Calendar

SES # TOPICS SCREENINGS KEY DATES
1 Introduction to the Course Various Excerpts.

The Order Mathew Barney.
2 Technical Workshop: Demonstration of DV Cameras

In-class Exercise #1: "Camera Play"
Basic Film Terms.
3 Introduction to Assignment #1: "Abstractions"

Technical Workshop: Introduction to Editing Lab and Final Cut Pro®

Early History of Video Art Pt 1
The Electronic Canvas - WGBH.

Leger, Fernand. Ballet Mecanique.
4

Introduction to Assignments #2 and #3: Edit "Abstractions"

Early History of Video Art Pt 2: Aesthetics of the Video Signal

Nam June Paik and the Video Signal

Nam June Paik.

Peter Campus.

Richter, Hans. Rhythmus 21.

Eggling, Viking. Abstractions.

Gibbons, Joe. Analogue.
Assignment #1 due
5 Introduction to Assignment #4: Personal Documentary (Autobiography)

Technical Workshop: Camera Supports
Huyghe, Pierre. The Third Memory 2000.

Hill, Jerome. Film Portrait.

Gibbons, Joe. Living in the World.
Assignments #2 and #3 due
6 Introduction to Assignment #4: Personal Documentary (Autobiography) (cont.) Huyghe, Pierre. The Third Memory 2000.

Hill, Jerome. Film Portrait.

Gibbons, Joe. Living in the World.

Wilcha, Chris. The Target Shoots First.
Ideas for Assignment #4 due
7 Technical Workshop: Audio Recording

Introduction to Assignment #4: Personal Documentary (Autobiography) (cont.)

Technical Concepts, Resolution, Formats, Degradation, etc.
Assignment #4 works-in-progress due
8 Assignment #4: "Personal Doc" Assignment #4 due
9 Introduction to Assignment #5: Personae and the Fictive Self (Autobiography) McBride, David. D. Holzman’s Diary.

Morin, Robert. Yes Sir Madam.

Gibbons, Joe, and Tony Oursler. On Our Own.
10 Technical Workshop: Lighting

Introduction to Assignment #6: Group Exercise (In and Out of Class): Camera Placement and Continuity – "Hartley"
Hold Me While I’m Naked.
11 Individual Presentations: Lighting

Begin Individual Edits of Assignment #6
Kuchar, George. I, an Actress.
12 Class Exercise: Screening of Completed "Hartley" Edits Individual edits of Assignment #6 Part One due
13 Assignment #5: "The Fictive Self" work-in-progress screening
14 Production Time
15 Assignment #5: "The Fictive Self" Assignment #5 due
16 Individual Presentations: Cinematography Ephemeral Films, Prelinger Collection.
17 Technical Workshop: Voice-over Narration

Individual Presentations: Sound
18 Individual Edits of Hartley Scene Individual edits of Assignment #6 Part Two due
19 Introduction to Assignment #7: Stories (Alternative Narratives) Smith, Mike. Mike's Nightmare.
20 Individual Presentations
21 Individual Meetings
22 Individual Meetings (cont.)
23 Technical Workshop: Final Cut Pro® Color Manipulation
24 Presentation of Final Project Treatment, Storyboards and Influences Screening of Assignment #7 Work-in-Progress Material
25 Technical Workshop: Creating DVD's Using DVD Studio Pro 2.0

Individual Consultations
Work-in-Progress Screening
26 Assignment #7: Stories (Alternative Narratives) Final Assignment Screening Assignment #7 due