EDPX 2400 Time
Spring 2017
TR 1:00-3:50 Shwayder 220
Dan Wilcox, Shwayder 215, danomatika.com
Email: daniel.wilcox[at]du[dot]edu
Voice: 412 980-7081
Office hours: TR 12-1pm & by appointment (24 hours ahead)
Syllabus
Statement for Creative Works guidelines
Successful Critique guidelines
Equipment
EDP TechCheck hours & policy info: found on the landing page of the EDP website, right hand side
Audio/Visual Tech Notes: Links, howtos, & tutorials on the equipment & software needed for class
Schedule
Subject to change
03/28 Intro
Course introduction
Instructor introduction
Student introductions
Homework
Buy hard drive (week 2)
Watch RIP: A Remix Manifesto & prepare for Copyright discussion (week 4)
03/30 Statement
Critique overview (nutshell)
Developing a Creative statement
In-class exercise: GIF
Homework
04/04 GIF
Exercise 1 critique
Introduction to Canon Vixia camcorders
Recording best practices
Homework
04/06
Preparing hard drives
FCPX introduction
Importing, previewing, & exporting audio
Exercise 2 critique in progress
04/11 Listen
Exercise 2 critique
Introduction to audio editing
Editing audio in FCPX (cuts, fades, & transitions)
Homework
Exercise 3: Experience & Memory
04/13
Exercise 3 critique in progress
Work day (bring your headphones)
04/18 Experience & Memory
Exercise 3 critique
Homework
Prepare for Copyright discussion
04/20 Copyright
Exercise 4 critique in progress
04/25 Color Fields
Exercise 4 critique
Introduction to Zoom recorders
Homework
04/27
Exercise 5 critique in progress
Introduction to Audacity (bring your headphones)
Work day
05/02 Musique Concrète
Exercise 5 critique
Introduction to GoPros
Work day
Homework
05/04
Project 1 critique in progress
Work day
05/09 BodyCam
Project 1 critique
Homework
05/11
Project 2 idea presentations
Work day
05/16
Project 2 critique in progress
Work day
05/18 Control & Chaos
Project 2 critique
Homework
05/23
Project 3 idea presentations
Work day
05/25
Work day
05/30
Project 3 critique in progress
Work day
06/01
No class due to finals.
06/06 Final
T 1:00-2:50 Shwayder 220 (We'll probably stay a little longer to have a normal critique time.)
Project 3 critique
Final Portfolio due by 2:00pm, including updated Creative Statement