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Gavilan College |
| DM/Art/CSIS 114: Digital Media Production |
SYLLABUS, Fall '10
Lecture/class lab: TTh 11:20 AM to 12:40 PM in Studio DM (Li 128)
Lab: Studio DM (Li 128) 2 hours arranged--see studio
schedule.
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Beede
Email: rbeede@gavilan.edu Web:
http://hhh.gavilan.edu/rbeede
See instructor’s web page for office
hours.
DESCRIPTION: A team oriented practicum that focuses on the application of learned skills to the production of digital media, digital print, web sites, CD ROM, Blue Ray disks, and DVDs. Project development will be accomplished according to team derived master schedules (i.e., Gant Charts). Lectures will be on project management, work coordination, production techniques, client-team interface, asset management and integration, budget estimates, testing, and copyright infringement. Please note that this is very much a team oriented class. May be transferable: CSU.
Lab advisory: This class does not have a lab component. If you do not have all the required equipment to use for your team project, it is advised that you register for DM 108, Digital Media Open Lab.
ADVISORY: Students should bring an intermediate skill from any one of the following areas: digital media, computer graphics, digital print, journalism (publishing), film, TV/video, drawing or illustration, web design/development, business/marketing, or programming. Software that may be used is Adobe CS5 Premium Design Suite (i.e., Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), Final Cut Studio Pro 3,and Apple iLife ’09. Lectures on particular advanced techniques may be given if needed. Support for learning using video tutorials is available at atomiclearning.com.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
COURSE SCHEDULE: available here.
TEXT: Handouts and suggested readings will be available via links on the schedule page. Online tutorials are available at http://www.atomiclearning.com/home.Students will also need to be familar with the Gant Chart software. This will be discussed in class.
STUDIO DM (see the Studio Help page for operation help): It is expected that you work outside of class on your projects. Gavilan has just built Studio DM for interdisciplinary use in digital media. The computers are the fastest available, each is equipped with CD/DVD burner, and are cross platform capable. Our server and gigabit ethernet network are state of the art. The projector and 10 foot screen are top quality while sound is delivered via a Dolby 5.1 studio monitor surround sound system.
We provide students with their own account. You must log-in/out every session. Doing so gives you your own private space, desktop, and storage (limited to 3 GigaBytes). We have not really lost anyone's data, but we cannot guarantee that this won't happen. In other words, BACKUP YOUR DATA FILES!! We have cheat sheets and links to help you.
SUPPLIES: Even though our server keeps your own individual and private data, we cannot guarantee it. To be safe, you will need some sort of storage device such as USB Flash memory key/stick, or 5+ blank CD-Rs or DVD-Rs (read DVD dash R) for storing and backing up your work and project files. All the computers are equipped with cross-platform CD-R/DVD-R burners. Note that these Macintosh computers will burn cross platform CDs and will accept Windows CDs, multiple sessions should be used on a single platform only. We also have an external Blue Ray Burner.
A Firewire 800 (IEEE1394B) hard drive is recommended for those who need portability for video projects. Completed video can be printed to tape or rendered to a DVD-R, or Blue Ray disk. You will need to purchase your own DVD-Rs (read as DVD dash R) for this purpose. Studio DM does not currently support DVD+R format.
Video camcorders using mini DV or High Definition AVCHD format are available for checkout.
IMPORTANT!: All video and sound projects shall use a computers Big DAV hard disk or a portable Firewire 800 drive (IEEE 1394B). Under no circumstances shall video or sound be captured to the desktop or another part of a users account.
COURSE EVALUATION: TBA
LECTURE POLICY: Use of computers during lectures is prohibited. We have found that this leads to poor student retention of material, thus resulting in poor grades. Students will be asked to leave lectures if this occurs.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is crucial to student success. Students missing one more class hour than the unit value for a particular course, without making prior arrangements may, at the instructor's option, be dropped without possibility of credit.
ADA ACCOMMODATIONS: Students requiring special services or arrangements because of hearing, visual, or other disability should contact their instructor, counselor, or Disabled Students Services Office.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Occupational/Vocational students - Limited English language skills will not be a barrier to admittance to and participation in Vocational Educational Programs.
STUDENTS HONESTY POLICY: Students are expected to exercise academic honesty and integrity. Violations such as cheating and plagiarism will result in disciplinary action which may include recommendation for dismissal.
STUDENT LAB USE: Studio DM is one of the best digital media labs in the state. It is equipped with very fast dula quad core computers and the latest in peripherals (e.g., film scanner, 24" large format photoquality printer, video editors, DVD and Blue Ray disc burners) and software. While using this equipment, it should be remembered that the equipment is for you and other students to use and is owned by the community that Gavilan College serves. If it disappears or is treated badly and breaks, you and the other students won't have anything to use while learning. Please respect your lab.