Home: Syllabus

Course sequence for DMA (Digital Media Arts) students at
Envision Education's City Arts & Technology High School in San Francisco.

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Course Theme: Experiencing Design: Images & Sequences

Site Design & Blogging, Drawing, Graphic Design, Photography, Videography, Responding to Art, Publishing & Presentation

Quarter 1: Foundational Skills

• Photo Composition

• Contour Line Drawing, Hatching Drawing, Erasing Drawing

• Photo Editing

• Memes, Business Card

• Video Production, Video Editing

• Choice Project Planning & Production

• Portfolio (MyStrikingly), Presentation Prep, Presentations

Quarter 2: Expanding Skillsets

• Vector Drawing, Street Sign / Road Sign

• Close-up Photography, Portrait Photography

• Animation

• Scriptwriting, Storyboarding

• Music Production

• Video Production II, Video Editing II

• Portfolio (Squarespace), Presentation, Choice Project

Quarter 3: Design Decisions

• Create a Font

• Animation Rotoscoping

• Landscape Photography, Miniature Set Photography, Photo Manipulation

• Logo Design, Cityscape

• Sound Design

• Public Service Announcement Pre-Production and Editing,

• Portfolio (Wix or Wordpress), Presentation, Choice Project

Quarter 4: Owning It

• Photographic Series

• Map

• Tessellations

• Flyer

• Stationery

• Interview

• Photo Collage

• Portrait Drawing

• Portfolio (Choice of Host), Presentation, Choice Project