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Today. Administrivia What this course is about How you’ll be graded A reading An assignment An overview of theories of time. overview and administrivia. On line. Web site: http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/academics/courses/cat/380 Syllabus, a few of the assignments Blackboard

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  1. Today • Administrivia • What this course is about • How you’ll be graded • A reading • An assignment • An overview of theories of time

  2. overview and administrivia

  3. On line • Web site: • http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/academics/courses/cat/380 • Syllabus, a few of the assignments • Blackboard • Discussion groups, assignments, readings, grades

  4. Instructors Annette Barbier, RTVF Ian Horswill, CS Marlena Novak, ATP Gary Kendall, Music TAs Bernard Geoghegan (RTVF) Robin Hunicke (CS) Graders Illya Blokh (CS) Ying-Zhu Chin (CS) Studio staff Alanna Krause (SAS) Vani Oza (CS) Ying-Zhu Chin (CS) Teaching staff

  5. Textbooks • Primary texts • Shot by Shot: A Practical Guide to Filmmaking, Cantine et al. • Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, Jonathan Culler • Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud • Optional • Developing Story Ideas, Michael Rabiger • From last quarter, but used less: • Introduction to Visual Culture, Nicholas Mirzoef • From last quarter, but not directly used in class • Introduction to Design, Alan Pipes • Other • Modern Tales (www.moderntales.com)Graphic narrative site, $3/month subscription • Misc. readings (see blackboard)

  6. Equipment you’ll need to use • Macintosh computer • Window-XP/200 based computer • Digital Camera (optional) • Headphones • Computers and phones available in the studio

  7. Software • MetaA scheme-like programming language designed for multimedia applications (developed at Northwestern with extensive student involvement) • Windows-only; requires .NET and DirectX 9 • Free • Audacity • All operating systems • Free • SuperCollider • Mac only • Free • Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator • Not free • Available in studio • Or you can substitute GIMP and Sodipodi, which are free • PowerPoint • Not free • Available in the studio

  8. This room is available for your use 24 hours a day $50 deposit for a Marlock key If you already have a key, we can program it It will be staffed some evenings and weekends We want the space to belong to the animate arts students Involve you in hardware/software purchases Let you run the place as you see fit We want to make it comfortable and fun for you to work in Coffee maker Popcorn popper Working on: Cozy furniture Lava lamps Game systems and dance pads Crowe Café (open 24hrs, but only serves until 5pm) Move nights Yes, we’ll have chairs soon We want animate arts to be a community The studio

  9. Tentative curriculum • Time and temporality • Melodic line • Art Theory and Criticism • Narrative I • Narrative II • Film • Appropriation • Polyphony • Sound and image • Wrap-up • Final project critiqueMonday, June 6, 7-10pm programming throughout

  10. Grading • Assignments 50%Art, music, programming, all of the above • Final project 15%Combination project • Quiz 15%In class, focused on programming • Critique 10%Your work will be critiqued and you will contribute to the critique of others’ work • Class discussions 10%Read the material before class and come to class prepared with discussion questions

  11. Attendance • Attendance is required • Repeated unexcused absences, tardiness, or leaving early may lower your grade by a full letter grade. • This is a studio art course in addition to a programming course • Active apprenticeship • Not all lecture materials will be available outside class

  12. Late assignments • Extensions are available for programming assignments • Ask 24 hours in advance and no questions will be asked • After 24 hours, you have to have a really good excuse • Art and music assignments will be critiqued in class, so can’t give extensions • Penalties for late assignments • <1 day 10% • 1-2 days 20% • 2-4 days 30% • 4-8 days 40% • Late art assignments that miss crits will also lower your crit grade

  13. Cheating policy • See syllabus

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