ARTM1022 4D Studio – Schedule

1.21 Class 1 – Introductions & Storytelling

• Discuss 4D – The importance of Time and Narrative in Animation
  • https://youtu.be/BpWM0FNPZSs Deadline
  • https://youtu.be/wZeguaJzUyk KaBoom!
• Animation Lab – Flip books – linier animations
• Animation Lab – Zoetropes – looping animations
• Watch: https://youtu.be/5khDGKGv088
  • https://youtu.be/vWq-s26YCG8

1.28 Class 2 – Animation – Stop Motion

• Animation Lab – DragonFrame
• Watch: https://youtu.be/4vzETE47jpo
  • https://youtu.be/brGtHDXv1QE
  • https://youtu.be/aA-4IhxTO70

2.4 Class 3 – Animation – Sprites & Code

• Animation Lab – From Zoetrope to Sprites with Photoshop/ Illustrator and Dreamweaver
• Review: https://blog.teamtreehouse.com/css-sprite-sheet-animations-steps
  • https://medium.com/jspoint/creating-css-animations-using-sprite-sheet-47e2b7a3793c

2.11 Class 4 – Animation Critique

• Present 3 animations for discussion and critique
• Reading: A book of surrealist games, Compiled by Alastair Brotchie
  • Focus on pages: 10-12;
  • Explore Chain Games 24-29, 36-38
  • Explore Visual Techniques 48-54, 59-69, 72-79
  • Explore Surrealist Re-Inventions: 124-127

2.18 Class 5 – Rule Making and Game Design

• Discuss 4D – How rules influence interactions, design and making
• Game Lab – Rule Making – exploring surrealist games
• Surrealist Studio – War, Definitions, Dadaist Poem, Torn Paper Collage, Would You Open The Door?
• Read: http://gamingconceptz.blogspot.com/2012/10/huizingas-magic-circle.html
• Watch: https://youtu.be/wtPBOwE0Qn0
• Homework: deconstruct – reconstruct

2.25 Class 6 – Game Design – Play testing

• Game Lab – Play test
• Game Studio – refine • play test • refine

3.4 Class 7 – Game Critique

• Play final version of surrealist games then discuss each experience.

3.11 Class 8 – Video / Performance / Audio

• Discuss 4D – Connecting it all with video / performance / audio
• Video Lab: iPhone video and editing
• Audio Lab: Garage Band
• Watch in class: The Five Obstructions
  • John Cage’s 4’33” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEFKFiXSx4

Spring Break 3.16-3.20

3.25 Class 9 – Video / Performance / Audio

• Studio time to continue editing

4.1 Class 10 – Video / Performance / Audio Critique

• Present 3 Minute Video
• Guest talk from Jessica Whipple “How Picture Book Authors and Illustrators Interact with Readers,” 4:30 to 5:30

4.8 Class 11 – Space & Light

• Discuss 4D: Grabbing attention and controlling space with light / light graffiti
• Lighting lab – Projection Mapping with LightForm
• Studio: Sketch ideas for a video or animated projection in the immersive projection dome
• Watch: Light and Space art movement https://youtu.be/uwRkvabMlC4
• more Light and Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aho-zYz2fGU
  • James Turrell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udlzm3Ea3RE
  • Momentum https://youtu.be/mPNbH4gRqFM
  • Access https://youtu.be/C4VBP7pp8LA
  • Guerrilla Projections
  • graffiti with lasers https://youtu.be/Q4ocIIBTqLs
  • interactive architecture https://youtu.be/1vc0WK6DF7A
  • Jenny Holtzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT62rD7wPkU
• Explore: https://uxdesign.cc/illuminating-the-light-and-space-movement-and-its-artists-ebaf66caac50
  • https://projects.jennyholzer.com/projections – Jenny Holtzer
  • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/projection-light-artists-protest Projection as protest

4.15 Class 12 – Space & Light Critique

• Present and view projects in the dome
• Handout and discuss final project

4.22 Class 13 – Studio Session and Individual meetings

• Meet individually to discuss final project idea

4.29 Class 14 – Studio Session and Individual meetings

• Meet individually to discuss progress on final projects

5.6 Class 15 – Final Critique of Final Project

• Final crit meets on May 6th 3:30pm to 5:30pm