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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "AS 199-2"
COURSE NAME: "Basic Photography (Traditional Film Photography)"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2017
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Serafino Amato
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
TH 9:00AM 11:45AM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to give students an overview of the photographic medium as a means of communication and personal expression with the city of Rome as a vehicle. The major components of the class are use of the 35mm camera, introduction to darkroom technique, and an overview of the history of photography and its specific aesthetics. Class will consist of technical, theoretical, and visual elements to take place in class, on site in Rome, and in museums and galleries. Students must provide their own traditional 35mm film cameras. The university provides a large format camera for use in class. Students will develop and print their work in JCU’s Dark Room.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
The theoretical objective of this course is to find techniques to re-create any sort of place and space, whether it be exterior or interior.
Students use manual film cameras. The teacher will follow them step by step as they produce an original portfolio.
Various genres of photography, in both color and black and white, will be analyzed:
Portrait
Landscape
Reportage
Reproduction
Close up
Still life
Theatre and arts (artists at work)
Fine art.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The objective of the course is for students to achieve a technical knowledge sufficient to realize images in different contexts. These skills will develop in controlled environments, in order to be verifiable technically and conceptually.
Early in the course, a working context will be proposed. This context, or contexts, will be the environments of the theater, of architecture, and also of the studios of visual artists. Among the problems proposed is to photograph actors as they prepare a theatrical performance.
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TEXTBOOK:
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
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| Attendance and Participation Midterm exam Presentation Partecipation at the class Blog Final Project | Any missed classes will be penalized; Discussion and critiques are the most important part of this class and will be evaluated by the professor to determine a part of the final grade.
Consisting in short answers on the technical aspects of photography and the assigned reading.
May be either a Gallery/ Museum report or an discussion of the work of a photographer of choice.
Partecipation at the class Blog
A body of photographic work pertaining to Rome and accompanied by an oral thesis to be presented to the class.
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-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality shows excellent mastery of the course content along with exceptional levels of technical skill, artistic awareness, originality, resourcefulness, commitment, quantity of work and improvement. There has been excellent collaboration and leadership in group projects, and there have been no attendance problems.Active partecipation at the class bl
BA highly competent level of performance with work that directly addresses the content of the course, with a good quantity of work produced.
CAn acceptable level of performance: the work shows awareness of the course content, but is very limited in quantity, quality, commitment and skill.
DThe student lacks a coherent grasp of the course material and has failed to produce much work.
FNegligent in attendance, academic honesty, or engagement with the course content.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Please refer to the university catalog for the attendance and absence policy.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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1. Introduction to terms used in photography, both technical and theoretical.
2. Detailed examination and review of the camera and all its mechanisms.
3. Discussion of optical principles, in particular with regard photographic lenses: focal lengths, apertures, etc.
4. Introduction to black and white film, color film, and negatives. Film speed (Iso/Asa).
5. Techniques of film developing
6. Techniques of photographic printing, including the varieties of special papers available.
(Carte polietinate e baritate.)
7. Ways of editing and displaying photographic images; presentation in the context of a
photographic exhibition. The single image, the series, the essay, etc.
8. The photographic genres
9. Natural and artificial lighting in photography.
10. The course will focus on the relationships and advantages offered by ne tchnologies for traditional film photography. 11. It is highly recommended that students come prepared to class with a traditonal film camera and, if possibile, a laptop.
Lesson 1
Introduction to the camera setting
Iso- diaphram-shutter speed
On site - test
Lesson 2
The light – evaluation – The light meter
Sensor
On site - test
Lesson 3
Focal lens – fix lens –zoom lens
On site -test
Lesson 4
Digital files
Raw-Tif-Jpg
Introduction to the film camera
(intrduction to the use of camera raw)
On site-test
Lesson 5
Introduction to Photoshop (elements)
Introduction to “The Ongoing Moments” By Georg Geoff
The portrait
On site test
Lesson 6
A young photogiornalist introduce his work
On site demostration
Lesson 7
On site class (Villa Borghese)
Lesson 8
Elements of Photoshop
Introduction to In Design
Students “write” their own chapter of the book “Summertwo2011)
Lesson 9
Photoshop
Mask-Levels-fine regulations
On site test traditional film camera
Lesson 10
The use of the scanner to convert traditional files in digital files
Summertwo2011 book
Lesson 11
On site class “Orto botanico”
Slides show.
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