| WEEK 1 9/5 TH |
·introduction to course content and objectives | Overview of ideas and images relating to assignments |
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| WEEK 2 9/10 T- 9/12 TH |
·computer memory basics: bits & bytes, pixels & vectors ·intro to software & equipment, photoshop ·ASSIGNMENT:3 sketches |
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| WEEK 3 9/17 T- 9/19 TH |
·imageready/photoshop - text ·ASSIGNMENT:homonym animation ·work time |
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| WEEK 4 9/24 T- 9/26 TH |
·DUE: homonym animation (9/24) ·photoshop - scanning & digital camera use ·ASSIGNMENT: 3 graphic-photographic “rhymes” |
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| WEEK 5 10/1 T- 10/3 TH |
·work time ·DUE: graphic-photographic “rhymes” |
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| WEEK 6 10/8 T- 10/10 TH |
·Flash - and vector graphics, drawing tools, basic animation ·Assignment: 3 sketches |
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| WEEK 7 10/15 T- 10/17 TH |
·Flash - Layers & scenes ·ASSIGNMENT: Letter/Number sequences (with research) |
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| WEEK 8 10/22 BREAK 10/24 TH |
·Flash - working with images ·work time |
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| WEEK 9 10/29 T- 10/31 TH |
·DUE: research notes on chosen letter & number ·Flash - exporting formats (quicktime) |
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| WEEK 10 11/5 T- 11/7 TH |
·Flash - work time ·DUE: Letter/Number sequences |
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| WEEK 11 11/12 T- 11/14 TH |
·3D animation - basics ·Carrara introduction - timeline structure |
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| WEEK 12 11/19 T- 11/21 TH |
·Carrara - modeling tools, texture, lighting, text ·ASSIGNMENT: integrative sequence w/ other media |
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| WEEK 13 11/26 T- 11/28 BREAK |
·Carrara - importing images & quicktime, mapping | |
| WEEK 14 12/3 T- 12/5 TH |
·Carrara - work time |
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| WEEK 15 12/10 T Final Class |
·work time - final piece and digital portfolio |
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| FINAL 12/13 | ·DUE: final sequence and digital portfolio - discussion |