481 Schedule Spring 2017

 :: 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 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.

Spring 2017 Schedule
This class includes an assignment over THON. You must be available part of THON weekend.

 

Week 1 Intro 

January 10 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Introductions & Course Overview

Watch intro video
Take Syllabus/Intro quiz

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Legos
One Race

Hungry: Living with Prader-Willi Syndrome
Peter Pan in print and online
College & Income
Dancing

January 12 Thursday

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

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

READINGS:

LINKS:

NYT Best
Iran Agreement simply
Sound Architecture
Snow Fall
Superman
Seinfeld on Joke Telling
Move (and Learn)
Faster Than Bolt?
100 Degree Days

Your Links:




Week 2 Data Visualization/Audio

January 17  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Jokes
Good Multimedia

Jack Ewell Patient Voices
 Anna Pitingolo  Ryan Lochte
 D’mon Reynolds  War on Drugs
 Matthew Katz Losing Ground 
 Holly Mason  Toughest Vault
 Hannah Mulhern  History of PR
 Lianne Galante  Make a Hit
 Alexa Healy  If London
Sydney Child  Rebuilding Haiti
 Kendall Mar  Better or Worse
Cristal Casellas  After the Storm

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

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS

VR 360 Old Bones

Kohn  (more about this story here:  RadioLab  )

January 19 Thursday

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Sonic IDs
Passion for Sound
Knock Knock
Transom.org – great resource for audio




Week 3 Audio

Bring audio recorder to class

January 24  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

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

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

worth reading:  Perfect Strangers: When Dick Cavett Met Seth Meyers

LINKS:

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

January 26  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Audio – Editing

Using Audition
Work on ‘Sonic IDs’ assignment

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

This is Radio
How Sound – sure handedness
RadioLab




Week 4 Audio/Camera 

January 31  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Sonic IDs

ASSIGNMENTS:

Pick up Nikon D7200 at Media Tech – everyone gets a camera for the rest of the semester. Sign it out from Media Tech.
You should make sure to get a D7200 NOT a D7100 or any other camera.
Ed.Ted intro to the D7200

READINGS:

LINKS:

February 2  Thursday

IN CLASS:

D7200
Work on Camera Skills assignment and Natural Sound assignment
Do Reading for next week

ASSIGNMENTS:

Ed.Ted tutorials on using D7200

 Camera Skills

READINGS: (for next Thursday)

Simple Storytelling Techniques

LINKS




Week 5

Audio/Cameras

February 7  Tuesday

IN CLASS:  

Critique Person and Their Sound
Premiere

ASSIGNMENTS:

THON

READINGS:

LINKS:

February 9  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Work with Premiere using Camera Skills files

ASSIGNMENTS:

Ed.Ted.Com on video sequences

READINGS:

LINKS:

His book is Believing is Seeing




Week 6 Premiere/Video

February 14 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Camera Skills
Microphones

Gentrification from Rebecca

ASSIGNMENTS:

Surprise Me Video

READINGS:

LINKS:

Returning to the gym
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Sell
Motorcycle video by ABC
Shinya Kimura
Les Rose
February 16 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:

Sequencing

A Life Alone 




Week 7 Video 

February 21 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique THON
Music in Multimedia

ASSIGNMENTS:

Man on the Street (in class)
Final Project

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

February 23 Thursday 

IN CLASS:

In class assignment:                                                                                                                            50 points.

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: 

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Week 8 Video 

February 28 Tuesday 

IN CLASS:

Pitch Surprise Me Idea
Color correction and Titling in Premiere

 

ASSIGNMENTS

Edit Man on the Street

READINGS:

LINKS:

March 2 Thursday

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 9 Video

March 7 Tuesday

 SPRING BREAK NO CLASS!

March 9 Thursday

 SPRING BREAK NO CLASS!




Week 10 Video 

March 14 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Man on the Street
Review Final Project Ideas – 60-second pitches. Why will we care. Why is it interesting.

ASSIGNMENTS:

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

March 16 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Critique Surprise Me rough cut (You must have a rough version of your story)

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 11 Video 

March 21 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

March 23  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Critique Surprise Me

ASSIGNMENTS:

Commedia Profile

READINGS:

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

LINKS:




Week 12 Video 

March 28 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Final Project First Critique – You must have work to show

shooting the interview

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

The Unheard Story

March 30 Thursday

IN CLASS

Free photos!!  If you want a headshot of yourself for your profile or any other use, I’ll be taking them in class. Brush your hair and wear professional looking clothes. YOU MUST HAVE A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING PHOTO OF YOURSELF FOR YOUR COMMEDIA PROFILE.

Build/update Commedia Profile

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

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



Week 13 Video 

April 4 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

April 6 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Final Project second edit – you MUST have something to show in class

Creating a story from Gimlet Media

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

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Week 14

April 11 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Premiere Review

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Swan Song
Caine’s Arcade

April 13  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Work on projects and posting to Commedia

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

HowSound – the moral dilemna

 




Week 15 Final Projects 

April 18  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Third Edit of Final Project

ASSIGNMENTS:

Commedia Portfolio

READINGS:

Worth reading: an inspiring interview with the director

LINKS:


April 20 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Edit Project/Portfolio and post

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 16 Final Projects 

I’ll be available several evenings this week to help with any editing or posting questions/problems
Monday 7-11:30 @ Lubert 115
Wednesday 7-11:30 Lubert 213
Thursday 7-11:30 @ Carnegie 06

April 25  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:

April 27  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 May 2, 2:30-4:20
Location: Carnegie Cinema