Classroom Resource

What is CGI?

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

4, 5

Overview

Are you a movie fan? Do you like animation or live-action? Do you watch movies in 3D? It makes the special effects seem so real! Have you ever WONDERed how moviemakers do it? It‘s not magic! Many times, they use Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). In this learning activity, students will learn about CGI and how designers put the images in films. The students will also learn about some of the films that include CGI. Finally, the students will identify CGI in a movie and discuss how it affects the experience of the audience.

Content Standards

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Media Arts

AE17.MED.4.11
Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Identifying the qualities and characteristics of media artworks improves one's artistic appreciation and production.
EQ: How do we 'read' media artworks and discern their relational components? How do media artworks function to convey meaning and manage audience experiences?

Skills Examples

After watching a commercial for a car, respond to teacher questions to identify, describe, and explain how the messages were created by the individual components.
After watching a series of commercials for shoes, respond to teacher questions to identify and describe the various methods and styles and the effect on the class.
With guidance, watch and respond to a series of political ads. By responding to teacher questions, tell the purpose, meaning and message of each and how interpretation is affected by context.
Using a class made checklist for basic principles, processes, and context grade one of your own media arts products and make changes to make it better.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Media Arts

AE17.MED.4.12
Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

After watching a commercial for a car, respond to teacher questions to identify, describe, and explain how the messages were created by the individual components.
After watching a series of commercials for shoes, respond to teacher questions to identify and describe the various methods and styles and the effect on the class.
With guidance, watch and respond to a series of political ads. By responding to teacher questions, tell the purpose, meaning and message of each and how interpretation is affected by context.
Using a class made checklist for basic principles, processes, and context grade one of your own media arts products and make changes to make it better.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Media Arts

AE17.MED.5.11
Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Differentiate
Message
Meaning

subtext

Components
Experience
Interpretations
Intention
Consider
Context
Criteria
Evaluating
Constructive

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

After watching a commercial for laundry detergent, identify and describe how the messages were created by the individual components. Responding to teacher questions, discuss the differences in meaning and message.
After watching a series of commercials for toothpaste, identify and describe the various methods and styles and the effect on the class. Responding to teacher questions, discuss the difference meanings given by form, method and style.
Watch and respond to a series of political ads. By responding to teacher questions, tell the purpose, meaning and message of each and how interpretation is affected by context.
Using a class made checklist for basic principles and processes, grade one of your own media arts products. Score the product in two different contexts and compare the results, and make changes to make it better.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Media Arts

AE17.MED.5.12
Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Differentiate
Message
Meaning

subtext

Components
Experience
Interpretations
Intention
Consider
Context
Criteria
Evaluating
Constructive

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

After watching a commercial for laundry detergent, identify and describe how the messages were created by the individual components. Responding to teacher questions, discuss the differences in meaning and message.
After watching a series of commercials for toothpaste, identify and describe the various methods and styles and the effect on the class. Responding to teacher questions, discuss the difference meanings given by form, method and style.
Watch and respond to a series of political ads. By responding to teacher questions, tell the purpose, meaning and message of each and how interpretation is affected by context.
Using a class made checklist for basic principles and processes, grade one of your own media arts products. Score the product in two different contexts and compare the results, and make changes to make it better.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-cgi

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

Wonderopolis

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

https://wonderopolis.org/pages/legal-privacy

Approved Date

2022-04-13

Curated by

What is CGI?

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

AE17.MED.4.11
Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

Unpacked Content

UP:AE17.MED.4.11

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

AE17.MED.4.12
Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Unpacked Content

UP:AE17.MED.4.12

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

AE17.MED.5.11
Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

Unpacked Content

UP:AE17.MED.5.11

Vocabulary

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

AE17.MED.5.12
Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Unpacked Content

UP:AE17.MED.5.12

Vocabulary

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

CR Resource Type

Resource Provider

Accessibility

License Type

Custom License Type (URL)

Approved Date

Learning Resource Type

What is CGI?

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

AE17.MED.4.11 Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

AE17.MED.4.12 Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

AE17.MED.5.11 Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

Vocabulary

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

AE17.MED.5.12 Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

Vocabulary

Essential Questions

Skills Examples

Anchor Standards

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License Type

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Approved Date

AE17.MED.4.11
Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

AE17.MED.4.12
Identify, describe, and explain how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.

AE17.MED.5.11
Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

AE17.MED.5.12
Identify, describe, and differentiate how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience.