2020-21 Academic Bulletin fall

Media Arts I: Media Arts is an introductory course in basic design principles and how they are applied to
the world of digital design. From postage stamps to giant billboards, photography to fabric, digital design
permeates our environment. Understanding how to apply basic design concepts to the presentation of
informative, persuasive and dynamic material is crucial to communicating with an audience. The main
emphasis of this course will be the skillful combining of images and text to solve visual problems.
Typography, image, space, color and form will be integrated as the year progresses. Students will learn
about digital illustration, painting and multi-media solutions through lectures, demonstrations and hands
on experiences. Students will be introduced to Adobe Creative Suite that includes Photoshop, Illustrator
and InDesign. 1 credit
Advanced Video Editing: Learn advanced video editing techniques including graphic animation, editing
with proxies, editing multiple cameras simultaneously, tracking and rotoscoping masks, creating a nested
sequence, using Audition to enhance your audio, appropriate editing to music and much more. You must
have a solid foundation in Adobe Premiere. (Permission of instructor required). 1 credit
Video Editing: This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of nonlinear video editing. The student
will gain an understanding of video formats and concepts of video and audio compression used in
recording, editing, and for final display. Cutting techniques will be explored including concepts of
continuity, frame matching, using varying angles effectively, editing multi camera footage, techniques to
avoid jump cuts and the use of parallel action. An introduction to sound editing will include fundamentals
of mixing for film, Foley effects and processing audio to enhance the audience experience. Students will
use the following software in this course: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Aftereffects, Adobe Audition,
Adobe Photo Shop and Adobe Media Encoder. 1 credit
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