This intermediate computer course will provide students with basic skills required for today's digital age. We focus on different types of digital media creation that is often demonstrated on the Internet and in film productions.
Topics covered include image manipulation, video creation and editing, sound mixing, 2D animation and 3D modeling and animation. The focus will be on elements of design, composition, techniques, and use of space.
Assignment 1 - Microsoft Word, Digital Camera, PDF Creation, File Organization (Feb. 2)
Assignment 2 - Creating Fading Light Vectors in Fireworks (tutorial; level: intermediate)
Assignment 2.5 - Use what you've learned in the tutorial above, make picture of your own. (10 marks)
Assignment 3 - Creating Grunge text in FireWorks
Assignment 3.5 - Use what you know and create another grunge-style text. (10 marks)
Assignment 4 - Creating a "fake" Apple LED Cinema Display to showcase your image (10 marks)
Use the tutorial to help you create the screen. Put your assignment 2.5 & 3.5 in the display!
Assignment 5 - Creating glowing light trails (10 marks)
Use the tutorial to help you create interesting patterns of light trails.
Hand in an image with light trails incorporated !!
Assignment 6 - Text to Path (10 marks)
Use the tutorial to help you create your own interesting flowing text.
Suggestion: the text could be a biography of you
Assignment 7 - Shadows and Highlights, Creating faux 3D circular objects (10 marks)
Use the tutorial to help you add shadows and hightlights to make a flat circular object looking more life-like..
Hand in: 1 buoy and 1 other object using similar technique!!
Assignment 8 - Collage I (10 marks)
Hand in this practice tutorial for marks.
Assignment 8.5 - Use what you've learned to create your own Photo Journalism collage. (15 marks)
Assignment 9 - Collage II (10 marks)
Hand in this practice tutorial for marks.
Assignment 9.5 - Use what you've learned to create a vibrant and edgy billboard ad. (15 marks)
Assignment 10 - Photo-Realistic Touch-ups (15 marks)
Use your own images or images found online. Hand in this practice tutorial for marks. Don't forget to add your own "touches".
Assignment 11 - Night Scene (15 marks)
Hand in this practice tutorial for marks. Don't forget to add your own "flares" to the scene.
Extra I (no marks, for your info only) - More Light Effects
This is similar to the first light vector tutorial.
You can use the tutorial to help you create different lighting effects to your image.
Extra II - Tilt-Shift technique on Photoshop
Tilt-Shift is the technique that people use to make a fake miniature world style photos.
It makes your photo looking like it was a model taken at a miniature world with macro.
Digital Artwork Portfolio (DUE Apr 12)- Put together a slide show (using Powerpoint or other means) to highlight your creations (20 marks)
Choose 2 projects from the following: (60 marks each)