Composing Digital Media
Professor Jamie Skye Bianco
Spring 2011, University of Pittsburgh
Mondays, 6-8:30PM, G26 CL
ENGCMP 610W
Office Hours, posted and by appointment
Office Location: 501m CL
@ProfJSBianco (twitter)
Course Home
Course Schedule
Course Expectations
Course Media Makers DIY Blog
Student Websites
TAs Sarah & Tiffany
DIY Ethos
Students Home
Spikenlilli Home
January 10: |
Introduction: Social Media, Twitter, Blog, Working Groups for 1st Project |
Introduction Save, save as, backup and keep Process Project Determining Our Licensing: Creative Commons Set up Twitter & Blog accounts. Follow @profjsbianco, @spiffytiffy2009, @sarahvinski & all classmates. Discuss twitter narrative & digital picture "Alphabet" (cuneiform) projects Discuss ethos statement Creating Social Media Narrative/Writing Constraints Tiffany will guide us through setting up FTP, Pitt web space & Prof. Bianco will discuss acquiring a personal site. Sarah will discuss some technical aspects of photography & image types Begin web design, html, css |
January 17: |
No class: holiday | Read all syllabus content for this course Read all of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act Complete HTML/XHTML tutorials for W3Schools and htmldog Complete your first html page (started in class) Complete Adobe Photoshop Tutorial Work on 26 "Alphabet" Pictures You Have Taken This Week Compose Twitter Narrative: One Entry/Day for one week straight Select three rules from which you will take the language you will use. Each source must be used everyday. Post everyday for 7 days. You must remix the language so that it makes sense as one coherent story. Post each day to our twitter stream. Label with hastag #t. If you miss a day, you start again Read Peers' Twitter Narratives |
January 24: |
Static Web Design II: Dreamweaver, HTML, XHTML, CSS Processing Images I: Photoshop Storytelling II: Twitter Narratives, Cuneiforms |
Workshop: Building a static website. Looking at "Alphabet" projects & Twitter Narratives Import CC license to website Homework Due Today:
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January 31: |
Static Web Design II: Dreamweaver, CSS |
Workshop: Building a static website (continued)
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February 7: |
Storytelling IV: Sharing our websites, images, and thinking about our projects
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Workshop: Web & Image Critiques
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February 14: |
Sound I: Evaluating scripts and design |
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February 21: |
Sound II: SoundBooth, Audacity, & Garageband |
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February 28: |
Video I: Time for Images & Sound: Premiere: Editing, Interface, Timeline BRING YOUR CAMERAS (VIDEO) TO CLASS!!! |
Workshop: Listening to the podcasts! Bring your earbuds!
Homework Due Today
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March 7: |
Video II: SPRING BREAK |
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March 14: |
Video III: Workshop Rough Videos--time to revise Begin DIY cuts Premiere: Compositing, Key Frames, Transitions |
Workshop: Continue commenting & critiquing peer videos & podcasts DIY Project: in class cuts--video lab Homework Due Today:
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March 21: |
Video IV: VIDEO & DIY CUTS |
Workshop: continue video, podcast & DIY video crit Homework Due Today:
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March 28: |
Sound IV: Present Final Podcasts-FINAL DUE DATE |
Workshop: Commenting & critiquing FINAL podcasts & revised videos Homework Due Today:
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April 4: |
Video V: Present Revised Videos |
Workshop: Commenting & critiquing revised videos (ALL DUE) Discuss revised Final Project Proposal Homework Due Today:
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April 11: |
Final Project III: Present draft of final project Final revisions of website design, podcast & videos DUE |
Workshop: Commenting & critiquing draft final projects Homework Due Today:
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April 18: |
Final Project IV: Present final project---->> SHOWCASE!! |
Final Project Presentations! |
APRIL 25 |
Final DATE to TURN in USB DRIVE/FINALIZE WEBSITE + WORK - NO CLASS MEETING |
All work (including project files, drafts, etc) must be uploaded on your fully functioning & navigable website, and you must hand in all these files on a USB drive (turn in to English Dept. Office -- 526CL) no later than 4pm. Happy summer! |