Schedule
(All assignments, due dates, & scheduled material subject to change at Prof. Bianco's discretion)
January 8: |
Introduction: Twitter, Blog, DropBox, Working Groups for Web Project
Static Web Design I: Dreamweaver, HTML, HTML5
Intellectual Property: Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Creative Commons
Storytelling I: Web Layout |
Introduction: DIY vs The Schoolmaster
Save, save as, backup and keep
TA : The Awesome Zac
Discuss Process Project
Determining Our Licensing: Creative Commons
Set up Twitter, DropBox & Blog accounts. Follow @jamieskyebianco & all classmates.
Discuss ethos statement
Setting up FTP & Prof. Bianco will discuss acquiring a personal domain or access to the Pitt Unix Server. Check out the "technology" document in our DropBox (do not remove it from the folder).
Begin web design, html |
January 15: |
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Workshop: Building a static website: HTML + CSS. Begin Photoshop.
Discuss Digital Millenium Copyright Act
Web Design : Creating a design concept! Navigation.
"Strange Pictures" project -- planning
App Design project -- planning
Final project -- planning
Homework Due Today:
Read all syllabus content for this course Read all of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act
Complete HTML5/XHTML tutorials at W3Schools, Channel 9 Intro & Channel 9 HTML5 (Channel 9 is especially helpful for PC users)
Complete tutorials for Dreamweaver
Author your fully functional homepage (HTML & content) for your static website -- uploaded & live (Dreamweaver FTP help) (HTML tags)
Import CC license and educational "fair use" clause to website
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January 22: |
Static Web Design III: Dreamweaver, CSS, Color + Layout
Processing Images II: Photoshop (layers, masks, links)
Storytelling III: Strange Pictures (week 1), Building a Smart & Elegant Website, App Design, Final Project |
Workshop: Building a static website (continued)
HTML5, XHTML Validation, Entities, CSS Properties, CSS Validation, Hex Color
Working with images: Photoshop for the web
Crit: how design effects the same content
Final Project Proposal Review
Homework Due Today:
W3Schools Tutorials for CSS, Channel 9 CSS, and htmldog html & css (beginner & intermediate) [All Channel 9 vids here]
Complete Adobe Photoshop Tutorial
Revise website: Add CSS, full navigation & implement design concept
Bring To Class: 5 Strange Pictures (I expect you to have taken many more and selected and cultivated the 5 best) -- upload to website.
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog
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January 29: |
Static Web Design IV: Sharing our websites, images, and thinking about fonts, adjustments, expansion
Processing Images III: Photoshop (layers, masks, links)
Storytelling IV: Strange Pictures (week 2), The Flat (Dreaming Methods) & the Widget Art Gallery
App Design I: Ideas for the apps... drilling down into functionality
Final Project I: the preliminary proposal |
Workshop: Web & Image Critiques
Typetester, CSS Examples (& How-to), Fonts for websites
Crit: Website Review, Project Pics, App & Project Ideas
Homework Due Today:
Fully designed website due (HTML5, CSS, Layout, Color Scheme, Navigation). Must include navigation and all assignments to date. All image assignments, Strange photo essay, proposal, ALL assignments must be accessible on website.
Complete Tizag CSS Tutorial and W3Schools Advanced Tutorials for CSS
Alphabetic Writing: draft two 1-2pp proposals for your final/end-of-semester project. Give this serious thought as you will be working on these ideas for the rest of the term. Upload to website.
Upload: 5 strange pictures you have taken and cultivated this week (10 total so far)
Look at the works in Dreaming Methods. Read "The Flat" carefully. (We will look at lots of interesting, "strange" works for ideas about the final project. Ask me if you would like to see more sooner).
Look at the Widget Art Gallery (again ... more ideas for the App & the Final Project)
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog
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February 5: |
Sound I: Evaluating scripts and design
Storytelling V: Strange Pictures (week 3)
App Design II: the graphical proposal
Final Project II: the proposal |
Workshop:
Crit: Website Review, Project Pics, App & Final Project Proposals
Review Sound Designs
Homework Due Today:
Complete Audition Tutorial
Listen to: "The House on Loon Lake" and This American Life: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes (2003, NPR) [mp3 pay download or free ... if you find it :)]& "Apron Strings of Savannah" from The Moth
5 more Strange pics (15 total): create fabulous gallery to showcase all 15.
