Calendar
Intro unit
Week 01
Tuesday, Aug. 24
01-Introductions
Course preview / Getting set up for C226 / Syllabus review / Class policies
Thursday, Aug. 26
02-Elements
Tuneout / Visual elements / Principles of design / Lab preview
Aug. 26/27
Lab 01
Orientation to Canon 80D / Shooting exercise 1: Elements + PODs
Week 02
Tuesday, Aug. 30
03-Psychology
Review of Tuneout Quiz / The psychology of human vision / Gestalt principles
Thursday, Sept. 2
04-Control
The physiology of human vision / Capturing action / Depth of field
Sept. 2/3
Lab 02
Reviewing camera controls / Shooting exercise 2: The Four Effects
Photo unit
Week 03
Tuesday, Sept. 7
05-Photography
The role of photography / Mirrors vs. windows / Generating story ideas
Thursday, Sept. 9
06-Conventions
Avoiding common problems / Photographing people / Conventions of the picture story
Sept. 9/10
Week 03 Lab
Reviewing people photographs / Shooting exercise 3: Capturing action, people and strangers
Week 04
Tuesday, Sept. 14
07-Composition
Composition: A perspective from the art world / The interplay of forces / Rule of thirds
Thursday, Sept. 16
08-Decisions
Photographic decisions / The Decisive Moment / Cropping
Sept. 16/17
Lab 04
Cropping in Photoshop / Shooting exercise 4: Conventions of the picture story
Week 05
Tuesday, Sept. 21
09-Light
Light quality / Lighting direction / Exploring color contrasts
Thursday, Sept. 22
10-Words
Story structure / Writing captions and headlines / Your self-reflection essay
Sept. 22/23
Lab 05
Toning images / Shooting exercise 5: Your self-portrait / Color contrasts
Week 06
Tuesday, Sept. 28
11-History
A brief history of photography / The three traditions of photojournalism
Thursday, Sept. 30
12-Dilemmas
Stereotypes / Ethics: Professional and philosophical considerations / Digital manipulation
Sept. 30/Oct. 1
Lab 06
Typical concerns / Practice uploading to our website
Deadline: Picture Story project due on the web at 10:30AM on Tuesday, Oct. 5
Design unit
Week 07
Tuesday, Oct. 5
13-Design
Design defined / Our work in this unit / Design measurements
Thursday, Oct. 7
14-Type
Typographic development / Variables / Readability / Three-face maximum
Oct. 7/8
No lab
Happy Fall break!
Week 08
Tuesday, Oct. 12
15-Structure
Appropriateness / Magazine spreads / Grids in graphic design
Thursday, Oct. 14
16-Layout
BEERPUV in graphic design / Compositional strategies: ARCS / Magazine makeovers
Oct. 14/15
Lab 08
InDesign 1: Placing images and styling text
Week 09
Tuesday, Oct. 19
17-Strategy
Planning your design / Design lessons from C226s past
Thursday, Oct. 21
18-Color
Colors with purpose / The meanings of colors / Using color effectively
Oct. 21/22
Lab 09
InDesign 2: The opening spread
Week 10
Tuesday, Oct. 26
19-Screens
Web design style / The languages of the web
Thursday, Oct. 28
20-Code
Introduction to HTML / Basic tags and attributes / Customizing presentation
Oct. 28/29
Lab 10
InDesign 3: The second spread
Deadline: Magazine Design project due on the web at 10:30AM on Tuesday, Nov. 2
Video unit
Week 11
Tuesday, Nov. 2
21-Video
Picture Story checklist / The video project / The Video unit
Thursday, Nov. 4
22-Fundamentals
Video terminology / The seven basic shots / Six things to avoid in video
Nov. 4/5
Lab 11
Shooting exercise 1: The basic shots / Premiere up-and-running
Week 12
Tuesday, Nov. 9
23-Interview
A roll and B roll / Composing the interview shot / Editing interview footage
Thursday, Nov. 11
24-Sound
Four types of sound / Using music in video / Free music sources
Friday, Oct. 23
Lab 12
Shooting exercise 2: Practice interview / Premiere A roll and B roll
Week 13
Tuesday, Nov. 16
25-Process
Additional and advanced shots / Planning your video
Thursday, Nov. 18
26-Sequences
Cuts / continuity / sequences
Nov. 18/19
Lab 13
Shooting exercise 3: Video sequence / Premiere refining
Thanksgiving Break
No class for the week of Nov. 22-26
Week 14
Tuesday, Nov. 30
27-Drama
The dramatic arc / Storyboarding / Timing and pacing in video
Thursday, Dec. 2
28-Pioneers
Capturing the moving image / The changing landscape
Dec. 2/3
Lab 14
Premiere final editing: Stone crab video / Practice video post
Deadline: Video due on the web at 10:30AM on Tuesday, Dec. 7
Design unit (return)
Week 15
Tuesday, Dec. 7
29-Style
CSS syntax / Web typography / Color on the web
Thursday, Dec. 9
30-Finishing
Uploading to Pages / Beyond C226
Friday, Dec. 9/10
Lab 15
Publishing your site
Deadline: Website project must be published by 11:59PM on Tuesday, Dec. 14