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ANI 260
Motion Graphics
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Fall 2009 | TuTh 10:10-11:40 pm | CDM 922
Instructor: Scott Roberts
SRoberts@CIM.DePaul.edu Office: CDM 459
Office hours Tue & Thu 11:45-12:45, 4:45-5:15 in my office (459), the Animation Lab (722) or the 4th floor lab (400)
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Course Description
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This course will introduce the student to effective communication using motion graphics, including its application in the areas of film titles, broadcast and commercial design, interactive media, and gaming. The combination of music, visuals and typography will be explored following the basic theories of kinetic composition and aesthetics. Students will study the history of the field, including the work of pioneers such as Norman McLaren, Saul Bass and Len Lye.
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Course Objectives
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Students should have a solid knowledge of the following subjects by the end of this course:
- Graphic editing techniques
- Music and the moving image
- Creating meaning through moving text and abstracted moving graphics
Your grade will depend on the following criteria:
- Inventiveness and originality - EXPERIMENTATION
- BE INTERESTING - your peers will judge the most interesting projects, make sure yours stand out
- Meeting Project Deadlines: It is important to have your work available for critique- work unavailable for critique will be lowered one full grade.
- Creativity and personal input into execution of project
- Coming prepared to class, including assigned reading and assignments
- Showing in-progress work, which can benefit from suggestions, rather than presenting entirely new work at critiques
- Effective visually aesthetic solutions to all problems assigned
- Technique
- Hard work and sweat
- Participation in critiques and discussions
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Attendance
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Student absences are not expected to exceed more than 10% (2 absences) of the number of the classes scheduled for the semester. Each absence after the second will subtract 10% from your final grade.
Tardiness is defined as not in the classroom when attendance is called or departing before the class has been formally dismissed by the instructor. Tardiness that exceeds thirty minutes will be counted as an absence. TWO late arrivals or early departures, or a combination of both, are counted as one absence. If you arrive late for class, it is your responsibility to make sure that you have been marked tardy rather than absent.
No incompletes will be given without documented proof of circumstances beyond your control. Brad Bird hates incompletes!
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Class Work
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This class is project-based and work-intensive. 90% of your grade will be based on projects. Do work, have fun. Work more. Get tired.
All assignments and grades will be listed on our Course Online site: https://col.cdm.depaul.edu
All projects will be submitted for in-progress critiques. You will submit these through Vimeo so you need to register for an account. Final versions of projects need to be turned in as QuickTime movie files to COL and uploaded to Vimeo.
You can learn more about AfterEffects and other Adobe CS4 software at
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/
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Supplies
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This class will involve a large amount of video editing and compositing. Never trust that your work on a lab computer! You need to develop safe work habits, so losing work will not be accepted as an excuse in this class. Therefore, you are required to purchase:
- A pack of recordable DVD-Rs for file backup and burning
- And either:
- o A 2 or 4 GB flash drive
- o A portable external hard drive
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Grading
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10% Participation, Reaction Papers, quizzes
65% Projects
25% Final project
A = 100-93, A- = 92-90, B+ = 89-88, B = 87-83, B- = 82-80, C+ = 79-78, C = 77-73, C- = 72-70, D+ = 69-68, D = 67-63, D- = 62-60, F = 59-0.
A indicates total excellence, B indicates good work, C indicates average, uninspired work, D work is unsatisfactory, F is really, really bad.
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Academic Integrity
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Work done for this course must adhere to the DePaul University Academic Integrity Policy, which you can review in the Student Handbook or by visiting http://www.depaul.edu/university-catalog/academic-handbooks/Pages/default.aspx.
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Bibliography
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Required Texts:
Motion Graphic Design: Applied History and Aesthetics by Jon Krasner. Focal Press, 2008.
And either:
Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino. Harvest Books, 1976. Available in libraries, used bookstores, Amazon, for around $10 or even less.
Or:
If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino. Harvest Books, 1982.
Suggested Texts:
After Effects Apprentice by Trish and Chris Meyer. Focal Press, 2007.
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects: Essential and Advanced Techniques, 4th Edition by Trish and Chris Meyer. Focal Press, 2007.
Motion Design: Moving Graphics for Television, Music Video, Cinema, and Digital Interfaces by Matt Woolman. RotoVision SA, 2004.
Moving Type by Jeff Bellantoni and Matt Woolman. RotoVision SA, 2000.
Type In Motion: Innovations in Digital Graphics by Jeff Bellantoni and Matt Woolman. Rizzoli, 1999.
Type in Motion 2 by Matt Woolman. Thames and Hudson, 2005.
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Schedule
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This schedule is subject to change throughout the semester.
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Week 1
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Intro to Motion Graphics. McLaren, Lye, Bass, Ferro, Cooper, who are they?
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Week 2
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Countdown due. Required in class: flash drive or external hard drive
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Week 3
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Commodify Your Lifestyle rough cut due. Open book quiz on Part I of textbook.
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Week 4
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Commodify Your Lifestyle due.
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Week 5
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Comedic...Timing rough cut due. Open book quiz on Part II of textbook.
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Week 6
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Comedic...Timing due.
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Week 7
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low-fi & crafty storyboards due. Open book quiz on Part III of textbook.
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Week 8
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low-fi & crafty due. Analysis paper on Calvino due.
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Week 9
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ViralCalvino storyboards due.
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Week 10
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ViralCalvino in progress due.
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Tuesday
Nov. 24th
9am-11am
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Final Critique: ViralCalvino
ATTENDANCE MANDATORY
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