tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79937687244345593002024-03-14T02:40:08.536-07:00Art 245 - Spring 2012Instructor Peter Whittenberger - pwhittenberger@peterwhittenberger.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-83338592500863338962012-04-22T14:09:00.000-07:002012-04-22T14:19:17.605-07:00Final Project: Second Life Avatars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We will hold our final class meeting in Second Life! </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
As you all know, our final project will consist of the creation of two avatars in Second Life. We will start with a tour of Second Life locations with Joseph Delappe, head of the Digital Media Department, as our Docent. Also, Clint will be giving us a workshop on how to get things done in Second Life. The "Community Learning" idea is a theme we have followed through out the semester and will, of course, be continued in our final project. Think of the project as a mixture of the traditional self-portrait and social practice new media art. Please check out this Front Line <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/" target="_blank">"Digital Nation"</a> (I believe its on Netflix too) to start thinking about the digitalization of various aspects of our lives.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 1: First Self</span></span></div>
<b>Representational Avatar/Self</b><br />
If you haven't done so already, sign up for a free account and get acquainted with <a href="http://secondlife.com/%20" target="_blank">Second Life</a>. Your first avatar will be representational and reflective of who your are in real (or meat) space. Look above to see mine as an example.<br />
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Follow these steps:<br />
<b>A) </b>Begin by playing with the appearance interface to get accustomed to playing in Second Life. Play with eye color, body shape, etc. to build your digital self. You will need to find, create, or buy (I'll give you some SL cash called Lindens) clothing and accessories to create a realistic avatar. Think of the Second Life tools as just another medium used to create human representations. <br />
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Below is a tutorial that will help you get comfortable playing with your appearance.<br />
<a href="http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Appearance_Editor">http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Appearance_Editor</a><br />
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you have created an avatar, <b>save this as an outfit</b>. The next step is to use Photoshop to create a "photo" realistic avatar. I've included tons of tutorials and the avatar template I used to create my beautiful self. Like everything related to Digital Media, it looks harder than it really is. You will start by taking a profile and front head shot to work with in Photoshop. Make sure these are taken together so the light is consistent. You will use these photos as source material to build your portrait with a Master Template. Remember, patience and the Clone Stamp Tool are your best friend in this project. <br />
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Here is the main tutorial page for clothing and skin tutorials:<br />
<a href="http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Clothing_Tutorials">http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Clothing_Tutorials</a><br />
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I used this link to create my avatar. Her website is full of helpful tutorials on all sorts of fun subjects:<br />
<a href="http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLPages/AVUVTemplates.html" target="_blank">Robin Wood </a><br />
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Here are some files that I used in my process.<br />
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This is the final result using the template I downloaded from Robin Wood. Remember to hide the template layers before saving your file as a .tga.<br />
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Its easier to only work with one half of your source photo to make your portrait have symmetry. <br />
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Below is the template Joe used to create his senator candidate avatar:<br />
<a href="http://www.annotoole.com/CMFF/">http://www.annotoole.com/CMFF/</a> (you will need <a href="http://www.annotoole.com/CMFF/CMFF_Master_Template_Head.zip">CMFF_Master_Template_Head.zip</a>)<br />
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is a tutorial on making and importing skin. The version of SL used is old but the tutorial gives you a good sense of how to think about the process of creating your portrait:<br />
<a href="http://www.avatars-3d.com/tutorial-template-secondlife/273-second-life-how-to-use-a-skin-template">http://www.avatars-3d.com/tutorial-template-secondlife/273-second-life-how-to-use-a-skin-template</a><br />
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Though the artist is using a different program in this video, the process you can use is the same. Its helpful to watch this as it quickly gives you tips on how to successfully use your tools to create your avatar.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQKQKQROyc&feature=related"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQKQKQROyc&feature=related</span></span></a><br />
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We will meet in Second Life next week for a trial run of our avatar critiques. We will discuss the success of your avatar and what you can do to improve it for the final critique on April 14. Like Dylan said, this should be fun and somewhat of a digital party. I hope it is the funnest final you have this semester. Also, remember what I told you about flexibility and patience with each other for this project. The success of the critiques will rely on us working as a community and sometimes Second Life can be poopy in how it loads, functions, whatever. Good screen shots posted to your blog are vital for this project.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Part 2 – Second Self</span></div>
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the second part of this project, you will create a "fantasy/experimental/imaginary" avatar. Your imagination is the only limit for the second avatar. Consider the variety of ways you can express your inner-self, your interests, or any way you would like to represent yourself. One requirement of this project is that at least one of the items
of clothing or objects used for your outfit are made using the building tools in Second Life.<br />
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Remember the Google Rule when tackling this project and have fun. Really use your imagination and artistic creativity with this piece.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Some Additional Links for Tutorials! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">A TON of tutorials here, please note "how to embed texture onto an object" for example:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials#Content_creation"><span style="color: black;">http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials#Official_Video_Tutorials</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBOiPspH6vs&feature=related"><span style="color: black;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBOiPspH6vs&feature=related</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Second_Life/Building#Importing_Texture"><span style="color: black;">http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Second_Life/Building#Importing_Texture</span></a></span></div>
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Crowdsourcing!<br />
<span style="color: #ff9900;">Projects due and Critique: April 23, 1pm!</span>
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This project explores the creative possibilities of "crowdsourcing" -
inviting you to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in
three unique "crowdsourcing" art projects online and to conceive of a
proposal for your own crowd sourcing project.<br />
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<b>What is crowdsourcing? </b><br />
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From Webopedia: <br />
<i>A slang term used to describe the practice of using both the skills and
time of underpaid — or unpaid — amateurs to create content or solutions
for established businesses. Basically, crowdsourcing means to "use
