SCHEDULE
1. WED, JAN. 22: INTRODUCTION: OVERVIEW OF HISTORY AND FORM
Screen: Lumière and Edison films
In-class exercise 1.1: Make a one-minute Lumière film
In-class exercise 1.2: Screen and critique films
For next week:
Read:
Find and share: A Lumière style film
2. WED, JAN. 29: THE STOP-MOTION SHORT
Screen: Overview and history of stop-motion and animated shorts
In-class exercise 2.1: Stop-motion technique
For next week:
Read:
Find and share: A stop-motion short
3. WED, FEB. 5: THE MASHUP
Screen: Overview and history of mashups and supercuts
In-class exercise 3.1: Convert a horror film trailer to comedy or vice-versa
For next week:
Read:
Find and Share: A mashup or supercut
4. WED, FEB. 12: THE WARHOL SCREEN TEST
Screen: Overview and history of Warhol screen tests
In-class exercise 4.1: Create a Warhol screen-test and work on lighting and composition
For next week:
Read:
Due: Stop-motion exercise
5. WED, FEB. 19: THE MUSIC VIDEO AND ART FILM
Screen: Overview and history of music videos and art films
In-class exercise 5.1: Screen stop-motion films
In-class exercise 5.2: Planning a music video
For next week:
Read:
Find and Share: A music video
6. WED, FEB. 26: THE MUSIC VIDEO (CONTINUED)
In-class exercise 6.1: Work in teams to organize and shoot music videos
For next week:
Read:
7. WED, MAR. 4: THE MUSIC VIDEO (CONTINUED)
In-class exercise 7.1: Work in teams to edit music videos
For next (next) week:
Read:
Due: Music video
8. WED, MAR. 18: PSAs AND PROPAGANDA SHORTS
Screen: Overview and history of propaganda shorts and PSAs.
In-class exercise 8.1: Screen music videos
In-class exercise 8.1: Develop topic for a PSA or propaganda short (research topic and target audience)
For next week:
Read:
Find and Share: A PSA or propaganda short
9. WED, MAR. 25: PSAs AND PROPAGANDA SHORTS (CONTINUED)
In-class exercise 9.1: Work on writing, storyboarding and planning
For next week:
Read:
10. WED, APR. 8: PSAs AND PROPAGANDA SHORTS (CONTINUED)
In-class exercise 10.1: PSA/Propaganda short workshop
For next week:
Read:
Due: PSA or Propaganda shorts
11. WED, APR. 15: NARRATIVE SHORTS AND SWEDES
Screen: Overview and history of narrative shorts and Swedes
In-class exercise 11.1: Screen PSA or Propaganda shorts
In-class exercise 11.2: Work in teams to organize and shoot Swedes or narrative scenes
For next week:
Read:
Find and Share: A narrative short or Swede
12. WED, APR. 22: NARRATIVE SHORTS AND SWEDES (CONTINUED)
In-class exercise 12.1: Work on edit and postproduction
13. WED, APR. 29: NARRATIVE SHORTS AND SWEDES (CONTINUED)
In-class exercise 13.1: Finish projects
FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION IN EXAM WEEK
OVERVIEW OF KEY BIBLIOGRAPHIC WORKS FOR THE COURSE
Select readings on both practical and historical aspects of short-form audiovisual media.
· The Screenplayby Syd Field
· The Art Cinema as a Mode of Film Practiceby David Bordwell
· Experimental Cinema: The Film Reader Dixon, Wheeler W, and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
· Video Artby Michael Rush
· “Video: The Aesthetics of Narcissism” in Video Culture: A Critical Investigation, Rosalind Krauss
· “ICYMI: The Moving Image Online,” in The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities, Gregory Zinman