Chapter 8 : MULTIMEDIA SKILLS

Chapter 8 : MULTIMEDIA SKILLS

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  CHAPTER 8 MULTIMEDIA SKILL
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  OVERVIEW • Member ofmultimedia teams. • Roles and responsibilities in a multimedia teams.
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  MEMBER OF MULTIMEDIATEAM • A team of skilled individuals is required to create a good multimedia project. • Team building refers to activities that help a group and its member function at optimum levels. • The diverse range of skills required for a project is called the multimedia skill set.
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  MULTIMEDI TEAM CONSISTSOF THE FOLLOWING • Project Manager • Multimedia Designer • Interface Designer • Multimedia Programmer • Computer Programmer • Multimedia Writer • Video Specialist • Audio Specialist • Producer for the Web
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • The Project Manager is responsible for: – The overall development, implementation and day to day operation of the project. – The design and management of a project. – Understanding the strengths and limitations of hardware and software. – Ensuring people skill and organizational skills. – Conveying information between the team and the client.
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • Multimedia Designer. This team consists of: - Graphics designers, illustrators, animators and image processing specialists who deal with visuals, thereby making the project appealing and aesthetic. - Instructional designers, who make sure that the subject matter is presented clearly for the target audience. - Interface designers, who devise the navigational pathways and content maps.
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM - Information designers, who structure content, determine user pathways and feedback and select presentation media.
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • An Interface Designer is responsible for : - Creating software device that organizes content, allows users to access or modify content and present that content on the screen. - Building a user friendly interface
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • A Multimedia Writer is responsible for: – Creating characters, actions, point of view and interactivity. – Writing proposals and test screens. – Scripting voice-overs and actors narrations.
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • A Video Specialist need to understand: – The delivery of video files on CD, DVD or the web. – How to shoot quality video. – How to transfer the video footage to a computer. – How to edit the footage down to a final product using digital nonlinear editing system (NLE)
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • An Audio Specialist is responsible for: – Locating and selecting suitable music talent. – Scheduling recording sessions. – Digitizing and editing recorded material into computer files.
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • Multimedia Programmer also called Software Engineer – Integrates all the multimedia elements into a seamless project, using authoring systems or programming languages. – Writes codes for the display of multimedia elements and to control various peripheral devices. – Manage timings, transitions and record keeping.
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  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESIN A MULTIMEDIA TEAM • Multimedia Producer for the Web – Web site producers put together a coordinated set of pages for the web. – They also co-ordinate updates and changes.
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  SUMMARY • The diverseskills required to create a multimedia project is called the multimedia skillset. • Team building refers to activities that help a group and its members function at optimum levels of performance. • Roles and responsibilities are assigned to each team member in a multimedia project.