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CSE 660: Interactive Video

Spring 2010

3 Credits ITC 001

Instructor Phone Office Email Office Hours

Dr. Mary Bucy 503-838-8794 ED 202M [email protected] 1:303:30

W 2:005:00

Course DescriptionPrinciples and practices of working with audio and video systems with computers in instructionalenvironments.

Within this course students will develop skills for video production, examine ways to infuse video

into educational contexts and evaluate its potential for the improvement of teaching and learning. Thisproject-based course is taught through a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration and hands-

on practice. The following topics will be explored in both a theoretical and practical sense: Digital storytelling

Storyboarding Video capture: shots and angles

Lighting Audio (sound effects, music, Audacity)

Video production (teams and roles) Digital video editing (iMovie)

Publishing (DVD, Web) Video genres (educational, documentary, music video, public service, promotional)

Course ObjectivesStudents will:

Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge about video equipment and software;

Work effectively on video projects both individually and in teams;

Identify methods for infusing video production and viewing into educational settings; Plan and implement video projects;

Produce original soundtracks;

Demonstrate effective lighting techniques;

Publish video in a variety of formats.


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ISTEs Educational Technology Standards for StudentsStandards targeted in this course:

1. Creativity and Innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative productsand processes using technology. Students:

b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

2. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including

at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of

digital environments and media.d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solveproblems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:

b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

5. Digital Citizenship

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legaland ethical behavior. Students:

a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and

productivity.

6. Technology Operations and Concepts

Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

Students:c. troubleshoot systems and applications.

d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

Sources of EvidenceNOTE: These are summaries only. Directions for each assignment will be distributed during class as

appropriate.

Class participation

Regular attendance and active engagement in discussions, readings, assignments and other

activities associated with college scholarship as well as display of professional behaviors andteacher dispositions such as teamwork, punctuality, reliability and reflective practice.

Regular participation in weekly forums on Moodle website that show evidence of completing

course readings and thinking critically and thoughtfully about forum prompts.


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Assignment #1

Working in groups, create a short video using as the subject an object you are assigned during

class. You must use exactly 25 shots. You must include a variety of shots including long shots,medium shots, close-ups, and extreme close-ups. You must also include a variety of angles.

Combine the shots in iMovie into a short video.

Assignment #2aWorking in teams, design a commercial to promote a product that you are assigned in class. Forthis assignment you will create a storyboard for the commercial.

Assignment #2b

Create an original music soundtrack for your video using audio loops and Audacity or Garage

Band to edit the sound.

Assignment #2c

Submit final 30-second commercial. Commercial should include narration with dubbed sound,appropriate lighting that improves appeal of product, and original soundtrack.

Assignment #3Create a short video with original Foley effects. Video must include clips that illustrate how the

sounds were created.

Assignment #4

Create a 2-minute interview using an A roll and a B roll to intersperse clips that illustrate the story

being told in the interview.

Assignment #5

Final project may be a documentary, educational video, or public service announcement. Video

must illustrate ability to effectively apply design rules, use a variety of camera shots, produceclear sound, and apply appropriate lighting techniques.

Criteria for Assessment Demonstrated ability to plan and design video projects.

Demonstrated ability to work in teams.

Demonstrated ability to shoot effective video footage following appropriate design rules.

Demonstrated ability to edit digital video clips and produce cohesive digital stories.

Demonstrated ability to work with natural and artificial light to create effective images.

Demonstrated ability to work with sound, including narrative, music, and sound effects.

Demonstrated ability to complete a professional video production.

Demonstrated ability to export video in a variety of formats.


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GradingLab Pts* Grades (%)

Assignment 1: 5 A 93-100

Assignment 2: 20 A- 90-92

Assignment 3: 10 B+ 88-89

Assignment 4: 10 B 83-87

Assignment 5: Final Project 30 B- 80-82Class participation and attendance* 25 C+ 78-79

C 73-77

C- 70-72

D 60-69

Total possible 100 F below 60

Class Schedule(subject to change)

Week Theory (& instructor) Application

1 Intro to the classSample videos onlineIntro to the cameras

Framing the shotsAngles

Short, medium, longDesign rules

Capturing videoiMovie intro

Create a 25-shot video of an

inanimate objectApril 1

2Storyboarding

Design a commercial and create a

storyboard for it.April 83

LightingSetting white balance

Ambient lightLight source / angle

FlashReflectors

Assignment 1 Due

Exercise in lighting: shoot the samesubject using a variety of lighting

techniques

Create a lighting plan for yourcommercial that makes your

product more appealing.

April 15

4

SoundIn camera vs microphone

Dubbing

Exercise: shoot the same sceneusing the in-camera microphoneand several external microphones to

compare quality.

Select one scene and dub asoundtrack recorded with an

external mic over the in-camerasoundtrack.

April 22


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5 Digital musicAudacity/Garage BandMultiple tracks

Create an original music soundtrackfor your commercialApril 29

6Work day Final production on commercials.

May 6

7

Sound effectsFoley effects

Assignment 2 Due

Create a short video with originalsound effects. Video must include

clips that illustrate how the soundswere created.

May 13

8 InterviewsA roll and B roll

Begin Final Projects

DocumentaryMusic video

Public Service Announcement

Shoot an interview with clipsinterspersed that illustrate the story

being told.

Form groups, begin storyboarding

final projects

May 20

9 Assignments 3 & 4 due

Work day on final projectsMay 27

10 Finalize projectsWork day for final projects

June 3

Finals WeekFilm Festival: Share our videos

Date will benegotiated

General course guidelines Attend class every week. Working individually with students during office hours is normal but

reserving that time for those who really need help rather than those who simply missed a class is

preferred.

If you are ill or have an unavoidable conflict, please email to let me know ahead of time.

Participate in class discussions. Join in the conversation and listen carefully to your classmates.

Make every attempt to turn work in on time. Let me know if technical difficulties are interfering

with your timeline and I will try to help you get back on track. Consistently back up, make copies and otherwise keep track of your work; loss of an assignment

is normally not accepted as an excuse for not turning it in.

If there are any problems talk to me! In class, after, or make an appointment by e-mail.


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Plagiarism policyIf you use material you have found online, you are expected to acknowledge the source and, in the

case of text, paraphrase as appropriate. If you use another writers words, you must put those words inquotation marks (or use block quote formatting) and formally cite where they came from. If you cut

and paste text or any other material without crediting your source, you are plagiarizing. Plagiarism isunethical and can lead to a failing grade.

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need to contact the Office of Disabilities Services (ODS) for coordination in your academic

accommodations. The ODS is located in the Academic Programs and support Center (APSC) Suite405. The phone/TTY is (503) 838-8250

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