Genres+MT


 * Assignment**:
 * Go back to MyON to view the cover of **Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!. T**hen go back to view the first scene in **Assignment America.**
 * Think about what the cover of a book or CD might be if each was recreated as another genre. **Guiding Questions:** What color background would you use? What text? What style font and what color for the text would you use? Where would the text be placed? What would be the subject matter of any pictures and what style pictures would you need to use? What would be the setting for the picture? What size would the picture be compared to the text? You might want to go to Amazon.com to look at book covers and CD covers for ideas.
 * Genre Examples**:
 * = **Gus** ||= **America** ||
 * = television news story ... ||= children's story book ... ||
 * = situation comedy ... ||= situation comedy ... ||
 * = detective/mystery drama ... ||= detective/mystery drama ... ||
 * = martial arts film ... ||= martial arts film ... ||
 * 1) Use pixlr.com or Open office Draw of Tux Paint to **create a cover** **for one of the stories** retold as a different genre:
 * 2) Use images from Flickr commons or from search.creativecommons.org
 * 3) Use the same title and a picture representing at least one of the characters from the original story.
 * 4) Create a new wiki page called **Genres //yourinitials//**.
 * 5) Save the graphic document as a j**peg and upload it to the new wiki page**.
 * 6) **Write a paragraph** explaining the design for the cover. Describe how you used the graphic elements: **contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity** to create the cover. Also, explain how you used the following to provide clues to the story
 * **color**
 * **framing**
 * **composition**
 * **size**
 * **type of shot**
 * **subject matter, including people**
 * **setting**
 * **lighting**
 * **pose**
 * **text**
 * Cover Paragraph Design Description Here:**
 * Color and Contrast-** In my "book cover", the dark, soothing blue was used as contrast compared to the bright yellow and the monochrome gray. They blended well together and created a serious feeling. The text is in bold so that everyone can understand that it is the most important thing on the page rather than the imagery.
 * Alignment and Pose-** In the text, the words are lined up in an "attractive" way that makes sense to a person reading it. Also, the words explains the idea that it is a detective or mystery genre. The images are also lined up to say that the characters are in different places on the cover. Adding onto the pose, the elephant seems menacing with his eyes and straight-forward pose. This adds on that it is an action movie to say the least.
 * Repetition and Setting-** There was consistency throughout the picture because it was the same font and mostly the same size. The setting seems to be dramatic such as a windy bridge or even inside an abandoned buildings. Of course, the setting is completely to the reader's own imagination.
 * Proximity and Type of** **Shot-**The pictures also used the same tools or brushes. The pictures were in close together although it gives the impression that they are not friends and want to be as far away from each other. However, seeing the mission (or the title), this is not possible.
 * Framing and Composition-** The framing was different here, but it follows the "Rule of Thirds" by each character having its own section. The words are debatable. The composition is a high-strung, seemingly evil elephant and a relaxed, mellow-looking dog.
 * Size, Subject Matter, and Lighting-** The pictures take up half of frame and the words take up the rest of the space evenly. The subject matter were two enemies coming together because of a mission. The demeanor is both serious but laid-back. The lighting is very bright but has some dark spots to make up for it.