Digital Media Technology AS degreeSpecialization in Video and Motion Graphics

Valencia Community CollegeP. O. Box 3028Orlando, FL 32802

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Digital Media Developme nt - 12 credit hours DIG 2100C Web EssentialsGRA 1413 Prof Dev for DesignersDIG 2500C Fund of Interactive DesignDIG 2430 Digital StorytellingDIG 2109C Digital Imaging Fundame ntals

Digital Video Produ ction - 12 c redit hours DIG 2430 Digital StorytellingDIG 2030C Digital Video and SoundDIG 2284C Advanced Di gital Video and SoundDIG 2341C Introdu ction to Motion G raphics

Digital Video Fundame ntals - 12 credit hours DIG 2000C Intro to Digital Media and DesignGRA 1413 Prof Dev for DesignersDIG 2030C Digital Video and SoundMUM 2630C Sound for Media

Digital Media Produ ction - 15 c redit hours DIG 2000C Intro to Digital Media and DesignGRA 1413 Prof Dev for DesignerMUM 2630C Sound for MediaDIG 2109C Digital Imaging Fundame ntalsDIG 2030C Digital Video and Sound

Digital Media Web Produ ction - 15 c redit hours DIG 2100C Web EssentialsGRA 1413 Pro Dev for DesignerDIG 2109C Digital Imaging Fundame ntalsDIG 2500C Fund of Interactive DesignDIG 2341C Intro to Motion G raphicsDIG 2030C Digital Video and Sound

Digital Video Editing and Post-Produ ction - 24 c redit hours DIG 2000C Intro to Digital Media and DesignGRA 1413 Prof Dev for DesignersDIG 2109C Digital Imaging Fundame ntalsDIG 2430 Digital StorytellingDIG 2030C Digital Video and SoundDIG 2284C Advanced Di gital Video and SoundDIG 2341C Introdu ction to Motion G raphicsDIG 2342C Advanced Motion G raphics

ART 1300C D rawing 1 (3 credit/6 contact)

GRA 1413 Professional Developme nt for Designers 1 credit Stude nts will learn basic job hu nting s kills, how to prepare a resum e, prepare for a job interview, learn to write a cover letter and learn how to develop and p resent a po rtfolio. • Learn basic job hu nting and i nterviewing

• Learn to prepare a cover letter and resume suitable for the graphic design indust ry. • Learn wh at is needed in a po rtfolio in o rder for it to be a successful job-landing tool.

GRA 1206C Fundame ntals of Typo graphy 3 credit/4 contact Minimum of C in G RA1142C or DIG2000C and GRA1413 or depa rtme nt app roval.

Contempo rary type usage will be explo red. Projects in type desi gn and p rodu ction include the use of a personal compu ter and indust ry-standard software. (Special Fee) Major Topics:

• Typo graphic editing - including measu ring, specing,

• Correct usage of typo graphy in various visual communicai ton environme nts

General Education requireme ntFreshman Comp (3 c redit)

General Education requireme ntMath or Science (3 credit)

General Education requireme ntIntro to Humanities or Art History (3 credit)

General Education requireme ntUS Governme nt (3 credit)

General Education requireme ntGen Psychology (3 c redit)

DIG 2302C Intro to 3D Motion G raphics3 credit/4 contactMinimum grade of C in DIG 2030C and GRA 2156C or depa rtme nt app roval.Stude nts will learn fundame ntal concepts for the creation of th ree-dimensional motion graphics.Major Topics• 3D fundame ntals• Logo anim ation• Lighting• Behaviors

DIG 2950C Di gital Media Project 3 credit/4 contactMinimum of C in DIG 2284C and DIG 2342C or depa rtme nt app roval Stude nt will pa rticipate in selected p rojects for clients internal and external to the college creating video and motion graphic content. Major topics • Client interaction. • Teamwork.

