Introduction to Digital Video

Introduction to Digital Video
MULTM-149-8743 Session I
Spring 2005

Location: BFL-205

Class Schedule: Lecture/Lab – Monday 7 - 9:50 PM
Office Hours: Monday 6 - 7 by appointment.

Instructor: John Sappington - john@basearts.com

Course Syllabus

Online Syllabus: http://www.basearts.com/DigitalVideo2005I.htm

DESCRIPTION:

This is an introductory course for students interested in digital video.

Students will learn how to capture, edit, and create digital video for Tape, CDRom, DVD, interactive computer presentations and the Internet. Students will learn video techniques using QuickTime movies, stills and sound files. Students will learn to record and edit video materials. Students will learn to use and apply transitions and special effects in their video projects. Students will have to critically analyze their movies for content, sequence of events, design and timing.

Recommended Technical TEXTS:

Adobe Premiere 6.5 Visual Quickstart Guide, Anthony Bolante

Purchase Direct from the publisher:
http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,4096,0321130081,00.html

From Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/

REQUIRED SUPPLIES:

Students are required to obtain backup media to store class example files and work in progress. In addition class projects will require at minimum, 1/60 minute Digital Video Cassette (Premium).

Optional media types are:

- 250MB Zip disks

- CD ROM, Write-once or Re Writable: Approx. capacity 700+MB

- DVD ROM, Write-once or Re Writable: Approx. capacity 2-4 GB.

Students are also required to have an e-mail account. This can be accessed through the lab and may be a free account like those available from Hotmail, Yahoo, Freemail, Excite, etc. The instructor will assist students in obtaining an e-mail account if necessary only on the first day of class. Students will be expected to check this e-mail account at least once a week. General class announcements will be reported via e-mail.

EVALUATION:

50% of student grades will be based on class participation. Students must attend class in order to effectively participate.

50% of student grades will be based on the completion of assigned exercises and one final project. Incomplete assignments will be considered undone.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students are expected to attend all of every class meeting unless they have received prior permission from the instructor. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. Anyone absent when attendance is taken will be assumed absent from the class. If you are late to class it is your responsibility to make sure your attendance is acknowledged by talking to the instructor.

If you are intending to drop the class, it is your responsibility to drop the class. You should not assume that the instructor will automatically drop you because of absences. If you stop attending classes and you do not drop the class, and the instructor has not dropped you from the class; the instructor may be required to give you a grade of F for the class.

MULTM- 149-8407 Introduction to Digital Video Schedule (subject to change)			Internet Resources-Links Adobe Digital Video Primer http://www.adobe.com/motion/events/pdfs/dvprimer.pdf Adobe - Digital Video Main http://www.adobe.com/motion/main.html Adobe Premiere Expert Center http://studio.adobe.com/expertcenter/premiere/main.html
Week 1	03.23.04	Syllabus Overview - Announcements, Policies, Expectations, Requirements and Objectives Best Practices - File Backup and Use Digital Video - Introduction Analogue Video/ DV Camera Capabilities Still Image Issues Digital Audio Camera Operation	Assignment: Email account exchange - email my account (john@basearts.com) with DVC-Digital Video in the subject line for the purposes of a class email list. Review Internet Resources http://www.basearts.com/resources.htm Check out camera and begin shooting for submission next week.
	Reading: Introduction, Chpt. 1 and 2. - Visual Quickstart Guide

Week 2	03.30.04	Introduction to Adobe Premiere Settings, Workspace, Project/Program Timeline Window Preview Modes / A/B and Single Capture Composition - Basic framing and arrangement of visual elements in an image.	Assignment: Capture - working footage for use in demonstration. Setup a test project - settings, workspace mods, editing mode and import video (audio, stills as desired) sample footage available on Video Drive and Materials Directory. Set a minimum of two in / out points. Designate in personal folder within the Video Drive for following week. *Clarification will be provided.
	Reading: MPEG and Adobe Premiere (6.x) - http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/29ad2.htm Chpt. 3, Chpt. 8 pgs. 209-221 - - Visual Quickstart Guide
LINKS: http://www.indiewire.com/ http://www.triggerstreet.com/gbase/Trigger/Homepage http://stupidvideos.com/
Week 3	04.06.04	Timeline Editing Trim Mode: Ripple, Rolling, Slip and Slide Track Transitions	Submit project / film proposal. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT !
	Excellent article by local independent filmaker Sam Green on getting a film shot and out into the world... http://mediarights.org/news/article.php?art_id=00073 more on Sam Green http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/sam-green.shtml http://www.channel.creative-capital.org/project_249.html Reading: Chapters 4 and beginning 5 - - Visual Quickstart Guide
SPRING BREAK SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT !
Week 4	04.20.04	Transitions Effects Superimposition Storyboarding	Assignment: Review/Edit Project outlines / proposals
	Reading: Chapters 6, 7, 8 - 16 (Capture, Device Settings

Week 5	04.27.04	Audio Audio Mixer	Assignment:
	Reading: Chpts. 10, 11, 12
Week 6	05.04.04	Preparing for Final Capture and Edit
	Reading: Chpts. 15,16 Search Artists: Nam June Paik Woody Vasulka
Week 7	05.11.04	LAB
Week 8	05.18.04	Output Settings and Exporting Final
	Reading: Codec Central - Index of Codecs http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/video/codecs/Default.htm General Information regarding Compression / Codecs / Data Rates http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/9a86.htm http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/779a.htm DVD Authoring / MPEG - MPEG-1, 2, 4 Jim Taylor's DVD Demystified site http://www.dvddemystified.com/ Adobe Encore DVD http://www.adobe.com/products/encore/main.html Adobe Media Encoder Support http://www.mainconcept.com/adobemedia.html Adobe DVD FAQ http://www.mainconcept.com/adobemedia/dvd_faq.html Adobe MPEG General http://www.mainconcept.com/adobemedia/mpeg_general_faq.html Apple's MPEG-4 http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/ Apple's Quicktime FAQ http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/faq.html
Week 9	05.25.04	Guest Lecture and presentation by independent filmaker. Submit/Critique Final Projects