MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS FALL 2011 M/W 1:30 - 4:20

Carla Galler 246.6319 cgaller@matcmadison.edu Office Room: 211D cube C

This course will explore the design and production of media using 2D animation and interactive media design. The student will gain additional knowledge of Adobe Flash CS5 through exercises and assignments. Techniques in 2D animation creation, scripting, design concepts, site organization, file optimization and uploading, exporting and working with sound and video files will be covered.

GRADING AND ATTENDANCE P OLICIES

This course is conducted in accordance with the Colleges standards for Student Rights and Responsibilities as stated on the MATC web site: http://matcmadison.edu/student-rights-responsibilities

ATTENDANCE
This is a lab class. Most of your projects can be completed during class time. It is your responsibility to make up any work when you are absent. Any student forced to miss extended class time due to unforeseen events should contact me as soon as possible. Missing two consecutive weeks or a total of 4 days during the semester is sufficient reason to be withdrawn from the course. Three unexcused absences will automatically lower your grade one step.

GRADING
Your course grade will be determined by your class exercises, project grades and your attendance. Any late project will automatically be lowered one grade. If the project is not completed before the next project is due, it is an automatic F. You always have the opportunity to redo a project (not an exercise) and resubmit it for a higher grade. (only if it was initially turned in on time).

M AT C S TUDENT S R IGHTS AND R ESPONSIBILITIES

Students are expected to be familiar with MATC policies and procedures. Many of the important policies and procedures are on the MATC website. An easy way to find them is to go to the A-Z index, click on S, go to "Student Rights", and click to see the menu at the top of the web page or, click on http://matcmadison.edu/student-rights-responsibilities and put on your favorites list. These policies and procedures are also found in the MATC Planner and Student Handbook available at MATC Bookstore, and students are encouraged to retain a current copy of the MATC Planner and Student Handbook for reference as needed during their attendance at MATC. Academic Integrity is an expectation in all MATC classes. Plagiarism and cheating are unacceptable in this class and in the workplace. MATC has a strong policy on Academic Misconduct which is published on the MATC website. This policy will be enforced in this class. Please refer to this page on the MATC Website to review all Academic Integrity and Misconduct policies. http://matcmadison.edu/academic-integrity

W I T H D R AWA L P O L I CY
It is the responsibility of the student to withdraw from a course. A student may withdraw from a course within the term prior to the 90% point of that course.

W I T H D R AWA L P R O C E D U R E
It is the responsibility of the student to officially notify the college of a withdrawal from a course. A student may withdraw from a course by using their Student Center on Inside MATC, the Touch Tone System, calling the Enrollment Center at extension (608) 246-6210 and/or their department/center office. Non-attendance does not constitute an official withdrawal. Attendance policies required for student success

are usually stated in the syllabus for individual courses. Non-payment or stop payment actions do not constitute a formal withdrawal. Registrants will be held liable for the full tuition and fees until the date of the official cancellation at which time the calculation of any possible refund will follow the refund policy. (See Refund/Reduction Policy for refund payment due). Allow up to four weeks from the date of cancellation to receive a refund of payment, when applicable. It is strongly recommended that a student who desires to withdraw from a course discuss the withdrawal with his/her instructor, academic advisor, counselor, or dean prior to completing the withdrawal process. However, notifying an instructor or staff member of the intent to withdraw does not officially withdraw the student from the course. The student must initiate the withdrawal using one of the methods previously stated. A withdrawal from certain courses may impact a students eligibility for financial aid and/or other benefits, such as health insurance coverage. A withdrawal from certain courses may also result in program withdrawal. Students should contact their career program office to clarify this issue.

AD A S TAT E M E N T
To request academic accommodations due to a disability at the MATC Truax campus, please contact Disability Resources Services at 246-6716 (Students who are deaf via Relay 711) or email drs@matcmadison.edu. If you have an accommodation card from their office indicating that you have a disability, which requires academic accommodations, please present it to me so we can discuss the accommodations that you might need in this class. It is best to request these accommodations at the beginning if not before class so there is ample time to make the accommodations. See http://matcmadison.edu/disability-resource-services-drs for more information.

CLASSROOM AND COMPUTER LAB POLICIES

Please turn off cell phones in class. No food or beverages are allowed in the Computer Lab except in designated areas. Outside software cannot be run or loaded on Lab computers. Copying of software from Lab computers is prohibited under college and federal copyright laws dont do it! All your work should be burned to a CD/DVD, saved on your external drive, or uploaded to personal server space. Do not save your files to the computer hard drive - they will be deleted. Please, if youre discarding paper, RECYCLE it in the blue bins!

