Time:
Tuesday/Thursday, 7 PM 10 PM
Instructor:
Joe Gibbons, joegibb@mit.edu 258-0854
Office
hours: Thursdays 1:00-1:45pm N52-337
Teaching
Assistant: Carrie Bodle, cbodle@mit.edu
Technical
Instructor: Dan Van Roekel, dvr@mit.edu
Units:
2-4-6 łU˛
Class
website: http://web.mit.edu/4.351/www
Visual
Arts Program website: http://web.mit.edu/vap
Visual
Arts Program Tech web site (equipment hours, media prices, etc.): http://vap.mit.edu/vaptech
4.351
is an introduction to video recording and editing, presenting video as a tool
of personal apprehension and expression, with an emphasis on self-exploration,
performance, social critique, and the organization of raw experience into
aesthetic form (narrative, abstract, documentary, essay).
Students will learn to use digital video
cameras and Final Cut Pro editing software as their chief means for creating
video works. Students will also be presented with basic workshops in concept
development, lighting and sound recording.
Each
student will be required to keep a screening/idea journal and make a visual
presentation on a particular topic. Lab fee: $40
(for
Assignments and Final Project your grade is based
on
concept development and presentation, execution
and
personal investment in and commitment to your work)
1) Screenings include viewing and
discussion of work.
2) Each student will be expected to show
at least four minutes per Assignment Viewing Date.
Grade will be lost for late work. Completion of all
projects, exercises and assignments is required for a passing grade.
For each absence after two absences, the
final cumulative grade will automatically be lowered by 1/2 grade per absence.
In addition, every 2 late arrivals will count as an absence. Lateness is
defined as arriving more than five minutes after class starts. Leaving during
class and/or leaving class early will also be considered lateness.
Active participation during class is
expected. Use of laptops or cell phones etc. during class is not permitted.
*denotes optional but
recommended outside screening. Extra credit can be earned towards participatory
attendance grade by attendance to screenings (accompanied by brief oral
report). List will be updated throughout semester.
Journal
Keep
a journal of class screenings and assignment viewings. To be handed in once per
month.
PRESENTATION
From
the list of presentation topics, give a 10-15 minute presentation using video
clips.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS (on reserve at
Rotch Library)
Video Art,
Michael Rush, Thames and Hudson 2003.
Sight, Sound,
Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics, Herbert Zettl, Wadsworth
Pub. Co.
(also Rotch Library -
Stacks TR850.Z47 1999)
Directing
Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Michael Rabiger, Focal Press 2003.
New Media in Late 20th Century Art, Michael Rush, Thames and Hudson 2001.