Project 4 due at the beginning of class
- All sites should be uploaded and fully functional.
- Please make sure to transfer the files to the computer up front as well.
First 30 minutes: Take a look at each others sites, either independently or in small groups
Group Critique of Project 3
Goodbye
Grades
- Grades are due next Monday and should be available online shortly after.
- If you would like an itemized version, please send me an email this weekend and I’ll share the gory details.
Blog Responses
- All blog responses due before 12 AM Monday morning.
- The blog is 10 percent of your final grade in the class, so make sure to get any missing responses done before the cutoff.
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Begin Project 4 (Due Dec. 16)
- Start gathering and reworking materials and generating ideas for Project 4.
- Begin developing the file structure for your website (root folder, images folder, Dreamweaver Site, empty HTML pages)
- Have some progress made on at least 1 of your pages by class next week.
- Bring all materials to class. There will be time dedicated to working on the project next week.
Read excerpt from Is There Love in The Telematic Embrace? by Roy Ascott
- PDF found here
- Write a brief response in the blog.
Grades
- Please email me if you would like any of your project grades.
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Intro to the WWW
- ARPAnet
- Memex - Vannevar Bush
- Hypertext - Ted Nelson, Douglas Englebart
- World Wide Web - Tim Berners-Lee
- HTML
Dreamweaver part 1
- File structure (creating a root folder, images folder, understanding paths & URLs, index.html)
- Naming conventions for files (no caps, spaces, non-alphanumeric characters other than dashes or underscores)
- Managing a Dreamweaver Site (Files Panel > Manage Sites > New Site. Select your root folder and images folder. Always make sure this is set up properly when sitting down to a lab computer)
- Creating, saving, and editing HTML.
- Hyperlinks (relative vs. absolute)
- Images, rollover images, and image maps
- Uploading files via FTP
Formatting images for the web
- File types (jpeg, png-24, gif)
- Image resolution for the web (72 ppi)
Uploading files using Transmit
- Server: digital.mica.edu
- User Name: your mymica username
- Password: your mymica password
- Initial Path: /Courses/FF/Fall/ff210_04/your mymica username/
- Protocol: FTP
Visit your uploaded site
- http://digital.mica.edu/ff210_04/your mymica username/your uploaded root folder/
Discuss Project 4
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Discuss your most LIKED videos in our Vimeo Group:
- Karma Wire - Greg
Memory - Austin- My Friends Belong To Me Now - Peter
- As Close As This - Mitchell
View and Discuss:
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Comment Critique for Project 3
- View all classmates videos online in their entirety and add a simple comment to let me know you were there. A “Here” will be sufficient.
- Provide thoughtful & constructive feedback on 5 of the videos (give suggestions on what is working, what is not, etc.. Needs to be more than “LOL! I like it!”)
- Respond to the feedback you are given on your video.
- Select LIKE (you need to be logged in) on any videos you would like to discuss in class next week. Everyone must mark at least 1 video with LIKE. You can certainly like more than one.
- Next week we will only critique the most LIKEd videos in class, so make sure to select the ones you really want to discuss, and have something to say about them.
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Complete Project 3
- Video projects should be uploaded to Vimeo and added to the EMAC Fall 2008 Group by the end of class.
- In addition, make sure to transfer a copy of the exported video file to the computer up front.
- I will have a folder called Project 3 in my folder on the Work Drive. Make sure the file has your name somewhere in the title.
Exporting your video from Final Cut Express
- We’ll use Vimeo’s guide (found here) for our compression settings.
- In Final Cut, go to File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion…
- Select Options… next to Format: Quicktime Movie.
- Under Settings… use the information provided by Vimeo to fill out the video settings. Select OK when done.
- Under Size... use the information provided by Vimeo to fill out the size settings. Select OK when done.
- Check Sound and select Settings… Use the information provided by Vimeo to fill out the sound settings. Ignore the 128kbps suggestion. Select OK when done.
- Select OK one last time, be sure to save your video somewhere on the Work drive where you can easily find it, and choose Save.
- Compressing and uploading video can take quite a while. Be sure to factor in at least 1 hour at the end of class to make sure that you have enough time.
- Before attempting to upload the exported video, be sure that everything looks/sounds normal and that the file size is under 500MB. Select the file and press Command+I to see file info in the Finder.
Uploading to Vimeo and adding to Group
- Log in to Vimeo and select the Upload a video button.
- Select Choose a file to upload… and find your exported video on the Work drive.
- When done title it, add a brief description of the video, and add any tags (words which make your video more findable on the site).
- Select Save all changes and then Go to video.
- From your video’s page, select the Add tab next to More.
- Check Add to Groups > EMAC Fall 2008 and you’re done!
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Di Mainstone Talk: Thursday, Nov 13 4pm, Main Bldg. M110
Di Mainstone is a British artist/designer working with soft circuitry & conductive textiles. Mainstone recently collaborated with XSLabs to create Skorpions, a series of kinetic, anthropomorphic garments which move of their own free will.
Come to the talk and write a brief blog response to earn extra credit!
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Continue working on Project 3
- By next class, the project should be well underway (nearing completion even) in Final Cut Express
- Budget your time wisely, particularly if you’re planning on using stills.
- Reserve equipment from A/V Services ASAP. Don’t wait, you will not get a camcorder.
- Please email me if you are having any issues.
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Video Art Lecture, featuring:
- Nam Jun Paik
- Bruce Nauman
- William Wegman
- Pipilotti Rist
- Bill Viola
- Jennifer Steinkamp
- Paul Pfeiffer
- Cory Arcangel
- Camille Utterback
- Anthony Goicolea
Watch La Jetee by Chris Marker, 1962
Final Cut Express part 2
- Importing still images (Drag into Browser or use File > Import)
- Setting default still frame time (Final Cut Express > User Preferences > Editing Tab: Set Still/Freeze Duration)
- Formatting images with Photoshop (Dimensions: 720×480, Resolution: 72ppi. Save as either JPEG or TIFF)
- Basic audio editing
Audio resources
- Moby music for films - link
- Freesound Project - link
- Audacity (Free audio recorder & editor) - link. Similar in principle to the audio editing method in Final Cut, but feel free to email me if you have trouble with this.
Backing up your work to an external drive
- Copy both the .fcp file and the folder you created to use as a scratch disk (use Final Cut Express > System Settings > Scratch Disks if you don’t recall the location).
- If you do not save all of this, your project files will not be backed up properly and will be at the mercy of others using the lab.
Restoring from an external drive in the Bunting labs
- If your work was deleted form the Work drive…
- Copy both the .fcp and project folder containing Scratch Disk files to the Work drive
- Set Scratch Disk to the copied project folder (Final Cut Express > System Settings > Scratch Disks)
- Open .fcp file
In-class time to work on Project 3
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