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The Summer Institute is designed for high school students who are interested in exploring their creative potential by using the most current software and working with trained and experienced instructors and professionals. Students not only develop pieces that can be submitted for applications to college but also earn two units of college credit for attending class. In a short time they will taste the excitement of being a part of a cutting edge department that will help motivate them during their last years of high school and prepare them for college life. At the end of class students will have the ability to create their own online portfolio that they can show to friends and family and use in high school and college arts admission applications. Students can also stay in the UCLA residence halls to fully experience campus life.
1 GRAPHIC DESIGN
In DESMA 1 students will learn basic and advanced photography skills using a digital camera. Students will alter/manipulate photos using techniques from the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop and create layouts utilizing Adobe InDesign. Students will produce a printed piece incorporating photographs and typography.At the end of the course students will be able to produce a magazine. This course will include a visit from a professional photographer. Students will have the opportunity to explore the UCLA campus to shoot photographs and will participate in a field trip to a printing production house.
2 WEB DESIGN
In DESMA 2 students will learn how web design works by starting with basic hand coding and then moving on to creating a hypermedia project with Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash software. Students will scan in photographs and manipulate images in Adobe Photoshop to incorporate into their web designs. Class will review various commercial web sites and Net Art projects to analyze successful use of the web and understand the enormous potential of the Internet.
3 GAME DESIGN
In DESMA 3 students will be introduced to game design fundamentals by analyzing popular games, as well as learning the different steps required to develop a digital game. They will learn about storyboarding, character design and animation, as well as programming. Students will create their games using Macromedia Flash and ActionScript. At the end of the class students will publish their game on the class website. Class may include a visit from a professional game developer or field trip.
4 AUDIO VIDEO DESIGN
In DESMA 4 students will create a short music video. Students will shoot and edit their own work and learn the fundamentals of pre- and post-production. Students will create a storyboard and utilize the latest digital video software (Adobe Premiere/Adobe After Effects) to compose their video and audio clip. At the end of this course students will burn a DVD of their finished production. This course will include a visit from a professional video producer who will help guide students in creating their own videos.
