Schedule :: MAT 120 Interactive Media Production

Friday, August 29, 2008
What we will cover:

• Introduction
• Class Overview
• Vector versus Raster (bitmap) Graphics
• Illustrator Overview
• Working with Vectors

What is Due:

• Nothing due the first day

Assignment:

• Illustrator: Assignment 01 (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work—No required reading for next week

Friday, September 05, 2008
What we will cover:

• Illustrator demo Line editing
• Illustrator demo Text editing

What is Due:

• Illustrator: Assignment 01 (Place digital version on the server. Print a final copy and bring to next class)

Assignment:

• Illustrator: Assignment 02 (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 10: Basic Software Tools
  • Chapter 04: Text

Friday, September 12, 2008
What we will cover:

• Illustrator Continued
• Review chapter 04 text
• Quiz on chapter 04

What is Due:

• Illustrator: Assignment 01 (Turn in printed copy)
• Illustrator: Assignment 02 (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Illustrator: Assignment 03 (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 6: Color p140 - 148
  • Chapter 6: Image File Formats p149 - 151

Friday, September 19, 2008
What we will cover:

• Illustrator Continued

What is Due:

• Illustrator: Assignment 03 (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Illustrator: Assignment 04 (Print a copy and bring to next class)

:: CLASS CANCELLED ::

Friday, September 26, 2008
What we will cover:

• Introduction Photoshop
• Working with Images
• Quiz on Chapter 6 Color and File formats

What is Due:

• Illustrator: Assignment 04 (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Photoshop: Assignment 01 (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 6: Images p122 - 139

Friday, October 03, 2008
What we will cover:

• Introduction Photoshop
• Working with Images
• Quiz on Chapter 6 Color and File formats ( Take-Home Quiz )

What is Due:

• Illustrator: Assignment 04 (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Photoshop: Assignment 01 (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 6: Images p122 - 139

Friday, October 10, 2008
What we will cover:

• Photoshop Continued
• Working with Images and Selections

What is Due:

• Quiz on Chapter 6 Color and File formats ( Turn in printed copy )
• Photoshop: Assignment 01 (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Photoshop: Assignment 02 (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 6: Images p122 - 139

Friday, October 17, 2008
What we will cover:

• Photoshop Continued
• Revisit Illustrator Text Formatting
• Start Class Project :: Planning
• What is Multimedia
• Planning and Costing
  • Idea Analysis
  • Hardware Target
  • Planning :: Idea Sketching
  • Task Planning
  • Request for Proposal

What is Due:

• Photoshop: Assignment 02 (Turn in printed copy)
• In-Class Photoshop assignment (Write digital file to class server)

Assignment:

• Take Home Quiz :: Chapter 15: Planning and Costing
• Project Concept :: Request for Proposal (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 01: What is Multimedia p 1 - 10
  • Chapter 02: Introduction to Multimedia p 16 - 17
  • Chapter 15: Planning and Costing p336 - 359

Friday, October 24, 2008
What we will cover:

• Working with Director
• Continue Class Project :: Planning
• Designing and Producing
  • Designing the Structure
  • Navigation and Structural Depth
  • Site Map (Flow chart)
  • Storyboard
  • User Interface (GUI)

What is Due:

• Take Home Quiz :: Chapter 15: Planning and Costing
• Project Concept :: Request for Proposal (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Take Home Quiz :: Chapter 16: Designing and Producing
• Navigation Structure Diagram (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Site Map (Flow chart) Diagram (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 16: Designing and Producing p 364 - 390

Friday, October 31, 2008
What we will cover:

• Working with Director
• Continue Class Project :: Planning
• Designing and Producing
  • Designing the Structure
  • Navigation and Structural Depth
  • Site Map (Flow chart)
  • Storyboard
  • User Interface (GUI)

What is Due:

• Take Home Quiz :: Chapter 16: Designing and Producing
• Navigation Structure Diagram (Turn in printed copy)
• Site Map (Flow chart) Diagram (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Storyboard Diagram (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 16: Designing and Producing p 364 - 390

Friday, November 07, 2008
What we will cover:

• Working with Director
• Continue Class Project :: Planning
• Designing and Producing
  • Designing the Structure
  • Navigation and Structural Depth
  • Site Map (Flow chart)
  • Storyboard
  • User Interface (GUI)

What is Due:

• Storyboard Diagram (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• User Interface Diagram(s) (Print a copy and bring to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 16: Designing and Producing p 364 - 390

Friday, November 14, 2008
What we will cover:

• Working with Audio
• Working with Director

What is Due:

• User Interface Diagram(s) (Turn in printed copy)

Assignment:

• Audio: 30 Second Clip (Bring digital files to next class)
• Audio: 10 Second Loop (Bring digital files to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 05: Sound p 90 - 116

Friday, November 21, 2008
What we will cover:

• Working with Video
• Working with Director
• Revisit Illustrator and Photoshop

What is Due:

• Audio: 30 Second Clip (Turn in digital files to server)
• Audio: 10 Second Loop (Turn in digital files to server)

Assignment:

• Video: 10 Second Live Motion Hard-Cut Clip (Bring digital files to next class)
• Video: 10 Second Live Motion Dynamic Transition Clip (Bring digital files to next class)
• Video: 10 Second Live + 2d or 3d Composite Clip (Bring digital files to next class)
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 07: Animation p 158 - 172
  • Chapter 08: Video p 177 - 199

Friday, November 28, 2008
What we will cover:

• HOLIDAY :: NO CLASS

What is Due:

• Video Assignments Due December 05
• Continue to Develop Your Project During the Two week Break

Assignment:

• You should continue work on your own
• Multimedia: Making it Work:
  • Chapter 17: Content and Talent p 396 - 413
  • Chapter 18: Delivering p 418 - 437

Friday, December 05, 2008
What we will cover:

• Final Project: Building the Project
• Director Continued
• Test and De-bug process

What is Due:

• Video: 10 Second Live Motion Hard-Cut Clip (Turn in digital files to server)
• Video: 10 Second Live Motion Dynamic Transition Clip (Turn in digital files to server)
• Video: 10 Second Live + 2d or 3d Composite Clip (Turn in digital files to server)

Assignment:

• Final Project: Building the Project — Continue project development
• Multimedia: Making it Work—Read chapter

Friday, December 12, 2008
What we will cover:

• Final Project: Building the Project
• Test and De-bug process Continued
• Burn to CD-ROM | DVD

What is Due:

• Individual "one-on-one" review of Final Project

Assignment:

• Final Project: Building the Project — Prepare for Final Project presentation

Friday, December 19, 2008
What we will cover:

• Final Project Presentations

What is Due:

• Individual Final Project presentation
• Printed version of Project Process
• CD-ROM or DVD of your Final Project

Assignment:

• No further assignments