Visual Arts: Media Arts 11

Teacher(s)

Tyler Thomas

Prerequisite

It is recommended that students complete Grade 10.

Description

Visual Arts: Media Arts 11 is designed to introduce students to new media, one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding areas of artistic creativity. Examples of new media products include video games, Internet web sites, multimedia CD-ROMS, computer animations, and digital illustrations. Students will learn how to work with the tools and techniques used in this growing industry.

The course is designed to provide Grade 11 students with an opportunity to explore the art of image making through the use of new media technologies such as the computer and related software programs. The course focuses on the application of a variety of materials, technologies, and processes to organize visual elements according to principles of art and design.

There are four modules covering the following subjects:

Module 1: Introduction to Communication and Media Arts explores traditional and new media including authoring tools for creating new media.

Module 2: Media Arts in Action looks at the new media formats, analysis of new media, and copyright issues.

Module 3: Media Arts Preproduction looks at the planning involved in creating new media.

Module 4: Media Arts Production covers the steps involved in actually creating new media productions. Students complete a new media production as a core activity in the course and they are recommended to complete Modules 2, 3, and 4 in sequence.

Type

online

Credit

Deposit

130

Delivery

Teacher-directed Student-paced

Summary

4 modules with 12 assignments

Assessment

Assignments are weighted equally
No tests

BC Performance Standards

Support

SIDES teacher to provide face-to-face, telephone, email, or online support

Materials

Designing Multimedia: A Visual Guide to Multimedia and Online Graphic Design ($100.00)

Cybernation & Digital Design Series Video ($40.00)

Requirements

Intermediate Technical Requirements

More Info

Module 1: Introduction to Communication and Media Arts

Section 1: The Forms of Information
Text
Sound
Images

Section 2: Meet the Computer
Analog and Digital Media

Section 3: Authoring Tools
Macromedia Studio MX 2004

Module 2: Media Arts in Action

Section 1: New Media Paths
New Media and Form
Applications for New Media

Section 2: Audience
Appropriateness of Subject Matter
Effective Use of New Media

Section 3: Copyright
What is Copyright?
Exceptions to Copyright
New Media Technology and Digital Manipulation

Module 3: Media Arts Preproduction

Section 1: Ideas and Brainstorming
Concept Mapping
Audience and Purpose
Objectives
Project Proposals

Section 2: Organization
Organization and Content Inventories
Outlines and Timelines

Section 3: Design Elements
User Interface Design
Interactive Design
Flowcharts and Storyboards

Module 4: Media Arts Production

Section 1: Platforms
Platforms, Production, and Playback
Screen Size, Resolutions, and Palettes

Section 2: Hardware and Software
Text
Sound
Images

Section 3: Building Your Project
Reflection

Section 4: Production Roles

There are no tests for this course

Outcomes

Visual Arts Media Arts 11 Prescribed Learning Outcomes