Storrs Wide Format Printing

http://storrs-printlab.uncc.edu

for all kinds of information on printing large format projects, CDs, DVDs as well as regular print sizes.

(Only for use by CoA+A Students and Faculty for educational purposes.)

H1N1 Poster Competition!

The dangers of copyright trespass

An example of what can (and DOES) happen....

http://forums.legalmatch.com/intellectual-property/2756-copyright-infrigement-photo-into-drawing.html

christian anzola falling leaves

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~canzola/

Sita Sings the Blues - 9/25/09 6:30

Sita Sings the Blues
Documentary Feature (USA, 2008, 82 min.) Watch Trailer | $7.00 online / $8.00 at the door Genre: Animation Director(s): Nina Paley	Friday, September 25 - 6:30 PM Park Terrace Cinema 6
Summary: Synopsis: Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Plays with short film: Boycrazy - Musical (USA, 2009, 25 minutes)

Corrected Public Domain Link

Wiki Public Domain

and also

All Flckr Public Domain

Note that they've changed their phrasing to "believed to be in the Public Domain"! Use your noodle!

Emily Furr's Project 1

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~eefurr/

Jess Soss

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~jlsoss/

sammi

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~yzheng2/

Lain Phinith Project 1

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~iphinith/

Emily Cuthbertson

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~ecuthber/

Lauren McClure's Site

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~lmcclur4/

Scott Hunnicutt's webpage

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~whunnicu

Dwayne Royall

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~droyall/

christian anzola

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~canzola/

Jay Ballard's site

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~hjballar/

Geo's Animation!

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~ggutier6/

Brim's Page

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~basoh/

Karly Hahn's Website

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~klhahn/

Annimation Project 1: Sheldon Kazmarski

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~sbkazmar/

Elisha's Project Website

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~emfleck/

Heather Freeman's Site

http://webpages.uncc.edu/~hdfreema/

Project 2 - Mememto Mori/Dia de los Muertos

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In the spirit of the season, read the following Wikipedia entries:

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Memento Mori (Remember You Will Die)

For your second project, you will create a “static” scene (that is, no moving camera) that depicts your expression of one of these two ideas in some way. Consider what a Memento Mori painting of modern life, your own life, or global circumstances might look like? Or what would a digital alter for Dia de los Muertos look like? These are just two examples, but the important thing is to understand the ideas behind Memento Mori and Dia de los Muertos and then find a way to translate it so that it is relevant to your own life, your cultural context or your global outlook.

1) Draw 5 different compositions and concepts for your Memento Mori/Dia de los Muertos in your sketchbook.

2) Your scene may play as long as you want but, again, it should be a loop so that the beginning and end are the same.

3) The scene should have 15 different movements within it: 5 motion and/or shape tweens, 5 animated buttons, 5 up to you.

4) The scene should have at least: 5 Button Symbols (the same as the animated buttons mentioned above), 3 Graphic symbols and 3 MovieClip symbols. At least one of each must be animated.

6) You may create your graphics in Flash, Photoshop or any other program.

7) Your stage must be 720 x 480 pixels (TV pixel ratio) and your frame rate may be 12 or 15 fps.

8) Your animation must have a sound track.

9) If you would like, you may appropriate Public Domain images and/or sound (you are not required to appropriate any material, however). You may NOT appropriate ANY material other than Public Domain works. Also, you must cite the URL or every Public Domain work you use. (This can be kept as a text file on your computer and you can post it to the blog on the day of critiques.) Straight (unmanipulated) public domain work often comes across as lazy, so be sure to make the image and/or sound "your own" somehow.

7) Decide on one idea and create a refined illustration to demonstrate the aesthetic, techniques and style you will use. This should be one image, expertly drawn (either digitally or by hand) with a key explaining what will move, be interactive and what the sound will be like. This illustration does not need to show all movements over the whole work, but you must list all the movements in your key and cite which ones are not illustrated. See the example below.

8) Create your animation.

Examples:

SCHEDULE

9/14 Flash Professional CS3 Professional Fundamentals

5. Creating Shape Tweens > All Headings

6. Creating Symbols and Instances> All Headings

Homework: 5 composition/idea sketches due.

