Pixelbending
Hampshire College, CS-222, spring 2014
Mondays and Wednesdays 9am-11:50am, Adele Simmons Hall room 126
Instructor: Chris Perry (email / office hours)
Animation discussion list (sign up)
Workshop 1 (1/22): Digital Image Representation
Workshop 2 (1/27): Compression
Workshop 3 (1/29): Controlling Values
Assignment 1 (due 2/3): Putting it together
Workshop 4 (2/3): Basic Mattes (results)
Assignment 2 (due 2/12): Noun Project
Workshop 6 (2/12): Matting Multiple Ways (IMG_8577.tif)
Workshop 7 (2/17): Time basics micNums.mov jumpNums.mov
Workshop 8 (2/19): Animating and Rendering with H.264 u1_06.full.comp.bw.mov
Assignment 3 (due 2/24): Animating Time
Workshop 9 (2/24): 2D Tracking archive.zip
Workshop 10 (2/26): 3D Tracking and Text MVI_5698_bw.mov
Assignment 4 (due 3/3 and 3/12): Putting it all Together
Workshop 11 (3/3): Animated Mattes workshop_11.zip
Workshop 12 (3/5): Nested Comps
Workshop 13 (3/10): Color Basics and Chroma Subsampling
Workshop 14 (3/24): Roll your own color difference matte workshop14.zip
Assignment 5 (due 4/7): Chromakey
Workshop 15 (3/26): Cameras! FINDINGS go here
Workshop 16 (3/31): Primary Grading workshop16.zip
Workshop 17 (4/7): CBB (Could Be Better)
Workshop 18 (4/9): Secondary Grading workshop18.zip
Assignment 6 (due 4/14 and 4/30): Final Assignment and Portfolio
Workshop 19 (4/14): Proposal Feedback
Workshop 20 (4/14): Sequence Grading
Workshop 21 (4/16): Digital Multiplane workshop21.zip
Workshop 22 (4/21): Exquisite Corpses
Workshop 23 (4/28): Non-Linear Editing 13-A-05 audio 13-B-02 audio
The Myth of Persistence of Vision Revisited (read for 2/17)
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).
26 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.
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.