Class schedule and notes

Class notes, links and resources.

Feb 01 - Introduction - First Memory

FEB 01: 01 - introduction - First Memory

  • introduction, syllabus, etc
  • review/intro to GarageBand
  • in class exercise - share first memories with your partner

Links:
http://www.theyrule.net
http://escapelab.com.au
http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.html
http://becominghuman.org
http://teddiesinspace.com
http://homestarrunner.com

places to download sound effects and loops:
http://sounddogs.com
http://flashkit.com

Feb 08 - Re-Thinking Narrative

Feb 08: 02 - Re-Thinking Narrative

  • discussion about narrative forms
  • continue with GarageBand, digitizing, effects, enhancing audio quality
  • critique ‚Äúretell‚Äù assignment

Links:
http://www.6amhoover.com
http://www.yhchang.com
Weekend by Walter Ruttmann
http://www.plunderphonics.com
http://www.sfsound.org/tape.html
http://www.fictive.org/bits
http://webjay.org/by/webjaybs/deangoesnuts

DUE:

Read:
‚Äì ‚ÄúChapter 2: The Vocabulary of Comics" from Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

Assignment:
"retell" ‚Äì In class you will partner with a classmate and share your first distinct memory. Using the GarageBand software "retell" the story in a 1-3 minute audio piece. Your project should be based on this memory, but you are not required to retell the story exactly as it was told to you - you have creative license to embellish, exagerate, extrapolate, interpolate the story to generate a compelling narrative. That said, you should try to respect the original story (and the person who told it) so as not to misrepresent them.

Feb 22 - Flash - Setting the Stage

FEB 22: 03 - Flash - Setting the Stage

  • tour of the Flash authoring environment
  • using text - static, broken, dynamic
  • the Stage - movie properties

DUE:

Read:
Dub Revolution

Remix History

Assignment:
"BBBB remix" - appropriate, reuse, and transform. Using the audio files provided generate a 1-3 minute story. You can only use material from George Bush, Barack Obama, Borat, or Beck. You must use material from at least 2 of these people. Files are located in Public in a folder called COMM325_Files. Please turn in a typed transcript of the completed piece.