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Gavilan College |
| DM/Art/CSIS 77: Introduction to Digital Media |
Schedule:
Fall ’09
Grey areas are under construction!
| September 1,3 | Course description and requirements. The Digital Media program. Introduction
to hardware and software requirements and the tools available in
digital media studio. Introduction to the lab, its operation, and restrictions. Lab: Log on to the computer if you have a password (registered earlier than 36 hours ago). If not, use the default password written on the left side of the classroom white board. Click the Safari web browser icon 9looks like a compas) which is displayed on the Doc. Read the welcome web page that automatically shows or select Home Page if the welcome page doesn't show up. Assignment 1: Introduction to Multimedia Concepts. Due September 15. |
September 8, 10 |
Digital Art, Communication, and Concerns. Digital numbers and terminology. Class Lab: Exlore the equipment and Atomic Learning. Do the following assignments. Assignment 2: Watch the TED videos and write a two or more page paper as described in the linked assignment. Due September 17. |
| September 15, 17 | The concept of sampling or digitizing of sound
and video. Compression and decompression
of digital data. Types of codecs (algorithms for compressing and expanding
files). Multimedia file types. Class lab: As a team, review a web site and answer the questions on the assignment #3 page. Turn in a hard copy by September 22. Start reading chapter 2 and watching the Photoshop CS3 tutorial movies in sections A, B, C, & F on AtomicLearning.com. |
| September 22, 24 | File types, more discussion of web sites. A look at photo oriented
web sites. |
| September 29, October 1 | Note: Thursday, October 1 is the last day for withdrawal without a record and switching to Cr/NC option. Lecture: Image editing and file types. Class lab: Scan or import your photos into Mac/Photoshop. Save these as Photoshop (.PSD) files. Open Photoshop, then under the Help menu, go through "How to Create Images for the Web." Prepare your images for the web using techniques shown in class lab and in the lessons above. Assignment: Do Assignment 5 due Thursday October 1. Due date for prepared photos is October 6. This is the first part of Assignment #6, due Oct 6 complete. |
| October 6, 8 | More image preparation for.
See Photoshop Help and atomiclearning.com at
the Mac tutorials under Photoshop CS3. Do E. Web Graphics22,
#3 Saving the Picture for Web Use. March 5: Construction of
photo web site. |
October 13, 15
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HTML, Dreamweaver, and homepages. See StoryBoard
Doctor, http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/authoring/studio/index.html for
clues as to what a storyboard is. Class lab: Finish Assignment 6: Photo Gallery. Study the lessons in Assignment #7, the HTML tutorial page and constructing your home page using Dreamweaver. Be prepared to start on Assignment 7: Constructing your homepage and web site next class. Assignment: Read Chapter 3. Watch Dreamweaver videos in AtomicLearning (Dreamweaver CS3 Intro: A. 1 - 7; B, C, and D.). Work on Assignment #7. |
October 20, 22 |
HTML, Dreamweaver review. Show web page layout design. Web homepage except
for banner. Class lab: Finish your web site Home Page including Gallery and other links to sites that support your interests, capabilities, and portfolio. Assignment: Continue with Dreamweaver videos. Also explore the help menu. |
| October 27, 29 Exam! | Home Page presentations October 27. Start on Flash banner: Introduction
to Macromedia Flash: a program commonly used for web animation. Flash player
files (.swf vs. document (.fla) file type. |
| November 3, 5 Also for week Nov 10, 12. |
Vector graphics and the pen. Flash
draw tools. Optional as this is a big file to download--Go to this web site http://www.cartoonsmart.com/free_index.html and download the Beginner Lesson 1, Drawing Basics. Note that it takes an hour to do this exercise, but it's good. Explore Flash drawing tools. Go to the Flash help menu for help. Watch AtomicLearning.com A. Basics #1 - 2, 8 - 17, B. Working with the Flash Interface #2 -
12, and C. Modifying Shapes and Objects#1 - 19. |
| November 10, 12 | Animating with Flash. The concepts of
timelines, keyframes, motion guides, tweening, and shape animation. |
| November 17, 19 | Description of final project More animation: shape
tweening, text, masks. Class lab: Finish your web banner/site. Work on ideas. Assignment: Read Chapter 4, Sound on the Web. See http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/authoring/studio/index.html or the StoryBoard Doctor. Answer Review Questions and do Hands-On Exercise #1 on page 102 as assignment #10. |
| November 24 | |
| November 26 | TURKEY_TOFU BREAK! |
| December 1, 3 Deadline for a W grade is ????? |
Flash Questions. Intro to video and digital
storytelling. |
| December 8, 10 | Digitizing, file types for Video and Sound. Video recording tips. Lighting, camera settings, tripods, etc. |
| December 15, 17 | Shooting
and capturing video, using photos, effects and transitions in iMovie. Capturing video,
using photos, effects and transitions iMovie. iMovie sound. Class lab: Gather assets for project. Shoot video. Assignment: Gather assets for project. Study iMovie ’08 tutorials on Atomic Learning. If you do not have a movie or capability to make one, try a slideshow or the instructor will give you a PSA for Digital Media. Your web site must contain some sort of video. |
| May 12, 14 | Converting (e.g., compressing video for use, on your web site, on YouTube, in iPods, and cell phones). Class lab: Work on final project. Homework: Finish final Video and incorporate in your web site. |
| May 21, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Final Exam and Presentation. Present your web site and video story. |