Masa Takano

Course Description:
5 Credit hour studio course focused on the creation, manipulation and animation of digital imagery including the integration of multiple elements, such as video and audio, into artistic projects. Students will gain a working knowledge of the techiques and context of time-based computer imaging within a studio art practice. Through readings, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, critiques, writing and artmaking we will explore contemporary, experimental uses of digital media. While this is a studio course in which we will learn software and techniques, the main focus will be on the content of the digital art works created in class and your development as an artist. Prerequisites: Art 350, and either Art 452 or Art 553. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs

Course Meeting Time and Location:
Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 - 5:18 in the Hopkins Hall Annex, room 180.

Instructor: Amy Youngs
Email: youngs.6@osu.edu - best way to contact me
Telephone: Art Department (614) 292-5072 - a place to leave messages for me.
Mailbox: 258 Hopkins Hall
Office location: Hopkins Hall, room 150. appointments by email youngs.6@osu.edu

Labs and Hours:
You may use the Art Department computer labs to pursue your work outside of class. Hopkins 180b (next-door) and Hopkins 354 have lab hours which will be posted on the door. The Digital Union lab in the Science and Engineering library has most of the software we use. You can get card swipe access to the outside doors of Hopkins Hall and Hopkins Annex doors for 24 hour use by properly filling out the form that will be circulated in class. You will lose access to the lab if you fail to follow the rules to keep the lab safe - never prop open any door and never let anyone else in. Students who have access will use their own card BuckID card swipe to enter.

Objectives and Procedures:

• To create original art using advanced digital imaging and sequencing tools.

Requirements:
Three completed art projects with accompanying written statements, participation in the end of the quarter Art and Technology exhibition and regular attendance and participation in class activities and discussions. An average student can expect to work an average of 9 hours per week on class work outside of class time.

Grading:
15 points – Project 1 - Hyperreality, a series of manipulated stills presented as a storyboard
10 points – Project 2 - Phosphene, an exercise in creating digital moving images
20 points – Project 3 - Technoscape, a complete moving image project
25 points – Final project - a complete moving image work exhibited in the Art and Tech show
15 points – Total possible on all written artist statements and research/response papers
15 points – Active participation in class activities and discussions, as well as general class citizenship.

To receive a letter grade of "C" you must maintain regular attendance, complete all major assignments and participate in class discussions and critiques. An "A" in this course will require that you far exceed the minimum expectations for both quality and concept. Your work should show a highly developed understanding of the concepts and techniques of moving image art, as well as an innovative incorporation of this medium into your own developed aesthetic. Your contribution to class discussions, group work and class critiques is vital for an "A". Click here to read the evaluation criteria for projects.

Click here for more information on what letter grades mean - literally and numerically.

Attendance policy:
Don't miss class. Don't arrive late or leave early. You are expected to come to class on time, ready to work and with all necessary supplies and materials. Your final grade will be lowered by one full letter upon your third absence - and again for each additional absence. 3 late arrivals or early departures = 1 absence. Absences are absences, whether or not you have a note. Please use your 2 allowed absenses wisely and please contact me by email or message to the Art Dept office if there are extenuating circumstances. You are responsible to find out what you missed and to complete any missed work. There are only 20 days of this class, don't miss out!

Critiques:
Class critiques are very important and will be held at the beginning of class on the due date of each project. If your assignment is not complete for the critique your grade on that assignment will be lowered by one full letter for each class day it is late. You are required to attend critiques even if your work is not complete. Critiques are not for my benefit; instead, they are the best method to learn about artmaking - from a diversity of fellow artmakers.

Required Reading and Writing:
Required book: Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book - should be available at the campus bookstore. You might also try using the digital copy available through the OSU library's subscription to Safari Tech Books. To try this, go to the library website and search "Safari Tech Books". Then search for Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book. You can access this from home by logging into the OSU library through the "Off-campus Sign-in" tab. Additional to the tech book, there will be required readings related to digital art and ideas that we will be discussing in class. There will also be short writing assignments on relevant artists and written project proposals for each art assignment.

Supplies:
Digital Storage - You will need a USB flash drive or portable external hard drive to store image files and easily transport them to different computers. Get one that will store at least 32 Gigs, but get a larger capacity drive (250 gigs or more) if you plan to archive all of your work in this class on this one device. You will be required to follow good digital practices by backing up your important work in more than one place. Hard-drive crashes and file glitches do happen - and they are not excuses for late projects.
Cloud Storage - If you do not already have a cloud storage space set up, this is a requirement of the class. Regular email (and the CARMEN system) cannot handle large file sizes, so digital artists need to use cloud storage to share files. I use Drobbox.com, for instance, which offers 2 Gigs of free storage. It is widely used by professionals. As student, you also have access to 25 Gigs of cloud storage space. Go to skydrive.live.com and sign-in using your Buckeye Mail Windows Live ID (lastname.#@buckeyemail.osu.edu) and password. More details on this service on this Digital Union Blog post.
Firewire adaptor (like this one, available at Microcenter) will also be necessary if you plan to use hook the classroom services video cameras (firewire 400) up to the lab computers (firewire 800) to download video.
Final project output - Depending on how you decide to create and display your final moving image artwork, you will need to plan accordingly with supply purchases, (ie. If your artwork is an installation, you may have costs associated with that). If you will be exhibiting a moving image artwork on a typical screen you will need to burn a looping DVD and reserve equipment from Classroom Services well in advance.
Notebook and pen- taking notes will be necessary in this information-intensive course.

Disability policy:
Any student who feels he/she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately, as soon as possible, to discuss your specific needs. Accommodations will be coordinated through the Office for Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in 150 Pomerene Hall.

Policy on student conduct:
Students are expected to abide by the Ohio State University's Code of Student Conduct. Any violations will be reported to the Committee on Academic Misconduct.
A few examples of violations you should avoid
• Turning in work as your own that was created in some part by someone else.
• Turning in work that violates copyright law.
• Turning in work for this class that has already been turned in for another class.

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