MUM2630C Sound for Media3 credit/4 contactAn introdu ction to the p rinciples of sound recording with an emphasis on media application s. Stude nts will work on p ractical projects that will familia rize them with the basic ha rdware and software used in p rofessional setting s. • Basic acoustic p rinciples: The sound wave, speed of soun d, frequen cy, amplitud e, power.

• Basic principles of di gital audio: Sample rate, bit depth, dynamic range, aliasing. • Basic studio procedu res: Handling microphone s, stands and cable s. Basic recording system hoo kup. • Audio so ftware: ProTools 101 • Optimizing sound: Equaliz ation, comp ression,

• Integrating sound and video: Lip synch roniza -tion. • Stems • Putting it together

DIG 2342C Adv Motion G raphics 3 credit/4 contact Minimum grade of C in DIG 2341C or depa rtme nt app roval. Advanced motion graphics concepts and techniques will be taug ht enabling stude nts to produ ce sophisticated motion graphics projects. Stude nts will explo re programming and input devi ces used to create mo re compl ex motion graphics. Major Topics • Programming for motion graphics. • Utiliz ation of input devi ces. • Incorpo ration of motion graphics and

picture projects.

DIG 2341C Intro to Motion G raphics 3 credit/4 contactMinimum grade of C on DIG 2109C and G RA 1206C or depa rtme nt app roval. Stude nts will learn basic concepts of motion graphics creation for various distribution form ats. Major Topics• Identify motion graphics fundame ntals. • Utilize motion graphics and anim ated type.• Utilize autho ring so ftware. • Output motion graphics and motion graphic eleme nts

DIG 2030C Di gital Video and Sound (3 credit/4 contact) Minimum grade of C in DIG 2430C and DIG 2109C or G RA 2201C or depa rtme nt app roval.Introdu ction to the concept s, principle s, tools and techniques of p roducin g, assembling and mixing di gital video and audio. Understand s tory, creativi ty, planning and o rganiz ational skills as part of the p rodu ction p rocessMajor Topics• Creative control of lig htin g, composi -tion and exposu re.• Shootin g, capturing and editing di gital video and audio• Previsualization, collabo ration and produ ction repo rting

DIG 2000C Intro to Digital Media and Design 5 credit/7 contact An introdu ction to compu ters and application p rograms currently used in the indust ry for visual communic ation p rojects. Stude nts will apply p rinciples of desi gn and typo graphy to plan, p rodu ce and p resent individual and group p rojects typical of those used in the graphics and di gital media indust ry. (Special Fee) Major Topics • Utilize a personal compu ter and software current in the di gital media indust ry • Apply p rinciples of desi gn and typo graphy to projects app rop riate for client solutions • Plan, produ ce and p resent p rojects as group and individually

GRA 2156C Adobe Illustrator3 credit/4 contactMinimum grades of C in A RT 1300c and DIG 2000C or G RA 1142C or depa rtme nt app roval A course covering the concepts of electronic publishing and the abili ty to create and manipul ate full color graphic illust ration s. Stude nts will receive training on Adobe Illustrator or the most cu rrent Encapsulated Postscript illust ration p rogram standard in the indust ry. Class lecture will be suppo rted with handouts and demonst ration s. • Object oriented d rawing and encapsulated postscript language software • File form ats, manageme nt and optimiz ation • Project planning and p rodu ction

DIG2430C Di gital Storytelling3 credit/3 contactMinimum grade of C in ART 1300C or TPA 1380 or depa rtme nt app roval.The course focuses on the use of na rrative forms in i nteractive media and other new technolo gies. Stude nts will explo re and create non-linear and i nteractive sotry structures.Major Topics• The role of na rrative structure in new and eme rging • Narrative structure in a digital media project• Types of na rrative structure (linear, non-linea r, interactive).• Storyboa rding

