Final Details

Final Is Mandatory, Really!

Date: Thursday, May 21, 5:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Technical Details
Three segments of either audio or video with audio. Each segment must be a stand alone program that tells a story that has a beginning, a middle and an end. The whole point of the class is telling a story using new media, so if your show fails to do that you will lose credit. Each episode must fit into the overall theme of your program. Episodes that do not fit into the theme of the program will result in a lowered grade. Acceptable file formats are listed below. Length of each segment cannot be less than one or more than ten minutes long.

Ethical Details
All work must be original. If work by others is included author must be able to prove legal rights to use material. Violations of copyright and/or plagiarism will result in disqualification of segments containing disputed material. Serious violations will result in getting an F grade on the final.

Acceptable Formats:

• Video: H.264 video, up to 768 kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .mov file format.

• Audio: 64 bit MP3 Stereo or Mono.

Last Semester’s Final Projects are here.

You will only be able to present from one computer. This computer will only have iTunes and a Web Browser Available. The videos or audios all have to be on a central theme.

Grading
You start with 100 points. Here is how grading works. You loose points based on the following:

• Minimum 3 episodes. Minus 33 points for each audio or video less than three.
• Minus 15 points if all episodes are not true to theme.
• Minus 10 points if your episodes fail to tell a story.
• Minus 10 points each if you failed to create a Blogger Video Blog (vlog) and/or a Feedburner RSS feed for your final project and/or that vlog is not dedicated to the final project.
• Minus 15 points for each instance of the use of copyrighted material without permission.
• Minus 10 points if you are unable to present from within iTunes due to a failure of your RSS feed.
• Minus 25 points if you are unable to present from either iTunes or your video blog.