Technical Workshop for Time-based Media (spring 2005)

CRN 5450

Syllabus

 

Instructor:

Angela Gomez

 

Please check the website for class notes and other information

 

http://a.parsons.edu/~angela/time

 

PLEASE SEE LINKS FOR CLASS NOTES and other stuff

 

Class Feb 2

A Few Notes on Storytelling

Class Feb 10

Class Feb 17 Storyboards

Class Feb 17 / 24 Final Cut

Class March 3 Soundtrack

Class March 10 Works in Progress

 

 

 

Contact:

angela@parsons.edu

 

We will be meeting Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:40 am in room 803

 

Course Overview


This workshop provides technical support for time-based projects undertaken in the Core Studio 2. Topics include video production and editing, introductory motion graphics and animation, sound and image, and DVD authoring. Software used: Final Cut Pro, Flash, After Effects, iDVD.

 

Class Rules

 

Your semester grade is based on the following:

 

-          Attendance

-          Preparation

-          Class Participation and Contibution

-          Level of advancement and/or growth throughout the semester

 

School Policy Attendance

 

Your attendance is critical to this class. Two absences will receive and academic warning, three absences is grounds for failure. Please do not be late to class except in dire emergency. If you are late two times, it will constitute one absence. If you are absent to a class it is your responsibility to get in touch with one of your classmates in order to find out what we covered.

 

Office Hours and Help

 

You may email me at any time with concerns or questions that may come up.

If you would like to meet personally, let me know and we will arrange a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week

 

 

 Studio

 

 

 

 Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 1 - 1/27

 

Introduction to film form and style

 

No Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 2 - 2/03

 

Storytelling

 

 

 

Video Basics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Digital and analog formats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digitizing and compression methods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 3 - 2/10

 

Cinematography

 

 

Standard camera Shots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighting standards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 4 - 2/17

 

Cinematography

 

 

Introduction to Final Cut Pro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing Techniques

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 5 - 2/24

 

Editing

 

 

 

Final Cut Pro session-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 6 - 3/03

 

Experimental Editing:

 

 

Intro to Sound Desing

 

 

 

 

Flash and sound

 

 

 Soundtrack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 7 - 3/10

 

Sound

 

 

 

In Class Working Session

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 8 - 3/17

 

Abstract film and animation

 

Compositing Mediums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 9 - 3/24

 

Holiday(Spring break)

 

 

No workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 10 - 3/31

 

Expression through movement

 

In-Class Working Session

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optional Final Cut Session

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 11 - 4/07

 

New Frontiers in Time based medium

 

Post-Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Effects Session 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exporting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 12 - 4/14

 

Review

 

 

 

Exporting to mini DV and DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trouble Shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 13 - 4/21

 

Type in Motion

 

 

No workshop