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University of
Northern Iowa Department of
Communication Studies Documentary
| Flash Animation | Music Video | Pictures
48E:112 Multimedia Production Spring 2005 Instructor: Dr. Joyce Chen Office Hour: TTH 2-3:30pm Office: 321 LNG W 1-3 pm Office Phone: 32574 or by appointment Class meeting times: T TH 3:30-4:45 pm 213 LNG Email: chen@uni.edu Web Page: www.uni.edu/chen;
www.uni.edu/comstudy/earandi Required Textbook: Tyler, D. (2003). How to use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript. Indianapolis: Que. Course Objectives: In terms of multimedia production, you will learn and practice the software to create products that consist of multiple elements, including texts, graphics, audio and video, and can be presented on multiple media formats, such as electronic-magnetic tapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs, the Internet, computer disks, papers, etc. Thus, this class will help you learn a variety of multimedia production software to complete the class projects. By the end of this semester, you will be able to gain the skills for the entry-level job in the multimedia industry, such as webmaster, production house, publishing company, webcasting, as well as radio/television stations. Class Organization & Lab Work Hours: Since my teaching philosophy is to promote students' learning processes, I will accommodate your learning needs based on individual background. I expect that there would be a gap between those who have practiced a lot and those who had no experience. However, I strongly believe that the knowledge gap will be narrowed down very quickly. For those who do not have experience in multimedia production, you will make progress quickly if you follow the class schedule constantly and get my help attentively and timely. For those who have some experience, you may reach another level of skills if you work creatively and cooperatively with the class schedule.
You are required to work on your assignment in the lab. The class time will be devoted to discussing the basic characteristics of production genres, learning and practicing relevant software (Photoshop, Flash MX, Dreamweaver, Realvideo, DVD recording, etc.), as well as understanding the requirement of each project assignment. Individual conferences will be emphasized throughout the semester. Class Discussion of Project Ideas (10%): There will be discussion organized for each
project assignment. The discussion will be focused on the production ideas of
each project. The purposes of discussion aim to help each student present
individual talent and creativity, prepare the production as early as
possible, and solve problems encountered during practicing. Finally, the
production process would be under the control of both students and the
instructor. "The University of Northern Iowa is
an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Institution. Students with disabilities and other
special needs should feel free to contact the professor privately if there
are services or adaptations which can be made to accommodate specific
needs." Attendance/Participation (10%): You must attend all class sessions and arrive on
time because teamwork is very important to the production profession. On the
other hand, it is hard for you to catch up with the class progress if you
miss the class practices. Your attendance will be taken into account for
judging your performance in this class. You are allowed TWO absences without penalty. If you will be absent or late, you
are expected to notify me in advance. There is no distinction between excused or unexcused absence, so save
your two absences for potential emergent needs. Once you have two absences, every one thereafter will result in
a five-point deduction from your final grade. Assignments (80%): There are five assignments, including Documentary, Music Video, Web Page Design, Flash Animation, and DVD. Another grade that is related to each assignment is the discussion of production ideas. It is a necessary step for each assignment. If you submit the production ideas for all assignment in a timely manner, you will get a full 10% of the final grade. Since the class time is used to learn new functions of the software, you need to use lab time to work on your project. Please make appointment with me if you have problems with completing assignments. Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date, unless otherwise stated. The penalty for a late assignment is 1 percent deduction for each day late. Any late assignment accepted will be graded based on the reduced percentage. Grading: All the work
turned in to this class should be your original work for this class.
According to University policy, plagiarism will result in FAILURE of the course and further DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Plagiarism
includes "borrowing" other student's paper or other writer's work,
and submitting the work that you did for other courses.
The grading composition is shown as follows:
The letter grading scales are shown as follows:
The grades will be weighed by the percentages shown above and combined to result in your final course grade. Before giving you the final grade I need to make sure that you achieve the objectives of this course. Tentative Schedule: 1/11 (T) Syllabus,
orientation to the facilities 1/13 (TH) Discussion: Documentary & documentary ideas Assignment #1:
Documentary 1/18 (T) Discussion: documentary scripts
Review Non-linear editing and DV camera operations 1/20 (TH) Lecture:
Multimedia Production 1/25 –27 (T, Th)
Working on your documentary video (no class meetings) 2/1 (T) Discussion: Critique documentary videos; Introduction to Music Video
Documentary due Assignment #2: Music video 2/3 (TH) Discussion: Music video project (production proposal) Sing up for
individual meetings 2/8 (T) Discussion: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 2/10 (TH) Discussion: Animation (such as Cartoons, Advertising,
Web Animation, etc.) Animation project ideas (story boards and scripts) 2/15 (T)
Introduction to Flash MX Assignment #3: Flash Animation 2/17 (TH) Chapter
1: Using Flash Tools (class exercises) 2/22 (T) Chapter
2: Building and Editing Symbols (class exercises) 2/24 (TH) Discussion: presenting basic
symbols (graphics) Chapter 3: Basic Animation
(class exercises) Chapter 7: Saving and
Publishing (class exercises) 3/1 (T) Discussion:
presenting basic symbols (movie clips) Chapter 4: Advanced Animation
(class exercises) Chapter 7: Saving and Publishing (class exercises) 3/3 (TH) Chapter 7: Saving and Publishing (class exercises) 3/8 (T) Chapter 6:
Sounds (class exercises) 3/10 (TH) Flash 3/15-17 (Spring
Break) 3/22 (T) Critique
Flash animation products, Flash Animation Due 3/24 (TH) Discussion: Web Page Design Assignment #4: Web page 3/29 (T) Introduction
to Html codes/tags; html exercise 3/31 (TH) Unix
Account setting up and check your first Web page 4/5 (T)
Introduction to Dreamweaver 4/7 (TH)
Dreamweaver 4/12 (T) Critique
music video products, Music
Video due 4/14 (TH)
Dreamweaver 4/19 (T)
Dreamweaver 4/21 (TH) Introduction to DVD recording 4/26 (T)
Individual Meeting 4/28 (TH) Web Page Due 5/4 (W) (Finals week) 3-4:50pm DVD due |