Fall Quarter Syllabus Week One Thursday, September 27 10:00-12:00 Introductions; Logistics 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 1 start Com. 326 Friday, September 28 10:00-12:00 What is my work? Aim Statement Com. 326 1:00 SOS: Media users group meeting in MML Week Two Thursday, October 4 10:00-12:00 Discussion: The Death of Cinema Com. 323 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 2 start MML Friday, October 5 9:00-4:00 Individual conferences with Sally in Com. 305 Aim statements due. Week Three Thursday, October 11 10:00-12:00 Aim Statement presentations; interest groups Formed 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 3 start MML Friday, October 12 10:00-12:00 Web Design Workshop 1 w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab Dreamweaver Basics; Blog Mechanics 1:00-4:00 Interest Groups Meet; Review Skill Areas and Plan for Collaborative Project on The Death of Cinema Week Four Thursday, October 18 10:00-12:00 Visible Evidence: Documentary strategies, experimental ethnography, and the essayistic tradition (Sally) 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 4 start MUSIC TECH LAB Friday, October 19 10:00-12:00 Web Design Workshop 2 w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab Dreamweaver Cont. Artist Website Draft completed 1:00-4:00 Interest Groups Meet Pre-Production Planning Schedule finalized Week Five Thursday, October 25 10:00-12:00 Thinking About Sound: Oskar Fischinger, Barry Spinello and David Lynch (Sally) 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 5 start MML Friday, October 26 10:00-12:00 Flash Workshop 1 w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab 1:00-4:00 Research Methods/Work Session Com. 326 Planning for Winter Quarter Lecture Presentations and Audio/Vision redux Week Six Thursday, November 1 10:00-12:00 Audio/Vision Redux [Interest Groups] 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 6 start MML Friday, November 2 10:00-12:00 Flash Workshop 2 w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab Artist Website Finalized 1:00-4:00 Interest Groups Meet with Sally in Com. 305 Week Seven Thursday, November 8 10:00-12:00 No Class: Production Time 1:00-4:00 Sound Design 7 start MML Friday, November 9 10:00-12:00 Compression Workshop in MML 1:00-4:00 No Class: Production Time Week Eight Thursday, November 15 10:00-10:30 Guidelines for Final Proposal Presentations 10:45-4:00 Critique: The Death of Cinema Project in Com. 326 Friday, November 16 10:00-12:00 DVD Studio Pro Workshop 1 in MML 1:00-4:00 Individual Conferences with Sally Week Nine Thursday, November 29 10:00-12:00 Lecture/Screening Lecture Topics for Winter Series due Thursday, November 29 1:00-4:00 Tech Talk: HD Production Friday, November 30 10:00-12:00 DVD Studio Pro Workshop 2 in MML 1:00-4:00 Individual Conferences with Sally Week Ten Thursday, December 6 10:00-4:00 Final Proposal Presentations Friday, December 7 10:00-4:00 Final Proposal Presentations DUE DATES AT A GLANCE Aim Statement due Friday, October 5 Aim Statement revision due Thursday, October 11 First Draft Artist Website Due Friday, November 2 First Production Blog Post Due Friday, October 12 Pre-Production Schedule due Monday, October 22 on Blog The Death of Cinema Project Due Thursday, November 15 Lecture Topics for Winter Series due Thursday, November 29 Final Project Proposals and Presentations: Week 10 Due Dates for Exercises and small Design problems that incorporate skill building in sound design, Flash, and DVD production will be announced in workshops Requirements for Full Credit 1. Full participation in all class activities (this means no absences unless documented by a written excuse from a doctor). 2. Timely attendance at program events (this means no lateness will be tolerated in this program). 3. The completion of a series of assignments, including a pre-production package for a year-long production, a collaborative film or digital video piece, a personal website, an online production journal and exercises in sound design, flash applications, and DVD authoring. 4. Evaluation conference and written self-evaluation. 5. Partial credit (without prior arrangement) or incompletes will not be available in this program. Program Reading Required: Usai, Paolo Cherchi. (2001). The Death of Cinema: History, Cultural Memory, and the Digital Dark Age . London: BFI. Chion, Michel. (1994). Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen . New York: Columbia University Press. Both books are available at the TESC bookstore. In addition each interest group will be assigned one additional text based upon their production and conceptual needs. Texts might explore experimental animation, documentary production, narrative form etc. These texts will be assigned after week 3. Recommended: Aronson, Ian David. (2006). DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly. (a good review of DV production technique if you need it.)
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Fall Quarter Syllabus

Week One

Thursday, September 27
10:00-12:00 Introductions; Logistics
1:00-4:00 Sound Design 1 start Com. 326

Friday, September 28
10:00-12:00 What is my work? Aim Statement Com. 326
1:00 SOS: Media users group meeting in MML

Week Two

Thursday, October 4
10:00-12:00 Discussion: The Death of Cinema Com. 323
1:00-4:00 Sound Design 2 start MML

Friday, October 5
9:00-4:00 Individual conferences with Sally in Com. 305
Aim statements due.

