ART 384 - Digital Photography and Dynamic Narrative

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

Art

Description:

Video Art is designed to introduce students to digital camcorders, shooting video, and computer-based image and sound composition techniques. The course covers pre-production and post-production techniques, which includes image and sound manipulation and sequencing and rendering on digital multimedia computing platforms. Topics include, the unix and windows operating systems, MAC OSX, digital audio formats, audio editing and sequencing, digital image formats, image editing and sequencing, 3D geometric modeling, and digital presentation formats. Avid Xpress, Combustion, 3Dmax studio, Sound Forge and Acid Pro will be the primary software packages of focus. Authoring techniques and formats will be addressed based on time. Students will work individually and in interdisciplinary collaborative teams producing digital audiovisual presentations. Class projects will be presented in DVD format and in formats that are Web specific. Students are expected to produce portfolio-quality work. Students enrolled in this course will have a course fee assessed to their student account. Additional information can be found at http://art.cua.edu/courses/courses.cfm.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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