Introduction to Video
Course Description
Summary
This production course introduces students to the fundamentals of working in video and the language of film form. Drawing on the energy, intensity and criticality of avant-garde film and contemporary video art practices, students will complete a series of projects exploring all basic aspects of film/video production (centered on DSLR cameras), such as cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing and sound design. Concepts crucial to time-based media such as apparatus, montage and identification will be introduced through screenings, discussions and texts by a diverse range of artists, filmmakers, and theorists. There will be an emphasis on technical instruction, formal experimentation, and developing a critical vocabulary - in order to give students a footing from which to find their own voice in the medium.
Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of basic camera, sound recording, and lighting equipment operation
- Technical and conceptual knowledge of editing software and processes
- Become acquainted with a variety of film discourses, including experimental processes
- Understand how to plan a production from initial steps to execution
- Devise collaborative structures for the production of moving image works
- Develop descriptive and critical skills relevant to film/video production and analysis