481 Schedule Spring 2019

 :: 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 2019 Schedule
This class includes an assignment during THON weekend. You must be available to work for a part of THON.

Week 1 Intro 

january 8 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Introductions & Course Overview
Take Syllabus/Intro quiz

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Legos
One Race

Hungry: Living with Prader-Willi Syndrome
Ten Meter Tower
College & Income
Dancing

january 10 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Jokes
Good Multimedia
Data Visualization and creating your timeline

NAME LINK
Xinyin Zhang Promise Tracker
Chushi Hu Documenting Hate
Emily Palmer Solitary
Dylan Burd Brother’s Keeper
Claire Going Saudi Weapons
Allison Rambler John & Joe

Clara Beltran Del Rio

Promise Tracker
 Sarah Venezia  From Space

ASSIGNMENTS:

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

READINGS:

LINKS:

Outstanding Goals
How Much Hotter?
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 15  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Work on Timeline

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

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS

Kohn

january 17 Thursday

Extra Credit – Stephanie Strasburg talk  7 pm in the Foster  Auditorium Tuesday 1/22

IN CLASS:

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

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

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




Week 3 Audio

Bring audio recorder to class

january 22  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

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

ASSIGNMENTS:

Extra Credit – Stephanie Strasburg talk  7 pm in the Foster  Auditorium

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

Sure handedness

january 24  Thursday

IN CLASS: (snow day)

Audio – Editing

Using Audition
Work on ‘Sonic IDs’ assignment

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Passion for Sound

This is Radio
RadioLab




Week 4 Audio/Camera 

january 29  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Audio – Editing

Using Audition
Work on ‘Sonic IDs’ assignment

ASSIGNMENTS:

Audio Interview with Natural Sound

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
Ed.Ted tutorial  D7200 for video

READINGS:

LINKS:

january 31  Thursday

IN CLASS:  (Snow Day)

Critique Sonic IDs

Finding good stories

 ASSIGNMENTS:

THON

READINGS: (for next Thursday)

Simple Storytelling Techniques

LINKS




Week 5

Audio/Cameras

february 5  Tuesday

IN CLASS:  

Finding Good Stories

Cameras  BRING CAMERAS TO CLASS

ASSIGNMENTS:

THON

READINGS:

LINKS:

february 7  Thursday

IN CLASS: 

BRING CAMERAS TO CLASS

Work with Cameras

ASSIGNMENTS:

Camera Skills

Passion Video

READINGS:

LINKS:

Jessica Paholsky – pacing

His book is Believing is Seeing




Week 6 Premiere/Video

february 12 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Person with their Sound

Gentrification from Rebecca

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Using a Mic
Returning to the gym
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Sell
Motorcycle video by ABC
Shinya Kimura
Les Rose
february 14 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Work with Camera Skills files in Premiere

ASSIGNMENTS

Final Project

READINGS:

LINKS:

Sequencing

A Life Alone 




Week 7 Video 

february 19 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Look at THON
Pitch Passion ideas
Compare:

ASSIGNMENTS:

Ed.Ted.Com on video sequences

READINGS:

LINKS: 


What’s inside counts

Poynter on music

Downbeat
Upbeat
NatSound

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

february 21 Thursday 

IN CLASS:

Critique Camera Skills
Color correction and Titling in Premiere

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS: 

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Week 8 Video 

february 26 Tuesday 

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

Man on the Street (in class)

READINGS:

LINKS:

february 28 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Surprise Me Rough Cuts
Review Final Project Ideas – 60-second pitches. Why will we care. Why is it interesting.

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 9 SPRING BREAK

march 5 Tuesday

SPRING BREAK NO CLASS

march 7 Thursday

SPRING BREAK NO CLASS




Week 10 Video 

march 12 Tuesday

EXTRA CREDIT NEXT WEEK: Matt Ford will talk about storytelling – he’s great. Monday, March 18th @ 7:00 in the Foster Auditorium

IN CLASS:

Microphones

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

FINAL PROJECTS

A Proud Individual

MountainWorkshop


One Eye Open
Dee’s Diner

InsideDistaster
The Conventions
Sunset Means a New Attack
UNC student work

march 14 Thursday

EXTRA CREDIT: Matt Ford will talk about storytelling – he’s great. Monday, March 18th @ 7:00 in the Foster Auditorium

IN CLASS:

Look at work

Work on Projects

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

A Moment In Time

Insight of Angels

Perfect Cut

Siru Wen’s final project

Paraiso




Week 11 Video 

march 19 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Matt Ford in class

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

Reporter Sandwich
B-Roll Reporter Sandwich

final projects:

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

Short Doc Workshop
Mountain Workshop

march 21  Thursday

IN CLASS: 

Critique Passion Final

ASSIGNMENTS:

Website

READINGS:

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

LINKS:




Week 12 Video 

march 26 Tuesday

IN CLASS:  

Final Project First Critique – You must have work to show

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

march 28 Thursday

IN CLASS:  

Lighting the interview – making it look as good as it sounds

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Short Doc Workshop
America’s Dead Sea
Laugh’s For Islam



Week 13 Video 

april 2 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Websites

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

The Unheard Story

april 4 Thursday

IN CLASS

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Election Nite in photos

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



Week 14

april 9 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

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

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Swan Song
Caine’s Arcade

HowSound – the moral dilemna

april 11  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Websites

Creating a story from Gimlet Media

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

 




Week 15 Final Projects 

april 16  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

One-on-Ones 3rd Edit

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

Worth reading: an inspiring interview with the director

LINKS:


april 18 Thursday

IN CLASS:

One-on-Ones 3rd Edit

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 16 Final Projects 

april 23 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Work on Websites and Final Projects

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

april 25  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: Wedesday, May 1 2:30-4:20
Carnegie 113 (The Cinema)

Location: TBA (NOT our classroom)