481 Schedule Fall 2015

 :: week 1  :: week 2 ::  week 3  :: week 4 ::  week 5  :: week 6 ::  week 7  :: week 8 ::   week 9  :: week 10 ::  week 11  :: week 12 ::  week 13  :: week 14 ::  week 15  :: week 16 ::  

This schedule WILL change as the semester progresses. Revisions: This schedule is merely a guide. It will certainly change during the semester. Dates, deadlines, assignments, point values, and any or all policies may be changed or modified by the instructor. Changes will be announced in class or via the website. There may be unannounced quizzes during the semester.

Fall 2015 Schedule

Week 1 Intro  & Data Visualization

August 25 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Introductions & Course Overview

What is multimedia?
Why multimedia
What is Data Visualization

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Legos
Social Media

One Race
Cartograms
Hungry: Living with Prader-Willi Syndrome
Peter Pan in print and online
My Game Face
Dancing
Best Dogs?

August 27 Thursday

IN CLASS:

  • Look at Multimedia examples
  • Your Jokes
  • Data Visualization and creating your timeline

ASSIGNMENTS:

Broken Screen

READINGS:

LINKS:

Snow Fall
Superman
Seinfeld on Joke Telling
Move (and Learn)

Your Links:

STUDENT WEBSITE
 Hannah Brown  Prison Break animation

Prison Break story

Emily Brozyna  Change The World
 Katie Carlson  After Ferguson
 Georgie Wayne  Alan Watts

Shelley and Bill

 Nick Thomas  Gunman
 Jessica Goldstein  Sydney U.
 Cara Markward  Landslide
 Abhar Shah  World Series
 Valentine Ndibalema  Havana
 Lauren Dawson  Hand Transplant
 Haley Nelson  Norway Travel
 Finn Li  Nature is Speaking
 Jack Marchioni  high rise

Week 2 Data Visualization/Audio

September 1  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Work on Timeline

It’s not too early to be thinking about your final project

ASSIGNMENTS:

Using the Zoom H1 – video tutorial
Bring Audio recorders to class Thursday

READINGS:

LINKS

Kohn  (more about this story here:  RadioLab  )
Serial Podcast

September 3 Thursday

IN CLASS:

  • Look at Timelines
  • Intro to Audio
  • Bring audio recorder to class

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Sonic IDs
Tattoo Story

Passion for Sound
Knock Knock
Coming Home: Nick’s Story
Kohn  (more about this story here:  RadioLab  )
Mighty Tiny – HowSound on what makes a good story
Leaving a Mark – another great HowSound find
Transom.org – great resource for audio

Week 3 Audio

Bring audio recorder to class

September 8  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Talk about Audio
Review “Before The First Question”
Use Zoom H1 in class – bring recorder

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

worth reading: What went wrong

LINKS:

Dear Craigslist:  I Have A Small Swastika Tattoo and I Want It Off
The Moth 

September 10  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Audio – Editing

Using Audition
Work on ‘Sonic IDs’ assignment
Broken Screen due

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

This is Radio
How Sound – sure handedness
RadioLab

 

Week 4 Audio/Camera 

September 15    Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Sonic IDs assignment
Bring a camera to class (you can sign out a D7200 for the rest of the semester from Media Tech in Wagner Annex)

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

September 17   Thursday

IN CLASS:

Cameras (Bring your camera to class)

ASSIGNMENTS:

 Camera Skills

READINGS: (for next thursday)

Simple Storytelling Techniques
The Surprise

LINKS

Week 5

Audio/Cameras

September 22  Tuesday

IN CLASS: 

Microphones for the DLSR
Edit Person and their Natural Sound

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

September 24  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Critique Person and Their Sound
Premiere

ASSIGNMENTS:

Ed.Ted.Com on video sequences

READINGS:

LINKS:

His book is Believing is Seeing

Week 6 Premiere/Video

September 29 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Work with Premiere using Camera Skills files
Gentrification from Rebecca

ASSIGNMENTS:

Sight and Sound

READINGS:

LINKS:

Returning to the gym
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Sell
She Sees Your Every Move
Kurdistan
Ben & Burt
Hoops
Soundscape
Just A Minute
Shinya Kimura
Les Rose
October 1  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Shooting sequences

BRING YOUR CAMERA AND AN SD CARD **We will go outside if it isn’t raining – dress for the weather**

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

A Life Alone 

Week 7 Video 

October 6  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Music in Multimedia
Premiere help

ASSIGNMENTS:

Man on the Street (in class)
Surprise Me Video

READINGS:

LINKS: 

Wright’s Law
What’s inside counts

Poynter on music
How Music changes the story
Miyagi tsunami v1
Miyagi tsunami v2
After the Boston bombing

October 8 Thursday
NOTE  The lab is being used on Sunday, October 11 from 10am-2pm and won’t be available at that time.

