Undergraduate Program
Unique No. see course schedule
Faculty: Strover
Assistant Instructor: Stavchansky
Class Time: TTH 930 - 1100
Room: CMB 4.110 (STUDIO 4B)
Lab Time: TH 730P - 930P
Room: CMB 4.110 (STUDIO 4B)
Writing Comp: N
Comm/Cult Req: N
Closing Limit: 20
Cross-Listed -
PREREQUISITES
For RTF majors, the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305; 318 or 319; and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework chosen from RTF 309, 314, 316, 317, and 318 OR 319 (whichever has not already been taken). It is strongly recommended that you have already taken RTF319 in order to understand how to build a webpage / website for your final project portfolio.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.
FIRST CLASS DAY POLICY
Students who are not on time on the first class day will be automatically dropped.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course proposes time act as a physical media which may be sculpted in order to produce experiential and engaging moving imagery. We will review specific of properties of time as foundational elements to the production of digital composite imagery. For example, this includes, but is not limited to, an examination of rhythm, pace, and duration. Readings for this portion of the course will introduce novel propositions of how time can relate to us as well as technical understandings of time. Beyond this, students will gain a clear understanding of how audiences interpret moving imagery and graphics. Here, readings include topics in typography, cognitive psychology and semiotics. We will discuss how moving type can help convey messages clearly. Practically, students will be exposed to industrial tools and processes for creating professional grade motion graphic and digital composite imagery. The main software applications used for this course will include, but are not limited to: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe AfterEffects. Students will leave the course with three projects that will be posted to their website: a time sculpture, visual experiments with graphics and typography, and a title sequence to a film (fictional or real). A majority of the course will be spent in designing and developing the title sequence assignment.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
First and foremost, students must have excellent digital file management skills. We will not be discussing any topics related to using a standard operating system or file management system. If you do not understand how to manage many digital files, this course is not for you. It is strongly recommended that you have already taken RTF319 in order to understand how to build a webpage / website for your final project portfolio. Lastly, in the months before the Spring semester begins, please watch your favorite movies and study their introductory title / credit sequences.