talents of the crowd", and is a play on the word <a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/outsource.html">outsourcing</a>. The origins of the word crowdsourcing are credited to <i>Jeff Howe</i>,
a Wired Magazine writer who first brought crowdsourcing to people's
attention and vocabulary with his 2006 story, <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/crowds.html">"The Rise of Crowdsourcing". </a></i><br />
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<b>READ THIS FOR DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK: </b><br />
<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2011/0114/Crowdsourcing-The-art-of-a-crowd">http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2011/0114/Crowdsourcing-The-art-of-a-crowd</a><br />
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Pages 111-124 <i>Participative Systems</i> from <a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12071">Rethinking Curating</a> (pdf file will be emailed to you!)<br />
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Develop TWO questions for discussion - one for each reading!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 1:</span></span>
Choose THREE of the following and participate! Fully document your
participation and provide appropriate links, images and writing on your
blog posting for your final project effort:
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1) Upload a video segment to the online video/film collaborative experiment, <i>Man With A Movie Camera: The Global Remake</i> <a href="http://dziga.perrybard.net/">http://dziga.perrybard.net/</a>
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2) Create a photo essay to submit to the <i>Collected Visions</i> project: <a href="http://cvisions.nyu.edu/mantle/info.html">http://cvisions.nyu.edu/mantle/info.html </a>
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3) Participate in <i>The Johnny Cash Project</i> <a href="http://www.thejohnnycashproject.com/">http://www.thejohnnycashproject.com/</a>
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4) Create a proposal for the <i>iraqimemorial.org</i> project: <a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">http://www.iraqimemorial.org</a><br />
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5) Participate in the <i>Young Me/Now Me</i> project: <a href="http://www.zefrank.com/youngmenowme/">http://www.zefrank.com/youngmenowme/ </a><br />
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6) Revisit the past with <i>Dear Photograph: </i><a href="http://dearphotograph.com/">http://dearphotograph.com/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 2:</span></span>
What if you were to make a crowdsourcing art project? What would it
be? This is your challenge! Come up with an original crowdsourcing art
project and create a design for an imagined home page. Think carefully
about the idea of crowdsourcing art - please don't simply copy what has
already been done (for instance, don't take a Lady Gaga song and do the
Johnny Cash Project). Come up with something original. It can be
funny, political, change the world? Be creative! Post your website
homepage design and concept for this original crowdsourcing art project
concept to your blog!
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You are expected to expand upon what you have learned over the course of
the semester in terms of your technical and conceptual growth. Do not
choose simply what looks to be the “easiest” path to engaging these
online crowdsourcing projects or in developing your own concept!
Challenge yourself by conceiving an approach to these projects that will
present you with new possibilities to advance your capabilities and
thought processes as an artist! Projects are graded considering the
complexity of concept, technical execution and the apparent level of
difficulty in regard to what you choose to do! Good luck and have fun!
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<span style="color: #ff9900;">Projects due and Critique: April 23, 1pm!</span>
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Crowdsourcing Links:
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<a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2007/07/crowd_captain">http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2007/07/crowd_captain</a>
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<a href="http://mashable.com/2010/11/06/crowdsourced-art-projects/">http://mashable.com/2010/11/06/crowdsourced-art-projects/</a>
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<a href="http://kk.org/ct2/2009/07/crowdsourced-music-video.php">http://kk.org/ct2/2009/07/crowdsourced-music-video.php</a>
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<a href="http://www.crowdsourcing.org/video/eric-whitacres-virtual-choir---lux-aurumque-/2881">http://www.crowdsourcing.org/video/eric-whitacres-virtual-choir---lux-aurumque-/2881</a><br />
<a href="http://www.starwarsuncut.com/">http://www.starwarsuncut.com/ </a><br />
<a href="http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/">http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-68769949244842390172012-04-08T16:34:00.002-07:002012-04-09T10:10:55.903-07:00LyndaHere is a website full of tutorials to learn a variety of software. I will email you the UNR access codes. <br />
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<b>1)</b> This is a two part final assignment. You will be creating a 5
to 7 minute presentation for class and a 1500 word Illustrated Blog
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<b>2)</b> Choose two artists (or artists groups/collaboratives) from
the following websites featuring literally hundreds of artists for you
to explore. You are to choose artists we have not covered in class:
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<a href="http://www.eyebeam.org/people/current">http://www.eyebeam.org/people/current </a>(search
through "fellows" and "residents" for hundreds of amazing artists,
links to their websites will generally be on their profile pages)<br />
<a href="http://userwww.sfsu.edu/%7Einfoarts/links/wilson.artlinks2.html">http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~infoarts/links/wilson.artlinks2.html</a>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_art">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_art</a>
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<a href="http://rhizome.org/art/">http://rhizome.org/art/</a>
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<a href="http://www.gamescenes.org/">http://www.gamescenes.org/</a>
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<b>2)</b> Research your chosen artists. Make sure to record citations of where to find the works, links, etc. <br />
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<b>3)</b> Choose ONE representative work from each of your artists for a
total of two works to be considered in your paper and presentation -
you may choose to include more works by these artists in your visual
presentation to the class.
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<b>4)</b> Describe, analyze, interpret, compare and contrast the
artist’s works, considering broadly their chosen formal and conceptual
strategies, being careful to address genre (film, video, performance,
interactive art, simulation, game art, etc) in your general analysis of
the works. <b>As part of your research, make an attempt to contact both
of your artists to ask questions regarding the work. (If you don't hear
back from them please note such in your paper and presentation). You need to reference the readings from the class when completing both parts of the research project.</b> For the paper/blog post, make appropriate citations following standard academic paper guidelines (MLA or Chicago Manual Style)<br />
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<b>Please limit your chosen artists/works to those created after 1980</b>
- the only requirement is that the artists are somehow intrinsically
involved in the creative use of digital technologies in their works.
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The intent here is to give you the opportunity to critically engage in
basic research and analysis of artists and artworks while at the same
time encouraging a greater depth of experience of various artist’s
creative production and contexts.
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The paper is to be in the form of an extended blog post - include illustrations, videos where appropriate, etc.
