SCHEDULE

Monday, 11/18: Introduction

  • Course info and survey
  • Concepts: Steps in DV production
  • Exercises: Introduction to the Premiere interface
  • Project I: Basic leader
  • Server accounts; upload projects
  • Homework: reading assignment, video survey
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Monday, 11/25: Editing Skills

  • Video View: class analysis
  • Introduction: Embedding movies in a Web page
  • Exercises: Editing skills
  • Project II: Be Extreme
  • Upload projects
  • Homework: reading assignment, "Top Ten" countdown project ideas
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Monday, 12/2: Transitions and Titles

  • Concepts: Transitions, transparency
  • Exercises: Edits, transitions, fades, titles
  • Project III: Reef
  • Upload projects
  • Homework: reading assignment, collect resources for "Top Ten" project
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Saturday, 12/7: Lab Day (9-4)
Superimposing and Compositing

  • Concepts: Alpha channels, mattes, and keys
  • Exercises: Working with transparency
  • Review: exporting to QuickTime
  • Project Work: Complete "Top Ten" project
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Monday, 12/9: Working with Sound

  • Concepts: Sound mixing; synchronization
  • Intro to sound editing tools: pan, volume, fade controls
  • Exercises: Mixing; adding effects; synching audio to video, and video to audio
  • Homework: reading assignment, collect resources for final project
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Saturday, 12/14: Lab Day (9-4)
Animation and Special Effects

  • Concepts: Motion paths, keyframes
  • Intro to motion control tools: rotation, zoom, distortion
  • Exercises: Animation and video effects
  • Project Work: Work on final projects
  • Homework: reading assignment, complete final project
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Monday, 12/16: Show and Tell

  • Video In and Out: capture and exporting
  • Class Evaluations
  • Individual Project Demos
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