R ECOMMENDED B OOKS & R ESOURCES

Title: Flash CS5 Professional (Visual Quickstart Guide) Author: Katherine Ulrich Publisher: Peachpit Press Title: Flash CS5 The Missing Manual Author: Chris Grover Publisher: OReilly

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS FALL 2011 M/W 1:30-4:20

Carla Galler 246.6319 cgaller@matcmadison.edu Office Room: 211D cube C S CHEDULED P LAN OF I NSTRUCTION* WEEK 1
Mon. Aug. 29 Wed. Aug. 31 Introduction to course and materials list. Course overview. Introduction to general Flash CS5 Working Environment & Panels Demo on Flash CS5 Tools In class exercise using Flash CS5 tools. (Tools Exercise)

WEEK 2
Mon. Sept. 5 Wed. Sept. 7 No Class - Holiday Demo on Graphic Comparisons and import options Illustrator & Photoshop In class exercise building a flash site with supplied files. (Import Exercise) Introduction of concepts of: Symbols/Instances, Movie clips/Graphics, Library

WEEK 3
Mon. Sept. 12 Demo on Classic Tweening Techniques (Frame-by-Frame, Motion, Motion on a path, Shape) In class exercise using various tweening techniques. (Tweening Exercise)

Wed. Sept. 14 Introduction to Project 1: Animated Banner Designing your Banner where to start, storyboarding for flash.

WEEK 4
Mon. Sept. 19 Work on Animated Banner Project Demo on adding sound and masking in Flash

Wed. Sept. 21 Demo on Motion Editor & Motion Presets Work on Animated Banner Project

WEEK 5
Mon. Sept. 26 Animated Banner Project due - View Projects in class Wed. Sept. 28 Introduction Project 2: Simulation Animation What is a simulation? How is a simulation different from a how to?

WEEK 6
Mon. Oct. 3 Demo on Animating with Inverse Kinematics (Bones) In class exercise on Inverse Kinematics (Bones exercise) Deconstruct your movie idea or how do you efficiently build your project? Work on Simulation Assignment Work on Simulation Project Tips when using Movie clips, swap instance, reverse keyframes, etc.

Wed. Oct. 5

WEEK 7
Mon. Oct. 10 Wed. Oct. 12 Work on Simulation Project Controlling a Movie Clip with buttons and actions Work on Simulation Project Working with ActionScript 3.0 & Code Snippets

WEEK 8
Mon. Oct. 17 Wed. Oct. 19 Work on Simulation Project Demo on creating a preloader Simulation Animation due View Project in class

WEEK 9
Mon. Oct. 24 Demo on Button Techniques Frame Labels, Levels, Loading Dynamic Content in Flash, Scrolling Text Box Introduction to Buttons exercise. Continue working on buttons

Wed. Oct. 26

WEEK 10
Mon. Oct. 31 Wed. Nov. 2 Introduction Project 3: Adding Interactivity to Simulation Animation Continue work on Interactive Simulation Project Introduction Project 4: Tutorial/Demo Assignment Research Tutorial/Demo topic

WEEK 11
Mon. Nov. 7 Wed. Nov. 9 Project 3: Interactive Simulation Due View Project in Class Work on Tutorial/Demo

WEEK 12
Mon. Nov. 14 Wed. Nov. 16 Work on Tutorial/Demo Present Tutorial/Demo in class. Drop support files and handout in dropbox.

WEEK 13
Mon. Nov. 21 Wed. Nov. 23 Introduction to Flash Catalyst and Project 5; Demo on Catalyst Interface Thanksgiving. No Class

WEEK 14
Mon. Nov. 28 Wed. Nov. 30 Work on final project; Demo on creating interactive components Work on final project; Demo on adding video to flash/flash catalyst

WEEK 15
Mon. Dec. 5 Wed. Dec. 7 Work on final project Work on final project

WEEK 16
Mon. Dec. 12 Wed. Dec. 14
*please note: Specific project details and task timelines are listed in each written project handout. In addition the instructor may give additions verbally and/or written in the classroom. This schedule is subject to change. The instructor will make every attempt not to alter it but due to unforeseen circumstances the instructor reserves the right to make changes without notice. Attendance will assist in making sure you are better informed.

View Final Projects In Class. View Final Projects In Class; Turn in any redo Projects