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Here are some online resources to help you in considering how to critique, compare and contrast your chosen artist's works:<br />
<a href="http://clackhi.nclack.k12.or.us/%7EedgintonwWeb/page%20files/Critiquing_Writing%20about%20art.htm">http://clackhi.nclack.k12.or.us/~edgintonwWeb/page%20files/Critiquing_Writing%20about%20art.htm </a><br />
<a href="http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/comparison_contrast.html">http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/comparison_contrast.html</a>
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<a href="http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/?q=node/15">http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/?q=node/15</a>
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<b>Grading:
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Your presentation and writing will be graded according to the quality of
your research, the originality of your analysis, the clarity of your
writing, design and clarity of your presentation.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Due Dates: </b></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>In Class Presentations </b><a href="http://www.roll-dice-online.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(chosen at random)</span></i></a><b><br /></b></span></div>
<b><u>Monday, May 7th</u></b><br />
<b>Kelli</b><br />
<b>Austin</b><br />
<b>Kelsey</b><br />
<b>Bryan</b><br />
<b>Jessica</b><br />
<b>Bret</b><br />
<b>Christen</b><br />
<b>Fantasia</b><br />
<b>Katie</b><br />
<b>Aimee</b><br />
<b>Nicole</b><br />
<b>Dylan</b><br />
<b>Sarah</b><br />
<b>Jason</b><br />
<b>Sam</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Paper as Illustrated Blog Post:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33ff33;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Youtube remixes are due emailed to Clint by Wednesday, April 4 at 5pm! clintsleeper "@" gmail.com</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #33ff33;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Workshops: Tuesday and Wednesday @ 11 am.</span></b></span><br />
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You will be developing a webpage as a multichannel video/audio work inspired by the In Bb 2.0 as available online: <a href="http://www.inbflat.net/">http://www.inbflat.net </a><br />
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Your project is to have at minimum no less than 5 videos to mix. You
can duplicate the format as in the "inbflat" project, using 20 videos
or use no less than five videos to mix.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Examples:</span><br />
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You are making a video remix, net art project, imagine someone coming
to your webpage and randomly clicking on your videos to create a
unique, live montage of videos and sound.<br />
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There are a wide range of possibilities and variables to consider as you
develop these pieces. You are the director! Consider all aspects of
creating this piece.<br />
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This includes:<br />
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-change the background color (THIS IS REQUIRED)<br />
-change the title text on the page (THIS IS REQUIRED)<br />
-The shape of your grid?<br />
-Color or tonality of your videos in the grid (all black and white, all towards one color spectrum, light, dark, day, night?)<br />
-Camerawork - all hand held? All from tripod? All zooming? All panning left to right or up and down? Or some combination?<br />
-What or who is your subject and why? <br />
-What is the sound or sounds either repeated or different for each video? <br />
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-subject matter – this is of course up to you - the video sources will
come primarily from videos you create and upload to youtube. These are
to constitute no less than 2/3rds of your project. You may use
appropriated videos from youtube but these must be used sparingly - no
more that 1/3rd of your videos may be from existing youtube sources.
(these are general guidelines of course, if you use 5 videos total, at
least 3 must be of your making for example). <br />
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-techniques - you will be learning some basic html coding with this project while using Dreamweaver for basic production.<br />
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-sound – for this piece you have you may have up to 20 audio channels
interacting and mixing in real time! These can be all different or
repeats of the same audio/video. Choose carefully as the mix of sound
is very important to this project.<br />
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<span style="color: #33ff33;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Youtube remixes are due emailed to Clint by Wednesday, April 4 at 5pm! clintsleeper "@" gmail.com</span></b> </span><br />
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Follow these instructions carefully BEFORE sending these to Clint!<br />
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-CHANGE THE NAME OF THE index.html file that I will send to your name as
follows: Save the file with your name on it EXACTLY as follows: john_smith.html<br />
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He will upload these to the Digital Media area website from where you
can link this to your blog. You must also take a screen grab of your
entire remixed work and post this to your blog, link this image to your
remix project once the associated web page is finished.<br />
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EXAMPLE - replace the highlighted code with the embed you cut from your chosen youtube video. Remember to use the OLD YouTube embed codes:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjIF7VCqYp-VgppplkA8VY07YzkqTn6ydpzuCsJZosQkDUO8fSlvZcWgniDghH4wcGqIBcJtYeiI0We7HgYXzO6zOa6qOK3UuAY9JoJ6B8eK2ChE6GB4rcK9XO79N2VlAumPMSyKa2xg/s1600/youtubemixcode.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587428482974954642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjIF7VCqYp-VgppplkA8VY07YzkqTn6ydpzuCsJZosQkDUO8fSlvZcWgniDghH4wcGqIBcJtYeiI0We7HgYXzO6zOa6qOK3UuAY9JoJ6B8eK2ChE6GB4rcK9XO79N2VlAumPMSyKa2xg/s400/youtubemixcode.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">Assignment #5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size: 180%;">Interventionist Design - Online </span></span><br />
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"Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be
aroused by two things: first, an ideal, which takes the imagination by
storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal
into practice."<br />
-Arnold J. Toynbee<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Objective:</span><br />
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We are inundated with a plethora of information in our daily use of
various technologies. A recent study indicated that on average, adults
spend about 8 hours a day looking at screens of various types,
including computer monitors. Most of the information we experience is
developed by others – we are the consumers – or are we consumed? On
average we see an estimated <a href="http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/parents/marketing/advertising_everywhere.cfm">3000</a> advertisements per day.<br />
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This assignment asks you to generate a digital art 'intervention'.<br />
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You will make a creative re-design, with new content of a
political or satirical nature, of an existing commercial web page. The
objective here to is to create a work that serves as a visual, cultural
critique through the appropriation and re-purposing of the design of
an existing web page. Consider this project as a type of conceptual,
artistic intervention - an artistic intervention is an action by an
artist in a real world situation for the sake of promoting reflection
and altered perceptions by the participants (or in this instance, your
audience).<br />
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On first glance, the web site should look identical to the original, the
changes you make will be in terms of content – you are to duplicate
the formal aspects. Replace text, re-configure logos, take your own
photographs as needed. Choose your web site/source carefully! You are
creating a visual form that seeks to mirror a given visual reality –
that upon closer examination reveals itself through the alteration of
content. You can address issues of politics, race, class, the
environment, peace, war, etc. Keywords: parody, satire, commentary,
humor, design, art, activism.<br />
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<b>Take a stance!</b> What are you passionate about in regard to what is
going on in the world? Politics, Global Warming, War? This is your
chance to voice your opinion. Artists, in the modernist/post
