Com Arts 155 1st EditionExam # 2 Study Guide Lectures: 12 - 25Lecture 12 (March 10) W3C Members come from the technology industry Mission is to insure inter-operability Draft and publish standards for royalty-free technologies Standards move through series of stages: working draft; candidate recommendation; proposed recommendation; W3C recommendation HTML5 Enhanced video and audio options, including video animation with Canvas Robust support for new APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), including File API, Media API,and drag and Drop API The end of plug-ins as we know them! Maybe. New Elements: <nav> <aside> <article> <section> <header> <footer> CSS 3 CSS3: New features for layout, graphic design, interactivity and visual depth Box Model: Can define areas individually or all 4 sides at once 960 pixel grid system Background : “color” defines the color of the writing /“background-color” is the color in the background. Hue saturation / lightness and RGBA shows opacity Drop Shadows: “box-shadow” Vertical Margin Collapse: If there are two vertical margins, the smaller one may be dropped and replaced by just the greater one. Rounded Corner: “border-radius” Animations and Interactivity: styling links, sprites and image rollover, animations with keyframesLecture 13(March 12) Video Where does video live? Directory: Every file exists on a server somewhere Video on your site or third party site?- You have less overhead in own site… Video takes up a lot of memory. You can link it outside.- You yourself don’t have to respond to a cease and desist letter- Your work becomes discoverable Element: <iframe> : Use when embedding a video from YouTube or another third party site Side by Side The theatre isn’t a social place and forces the audience to focus solely on the movie 3D: It can be like a gimmick; it’s better when things actually fly out at you Democratization: a lot of people will make media, but only the good surfaceLecture 14 (March 17) Ira Glass  Two Building Blocks of Radio Storytelling Anecdote—a sequence of actions. Story in purest form. Moment of Reflection—what it all means. More Tips Conflict is the essence of story Beware of annoying dinner party guest syndrome (i.e. only talking about yourself or another person focusing just on self.) Keep it conversational Sound Fundamentals Sound Wave: Wave of energy measured from one crest to another. It determines frequency. Frequency: Number of cycles per second (waves per second) described in Hertz (Hz); interpretedas pitch Amplitude: Loudness or volume of the sound. Measured from the crest or trough to the midline of a sound wave. Sample Rate: Number of samples per second Bit Depth: Dynamic range of your sound Analog vs. Digital: Analog reproduces an approximation of the sound wave, digital reproduces it then converts it into code. Tascam and Microphones Tascam Zoom Recorder 48K: sample rate 16 bit: bit depth: keep it dB (decibel) is loudness and linearly related to amplitude UNI: Refers to microphone Omni vs. Uni Mic Us Omni Mics (located on front) when:- You have to record audio from multiple people- Sound you want to capture is coming from multiple directions Use Uni Mics (located on top) when:- Interviewing subjects in a controlled location- Audio is isolated to a small location Microphones (Power Types) Shotgun: It will capture sound in key directions.  A Cardioid Mike: Captures sound coming from upward rather than downward Omni: Capture everything in all directions Aesthetics of Sound Sound presence—the subjective closeness a listener feels to the sound. Sound perspective—perception of the sound in space.  Silence—part of sound, just like negative space is part of design Ambience—background sound. (Remember to record room tone for continuity in editing.) Record it CleanLecture 15 (March 19) Ethics of Representation In creating non-fiction media, it is important to you obtain the informed consent of your interview subjects Your subjects should understand the purpose of the project, how their interview will be used, and how widely it will be shared. Documenting Informed Consent (Recording) The easiest way to document informed consent in your podcast is to record a conversation in which you tell your interview subject what the podcast is about, how they will likely appear in it, and how widely it will be shared. Will you share your podcast only with the other members of your lab, or do you plan to share it more widely …. Documenting Informed Consent (Writing) If you have already recorded the interview, then follow up with your interview subject over e-mail to ask these questions. Be sure to save your documented conversations about these matters (i.e. save the –mail exchanges or the audio recording where you obtained consent) You should be especially careful to think through the ethics when an interview includes… Disclosures of sexual identity, sexual preferences, or sexual experiences Disclosure of behavior prohibited by law Disclosure of traumatic experiences Statements that could embarrass the subject and/or damage his or her reputation Recognizing Cultural Difference Creating non-fiction media is a great way to learn about people from cultures and backgrounds that are different from your own. You should remember, however, that what you consider appropriate and embarrassing may be different than someone from a different background. Be sure that you and your subjects are on the same page. Do Not Include or Record Illegal drugs and substances (including alcohol for minors) Destruction of campus property The recording of any illegal act Live sex acts Some Final Things to Consider for this Assignment If a subject speaks to you in an interview and later asks you not to use what he or she said, you should respect his or her wishes and leave it out. If you are not sure about whether your interview subject understands how their participation will be used, contact your interview subject to discuss the matter. If you have additional questions about the ethics of producing your podcast, then contact your TA.Lecture 16(March 24) Facing Fear Music: Set the tone for the scene Lighting: Use of shadows can be evocative Camera