Calendar
Intro unit
Week 01
Tuesday, Aug. 25
01-Introductions
Course preview / Getting set up for C226 / Syllabus review / Class policies
Thursday, Aug. 27
02-Elements
Tuneout / Visual elements / Principles of design / Lab preview
Friday, Aug. 28
Lab 01
Orientation to Canon 80D / Shooting exercise 1: Elements + PODs
Week 02
Tuesday, Sept. 1
03-Psychology
Review of Tuneout Quiz / The psychology of human vision / Gestalt principles
Photo unit
Thursday, Sept. 3
04-Control
The physiology of human vision / Capturing action / Depth of field
Friday, Sept. 4
Lab 02
Reviewing camera controls / Shooting exercise 2: The Four Effects
Week 03
Tuesday, Sept. 8
05-Photography
The role of photography / Mirrors vs. windows / Generating story ideas
Thursday, Sept. 10
06-Conventions
Avoiding common problems / Photographing people / Conventions of the picture story
Friday, Sept. 11
Lab 03
Reviewing people photographs / Shooting exercise 3: Capturing action, people and strangers
Week 04
Tuesday, Sept. 15
07-Composition
Composition: A perspective from the art world / The interplay of forces / Rule of thirds
Thursday, Sept. 17
08-Decisions
Photographic decisions / The Decisive Moment / Cropping
Friday, Sept. 18
Lab 04
Cropping in Photoshop / Shooting exercise 4: Conventions of the picture story
Week 05
Tuesday, Sept. 22
09-Light
Light quality / Lighting direction / Exploring color contrasts
Thursday, Sept. 24
10-Words
Story structure / Writing captions and headlines / Your self-reflection essay
Friday, Sept. 25
Lab 05
Toning images / Shooting exercise 5: Your self-portrait / Color contrasts
Week 06
Tuesday, Sept. 29
11-History
A brief history of photography / The three traditions of photojournalism
Thursday, Oct. 1
12-Dilemmas
Stereotypes / Ethics: Professional and philosophical considerations / Digital manipulation
Friday, Oct. 2
Lab 06
Typical concerns / Practice uploading to our website
Video unit
Week 07
Deadline: Picture story project due on the web at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 6
Tuesday, Oct. 6
13-Video
Picture Story checklist / The video project / The Video unit
Thursday, Oct. 8
14-Fundamentals
Video terminology / The seven basic shots / Six things to avoid in video
Friday, Oct. 9
Lab 07
Shooting exercise 1: The basic shots / Premiere up-and-running
Week 08
Tuesday, Oct. 13
15-Process
Additional and advanced shots / Planning your video
Thursday, Oct. 15
16-Sequences
Cuts / continuity / sequences
Friday, Oct. 16
Lab 08
Shooting exercise 2: Video sequence / Premiere timelines
Week 09
Tuesday, Oct. 20
17-Interview
A roll and B roll / Composing the interview shot / Editing interview footage
Thursday, Oct. 22
18-Sound
Four types of sound / Using music in video / Free music sources
Friday, Oct. 23
Lab 09
Shooting exercise 3: Practice interview / Premiere fine tuning
Week 10
Tuesday, Oct. 27
19-Drama
The dramatic arc / Storyboarding / Timing and pacing in video
Thursday, Oct. 29
20-Pioneers
Capturing the moving image / The changing landscape
Friday, Oct. 30
Lab 10
Premiere final editing: Stone crab video / Practice video post
Design unit
Deadline: Video due on the web at 10AM on Tuesday, Nov. 3
Week 11
Tuesday, Nov. 3
21-Design
Design defined / Our work in this unit / Design measurements
Thursday, Nov. 5
22-Type
Typographic development / Variables / Readability / Three-face maximum
Friday, Nov. 6
Lab 11
InDesign 1: Placing images and styling text
Week 12
Tuesday, Nov. 10
23-Structure
Appropriateness / Typeface scavenger hunt / Magazine spreads / Grids in graphic design
Thursday, Nov. 12
24-Layout
BEERPUV in graphic design / Compositional strategies: ARCS / Magazine makeovers
Friday, Nov. 13
Lab 12
InDesign 2: The opening spread
Week 13
Tuesday, Nov. 17
25-Strategy
Planning your design / Design lessons from C226s past
Thursday, Nov. 19
26-Color
Colors with purpose / The meanings of colors / Using color effectively
Friday, Nov. 20
Lab 13
InDesign 3: The second spread
Thanksgiving Break
No class for the week of Nov. 23-27
Week 14
Deadline: Magazine Design project due on the web at 10AM on Tuesday, Dec. 1
Tuesday, Dec. 1
27-Screens
Web design style / The languages of the web
Thursday, Dec. 3
28-Code
Introduction to HTML / Basic tags and attributes / Customizing presentation
Friday, Dec. 4
Lab 14
HTML/CSS exercise
Week 15
Tuesday, Dec. 8
29-Style
CSS syntax / Web typography / Color on the web
Thursday, Dec. 10
30-Finishing
Uploading to Pages / Beyond C226
Friday, Dec. 11
Lab 15
Publishing your site
Deadline: Website project must be published by 11:59PM on Tuesday, Dec. 15