9/16 Flash Professional CS3 Professional Fundamentals

7. Motion Tweening> All Headings

8. Working with Bitmaps>All Headings

Homework: TBA

9/21 Flash Professional CS3 Professional Fundamentals

10. Buttons>All Headings

11. Movie Clips> All Headings

17. Integration> Importing Photoshop content, Importing Illustrator content.

Homework: REFINED illustration due.

9/23 Flash Professional CS3 Professional Fundamentals

12. Filter and Blend Modes> All Headings

14. Working with Sound>Importing sounds, Compressing sound, Creating background sound with sound effects, Synchronizing sound with narration cues, Adding sound to buttons

Homework: TBA

9/28 Work on Project

9/30 Work on Project

10/5 Work on Project

10/7 Project Critiques

Jose Guadalupe Posada, "Calavera de la Adelita (Soldadera)", 1913(?)

Hans Memling "Vanity and Salvation", 1485

Wimba

If you are sick, but well enough to pay attention via internet or if classes cannot be held due to campus closing, we are expected to still have class as usual. To this end, we will be using Wimba, a web browser based distance education program.

NOTE: If this policy is ABUSED or if you are EXCESSIVELY ABSENT, I will recommend you withdraw from the class/school. This is by honor code. Please don't waste my and your classmates time with petty laziness, since most of us are serious about our work here.

The steps for connecting to class are as follows:

1) If you are sick, email me as soon as you know you will not be able to attend. If you email be four or fewer hours before class, I cannot promise your participation.

2) If class is cancelled, I will email the whole class at your UNCC email address. Check your email before the start of class since set up may take a few minutes.

3) The email will look something like this:

You have been invited to join a Wimba Classroom session.

// Room Info

Name: Meeting Room hdfreema

URL: http://67.202.211.176/launcher.cgi?room=mtg_hdfreema

// Time and Duration

Start Time: September 7, 2009 at 8:00 A.M. EDT

Duration: 120 minutes

// Phone Access

Dial-in number(s): Phone - (201) 549-7623

Phone PIN: 06217918

3) Click the URL: http://67.202.211.176/launcher.cgi?room=mtg_hdfreema link in the email sent to you. (This link will be different, for everyone, so don't try to click on the link from here in the blog.)

4) A new window will open. Where it says "Participant Login" type in your First and Last Name. (You should not need the username and password option.)

5) If Wimba has never been used on that computer before, use the SetUp Wizard (it will prompt you) to set up your browser to the correct settings. Simply follow the instructions.

6) You will then enter a window will say "Welcome to Meeting Room hdfreema." You're here!

7) Lower left hand corner: chat window. Lower middle-right, window saying who's in class and icons for raising your hand, saying yes or no, and emoticons.

8) You will, at some point, see my screen and hear me lecture. To warn you, the screen refresh is VERY SLOW. Keep ALL other applications on your computer closed and try to use the fastest bandwidth available to you. This is NOT an ideal teaching situation, but it will carry us (hopefully) through an emergency situation.

2 credit Installation Art Workshop/Class

International Installation Artist, Sonja Hinrichsen, will be a Visiting Artist–in-Residence at UNC-Charlotte’s College of Art and Architecture, in conjunction with an artist residency at the McColl Center.
Sonja will be working on an installation project “Mapping Charlotte” and is offering a Special Topics Class (3000 Level – 2 credit class) at UNC-Charlotte for students who wish to collaborate with her. The project will focus on Charlotte, its history, recent and historical events and people, city architecture, social / demographic structures and much more - based on the artist’s and the student’s interests. The project will involve working with media such as sound, video, photography and performance based events carried out at selected locations in and around the city. This collaborative project will result in an exhibition / installation in Rowe Gallery.
Participation : While there are no special skills required, participation in this project is competitive and interested students must fill out an application form.
Application Deadline: Friday 18th September – email to: sonja@s-hinrichsen.net
Students will be notified: by Friday 25th September.
Class will meet on: Fridays 10 – 12.50 in Macy 107,
Classes start on: October 2nd (a one-day workshop), Oct 9th, 16th 23rd, 30th and 6th November. Extra student participation will be needed from 6th – 19th November to install the exhibit (times to be determined with Sonja)
Exhibition opening: Thursday 19th November, 5 – 7.30pm, Rowe Gallery
Public Lecture on ‘Mapping Charlotte’ : Friday 20th November , 11am, Rowe 130
For application forms email Janet Williams: jwill416@uncc.edu