DTC 201: Spring 2021: Calendar

The semester is divided into units, with each unit divided into lessons. Some lessons include activities or projects. Most weeks will have 1 live / synchronous lesson and 1-2 recorded lessons. The schedule below lists week-by-week details of the lessons and assignments. You should watch and complete the lectures in order; if you miss a live lecture, watch its recording before watching the next recorded lecture.

Weeks are described below with these categories:

• Live / Synchronous: the unit, lesson, and topic of the live class that week.
• Recorded / Asynchronous: the units, lessons, and topics of the recorded videos that week.
• Assignments: assignments announced, continued, or due that week.
• Required for Course Knowledge: additional supported work expected by the instructor but not directly graded.
• Noteworthy: news relevant to the week, such as holidays.

Look on Blackboard for links to of all lectures, including the live ones, as well as PDF files of the instructor’s lecture slides. Please use the videos and PDFs for study as part of this class, but do not share or distribute the files outside of this class.

This calendar is subject to change. The instructor may update it periodically and will notify the class of any significant changes. Also, see the syllabus for general course information.

There are 16 weeks in the Spring 2021 semester:

1. Unit 1: Photomontage, Bitmap Graphics, and Adobe Photoshop
   • Week 1: 01/18–01/22 — Unit 1, Lesson 1: Intro + Intellectual Property
   • Week 2: 01/25–01/29 — Unit 1, Lessons 2-3: Dada, Photomontage, + Photoshop
   • Week 3: 02/01–02/05 — Unit 1, Lessons 4-5: Photoshop, Continued
   • Week 4: 02/08–02/12 — Unit 1, Lessons 6-7: Critiques
   • Week 5: 02/15–02/19 — Unit 1, Lessons 8-9 + Unit 1 Test
2. Unit 2: Travel Posters, Vector Graphics, and Adobe Illustrator
   • Week 6: 02/22–02/26 — Unit 2, Lessons 1-2: Travel Posters + Illustrator
   • Week 7: 03/01–03/05 — Unit 2, Lessons 3-4: Illustrator, Continued
   • Week 8: 03/08–03/12 — Unit 2, Lessons 5-6: Critiques, Round 1
   • Week 9: 03/15–03/19 — Unit 2, Lessons 7-8: Critiques, Round 2
   • Week 10: 03/22–03/26 — Unit 2, Lesson 9 + Unit 2 Test
3. Unit 3: Film Theory, Video Editing, and Adobe Premiere Pro
   • Week 11: 03/29–04/02 — Unit 3, Lessons 1-2: Ideas, Film, + Premiere Pro
   • Week 12: 04/05–04/09 — Unit 3, Lessons 3-4: Video Editing + Storytelling
   • Week 13: 04/12–04/16 — Unit 3, Lessons 5-6: Video Editing + History
   • Week 14: 04/19–04/23 — Unit 3, Lessons 7-8: Critiques, Round 1
   • Week 15: 04/26–04/30 — Unit 3, Lesson 9: Critiques, Round 2
   • Week 16: 05/03–05/07 — Unit 3 Test

Week 6: 02/22–02/26 — Unit 2, Lessons 1-2

Note: Due to a family health issue, and WSU’s campus holiday on Thursday, all classes this week will be recorded/asynchronous.

• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit 2, Lesson 1: Space, Travel Posters, Lithography, and Major Project #2
  • Unit 2, Lesson 2: Intro to Adobe Illustrator and Vector Graphics
• Live / Synchronous:
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Assignments:
  • Before the next Monday:
    • Choose two travel poster images from the sources (see links, below) and upload them to this Dropbox before class.
• Required for Course Knowledge:
  • Install Adobe Illustrator on your computer, or plan for regular access to it at a computer lab.
  • Complete Illustrator tutorials under these sections:
    • Getting Started
    • Drawing and organizing elements
  • Read:
    • Selling the Dream: The History of the Travel Poster
    • How Travel Posters Journeyed From Ad to Art Form
  • Explore travel poster images:
    • Library of Congress: Travel Posters
    • Library of Congress: WPA Posters for National Parks
    • Ranger Doug’s National Parks Posters
    • London Transportation Museum
    • Boston Public Library’s Flickr Collection of Posters
    • David Klein’s Vintage Travel Posters
    • International Travel Poster’s searchable collection
    • Vintage Everyday’s poster collection
    • NASA’s JPL Visions of the Future
• Noteworthy:
  • Thursday, February 25, is a campus holiday. This does not affect class directly, but it does affect the instructor’s office hours.

