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Introduction to Digital Media
Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm to 8:30pm

Tutoring Hours: TBA

Syllabus


Week 1: The Computer As A Graphic Tool:
Monday, August 23
Introductions
In-Class Questionaire

Wednesday, August 25
FYI www.iaiachronicle.org
Create your own account doc
Mac Basics overview video
Pages overview video

Assignment: Movie Poster (due Monday August 30)

Week 2:
Monday:
Review Movie Post
iPhoto Basics

Wednesday:
Attendance (10)

Shooting Composition (15)
What makes a good photo? (20)
Camera Basics (20)


In class assignment I (30)
In groups of 2 -3 people each person must shoot at least one of the following:
- something red
- something taller or up higher than you
- head shot of your classmate
- something shorter or lower down than you
- something in nature
- landscape shot
- indoor wide shot
- water
- a piece of art
- action shot

Loading photos into iPhoto (30)
1. Connect the provided USB cable to the left side of your camera. Pay attention to which way the cord connects.
2. Connect the flat end of the USB cable to the back right side of your iMac computer.
3. Turn on your camera.
4. If iPhoto does not automatically start, open iPhoto. iPhoto should recognize your camera and preview your photos.
5. Choose the images you want to import by holdig down command key and selecting images.
6. Name the event "NMAD practice 1" and click on "import selected".

Homework Assignment: (10)
Take photos (only take class appropriate photos)
Must have good images of the following:
1 - promo head shot, or medium shot, of yourself
5 - images of your artwork (or images that represent your major: writing, museums, indigenous studies, etc.)
10 - Images of your life on campus that you enjoy


Week 4: iPhoto ’09 Lesson

HOMEWORK for 9/13:
Finish correcting all photos (listed above) in iPhoto. You can also use Photoshop if you are privy to it's workings.
Come to class with text that you would like to add to your book. Must include:
bio type intro for yourself and captions for photos.

Week 5: iPhoto ’09 Lesson
Send Instructor your corrected 16 photos via drop box. Must be in folder titled "firstname_lastname_photos"

HOMEWORK due 9/22:
Using iPhoto create a medium sized book. You choose the style.
Size: 8x6 inches, 20 pages (10 sheets)
Price: USD $9.99
Additional pages: USD $0.49 each, 100 max.
Must be at least 20 pages. You must include:
· Intro - your head shot (or med shot) (as full page photo) and bio (as intro text page)
· 5 - 10 images of your art work (or representing your artwork)
· 10 - 20 images of campus life
· 2 different background colors
· 3 different fonts and 5 different text sizes
· 1 map of the route you took from where you lived before coming to IAIA to IAIA
· Exclude the Apple logo
You MUST fill 20 pages of your book with images and text. No pages should be left blank or look unfinished. 90% of images MUST have a caption.
This book is meant to tell a story of where you are in this point and time in your life - in your artwork and at IAIA. It should make sense as a story.

A PDF of your book is 9/22 at the beginning of class. You can create a PDF by control + click on the book in iPhoto and choose "save as PDF" in the pop up menu. Save it to your book folder on your desktop. Name the PDF "firstname_lastname_book" and drop into instructor drop box.
On 9/22 you will also order your book to be printed. In iPhoto you click "order" and follow the directions to order the book. You will turn in your professionally printed book when it arrives.
You must still attend all classes during the lab work time.

If when you go to order your book it says you are missing photos, but you are not. Change the background color on your map page and that should fix it.

Completed = 100 points.
iPhoto ’09 Lesson
Monday, Sept 20
Work on iPhoto Books due 9/22


9/27 - 9/29
Week 6: Keynote Lesson

1. You can name your files just about anything you want. Avoid using shortened naming conventions to name your files. You should be able to immediately recognize what a document is from the file label. Avoid special characters like #@!$%^&*(). These may cause errors in some programs. Use _ or . if you want to separate words.

2. Be Consistant in Your File Naming -
Work to create a file naming standard for both your electronic and paper files and folders. For example, "Financial Plan - Home version 7" or "2006 Sales Proposal - S. Smith."

3. Put all files for one project in a folder with the project name. Include subfolders broken down into file types (photos, video, etc.). Create folders first, so you will not have to reorganize - this could confuse the program you are using to not finding the file again. This will help with working on a project collabortively, moving files, and archiving.

Wednesday 9/29
Keynote Youtube Video Tutorials
Dos and Donts of digital presentations
example 1
example 2
example 3

Keynote Assignment due 10/11:
Presentation done in keynote will be 10 minutes each on 10/11
This presentation is to mimmic your application to your major. You will present your keynote in class.
Must include:
20 + pages total
name/title page
head shot and bio
5 best examples of work (look at catalog to see what is expected for your major)
Who are your influences for your work and why?
You current knowledge about the field
at least 5 page must be dedicated to the following:
why IAIA?
Why the department you are applying for?
what are your plans post-IAIA?
bonus:
if you add music and video (must fit the theme)
word or phrase transitions for individual slides


Week 7: Keynote Lesson (continued)
Wednesday 6:10pm - 7:30pm Jenny James presentation library resources


Week 8: Garageband Lesson 10/18 & 10/20

Homework due Monday, November 1
for all to hear
podcast: Theme: must be about music, art, or sports
Must be:
at least 7 minutes long
can be humoruous, serious, real or ficticious
Must contain:
an intro to the podcast
credits at the end (must credit music as well)
2 layers of audio in some areas (music and voice over? or...)
Music, at least at intro and credits
at least 21 images (try to include mostly rights free images)
Audio interviews and/or voice overs must be clear (no music or sound effects mucking up the people talking)
Story must have a beginning, middle, and end.
Listen to NPR.com or podcast.com for examples of how to do

How to use the Zoom Mic

 

Week 9: Garageband homework (lab week - Ethan out of town)


Week 10: iDVD & iMovie ‘09, 11/1 and 11/3
Monday present podcasts and pre-production for shooting
in-class shooting assignment:
1. Find something Green
2. Interview someone about Halloween
3. shoot a pan shot
4. shoot a tilt shot
5. shoot something from a low angle
6. shoot something from a high angle
7. zoom into an object
8. zoom out of an object
9. Turn the camera onto yourself and talk about your favorite ice cream.

Wednesday - shooting movie and capture


Week 11: iDVD & iMovie ‘09, 11/8 and 11/10

Monday - iMovie tutorial and in-class editing
iMovie Tutorial 1
iMovie Tutorial 2a
iMovie Tutorial 2b


Wednesday - iMovie tutorial audio editing
iMovie Tutorial 3

Assignment due Monday 11/22: NEW DUE DATE!
Create a 3 - 5 minute film using the clips we shot as a class.
The film maybe narrative or experimental.
Each film must include:
title
credits
folly/sound effects

Week 12: iDVD & iMovie ‘09, 11/15 and 11/17

Week 13: iWeb ‘09 Lesson 11/22

Wednesday November 24 - No Class! Campus-wide STUDY DAY!


Week 14: iWeb ‘09 Lesson


Week 15: iWeb ‘09 Lesson


Week 16: iWeb ‘09 Lesson

Publishing your Webpage