Advanced Digital Art:: art 778

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Weds 6/2- Class 1: Photoshop

Course introduction
Photomontage work
Project One Introduction: Anthony Goicolea
Bitmap vs. vector
Resolution
Scanning techniques
Basic Tools, Palettes and Menus
Making selections.
File formats
Introduction to Layers

Reading: Language of New Media, Introduction

Mon 6/7 - Class 2: Photoshop

Image transformations
Effects filters
Ink effects
Paths
Working extensively with layers
Layer masks and adjustment layers
Using the rubber stamp
Photo retouching and colorization
Animation tools

Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 3

Weds 6/9 - Class 3: Dreamweaver

Photoshop for the web (palettes, file formats, photoshop utilities)
What is a site?
Remote and local volumes
Creating a page
Adding text
Adding images
Setting page properties
Linking
CSS
Tables
Project Two Introduction: Double Happiness


Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 1

Mon 6/14 - Class 4: Blogg Software

More Dreamweaver

Frames
Spry
Editing HTML
Blog software
WordPress/BlogSpot
Editing Templates...


Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 2

Weds 6/16 - Class 5: Cameras/FinalCut

Project Three Introduction: Aida Ruilova

Basics of digital video editing
Importing/digitizing footage
Interface basics
Rough editing
Adding clips to a sequence
In and Out points
Working with Tracks in the Timeline
Performing different types of edits
Split edits
Multiclips?

Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 4

Mon 6/21- Class 6: FinalCut

Fine Editing
Slip, Slide,Ripple and Roll edits
Trimming clips
Adding transitions
Work time

Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 4

Weds 6/23- Class 7: Motion

Introduction to Motion 3
Project Four Introduction: Paul Pfeiffer
Interface Overview
Working with keyframes
Vector based paints
Working with Text

Motion Graphics in Movie Trailers

 

Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 5

Mon 6/28 - Class 8: Motion

Behaviors in Motion 3
Filters and effects
Creating Matte Effects, traveling mattes
Particle Simulation
Syncing events to sound

Reading: Language of New Media, Chapter 6

Weds 6/30 Class 9: Field Trip/Film Screening

Schedule:

5pm: Class meets at Pecan LLC cafe, 130 Franklin St. (Franklin and Varick)
to meet the filmmaker Annie J. Howell

7:30 Please buy tickets in advance, ask Jenn for discount code

92 St. Y TRIBECA

TUESDAY 7/6 - Class 10: Final Screening