Week Three

Thursday, October 11
10:00-12:00 Aim Statement presentations; interest groups Formed
1:00-4:00 Sound Design 3 start MML

Friday, October 12
10:00-12:00          Web Design Workshop 1    w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab
                     Dreamweaver Basics; Blog Mechanics
1:00-4:00            Interest Groups Meet; Review Skill Areas and Plan                    for Collaborative Project on The Death of Cinema

Week Four

Thursday, October 18
10:00-12:00 Visible Evidence: Documentary strategies, experimental ethnography, and the essayistic tradition (Sally)
1:00-4:00 Sound Design 4 start MUSIC TECH LAB

Friday, October 19
10:00-12:00          Web Design Workshop 2    w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab
                     Dreamweaver Cont. Artist Website Draft completed
1:00-4:00            Interest Groups Meet
                     Pre-Production Planning Schedule finalized

Week Five

Thursday, October 25
10:00-12:00 Thinking About Sound: Oskar Fischinger, Barry Spinello and David Lynch (Sally)

1:00-4:00 Sound Design 5 start MML

Friday, October 26
10:00-12:00 Flash Workshop 1 w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab
1:00-4:00 Research Methods/Work Session Com. 326

Planning for Winter Quarter Lecture Presentations and Audio/Vision redux

Week Six

Thursday, November 1
10:00-12:00 Audio/Vision Redux [Interest Groups]
1:00-4:00 Sound Design 6 start MML

Friday, November 2
10:00-12:00 Flash Workshop 2 w. Amy Greene in Mac Lab
Artist Website Finalized

1:00-4:00 Interest Groups Meet with Sally in Com. 305

Week Seven

Thursday, November 8
10:00-12:00 No Class: Production Time
1:00-4:00 Sound Design 7 start MML

Friday, November 9
10:00-12:00          Compression Workshop     in MML

1:00-4:00            No Class: Production Time

Week Eight

Thursday, November 15
10:00-10:30 Guidelines for Final Proposal Presentations
10:45-4:00 Critique: The Death of Cinema Project in Com. 326

Friday, November 16
10:00-12:00 DVD Studio Pro Workshop 1 in MML
1:00-4:00 Individual Conferences with Sally

Week Nine

Thursday, November 29
10:00-12:00 Lecture/Screening

Lecture Topics for Winter Series due Thursday, November 29

1:00-4:00 Tech Talk: HD Production

Friday, November 30
10:00-12:00 DVD Studio Pro Workshop 2 in MML
1:00-4:00 Individual Conferences with Sally

Week Ten

Thursday, December 6
10:00-4:00 Final Proposal Presentations
Friday, December 7
10:00-4:00 Final Proposal Presentations

DUE DATES AT A GLANCE

Aim Statement due Friday, October 5
Aim Statement revision due Thursday, October 11
First Draft Artist Website Due Friday, November 2
First Production Blog Post Due Friday, October 12
Pre-Production Schedule due Monday, October 22 on Blog
The Death of Cinema Project Due Thursday, November 15
Lecture Topics for Winter Series due Thursday, November 29
Final Project Proposals and Presentations: Week 10

Due Dates for Exercises and small Design problems that incorporate skill building in sound design, Flash, and DVD production will be announced in workshops

Requirements for Full Credit

1. Full participation in all class activities (this means no absences unless documented by a written excuse from a doctor).

2. Timely attendance at program events (this means no lateness will be tolerated in this program).

3. The completion of a series of assignments, including a pre-production package for a year-long production, a collaborative film or digital video piece, a personal website, an online production journal and exercises in sound design, flash applications, and DVD authoring.

4. Evaluation conference and written self-evaluation.

5. Partial credit (without prior arrangement) or incompletes will not be available in this program.

Program Reading
Required:

Usai, Paolo Cherchi. (2001). The Death of Cinema: History, Cultural Memory, and the Digital Dark Age . London: BFI.

Chion, Michel. (1994). Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen . New York: Columbia University Press.

Both books are available at the TESC bookstore.

In addition each interest group will be assigned one additional text based upon their production and conceptual needs. Texts might explore experimental animation, documentary production, narrative form etc. These texts will be assigned after week 3.

Recommended:

Aronson, Ian David. (2006). DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly.
(a good review of DV production technique if you need it.)

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