VIDEOGRAPHY SYLLABUS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Class time is divided between demonstration, review, and student driven filming and editing. While there are some days when we are all “on the same page” (during a demonstration, for example), there are many more days when one team is working on a storyboard; another team is out of the room gathering video footage; another team is busy editing; and still another team is finishing up its current project and trying to get a head start on the next one. Even within an individual team, it is quite likely that each student will be involved in a separate aspect of the project. Each team member will be assigned a specific role for the project and be responsible for completing that task to the best of their ability. You will create a variety of video projects ranging from stop animation and interviews, to TedTalks and filming local events.
TIMELINE PROJECTS
WEEK 1 | SEP
WATCH | Beryl Korot
Andrew Thomas Huang
THINK | What is video production?
What are careers in video production?
What is videography? Film?
DO | Composition, rule of thirds, screen direction, the nose rule, framing,
lighting, tripod use, mics, capturing audio, establishing shot
WEEK 2 | SEP
WATCH | Joan Jonas
Hannah Black
THINK | What footage do you already have? What can you compile using existing footage?
DO | Activity #1 - Mini Movie: collect and edit
WEEK 3 | SEPT
WATCH | Inigo Manglano-Ovalle
THINK | What is your favorite/least favorite movie, why?
DO | Mini Movie: edit and critique
WEEK 4 | OCT
WATCH | Mika Rottenberg
THINK | How can you explain a memory? How can you show a memory?
DO | Activity #2 - Memory: plan and film
WEEK 5 | OCT
WATCH | Stan Douglas
Abraham Cruzvillegas
THINK | Can you find pictures/videos that express memories? What make a
movie feel like a memory?
DO | Memory: film and edit
WEEK 6 | OCT
WATCH | Omar Fast
Lucia Koch
READ | Video Artists Tackle Collective Memory
Exploring Perceptions of History and Memory
DO | Memory: edit and critique
WEEK 7 | OCT
WATCH | Gulsun Karamustafa
Hito Steyerl
THINK | How do we know time passes? How can we see time?
DO | Activity #3 - Time: introduction, plan and film
WEEK 8 | NOV
WATCH | David Claerbout
Liz Magin Laser
THINK | Find a video that you like, or think represents the theme of time.
DO | Time: film and edit
WEEK 9 | NOV
WATCH | Laurie Anderson
Debo Eilers
READ | London, B. (1995). Time as Medium: Five Artists' Video Installations.
Leonardo, 28(5), 423-426. doi:10.2307/1576228
DO | Time: edit and critique
WEEK 10 | NOV
WATCH | Guan Xioa
THINK | What is juxtaposition?
DO | Activity #4 - Guan Xioa Triptych
WEEK 11 | NOV
WATCH | William Wegman
READ | Guan Xiao Art Review
Guan Xioa Interview
DO | Guan Xioa Triptych
WEEK 12 | DEC
WATCH | Allora & Calzadilla
THINK | What are different reactions? How can you capture/recreate a reaction for film?
DO | Activity #5 Reaction Shots: plan and film
WEEK 13 | DEC
WATCH | Bruce Nauman
READ | Student Captures Reactions
DO | Reaction Shots: film and edit
WEEK 14 | DEC
WACH | Carrie Mae Weems
READ | Visual Storytelling with Reactions
DO | Reaction Shot: edit and critique
WEEK 15 | DEC
WATCH | LaToya Ruby Frazier
THINK | How can you film tying your shoes?
DO | Activity #6 Shoelaces: plan and film
WEEK 16 | JAN
WATCH | assume vivid astro focus
THINK | How can you tell a story while sharing something mundane?
DO | Shoelaces: film and edit
WEEK 13 | JAN
WATCH | Doreen Garner
THINK | How can you organize an abundance of shots into a short video?
DO | Shoelaces: edit and critique
WEEK 14 | JAN
WATCH | Tommy Hartung
In the Studio: Tommy Hartung
THINK | What are your favorite/least favorite movies? Why? What makes a good
movie trailer? Why?
DO | Activity #7 Movie Trailer: worksheet, plan and film
WEEK 15 | JAN
WATCH | Mel Chin
Janine Antoni
READ | How to Make a Movie Trailer
DO | Movie Trailer: film and edit
WEEK 16 | FEB
WATCH | Mike Kelley
Hubbard/Birchler
THINK | How to Make a Movie Trailer (more)
DO | Movie Trailer: edit
WEEK 17 | FEB
WATCH | SPRING BREAK
THINK | SPRING BREAK
DO | SPRING BREAK
WEEK 18 | FEB
WATCH | Slamdance Film Festival
THINK | https://slamdance.com/
DO | Activity #8 Slamdance
Movie Trailer: final critique
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