modernist millieau, have often addressed critical issues through their
creative practice. Feel free to use satire and humor to critique some
aspect of online and real world culture. Be prepared to talk about
your work. Good satire is intelligent and pokes fun while encouraging
thoughtful critique. It can certainly be irreverent but please do so in
an intelligent manner! <br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Timeline:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Monday, March, 12 – Assign Project</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Monday, March, 19 </span><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">– Spring Break</span><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Monday, March, 26 – </span><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Reading discussion: Rita Raley Tactical Media Introduction</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;"> (bring two questions for discussion and reading to class) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">– </span><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Projects Due Posted to Your Blog! Critique!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff6666; font-weight: bold;">BROWSE THROUGH ALL THE LINKS BELOW PLEASE!</span><br />
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Here are some links that will be of interest as you develop your ideas for the re-design of an existing website:<br />
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The Yes Men:<a href="http://theyesmen.org/"> http://theyesmen.org/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.yelp.com/topic/portland-best-parody-websites">http://www.yelp.com/topic/portland-best-parody-websites</a><br />
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<a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Humor/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Web_Site_Parodies/">http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Humor/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Web_Site_Parodies/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.philb.com/fakesites2.htm">http://www.philb.com/fakesites2.htm</a><br />
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A spoof website of the George Bush Whitehouse site:<br />
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<a href="http://whitehouse.georgewbush.org/index.asp">http://whitehouse.georgewbush.org/index.asp </a><br />
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A spoof website of the Barack Obama Whitehouse site:<br />
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<a href="http://whitehouse.gov1.info/">http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ </a><br />
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Some curious corporate logo spoofs and such:<br />
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<a href="http://indiacorporatewatch.blogspot.com/2005/10/subvertized-part-i-brilliant-spoofs-of.html">http://indiacorporatewatch.blogspot.com/2005/10/subvertized-part-i-brilliant-spoofs-of.html </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/imitating-logos/">http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/imitating-logos/ </a><br />
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The NYtimes "Special Edition" an amazing, elaborate parody that involved
the creation of an entire website identical to the NYtimes and a print
edition that was freely distributed on the streets of NYC. The Yes Men
were involved in this project along with many other artists and
activists (including your professor - see story "America's Army Game
Cancelled!"):<br />
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-watch this first- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvPvaDkIUo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvPvaDkIUo</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nytimes-se.com/">http://www.nytimes-se.com/</a><br />
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And finally, not a spoof website but The Onion - some of the best satire online and in print:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/index">http://www.theonion.com/content/index </a><br />
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Tactical Media Links!
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Some links related to the reading: <br />
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<a href="http://www.critical-art.net/">http://www.critical-art.net/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theyrule.net/%20">http://www.theyrule.net/ </a><br />
<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1487185">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1487185</a><br />
<a href="http://turbulence.org/Works/oilstandard/">http://turbulence.org/Works/oilstandard/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.molleindustria.org/en/tuboflex">http://www.molleindustria.org/en/tuboflex</a><br />
<a href="http://www.antiwargame.org/">http://www.antiwargame.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.0100101110101101.org/projects.html">http://www.0100101110101101.org/projects.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tmcrew.org/enghome.htm">http://www.tmcrew.org/enghome.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.appliedautonomy.com/projects.html">http://www.appliedautonomy.com/projects.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html">http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.revbilly.com/">http://www.revbilly.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cityarts.com/colorado/release/index.html">http://www.cityarts.com/colorado/release/index.html</a><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">Some Formatting Suggestions for the Website:</span><br />
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1) After choosing your website, take a full screen grab or manually
select your website using Snapz Pro X or any method of your choosing. Look this up on the internet if you are using a PC
and you will find instructions.<br />
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2) You will grab a larger screen image if you are working on a larger
monitor - feel free to take advantage of the ginormous monitors in the
lab! I would not recommend grabbing your image on a laptop although
this will work you will have a smaller image to work with - always
better to start with the best possible source/background image!<br />
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3) Open your screen grab in Photoshop. I recommend immediately going to
"Image - Image Size" and upping your resolution to 200-250 dpi. When you are finished with the re-design, save a separate
version at 72 dpi to upload to your blog. Screen sizes will vary
depending on your source monitor.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-89691143380181198382012-03-08T14:33:00.001-08:002012-03-08T14:33:51.606-08:00Go To New York!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-80211843390529915102012-02-29T15:55:00.000-08:002012-02-29T15:55:07.835-08:00Graded BlogsI just finished grading everyone's blogs. As I mentioned FERPA laws prevent me from posting your grades but I did make comments on your top post. I kept very soft "kid" gloves on as this is our first go and we were learning expectations. That being said, we had some great work completed on this project and some "so, so" / incomplete projects. This should come as no surprise because you all know what you did and didn't do. Even so I was still generous to everyone and now it is time to focus on the video project. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE follow every blog post to the letter or you will not succeed in this course. Have a good week and I will see you all on Monday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-22660304896654905092012-02-27T10:34:00.004-08:002012-02-27T15:27:03.078-08:00Assignment #4 Video Reenactment and Viewing<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D_urrt8X0l8" width="420"></iframe><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">VIDEO ART</span>
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<span style="color: #ff9900;">1) Visit the website</span> <a href="http://ubu.clc.wvu.edu/">ubuweb</a> and explore the many experimental films and videos available on this site: <a href="http://www.ubu.com/film/">http://www.ubu.com/film/</a>
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Choose a video/film of your liking. Shoot and edit your own version of
the chosen video/film preserving the soundtrack from the original source
to be added to your video creation. This is an interpretive
experiment. Be creative in how you approach this project! You are
expected to directly attempt to recreate or copy the point of view,
camera angles, timing, subject matter and such of your original or
creatively re-interpret. Your video creation should <span style="color: red;">somehow reflect
your chosen work</span>. There are many hundreds of choices on this site -
take some time to explore these many varied historical and contemporary
works and have fun!
