Ill 364: New Media
Spring 2015
Instructor: Professor Yvonne Buchanan
Class room : 307
Class hours: Monday 8am-12:30pm
Office: 361
Shaffer Art Building
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:00am-12:30pm
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:00am-12:30pm
Phone: 443-9189
E-mail: yebuchan@syr.edu
Blog: http://buchanannewmedia.blogspot.com/
Objectives:
This course is
designed to introduce graduate and undergraduate students to producing digital
animated imagery. The focus will be on the use of motion and time-based media
within the field of illustration. The course will familiarize students with
contemporary practices in animated imagery and the commercial distribution of
such works. Students will create work with Photoshop, Flash and open source
programs. Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussion,
hands-on lab and studio activities students will produce a series of short
animated works for self-promotion and web-based publishing.
Critique issues:
Artwork
produced will be reviewed following these criteria
a. Is it
interesting? Does it compel the viewer to engage with the work for than five
seconds?
b. Is it
conceptually strong? Is it readable and
understandable? Does it say what you want the work to say? Will the viewer know
the story/concept you are illustrating.
c. Is there a
high level of craft? Is it executed well, is the work an example of your
mastery of your chosen materials?
d. Have you
taken a chance with a new technique, style or approach to challenge yourself?
Classroom procedures:
Laptop:
Always bring
your laptop to class. If you do not have one, the computer lab will be
available to you during the class time.
Cell phone:
There will be
no cell phone use in the classroom, including voice or texting. if you need to
contact someone, you can step out into the hall during breaks.
Ipod (or music listening device):
These devices can be used during individual class work time, when the
instructor is not lecturing.
Grading
Standards:
A achievement is outstanding relative to the level necessary
to meet course requirements
B achievement is significantly above the
level necessary to meet course requirements
C achievement meets the course requirements
in every respect
D
achievement is worthy of credit even though
it fails to meet the course requirements
F
achievement is not worthy of credit or was
not completed / represents failure
Grade
Distribution:
Assignment One: 20%
Assignment Two:
20%
Assignment
Three: 20%
Assignment Four: 20%
Participation/professional
conduct: 10%
Final Survey: 10%
Absences and tardiness:
Excessive
absences are not acceptable. Your presence, artwork and opinions are important
and your absence deprives your fellow students. Three or more unexplained
absences will result in a failing grade.
If you are to
be absent, please email me beforehand. Tardiness is disruptive to the class so
be sure your alarm clock is working and you arrive on time. Any unexcused tardiness beyond a reasonable
few minutes may be counted as an absence.
Special Accommodations:
If you have a disability that
requires special accommodation, please let me know as soon as possible so that
I can be of assistance. I require a letter from the
Office of Disability Services. If you have any questions, please refer to disabilityservices.syr.edu.
Religious holidays:
Let me know if you need to be
away for a holiday that occurs when the class meets and I will make sure you
have the material to keep up.
Academic
Integrity:
Please see the Undergraduate
Course Catalog that deals with academic integrity, sections 1.0.1.1
to section 1.0.1.4.
[http://www.syr.edu/publications/undergradcat/rulesandregs.pdf]
Class room : 307
Class hours:
Monday 8-12:30pm
Instructor:
Professor Yvonne Buchanan
Office: 361
Shaffer Art Building
Phone: 443-9189
E-mail: yebuchan@syr.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:00am-12:30pm
Course Schedule
and Assignments (subject to change):
Week one
January 12:
Reading of
Syllabus
Assignment One
Week
two
January
19:
No class, Martin Luther King Birthday
Week
three
January
26:
Work done in class
Week
four
February
2
Presentation/ Critique
Assignment Two
Week
five
February
9
Sketches
Week
six
February
16
Comps/ work in class
Week
seven
February
23
Work in class
Week
eight
March
2
Presentation/ Critique
Assignment Three
Week
nine
March
9
Spring Break
Week
ten
March 16
Work in class
Week
eleven
March 23
Work in class
Week
twelve
March 30
Presentation/ Critique
Assignment Four
Week
thirteen
Work in class
Week
fourteen
Work in class
Week
fifteen
Presentation/ Critique
Week
sixteen
Final Survey