Intro unit
Week 01
Tuesday, Jan. 9
Introductions
Course preview / Multimedia Lab / Discussing the syllabus / Policies / Tune-out quiz
Thursday, Jan. 11
Elements
Tuneout / Visual elements / Principles of design / Lab preview
Friday, Jan. 12
Lab 01
Getting started / Orientation to Canon 80D / Shooting exercise 1: Elements + PODs
Week 02
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Gestalt
Sensation ≠ Perception / Gestalt principles
Thursday, Jan. 18
Control
Quiz No. 1 / Camera controls / Objects in motion / Depth of field
Friday, Jan. 19
Lab 02
Reviewing camera controls / Shooting exercise 2: The Four Effects
Photo unit
Week 03
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Photography
The Picture Story project / Story ideas / The role of photography / Photographing people
Thursday, Jan. 25
Eyes
Quiz No. 2 / Mirrors and windows / The physiology of sight
Friday, Jan. 26
Lab 03
Reviewing people photographs / Shooting exercise 3: Capturing action, people and strangers
Week 04
Tuesday, Jan. 30
Conventions
Avoiding common problems / Cropping / Conventions of the picture story
Thursday, Feb. 1
Decisions
Quiz No. 3 / Photographic decisions / The decisive moment
Friday, Feb. 2
Lab 04
Cropping in Photoshop / Shooting exercise 4: Conventions of the picture story
Week 05
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Light
Lighting in photography / Capturing color / Self-portrait techniques
Thursday, Feb. 8
Words
Quiz No. 4 / The art perspective on composition / The picture story’s verbal component
Friday, Feb. 9
Lab 05
Toning images / Shooting exercise 5: Your self-portrait / Color contrasts
Deadline: Picture story essay due on the web at 5PM on Friday, Feb. 9
Week 06
Tuesday, Feb. 13
Dilemmas
Stereotypes / Ethics: Professional and philosophical considerations
Thursday, Feb. 15
History
Quiz No. 5 / A brief history of photography / The three traditions of photojournalism
Friday, Feb. 16
Lab 06
Typical concerns / Practice uploading to our website / Open time for picture story project
Design unit
Week 07
Deadline: Picture story project due on the web at 12:01 PM on Tuesday, Feb. 20
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Design
What is design? / Graphic design in media / Our work
Thursday, Feb. 22
Type
Quiz No. 6 / Typographic development / Typographic variables
Friday, Feb. 23
Lab 07
InDesign 1: Introduction to InDesign
Week 08
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Appropriateness
Typographic seeing / Being appropriate
Thursday, March 1
Readability
Quiz No. 7 / Legibility vs. readability / Concord/conflict/contrast / The three-face maximum
Friday, March 2
Lab 08
InDesign 2: Creating an opening spread
Week 09
Tuesday, March 6
Structure
Recognizing good design / Grids in graphic design / Magazine spreads
Thursday, March 8
Makeovers
Quiz No. 8 / Lessons from past projects / BEERPUV in graphic design / Four big ideas: ARCS / Magazine makeovers
Friday, March 9
Lab 09
InDesign 3: The second spread
Deadline: Design essay due on the web at 5PM on Friday, March 9
Spring Break
No class from March 11-19: Have a happy and healthy break!
Week 10
Tuesday, March 20
Color
Understanding color / The psychology of color / Making and using color
Thursday, March 22
Today
Design for screens / The languages of the web / Infographics
Friday, March 23
Lab 10
Posting the magazine design / Open lab time for Magazine Design project
Video unit
Week 11
Deadline: Magazine Design project due on the web at 12:01 PM on Tuesday, March 27
Tuesday, March 27
Video
The video project / Photo vs. video: Similarities and differences / Basic terms
Thursday, March 29
Fundamentals
Quiz No. 9 / The basic shots / Avoiding common problems
Friday, March 30
Lab 11
The 80D for video / Shooting exercise 1: The basic shots / Final Cut 1: Adding clips to the timeline
Week 12
Tuesday, April 3
Time
(Dis)continuity in video / Timing and pacing / Additional shots
Thursday, April 5
Sequences
Quiz No. 10 / Anatomy of a scene / Planning your video / Four kinds of sequences / The five-shot method
Friday, April 6
Lab 12
Shooting exercise 2: Creating a sequence / Final Cut 2: Adding sound
Week 13
Tuesday, April 10
Interview
Interview techniques / Framing interviews: Head room and lead room
Thursday, April 12
A to B
Quiz No. 11 / Cuts / Advanced shots / A roll and B roll
Friday, April 13
Lab 13
Shooting exercise 3: Interviews and B roll / Final Cut 3: Adding titles
Week 14
Tuesday, April 17
Process
Video editing: A suggested process / The dramatic arc / Storyboarding
Thursday, April 19
Sound
Quiz No. 12 / Building better soundtrack / The power of music / Sound design in film
Friday, April 20
Lab 14
Final Cut Pro exercise 1: Opening sequence and A roll
Deadline: Video essay due on the web at 5PM on Friday, April 20
Week 15
Tuesday, April 24
Pioneers
Pre-history of film / Early films / The Golden Age / Multimedia
Thursday, April 26
Forward
Quiz No. 13 / Timelines of visual communication / A changing landscape / Synthesizing the course
Friday, April 27
Lab 11
Final Cut Pro exercise 2: Fine tuning and posting / Open lab time for Video project
Deadline: Video project due on the web at 5PM on Tuesday, May 1