will be desigining a layout of the room where you will be dancing, eating, and having fun!

The following things must be drawn and utilized in order to receive full credit:
  • Tables labeled with table numbers
  • Band/DJ location
  • Bar/Beverage location
  • Food stations (choose 4 from the following: Meat station, Fish station, Vegetarian section, Italian food station, Chinese food station, Mediterranean food station, American food station, Mexican food station, or Indian food station.
  • Buffet and/or Dessert Table
  • Dance floor

Every table/station MUST be labeled accordingly. In addition, you must utilize the following features of OpenOffice Draw or Publisher:

  • Basic shapes
  • 3D
  • Shadow
  • Fill color
  • Line color
  • Line styles

This part of the project is worth 25 points. Save as Room Layout in your Final Project when finished.