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ASM2O - Media Arts Course Outline Unit 1: Foundations Activity One – What is Media Art Activity Two – Identifying the Elements Activity Three – Exploring Art Principles Activity Four – Composition Activity Five – Message in the Medium Activity Six – Audience and Purpose Unit 2: The Still Image Activity One – What is Photography? The Science, Art, and Technology Activity Two – Parts of the Camera Activity Three – Film, Memory Cards, and Removable Storage Activity Four – The Role of Light Activity Five – Camera Angels, Shots, and Zooms Activity Six – Application of Elements and Principles of Design to Photographs Activity Seven – Keys to “Good” Photography: Snapshot Versus the Artistic Photograph Activity Eight – Genres of Photography Activity Nine – Manipulations and Transformations Unit 3: Commercial Design Activity One – Hybridization and Deconstruction Activity Two – Typography Activity Three – Image Branding Activity Four – Logos and Trademarks Activity Five – Graphic Novel Idioms Activity Six – Character Design and Title Development Activity Seven – History of the Comic Book Activity Eight – Comic Book Format Activity Nine – Cover Design Unit 4: Animation Activity One – Introduction to Animation Activity Two – Types of Animation Activity Three – Historical Figures of Modern Animation Activity Four – Frame by Frame: Flip Books Activity Five – Storyboards Activity Six – Narratives: The Story Activity Seven – Animation Activity Eight – Reflection Unit 5: Mixed Media Sculpture Installation Activity One - Twentieth Century Sculpture and Installation Work Activity Two - Environmental Sculpture and Earthworks and Installations Activity Three - The Artist Within a Culture Activity Four - Mixed Media and Multimedia Activity Five - Critiques Unit 6: Culminating Activity Activity One - Exploration Activity Two - Experimentation Activity Three - Production Activity Four - Reflection