Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0207 - Video I: Idea to Experience

Video 1 is an introductory video production course. Over the course of the semester students will gain experience in pre-production, production, and post-production techniques to allow them to create narratives and non-fiction video projects. 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. This semester, the course focuses on writing and it will introduce students to the ways in which writing and meaning are created in moving images through concepts such as mise-en-scene, composition and lighting. From idea to pitch, from script to production, students will develop the treatment and production schedule to produce three short dialogue or interview-driven videos. Through screenings and selected readings, students will gain historical knowledge of the video medium, marking video as a distinct medium from film. Students will be required to write original non-fiction and fiction scripts and will assemble a crew. Emphasis will be made on writing process and re-writing of treatments that will delineate concept, process, self-reflection and style. Critiques and feedback will be based on in-class collaboration, production skills and issues of representation. The projects produced in class will pay particular attention to creative risk-taking, critical analysis and to projects that give voice to underrepresented people or social justice issues. Students must attend weekly screenings or workshops. Prerequisites: Tutorial in FPV or Film I or Video I or Photo I or HACU-202 or equivalent 100 level medial arts course.

Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Lab fee: $65. In this course, students are expected to spend approximately 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.