Pixelbending
Hampshire College, CS-265, Fall 2015
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-11:50am, Adele Simmons Hall room 126
Instructor: Chris Perry (email / office hours)
Animation discussion list (sign up)
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The Myth of Persistence of Vision Revisited
A good explanation of chroma subsampling (video)
With an affordable digital camera and simple editing software, anyone can be an image maker. But what does it take to be an image master? How does one take control over the images and films one makes rather than ceding it to the engineers of the software and hardware? This course is designed for students who seek mastery over the digital images they create, capture, edit, and/or distribute. The class will expose the foundational core that hides behind the interfaces of digital imaging and filmmaking technologies but which is crucial to using them with precision and finesse. Topics that may be covered include digital image representation, compression/decompression (codecs), frame rate changes, compositing, matting, tracking, color correction, color grading, and more.
The course prerequisite is an evaluation/passing grade from at least one media production class (film, video, animation, photography).
24 class meetings total - see syllabus for details
Class will be canceled if Hampshire is closed due to weather. Call 559-5508 after 6:30am on the day of class to check if the school is closed.
Attendance. Students are expected to attend class regularly. Students with more than two unexcused absences will not get an evaluation for the course. Lateness of over 10 minutes counts as an absence.
Participation. Students are expected to participate frequently in class discussions and in every class workshop. Consistently quiet students may be called on in class to answer questions or provide comments.
Workshops. Students are expected to complete every workshop for the course even if they miss a class. If you get your workshop finished and approved during class, you don’t have to hand it in. If you miss class or are unable to finish a workshop during class, then you have to get it to me before the start of the next class. You can scan/email the workshop sheet to me or hand in a paper copy. Workshops count as assignments for evaluation purposes (in terms of falling behind; see below).
Assignments. Students are expected to complete and hand in every assignment for the course by the start of the last day of class. If a student ever falls two assignments behind they will not receive an evaluation in the course. If a student is told to redo an assignment it means that what was handed in does not count as a completed assignment. Late assignments will be accepted but they may not receive evaluative comments from the instructor. Assignment revisions are always welcome.
Email. Students are expected to check their email regularly for late-breaking course information.
These expectations may be amended throughout the term. Students can expect to be informed of any such changes before they have an impact on academic standing in the class.
Evaluations/grades will address a student's overall engagement with the course material from throughout the term, as determined by factors such as the quality and creativity of assignment work, class participation, progress, and effort.
Students are encouraged to contact the instructors regularly to make sure their attendance record and assignments are satisfactory.