This outline is subject to change. Attendance is mandatory for all classes.

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Text in Green = Critique Days

Text in White = Workshop and Tutorial Days

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Week 1, 

TH 9/5 First Day - Introductions: Review syllabus and class website.

Begin Project 1: Set-up WIX site for everyone.

Begin Project 2: GIF Workshop w/Photoshop tutorial .

Homework:  Email me your new website URL + include your name and the name of the class (arts 104).

 

Week 2, 

T 9/10 GIF Workshop.

TH 9/12 Finish GIF - Project 2 must be completed and 6 GIFs must be published to a page on your website before the end of class.

Homework: Have your preliminary website ready to show as well as your 6 GIFS for next class. 

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Week 3, 

T 9/17 Project 2 GIF Critiques. After class review turn in your favorite GIF file to Neil (on class flash drive) for posting to the class website.

Begin and finish Project 2.5 - From Bitmaps to Vectors. Create a vector version of one of your GIF designs and upload it to your WIX site before the end of class.

Review project 3, Creating with code/Introduction to Processing

TH 9/19 Finish Project 3, Creating with code/Introduction to Processing - Video tutorials hosted by Daniel Shiffman (another one class project).

Homework: If you weren't able to finish it in class, complete your processing sketch and publish a link to it on your website. Be ready to show it as well as your project 2.5 vector art.

 

Week 4

T 9/24 Critique Project 2.5 Bitmap to Vectors AND Project 3 Creating with Code

Begin Project 4, Surreal Animation, discuss surrealism, After Effects tutorial.

Homework: Come to class with images and ideas for your Surreal Animation.

TH 9/26 Surreal workshops.

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Week 5

T 10/1 Surreal workshops.

TH 10/3 Finish Surreal Animation. Project 4 must be completed, rendered, sound design added, uploaded to YouTube and published to your web site by end of class. 

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Week 6

T 10/08 Critique Project 4, Surreal Animations for the 1st half of class.

Begin Project 5, Creating Audio Narratives, Listen to examples of professional and student work, DR05 tutorials

Homework: Record test material on the DR05 so you're ready to do the tutorial in our next class.

TH 10/10 Creating Audio Narratives workshop, Garage Band tutorials.

Homework: Record good quality material on the DR05 over the weekend so you're ready to start editing your project next Tuesday.

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Week 7 

T 10/15 Creating Audio Narratives workshops

TH 10/17 Creating Audio Narratives workshops

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Week 8

T 10/22 Finish Creating Audio Narratives, Project 5 must be completed, mixed, rendered to MP3, and uploaded to your web site by end of class. 

TH 10/24 Critique Project 5, Creating Audio Narratives for the first half of class

Begin Project 6, Video Ventures - Watch examples of professional and student work, go over shooting/ripping techniques

Homework: Come to our next class with your phone, charger and the original charging cable figure so we can figure how to get stuff off your phone and into Final cut.

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Week 9 

T 10/29 Video Ventures workshops - Final cut tutorials.

TH 10/31 Video Ventures workshops

 

Week 10 

T 11/5 Video Ventures workshops

TH 11/7  Finish Video Ventures. Project 7 must be completed, uploaded to Youtube or Vimeo and embedded on a page on your web site before the end of class.

Homework: Prepare presentations (Phase 1) for Independent Projects

 

Week 11 

T 11/12  Critique Project 6, Video Ventures. Students will also deliver Project 7 Independent Projects presentations. 

TH 11/14 Independent Project Workshops

 

Week 12

T 11/19 Independent Project Workshops

TH 11/21 Independent Project Workshops

 

Week 13 

T 11/26 Independent Project Workshops

TH 11/28 No Class - Thanksgiving break

 

Week 14 

T 12/3  Independent Project workshops

TH 12/5 Finish Independent Projects. Project 7 must be published and Web Portfolio must be complete and reviewed with instructor by the end of class.

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Week 15

 

TH 12/10 LAST DAY OF CLASS

Final Critiques of Project 1 Web Portfolio and Project 7 Independent Projects.

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