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Minimum length is 45 seconds. (you may choose a part of a larger work
for example - some of these run longer than 15 minutes, redo at minimum
30 seconds).<br />
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<u>In our critique we will be viewing your original source video and
your reenactment, please be sure BOTH works are embedded
blog post! </u><br />
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<b>Equipment and techniques:</b> You may use anything from a cell phone video
camera, laptop webcam to a high end HD camcorder. This is up to you! I
recommend you use Final Cut Pro to edit your work after capturing the audio with Snapz Pro X (This program is only available in the lab)<br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900;">Clint will hold a workshop on Tuesday, 28th at 11am and on Wednesday the 29th at 11am in the lab! </span>
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<u><b>Your video is due, posted to your blog (embed through Youtube or Vimeo) by the start of class time Monday, March 12th. </b></u><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900;">2) Read "Chapter 2 Video Art" </span>for next week, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, March 5th </span>and
post two questions on your blog prior to class time. Research artists
mentioned in the reading - find videos of their work where possible
online as this will greatly enhance your understanding and appreciation
of their works! New week we will be discussing and viewing further
examples of contemporary and historical video art in class.<br />
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<a href="http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/global-grove/video/1/" target="_blank">Nam June Paik </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwCt1TG35v4&feature=related" target="_blank">Matthew Barney</a><br />
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<br />Mar 12 (M) 5:30pm KC 124 Film - Culture Jam - Hijacking Commercial Culture <a href="http://www.culturejamthefilm.com/">http://www.culturejamthefilm.com/</a><br /><br />Mar 26 (M) 5:30pm KC 124 Film - RIP - A Remix - A Manifesto <br /><a href="http://ripremix.com/">http://ripremix.com/</a><br /><br /><br />THIS LAST ONE IS A MAYBE, WE ARE AWAITING WORD THAT THE FILM WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR!<br /><br />Apr 16 (M) 5:30pm KC 124 Film - This Space Available - The Grassroots Movement Against Visual Pollution <br /><a href="http://thisspaceavailablefilm.com/">http://thisspaceavailablefilm.com/</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-2285816292152391232012-02-13T21:17:00.000-08:002012-02-26T14:57:09.791-08:00Collaborative Animation Rubric<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pD3tv6vdG3E" width="560"></iframe><br />
Here is the completed video as it stands now. Watching it I realized we are still missing some segments. If your transition is missing, have it ready (in the correct format) for our next meeting. If you noticed your clip is faster, I changed it to fit the assigned format. You should take this as a hint to change yours as well. We will be finished with this project on our next meeting. Please have everything ready and in the right format.<br />
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I will be grading your blogs during the week of the 27th. Remember that every assignment is worth 100 points each. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Please make sure your blog reflects all aspects of this Check List!!</span><br />
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Collaborative Animation Check List<br />
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1. Montage Triptych:<br />
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<li>All three images loaded correctly (must enlarge when clicked)</li>
<li>Format and Requirements laid out in the class blog post must be followed, 25 images, scanned word, etc. </li>
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2. Animation<br />
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<li>You need to have your entire animation <b>EMBEDED </b>in your blog.</li>
<li>Your entire animation means the transition before your base animation, your base animation, then your final transition. I want to see all the animation work you did for the project. </li>
<li>Your animation must meet the format requirements expressed in the class blog.</li>
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3. Audio<br />
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<li>Follow (to perfection) the assignment parameters outlined in the class blog.</li>
<li>Remember everything you learn in the workshops. If Clint tells you to do it, it is not an option.</li>
<li>File format! File format! File format!</li>
<li>On the 27th we will critique your audio on Monday, then you will turn the files in. Make sure they work. Scrambling at the beginning of class is too late. </li>
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I understand that we are learning complicated software at a fast pace but you have two weeks to get your blogs perfect for Monday the 27th. Take the time to make it right! <br />
Please email me if you have any questions.<br />
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<a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/">http://www.soundcloud.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.freesound.org/browse/">http://www.freesound.org/browse/</a><br />
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<b>Animation Soundtracks:</b><br />
Working with <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> or another audio editing/mixing program of your choice<b> </b>create a unique soundtrack to compliment your individual animation segment.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Your audio samples are due at the <u>beginning</u> of class on Monday, February 27th!!!</b></span><br />
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The audio piece you will create for this will start with four tracks:<br />
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1) The "Drone" sound we agreed upon in class, (do not change or otherwise alter this particular channel as you
work on your piece - we want this to provide a steady background sound
that carries across the entire looping animation.)<br />
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2) One sound recorded using a microphone.<br />
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3) The other two sounds are to be found/downloaded or otherwise appropriated from the internet.<br />
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Creatively mix your segment to effectively work with your animated piece
- use filtering, repetition, Left/Right stereo mixing to assemble the
best possible audio mix that works flawlessly to complete your animated
sequence! Remember to create audio for your first transition and your original animation.<br />
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Bring your finished piece as a .wav file on a flash drive for next class
as we will be working to ad these piece by piece to the assembled
animation. Please number your audio piece with 001, 002 NAME, and so on
depending on your location on the sequence list.<br />
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Please send me any questions! Workshops Tuesday and Wednesday, both at 11! Have fun!<br />
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Two links from class:<br />
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<a href="http://www.coryarcangel.com/" target="_blank">Cory Arcangel</a><br />
<a href="http://www.coryarcangel.com/"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.o-matic.com/play/slurb/index.html" target="_blank">Marina Zurkow</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-49433691124856902272012-02-06T14:47:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:45:11.661-08:00Animation List1. Austin<br />
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2. Sarah<br />
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3. Sam<br />
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4. Aimee<br />
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5. Dylan<br />
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6. Bret<br />
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7. Nicole<br />
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8. Katie<br />
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9. Kelsey<br />
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10. Bryan<br />
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11. Kelli<br />
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12. Jason<br />
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13. Jessica<br />
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14. Christen<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-45316403756551199362012-02-06T12:44:00.000-08:002013-02-11T12:44:57.075-08:00Animation Collaboration!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9894754?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/9894754">Tales from the Heart (An animated exquisite corpse, perfect for Valentines Day.)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/droolart">Droolart</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #ff9900;">Animations due Monday, February 13th!!! Here is how to proceed.</span>
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Instructions:<br />
At this point, you each have an individual 5-10 second animation of your
photoshop image. Now, you will work together to link all your
animations into one big looping animation sequence! First step is to
make a list ordering the animations after you look at all of them in
class today. Second, meet with the person in front of and after you to
create an animated transition that blend well between your separate
animated sequences! Please remember, the expectation is 6 hours minimum
per week on outside assignments, you should be spending 3 hours with
the person before you and 3 hours with the person after you! Make these
interesting and feel free to continue honing your individual animations
if you feel it might use some further refining (particularly after
seeing the work of your classmates - if you feel as though your work
doesn't stand up - make it better!).<br />
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1) You will have established working with Clint the progression for the
creation of the class-wide combination of your individual animations.