IN CLASS:

Edit Sights and Sounds                            

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS: 

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Week 8 Video 

October 13 Tuesday 

IN CLASS:

Critique Sight and Sound

ASSIGNMENTS:

Final Project

READINGS:

LINKS:

October 15 Thursday

IN CLASS:

In class assignment:                                                                                                                            50 points.

Intro to Video MEET AT THE HUB (Outside if the weather is decent, inside if not)

**BRING  D7200, headphones, Wired or Wireless mic from Media Tech or Lubert and tripod from Lubert**

  • We will work to create  a series of “Man on the Street” (and woman of course) interviews.
  • The goal is to practice using the cameras and doing on-camera interviews.
  • Each person needs to interview AT LEAST 10 strangers

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Week 9

October 20 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Edit MOS
Photos in class – do your hair and wear a nice top if you want a free photo of yourself.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Election Day 

READINGS:

LINKS:

FINAL PROJECTS
A Moment In Time
A Proud Individual

MountainWorkshop

Perfect Cut
One Eye Open
Dee’s Diner

Insights of Angels 
InsideDistaster
The Conventions
Sunset Means a New Attack
UNC student work
October 22 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Critique Surprise Me Rough draft
Critique MOS

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

America’s Dead Sea
Laugh’s For Islam
Kelley Tunney’s final project
Travis Clark’s final project
Kelley King’s final project
Siru Wen’s final project

Week 10 Video 

October 27 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Surprise Me FINAL

ASSIGNMENTS:

A Person and Their Passion

READINGS:

Reporter Sandwich
B-Roll Reporter Sandwich

LINKS:

final projects:

Paul Hann “A Life of Struggles”
Anita Oh “Sisters”
Coale Henderson’s final project

October 29  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Pitch final Project idea in class

Two-minute elevator pitch in class – story idea – you must have made contact with your subject by now. The story must have a strong character and that character must be available through the rest of the semester.

Email me your proposal before class

shooting the interview

ASSIGNMENTS:

Commedia Profile

READINGS:

The Thingmaker Watch and read. Bring a question and talking points to class on Tuesday

LINKS:

Week 11 Video 

November 3 Tuesday

ELECTION DAY NO CLASS

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

November 5  Thursday

Requests for Equipment for use over Thanksgiving due to me, by email, by Friday

Work on Commedia Profile

color correction in Premiere

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

High Above New York
High Above New York video
Etsy Mr. Toilet

Week 12 Video 

November 10 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Posting to the Commedia Website

Creating a story from Gimlet Media

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

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November 12 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Editing and Shooting the Sequence

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

One story: Three ways

Week 13 Video 

November 17 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Work on projects in class

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Bear 71
Caine’s Arcade

November 19 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Final Project rough – you MUST have something to show in class

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

HowSound – the moral dilemna

Week 14

November 24 Tuesday

NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING

November 26  Thursday

NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Week 15 Final Projects 

December 1  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Person and Their Passion

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

Worth reading: an inspiring interview with the director

LINKS:


December 3 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Critique Radio Edit of Final Project
Edit Project/Portfolio and post

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Week 16 Final Projects 

Wednesday December 9:  Evening Editing session – I’ll be in the lab from ~ 7pm-midnight to help with any editing or posting questions/problems

December 8   Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Post Portfolio stories to web –  You need at least two stories from the semester on the website, linked to your profile, plus your final project.

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

December 10   Thursday

IN CLASS:

Last Day of Class Assignment Due: Final Project presentations in class **Final Projects must be finished and posted AT START OF CLASS**

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Finals Week

Multimedia Mini Film Festival (Mandatory)
Date: Tuesday December 15, 2015  2:30-4:20
Location: Carnegie 113  (Carnegie Cinema)