Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0209 - Video I

Video I is an introductory video production course. Over the course of the semester students will gain experience in pre-production, production and post-production techniques as well as learn to think and look critically about the making of the moving image. We will engage with video as a specific visual medium employed for the purposes of art, activism, social justice, community organizing predominantly by those outside of power taking hold of the means of production to make their voices and concerns heard. We will look at the legacy of avant-garde artists, feminists, queers, and third world activists (sometimes one and the same) using portable video as an accessible tool for expression, critical discourse, and counter-surveillance, and consider issues of representation, spectatorship, identification, production, and distribution as it pertains to hand-held media in the 21st century. Projects are designed to develop basic technical proficiency in the video medium as well as the necessary working skills and mental discipline so important to a successful working process. Final production projects will experiment with established media genres. Readings, screenings, In-class critiques and discussion will focus on media analysis and the role of technology in image production. There is a $50 lab fee charged for the course. Prerequisite: 100 level course in media arts (Introduction to Media Arts, Introduction to Media Production, Introduction to Digital Photography & New Media, or equivalent).

Independent Work There is a Lab Fee of $65. In this course, students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on preparation and work outside of class time.