Graphical layout/storyboard/wireframe of your app: home page + 1 full layer down in functionality (min of 5 pages of layout)
Revised version of your Project Proposal--topic approved by Prof. Bianco
Compose Soundscape/Sound Essay Design: one double-spaced page narrative based on your project
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog
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February 12: |
Dynamic Web Design I: javascript
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Workshop:
Special workshop with Zac on making things go bump on your websites
Listen to soundscapes: Soundwalk (pay attention to use of text + image + sound), London Sound Survey, the Smalls Street Sounds
Find and post to twitter 3 interesting soundscapes, sound essays or podcasts that inspire you for your sound project by Monday, 2/11/13, at 5p
Upload revised soundscape/ sound essay design + sound schema
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog by Monday, 2/11/13, at midnight
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February 19: |
Sound II: Audition, Soundbooth, Audacity, & Garageband
App Design III: the graphical revision with links
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Workshop:
Crit for websites and for digital images
Review updated soundscape/sound essay proposals
Bring earbuds and microphones to class
Begin sound mixing
Homework Due Today:
Review Soundbooth and/or Audition Tutorial
Bring three recorded raw tracks to class today
Finish & revise your app design with field links
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog by Monday, 2/18/13, at midnight
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February 26: |
Sound III: Audition, Soundbooth, Audacity, & Garageband
Video I: Premiere Pro, Video Proposal DUE
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Workshop:
Crit for websites, digital images, sound pieces
Review video proposals (1-2pp including conceptual and technical details)
Bring earbuds to class
Revise sound mixing
Homework Due Today:
Review Soundbooth and/or Audition Tutorial
Begin Premiere Pro tutorials
Rough cut of your sound piece due today (uploaded on your website and cross compatible in ALL browsers)
Spend time on YouTube, Vimeo, whereever open access video may be found: find 3 fantastically interesting and well-made non-professional videos that inspire you for your project (share links on twitter by Sunday, February 24, 5pm)
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog by Monday, 2/25/13, at midnight
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| March 5 |
Sound IV: Revised work due
Video II: Time for Images & Sound: Premiere: Editing, Interface, Timeline
BRING YOUR CAMERAS (VIDEO) & VIDEO FILES TO CLASS!!!
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Workshop: Listening to the soundworks! Bring your earbuds!
BRING YOUR VIDEO CAMERAS (VIDEO) TO CLASS!!!
Crit: Revised Soundscape Review
Planning Video production
Storyboarding
Homework Due Today
Revised Soundscape due (includes photography & text, uploaded & exported onto your website)
Complete Premiere Tutorial
Two page video script due // Storyboard due
Bring in scratch video tracks to begin workshop
Return process video USB drives (make sure you copy footage)
Watch The Wilderness Downtown and MoviKantoRevo (on Chrome)
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog by Monday, 3/4/13, at midnight
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| March 12 |
Spring Break: no class & have fun!!
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Work on your video and your process video
Make sure you have completed all assignments to date (remember that you must complete all assignments to pass the course!)
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| March 19 |
Video III: Time for Images & Sound: Premiere: Storyboarding & Scratch clips
BRING YOUR CAMERAS (VIDEO) & VIDEO FILES TO CLASS!!! Sound V: Final work due |
Workshop: Listening to the sound pieces! Working on VIDEO! Bring your earbuds!
Crit: Soundscape Review, Process Video, Your Video
Homework Due Today
Final Soundscape due (includes photography & text, uploaded & exported onto your website)
Rough cuts due: Process video (1 min) & your video (3-5 mins)
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog by Monday, 3/18/13, at midnight
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March 26: |
Video IV: Revised CUTS: Project Video/Process Video
BRING YOUR CAMERAS (VIDEO) & VIDEO FILES TO CLASS!!! |
Workshop: Crit for SOUND & both VIDEOS! Bring your earbuds!
-Revised Cuts due for Process & Project Videos--CRIT
Add your entry on the DIY How-to Blog by Monday, 3/25/13, at midnight |
| April 2: |
Video V: Present sound & video
Final project III: final proposal with tech specs due |
Animation? Flash ... After Effects , JQUERY, Javascript?
-sound & video crit
-final project proposal due (FINAL DRAFT)
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| April 9: |
Final project IV: rough draft of final project DUE
Big Workshop: working toward the final projects |
Animation? Flash ... After Effects , JQUERY, Javascript?
-sound & video crit
-Update & revise all assignments/website
-Present rough draftfor final project
-Meetings with Prof. Bianco as scheduled.
-project video due
-process video due
-rough draft of FINAL PROJECT due |
| April 16 |
SHOWCASE & FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL PLANS PRIOR TO OUR LAST CLASS MEETING.
FINAL PROJECT DUE -- YOU MUST PRESENT (PREPARED PRESENTATIONS PLEASE!) & PROJECT MUST BE FULLY AVAILABLE ON YOUR WEBSITE |
| April 23 |
Final!!! |
All assignments due - including thumb drive and online content - 4:30 pm |