- Department: Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Alessandro Altavilla
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2024-25
This module will provide you with a fundamental understanding of the media assets that comprise interactive media experiences and how they’re made. In lectures you’ll learn how digital images, videos, sounds and 3D models work from a scientific and technical perspective. You’ll also learn professional techniques and workflows for creating your own media assets. In practicals you’ll put this knowledge into practice, while creating your first media assets in industry standard software.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
This module aims:
By the end of this module, you will:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) Open exam : Introduction to Media Technologies Exam |
N/A | 100 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
---|---|---|
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) Open exam : Introduction to Media Technologies Exam |
N/A | 100 |
You will receive individual oral feedback for the weekly practical lab sessions, during the lab sessions.
You will receive written feedback on coursework assignments using a proforma identifying key requirements and marks awarded for each section of the assignment.
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
High quality online material is available to support learning of module content:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/learn/tutorials.html
http://designmodo.com/maya-tutorials/
Hardcopy textbooks will also be recommended:
Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book, Adobe Creative Team, 2013.
Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book, Adobe Creative Team, 2013.
Adobe Audition CC Classroom in a Book, Adobe Creative Team, 2013.
Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book, Adobe Creative Team, 2013.
Mastering Autodesk Maya 2014, Todd Palamar, 2013.