Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course will cover a specific topic within the field of film and video production not covered in depth in regularly scheduled courses, such as optical printing techniques, film and video editing, experimental film and video production, or documentary film and video production. Students may repeat this course for further credit under a different topic.

COURSE DETAILS:

This studio course will focus on analogue film practices. Students will be using analogue equipment, including 16mm cameras and projectors, tape recorders, light objects, instruments, analogue circuits and DIY acoustics and proto-cinematic contraptions to create works that will be presented in a showcase at the end of the semester. These works will be exhibited in a non-theatrical environment: pop-up screening spaces around the school that will allow us to exhibit expanded cinematic works, analogue film/sound installations or projector-performances to name a few possible outcomes.

Students will work in a DIY and DIWO modes, and we will learn how to make the best of low budget filmmaking, however, working with analogue film will probably incur in some additional expenses. Students will receive one roll of black and white to ensure everyone has an opportunity to play with the medium.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

• Introduction to low-budget Do-it-Yourself and Do-it-with-others analogue filmmaking
• Familiarity to the principles of the cinematic device, including but not limited to: the camera & lenses, projection & light, and sound equipment
• Creative exploration through hands-on experiential and experiemntal artistic processes
• critical mindfulness and develoment of the ability to contextualize artistic work
• Engaging with play and flow as learning tools for creative output.

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

• Students will receive one roll of black and white to ensure everyone has an opportunity to play with the medium.
• Working with analogue film will probably incur in some additional expenses.
• Project costs may require personal funding based on production needs outside the equipment provided by the school
• Students will be able to sign out some film equipment. You will have full access to the analogue equipment and limited access to the digital tools.
• All digital editing will have to be done in the computer labs.

 

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