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Class Schedule

Week One:
August 26
Introduction:  Policies and Equipment Procedures
August 28
Student Sites; View Man With a Movie Camera

Week Two:
September 2
View Your Wordpress Sites (instructions at WWV site)
iMovie Demonstration
Tech Presentation Sign-up
September 4
Discuss Barnouw Reading (*Post to class blog before start of class)
Introduce Motif 1 and Video Manifestos   

Week Three:
September 9: 
Class Was Canceled Due to Instructor Illness
September 11

Presentations:  Abdullah (Text in iMovie) and Matt (Transitions)
Open Lab

Week Four:
September 16

Discuss Critique Process
View Video Sketch #1:  Video Manifesto
Presentations:  Paula (still images); Steve and Josh (Sound Collection, Editing, Audacity)
September 18
Motif 1 Critiques

Week Five:
September 23

Introduce Motif 2; Discuss Latour; Brad and Nurbek (aspects of Garageband)
September 25

Lab Time; Jae (camera techniques) and Aris (voiceovers in iMovie)

Week Six:
September 30

Introduce Writing to Video

October 2
Motif (Part 2) Critiques PARTS 1 AND 2 OF PROJECT DUE TODAY

Week Seven:
October 7
:  PART 3 OF MOTIF PROJECT DUE TODAY
Writing Workshop for Drafts; Shot Lists; Jason and Jaya (Fair Use/Online Archives)
October 9
View Video Sketch #2; Writing Workshop; Jerry and Boris (Netfiles)

Week Eight:
October 14

Part 1 of Writing to Video Due [Storyboards, Shot List, Final Essay].  Open Lab; Yinnong and Johnny (iMovie HD and youtube/found footage capture)
October 16

NO CLASS TODAY - Instructor at Writing Conference

Week Nine:
October 21

Part 2 of Writing to Video Due; Writing to Video Critiques
October 23

Writing to Video Critiques

Week Ten:
October 28

Part 3 of Writing to Video Due; Introduce Representation and Argument Assignment;
October 30

Proposal Workshops; Frank (iDVD and data DVDs)

Week Eleven:
November 4

View Video Sketch #3; Proposal Workshops
November 6

Open Lab:  Preparing Video Rough Draft

Week Twelve:
November 11
November 13

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES - No regularly scheduled class this week.

Week Thirteen:
November 18

Video Rough Draft Viewing; Schedule Final Showing
November 20

Part 1 of Representation and Argument Due; Video Rough Draft Viewing

- Schedule Final Viewing Schedule -

Week Fourteen:
November 25
November 27

NO CLASS - Thanksgiving Break Vacation

Week Fifteen:
December 2

Open Lab Day
Come to discuss final video, outline/action sequence/ treatment writing for the final project, or extra credit assignments.
(Attendance is optional for Tuesday, but I won't discuss the above issues in extensive detail individually through email if you choose not to attend.) 

December 4
Final Video Critiques

Week Sixteen:
December 9

Final Video Critiques

All final work for the course must be complete and on your site by Friday, December 12th at 5pm.