Clint will send me the list which I will post below!
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2) Meet up with the persons in front of you and after you on your list.
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3) Brainstorm/collaborate on how best to animate the transition between
your works to create a smooth and aesthetically pleasing flow between
your animation and your partners.
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4) You will be making this piece to exist as a stand alone "single
channel" video installation thus you do not
need a title or credit sequence - the first and last person's on the
list need to mix their start and finish respectively with each other so
as to give the impression of a never ending, smoothly transitioning
looping video that will go on forever!
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<span style="color: #ff9900;"></span>5) Sound! We will be making our own, collective soundtracks for this project, we will discuss details for such next week!
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<span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: black;">6) Animations due Monday, February 13th!!! Save your file and number these "01
LASTNAME"
This is essential so that we may edit these together! (Since this is a group collaboration, please be patient and flexible so we can successfully complete this project)</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-79792280293355258922012-01-29T23:01:00.000-08:002012-01-30T15:50:15.084-08:00Project #2 Animate<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/naMvzbxBCr0" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Animation Samples: (find many more on youtube, vimeo, etc.)
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<a href="http://www.tinkin.com/">http://www.tinkin.com/</a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLlJfGybBcc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLlJfGybBcc</a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7MdpwNvhkU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7MdpwNvhkU</a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIPgWlE2Ybs&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIPgWlE2Ybs&feature=related</a>
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Create a minimum 5-10 second long animation from one or more of your triptych images.
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: #ff9900; font-weight: bold;">DUE Monday, February 6!!!</span> </span>Since CS3 was introduced, Photoshop now includes some rather
simple yet effective animation tools similar to those available in more
sophisticated animation programs such as Flash.
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">•</span><span style="color: #ff9966; font-weight: bold;">FINISHED
ANIMATIONS ARE TO BE EXPORTED FROM PHOTOSHOP AND UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE
OR VIMEO FOR EMBEDDING INTO YOUR BLOGS! DO THIS BEFORE CLASS NEXT Monday!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">•</span>
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<span style="color: #ff9966; font-weight: bold;">IMPORTANT SIZE INFORMATION!!!</span>
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<span style="color: #ff9966; font-weight: bold;">Everybody, work at the following resolution: 1920 Height x1080 Width at 72dpi!!!</span>
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<span style="color: #ff9966; font-weight: bold;">This is the standard HD 16:9 format although it is rotated for vertical formatting!</span>
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Here are some video tutorials that should help get you started.
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<a href="http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/">http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/</a>
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From this link, go to the window on the left, scroll down and select "Photoshop CS3 Extended".
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Then select in the window to the right "Animation".
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Click on the video title "Animating Layers Palette" and "Using the Animation Palette" both of these are really good tutorials!
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Pay particular attention to the brief tutorial using frames for animation and the timeline.
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This next one is really good too! - watch the whole thing and use as a reference!
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WdYqPx_SFU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WdYqPx_SFU</a>
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Clint recommends this one! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw0sZwK7az4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw0sZwK7az4</a><br />
These tutorials and others available online have some great information
for you! They go through the process pretty fast, don't stress, watch
over and over again and try the steps as described on your work.
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Most important is to figure out the basics of animation using photoshop
for the project. You will want to know how to place your layers in the
frames, tweening, durations, movement, etc. Essentially the animation
tool allows you to use your layers in an image to animate between them -
it is really that simple - the complexity is in figuring out the
various tools and using them effectively. Watch these tutorials as many
times as it takes to figure out how to animate something. Have fun and
get started immediately! If you put this off until the last minute you
will not succeed in mastering these tools and creating an interesting
animation!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">ANIMATION </span>WORKSHOPS WITH CLINT!!!</b></div>
<b style="color: red;">Laboratory Workshops will be on Tuesday at 11 and Wednesdays at 11.</b><span style="color: #ff9966;">
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<span class="post-author vcard"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-44352349173067262332012-01-29T12:19:00.000-08:002012-02-05T00:08:26.752-08:00Student Blog Links<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/DeLappe/art-245-photo-montage-9097707" title="Art 245 photo montage">Art 245 photo montage</a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/9097707" width="425"></iframe> <br />
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View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/DeLappe" target="_blank">Joseph DeLappe</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Please take the time
and look through the powerpoint slides embedded above and the links
below. You might notice that I did not show you ANY works by artists
working with computers to create their work. Physical montage seems to
have a gravitas, a weight of form and content that has never quite been
matched by the possibilities of digital photo processing. You might
think about this as you create your compositions.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">•Two artists below we did not look at in class, they are highlighted in red FYI:</span>
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<a href="http://winstonsmith.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">http://winstonsmith.com/</a>
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<a href="http://www.jonathanallen.org/collage.html" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">http://www.jonathanallen.org/collage.html</a>
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<a href="http://matthewrosestudio.net/Matthew_Rose_COLLAGES_A_KICK.html" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">http://matthewrosestudio.net/Matthew_Rose_COLLAGES_A_KICK.html</a>
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<a href="http://hollischorno.com/index.html" style="font-family: verdana;">http://hollischorno.com/index.html</a>
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<a href="http://www.fredtorres.com/artists/george-rahme/" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.fredtorres.com/artists/george-rahme/</a>
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<a href="http://www.chamblissgiobbi.com/index.html" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.chamblissgiobbi.com/index.html</a>
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<a href="http://mattcusick.com/paintings-collage/map-works/view/197" style="font-family: verdana;">http://mattcusick.com/paintings-collage/map-works/view/197</a>
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<a href="http://www.chamuconegro.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.chamuconegro.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-43772443845639683862012-01-19T15:59:00.000-08:002012-01-19T16:04:11.140-08:00Project #1 Triptych Montage<div class="post-header">
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<br />Assignment #1 Triptych Digital Montage</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">triptych (ˈtrɪptɪk) — n 1. a set
of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels
fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece 2. a set
of three hinged writing tablets</span>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Image Size for each of the three images:</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Objective:</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Create a series of three works of
digital photographic montage in Adobe Photoshop from specific source
material. You must use as your subject matter for each of the three
works at minimum the same 25 scanned images. Yes 25 source images! These
25 source images are to be comprised from some combination of the
following: scanned objects (flatbed scanned), images appropriated from
books and magazines (flatbed scanned), and images downloaded from the
Internet. At least one of the images you use must be of a word.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">All images are to be found or
otherwise appropriated (including the word – scan text from an original
print source). Use Adobe Photoshop to creatively combine your image
elements into three cohesive image compositions that will exist as a
triptych. Remember, each of your images MUST include all of 25 of your
source images in each composition! Consider the conceptual link between
image, object and word that will be created by their combination.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Very important! Save your images with layers intact as we will be further using your image for the next project.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Examples:</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">The content of your work is up to
you. Consider the possibilities of Adobe Photoshop to cut, paste,
resize, etc.. Scan photographs from family albums, magazines, etc..
