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Students will learn computer basics, file management, and file formats. This class will introduce and define raster graphics, vector graphics and digital media concepts, which relate to "real-world" production. This class places an emphasis on students learning professional and industry relevant tools and techniques.

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INSTRUCTOR: Russ Prior

MEETING TIMES: Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

OFFICE: Office hours by appointment (before and after class :: best to e-mail for appointment)

E-mail: russ@russprior.com

MAT 120 :: Interactive Media Production

Course Description

Students will learn project management, design principles, and professioinal techniques specific to digital media production. This class will introduce and define raster graphics, vector graphics and multimedia concepts. This class places an emphasis on students learning professional and industry relevant tools and techniques. MAT 120 will focus on the process of creating effective, efficient, and dynamic multimedia solutions. As a class we will explore each stage of the process with the intention of encouraging individual working style and problem-solving.

The emphasis or MAT 120 is on the process of creating effective, efficient, and dynamic multimedia solutions. We will explore each stage of the process with the intention of encouraging you to find your own working style while developing your own problem-solving approach. You will acquire the following skills during this class; A fundamental understanding of basic content acquisition, digitizing video and audio, motion graphics animation, preliminary interface design, and user interaction. Proper formats for playback through various presentation platforms are also covered.

We will focus on the following stages of developing and producing multimedia:

• Defining the uniqueness of each problem

• Exploring strategy and time management schedules to meet personal/group goals and project deadlines

• Doing the research

• Developing multiple solutions through thumbnail sketches and roughs

• Presenting your ideas through group critiques

• Editing your ideas based on valuable feedback

• Troubleshooting design and production problems that may arise during the process

• Creating and mounting storyboard comprehensives of final solutions for presentation

• Looking at traditional and digital issues in producing multimedia
  

Course Objectives

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• Conceive, plan and execute a simple interactive multimedia project.

• Acquire and edit still images through scanning, digital cameras and software.

• Digitize and edit a simple digital audio project including music loops.

• Digitize and edit a simple digital video project with audio soundtrack.

• Animate a simple motion graphic project.

• Create a simple interactive program incorporating navigation and the above media.

• Author and burn a CD-ROM/DVD.

• Execute fundamental design principles used in creating user interface designs.

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