SLIDE 1IS246 - SPRING 2003 Lecture 10: Assignment Overview and Ideation IS246 Multimedia Information (FILM 240, Section 4) Prof. Marc Davis UC Berkeley SIMS Monday and Wednesday 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Spring

SLIDE 2IS246 - SPRING 2003 Today’s Agenda Review of Last Time –Audio Production Overview Assignment 2 –Training Assignment Feedback –Assignment 2 Overview –Assignment 2 Ideation Action Items for Next Time

SLIDE 3IS246 - SPRING 2003 Today’s Agenda Review of Last Time –Audio Production Overview Assignment 2 –Training Assignment Feedback –Assignment 2 Overview –Assignment 2 Ideation Action Items for Next Time

SLIDE 4IS246 - SPRING 2003 Audio Production Sound intensity decreases as the square of the distance from the sound source Record audio and video separately Use headphones to monitor audio Supercardioid microphone –Use to focus on sound source –Use a windscreen to reduce movement noise Lavalier microphone –Use to record audio at a considerable distance from sound source –Placement on subject affects recording quality Fishpole –Use to situate microphone close to sound source above or below frame

SLIDE 5IS246 - SPRING 2003 Today’s Agenda Review of Last Time –Audio Production Overview Assignment 2 –Training Assignment Feedback –Assignment 2 Overview –Assignment 2 Ideation Action Items for Next Time

SLIDE 6IS246 - SPRING 2003 Today’s Agenda Review of Last Time –Audio Production Overview Assignment 2 –Training Assignment Feedback –Assignment 2 Overview –Assignment 2 Ideation Action Items for Next Time

SLIDE 7IS246 - SPRING 2003 Assignment 2: Short Media Production Apply the theoretical principles learned in previous weeks to practical application Gain hands-on experience of the complete motion picture production cycle Think about how multimedia information systems could support the production, use, and reuse of motion picture content Improve your teamwork skills in preparation for the final projects

SLIDE 8IS246 - SPRING 2003 Assignment 2: Milestones MILESTONE 1: PREPRODUCTION (DUE MARCH 3) –Paragraph with Plot Outline and Paragraph with Motivation –Annotated Storyboard –Work and Role Distribution Table –Paragraph Answering One or More of the Questions For Thought MILESTONE 2: PRODUCTION (DUE MARCH 12) –Rough Edit –Updated Work and Role Distribution Table –Paragraph Answering One or More of the Questions For Thought MILESTONE 3: POSTPRODUCTION (DUE MARCH 19) –Final Cut –Updated Work and Role Distribution Table –Paragraph Answering One or More of the Questions For Thought –15 minute Presentation in Class

SLIDE 9IS246 - SPRING 2003 Today’s Agenda Review of Last Time –Audio Production Overview Assignment 2 –Training Assignment Feedback –Assignment 2 Overview –Assignment 2 Ideation Action Items for Next Time

SLIDE 10IS246 - SPRING 2003 Assignment 2: Movie Topics We would like you to produce a film that functions as a message or interpersonal communication in the broadest sense. Here are a few examples: –“A Day In The Life Of…” to send home to one’s parents –Party Invitation –Video Greeting Cards: (e.g., Birthday or Valentine’s Day greetings) –Meeting Summary –Video Resume –Personal Ad –Learn processes: how to register, how to get into a building Your final film should have a length between 2:30 and 3:00 minutes. The length must not exceed 3:00 minutes.

SLIDE 11IS246 - SPRING 2003 Assignment 2: Project Teams Project Team 1 –Phoebe Liu, Ping Lee, Atiba Phillips, Dilan Mahendran, Catherine Lai Project Team 2 –Mahad Ibrahim, Robert Ritchie, Xiaolei Chen, Lisa Wang, David Warthen Project Team 3 –Angel Gonzalez, Risto Sarvas, Lin Jiang, Ana Ramirez

SLIDE 12IS246 - SPRING 2003 Assignment 2: Ideation Brainstorm in your group about ideas for a possible 3-minute movie (20 minutes) –You can use any of the ideas presented above or come up with new ones –Keep in mind possible location, time, and resource constraints for the production Come up with 2 or 3 ideas and present them at the end of class for discussion (10 minutes) You should leave the classroom with an idea for your short film and a meeting scheduled for your project team (5 minutes)

SLIDE 13IS246 - SPRING 2003 Today’s Agenda Review of Last Time –Audio Production Overview Assignment 2 –Training Assignment Feedback –Assignment 2 Overview –Assignment 2 Ideation Action Items for Next Time

SLIDE 14IS246 - SPRING 2003 Assignment 2 Milestone 1 Required –Paragraph with Plot Outline and Paragraph with Motivation Format: txt, MS Word, or html –Annotated Storyboard Format: PDF, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, or html –Work and Role Distribution Table Format: MS Excel (preferred), MS Word, or html –Paragraph Answering One or More of the Questions For Thought Format: txt, MS Word, or html Optional –Production Plan Format: txt, MS Word, MS Excel, or html

SLIDE 15IS246 - SPRING 2003 Readings for Next Week Wednesday 03/05 “Theory and History of Computation” –Required Terry Winograd and Fernando Flores. Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design. Ablex Publication Corp., Norword, New Jersey, 1986; pp Georges Ifrah. The Universal History of Computing: From the Abacus to the Quantum Computer. New York: John Wiley, 2001; pp –Recommended Danny Hillis. The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work. Perseus Books, New York, 1999; pp. vii-59.