Bring in various found objects to scan - junk, a meaningful keepsake,
etc.. Pick a word or words, either scanned from text, handwritten or
otherwise created outside of the computer, scan it and include the work
in the image. Think about how the creative unexpected associations of
disparate images and texts functions to establish new and multiple
readings of the works.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Techniques:</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Much of this you will learn by
doing – some basics will be covered in class - Adobe Photoshop, image
scanning, image sizes, resolution, etc. Two workshops this week run by
Clint Sleeper, Digital Media Area Tech Staff. We will determine the workshop times today.
</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Both held in the Digital Media Studio CFA 207. </span>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Due Dates:</span>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">VERY IMPORTANT!!! </span><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">Monday January 30th</span>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">Part 1 </span><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">- </span><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">Completed triptych posted to your blog</span><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">!
Save your files in the above noted size and resolution. Save a second
set of each image, first flatten each image in the layers palette, then
save at 50% at 72dpi for web resolution - then and only then upload the
images to your blog. Be sure not to overwrite your originals!</span><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"></span>
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<br />Part 2 - Reading - <a href="http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm">The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - Walter Benjamin</a></span> <span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">Write
two questions for discussion! Post these to your blog! Please write
intelligent, probing questions that allow for deep discussion...see this
link for some helpful advice for creating good discussion questions: </span><a href="http://homepages.wmich.edu/%7Eacareywe/discussion.html"><span style="font-family: verdana;">http://homepages.wmich.edu/~acareywe/discussion.html</span></a>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">Part 3 - Create your blog on Blogger! Include your full name in the title please!</span>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.blogger.com</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Some useful Photoshop Tutorials:</span>
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<a href="http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshop/gettingstarted/index.html" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshop/gettingstarted/index.html</a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnza1_BlPo" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnza1_BlPo</a>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/14437441" style="font-family: verdana;">http://vimeo.com/14437441</a>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/15139239" style="font-family: verdana;">http://vimeo.com/15139239</a>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/14551877" style="font-family: verdana;">http://vimeo.com/14551877</a>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">These are just a few of the many
thousands of tutorials available free, online, take a look try some of
these techniques! If you are curious about specific functions of CS5
type in the name of the function in Google with "_________ tutorial CS5"
and you will find the information you need!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993768724434559300.post-52519392995004474762012-01-19T15:26:00.000-08:002012-04-09T15:29:58.902-07:00Art 245 Digital Media 1 Syllabus (aka you're new home)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.unr.edu/art/site/areas_of_emphasis/digital_media/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Visit the Digital Media Studio Website!</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Art 245 Digital Media I</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Instructor: Peter Whittenberger</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br />Monday 1-3:45pm</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
<br />Lab and Office: CFA 207 Digital Media Studio</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
<br />Office Hours: By Appointment</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br />Email: <a href="mailto:pwhittenberger@peterwhittenberger.com" target="_blank"> pwhittenberger@peterwhittenberger.com</a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Class Blog: <a href="http://art245spring2012.blogspot.com/">http://art245spring2012.blogspot.com</a><br />
<br />Prerequisites:</span> At least one art studio course, such as Visual
Foundations, Beginning Photography, Drawing, etc. No computer
experience required. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
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<br />Course Objectives: </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">The
primary objective of Art 245, Digital Media I is to provide an
introduction to the critical studies of digital media. Students will
learn how to analyze the foundations, cultural forces and context that
are synthesized in contemporary media art and technology. This will be
accomplished through a balanced investigation of both the history and
theory surrounding digital media while at the same time being involved
in the creation of visual art through the conceptual utilization of the
computer and related technologies. This course emphasizes the personal
development of critical thinking, artistic and technical skills. You
will be challenged with controlled experimentation using a variety of
digital processes towards visual art production. The course presents
students with opportunities to work with digital imaging, animation,
video/sound/time-based media, the internet and social media as creative
areas of discourse. This course is the introductory course to the
Digital Media program and is a prerequisite for all other course
offerings required for the studio major and minor.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
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<br />Course Philosophy:</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">The
Digital Media program exists as part of the larger Art Studio program
for the Department of Art – all studio programs currently focus on the
development of a contemporary approach to studio art practice and
theory. Digital Media emphasizes an artistic, experimental and
technical approach to learning to utilize media systems for the creation
of art. The intent is to provide an intensive learning environment
that considers the computer as a broadly flexible tool or medium
available to the contemporary artist. Specific project assignments will
also push you to consider the conceptual use of such tools. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">This
is a thoroughly hands-on course. You will be expected to learn how to
use the tools at your disposal – this is not a software-training course.
