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New Media Art 2 Course Schedule:

Week 1 Introduction to the MiniDV camera and format. In-camera assignment 1 due  (one take no less than 3 min. long).

Week 2 Videography and In-camera Assignment 2 due (create a situation or  “narrative” for the camera by isolating a segment from a longer shot (segment may be no shorter than 30 sec. and no longer than 3 min.). Artists: Joel Bartolomeo, Rita Myers, William Wegman,  Introduction to Final Cut Pro (FCP): Setting up a project, capturing and exporting video.

Week 3 Editing, sound and Assignment 3 due (edit a short piece in which editing decisions are made, primarily on the basis of the sound track –IOW edit “by ear”). Artists Vin Grabill, Gary Hill and Peter Rose. Basic editing; using transitions.

Week 4 Editing and remixing: Martin Arnold and Brian Springer. Editing assignment 4 due (Use appropriated footage from a mass media source (use archiveDOT org or record footage from a major broadcast source). Self-directed project 1 due Feb 23.

Week 5 Narrative forms in video/film art work: view work by Bill Viola, Gary Hill, John Sturgeon. FCP motion features, and using still images.

Week 6 Animating with layered PhotoShop files (alpha channels) in FCP.

Week 7 FCP: color adjustment, chroma key production techniques and chroma key effects. View work by Peter Campus, Seoungho Cho. Self-directed project 1 due!

Week 8 Video art in a social context: view work by Ant Farm, Martha Rosler, Adrian Piper, Eleanor Antin.

Week 9 Video art in a social context continued:  politics of audience/performer subject/object identity: View work by Sadie Benning, Cathy Begien, Mike Kelly. Assignment 5 due.

Week 10 Video in context of sculptural and installation elements. View work by Pipilotti Rist, Tony Oursler, Brian Bress, Jim Campbell, Jennifer Steinkamp, Martin Kersels, Diana Thater. Project 4 due. Assignment 6 due.

Week 11 Internet as social and formal context for video. View work by Ryan Tecartin, and Kalup Linzy. Exporting video for the web. Assignment 7 due.

Week 12 Basic DVD production with DVD studio.

Week 13 work on final project (individual meetings)

Week 14 work on final project

Week 15 Self-directed project 2 due. Portfolio due (portfolio is Assignment 8).

ART 321: New Media Art II (time-based media art)
Spring 2010

Catalog Description:

An intermediate level course that introduces students to time-based art practices such as video art, installation and performance art forms. Through regularly assigned studio projects, readings and screenings, students develop video, installation and motion graphic techniques, and an overview of time-based art practices.

Prerequisites: ART 221 or consent of instructor.

Textbook(s):
Available online and on reserve in the library.

Objectives: Through this course, students will learn to:

• describe themes and important works in the field of  time-based art
• apply their knowledge of themes in time-based art and their skills with digital tools to art projects/problems.
• analyze the form, content and context of time-based art works.

Evaluation:

• No less than 8 small studio art assignments = 80% of final grade
• One self directed studio art project = 10% of final grade
• Timely completion of all assignments and regular participation in discussions and critiques. = 10% of final grade

Attendance:

Attendance is mandatory. A missed presentation or critique will result in automatic failure (F) of that assignment. A note must follow medical emergency absences.  Absences related to other University activities must be documented prior to date of intended absence. Student will make arrangements with professor to make up missed work.

Academic Integrity Statement:

“As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson’s vision of this institution as a ‘high seminary of learning.’ Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Furthermore, we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts from the value of a Clemson degree. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing in any form.

When in the opinion of a faculty member, there is evidence that a student has committed an act of academic dishonesty, the faculty member shall make a formal written charge of academic dishonesty including a description of the misconduct, to the Dean of the Graduate School. At the same time, the faculty member may, but is not required to, inform privately the student charged of the nature of the allegation.”

Resources for Individuals with Disabilities:

It is University policy to provide, on a flexible and individualized basis, reasonable accommodations to students who have disabilities. Students are encouraged to contact Student Disability Services to discuss their individual needs for accommodation.