MultiMedia Design

Course Description

Students taking this elective must have previously taken Software Applications (Level I) and earned a 70% or better. Students taking Graphics & Design (Level II) prior to taking this class must have earned a 70% or better. This advanced class is for those students who want to broaden their computer skills to produce multimedia presentations. Students will conceptualize and develop creative projects. Students will explore story development techniques and storyboarding, dialogue and script writing. They will explore GarageBand, Apple’s dynamic music recording and arrangement software. Individual and/or group projects are required.

Students will use iMovie and Final Cut Pro, a dynamic nonlinear editing package. Adobe Flash will also be introduced. Since this course is project-based, interested students should demonstrate creativity and time management skills. This class is taught in the Mac lab. See more details about assignments and activities on the MultiMedia Design Moodle page.

Materials and Resources

Teacher Created Materials

Final Cut Pro

iMovie

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Materials and resources used throughout this course may include but are not limited to the materials and resources listed here. Materials and resources used during this course are available to parents and students by using student login information on a district-issued iPad.

Course Content