media literacy through digital production

spring 2004 calendar
day workshop/lecture assignment
week 1
Monday
Mar. 29
  • Introductions/Registration
  • Syllabus & project review
  • WebCrossing Intro
  1. Written project proposals (present to group Mon. 4/5)
  2. Reading: Access in a Digital Age - WebCrossing post due 4/5
Wednesday
Mar. 31
  • Intro to OSX, network resources and multimedia applications
 
week 2
Monday
Apr. 5
  • Group
  • MML proficiencies
  • Multimedia Scripting
  1. Reading: Zen TV - post due 4/12
  2. Post your project proposal to WebCrossing
Wednesday
Apr. 7
  1. Field recording exercise: 3 min. interview or spoken word for Mon. 4/12
  2. With a partner, edit field recordings into 30 sec. piece. Due 4/14
  3. Find at least 3 still images to accompany your audio recording project. Bring images to class on 4/12
week 3
Monday
Apr. 12
  • Group
  • Digital Performer part 2
  1. Reading: Storyboarding
  2. Work on Script or Storyboard
Wednesday
Apr. 14
  • DP4 Review/troubleshooting
  • Present 30 sec. short audio pieces
  • Image Composition Intro
  • Manufacturing Consent excerpt
  1. Reading: Introduction to the Elements of Design (read from the Language of Design through to section on Creativity and the Design Process)
  2. Image critique paper - based on what you've read in the Introduction to the Elements of Design, write a 1-2 page paper analyzing one or more of the images you presented in class. due 4/21
week 4
Monday
Apr. 19
  1. Work on Script - Draft due week 5
Wednesday
Apr. 21
  • Photoshop II
 
week 5
Monday
Apr. 26
  • Group
  • Photoshop III - adjustment layers and posterization tutorial
  1. Culture Jamming montage - due 5/3 (put in class folder on Calawah)
Wednesday
Apr. 28
  • Presentations: project proposals and storyboard/script to class
 
week 6
Monday
May 3
  1. Paper on selected topic in media history - 2 pgs. due 5/10
Wednesday
May 5
  • iMovie part II
week 7
Monday
May 10
  1. Reading: The Art of Film Titles
  2. Titling Production Critique (Film or TV)- Web X post due 5/17
Wednesday
May 12
 
week 8
Monday
May 17
  • Group
  • Digital Performer Review
  1. Finish Final Project Script
Wednesday
May 19
  • iMovie - Advanced Techniques
 
week 9
Monday
May 24
  • Group
  • Assisted Work Sessions
  1. Finish Projects
Wednesday
May 26
  1. Project title due by end of class
week 10
Monday
May 31
  • Holiday (no class)
 
Wednesday
June 2
  • Final Presentations & Critique 5pm - 9pm Lecture Hall 5 (friends and family welcome)
  1. Self-Evaluations - due next weekat eval mtg.
  2. Bring Faculty eval or turn in to program Secretary
eval week
 
  • Meet at scheduled times for eval conference.
  1. Put final full quality DV file of final project in class folder