You will learn in this class by doing – students will be given broad
introductions to a variety of applications and devices as incorporated
into their project assignments. Learning to use these complex graphics
programs, online technologies and computer peripherals takes much
dedication of time and a flexible attitude towards experiential practice
and learning. Learning to become proficient utilizing new technologies
is accomplished through both individual and shared experience. What
you derive from this class in terms of technical learning will largely
be defined by the amount of time you spend exploring and experimenting
and taking advantage of the support resources available to you through
the Digital Media Studio, the Dynamic Media Lab (@ One) in the KC and
through online tutorials. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally,
you will be challenged constantly to consider just what you are doing
with these new tools - the true challenge of this course is to engage in
the creation of critical, challenging, thoughtful, meaningful and
conceptually sound creative experiments.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
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<br />Techniques:</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">You will be introduced to the following basic programs and systems:</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Adobe Photoshop</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Soundtrack and/or Audacity</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Final Cut Pro/iMovie</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Website/Blog Development</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Flatbed scanners</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Digital cameras</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Laser printer</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Color inkjet printers, small and large format</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Etc., etc., etc.,</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
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<br />Course Requirements: </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">
<br />1) Each student will complete a total of 7 regular class projects
followed by the creation of a general studio atmosphere for the
investigation of individual and/or group projects. All projects will be
uploaded and accessible to the Professor and students on individual
student blogs that will be created in the first week of the course.
Each project posted online will also feature a brief artists statement
describing your approach to the specific assignment.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br />2) Critiques. Selected projects will be discussed and critiqued in
open sessions. Talking about your work and others is a crucial aspect of
creating art. Learning to articulate verbally and in writing, just what
your work is about, is just as important as the actual making of the
work. The ideas shared in an open critique will help us all learn from
each other and greatly increase our ability to understand our creative
practice. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br />3) Readings: Specific Xeroxed articles, tutorials and other online
source material will be assigned as needed. For each non-tutorial
reading you are required to create two questions for discussion based on
that weeks reading. These are to be posted to your blog prior to that
day’s reading discussion.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br />4) Attendance is mandatory at all class sessions. More than two un-excused absences will affect your final grade. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br />5) Each student will require a minimum 8 gb FLASH DRIVE to transfer
their files. Other supplies will be individualized for each student.
Student’s lab fee of $25 will be allocated to their printing budget. If
there are any concerns with this budget, please see the instructor.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br />6) Grading: Students will be graded according to how well their
participation in reading discussions and creative projects reflect an
understanding and willingness to engage with the techniques, issues and
practices covered in class. Students should expect to spend at least
six hours a week outside of class on their work. The final grade is
broken down as follows:
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<br />•40% studio projects - 700 pts (7 projects x 100 pts ea)
<br />•10% Questions for reading discussion on blogs - 175 pts (7 readings x 25 pts ea)
<br />•9% Class participation/critiques, discussions, attendance - 150 pts (15 weeks x 10 pts per week)
<br />•10% Written lecture and exhibition reviews </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">- 180 pts (3 reviews x 60 pts ea)
<br />•14% Final Paper/Presentation - 245 points </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;">•17% Second Life - 300 points</span>
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<br />TOTAL POSSIBLE: 1750 POINTS</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GRADING RUBRIC:</span> </span>
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<tr height="13"> <td height="13"><span style="font-size: 100%;">1400-1225=C</span></td> </tr>
<tr height="13"> <td height="13"><span style="font-size: 100%;">1225-1050=D</span></td> </tr>
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<br />7) Each student is REQUIRED to attend two approved lectures and one
exhibition/performance or film screening, that are regularly announced
in class. I will provide you with a list of <span style="font-weight: bold;">approved</span>
lectures/screenings/exhibitions both on campus and off. You are
required to write a short, one page critical summary of the event. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
<br />8) Blog Participation: All assignments, large or small, MUST be
documented weekly on the class blog! In addition, share links and
discuss pertinent issues. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Website portfolio:</span>
Each student will be creating a website/portfolio blog as an archive
of all projects created in this course – this site will serve as the
repository for all of your class projects and writing assignments
created in this course and any future courses taken through the Digital
Media Program. We will go over the creation of your blog on the first
day of the class.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br />9) Laboratory Workshops: Clint Sleeper, Digital Media area half-time
Staff, will be scheduling one-hour workshops outside of class time
related to specific technical issues surrounding individual projects.
It is highly recommended that students take full advantage of these
workshops! Clint’s general availability as a daily lab assistant and to
be there to assist students with projects is between 11-4pm, Tuesday - Thursday. Laboratory Workshops will be</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> on Tuesdays at 11 and Wednesdays at 11.<br />
<br />10) Cell phones and PDA's - please do NOT use your cell phones for
texting or any other purposes during class times - shut them down
please! </span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">If I see you texting in class I will confiscate your phone.
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">11) Course communications.
I will be using email extensively to communicate important
information to the class. I will be using the email that is available
to me through the <span style="font-style: italic;">MyNevada</span>
system. If you do not know or are not sure which email the University
has posted to this system, please check and be sure you have an email
that you check regularly so you will receive all class messages!
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<br />12) Academic Honesty Policy. I would refer all students to the
University of Nevada, Reno, Academic Honesty Policy. This class will
adhere strictly to these policies. Anyone caught cheating or
plagiarizing either in written or studio assignments will be dealt with
accordingly. <a href="http://www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html" target="_blank">http://www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Computer Access:</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Due
to the ongoing financial crisis and resulting budget cuts to the
University, the Digital Media Studio has in the past year faced a
drastic re-organization of our facility. Funding has not been made
available to replace our aging, 20-workstation laboratory. As such, we
have created a streamlined, smaller laboratory with a limited number of
student workstations. In light of this situation and specifically in
recognition of the fact that we cannot provide a workstation for each
student during scheduled class times, we will be working from a
lecture/lab model that requires all student work to be completed outside
of our scheduled class period. All student projects are to be
completed during available lab hours in the Digital Media Studio, on
your own computers or in the Knowledge Center’s Dynamic Media Lab. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">The media lab of the Knowledge Center’s Dynamic Media Lab as well has capable staff on site to assist students. </span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">You
will be assigned a digital access code for after-hours access to the
Digital Media Studio by the end of the second week of the term.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Montag: </b>The Montag is a student-edited undergraduate research journal that publishes essays, art, creative writing, and other work by students taking courses in the College of Liberal Arts. If you receive a grade of A for an assignment in this class, we encourage you to consider submitting it for publication in The Montag. The maximum page limit for submissions is 20 pages, and there is no minimum. To submit a piece of work, e-mail it along with your name and contact information to themontag@unr.edu.<br />
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