Visual Arts: Media Arts 11, version 02 (4 credits)

It is recommended that students complete:
• Grade 10

Visual Arts: Media Arts 11 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.

This course consists of four modules and a consumable workbook for each module. The modules cover 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, and 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.

Visual Arts: Media Arts 11 uses a textbook, video tapes, CD-ROMs, and related software to assist students in completing the work in the course. Visual Arts: Media Arts 11 will require students to have access to a VCR and a computer with Internet access.

Module 1: Introduction to Communication and Media Arts

Section 1: The Forms of Information: Text; The Forms of Information: Sound; The Forms of Information: Images
Section 2: Meet the Computer; Analog and Digital Media
Section 3: Authoring Tools; Hyperstudio.

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: 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 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, 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. Students will have to have access to a Mac or PC computer with Internet access. Macromedia is the recommended multimedia production software for this course. Your Distance Education School or school will supply this or an appropriate alternative on a deposit basis.

This course requires the use of a VCR.

The textbooks and resources for this course are:
Designing Multimedia: A Visual Guide to Multimedia and Online Graphic Design
Cybernation & Digital Design Series Video