Mediaworks

REVISED

Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 quarters

Faculty

Julia Zay visual arts, media arts, photography, film studies, art history , Naima Lowe media arts, media and film, experimental media

Fields of Study

media arts, media studies and moving image

Preparatory for studies or careers in

media arts, visual arts, communications, and education.

Prerequisites

Two quarters of an Evergreen interdisciplinary program or the equivalent. This foundation program in media arts assumes no prior experience in media, but does require upper-division college level critical thinking, reading and writing skills.

Description

What does it mean to make moving images in an age described as digital, informational, postmodern and even post-postmodern? How do we critically engage with the history and traditions of media practices while testing the boundaries of established forms? What responsibilities do media artists and producers have to their subjects and audiences? In this program, students will engage with these and other questions as they gain skills in film/video history and theory, critical analysis, media production, collaboration and critique.

This is an intensive full-time, two-quarter program linking media theory with practice. We will explore a variety of media modes and communication strategies, emphasizing documentary and experimental forms the material properties of sound and moving image media, and the strategies artists and media producers have employed to challenge mainstream media forms. We will experiment with alternative approaches to production, including non-fiction, abstract film, video art, alternative scripting techniques, autobiography, essay films, installations and performance. Additionally students will develop skills in analysis and criticism through screenings, readings, seminars, research and critical writing. We will also spend significant time in critique sessions discussing our creative and critical work. This, like all program activities, is designed to emphasize the importance of collaboration in the production of media.  

In fall quarter students should expect to complete both short skill-building exercises and short projects. These exercises and projects will have thematic and technical guidelines that are consistent with the program curriculum, and students should expect to work collaboratively on most of them. In winter quarter students will continue to work on skill-building exercises and will complete both collaborative and solo short projects, again with guidelines that are consistent with the program curriculum. 

Academic Website

http://blogs.evergreen.edu/mediaworks1112/

Location

Olympia

Online Learning

Enhanced Online Learning

Books

Greener Store

Required Fees

Fall/Winter $100 per quarter for supplies.

Special Expenses

Fall/Winter $100 per quarter for books and supplies.

May be offered again in

2012-13

Offered During

Day

Program Revisions