Assignments+and+evaluations

= Audio song form and mixing assignment = **10% - Due Jan 25** Mix three different song forms from "cyclops" into a 4-5 minute song, matching audio levels, watching clipping, with fades between each form. Export of the final song and hand it in to e//lara// in a 192 kbps Stereo Interleaved MP3 format. Name the file as follows: 1-//yourname//.mp3

=**Audio test**= Multiple choice, fill-in-the blanks and short answers from class notes, lectures and readings.
 * 10% - In Class Feb 1**

=**Online media delivery**= Find and compare three online media delivery services (eg. Youtube vs. Google Video vs. Blip.tv, etc.) Write a one to two page evaluation, including:
 * 10% - In Class Feb 8**
 * one introductory paragraph summarizing the three delivery services you are comparing
 * one paragraph for each delivery service with observations on usability
 * a final paragraph commenting on which delivery service you would use or continue to use and why. (a total of 5 paragraphs)

Read or summarize your final paragraph before the class showing an indicative link to the online delivery service of your choice.

=**Moving pictures assignment**= Export a final demo reel of the assignment footage with your added sound effects and music score using Pro Tools. 1. Create a new session 2. Download video yumaedit.mov (below) 3. Add hard effects as needed 4. Add a musical underscore (from copyright free sources) 5. Add dialog as needed 6. Mix audio and audio effects as needed 7. Bounce to a quicktime movie named 2-//yourname//.mov 8. Hand into Dafydd Hughes' hand-in box on the //elara// server [|Download "Yuma Edit" footage here] [|Download Yuma Edit cuesheet] [|Download the foley files]
 * 10% - March 8**

=**Moving pictures test**= Multiple choice, fill-in-the blanks and short answers from class notes, lectures and readings. Notes up to March 15 will be available here.
 * 10% - March 21**

=**Final assignment**= Create a final video and audio assignment employing all the practical knowledge gained from this course: - Import the supplied video clip GTR_2010.mov from the workdisk > CCT Demo Data folder - add any needed sound effects - add a musical score as needed - record and edit dialog - upload the final video to a website for distribution - post the link to the Final Assignment page
 * 30% - March 29**

=**Reading log**= Prepare a reading log for each week to track completion of printed and web based reading assignments. Use the following format for each week:
 * 10% - March 29**

//Today’s Date:// //Percentage of Reading completed: (0-100%)// //2 or 3 main points from the readings:// //2 or 3 questions from the readings:// //1 Real life application://

=**Class and online participation**=
 * 10%**