MOVING IMAGE 2
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ARTS 443 Moving Image 2
Fall 2005
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Tuesdays + Thursdays 7:00PM-9:40PM
Instructor: Kevin Hamilton : kham@uiuc.edu
Teaching Assistant: Rick Valentin : rnv123@uiuc.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Following ARTS 442, this class will serve as a further exploration of time-based media, with an emphasis on video and sound. Through practice, discussion, research and technical instruction, students will acquire new skills and increase their familiarity with those learned previously.

In Moving Image 1, assignments and discussions often emphasized formal concerns - this class will delve deeper into the context of these media, explore the implications of various formal strategies on specific content, and pursue advanced technical knowledge of non-linear digital video editing.
CONTENT
TECHFORMSCONTEXTS

Final Cut Pro
DVD Studio Pro
file compression
streaming video
audio blogs, p*dcasting
a little Flash (maybe)
Quicktime Pro
compositing/green-screen

Sound-Image relationships
Ambient television
Installation + Sculpture
Sited Sound + Image
live sound + image
Remote video or audio
Alternative a/v recording
Deadtech
Appropriation + found footage
Multiple Screens
alternative venues
distribution methods
documentation and narrative

Theories of Time and Cinema
Database Cinema / Soft Cinema
Surveillance + Power
sound art, radio art, broadcast art
copyright law, intellectual property
radio activism, bandwidth distribution
documentary practices
METHODOLOGY
Working alone and in pairs, students will construct around four polished projects, based on assignments. These projects will be evaluated through group critiques while in process, and when completed.

Assignments will be complemented by readings, discussions, technical instruction sessions, and presentations by students, faculty and visitors.

Content of projects will be largely student-initiated, while conforming to expectations of individual assignments.
RESOURCES
We will meet in room 336A of the main computer lab in the Art and Design building, though also available is the video lab in room 327.

The checkout window is also available to students for securing cameras, tripods, audio recording gear, lights, etc. Students are expected to demonstrate courtesy and respect for their colleagues through keeping equipment safe and returning it on time. The checkout window will be charging late fees this semester on equipment not returned by the end of its loan period.

How we will store our projects is not yet clear - students who expect to do much work in video in the future are strongly encouraged to purchase their own firewire harddrives - talk to the instructors for advice on this.

Students should purchase a short spindle of blank DVD-R discs for distribution of completed projects.

As usual, work with complicated equipment and software will likely be treacherous and fraught with tears, lost data, and sweary language. Students are expected to share knowledge about problems encountered or solved, but also to creatively navigate barriers to completion of projects.
EXPECTATIONS
You are responsible for bringing your own content to assigned projects, and are encouraged to seek the advice of instructors about how to integrate the assignments with your other artwork.

Students are expected to conduct their work using the technical platforms introduced by the instructors - using other software (i.e. Adobe Premiere) instead of the ones assigned detracts from an environment of shared learning and problem-solving.

Completed projects will be evaluated based on:
  • attention to project parameters, including intermediary and final deadlines
  • depth of exploration of form, content and context
  • demonstration of fluency in required technical languages
Students will be informed of their progress at mid-term - if you desire more frequent updates, inquire anytime. Final grade will be based on:
  • 75% projects
  • 25% participation in class discussions, critiques, exercises.
Students will be expected to attend class, even on "work days." Poor attendance will reflect on the final grade - missing more than three classes FOR ANY REASON will result in a full drop of your final letter grade.