Digital Media

Program: BFA: DES 484 Digital Media VI: Professional Development/Senior Studio

Production by students of high-quality senior level projects and portfolios. Students may work in the areas of still imaging, animation, or interactive multimedia, or design for the Internet. The class includes exploration and presentations of professional opportunities in electronic imaging. The course also includes readings and discussion of politics and ethics of electronic media in contemporary society.

Concept/Method

1. Resume writing and design
2. Artist statement
3. Personal promotion/branding
4. Portfolio development
5. Portfolio websites
6. Demo reels
7. Self reliance
8. Job search
9. Interviewing skills
10. Proposal writing
11. Verbal communications
12. Project management

Media/Technology

1. Dreamweaver
2. HTML
3. CSS
4. Flash
5. ActionScripting

Social & Ethical Issues

1. Professionalism
2. Cyberspace communities
3. Synchronous vs. asynchronous communication
4. Media filtering
5. Representation
6. Public vs. private