Using camcorders, VCR's, computers and appropriate software applications, participants will create desktop video projects. Adobe Premier will be used. This course will focus on developing interactive projects using Macromedia Director. Participants will create interactive events, explore computer animation, and integrate these with video, text, and audio for use in presentations, education, and marketing. The focus of this course is to develop appropriate interactive media products and services.
Course includes project design, storyboarding, scripting, shooting video, and desktop video editing.
The process will allow students to explore in a practical way what makes for good multimedia design, interactivity, navigation, digital video and audio, screen and interface design. Serves as an ideal portfolio builder for participants seeking employment in the field. 42.221 Writing for Interactive Media Adds new dimensions to traditional, text-based writing. Hypertext links allow for multiple story lines, while integrating audio, animation, and video presents new challenges for the writer. Participants will examine successful multimedia scripts and work on their own creations.