WEEK 1- 08/31
Introduction to Course – What is Media?
Project 1: A Personal Techno Map
Assignments:
- Keep track of your daily interactions with media and analyze them
- Read:Not So Fast
- Post 2 inspirational maps to the blog
- Read more detailed assignment sheet here
WEEK 2 – 09/07
Class Discussion: Reading
Individual Desk Student Presentations: Week-long media interactions & map inspirations
Work on project 1 in class
Resources: Map your Moves data visualization
Assignment:
- Finish project 1 – Bring your Personal Techno map in a physical form. In other words, if your map was created digitally, print it out and bring it in in a presentable form. For example, you may choose to mount it, trim down the borders, etc.
WEEK 3 – 09/14
Critique Project 1: A Personal Techno Map
Assignments:
- Post an image or images of your first project to the blog along with a brief one-paragraph statement on your concept and list two examples that inspired you
- Read Never Just Pictures, The F Word, watch Gender and Sexuality in the Media, read/listen to Gay and Gamer and come to class prepared with at least three different project ideas inspired by the four sources, and to present for discussion.
- Bring one image to class for an in-class workshop. The image can be appropriated or created by you and should be AT LEAST 1024×768 pixels in size at a 72 dpi resolution.
WEEK 4 – 09/21
Introduction Project 2: Sexuality and Gender
Viewing: La jetée
Workshop: Intro to Final Cut Pro
Assignment:
- Complete the exercise begun in class using the image library created by combining all of the images brought in for class. Consider the juxtaposition of the images, the sequence and the duration as you create your narrative. Bring the FCP file to class.
- Bring 2 well thought out proposals for project 2 via a rough storyboard and short description.
- Create and or collect the images you will be using for your project.
WEEK 5 – 09/28
Workshop: Final Cut Pro – Step by Step
Individual Desk Discussions: Project concepts and storyboards
WEEK 6 – 10/05
Work on Project 2 in class
Individual Desk Discussions
Assignments:
- Complete project. Bring to class as quicktime film along with a one-paragraph statement on your concept.
- Post your warm-up exercise as a quicktime
Individual Desk Discussions: Project concepts and storyboards
WEEK 7 – 10/12
Critique Project 2: Sexuality & Gender
Visiting Critiquer: Ken Golden
Assignments:
- Post your warm-up exercise (as a quicktime file), project 2 (as a quicktime file) and statement to the blog (you may make revisions based on the feedback during class prior to posting).
- As an introduction to sound check out the project Relay: A Dialogue between sound artists. Be sure to experience all of the work and be prepared to discuss them in class.
- Select one of the artists listed here or choose another artist working with sound. Research them and their work and present your findings to the class via the blog. Do not copy and paste but re-present your findings and include your thoughts on their work and also examples where possible.
Additional: Check out the listings on the extra curricular page. You are required to attend one extra curricular event during the semester.
WEEK 8 – 10/19
Introduction to Project 3: Individual Language/Mass Language OR Signal/Noise
Discussion: Relay: A Dialogue between sound artists
Class Presentations of Selected Sound Artist
Working with Sound: Audacity & GarageBand
Assignments:
- By now you should have posted the following to the blog: Project 1: A Personal Techno Map along with inspiration maps and a one-paragraph project statement, Project 2: Sexuality and Gender (post your quicktime to vimeo and copy and paste URL to post to blog) along with your warm-up exercise quicktime and a one-paragraph project statement, your presentation of a selected sound artist (refer to Week 7 for specifics) as well as ongoing comments and contributions to the blog. Beginning Thursday, I will be referring to your blog posts while writing your mid-semester evaluation.
- Read the project brief posted here
- Read I’ve Never Seen a Sound and The Three Listening Modes. Optional: Read Individual Language and Mass Language. These are posted in the reading tab.
- Choose your topic: Individual Language/Mass Language OR Signal/Noise and brainstorm your ideas
- Come to class with at least 2 ideas represented as a sketch
- Come to class prepared to present your ideas and work in class. The project is due on November 2.
WEEK 9 – 10/26
Workshop: Sound
Individual Desk Discussions
Assignment: Complete sound project for next class and write a one paragraph concept statement.
WEEK 10 – 11/2
Critique Project 3: Individual Language/Mass Language OR Signal/Noise
WEEK 11 – 11/9
Workshop: Hand-coding basic HTML
Assignment:
Create 3 web pages (that explore an aspect of your identity) using the tags shown in class and upload it to your newschool webspace.
WebSpace is space on a Web server where degree students can upload files for their personal Web sites which are viewable by the public. WebSpace is available to degree students only. Each degree student has access using his or her NetID username and password. As part of the Single Sign-On initiative, your use of WebSpace requires no “activation” or special setup. The WebSpace server is secure, so you need to use an SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) client or SSH (Secure Shell Handler) client to communicate with the server and transfer files to your WebSpace. Suggested SFTP & SSH clients available for free download (For your convenience, these are also available in The Labs on all stations):
1. SFTP client for Windows: FileZilla
2. SFTP client for Mac: Fugu
3. SSH client for Windows: SSH Secure Shell for Workstations 3.2, Putty
4. SSH client for Mac: iTerm
Login to server name: webspace.newschool.edu using your NetID username and password. Upload files into the /public_html/ folder. Then, they will be viewable on the Web. The URL of your public Web site is webspace.newschool.edu/~yourusername. You may store on the server up to 100MB, the hard quota. You can upload any file type. For Web site viewing, you of course want to use Web-compatible files (.html, .htm, .gif, .jpg…)
Always back up your files. The New School is not responsible for missing or damaged files. The WebSpace server is not backed up. Files uploaded to this server can be lost in the event of a server failure.
WEEK 12 – 11/16
Workshop: Hand-coding basic HTML: TABLES
Assignment:
Using the code we have covered in class so far (INCLUDING TABLES), and based on the interviews conducted during class of one of your classmates, create 3 linked web pages representing aspects of your classmates identity.
11/23 – NO CLASS / THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK 13 – 11/30
Exercise: Diagramming Identity
Assignment:
1. Read the project handout. Click here.
2. Complete listed items 1. 2. 3 & 4 in the Process section.
3. Optional: follow the 3 suggestions listed on the handout.
4. Come to class with a developed concept and a detailed sketch of your idea for your website. The sketch should represent the navigation, layout, images, text and other media you will be using.
WEEK 14 – 12/7
Workshop: Dreamweaver
Work in Class
WEEK 15 – 12/14
Final Project Due – all web projects must be viewable online
and in order to receive a grade, all previous projects should be posted to the blog