1.1 Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing visual effects and motion graphics projects.

a. Determine whether content is relevant to the purpose, the audience, and their needs.

• Key Terms: client goals, target audience, demographics, accessibility, etc.

b. Identify requirements based on how the video will be delivered, distributed, and/or consumed.

• Key Terms: Email file size limits, compression, codec and architecture, input and output file formats, aspect ratio
•  Key Concepts: Select the correct codec and architecture based on format and delivery requirements

1.2 Communicate with colleagues and clients about project plans.

a. Demonstrate knowledge of techniques for communicating ideas about project plans with peers and clients.

• Key Terms: Pre-production: planning, shot list, script writing, storyboarding, design compositions or sketches, style guides, and animatics

b. Demonstrate knowledge of basic project management concepts.

• Key Terms: project specifications, milestones, deadlines, deliverables, and file types

1.3 Determine the type of intellectual property rights, permissions, and licensing required to use specific content.

a. Identify legal and ethical considerations for using third-party content.

• Key Terms: Creative Commons, public domain, intellectual property, derivative work, commercial use, attribution, work for hire, fair use/fair dealing

b. Identify when and how to obtain permissions to use images, audio, or footage.

• Key Terms: model release, location permitting, property release, rights, permissions, licensing
• Key Concepts: permission to use an image is separate from permission to use a person’s face or a restricted location, etc.

1.4 Demonstrate an understanding of key terminology and tools related to digital audio and video.

a. Demonstrate knowledge of digital video and audio terminology.

• Key Terms: frame rate, aspect ratio, title/action safe zone (areas), image and video resolution, file formats, video and audio codecs, pixels, rendering, monitoring audio

b. Demonstrate knowledge of how color is represented in digital video.

• Key Terms: white balance, bit depth, and working color spaces (RGB, CMYK, YUV, HLS).
• Key Concepts: Choosing the right color space 

c. Understand and use key terms related to video and audio post-production.

• Key Terms: editing, transitions, audio levels, waveforms, effects, etc.

1.5 Demonstrate knowledge of common animation, visual effects (VFX), and design principles.

a. Demonstrate knowledge of common animation terms and principles

• Key Terms: easing, squashing, stretching, anticipation, staging, straight-ahead action and pose-to-pose, follow through and overlapping action, slow in and slow out, arc, secondary action, timing, exaggeration, solid drawing, appeal, etc.

b. Demonstrate knowledge of standard compositing techniques.

• Key Terms: lighting, color, scale and perspective, working in 3D space, rotoscoping, masking, blending modes, match moving, etc.

c. Define common cinematic composition terms and principles.

• Key Terms: aspect ratio, rule of thirds, foreground, background, color, tone, contrast, cropping, depth of field, field of view, etc.

d. Identify general design principles and guidelines for motion graphics.

• Key Terms: space, line, shape, form, color, texture, emphasis/focal point, unity/ harmony, variety, balance, alignment, proximity, repetition, rhythm, scale, movement, negative space, gestalt, etc. 

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