Video Practises I

Code:

PVI211

Acronym:

PVI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Fine Arts

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fine Arts Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Fine Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
AP	20	Official Study Plan 2011	3	-	4,5	64	121,5
			4

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Synopsis: Perception of shape in a rectangular screen. Perception of time in a rectangular screen. Perception of story in a rectangular screen. Cinema production, a field with an ever‐changing and more complex definition; within this complexity is ever‐ changing and ever‐increasing means and modes of creation. The importance of a solid understanding and foundation of what methods and tools are out there and available, and how to use them, is more important then ever. The intention of this class is to prepare and provide that foundation from pre‐production to post‐production whether creating a feature length narrative, an ethnographic documentary, or an experimental short...or anything in‐between.

Learning outcomes and competences

Time based media and the moving image can be intimidating to learn when one considers all the dimensions and senses involved.  My intension is to break down the basics of production so as not to overwhelm, building up both practical, theoretical, historic, and contemporary knowledge of the subject at a pace each student can work with, while inspiring and motivation them with a flexibility that allows for their own creativity to come forward.  The goal is for the students of this class to finish with works they are proud of, and the desire and know-how to continue with video in their own practice should they choose.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The students of this class will graduate with a base practical, theoretical, and historical knowledge of video production, the moving image, sound design, and artists within this field.

Mandatory literature

all will be read and looked at in class; no books will be required,. ISBN: or sent via pdf

Complementary Bibliography

Chion Michel; L. audio-vision. ISBN: 2-09-190704-9
Deleuze Gilles; A^imagem-movimento. ISBN: 972-37-0958-9 20.00
Deleuze Gilles; L.^image-temps. ISBN: 2-7073-1047-6 20.05
McLuhan Marshall; Understanding media. ISBN: 0-262-63159-8
McLuhan Marshall; Os^ meios de comunicação como extenções do homem. ISBN: 85-316-0258-0
Viola Bill; Reasons for knocking at an empty house. ISBN: 0-500-27837-7
Viola Bill 040; Bill Viola

Comments from the literature

*will be read in class or given via pdf

1. Chion, Michel, Audio‐Vision: Sound on Screen
2. Curtic, David, A.L. Rees, David White, Steven Ball, Expanded Cinema: Art, Performance, Film
3. Deleuze, Gilles, Cinema 2: The Time‐Image
4. Gardner, Robert and Ákos ÖstörMaking of Forest of Bliss: Intention, Circumstance, and Chance in Nonfiction Film
5. Greenspan, Stanley and Stuart Shanker, The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved from Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans
6. Hall, Doug and Sally Jo Fifer, Illuminating Video: An Essential Guide to Video Art
7. Hanhardt, John G., The Worlds of Nam June Paik
8. Jones, Chris, Andrew Zinnes, and Genevieve Jolliffe, Guerilla Filmmakers Pocketbook
9. Millerson, Gerald, Video Production Handbook
10. McLuhan, Marshall, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
11. Ross, David A., Bill Viola
12. Tarkovsky, Andrei, Collected Screenplays
13. Viola, Bill, Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House: Writings
14. Wenders, Wim, Written in the West

Teaching methods and learning activities

Type of evaluation: Project Based

Main Projects: 1. Self‐Portrait/Location Film 2. Found Footage

Secondary Project: 3. Video Installation and/or Performance Design

Occasional papers on visiting artists or screenings
Participation in class discussions and critiques
At least one Visiting Artist and Special Screening per semester
Attendence

“Office Hours” and other meetings can be arranged, ongoing email support available and peer support via the class Google Group

Software

video and sound editing software (various)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho de campo	30,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Expectations and Intentions: Students will create by the finish of the class two finished video projects, a screenplay and storyboard, and an Intermedia Installation or Interdisciplinary project design involving film or video. Required readings and other information will be sent via PDF to the class Google group. All homework and outside class lab assignments are to be completed by the due datesa. Office hours can be arranged ahead of time for before or after class. Students are expected to take notes during critiques and screenings. They will have the entirety of the semester for the final cut of their projects, which will be screened and critiqued the final two classes.