DIG 2109C Di gital Imaging Fundame ntals3 credit/4 contactMinimum grade of C in DIG 2000C and a minimum grade of C in A RT 1300C or TPA 1380 or depa rtme nt app roval.Introdu ction to the concepts and p rinciples of digital ima ging and the tools and techniques of image captu re, creation, manipul ation, and integration of still image s. Understand composition, l ayout, color theo ry.Major Topics• Image captu re, and output using indust ry-standard software. • Image a cquisition f rom a variety of sou rces. • Image manipul ation. • Image resolution and optimiz ation

DIG 2284C Advanced Digital Video and Sound 3 credit/4 contact Minimum G rade of C in DIG 2030C and MUM 2630C or depa rtme nt app roval Develops creative and o rganiz ational skills needed for advanced di gital video p rodu ction. Requi res participation in a group video produ ction. Major Topics • Advanced p rodu ction p rocedu res. • Image correction. • Image compositin g. • Distribution of content .

DIG 2100C Web Essentials 2 credit/3 contact Stude nts become familiar with esse ntial concepts used to empl oy critical thin king and basic p rogram-ming s kills to create standards complia nt web sites. Stude nts also learn the impo rtance of usabili ty, accessibility, and web standa rds when creating projects.Major Topics • Understand h ow target audien ces, usability,

are created. •(X)HTML syntax & CSS syntax • Internet b rowsers & platforms • Troubleshooting p rojects across platforms and browsers • Project planning and o rganiz ation • Validation

DIG 2500C Fundame ntals of Interactive Design3 credits/4 contact Minimum grades of C in G RA1206C and DIG2202C or DIG 2109C or G RA2201C or GRA2156C or depa rtme nt app roval Impleme nt the found ations of i nteractive media including user i nterface design concept s, optimiz ation/pe rforman ce issues, resources and tool s. Stude nts combine audio, video, imaging, anim ation, and other media form ats to constru ct an interactive produ ct using indust ry-standard software. Major Topics • Examine examples of i nteractive design which combine audi o, video, imaging, anim ation, and other media• Interactive design concept s, principles and communic ation methods • Project planning and p rodu ction • Learn indust ry standard software to create an interactive design p roject• Understand usabili ty of interactive design p roject and h ow it a ects human i nteraction • Create and test interactive design p rojects across platform s. • File manageme nt • File optimiz ation • Anim ation, Video, Sound • Interactive design autho ring languages

DIG 2943 Internship in Digital Media1 credit Satisfactorycompletionofallmand ated-coursesin readin g, mathem atics, English, and English for Academic Purposes; a minimum 2.0 institutional or overall GPA; and 12 c redit s, including a minimum grade of C in DIG 2950C andGRA 1413; or a minimum grade of C in DIG 2291C. The Program Di rector/Program Chair/ Program Coordin ator or Internship and Workforce Services has the discretion to provide override app roval as it relates to the waiver of requi red program/disciplin e-related courses.

DIG2580C Di gital Media Portfolio Review 1 credit/2 contact Minimum of a C in DIG 2950C (Di gital Media Project) and G RA1413 or minumum grade of C in DIG 2291C or depta rtme nt app roval.

design and comple te a resum e, self promotional pie ce and unde rgo a formal interview with indust ry professionals. Stude nts will be expected to earn a C or higher on a comp rehensive exam using indust ry-standard software and p rocedu res. Major topics: • Developme nt of an i nteractive on-screen po rtfolio/ reel. • Developme nt and imp roveme nt of work in individual stude nt por t folios and o rganizing content of po rtfolios so th at understanding of desi gn, typo graphy, creativi ty, concept de velopme nt and technical

• Perfecting the content of resumes and desi gning resumes for t raditional and di gital environme nts. • Designing personal ide ntity system: resum e, letterhead and business ca rd and website/DV D. • Designing a self-p romotional pie ce as a send-ahead or a leave -behin d. • Comp rehensive Exam

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For more information contact:Kristol Bell, AS Career Advisor407-582-2097 orkbell@valenciacc.edu

Rob McCa�rey, Program Directorrmcca�rey@valenciacc.edu