- Be yourself
- Expect problems: they will happen!
- Learn a little at a time: start small, discover, play with your program, that makes it easier
- start small: start with small stuff and then go to the big stuff, with software too
- it is how your
- Simple is elegant (can have too much eye candy)
- The designer is the learner (when you develop something you learn a lot more)
Planning
- 3 steps to the planning process with multimedia projects
- preproduction, production, and postproduction
Preproduction
- state your purpose (like a lesson plan)
- why is it being produced, what might someone be expected to learn
- your genre
MY THOUGHT: WE NEED TO REFERENCE AND LEARN ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY TEKS
Media and materials
- can go from a pencil to the latest Internet software
- what is available, what do you need?
- do you have a budget
- how will you present your program?
Content
- what will it be about?
- this is a critical step
- you have to know what you are going to talk about
- need to be flexible, this can change
- Storyboard: this tells a story
-- have a beginning, middle and an end-- remember simple is ok
-- sometimes from a script
Julie used inspiration to plan her presentation for tonight
Production
- items needed to produce the product
-- props, costumes, equipment, tools, actors, studios, location
Postproduction
- tools and resources needed to complete the project
- editing programs, special effects, sound
- releasing formats
- is someone going to judge it
Fair Use Guidelines
- used to be use 10% of something for educational purposes
- allows for limited use of copyrighted materials
- there are 4 factors
1- purpose and character
2- nature of work
3- amount and substantiality of portion used
4- effect of the use upon the potential market
Most people will let you use their materials for educational use if you ask
MY THOUGHT: REMEMBER THAT EDUCATIONAL FAIR USE DOES NOT REQUIRE PERMISSION, HOWEVER
Multimedia Software
- Image Editing and Creation
-- photoshop: $650
-- illustrator: $500
-- corel painter: $369 (mimicks lots of different effects, can create art)
ALSO REMEMBER PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS: ABOUT $50-$60
Digital video Editing
- Adobe Premeire $699
- iMovie $79
- Final Cut Pro $999
- VideoWave $49
- Studio Deleuxe $199
ALSO REMEMBER MOVIEMAKER 2 (FREE FROM MICROSOFT)
Multimedia Presentation Packages
- MS Powerpoint $229
- HyperStudio: $160 for teacher, Student is $70
-- major strength: supports highly interactive designs
More complex multimedia software
- Macromedia Flash: $499
- Macromedia Director: $1199
- Macromedia Authorware: $3000
- Macromedia Dreamweaver: $399
- Adobe Aftereffects: Pro $1000, Standard $400
lots of free programs to allow GIF animation
- Ulead GIF animator is popular and inexpensive
MY THOUGHT: WE MAY WANT TO MAKE A GIF IMAGE IN THIS CLASS
Live-Action Movie Software
- quicktime and real media
- Quicktime VR, creates 360 degree views
EXAMPLE: http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp304/
Basic Design stuff
- legible typeface
- color
- layout: don't put too much on your screen
- simple is elegant
See the powerpoint for References