Tulane Digital Media Schedule
| August | ||
| Mon 23 Tues 24 | Welcome to the lab, Instructor’s work, Go over syllabus The Computer As an Imaging Tool: Basics Hardware, Software, RAM Memory, Storage Media, Other Media; Getting Around The Desktop, Mac And PC , Saving Your Files And Disk Formatting For Use Cross-Platform, Quirks Of This Lab Introduction to Photoshop, tools & options, menus, zoom & pan, undo & history. Bitmaps and resolution | Assign Project 1: bring 6 objects to next classRead about Bitmaps and resolution, Elements and principles of design |
| Weds 25 Thurs 26 | scanning, digital camera, basic image correction (levels, color, sponge, healing), selections. Layers-opacity and blending modes | bring 6 objects to class to image |
| Mon 30 Tues 31 | ||
| September | ||
| Weds 1 Thurs 2 | ||
| Mon 6 Tues 7 | ||
| Weds 8 Thurs 9 | ||
| Mon 13 Tues 14 | Layer masks, clipping layers, adjustment layers, | |
| Weds 15 Thurs 16 | output to the web (behance) resolution again?!? | |
| Mon 20 Tues 21 | Introduction to Illustrator, vectors, strokes & fills, importing/tracing, layers, objects, groups, & layers | Assign Project 2. Bring logo examples next class |
| Weds 22 Thurs 23 | Discuss logos. working with paths, text, pathfinders | |
| Mon 27 Tues 28 | Output: File size and formats, Image Compression, papers and printing | |
| Weds 29 Thurs 30 | Critique of first project. ,and then more illustrator | |
| October | ||
| Mon 4 Tues 5 | Logos due | |
| Weds 6 Thurs 7 | printing large format color prints. (Thurs is start of spring break) | |
| Mon 11 Tues 12 | brushes, symbols, warps | |
| Weds 13 Thurs 14 | masks in illustrator | |
| Mon 18 Tues 19 | ||
| Weds 20 Thurs 21 | printing large format color prints, outputting images for the web | |
| Mon 25 Tues 26 | Critique of second project | Assign Project 3 |
| Weds 27 Thurs 28 | After Effects | |
| November | ||
| Mon 1 Tues 2 | ||
| Weds 3 Thurs 4 | ||
| Mon 8 Tues 9 | ||
| Weds 10 Thurs 11 | ||
| Mon 15 Tues 16 | ||
| Weds 17 Thurs 18 | Introduction to Premiere and digital video | Assign Project 4 |
| Mon 22 Tues 23 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Weds 24 Thurs 25 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Mon 29 Tues 30 | Critique of third project, storyboards due for video project, more Premiere | |
| December | ||
| Weds 1 Thurs 2 | ||
| Mon 6 Tues 7 | ||
| Weds 8 Thurs 9 | editing, audio | |
| Mon 13 Tues 14 | output, | |
| Weds 15 Thurs 16 | Final Project Due – FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUES | |
| Mon 20 Tues 21 |