Compressing for iPods and iTunes
Digital Media Academy News + Events | June 11th, 2010 by Seamus Harte
Now a days most of the media your iBalls watch are on an iSomething. Now this is all good great and grand, but how did my iMedia find it’s iWay to the iWorld?
I would love to tell you that I don’t know and just leave the magic in it. But since telling my sister at 7 Santa didn’t exist, I’ve always been one for iTruth, regardless of how disappointing it may be for others.
So here is my spoiler alert:
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Make an Amazing Film and Change the World!
Digital Media Academy News + Events | June 10th, 2010 by Penny
As the admin for this blog, I get to rub shoulders with some pretty talented and amazing technical instructors, and I do get pretty envious! But once in awhile they come to me for my little area of creative thought, and I get to do what I do best, which is to think of how on earth people use the internet to find what they’re looking for. I take that info and share it with the authors, so they can write technical copy to be reachable by those people. I don’t write the articles here, I take the written articles and insert them into the blog with pictures and videos. I add categories and tags, keywords, and I brainstorm about why kids want to come to summer camp – what are the needs that can be met and exceeded by our training and summer camps for kids, teens and adults and how Digital Media Academy’s training and summer camps can help people meet their goals. I try to make sure those important ideas and words are included. And it all ties in together – we have the terrific professional instructors, the amazing university locations for our summer camps (Stanford, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of British Columbia at Vancouver, University of Chicago, Drexel, Swarthmore, Brown, George Washington University Washington, DC, Harvard, University of Texas at Austin.) We just need to present the information in a way that is interesting, original, and findable. Findable being key!
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Come Together and Register for Summer Camp!
Digital Media Academy News + Events | June 8th, 2010 by Seamus Harte
In just weeks the summer camp shenanigans of Digital Media Academy will be in full effect and I can’t wait. I love working with kids. Their imaginations and outlook on this world is so refreshing in comparison to the box most adults put their brains in. The summer camp course I’m most excited for is the Come Together: Music and Video Production Class I’ll be teaching this summer. I enjoy the fact that this course shakes your brain to think of everything from producing music and writing lyrics to shooting video and editing in Final Cut Pro. I’m especially excited to expand my instructor skill set from teaching this process in one day to one week. I think the students are going to have a ball and come up with some really creative projects. Here is one of my favorite projects produced in a day on the Lennon Bus in Fairhope, Alabama. It was during all the Swine Flu hype and the students on that day had their own angle on the hoopla. Check it out and be sure to register for the Come Together course HERE.
Stanford and SkateWorks for Teen Summer Camp
Digital Media Academy News + Events | June 5th, 2010 by Ben Hess
Even if you don’t know an Ollie from a McTwist or Gain from Shutter Speed, Digital Media Academy’s got teens covered this summer at Stanford. We’ve teamed up with leading local retailer SkateWorks and are raffling off a board AND free spot in our upcoming Skateboarding and Filmmaking Camp for Teens.
Sampling – A Taste Of Digital Audio Production
Digital Media Academy News + Events | June 4th, 2010 by Tyler Winick
Hey All,
Today I’m going to talk about a technique known as sampling. Sampling is taking bits and pieces of music or sounds from other songs and manipulating them to use in your own artistic endeavors. This is a popular technique used in Hip-Hop songs, but can also be used in any genre or audio situation. The tecnique I’m going to teach allows you to take an audio sample, cut it up, and assign it to different keys so you can play the slices on your MIDI keyboard. Something to be aware of; If you are using noticeable pieces of music you will have to obtain the rights to use that music from whomever owns the rights. This is referred to as “clearing” a sample. You might have to share a portion of your earnings or “royalties” from the song, pay for the rights to use it, or get written consent.
So lets begin.
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Expect the Best With Digital Media Academy Summer Camps
Digital Media Academy News + Events | May 31st, 2010 by Instructor
What can you expect from a Digital Media Academy Instructor?
What are the summer camps like?
As a regular instructor for several companies around the San Francisco Bay Area, I believe it is important to ensure that every class I teach is different from the last. Even if I teach 5 consecutive classes on CSS, each class has a completely different set of students, each with different skill levels and interests. In many training centers, often classes really do end up exactly the same. Many instructors I have worked with simply plod along, following the curriculum word by word, line by line. No deviations, and no excitement. Of course, as a student you can ask questions and take advantage of their expertise in the field. But that experience doesn’t make for an interesting class. You may learn the topic, but it’s not fun.
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Digital Media Academy Summer Course is Free.99
Digital Media Academy News + Events | May 26th, 2010 by Seamus Harte
I love free stuff. Free stuff is always better than stuff you pay for.
That’s why it’d be a shame if you missed your chance to win FREE tuition for a Digital Media Summer Camp Course of your selection.
There is only 1 week left in the iLike. iWin. iLearn. iPad. Sweepstakes presented by Digital Media Academy. We have already given away 4 FREE iPads! But what is even better is what is still to come. Next Tuesday, June 1st, we will be announcing the winner of a prize worth more than all 4 of those iPads combined!
Do you want to learn how to become an animator with Maya? Maybe you want to produce music using Logic Pro or make your own videos with Final Cut Pro. Maybe you want to direct music videos using both?
Whatever your dreams and aspirations are in digital media, Digital Media Academy has a summer camp that can help you get on your way. All you have to do is head on over to our Facebook page and sign up for the sweepstakes and you could win your FREE ride!
Hurry the sweepstakes ends in a week!
Technology and Sunshine Meet At Summer Camp
Digital Media Academy News + Events | May 26th, 2010 by Arash Afshar
Technology and Sunshine Meet at San Diego Summer Camp
By Arash Afshar
Imagine exploring cutting edge media technologies such as robotics, 3D modeling, animation, video production, game design, graphics and more from top rated instructors in beautiful San Diego. The Digital Media Academy Summer Camp at UCSD offers students this in a unique, one of a kind learning experience!
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3D Game Creation – Level Design – Building Virtual Worlds
Digital Media Academy News + Events | May 20th, 2010 by Penny
The Growing Market for Virtual Tourism
The breadth and scope of games today have expanded far beyond the early efforts in the medium. Where previous games once tracked only a few actors and a single play-screen, modern games immerse players in sprawling worlds filled with talking people and objects to interact with.
Simple Graphics for Vintage Video Games
Come Together: Music and Video Production
Digital Media Academy News + Events | May 19th, 2010 by Seamus Harte
I just recently returned from a 2 1/2 week tour on board the Lennon Bus. The relationship with the Lennon Bus and Digital Media Academy is what gave birth to the idea of the Come Together: Music and Video Production Course. For a student coming into that summer course with no prior experience it can be intimidating thinking about having to write your own song and shoot a music video in just one week. But it should be anything but intimidating. Technology has made it so easy for us to have a quick turnaround with high production value. The Lennon Bus typically works on a project with students for just 8 hrs! At DMA Summer Camps you get a whole week! By the end of the week you are going to be so filled with ideas your head may just explode. Here are some projects I just worked on with students on the Lennon Bus in just an 8 hr work day. Check them out and I hope to see you in a Come Together class this summer!