Week 7: 03/01–03/05 — Unit 2, Lessons 3-4

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 2, Lesson 3: Illustrator, Continued
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit 2, Lesson 4: Illustrator, Continued
• Assignments:
  • Work on Major Project #2.
  • Before the next class:
    • Complete Milestone #1: Rough Draft of Major Project #2.
  • Got Illustrator questions? Ask the instructor or post them on the discussion board.
• Required for Course Knowledge:
  • Complete Illustrator tutorials under these sections:
    • More Drawing Tools
    • Arranging and masking elements

Week 8: 03/08–03/12 — Unit 2, Lessons 5-6

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 2, Lesson 5: Major Project #2 Critiques, Round 1
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Got Illustrator questions? Ask the instructor or post them on the discussion board.
• Assignments:
  • Work on Major Project #2.
  • Before the next class:
    • Complete Milestone #2: Rough Draft of Major Project #2.
    • Got Illustrator questions? Ask the instructor or post them on the discussion board.

Week 9: 03/15–03/19 — Unit 2, Lessons 7-8

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 2, Lesson 6: Major Project #2 Critiques, Round 2 — converted to online-only activity
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Got Illustrator questions? Ask the instructor or post them on the discussion board.
• Assignments:
  • Work on Major Project #2.
• Noteworthy:
  • Wednesday, March 17, is a campus holiday, so there is no class. This does not affect class directly, but it does affect the instructor’s office hours.

Week 10: 03/22–03/26 — Unit 2: Lesson 9 + Unit Test

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 2, Lesson 7: Unit 2 Test Review
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit X: Introducing Major Project XC (Extra Credit): Magazine Design.
• Assignments:
  • Before the next class:
    • Turn in Major Project #2 on Blackboard.
    • Complete the Unit 2 Test on Blackboard.

Week 11: 03/29–04/02 — Unit 3, Lessons 1-2

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 1: Ideas, Film, Connections, and Major Project #3
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 2: Intro to Adobe Premiere and Video Editing
• Assignments:
  • Before the next class:
    • Choose any “vintage video” from the Prelinger Archives page from which you would like to edit down to 20 seconds and replace the audio track in order to remix/reimagine the video. (Please, no violence or nudity.)
    • Post the URL for that original Prelinger video’s page to the Blackboard discussion forum “Unit 3 Activity: Vintage Video Input”.
    • With your post, summarize how you expect to edit it. Be creative. Be silly.
• Required for Course Knowledge:
  • Install Adobe Premiere Pro on your computer, or plan for regular access to it at a computer lab.
  • Complete Premiere Pro tutorials under these sections:
    • Getting Started
    • More Editing Features

Week 12: 04/05–04/09 — Unit 3, Lessons 3-4

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 3: Premiere Pro, Continued
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 4: Storytelling and Composition
• Assignments:
  • Work on Major Project #3.
  • Before the next class:
    • Download the file for the “vintage video” you previously chose from the Prelinger Archives.
    • In the video editing software, import the video and edit it down to 20 seconds.
    • Completely remove the existing audio track, and replace it with speech overdubbing, narrative voiceover, new music, sound effects, etc.
    • Remember: this should be creative, and silly.
    • Add credits to the end.
    • Export the video from Premiere Pro.
    • Upload it to your YouTube channel. (Mark it as “unlisted” if you don’t want it found publicly.)
    • Post your YouTube video link to the Blackboard discussion forum “Unit 3 Activity: Vintage Video Output”.
• Required for Course Knowledge:
  • Complete Premiere Pro tutorials under these sections:
    • Editing Audio
    • Adjusting Colors in Video Clips

Week 13: 04/12–04/16 — Unit 3, Lessons 5-6

• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • NOTE: Due to the campus holiday, live class will be on Thursday, not Tuesday.
  • Unit 3, Lesson 5: The History of Nonlinear Editing
• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 6: Premiere Pro, Continued, and Open Lab
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Assignments:
  • Work on Major Project #3.
  • Before the next class:
    • Complete Milestone #1: Rough Draft of Major Project #3.
  • Got Premiere Pro questions? Ask the instructor or post them on the discussion board.
• Noteworthy:
  • Tuesday, March 13, is a campus holiday. As a result, the live class will be on Thursday, not Tuesday.

Week 14: 04/19–04/23 — Unit 3, Lessons 7-8

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 7: Major Project #3 Critiques, Round 1
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 8: Premiere Pro Questions Answered
• Assignments:
  • Work on Major Project #3.
  • Before the next class:
    • Complete Milestone #2: Rough Draft of Major Project #3.

Week 15: 04/26–04/30 — Unit 3, Lessons 9-10

• Live / Synchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 9: Major Project #3 Critiques, Round 2
  • Optional / as needed: Scheduled one-on-one time with the instructor.
• Recorded / Asynchronous:
  • Unit 3, Lesson 10: Unit 3 Test Review
• Assignments:
  • Work on the Major Project.

Week 16: 05/03–05/07 — Unit 3 Test

• By midnight on Wednesday (5/5/2021):
  • Turn in Major Project #3 on Blackboard.
  • Complete the Unit 3 Test on Blackboard.
  • Turn in Major Project XC (Extra Credit) on Blackboard, if you are submitting it.
• There is no “final” exam.