Module Descriptors
TIME BASED MULTIMEDIA
FVFX50211
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Lucking
Email: P.A.Lucking@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
  • ASSIGNMENT - PRACTICAL weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours per week lecture/laboratory based tutorials and practical sessions providing 'hands on' experience with time based software.
(1:n)1 (1:40)2
Module Indicative Content
Design of Time Based multimedia projects for CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Kiosks etc by including
Creating animation,
film loops,
digital video movies,
Interactivity with sound and hypertext links.
Introduction to the Lingo scripting language

They will also learn methods for managing memory in relation to sound, graphics, animation, digital movie and optimising files for CD-ROMs as well as hardware and system considerations.
Module Additional Assessment Details
ASSIGNMENT Written length 2500 WORDS weighted at 50% covering Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
ASSIGNMENT Practical weighted at 50% covering Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Module Texts
Multimedia, Making It Work, 5th Edition, T Vaughan, Osborne McGraw-Hill (2001), ISBN 0-07-2190957
Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making things move!, Peters, Keith, Berkeley, Calafornia: Friends of ED 2007 ISBN: 1590597915
Actionscript 3.0 bible, Braunstein, Roger, Indianapolis, Ind: Wiley 2008 ISBN: 0470135603
Digital Multimedia Perception and Design (Electronic Book), Hershey PA, Idea Group Hub, 2006, ISBN: 1591408628
Module Resources
Adobe or Macromedia Flash or similiar multimedia based software with programming capabilities, pc platforms
Macromedia or Adobe Flash, user manual
Macromedia or Adobe Flash, reference manual
Macromedia or Adobe Flash, actionscript language